California Department of Food and Agriculture

Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports

San Bernardino County

1946-1951

California County Agricultural Commissioners' Reports from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This collection consists of annual crop and livestock data from each of the 58 California Counties. The collection covers 1915-1981; digitization of the rest of the collection is forthcoming. This digitization project was funded by the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, http://giannini.ucop.edu/ . The work was completed by the staff of the Giannini Foundation Library, University of California, Berkeley, http://are.berkeley.edu/library/ . Please contact the Library to consult the originals.

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S~klXY B E R~AXID IN 0sA. BER.ARO..O C~UFOR.’A

LETTER OF TRANSMIS3ION

To the Honorable Board of Supervisorsand

The Director of Agriculture.

This Annual Report is submitted i;l accordance with ’~,}’~ provisions of theState Agricultural Code, Section 65, for the year 1946.

We are also attaching a report of the County Sealer of Weights and Measures,and the County Predatory Animal Hunter. We wish to have the agriculturalindustry of San Bernardino County know more of these other Departments whichare doing a very fine piece of work in the County.

Our chief responsibility as a Department is the conservation and protectionof the Agricultural Industries of the County by fulfilling our duties asoutlined in the State Agricultural Code. These duties, in general, are out-lined in the follm~ing pages of this report.

I wish, at the beginning of this report, to express my gratitude to otherDepartments of Government, Federal, State and County; to various local FarmOrganizations and other organizations, to innumer~.ble individuals and to theentire personnel of our Department for the loyal assistance in the accomplish=ments of the year..

1946 has been a year in our Department marked by many vital problems thatheve had to be met under serious handicaps.

There are many problems, particularly pest control problems, of vital im-portance yet to be met. These will take the combined efforts and cooperationof growers and Departmental Agencies to handle. It is hoped that the experi-ence and accomplishments of this year may strengthen our forces to meet theoroblems of 1947.

5/1947

Re spectfully,

H. A. Crane,Agricultural Commissioner

CONTENTS

Abandoned Orchard Removal ......... ¯ . . .. . 22Apiary Inspection . ............ . 29 & 30Appointment of Deputies and Inspectors" . ......... 31Beneficial Insects. Liberation of, ....... . .... 15Crop Reports ........... ........ 30Egg Standardization . ................ 25Financial Statement . . . . ......... 32Functions of Department .......... 4, 4A, ZjB~ ~ & 4DGrasshopper Control. . . . . ~ ........... 22Inspectors’ Study Groups . ............... 30Meetings 31

Ins’co’i o" "p t n ..... ’ ..........Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Office Receipts ........ . ......... 32Personnel Changes . ............... 31Pest Abatement .............. 21 & 23Pest Control Oper o s . o . Q ....Pest Control Remedies, Availibility’of’Materials ....... 17Pest of: ................... 17

Citrus ................... 17 & 18Deciduous . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 19Grapes . . . . . . ..... , . . . . . . . 2; & 21Olives. . . . ........... . . . . 18 & 19Truck Crops . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . 21Walnuts ........... . . . . . 19 & 20

Plant Quarantine: . . . . . . . . ¯ ¯ 15, 6, 7, 8 & 9Citrus Scale and’Bu~ Mite. County’Restrictions . . . . . . 8Grain Shipments. Incoming ....... ~ . .... 9Interstate Inspection ............... 6Intrastate Inspection . . . . ........... 6Military Mail and Express ........ . 7

"sto "Origin Certification of Nurs ry ck .... . o ¯ ¯ ¯ 9Quick Decline of Oranges .. , .......... 7Treatment of Incoming Nursery Stock . ....... 8

"Apl~ ndiPredatory Animal Hunter ............. e xPoison Residue ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ . .... . ....... 25Radio ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ . . . . ¯ . ..... . 25Rodent Control . . . . . ~ .......... 27, 28 & 29SalariesWe h d--ig’ts’an" Me

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Sealer of as e . , ......... AppendixSeed Inspection .... t ! ¯ ¯ .......... 29Seed Screenings ¯ ~ , . ~ , 29Standardization -’Fruits, Nuts, Vegetables, Egg; ~d ~[oney : 123~ 2~ & 25

Fruits and Vegetables. Certificati’on of, . v " ¯ ¯ ¯ ° ¯ 24Grapes. Certification of, : ~ ~ ~ . ,

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Statistical Report - Fruits, Nu~s, Vegetables & E~ . . ° . 25Surveys: . . . . . . . . % ~. q, : . . . . : ~ o . i0

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Orange Quick Dec{in .......... . .... llPeach Mosaic ................. . 12Peach Wart ................ 13Sweet Potato ~reevil ¯ ¯ ............. llWalnut Husk Fly ............... . ll

Weed Control . . . . . . . ....... . . 25, 26 & 27

PERSONNEL AND OFFICE DIRECTORY

The personnel is appointed under Provisions of the State Agricultural CoderSection 57, and also under the provisions of the County Charter.

Office Addr e s s Ph on___~e

San Bernardino Room 115, Court House San Bdno.-6811-Sta. 204

Chino 781 "D" Street Chino 7451

Col~on Chamber of Commerce Colton 652Cucamonga 194 N. Archibald Ave. Upland 318-151

Fontana 115 W. Spring Street Fontana 776Highland 3 W. Main Street Highland 290Mojave Daggett Road (Victorville) Vic~ 2111

~tario 225 S. Euclid Ave. Ontario 627-25

~edl~nds 12 W. Citrus Ave. S~Hilands 5221Itialto 144 S. Riverside Ave. Rialto 87Upland 130 E. 9th Street Upland 312-103Yucaipa Soil Conservation Office Yucaipa 2291

Members of the Staff as of 12/31/A6(Nots: See ~age ~l" ~or C~an~s-during Year)

Agricultural Commissioner Harold A. CraneDeputy Agricultural Commissioner - Position UnfilledDeputy Agricultural Commissioner - Position UnfilledDeputy Agricultural Commissioner - Position Unfilled

Supervising Agricultural Inspectors: (Temporary)

Ray SchneiderRalph Myers

C. E. AndersonH. B. AndersonWarren BurrRoy CamblinHarry V. CaversLee DolchChas. DonnellyD. H. Huckaby

Agricultural Inspectors:

OntarioCucamonga-Alta LomaSan BernardinoSan BernardinoUplandVictorvilleEtiwanda-FontanaRedlands

Louis Loehr RialtoT. C. Pope YucaipaCecil E. Pratt Ontario-UplandR. H. Ree~Apiary)San BernardinoWm. Rollins RedlandsChas. Smith RedlandsJ. R. Stewart ChinoWayne Stone Colton-Bloomlngton

Aubre~~ M. Watson - Highland

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Joyce M. Compton - San Bernardino OfficeGloria J. Compton - San Bernardino Office

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LIST OF FUNCTIONS

COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

San Bernardino, California

1946

County Agricultural Department, in cooperation vdth and under thesupervision of the State Department of Agriculture, is engaged in the follow-in~ enumerated classifications of work relative to the public health andsafety° Its function is the enforcement of laws~ and represents and exerciseof the State’s police power under authority of the provisions of the Agricul-tural Code. A large part of the work ~uder the present emergency is the con-servation and protection of food and fiber production against loss and damage,both during the growing period Lmd after harvest. In all the work, the in-spection is conducted primarily at ranch sources, rural shipping points, andother out-of-the-way places. Als0~ inspections are made in cities and townsremoved from inspection centers of San Bernardino County.

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IV.

M_~or Functional Activities

Plant Quarantine Inspection

Plant Pest Survey

Rodent and Plague Control

Plant Pest Control or Eradication

Authority

(Chap. I ,Div. II, Agri .C ode)

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(Div. II, Chap~ I)

(Chap. I, Div. II, Agri.Oode,except when otherwise noted)

V. A. Weed Control (Div. II, Chap. I)

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VII.

B. Inspection of Seed and SeedLabeling

Inspection of Fruits, Nuts, Vege-tables~ Eggs and Honey for qualitystandards smd Labeling.

Apiary Inspection

(Art.l~Chap.5,Div°V,Agri.Code)

(Chap. 2, Div. V, Agri. Code,Chap. VIII, Art. I, Div. V,Chap. 2-A, Div. 5)

(Art. 4,Chap.3,Div.II,Agri.Code)

VIII. Inspection of Fruit and OrnamentalNurseries. (DivII,ChapI,Agri.Code)

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Collection of Agricultural Statisticsand other data for reports.

Office Administration

(Sec. 65, Agri. Code)

(Div. I, Chap. II, Art. L)

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DETAIL GF FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

PLANT QUARANTINE INSPECTION

Preventing the entry and dissemination of dangerous plant andani,ml pests by e~forcsment of California and Federal plantquarantine laws and regulations, also County Ordinances approvedby ti~e Director of Agriculture.

B. Inspect at destination plants and articles named by law.

I. All plant m~erial for propagation, various plant productsfrom certain areas, empty fruit containers, railroad cars,household goods, farm machineD" from c~ton boll weevilareas, agricultural seeds, etc.

2. Reject or treat infested shipments, reject contraband ship-ments, destroy highly dangerous shipments.

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3. Prosecute violators.

Inspect packing houses, nurseries and other points of distribution,to prevent local movement of infested articles.

1. Enforce local quarantine 9rovisions, or clean-up measures.

PLANT PEST SURVEY

A. Inspect properties:I. For unknown plant pests liable to be present.

2. For specific plant pests of major importance.

a, Likely to be introduced:Mediterranean fruit fly, Mexican fruit fly, Melon fly,Mango fly, Japanese beetle, European corn borer, Euro-pean earwig, and others.

Newly found in the State or being eradicated:Citrus white fly, white snails, walnut obscure scale,Peach Mosaic, Olive Scale, White Pine Blister Rust,Bud Mite.

More or less distributed but susceptible of eradicationor delay in spread by means of quarantine:Weed pests or plant pests.

o As a basis of certification of outgoing shipments to foreigncountries, other states and other counties when specificcertification is required as a condition of entry thereto.

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IV.

RODENT AND PLAGUE CONTROL

A. Suppression of rodents which are destructive to agricultural cropsand food storages in rural areas.

B. Also to control or eradicate rodents which harbor serious diseasestransmissible to humans. Such diseases are bubonic, sylvatic andpneumonic plague, typhus, relapsing fever, Rocky Mountain spotted

fever and tularemia.

i. The eradication of squirrels in plague areas is under order ofthe Board of Supervisors and on agreement with the State, atjoint expense of State and County,

PLANT PEST CONTROL OR ERADICATION

A. Field and Orchard Inspection

1. Inspection of growing trees and crops for presence ofdestructive insect pests and plant diseases and requiringtheir control.

2. Serve notice on owners of infested property and abate thenuisance under provisions of the State Agricultural Code.

3.Contract with owners to carry on rodent or weed work at

their own expense.

4. Organize and direct community rodent control programsunder authorization of the Board of Supervisors.

5. Sell at cost rodent control poisons.

6. Remove abandoned plants and trees by order of the SuperiorCourt and at the expense of the owner.

7. Propagate beneficial insects in the County Insectary fopthe control of various pests of citrus.

8. Supervise commercial pest control operators.a. Examine applicants and issue State certificates for pest

control operators and foremen. To approve or disapproveapplication for County licenses to be issued to pest

control operators.b. Inspect equipment and method of operations of holders

of certificates and licenses.c. Issue regulations governing operations of pest control

people.d. Revoke certificates and recommend to Board of Supervisors

the revocation of County licenses, by reason of improper

work or equipment.

e. Prosecute violators.

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VII.

B. Inspect fields, growing crop seeds and certify as to freedom fromweed pests.

C. Inspect seed cleanings from crop seed and if found infested withany seed pests to cause such infested material to be treated inorder to render it incapable of reproduction.

WEED CONTROL AND SEED INSPECTIONS

Ae Supervising and enforcing control of serious weed pests to con-serve crops and prevent the dissemination of weed pests throughinspection of crop seed.

B. Seed labeling enforcement:i. Inspect agricultural seed to see that labels show true p~cent-

age of weed seeds.2. Hold lots not properly labeled.3. Submit samples and report infractions to State Department of

Agriculture.

PREVENTION OF DECEPTION IN SALE OF FRUITS, NUTS, VEGETABLES, EGGS ANDHONEY

A. Inspection of fruits, nuts and vegetables for compliance withminimum State standards and to prevent the sale of fruits, nutsand vegetables unfit for human consumption.l. Inspect at time of packing, transportation and display for

sale to check for deceptive pack, maturity, hidden defectsand improper labeling.

2. Prosecute violations of the standardization provisions.

3. To issue certificates as to standardization compliance onrequest.

B. Standardization of Eggs and Honey.i. Inspect eggs for compliance with minimnm State standards of

quality and for the prevention of sale of eggs unfit forhuman consumption.

2. Inspect honey for quality and to see that it is fit for humanconsumption, if offered for sale.

APIARY INSPECTION

Inspect incoming and outgoing shipments of bees.i. Prevent dissemination of American and European Foulbrood.2. Prevent the introductlon of other bee diseases.3. Eradicate serious bee diseases where found.4. Regulate movement of apiaries.5. Prosecute violators.

VIII.

IX.

INSPECTION QF FRUIT TREE AND ORNAMENTAL PLANT NURSERIES.

Inspect plant nurseries to prevent the dissemination of dangerousplant pests through the movement of nursery stock. Also supervisethe treatment of pests or diseases which attack nursery stock.

COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AND OTHER DATA FOR REPORTS.

A. Issue an annual or semi-annual crop report, showing acreage andproduction of all crops in the County.

B. Compile and disseminate a monthly crop report as to the progressof crops in the County.

C. Issue special reports and conduct special crop mn~veys when re-quired.

D. Register fruit and nut trees, as well as all new plantings andremovals.

E. Register bee apiaries as required by the State law.

X. OFFICE ADMINISTRATION.

Give public information within our jurisdiction; keep accountsof disbursements and receipts; prepare and serve legal notices;file liens relative to abatement and abandoned plants or trees;collect accounts due, file records and reports; correspond withvarious agencies and individuals r~lative to problems under ourjurisdiction; collect seed, weed, insect or plant disease samples;maintain a library of books and pamphlets affecting our work.

Plant Quarantine

The County Agricultural Commissioner is also known as State PlantQuarantine Officer. This part of the work is considered the most im-portant of his official duties.

All plants and plant material must be inspected at destination,except in cases where nurseries have qualified for "point of origincertificationj" This permits st~k thus certified to be deliveredwithout further inspection under certain restrictions--discussed laterin this report under "Pink" and "Pinto" tag procedure. In additionto plants, possible carriers of insects and plant disease such as pack-ing material, household goods, certain farm implements, containers, andother items are excluded entry when named in State and Federal Quarantines.

Inspections of plant material and other material take place at postoffices, express offices, railroad yards, trucking terminals and wherevercommon carriers have headquarters. These common carriers are compelledby law to hold this material for inspection before delivery. By thismeans, and also by the regular nursery inspection, we are able to checkpractically all dangerous material arriving in our county.

The Plant Quarantine work of our department has increased consider-ably because of the tremendous increase in population. We have alsoworked under the handicap of being unable to hire qualified men to workas inspectors. However, by working longer hours than required anddoubling up whenever necessary, we have been able to keep up the worklO~.

The month of June showed the importance of interstate plant quaran-tine. Through some error in the certification of a load of sweetpotatoes, by inspectors in Texas, the load passed through our borderinspection station. It was not until after the load arrived and wassold to various stores that it was discovered that the sweet potatoeswere infested with a serious pest of sweet potatoes known as sweetpotato weevil.

This pest has been a great handicap to the farmers of the southand California has been able, up to the present time, to keep it outby means of State Quarantine and the vigilance of our inspections.This shipment was traced to various stores and the potatoes confis-cated and destroyed.

San Bernardino County raises a great acreage of sweet potatoes,and this pest could have been very serious. The sweet potatoesconfiscated were found to be heavily infested ~th all stages in thellfe cycle of this insect. It is hoped that all the weevil werepicked up before any escaped.

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The fact that California is blessed v~th such a mild climate theyear around enables an insect to multiply more seriously than in itsnatural environment. This fact, coupled with the knowledge that theinsect is introduced away from its natural enemies, makes it doublynecessary that we do all ~vithin our power to keep this insect andot~r such pests out of our state.

INTERSTATE ~arantine Inspections

By Truck B~ By Rail or Boat T_~ota__!I

No. shipments passed 21 2,095 1,264 I 3,381

No. plants passed 8,022 47,547 829,899 3 885,471

No. shipments rejected I 40 37 0 78

No. plants rejected 1 407 3,402 3,810

Pests Intercepted

PestsNo. Times No. Times

Intercepted Pests In~erceoted

European Corn BorerCrown GallCitrus Y~ite FlyFlorida Red ScaleOzoniumRoot Rot

I Nut tree insects iIi Nematode i

I Oyster Shelled Scale i1 Quack Grass 11

Number of State Quarantine Violations ~ 94Number of Federal Quarantine Violations - 9

INTRASTATE Tsrminal Nurs_~ry Stock Inspection

Shipments ~lantsl~i~spected Reje~te~d Inspected Rejected

Deciduous Fruit trees 237 31 52,799 294Nut trees 57 0 5,572 15

Grapevines 77 1 36,128 25Berry plants, Strawberry 81 0 106,950 0

Other 87 0 54,365 0Citrus and Subtropical trees 340 lO 64,129 127Vegetable plants (flats or lO0’s) 76 0 18,747 0Bedding plants (flats or lO0’s) I~5 3 5,765 66Seedlings, Citrus 5 0 1,542 0

Deciduous 12 0 5,236 ll3Ornamental 2,119 3,713 191,110 911Bulbs (corms, etc.) 1,924 662 351,685 3Seed (number of packages) 170 I 3,798 0

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Names of PestsInterceoted

Sweet Potato WeevilCr o~mu GallOleander KnotElm Leaf BeetlePurple Scale

Pests Intercet_~

No. TimesInterceoted

Names of PestsIntercepted

4O242

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NematodeFalse Florida Red ScaleBlack ScaleGreedy’s ScaleMealybug

No. TimesIntercepted

21214

Military Mail and Express

(Interstate Shipments Only)

No. Packages OpenedNo. Packages RejectedNo. Items Rejected

By Railor Express ~otal

278 39 3171 19 9

~_~_~Decline of Oranges

It was officially announced during November, by Dr. Fawcett of theCitrus Experiment Station at Riverside, that quick decline of citrus wascaused by a transmissible virus°

Our present Quarantine Regulation No. 8, which went into effect inFebruary of 1945, was based upon the deduction that it might be a virusdisease. However, the findings of Dr. Fawcett and his staff indicatedthat they only hsd evidence at present that the disease affected sweetorange on sour root stock. Therefore, for this reason and the fact thatmore adequate protection was necessary because of the now known virusnature of the disease, a revision of the present quarantine was necessary.

Director A. A. Brock formulated a revised quarantine designed togive protection to other citrus areas in our own state and to protectour entire citrus industry in California against possible restrictivemeasures by the Federal Government or by other States.

The Director called a public hearing in Los Angeles on December 18that which some 400 or more persons were present. As a result of this hear-ing a few changes in the revisions as originally drawn up were considered.It should be said, however, that on November 27th, immediately followingthe announcement that the disease was of a virus nature, our office issuednotice to all citrus nurserymen within the old quarantined area to with-hold from movement all citrus stock to any point outside the area untilsuch time as the Director could give consideration to the revision of thequarantine. Everything was done that could be done at the time to keepthe situation in hand.

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Treatment of Incomin~ Nursery Stock

Citrus growers of San Bernardino County, seeing the cost of productionrise as new citrus pests became established, have demanded that this officedo all in its power to keep out pests that are not lmown in our county orsections of our county at the present time.

It is a well known fact that many of the pests of citrus that arenow of major importance, were not considered dangerous in the interiordistricts because of unfavorable climatic conditions. These pests arethe red scale, black scale, red spider and other pests.

It is the policy of the County Agricultural Department to make ~urveysto find any new pests that might become established and also to demandspecial treatments for plant material arriving from locations where pestsare known to exist that are not now ]Qnown to exist in San Bernardino County.

San Bernardino County Restriction on Cit~ms Scales ~d Citrus Bud Mite(Not kno~ to be present in the County)

Under Stste Quarantine Circular ll, Supplement #I, this Co~ity hasthe following protection against nursery stock and plants coming fromareas infested with Purple Scale, Glovers Scale, and Citrus Bud Mite.

Citrus nursery stock must be dipped in a 3% medium oil spray dip.This is the strength of dip recommended to us by the Citrus ExperimentStation for pr6tection against Citrus Bud Mite. There has been consider-able objection to this strength of material on the part of nurserymenin other counties. They wish to use a 2% dip, as is permitted in othercounties. Some counties permit an oil spray in the field, with no timelimit on the application prior to the shipment of the stock. We feelthis procedure is inadequate for the protection of the citrus industryin this County. Citrus growers of the county have repeatedly favoredthis protection.

Citrus fruit coming into the by-products plants of San BernardinoCounty from areas h~ving pests not present in this County must come inunder strict protective measures. We require that the trucks must beproperly tarped. Any fruit dropped on the grounds of a by-productsplant must be properly disposed of, and no fruit is allowed to be takenout of the plants by employees.

The packing houses have been very cooperative, and have followed therules and regulations very closely. We require the trucks to be tarped,and we require proper handling of the fruit in the packing houses, properdisposal of trash and crushed fruit, shipment of culls and standards toby-products plants, and no trucks are to be used in our orchards unlessthey have been sprayed with an oil, etc.

We have considerable complaint on the part of th~ citrus nursery-men in this County when they wish to bring seedling nursery stock orbuds from citrus bud mite areas. We require treatment by oil dips, andthis stock cannot stand oils. However, budwood and seedlings are asource of infestation.

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Point of Origin Certification

The State Agricultural Code, Section 122, provides a procedure by whichzurserios may qualify for certification at point of origin, thus allowingnursery stock to proceed to another point in the s~ne county without furtherihspection. Such nurseries have to comply with a certain specified degreeof cleanliness~ must carry on a satisfacto~j pest control progrsm, and bevery vigilant in reporting and holding of incoming nursery stock for in-spection. We have several nurseries qualified for this procedure. Thesecertificates are known as "Pink Tags." We have seven nurseries qualifiedto use "Pink Tags" in San Bernardino County.

The same section provides very much the same procedure for nurseriesqualified to ship intercounty. The c~rtificate in this case is nicknamed"Pinto Tag." The procedtn-e is much more difficult for a nursery to qualifyin, than is the "Pink Tag", since other counties are concerned, and a con-tract or agreement is signed by certain counties who wish to enter into theprocedure. Eight Southern California Counties have signed such an agreement.We have five San Bernardino County nurseries qualified under this procedure.

Both of these systems are dependent on a proper procedure and trainedpersonnel which can make inspections of the ntu-seA~es qualifying for thismethod of certification.

Incomin~Grain_Shipments

San Bernardino County is an importing county as far as the majorportion of the grain used for seed and stock feed is concerned. Thisfact makes it important that all grain entering the county be checkedfor noxious weed seed.

The hazard of introducing noxious weeds not known in our county isgreat. It is important because weed seeds are spread by planting con-taminated seed, or by spreading animal manures from animals fed weed seedinfested grain.

The following statistics apply to San Bernardino and Colton districtsonly. They are not the only districts importing grain but they import alarge share of the total, due to the fact that a number of milling companies

are located in these districts.

463 cars21,928.11

Total cars of grain inspectedTotal tons of grain inspectedTotal tons of grain quarantined andprocessed under supervision of inspectors 550.40

Many of these carloads of grain were diverted from Los Angeles underquarantine because they contained noxious weed seed. These cars must bediverted to previously approved milling companies that have facilities forrecleaning and grinding.

It is imoortant that all grain containing noxious we~d seeds is re~cleaned so that the whole grain is not contaminated.

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The resultant screenings must be burned or ground fine enough sothat weed seed cannot possibly germinate. This work is done under thedirect supervision of the district inspector. The identity of the lotis maintained at all times..

Most of the grain arrives from the Western States and consists ofbarley, wheat, oats, corn and milo. Johnson Grass and White Horse Nettlehave been the most frequent pests found. However, Quack Grass, CanadaThistle, Yellow Star Thistle, Dodder, and other weed seed have beenfound ill cars of whole grain.

Districts receiving carloads of grain, in addition to the Colton-San Bernardino Areas, are Fontana, Victorville, Redlands, Ontario, andChino. The number of shioments of grain inspected in these districtsare included in the report of inter-state and intra-state quarantineshipments sho,~m elsewhere on this report.

Plant Pest Survey~

Japanese Beetle Trap_s. Our department cooperated with the Statein placing and servicing Japanese Beetle Traps. This policy was alsofollowed last year due to the increased air travel. It is an importantprecautionary measure. The time to find as serious a pest as JapaneseBeetle is when it first arrives. We know that there is a real potentialdanger of introducing insects from other localities because of fast longdistance travel by airplanes.

Bait traps were placed in or near the air depots in the county. TheState and United States Departments of Agriculture provided the trapsand bait material. Many insects were caught but no Japanese Beetles norother serious new pests were found. Insects caught were determined bythe State Entomological Staff.

As air freight and passenger service increases, these surveys willbecome more importanto It will be extremely necessary that we find anynew introductions of new pests before they become established and startto spread out into surrounding commercial areas.

C.~ling moth ~g. It is important that traps be put out inareas where Codling Noth is a major pest so that the treatments can betimed to best advantage.

In most commercial areas the growers, through their associations,do the trapping. Our department maintains a few traps each year toenable us to advise regarding the proper time for treatment for codlingmoth.

Our inspector in the Colton-Grand Terrace area has taken care of"the codling moth trapping in that district for several years. Thereare several hundred acres of walnuts in this distri~t’s~atZ~red overa large area. It is important that we help in~i~idfial~growers in thisparticular area.

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Walnut Husk FI~ Bait Pans. As in the past, our inspectors havemaintained Walnut Husk Fly trapping to determine the b~st time to dustor spray for their control. This follows the codling moth trapping andis very much the same procedure.

Sweet Potato Weevil. Due to the fact that a truck load of infectedsweet potatoes slipped into the State on an illegal certificate and madedeliveries in San Bernardino County before being discovered will necessi-tate surveys for this pest in 1947. Very careful surveys should be madein the vicinity of all delivery points. Sweet Potato weevil is a seriouspest of sweet potatoes and yams in the Southern States.

~uick Decline Survey

A continuation of surveys for possible evidence of quick decline oforanges seemed advisable. Three properties in the east end of San Bernar-dino County which showed one suspected tree each during 1945 survey wereinspected very carefully again in the spring of 1946~ Mr. McClain, StatePathologist~ and Deputy Crane made these inspections personally. Inaddition all orange groves within a four square mile area around each ofthese three properties were carefully inspected by our crews. No suspi-cious decline trees were found. These inspections were completed duringJanuary. In Etiwanda, Cucamonga, Alta Loma, Ontario and West UplandDistricts the inspectors covered four square mile areas surroundingoriginal suspect locations. In the Upland District inspections coveredtwo square mile* areas surrounding original suspect locations. Onedoubtful quick decline suspect in the Ontario District was carefullyinvestigated but finally discounted after consultation with Pathologists.No other suspects were found. Survey work started January 23 and con-tinued until April lO.

During December three trees were reported by a grower in Green Spotand one tree by a grower in West Highland area as rapidly declining.Investigation by State Pathologists caused us to place them on thesuspect list, and a complete survey of all orange plantings within amile radius of each suspect was made. No other suspected trees werefound.

It was officially announced during November by Doctor Fawcett andhis staff, of the Riverside Experiment Station, that a quick decline oforanges was caused by a transmissible virus. This definitely confirmedthe opinion of the State Department of Agriculture Pathologists thatthe trouble appeared to be attributable to a virus. It was on thisassumption that quarantine measures were instituted in 1945.

Statistical StatementEast End West End Total

Approximately - No. properties covered 382 810Approximately - No. acres covered 6,701 6,076Approximately - No. trees inspected 656,880 568,124

Labor only $576.50 $609.00Transportation 65.32 hS~.O

$667.50

1,19212,777

1,225,004

$1,185.50123.82

$1,309.32

Regarding Elm Leaf Beetle

San Bernardino City had a minor infestation of Elm Leaf Beetleuntil 1943, and War conditions did not allow a proper control of thispest. In 1945 we carried on a survey of the elms in San Bernardino incooperation with the City Park Department. We found the pest to bewide-spread in the City, extending out past the city limits. The con-trol work was started too late to obtain a~equate results. The CityPark Department assumed responsibility of control work within itsjurisdiction.

A light infestation of the Elm Beetle was reported at Victorvilleduring 1945 on roadside trees. The State Highway Officials immediatelysprayed the infested trees and assumed the responsibility for futuretreatment.

During the present year (1946) quite a sizeable infestation wasreported at Barstow on both street and yard trees l~te in the season.Our Department was called upon for assistance. The County Road Depart-ment obligingly furnished a high pressure spray outfit and our Depart-..Lent furnished the material and two men, and the infested trees weresprayed. It was recognized that it ~s too late in the season to be ofuch help for 1946. However, it was the beginning. Local people wereadvised - personally and through the local Chamber of Commerce - ofthe elm beetle menace and cautioned to make plans for control next springas soon as the elms come into full leaf.

Peach Mosaic SurveI

The State and Federal program for inspection and removal of peachmosaic infested trees has continued. Our Department is involved when-ever growers are non-cooperative in making or permitting such removal.Sections 129 to 139 inclusive, of the Agricultural Code, delegates tous the authority to handle abatement procedures.

Dissatisfaction was registered by two Yucaipa growers over lack ofsufficient control of mosaic in their orchsrds with present methods. Ahearing was arranged by Mr. Woodhams, who was Commissioner at that time,at which the following were present:

C. H. Rothe - in charge of survey work for the Federal Government.R. L. ~cClain - our State Dep~rtment Representative here in the South.Mr. Woodhams, and the two growers.

The growers emphasized the fact that cling varieties frequentlycarry the mosaic virus disease and do not show outward evidence of it.Such trees, they pointed out, were carriers which were a source ofinfection for more susceptible freestone varieties in their orchardsand in the vicinity. Also, that the disease did not often do seriousdamage to their cling varieties, but upon very slight evidence ofmosaic infection they were being condemned and removed.

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They felt that some method of indexing cling varieties, such asbudding in a limb of a susceptible freestone variety in order to soonerdetect the disease and thus more quickly eliminate "carrier" trees,would result in a smaller loss to the grover. The problem was recog-nized by both the State and Federal ±-eoresentatives but they wereobliged to tell the growers that neither of their Departments couldundertake the task of a large scale indexing program, but growerswith cling varieties could well do so for their own further protection.

The names of five growers, who refused to sign waivers for theremoval of diseased trees when requested by the Federal-State inspectors,were turned over to our Department for" further action. We are glad tosay that we were able, with exception of one case, to arrange for theremoval of trees without resort to legal measures. In the one instancethe grower voluntarily removed his infected trees before the expirationof the abatement notice.

The following report of inspections by Federal-State Inspectorsfor 1945 and 1946 is submitted:

No. properties inspected 1,506 1,947No. trees inspected 396,879 325,0%2No. properties with infected trees 158 159No. infected trees found 470 479No. infected trees removed 470 479No. of newly infected properties 25No. trees diseased on these properties 47

During the regular Peach Mosaic iI~spection of 1945, 313 CandokaPeach trees on a Yucaipa ranch were found infected v~th the virusdisease known as Peach Wart. It was determined that these trees hadbeen top worked with scions purchased from a nursery in Washington.The States of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon are listed as having areasinfected with Peach Wart and are now under quarantine to prevent thespread of this disease.

A careful survey of the orchard resulted in having the 313 CandokaPeach trees rBmoved. All other Candoka plantings in the valley werechecked and found free of the disease.

In 1946 another survey was made and two Candoka Peach trees onthe original ranch were found infected with the disease and were alsoremoved.

It will be necessary to make a careful inspection of the vicinityof the initial finding for another two or three years as a precaution.

We are also watching very carefully the shipments of peach nurserystock arriving from the Northwest.

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Nur s erj¥_~~

It is required of our department that we make a thorough inspectionof all nurseries in the County at least once a year. In 1946 all nurserieswere inspected once and those requesting special origin certificationprivileges were required to be inspected twice.

"Pinto" tag is the name in short for ,,Inter-County Nursery StockCertificate." Such a privilege is given nurserymen~upon request, whowish to ship stock to certain other counties, that have previously agreedto accept stock thus certified, without inspection at destination.Nurserymen must make application to the local Commissioner for thisprivilege. They must undergo a careful inspection by State and CountyInspectors once each six months. Their nursery premises must be foundfree of serious pests and the common pests kept well under control to apoint they cannot be found or to a "trace" or "light."

The ,,Pink" tag is issued by the Commissioner of the County to nursery-men who apply and qualify for such privilege. Nursery stock bearing a"Pink" tag may be delivered to any portion of the same County, and plantedwithout being held for further inspection. ,,pink" tag nurseries must, etall times, maintain a high degree of freedom of pests and closely cooperatewith our department in complying with inspection procedures.

Certain nursery stock, such as citrus and peach, plum, apricot, andother stock specifically included in restrictive quarantines may not beshipped or delivered render either the "Pinto" or ,’Pink" tag privilege.Such stock must be accompanied by the usual "Blue" shipping permit whichrequires the holding of such stock at destination for inspection before

planting.

Total Number Nurseries in CountyNumber Selling:

Ornamental and Bedding PlantsCitrus and Subtropical treesDec iduousBerriesWholesaleRetail

120

i0637443844103

Azalea Eriococcus. Our nurserymen have been confronted with a veryserious pesK-of azaleas known as Eriococcus Azaleae or azalea scale. Thispest is extremely serious in two respects. It injures the plant by suck-ing the plant juices and forming a toxin detrimental to the plant. It isalso extremely hard to control by methods that will not be fat~l to the

plant.

Our office has been very careful to reject any azalea plants cominginto the county that show infestati~ with azalea scale. However, someof our established nurseries were found infested with this pest in thecourse ef the regular nursery inspection. In some cases ~the infestationinvolved considerable value in the plants infested and at ~he same time

it was necessary to consider adjoining plants as possible carriers becauseof their close proximity to the actual infestation.

In the past, it was considered necessary to destroy the plants in o~derto eradicate the pest. Cur nurse~-~on, however, would have lost consider-able money invested in azaleas if this method of control had been followed.

Our Department attempted to find a method of eradication that the plantswould tolerate so that the nurserymen wm~d not lose their investment.Methyl Bromide fumigation was first tried by using a portable tent. Thismethod proved unsatisfactory ooth in regard to kill and to plant tolerance,due to the difficulty in keeping a constant ten~erature and humidity underfield conditions, and it was found that poor kills of the scale often re-sulted also in much damage to certain varieties of azaleas. Fumigation ina fumigation chamber with positive control of temperature and humidityproved satisfactory, but was impractical at times because of the extrahandling of the plants and the fact that only one very small commercialportable fumigation chamber was available.

With the advent of DDT it was decided to give it a trial. The firsttreatment was a 4~% to 5% DDT in mineral seal oil carrier as ~spray. Thespray:~ng was done on plants that had been inspected and found heavily in-fested with azalea scale. The results showed promise after a lapse n~ twoweeks after treatment. The plants wre not harmed and the kill good. Aftera three to four week interval the plants were treated a second time and thefollowing inspection did not show any live azalea scale. Approximately400 plants have been thus treated. We therefore f~el that this method oftreatment shows considerable promise in the control of eriococcus az~leae.

Liberation of Beneficial Insects

Oriental Fruit Moth Control. Twenty-six shipments of Macrocentrusancyli--V0rus parasites were received at Ontario via express during 1946.Each shipment of these parasites averaged 60 units and contained approxi-mately 1,O00 macrocentrus per unit. At Ontario the shipments were dividedinto three parts for distribution in specific locations in the Chino,Cucamo.ag~ and Ontario districts.

These 1,560,000 parasites were shipped in paper bags with stringsattached for securing bags to twigs on trees. Arriving in the pupa stage,the adult emerged soon after arrival and began its quest for orientalfruit moth larva. Paper bags were attached to trees on every fifth treeon the properties from which oriental fruit moth had been trapped previously.

This program is one of the most amazing examples of scientific develop-ment that has come to our attention in many years. The men on the CitrusExperiment Station Staff, who have developed and expanded this work, areto be commended for the contribution they have made to agriculture and tothe progress of parasitic control of dangerous insects. This mass produc-tion of parasites to work on Oriental Fruit Moth was developed from aslow procedure adopted in the Eastern United States, into a mass laboratoryproduction of millions of parasites quickly and inexpensively. Continualimprovement of methods also adds to the marvel of the project.

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Citrus Mealy Bu~ (Pseudococcus citri) Control. Eighty-five thousandcryptolaemus ladybug beetles were liberated on eighty-eight acres in theUpland District. Ant control work was done on ninety-three acres by thisdepartment, and on twenty acres by the owners who wished to do it them-selves.

No new infestations were found in 1946 and several light infestationswhich were discovered in 3245 appear to have been eradicated.

Pest Control Operators

Section #150 of the Code, and County Ordinances #446 and #511 givethe Agricultural Commissioner jurisdiction over commercial pest controloperators working in agricultural crops. The State Law states that theCommissioner shaSl prescribe and enforce rules for the qualification ofany person who engages for hire in the business of eradication or con-trolling pests. The Commissioner issues an agricult~Lral pest controloperators’ certificate, or pezmit, to any person whom he shall find byexamination or otherwise to be qualified for the work.

The Director of Agriculture, on the other hand, has authority to makerules and regulations governing the conduct of, and the application ofmethods of control or eradication used in the business of agriculturalpest control for hire in California. The Commissioners shall enforce suchrules and regulations° These rules and regulations were revised as ofSeptember 5th. They were somewhat briefed, a number of the requirementspreviously included were deleted, and the responsibility placed on theCounty Agricultural Commissioners to prescribe specific recommendations.The Commissioners of the Southern Cotmties met several times to giveconsideration to a uniform set of recommendations. The recommendationsthus adopted have the same legal status as the Rules and Recommendationsof the Director--Reference, Sections 3071, 3075, 3081, and 3082, Califor-nia Administrative Code.

The County Ordinance #Z~6 provides a license procedure for the pestcontrol operators, but limits the jurisdiction to fumigating, spraying,and dusting~ This ordinance is far reaching, and sets up a procedurefor the Board of Supervisors to grant licenses, and to hold hearings forthe revocation of such licenses. The Ordinance states "the CountyAgricultural Commissioner shall, for the purpose of enforcing the pro-visions of this Ordinance, cause inspections to be made of the apparatusand equipment used by agricultural pest control operators and of methodsused."

We have approximately 75 licensed pest control operators in SanBernardino County. For the past several years these operators havebeen working under handicaps. There has been a shortage of experiencedhelp, lack of machinery and spare parts, and also a shortage of certainpest control materials.

We hired an extra man, during the height of the pest control seasonin citrus, to check sprayers and fumigators. This system enabled us to

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keep close check on pest control operators. Our district inspectors helpedall they could but were unable to work both day and night.

A record of all inspections was kept and operators doing poor or care-less work were adviaed. In a mmber of instar~ces operators were calledin to give reason why their licenses shou].d not be revoked.

Backyard Sprayers. For years San Bernardino County was in great needof some pest control operator to t~e care of the b~ckyard trees andshrubs. It has always been difficult for the average citizen to get acommercial operator to take care of a few trees in a yard.

A man in Colton was the f~.rst to apply for a license to spray door-yard trees and shrubs. The idea spread and we soon had several applica-tions for this type of pest control license. The field was a good oneuntil sprayers began to overlap neighborhoods. Some of th~se operatorsdrifted into orchard spraying.

The pest care of backyard trees still remains a problem, Thissituation, however, is much improved as compared with a few years ago.

Pest Control Remedies

Availability. The one outstanding shortage has been the nicotinepreparations for the control of a~his and similar pests. These materialshave been ex%remely scarce, as have some of the substitute materials.Pyrethrum has not always been available and rotenone has been difficultto obtain at times.

There are a good many new materials bearing various trade names thatare being tried. A number of these show considerable promise. We arenot able to recommend some of them fully because of the short time theyhave been tested. Among the new materials are: hexa-ethTl-tetraphosphate(Bladen) snd benzine hexachloride (666), also dichloropropane-diehloro-propene and ethylene dibromide soil fumigants. DDT is not new, yet thereis much test work to be done before it can be officially recommended formany specific uses. Lethane and rotenone combinations have been verygood for aphis and worm control. There is a great need for insecticidesand fungicides that are more adaptable to our use. Support should begiven our Experiment Stations in testing new materials.

PEST CONTROL

Citrus Pests

Citrus Red Scale. This scale is easily the number one pest of citrusin San Bernardino County. Red Scale is generally distributed throughoutthe entire citrus growing area south of the mountains. This scale builtup in population very .rapidly this year, especially during the monthsof August m~ September. Groves sprayed during July, and even earlyAugust, in many instances showed a heavy build-up before the season was

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over. It is rather obvious that in many cases we may need to resort todouble treatment including spraying and fumigation in order to keep theinfestation dov~ to a minimum. We are very much in need of more effectivetreatments for red scale. There are no effective parasites kno~ for it.

Yellow Scale. This pest very closely resembles red scale. It is keptunder control partially by parasites. Our treatments for red scale seemto keep yellow scale well under control.

Blac____~kScal____ee. As usual, this scale shows up here and there throughoutour citrus. In some cases it becomes a major problem. Parasites are notas much of a factor in controlling this pest in our County as they arereported to be in coastal areas. Control measures have been necessary ina few instances where red scale was not also a factor.

Citrus Aohis. This species of aphis has been quite troublesome duringthe early spring months and late fall after the rains began. The controlproblem was enhanced by the lack of available control materials. Nicotinecombinations were not available in sufficient quantities to help much.Pyrethrum was difficult to obtain. During the fall and early winter newmaterials such as hexa-ethyl-tetraphosphate and benzine hexac.hloride wereused in a limited way, on the initiative of growers and commercial spraysalesmen.

Citrus Red Si_p~. This pest could well be called our number twopest of citrus this year. It has "boen especi~lly severe and persistent,especially in groves that were fumigated for red scale. Oil sprayedgroves ~re more likely to remain free of this pest. Various remedieshave been used. Among these has been the use of DN-8 dust and DN-II1 asa spray. Often times repeated dustings have been necessary.. Oil spray-ing has also been used when it could be worked in with the rest of thepest control program.

Citrus Thrios. As usual, thrips have caused intermittant troubleespecially on lemons. Some treatment has been necessary. The standardremedy of tartar emetic and sugar has been used in most cases. A fewgroves were treated with DDT plus sulphur as a combination for spiderand thrips control, with very good control reported.

Oran_~Tortrix. Orange Tortrix was of a medium to light infestationthis year. Cryolite was used as a control measure where necessary.

Bu_~E. The infestation in the Upland district was brought wellunder control during 1945. No new infestations were found during 1946.Ant control work was continued by growers, supported by shippers. Para-sites were liberated to work directly on the mealy bug.

Olive Pests

Olive trees throughout the county have been rather badly infestedwith black scale and inmany instances, where this pest was permittedth~gouncontrolled, they have besn a source of infestation to commercial

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citrus plantings nearby. Our inspectors have been obliged to spendconsiderable time in contacting owners o.~ olive plantings in order toarrange treatment to prevent a general spread of the pest.

Deciduous Pest and Disease Control

A_~. The use of DDT sprays for the control of codling moth onapples in our Oak Glenn district has been outstanding. About 70% of thegrowers changed from the use of arsenicals to DDT this year. The percent-age of control amounted to 98 and 99%. It is very certain that the re-maining 30% of the growers in that district will use DDT during 1947.

The use of DDT, however, has permitted the inc,’ease of the spidermite and woolly aphis problem. This necessitated the use of DN-lll ornicotine in combination with the codling moth sprays for control of theseother pests. San Jose scal~ has been controlled, where necessary, byapplication of dormant oil sprays. Mildew is a problem on some varietiesand lime-sulphur spraying ~,as necessary to keep it under control.

Peaches. Peach mildew appeared for the first time in our experiencein the Yucaipa district. No summer control was practiced. An e@~ly hotspell seemed to h~ndle the situation. The usual sprays for peach leafcurl and shot-hold fungus were applied in most cases. Our observationthis year wo~Id indicate that growers of the Babcock variety should paymore attention to better timing of their leaf curl spray. Some damageoccurred to younger plantings due to sunburn with subsequent damage dueby flat headed borers. Peach twig borer has been pretty well controlledby the use of lime-sulphur and arsenical sprays. Here again, moreattention to proper timing of treatment should be given. Black peachaphis showed an increase this year over 19A5. Ring spot virus diseaseseemed to be more evident this year. Its symptoms could readily be foundon all varieties, which is rather unusual. The P~o Oso Gem variety seemsto suffer the greatest damage from die back, due to this disease. Notrees have actually been killed by it, however. The symptoms appearearly in the season and the tree seems to recover during the summer withoften few, if any, symptoms the follo~dng year, according to theobservation of our inspectors.

Other Stone Fruits. Treatment, when necessary, was given plum, cherry,and apricot trees for control of San Jose scale. A few growers found itnecessary to spray plum orchards for red spider. Numerous growersapplied zinc sprays to various stone fruit varieties to supply minorelement deficiencies. Plum orchards are reported to have suffered themost from zinc deficiencies.

Walnuts

Ah_~. Aphis was again a pest that should have been controlled inwalnut orchards. The lack of nicctine or similar materials was thecause of many infestations permitted to go uncontrolled.

Frosted Scale. This scale was mentioned in last years report asbuilding up quite rapidly on walnuts in the Chino area.

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Codlin~ Mot’n. Control measures are p~acticed quite generally forthis pest. Basic lead arsenate sprays are generally used. The per-centage of control is not always as good as we should hope for. Weunderstand our local Riverside Experiment Station is testing out newmaterials for the control of co~ling moth on walnuts. Bait traps areplaced out by our inspectors in order to assist in the proper timingof sprays. The Walnut Grovmr’s Association in Chino schedules all of thetreatments and also directs the private pest control sprayers where theyare to work among their membership. This results in the minimum oftravel in carrying on the treatments.

Walnut Husk Fly. This is a pest that has built up rather seriouslyin the past few year~. Cryolite, either as a dust or spray, has beengenerally used. Our inspectors assist by checking its emergence for aproper timing of treatment. Here again, our inspectors report muchtreatment as being ill timed. This is an indication that someone,perhaps our o~n Department, should give greater assistance in the matterof proper timing of sprays.

Naval Orange Worm. We have apparently a new problem in our Chinoarea, namely, the Arizona Naval Orange Worm. Evidently this worm hasbeen confused the past two or three years with the codling moth worm°They are similar in appearance. The sad difference is that controlmeasures used for the codling moth do not seem to control the orangeworm.

Cutworm. Cutworms did considerable damage to the vineyards wherethe growers were slow applying control measures. Poison bait, consistingof apple pulp with sodium fluosilicate as the active ingredient, was thecontrol measure mostly used in 19A6. 5% DDT applied early in the seasonto trunk and branches showed promise in controlling the worm.

Grape Leaf Hooper. Grape Leaf Hopper was more abundant this yearthan in 19A5. Where control measures were carried out, using either5% DDT-Salphur dust or DDT vapor oil spray, properly timed, excellentresults were obtained with no damage occurring in the vineyard. Wheresuch treatment was not properly timed, or where no control measureswere used, considerable damage occurred. Some vineyards became defoliatedby mid-summer. Plans are under way for 1947 to carry out more experimentalwork, in cooperation ~ith the local Experiment Station and commercialoperators, to determine proper methods of application of DDT and theproper dosages to use so as to ms, co the treatment as economical forthe growers as possible.

Sphinx Moth Larvae. This large caterpillar caused serious damageto grape vines in a few vineysrds this year. Control measures consist-ed of either cryolite or DDT dust. Good results were obtained fromboth treatments.

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False Chinch B ugg. This bug did considerable damage to young vinesin a few vineyards this year. Several different control measures ~ereat~mpted. Good results ~re obtained by applying heavy applications of5% DDT dust, A lighter application of 10% DDT dust would have probablygiven just as good results. The bugs apparently feed on vild mustard andwhen these are cultivated under or die, they move to the vines,

Black Measles. This disease appeared in a number of vineyards againthis year, particularly the Mataro variety. Treatment with a sodiumarsenite spray three weeks or more after the vin~s have been pruned isbeing planned by gro~#ers who have this disease in their vineyards.

Pierce Disease. This virus disease, although apparently considereda ser[-~u-~ne in other parts of the state, does not seem to be spreadingvery rapidly here.

Truck CroD~s

Crops as a whole came through the 1946 season in good shape, eventhough there was a shortage of certain pest control materials.

Aohis and Cabbage Worms were rather serious in the Chino area.E~eriments with combinations of lethane and rotenone handled bothpests in good shape. Results using nicotine sulphate v~re variable.

Black Rot caused very heavy losses in some fields, and wireworms,scurf, and nematode also cut down yields and quality.

Potato Scab was very severe in a field or two of Irish potatoes.One field north of the City of San Bernardino had an 80% cullage be-cause of scab.

Onion Thri~ were hea~ in various areas of the County. However,DDT cleaned up the infestation without great loss.

Watermelons were late in ripening because of the cold spring.Quality was poor and yield per acre was low. Early infestations ofDiabrotica Beetle and Striped Cucumber Beetle damaged young plants,but several dustings with rotenone eliminated the trouble.

Virus Diseases injured Irish potatoes. Bacterial Ring Rot causedconsiderable loss where careful seed selection was not practiced. Nema-tode and wireworms cut do~wn yields and quantity.

One eight acre field of potatoes was not dug because of an unknowndisease. Careful check, by our inspector and members of the RiversideExperiment Station, failed to reveal the cause of the trouble. Thisfact stresses the necessity of further work along the line of truckcrop diseases.

The outstanding contribution to better crops and better quality issoil fumigation for the control of wire~,orms and nematode. Two fumigantswere put out under several trade names, The active combinations are

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ethylene dibromide~and dichloropropane-dichloropropene. The results ofthese fumigants have been excellent. Crop yields were often doubled andquality increased in most cases. The use of these materials will enablefarmers to use land over again for truck crops rather than move each yearbecause of the presence of nematode ~nd ,wireworms.

Gras shoo~e r_C ontr olo

The necessity for grasshopper control this year has be~n limitedto only a few widely separated locations. The heaviest points of in-festation, where control measures were practiced, have been the Los Floresrange area in Summit Valley and several locations along our foothill areasouth of the mountains and adjacent to vineyards.

Range LandWaste land adjacentto vineyardsTotal

EstimatedEstimated Savings from

Acres Acres Loss due to ControlBaited Protectei~ Grassho~oers Measures

1,500 3,500 $ 300.00 $5,000.00¯ 225 1,000 0 5,000.00

1,725 4,500 " $ 300.00 $10,000.00

Material used for Control This Season

Sacks of BrsnTons of SawdustGallons of Sodium Arsenite

212

20.~

The formula consisting of one quart sodium arsenite per I00 pounds ofdry bait was used. About an equal amount of bran and sawdust were usedfor the dry material. Due to the small quantity used, the material wasmixed by hand this yesr, mostly by our own inspectors, assisted byranchers. The application was made by ranchers under our direction.Inspection of our foothill areas was made by our inspectprs and growerswere advised whenever it seemed necessary to use control measures.

Abandoned Orchard Removal

At least six abandoned orchards were removed during 1946 as a resultof pressure from our Inspectors. It was not necessary for ou~ Departmentto take any cases to court in order to force removal. In severalinstances legal procedure was started, however, before the owners re-moved their abandoned orchards.

Pest Abatement

It is the duty of the CommSssioner, whenever he deems it necessary,to make an inspection of a property and if found to be infested with apest that in his judgment constitutes a menace to surrounding propertieshe may notify the record ~wner or person in charge to abate the pest.

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Many such requests from our department were voluntarily complied with.it was necessary, however, to serve four formal abatement notices toabate red scale, Two groves were sprayed for red scale by our departmentupon failure of the owner to do so under the terms of the abatementnotice.

The peach mosaic control program by Federal and State Departmentscaused us very little diffictLlty from the enforcement angle during 1946.

StandardizationFruits, Nuts, Vegetab!es, E~s and HoneM

This activity of ~2r Department is authorized and required underChapter 2, Division 5, of the Agricultural Code. It has to do with theinspection of fruits, nuts, vegetables, eggs and honey, to see that theycomply with the minimum standards or specific standards specified in theCode. This work is headed by a Supervising Inspector at the present time.This inspector handles the egg inspection in the county personally, aswell as supervises and assists other district inspectors in the inspec-tion of other commodities. Our apiary inspector assists in the enforce-ment of honey standards.

Certification of Grapes. Grape certification under the provisionsoutlined in Division 5, Chapter lb, was required for the first time inSan Bernardino County. This chapter requires that whenever juice grapesare purchased for by-products purposes with the price based on the amountof soluble solids in the juice of such grapes, the determination of theaverage percentage of soluble solids shall be mede by the Commissioneror his Deputies or Inspectors. It also states that each lot or load ofsuch grapes delivered shall be tested at, or immediately after, the timeof delivery and the average soluble solids test certified to by suchofficer, in accordance with methods, rules and regulations prescribedby the Director. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to providefor the taking of samples, making tests and issuing certificates re-quired by this law. The certificates thus issued are a prima facieevidence before any court in this state of the correct average solublesolids test of all the grapes in the lot or load under consideration.The chapter also provides that the Board of Supervisors establish ascale and method of collection of fees to be paid for such certificates.

It so happened this year that one company, involving three wineries,requested such service. It was necessary to quickly assemble equipment,hire three extra men and train them, for this work. The Board ofSupervisors, when approached, established the following schedule of feesto be charged for certificates:

12¢ per ton - up to and including 100 tons per day8¢ per ton - over lO0 tons and up to and including 200 tons per day6¢ per ton - over 200 tons per day.

Grapes are purchased on this basis quite frequently in the northernpart of the state and it is very likely other buyers may demand similarservice during the 1947 season.

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Total tons of grapes certifiedMan hours @ $i.00 per hourTotal Expense (Printing, Equipment)Total ExpenseCertificate Fees Received

11,156.04$ 1,115.00$ 167.75$ 1,282.75$ 1,250.79

Certification of Fruits and_~e~etables. Generall X. Section 783,Chapter 2, Division 5, Agricultural Code, authorizes the Commissionerto issue certificates of compliance upon request o11 any lot of fruit orvegetables being shipped. ~Shippers moving commodities by truck arelargely the ones requesting such service. It necessitates the inspectionof the load to see that each commodity meets the minimum standard require-ment of the Stste law and the collection ~nnd handling of fees. Feescollected for this service for the fiscal year 1945-1946 amounted to$1,3Z~.41.

Peaches. All peaches sold fresh must comply with the minimum qualitystandards set up in the Code. Much of our peach crop, especially fromthe Yucaipa district, is packed at the individual ranches and eithersold from roadside stands or trucked to nearby markets. The numerouspacking locations require much time from our inspectors in order tohandle the situation.

Or_E~_ges. All oranges shipped to points outside the state must bepacked in lidded containers and properly labeled. All packing housesin the county have to be visited regularly by our inspectors during eachfruit shipping season. This year it has been necessary for us toparticularly check the size of fruit in the containers to see thatthey comply with the size requirement of the fruit as numbered on thecontainer.

Dates. Standardization inspection of dates was a new experiencefor us this year. A large date grower and shipper from Indic packedmuch of his fruit this year in Redlands. Certain of our inspectors hadto be especially trained for this work.

Potatoes. The large acreage of potatoes grown in the Hesperiadistrict, in addition to those regularly grown in the Chino area, in-creased our inspection work with this production. A large volume ofpotatoes were shipped under U. S. grades End so marked on the sacks.This necessitated special inspection to see that the potatoes thusshipped complied with the specific U.S.grade as designated.

E_Egg. The poultry industry in our county is a large industry. Ouroutput of eggs for this year was 17, 845,380 dozen with a computed valueof $9,101,143.00. This slone is enough to keep one inspector busy fulltime. Our main difficulty has been the finding of many lots mismarkedas to size and grade. The finding of low quality eggs and even inedibleswas not uncommon.

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S_~TATIST!CAL REP 0RT

Fruit~Nut ~n~ Vegetable Standardization

Total Man Days . . . . ¯ . . . 170

Total Containers ~d Ton~:PassedNot passedTotal Number Citations 6

Packages660,?23

45,703

Tons11,988

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E_gg~_Standardization

Number Inspections . . . . . . . . 855Total Number Eggs Co~er~dTotal Number Eggs Rejected

727,098 Dozen72,878 Dozen

Reasons for Rejections:InedibleMislabeled as to QualityMislabeled as to SizeNo markings, mismarked

Total . .f

1,139 Dozeni, 802 Dozen

49,993 Dozen19.9AA Dozen

¯ . 72,878 Dozen

H one~tandardi zati on

our Apiary Inspector carries on any inspection having to do with honeygrades and standards. (Section 840-845 - 2 of the State Agricultural Code.)

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POISON RESIDUE

Inspection for poison residue on Deciduous Fruits: In past years ourYucaipa Inspector has helped the State in checking possible poison residueon apples from the Oak Glen Area. Due to the quite general use of D.D.T.this year, the residue problem was a minor one.

RADIO

Each Monday at 12:30 P. M., some member of our Staff presented a fifteenminute radio talk over K.F.X.M. in San Bernardino. These talks have beeneducational, mostly intended to explain the duties and problems of our Depart-ment. The response has been very satisfactory.

WEED C ONTROL

Texas Blue Weed: We have several infestations of Texas Blue Weed in theChino area. This is a weed pest not generally distributed in California. Itis a pgrennial weed, with a strong, spreading undergrotmd root system. Ourcontrol program is arranged in c(~operation with the State Department ofAgriculture. The State pays one-third of the cost; San Bernardino County pays

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one-third; and the property owner pays one-third. In the Chino area, thereare three infestations of the Blue Weed remaining, the rest having beeneradicated. The infestations are on heavy soil, two being on dry farm land,and one, on pasture land. Each infestation has been treated twice during theyear, using 2,4-D Hormone Spray. Only spot growth in the infested areas re-~in.

Yellow Star Thistle: There are a few locations of this weed in the westernpart of San Bernardino County. One in Upland and one in Ontario were locatedin apiaries and were very likely brought in through the movement of bee-keeping equipment. Plants at these locations have been removed and burnedeach year. This can be done effectively because Yellow Star Thistle is anannual plant and has to grow each season from seed. It has to be watchedbecause, due to our mild climate, occasional plants will remain alive duringthe winter period. Our largest infestation of Yellow Star Thistle is in theChino District. A little is to be found ,9_long roadsides but the bulk of in-"festation is on range land in the Chino Hills, near Los Angeles County line.The property owner there has purchased a new Bean Sprayer with boom in orderto spray to eradicate the thistle~ Two small infestations of Yellow StarThis’01e were found in the Yucaipa District during the year. Intensive control

measures were used on each.

Guard (Wavy leafed, scarlet, scented): In the Chino area, there are threeknown infestations. These have been somewhat difficult to treat because ofa hillside location, where they are growing. Previously, Sodium Arsenitewas used. During 1945 and 1946, 2,4-D was used with promising results. Theremaining infestation of Guard in the Yucaipa District was heavily treatedwith Sodium Chlorate in 1945. This year, it appears to be practically eradi-cated. One new infestation was found in the Yucaipa District, however, anda new infestation also in the Rialto District. Both were in peach orchards.Repeated applications of oil have been made during the year on both infesta-tions. Previous infestations in the Rialto District have been eradicated.

Hoary Cress: There are still a number of infestations of Hoary Cress in theChi----no area° This has been a difficult weed to control and eradicate. Webelieve, however, that repeated application of 2,4-D Hormone Spray will dothe job. There are a few other infestations of Hoary Cress in other partsof the County. They are being controlled either by spraying or by cultiva~tions and cropping.

Russian Kna wep_~: The two largest infestations of Knapweed, known in theCounty, are at Hedges in the desert area (on and adjacent to railroad proper-ty) and in the flood lands of the Chino District. Control work has beendone,more or less in a test way, on both these infestations. They are still

to be eradicated.

Canada Thistle: The one known infestation in the Chino Hills area, founda number of years ago, appears to have been thoroughly eradicated, Check?ofthe area for three successive years show no re-growth.

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~ite Horse Nettle: Surveys have been made again this year throughout theCounty for any infestation of this pest. A r~ther complete check was madeof the Southern Pacific right-of-way on which an active campaign had beenconducted in an attempt to control or eradicate the pest. There is someinfestation also along the Santa Fe rights-of-way. It is planned to openan active campaign on their property in 1947.

White Horse Nettle is one of the Solanum species. It is a perennialbranching herb, with deep spreading roots. The flowers are a beautifulblue color, while the leaves and stems are silver colored, with a densehairy covering. The fruits are a small yellow berry. The plants are veryprolific seeders. During 1946, approximately twenty-five acres of infestationwere treated. Most of the infestations this year were treated with 2,&-D.

A small amount of one to five mixture of Sodium Chlorate and Borax was usedon s~ibborn patches. This weed seems to have gained entrance to this Countylargely along the railroads. It is a common weed in the Southern States,and no doubt has been brought in by railroad cars from those areas. In manycases, it is spreading from the railroad rights-of-way to adjacent farmingproperty. Growers in the County should be on the lookout for infestationsof this weed. All spot patches should be controlled or eradicated.

E~ment: A new County weed sprayer was purchased this year, which willenable us to do work on a larger scale than in the past.

NOTE:-Farmers and other residents of the County are urged to be onthe alert for any new weed pest~ We should be advised promptlywhen any weed of noxious character is found.

RODENT CONTROL

G~ound_S_%uirrels are the rodents that require most of our attention theCounty over. The bulk up of the control work has occurred in the Chino,Yucaipa, and San Timoteo Canyon area, also the County Flood Control Districtembankments and throughout the Mountain areas as well as spot-control workby inspectors in other districts.

Rodent Work on Flood Control Dikes: Our staff has again this year workedwith the San Bernardino County Flood Control District in controlling gro~mdsquirrels which burrow into the sides of the abutments. This work has beencarried on since 1941.

STATISTICA~ REPORT 380 Man Hours Worked.656 Pounds of Poison Grain Used.

$407.68 Total Expenditure

Rodent Control Work in Plague Area: The control of wild rodents in themountain recreation area was carried on cooperatively and under contractwith the State Department of Agriculture. The State pays one-half of theexpenses and the County pays the other half.

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This program is not an Agricultural pest control matter, but has tado only with the health and public safety in our recreation area.

The program has been carried on each year since 1933 when one humancase of Bubonic plague was reported. Another human case occurred in 1936.Since that time the State Board of Health has made annual inspections ofthe rodent population to determine the presence of plague infection.

Plague was found in rodents in three different locations in 1936,in fourteen different locations in 1937; in eleven locations in 1938;one in 1939; seven locations in 1940~ eight locations in 1942; two locationsin 1944; two locations in 1945 and one location in 1946. There has beenno record of any human cases since 1936o Although there has been evidenceof plague infection in rodent population in different parts of our Mountainareas the safety factor lies in keeping the rodent population down to aminimum.

Ground squirrels, chipmo~cs, rats and mice are carriers of the disease.The danger lies in the trsmsmission of the disease from the rodents to manthrough the medium of the fleas that infest the rodents. Wild rodentsshould never be caught for pets. In fact they should not be handled deador alive without proper caution.

An accumulation of rodents should, when fotmd~ be promptly controlled.It is the duty of the Agricultural Commissioner under section 139.5 of theState Agricultural Code to cooperate ~th the State Department of Agricultureand the State Department of Public Health in the suppression of rodents indeclared areas.

Total funds allocated for 1945-46, amounted to ~4,000.00. Fundsallotted by the State for the 1946-47 fiscal year were only ~l,000.00 per-mitting a total budget fo~ , the current year of only ~2,000.00 or half thatof the previous year. Frau_~eaking, our present budget is not enoughto carry__on the control work that is necessary~ With well over 300,000acres of Mountain to cover and labor at a minimum of $1.00 per hour in theseareas, the budget should be at least $4,000.00 or more.

The population of our Mountain areas is increasing by leaps andbounds. The U. S. Forest Service figures show a population in these areasof about 1,337,700 for 1946. There were an additional 1,500,000 visitorsduring the year.

During 1946 our control men inspected and treated foci points scatteredover approximately 30,200 acres and placed out 3,487 pounds of poison baitmaterial. The control has been excellent in the areas covered.

Jat~ Rabbit Control: Inspectors have assisted by giving advice on propercontrol measures. We also mixed and sold poison baits at cost to growersfor rabbit control.

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Gooher Control should be of major importance especially in the citrusgrowing areas. Gophers are directly responsible for girdling and damagingor killing many fine citrus trees each year. Thr ~,~o do much d~mag~ "tofield and truck crops. Our Departme~t assists iN~ ~:~problem by ha~dugon hand poisoned mixed baits and strychnine put up in 1/~ ounce packa~Jswhich are available to County residents at cost. The volume of materialLssold ~or this purpose runs high. It is certain that more organized elf errshould be put forth in the control of gophers.

Fie!d Mice: This little rodent causes considerable d~mmage to citrus treesnear the foothills. We have mixed and sold poisoned materials at cost forthe control campaigns.

Bird Control: We have complaints about bird damage to crops in Yucaipaand in the Desert area. We have assisted in a control program by mixing;,~tertals which would be selective and would control certain birds and notkill others.

Poisoned Baits: A new poison Pmo~,m as 1080 (sodium fluroacetate) has beenmc, de available this year for rodent control by the Wild Life Service of theUnited States Biological Survey. This has been a splendid additioh. ThalliumSulphate has not been available and Strychnine has about"doubled in price.1080 offers an effective material that has some of the characteristics ofboth Thallium and Strychnine and is much cheaper.

Seed Inspection

The 1943 Legislature named the Agricultural Commissioner as a~ eh-forcement officer for seed inspection. The inspections have to do with thechecking of seed supplies for proper labels, seed purity, weed seeds, etc.The seed labeling requirements are in addition to the quarantine inspectionsfor nebulous weed seeds. Our Inspectors are responsible for such inspectionin their respective districts.

Seed Screenings

Our inspectors make numerous inspections relative to screenings, underauthority of Section 154.3 of the State Agricultural Code. The 1945 Leg-islature provided a much more strict procedure in handling the disposal ofsuch see~ screenings. This is a most important measure in the problem of~ed control.

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Our Apiary Inspector has again carried on a remarkably fine inspectionprogram. He has done a great deal to help eliminate foulbrood in the apiarieslocated in San Bernardino County, and has the highest confidence of the beeproducers in this and other counties.

Because of the heavy work involved, the Apiary Inspector needs a JuniorInspector to help him ~4th the inspections. The migratory nature of beekeepingis a problem of increasing importance. Many apiaries from other counties andother states come intu S~ Bernardino County for the flow of nectar in citrustrees, desert plani~s~ eucslyptus trees, etc.

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Apiary lnspection

Number ofApiaries

RegisteredEntering CaliforniaLeaving CaliforniaEntering CountyLeaving CountyMoving within CountyInspectedInfected with American FoulbroodInfected with European FoulbroodBurned for American FoulbroodTo Wax Salvage for American Foulbrood

0732424823713744655151441

Where American Foulbrood Was Found

Number ofColonies

013,57915,11321,47722,63910,38116,642

1284422

106

Apiaries Originating:

San Bernardino CountyRiverside CountyC olusa CountySan Luis Obispo CountyLos Angeles CountyState of Utah

95 Colonies A. F. B.3 Colonies A. F. B.2 Colonies A. F. B.2 Colonies A. F. B.5 Colonies A. F. B.

21 Colonies A° F. B.

Total 128

C.roo Reoorts

~pnthly: We continue to send out crop acreage reports and estimates ofcrop production to the many agencies requesting the information.

Annual: The Annual Crop Report was published soon after the first of theyear. We also compiled livestock statistics, or ostimates, for the County,since no other agency had been compiling such a report. Various officialshave requested that we continue this procedure, and our inspectors havebeen kind enou~ to cooperate in compiling the statistics. The CountyMilk Inspector, Livestock Inspecter, and Extension Service have all checkedour figures on livestock production and value. We also checked with theFederal agencies having to do with agricultural programs.

~nspectors’ Study Grouos

The inspectors who were to qualify in more examination subjects have mettogether and with deputies have studied for the subjects to be passed.

Men who were interested in the work, or who were working on per diem,studied in order to qualify as inspectors.

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Such classes have been necessary to prepare men for the rigid state exami-nations and to improve new men already in the employ of the Department~All Insoectors and Deputies as well as the Commissioners must qualify byState Examination before they may be appointed, except that unqualified menmay be appointed for a temporary period of three months.

Meetings

Nine regular meetings of the San Bernardino County Agricultural InspectorsAssociation ~ere held in 1946, as an important means of maintaining uni-formity throughout the County Districts relative to law enforcement andre commendations.

New developments and methods in our work are discussed. Valuable informa-tion is received from o~uest speakers who are generally experts in somephase of agriculture. Informative contacts with members of the StateDepartment of Agriculture are also made at the meetings.

Appointment of Deouties and Inspectors

Deputies are appointed under provisions of Section 57 of the State Agri-cultural Code and Article 2~-, Section 1 & 4 of the County Ordinance. TheState Law states, "the Commissioner may appoint deputy con~issioners; in-spectors, and clerks who shall serve at his pleasure. Deputy Commissionersand inspectors must be appointed from a list, furnished by the Director, ofpersons holding certificate of eligibility to be so appointed."

The commissioner, deputies, and insoectors must qualify (Section 53) examination given by the Director. Temporary aopointments may be made foronly three months if the person has not so qualified.

A County Civil Service Ordinance was adopted but did not become activelyin operation during the calender year.

Salaries

Salary increases were granted this year and were greatly appreciated byour personnel. The present salaries for Senior Inspectors are still belowthose of neighboring Counties of comparable Agriculture.

Personnel Chan~e~

19A6 has marked many changes in personnel in our Department. Two Deputiesand two Inspectors resigned to accept other positions. CommissionerWoodhams resigned September first. This left the present Commissionerwithout Deputies when the normal number is three. There were no unemployedmen vith Deputy ratings on the State eligible list from which to makeselections. Therefore, it was necessary to use some of our present In-spector personnel in a supervisory capacity until such time as Deputiesqualified by examination were available. We are fortunate to have a splendidgroup of experienced Inspectors who have stayed by and taken additionalresponsibility working long hours to do the job we are delegated to do.

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Divisionof Work

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1945-1946

Per Cent ofInspectors Time

Approximate TotalCost of Each Division

OfficeQuarantineQuarantine Certification and

Export CertificationPest Survey and Quick DeclineNursery InspectionOrchard InspectionField or Truck CropsPest ControlBenefical InsectsSeed InspectionWeedsRodents and BirdsStandardizationStandardization CertificationCrop CensusRecords and ReportsApiarySpecial AssignmentsMeetings

.15132 $ 10,853.50

.15710 10,744.90

.00565 422°82

.03760 474.72

.01734 1,249.74

.14621 9,786.70

.02453 1,723.78

.05258 2,865.36

.00378 276.35

.00041 29.36

.01561 ~3,009,11

.10148 12,794.71

.08329 6,064.86

.00985 734.15

.02670 ip870.24

.04836 3,425.94

.03880 2,744.34

.02225 4,557.53

.05690 1,o14.63$ 74,642.74

OFFICE RECEIPTS

JULY I, 1945 to JLq~E 30, 1946

Refund from the State for Bubonic Plague account for December,July and August of 1945 .............. ~ ...... $1,066.15For removing or treating trees under Abatement . . .~ ..... 136.97For control of White Horse Nettle from So. Pacific Company . . . 293.35

For Standardization for fiscal year 1945-1946 .......... 1,347.1~For Quarantine for fiscal year 1945-1946 ............ 428.50For poison for fiscal year 1945-1946 .............. 2,081.79For books for fiscal year 1945-1946 .............. 144.64For mealy bug for fiscal year 1945-1946 ............. 127.76

$ 5,626.57

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Predatory Animal ControlS~ Bernardino County

Carl Hert - County Hunter950 East "C" Street, Colton.

Several years ago the Board of Supervisors appropriated money for the~ontrol of predatory animals. This action was backed by ranchers andsportsmen to protect livestock and wild game animals. It was pointed outthat a salaried man could accomplish more, at no more cost, than the oldsystem of bounties. This was especially true when so many animals were

’bootlegged" into a county paying a bounty from an area where no bounty waspaid.

Trapping operations were carried out wherever needed most. All callsfor assistance were answered as soon as possible. There were times whencalls came in from many places and from so many districts that it tookseveral days to make the necessary contacts. However, in all cases the callswere completed and the ranchers satisfied.

The number of lions caught enabled stockmen to pasture stock on therange and at the same time saved cotmtless deer.

The one outstanding predatory animal in the valley is the dog that hasgone wild. These dogs often make up packs of bloodthirsty animals thatslaughter cattle in the rlverbottoms and injure others that must be killedto stop the suffering° These dogs are also a menace to humans because ofthe danger of rabies. All reports of damage by dog packs have been cleanedup.

The number of coyotes, bobcats, etc., accounted for has saved count-less poultry, rabbits, and other domestic animals.

The figures below will give you some idea of the number of animalstrapped during the year 1946. They do not include animals stolen fromtraps, which during the hunting season amounts to a considerable number’of animals and traps.

STATISTICS FROM MARCH IST TO M~RCH IST

Coyotes Bobcats Fox Skunk Wild Dogs Bad~ Lion Coon Possum

1943 298 122 54 89 63 4 2 12 6

1944 276 119 70 85 53 4 1 12 22

3/1/45 to 176 89 53 78 28 8 6 5 5

9 mo periodSTATISTICS FROM JANUARY IST 1946 TO DECEMBER 31ST 1946

C_~otes Bobcats Fox Skunk Wild DoE~ Bad e~ Lion Coon Possum

243 95 96 82 21 6 16 7

OFFICE OF

SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

C. E. JehnsonCounty Sealer

County ofSAN BERNARDINOSan Bernardino w California.

January i, 1947

To: The Honorable Board of Supervisors,Court House,San Bernardino, California

Gentlemen:

We had hoped to report that for the first time in the historyof Weights and Measures in San Bernardino County, every piece ef weighingand measuring equipment had been checked during the year as provided bylaw; but even by increasing the number of places visited by over one thou-sand, we still fell considerably short of the work required. The incom-pleted work is equal to about thirty percent of the completed work. Itis well to remember that our department differs from most county depart-ments in that we must take care of all the cities as well as the countyterritory.

With the end of the recent hostilities, new markets, gasolinefilling stations and factories began to open all over the county. 01dgasoline service stations, closed by necessity, reopened, and the oldequipment sometimes required two or more inspections before the equipmentwas adjusted properly. The requests for these adjustments came to us sorapidly, we failed to keep a complete record of these requests.

The scarcity of many commodities, higher prices, and theeducational programs carried on in Los Angeles County have caused the con-sumer to be more alert, expecting more service from the Weights and MeasuresDepartment. There have been complaints which should have been morethoroughly investigated but were not, due to lack of personnel. The Shop-ping Investigators of Los Angeles County secured 316 convictions forviolations of the Weights and Measures laws with fines amounting to over$20,000. In view of the rapid growth ~n population in this county, Iam inclined to believe that we have a similar condition to face.

The amount of work has increased in the last few years becauseof the growth of our county, by the continual improvement in the uniformenforcement of our laws, and by the many new laws passed to safe guardthe public interests. One of the later laws, effective September, 1945,requires all persons repairing or installing old and new weighing ormeasuring equipment to report their action within twenty-four hours.This will eliminate the use of faulty equipment for lengthy periods.

. Q~rantine

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURECOUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO

Departmental CommunieationDate

Memo No.___~

From

To

Sub ject_

Ray Schneider

All District Inspectors

Checkin~ Nurser~_Stgck~for Quack Grass

Message:

It is important for all inspectors to check all balled nursery stock fromOregon for possible infestation of Quack grass.

A. P. Messenger, Assistant Chief of Bureau of Entomology & Plant Quaran-tine, sent out a memo regarding the checking of balled nursery stock fromOregon because of the possibility of Quack grass roots in the soil.

December 31, 1946 this possiblility became a reality so far as our depart-ment is concerned. Roy Camblin found grass roots in the soil around arhododendron from Oregon. A sample was sent to ~s. G. Fleishman at Los

Angeles and confirmed as Quack grass.

Roy had to dig deeply into the ball to find the grass roots because alloutward signs of the grass were cut off. Therefore, it is essential tocheck all soil surrounding nursery stock very carefully.

There are a good many grapevines being shipped into our county from cut

of state or from within the state.

Board of Supervisors -3- January i, 1947

In cases when no complaints were filed because of insufficientevidence, warnings were issued or the guilty parties were prosecuted insome other county. The real value of these warnings and prosecutions isnot represented in the amount of the fines but in their ability to stopsuch practices that would cause a loss of many times the amount of thefines. We thus shield the honest merchant from unfair practices, and thepublic is given the protection to which it is entitled. The people wecontact in our duties are almost without exception very cooperative andappreciative of the many small adjustments made on their equipment.

Our department, consisting of myself and one deputy, operateson a total budget of $8,352.00 which amounts to less than four cents percapita per year for some 226,000 people dependent upon the accuracy of theweighing and measuring equipment in San Bernardino County.

Looking forward, there is a possibility of the constructionof an Agriculture building wherein space will be provided for our officeand squipment, and someone will take care of our office calls in our absence.There will be an Oil and Gasoline Inspector to assist in the enforcementof the Oil and Gasoline Act, available upon call. A State truck will befurnished to test truck scales within this area, subject to call within afew days notice, and it is hoped the Board will see fit to supply atleast one additional deputy~

Respectfully submitted,

CEJ/gc

C. E. Johnson,County Sealer ofWeights and Measures

Sb%,~MARY OF INSPECTIONS

Weighing andMeasuringDevices

Of V~ich Out of OrderWe were Need of Con-

Sealed Corrected ~e~air~ demned

CgUNTER SCALES checked with testweights zero to capacity. 303 86 17

SPRING SCALES checked with testweights zero to capacity. 534 226 61

CO~TUTING SCALES checked with testwuights zero to capacity and oneach quarter. 1,253 495 103

PLATFORM SCALES checked with 50lb. test weight up to iO00 ibs. 1,O08 387 56

HEAVY CAPACITY SCALES includingtruck scales, railway track scales,tested with 50 lb. test weights,2000 lb. trailer truck weighing20,000 and 80,000 lb. test car onrailway.

Total ScalesWEIGHTS from 1/lO rmlg.to 50 lbs.

377 167 39ld6 276

_3 671 20 25

CASOLINE N~ASURING PUMPS checkedby drawing I gal. to 5 gal. Makenecessary adjustment and recheckuntil correct. 2,13’,’ 338 120

LIQUID ~ASURES from cubic cen-timeter to i0 gals. 2,940

PRICE SIGNS: FILL PIPES MARKED~The price of gasoline must be oneach pump and other price signsaround service stations must meetcertain specification. 3,164 413

GREASE DISPENSERS deliveringpounds, quarts, or parts thereof, none

WHOLESALE ~[ETERS checked by draw-ing 50 gals. into a 50 gal.stand-ard bucket.Make necessary adjust-ment and repeat operation. Allpiping and valves must be arrangedso that mixture of products isimpos s ible. 51 26 9

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Weighing andMeasuring We

Devices Sealed

Of Whichwere

Corrected

Out of OrderNeed ef C on-Re~air__2_s demned

GASOLINE TANK TRUCKS~ SPRAY RIGSAhD CESSPOOL DISPOSAL TANK TRUC__KS_,fill to marker with water from 250gale calibrated tanks. These trucksare often used as measures, must becorrect and be of such strengththat they will not change. 52 8

WI~ AND BR~DY TANKS,used as]neasures, v2re checked at thewinneries with 50 gal. bucket.Theyshould have from 500 to 2000 gale.per inch. 2

Total Measuring Devices _5,1_8~Total weighing -_ud

Measuring Devices

PA_CKAG__ES.BERRY BOXES, SACKSOFPOTATOES,. BEANS. C0~TC-

BREAD: Loaves of bread must weighI lb., l@ibs, and 2 lbs.

WOOD must be sold by cord ef ¼part of a cord.

372

Heavy8,333 27

129

401

Light714

3,000 Est.

i0 wood yards checked

PUMP LICENSES: Every service station Wemust have a pump license issued by Checked Collected

the State of California. 925 $751

REQUESTS AND C0~LAINTS - We have received requests to check 559 counter, springand computing scales; 212 platform scales, 197 railway, truck and wagon scales.We have also been requested to check 12 oil and gasoline substitutions; 725retail measuring pumps; 2 short weight complaints; and 85 tank trucks and whole-sale meters. We received requests to check 7 Public Weighmasters’ licenses andrecords.

MILES TRAVELED - 29,022

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DEPARTMENT OF A,GI\tCULTUP,,E

SAN ’ BEF~,NAI~,D I NO

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COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE575 SIERRA WAY PHONE 6811

COU NTY OF

SAN BEIRNARDINO, CALIFORNIA

A~U~UAL o~oP Pa~0RT 194T

TO: HONORABLE A. A. BROCK, DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, andTHE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SAN BEP~ARDINO COUNTY

It is required by Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code thatthe Agricultural Commls.~ioner compile a re~ort covering the con-ditions, acreage, production and value of the agricultural productsof the County. Herewith is submitted such a report for the Countyof San 3ernardino.

It should be pointed out at the beginning that the valuationfigures herein shown are o~ receipts and not net returns to thegrower. In fact, high productioncosts have~-~n many instances, leftlittle enough in the growerls pocket with which to meet the presenthigh cost of living. These costs have, in some in~.tances, increasedeven though the grower received less returns. On this basis, the totalincome for the Agricultural Industries of the County herein listedtotals $78,3~1,287 for 1947 as compared with $89,462,112 for 1946. Inother words, our gross agricultural income for the County during 1947dropped about 12% as compared with the previous year.

¯ Citrus (50,470 acres): Our production of Navels for 19~7 dro~oed3.7% a~gross returns dropped nearly i~%. as compared with 1946.Valencia production dro~ped 12% below the 19~6 figure and gross re-turns dropped nearly 53~. This was largely due to the very low pricesreceived~ Lemons seem to be our bright shot in citrus during 1947,showing production about the same with a substantial increase in grossreturns.

Subtropical fruits (659 acres), which include olives principally,with a few avocados, dates, figs and ~ersimmons, have remained aboutthe same in acreage. Gross income has better than doubled ($~5,~50)during 1947 over 1946. The 19~6 olive crop was extremely short.

Deciduous fruits (5,739 acres): The acreage remains about thesame as for the ~revious year. Our 6~2 acres of bearing apples pro-duced 23,556 boxes more fruit but received on the average of 25 centsless per box for them. Our 1947 production of a~ricote (299 acres)dropped to reduce our total income from this fruit by nearly half.Production from our 3,277 acres of peaches was about 7.500 tons shert

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of 1946 crop, and growers received less money per ton. Our totalincome from all deciduous fruits is approximately one-third lessthan in 1946.

(29,735 acres): Grapes again show a small increase total acres (462 acres). Production dropped to nearly one-half the1946 figure and the gross returns dropped from a little over ten mil-llon dollars in 1946 to apnroximately $i,577,000 in 1947.

Berry acreage again shows an increase of I~5 acres, bringing thetotal for the Oounty to 510 acres, with a gross return of $729,237.

Walnuts (7,457 acres) show a continued decline in acreage. Dueto a short crop, the total production dropped off nearly half in1947, with a very l~rcnounced drop in gross returns.

Vegetables (5,700 acres) show a decrease in acreage in 19~7 compared with 19~6 but an increase of around $200,000 in gross re-turns.

Field cro~s (31,607 acres) show a little decrease in total acre-age and gross returns. Collectively, field crops grossed nearly fourmillion dollars during 1947.

Seed Crops (380 acres): These crops include alfalfa, onions andsugar beets grown for seed. Gross returns - $18,~66.

Nursery stock took a surprising jump - due partly to a largeacreage planted to roses for wholesale trade. Gross returns wereabove the two million mark.

Bees. (45,~4S colonies): Bees really worked overtime during 1947.2,O71,OOO pounds of honey and 29,730 pounds of beeswax, plus thesale of around 5,700 nuclei, grossed approximately $499,000. Thevalue of bees as crop pollinators has been estimated to be fromfifteen to thirty times more than all honey and beeswax produced.

Livestock figures indicated on our livestock page are, I believe,the best estimates available.

We estimate there wer~16,2OO beef cattle in the County as ofDecember 31, 1947. About 6,h6~ more cattle were sold for beef in 1947than in the previous year. Due to higher prices, cattlemen receiveda gross of approximately $2,537,000 for stock sold which was $1,245~Omore than was estimated they received during 19~6.

Number of dairy cows increased in the Oounty 4.2%, with a corre~sponding increase in production. Total 6ro~s income from dairiesfor 1947 amounts to approximately $10,700,OOO, which is close to 16%more than for 19~6.

Producin~ hens were up 15% in number and produced 27% more eggsthan in 1946. Total income from eggs, meat, baby chicks and fertilizergrossed approximately $16,622,O00.

Turkezs on hand, December 31, 19~7, numbered 15,406, or 64% above

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the figure of a year ago. 21% more turkeys were sold for meat but~0% less were sold as poults in 1947 than in 1946. Total gross in-come from turkeys in 1947 was $I,009,~29.

Total gross income from all poultry including hens, ducks, an~turkeys was ~17,725,625 for 19~7,

PinKies going to market from San Bernardino 0ountx during theyear’numbered 47,764, nearly 5% more then during the previous year.Gross income from hogs, including fertilizer, amounted to $2,598,190.

Returns from rabbits. 6heep, foxes and game birds, make up thebalance of grese income from all listed livestock. The total for alllivestock adds up close to $34,750,000 for 1947.

Government Payments: It is interesting to note that there has beenno government pa~,ments for beef ~roduction, lamb production, or dairyproduction during 19~7. $159,000 have been turned over to our farmersfor conservation earnings or payments for soil building practices thisyear. In 1945, all government payments distributed locally amountedto a ]ittle over one million dollars; in 1946, they were about $250,000less: and, in 1947, amounted to 9159,000.

In conclusion: The members of our Department, including officepersonnel end district inspectors, have made an earnest endeavor tomake this report a~ accurate as possible. Whenever we could, we havechecked our figures with those of other agencies. We have also triedto present it in a form that will be most helpful. However, in thisregard, suggestions from readers are welcomed.

We are particularly indebted to various members and organizationsof the 0itrus Industry, the Extension Service, the local office of theAgricultural Production and Marketing Administration, the County Live-stock Inspector, the County k:ilk Inspector and numerous others.

I,~ sincere appreciation is extended to all who have assisted inmaking this report possible.

Respectfully submitted,

H. A. Crane,Agricultural Commissioner.

REPORT OF CROP PRODUCTION, ACREAGE AND VALUATIONCounty of San Bernardino

FRUIT, NUT AND VINE CROPS

AcreageBearlng-Non-Bear. Production

CITRUSNavelsValenciasMisc. OrangesLemonsGrapefruitLimes

LOOSE CITRU~Oranges: Navels

ValenciasMisc.

LemonsGrapefruit

19 Z 194_66 194_ZPkd.

25,715 55 4,841,132 B~s, 4,658,02012,624 258 2,368~550 2,076,3331:053 - 1175377 " 107,2476,3A5 104 "803~92~ " 771,3204,256 59 653,277 " 671,483

II - 97 " 46

522,888 " 422;019416:848 " 604,798

30,293 " 27~09966i,522 " 323:155274~110 " 119~860

Valuation194_26

$ 19,36/+,528 $ 15,977,OO811,369,040 5,398,466

469,508 367,857~,545,305 4,087,996

1,959,831 1,725,711164 92

533,346 298,1401,083,805 397,135

78,762 16,134571,489 249,481164,466 6,373

SUBTROPICALAvocados 61Dates 8Figs 5Olives, Cured 5510lives, OilPersimLmons 19

9 51.75 Tns. 49

1.50 " 2lO " 16020 " 340

~9 " 53

20,700 22,050

300 4003,750 24,0004,000 34,000

11,920 5,300

DECIDUOUSApples 682 70 222,310 Bxs. 245,866Apples, Culls 783 Tns. 178Apricots 299 4 1,227 " 635Apricots, Dried 6.6 " -Cherries 108 19 54 " 41Peaches, Cling 1,127 i01 6,373 " 6,424Peaches, Free 2,150 524 16,823 " 9,228Pears 45 ll 129 " lO0Plums and Prunes &O8 188 2,177 " 1,766Quince 3 12 " 9.6

389,043 368,79925,839 15,090~92,025 50,800

3,73321,600 13,940

404,686 321,2002,O18,760 922,800

10,320 8,000108,850 300,220

960 480

GRAPESGrapes, Table 1,175 131

Juice 26,027 2,402

BERRIESBerries, Bush 266 122

Straw 122 -

NUTSAlmonds 152Pecans 4Walnuts ÷ 7,457

TOTAL

* Corrected figures.

246,620 63,2109,806,260 1,513,500

2,466 " 2~i0798,063 " 50,450

121,434 Trays 220~488 297,51349,050 " 136,900 179,O33

60,000 # Frozen

39 27.5 Tns. 21 13a200- - Lbs. - -

84 3,279,3 Tns.1,8155.

i~639~62554,438;981

300~537428,700

11,760

363,0OO$ 33,292,179

** Figures obtained by District Inspectors from Packing Houses.Includes $9,750°for Cider.Approximately 1,200 acres of above bearing acreage out of production.

Asparagus 32# Crt.

Beans, Green 50# Crt.

Beets 3 Dz. per Crt.

Broccoli ~0# Crt.

Cabbage 60# Crt.

Carrots 70# Crt.

Cauliflower ~0# Crt o

Celery ~5# Crt.

Corn, Green 25# Lug

Cucumbers 30# Lug

Eggplant 20# Lug

Garlic

Lettuce

Melons, Cant~" , Water,’ , Other

Onions, Green,, ~ Dry

Parsley

Peppers, Chili" , Bell

Peas, Green

Potatoes, Sweet 32#" , Irimh .i00#

Pumpkins

Spinach 35#

Squash, Summer 20#,, , Winter

Tomatoes,Fresh 281~" , Can

Turnips 50#

Misc. Veg,

65# Crt.

65# Crt.TonsTons

30# crt.50# Sks.

15# Lug151/ Lug

50# crt.

COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE CROPS

ACREAGE P R 0 D U C T I 0 N VALUATION19T6--~9_29/ 19~6 ~_t4Z 19&E 19~7

5 - 360 Crts. - $ 1,260 $ -

15 i~ 638 Crts. 950 ~,785 ~,750

IA 7 2,800 Crts. 1,150 3,780 1,725

32 i 11,900 Crts. 150 &O,~60 5~0

119 85 29,3~O Crts. 20,~55 88,020 51,138

50 30 ll,O7& Crts. ~,220 33,222 12,660

15 6 2,900 Crts. 600 10,150 1,800

2 i0 1,000 Crts. 3,500 2,000 8,575

2,&O0 2,379 665,310 Lugs ~70,85& 665,310 9&1,708

2 3 1,200 Lugs 1,O50 2,&O0 1,575

ii 3 3,902 Lugs 1,200 7,80~ 3,000

l& 1 24,000 Lbs. 1,5OO 7,200 375

31 I0 7,750 Crts. 1,850 23,250 5,550

75 69 10,125 Crts. 7,580 35,&38 2/+,63565 31 710 Tons 291 28,&00 8,730

107 - 1,28& Tons - 51,360 -

32 5 2,650 Crt. 210 3,180 1,260138 76 100,850 Sks. 75,800 126,063 113,700

2 Crts. 700 - 1,120

i 950 Lugs 750 950 56314 12 6,250 Lugs 6,108 9,375 22,111

3 50 Crts. 300 200 1,200

Lug 637 59~ 138,619 Lugs 191,695 311,892 ~21,729Sks. 3,085 1,990 75~,180 Sks. 566,770 1,696,905 1,8~2,003

Tons - 25 - Tons 50 - 7,000

Crt. 12 ~ 3,350 Crts. 760 16,O80 2,888

Lug I~ 3 lO,7OOLugs 900 21,~00 1,800Tons 130 ii~ 1,820 Tons 2,088 91,O00 I0~,~OO

Lug II~ 99 36,~49 Lugs 29,~00 5~,673 29,&O0Tons 715 70 2,036 Tons 373 63,116 Ii,7&9

Crt. 13 6 1,360 Crts. 580 2,720 1,160

60 ~ 2%,000 19.900

7,92~ 5,700 $3,&26,393 $3,6&8,7&~

FIELD CROPS

ACREAGE

Beans, Blackeye 2,100 5,10~ 29,095

Pink 3 5 20 50

Pinto 16 - 16

Corn, Ensilage 535 725 10,200Shelled - 18

¯ Maize 130 2~0 2,830

Grain, Thrashed:Barley ~, 890 5,171 93~ 690Oats 935 1,005 15~250

~heat ¯ 2~5 235 ~,360

Hay, Alfalfa lO, 669,,.~

60,109

Mixed Alfalfa l~O 300

Oats - 30 -Grain 7,575 7,515 17~471

Mushrooms 1,O00

Pasture:Permanent Irrigated 8,000 5,690Planted Dry Range 3~500 600

Sudan Grass 2,000 200

P e anut s - lO

Sugar Beets 72 192

Tobacco 5 3

TOTAL ~0,8~7~, tg?

* All i00# Sacks.

PRODUCTIONiJ_4Z

Sks~ 70,375 $ 3~9,1AO.. 260 800,. "- "256

Tons IA,120 81,600" 25 "-

Sks. &,800 7,783

VALUATION

" 7~,A15 257;6~8" 16~150 ~8;038., &,760 IA~!70

Tons 29,369 1,923;A88,. - 9,600

50" I/~;319 412,736

Lhs. 1,000 800

1,200;00035,000

120,000

21)6002,,363

$ &,/~5,022

- Lbs. 32,000363 Tons 2,688

8,000 Lbs. 1,800

SEED CROPS

Alfalfa Seed 350 350 33.5 Tons 22 32,160

Onion Seed 12 20 1,200 Lbs. 700 3,000i0 - " 3,~00 -Sugar Beet Seed

362 380 $ 35,160

CONSERVATION EARNINGS AND SOIL BUILDING PRACTICES (A.A.A.)

Farms, EarningPayments

1%___!61;500 972

$ 175,000 $ 159,000

NURSERY STOCK

19&6 19&7

$ 603,696 $ 2,10&,700

APIARY

1%61%7

Lbs. 2,O71,065 $ 231,132" 29~730 8;160

+ 5,759 2%875."$ 260,167

Grown and Sold

19~6

Honey Production 1,359~605Beeswax 17,000Nuclei ÷ ~,175

÷ Includes Nuclei with Queens.

$ 1,126~0003,6AO

lta.;2oo2;300

19,200

223;2&552,48819,0$0

851,701

I~500~58,208

75O

910~&007~200

13;0008,000

~0,320

$ 3,879,902

13;2001,050

$ 18,&66

$ &56;87712~ 78&

29 295$ &98,956

ESTIMATED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

On Hand Sold Sol___dd19 7

BEEF CATTLEFeeders 1,200 3,842Range 15,000 &,O00Fertilizer 8,000

DAIRY-COWS 16,152Milk: Wholesale 12,0015,000

Retail 5,997,767Products

Breeding Stock 2,071 -Slaughter A,027Fertilizer 67,166

POULTRYProducing Hens 1,710,515Eggs 17,8~5,380Hens culled & sold

for Meat 1,008~601Other Chickens Sold

for Meat 777,026Baby Chicks 2,609,200Fertilizer 20,910

DUCKS 7,500Ducks Sold for Meat 50,100

TURKEYS 15,A06Sold for Meat, 97,160Poults 273,000Eggs 39,583

HOGS - Breeding Stock 642 -Slaughter 45,549Fertilizer 21,600

RABBITSFryers Sold 136,255Pelts Sold 121,223Fertilizer Sold 30

CHINCHILLA 900Pelts Sold I00

SHEEP - Breeding Stock 5,990 175Slaughter 4,202Wool 9,500

FOX 7O0Pelts " 1,800 -

G~ BIRDS 18

TOTAL

7,8106,500

Tns. 15,750

Gal.12,597,589" 6,249,673

Lbs ̄ 151,500i00

3,592Tns. 75,274

Dz. 22,806,867

627,029

1,365,9473,345,342

Wns. 49,978

75,150

117,490162,750

Dz. I~,4008,5 O0

~7,761Tns. 30,020

85,458&1,362

Tns. &O0

i008O

4, 728Lbs. - ~,575

None3,187

BEEF PRODUCTION PAinTSLAMB PRODUCTION PAYmeNTS

#DAIRY PRODUCTION PAYmeNTS

- $ 19,343.50- I&,367.23- 557,7i5.96

il 99 , 27.69

* Value of Pelts on Hand.Includes cream, butter and milk.

VALUATION

$ 691,560 $ 1,562,000600,000 975,00029,000 47,250

&,801,600 5,290,9873,897,548 &,374,771

- 33,330- ~i~000

322,160 754,320167,915 225~822

9,101,1/+3 13,227,982

1,260,751 6~9,732

893,579 i,84~,O28443~565 635,615iO~550 224,901

50,1OO 93,938

582,960 851,802191,100 105,787i18,749 51.840

- 850,0001,639,764 2,388,050

151,200 210,140

136,255 106,85638,791 6,20&

150 2,000

5,000 5,0005,250 2,400

60,929 9~,5603,705 20,058

* 2,737 * 36,0004,000

~25,295,060 $34,739,340591~428

$25,8-86,488

Note:

RECAPITULATION

The following valuation figures represent ~ receiptsand not net returns to the grower.

Citrus 69,167 ~ 50,670

Subtropical 657 659

Deciduous 5,777 5,739

Grapes 29,273 29,735

Berries 365 510

Nuts 8,310 7,736

Vegetables 7,925.5 5,699

Field Crops ~0,8~7

Medicinal Crops None None

Seeds 362 380

Nursery Stock

Apiary

Livestock

÷ Government Payments

Total

* Includes bearing and non-bearing.

*Acreage Valuation1966

$ 39, I~0, ~J~

60,670

3,138,753

10,052,880

~76,566

1,652,825

3,~26,393

6,685,022

m~

35,160

603,696

260,167

25,295,060

85~,696

/ $ 89,~62,112

19~7

$ 28,52~,393

85,750

2,001,329

1,576,710

729,237

37~,760

3,668,7~4

3,879,902

18,~66

2,106,700

~98,956

3~,739,360

159,000

$ 78,361,287

~ Increase due mostly to re-survey of acreage in some districts, andcorrection of records.

Corrected figures.

÷ Includes Conservation Earnings or Payments for Soil Building Practices.

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SAN BfiI>,,NA/<,DI!’,IQCOUNTY

Compiled byDepartment of AgricO_lture

ofSan Bernardino County

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COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL."rURE575 SIERRA WAY PHONE 6811

COUNTY OF

SAx~g BE P~~I~OSAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA

TO: HONORABLE A, A. BROCK, DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, andTHF~ HONOP@.BLE BOARD OF SU’~ERVISORS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

It is required by Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code thatthe Agricultural Commissioner compile a report covering the cow-ditions, acreage, production and value of the agricultural productsof the County. Herewith is submitted such a report for the Cotmtyof San Bernardino~

It should be explained that the valuation figt~res herein givenare re__receipts, and not net returns to the grower. High pro-duction costs have, in many instances, left very little in thegrowerVs pocket for himself and family. On the basis of gross re-turns to the ~rower, the %oral income from the Agricultural Industriesof the County herein listed totals $84,929,201 for 19~8, as comparedwith $78,341,287 for 1947. In other words, our annual agriculturalincome for the County ims increased $6,587,914, or 8% over the 1947figure.

Citrus (50,000 acres): Production of Navels ~roppedll% andgross~ns dropped 19% during 1948, as compared with 1947. Valenciaproduction dropped 27.8% below the 1947 f~gure and gross returnsdropped 9.8%. Lemons also show a decrease in production of 8.3% andin gross returns of 4.9%. The prices for lemons were up a littlebu~ not enough to make up for the shortage of marketable fruitsGrape-fruit production dropped 26%, with gross returns dropping 42.7~, ascompared with 1947. All citrus dropped 13.5% in pro~uctionand 17~%in gross returns during 1948, as compared with 1947, and 21~ and ~Oprespectively, as compared with 1946 figures. During 1946, gross re-turns to citrus growers amounted to a little over 39 million dollars,as compared to 1948 returns of barely 23-1/2 million dollars~ We haveapproximately the same potential bearing acreage. Perhaps we canmake the 39-million dollar mark again. I% can be stated that the 1948crop ~as afflicted by frost and much scarred, low-grade fruit as wellas.small sizes.

Subtropical f~uit~ (677 acres) include olives mostly, 566 acres,with a few avocados, persimmons, figs and dates. The gross incomedropped 36%, as compared with 1947, mostly because of a very shortcrop of olives.

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Deciduous Fruits (5,216 acres): Acreage has decline& about 9% dur-ing the year. Apple production for the year dropped a little, due tofrost early in the season, but othcr fruits, such as, peaches, plums,apricots and cherries, produced about the same as for the previous year°Gross returns for all deciduous fruits ($2,053,422) were slightly morethan for 1947.

(3~,747 acres): Grapes show an increase of 5,012 acres over1947 figures. Most of this increase is due to correction of our acreagerecords as a result of actual surveys. Production for all grapes showsa substantial increase in 19~g over the short crop of 1947. Gross re-turns amounted to approximately $2,$76,000, which represents about a46% increase over the year before, partially duo to the additional acreage.

Berries (5~6 acres) show a slight increase in acreage and a totalgross return of around $740,000, representing a~ $11,000 increase over1947.

Nuts, mostly Walnuts (5,903 acres): Walnuts show a continued de-cline in acreage. We reported S,119 acres in 1946, 7,541 ~n 1947~ andnow 5,759 acres of walnuts for 194S. We also have 144 acres of almonds.Our gross returns of $~$9,116, however, indicate an increase of 30% over

19~7.

Vc~etab]es (6,549 acres): An increase of 849 acres over 1947 shown but a slight decrease in total gross income of about 3~. Some ofour larger income crops are cabbage, carrots, green corn, melons, dryonions, peppers, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes (nearly $2,000,000);squash and tomatoes. Total gross income $3,533,425,

Field Crops (44,~69 acres): Field crops show an increase of 6,272acres during i946. Alfalfa is our most valuable field crop, showinggross returns of a little better than $2,332,000 on 12,379 acres. Irri-gated pastures come next, with gross returns of about $100 per acre,totaling $~50,000 for the county. Other important crops are Blackeyebeans, barley, oats, wheat, grain hay and dry range pasture. Totalgross returns for all field crops amount to ~4,S74,g74 for 19~8.

Seed Cro~s (26~ acres): Alfalfa, onion and sugar beets compriseour principal seed crops - 29,000 pounds of alfalfa seed, 200 pounds ofonion seed and 5g6,000 poLmds of sugar beet seed - wl~h combined grossreturns of better than $60,000, as compared with $18,400 for 1947.

~urser~ Stock: Fruit trees and ornamental nursery stock actuallygrown in the county have an estimated gross return of about $I,425,000for 1948. This is a drop of approximately $6g0,000 compared with 1947figures, principally due to a decrease in acreage of fleld-grown roses.

Bees: 11,723 colonies were registered in the county during 1948.In addition, other bees were brought into the county during the year.It is estimated there were 48,000 colonies here during the orange bloom.Honey and wax production for 194S exceeds the 194~ production but lessmoney was received. Honey prices were down about one-half those of theprevious year. Gross returns for honey, beeswax and nuclei total $353,4~3.(The value of bees as crop pollenizers has been estimated to be severaltimes more than all honey and wax produced.)

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Livestock: The figures found on our livestock page are, we believe,the best available. It is estimated there were I0,52~ beef cattle inthe county as of December 31, 194~. There were a few more range cattlethan feeders. 14P310 beef cattle were sold during the year, with a grossreturn of around $4,139,000 - a little better than $I,600,00 increaseover the previous year,

Dairy cows increased from 16,152 in 19~7 to 17,470 in 1946. Totalgross income from dairying, including milk, breeding stock sold, stocksold for beef, and fertilizer sold, amounted to around $12,0OO,O00.

Producing hens increased 24.5% over 1947. Egg production is alsOup 30.7%. Chickens sold for meat are up 127.5%, Baby chicks sold areup 22.6%. We have a decrease in the number of ducks and turkeys. Grossincome from all poultry has jumped from $17,725,625 in 1947, to $2~,234,0S0in 1948, an incraase of 36.7%.

Hogs sold for pork numbered 47,396, which was a few less than theprevious year. However, $692,690 more was received for them. Hogsgrossed $3,254,356 for 1948.

Rabbits (700,000) grossed 8976,SIO; sheep, sold for mutton and wool,grossed $244,072, with 6,000 of breeding stock remaining on hand as ofDecember 31, 1948.

There seems to be a steady increase in number of livestock in thecounty, with attendant increase in gross income. Particularly outstand-ing is the rapid increase in poultry. Total gross income from all live-stock amounts to $44,$73,362.

Government~a~ments, including conservation earnings or payments forsoil building practices, show a decrease of from $159,O00 in 1947 to

$49,5S5 in 1948.

In conclusion: The members of our Department, including office personnel and district inspectors, have made an earnest endeavor to makethis report as accurate as possible. Whenever we could, we have checkedour figures with those of other agencies. We have also tried to presentit in a form that will be most helpful. However, in this regard, sug-gestions from readers are welcomed.

We are particularly indebted to various members and organizations ofthe Citrus Industry, the Extension Service, the local office of the Agri-cultural Production and Marketing Administration, the County LivestockInspector, the County Milk Inspector and numerous others.

I~ sincere appreciation is extended to all who have assisted in mak-ing this report possible.

Respectfully submitted,

H. A. Crane,Agricultural Commissioner.

REPORT OF OROP PRODUCTION, ~CREAG~ A~ VALUATIONCounty of San Bernar&ino

FRUIT, i~UT ~-D VINE CROPS

Bear~nE Non-Bear. P R 0 D U C T I O N

Pkd.CITRUSNavels 25:368

~4,658,020 Bxs. 4,139,930 $15,977,008 $ 12,95~,981

Valencia 12,538 2 2,076,333 " 1,497,549 5,398,466 4,86i ,034

I~isc. Oranges 1,079 107,247 " 86,803 , 367,S57 199,647

Lemons 6,245 131 771,320 " 706,656 4,087,996 3,8S6,608

Grapefruit 4,269 55 671,483 " 493,577 I, 725,711 987,154

Limes ii 46 " 155 92 3I0

LOOSE CITRUS **Oranges: Navels 422,O19 " 686,410 298,140 248,260

Valencia 604,798 " ~03 ~ 350 397,135 267,580

Misc. 27,099 " 33,571 16’134 14,829

Lemons323,155 " 196,702

24~,481S7,822

Grapefruit ll9,860 " 218,616 ,373 29,726

VALUATION

Sb-BTRUiIOAL 20,500Avocados 61 17 49 Tons 51.25 22,050

. 2 - 750Dates 8 - ~00 -

- 2 It -Pigs - 145.5 24,ooo 29,1ooOlives, Cured 566 6 160 ’~

Olives, Oil 340 " i0 34,000 1,000

Persimmons 19 - 53 " 30 5,300 3,000

DECIDUOUS 272,812Apples 663 94 245,866 Bxs. 147,466 368,799

Apples, Cull 178 Tns. 156 15,090~ 12,545~

apricots, Fresh 209 I 635 " 713 50,800 32,085" 8 - 2,880

Apricots, Dried - 13,9*0 24,910Cherries 102 19 ~i " 47

Peaches, Cling 891 4S 6,424 " 5,750 321,200 373,750

Peaches, Free 2,095 451 9,228 " 10,063 922,800 1,006,300

Pears ~5 13 i00 " 70 8,000 7,000

Plums and Prunes 395 187 1,766 " 1,603 300,220 320,600

Quince 3 - 9.6 " 9 480 540

GRAPES 63 210 102,520Grapes, Table 1,638 42 2,107 " 1,165 ,

Juice 32,077 990 50,450 " 79,238 1,513,500 2,773,330

~ERRIES ~00, 349,123Berries, Bush 396 25 220,~88 Trays 379,482 537

Straw 125 - 136,900 . 136,S00 410,700 376,200

, Frozen 60,000 Lbs~ 60,000 lg,O00 15,000

~TSAlmonds I00 44 21 Tns. 19 Ii,760 10,260

Walnuts 5,660 99 1,815 " 2,012 363, 000 478,856$ 33,292,179 $ 29,760,01~

¯ . Production figures are in boxes esual to packed boxes.

Includes G9,750 for Cider in 1947{ $7,475 in 1948.

..... ~ " ’ 4 m ’ .................................. " ............ ...... I II I []

Beans, Green 50# Crt.

Beets 3 Dz. per Crt.

Broccoli 40# Crt.

Cabbage 60~ Oft. 65

Carrots 70@ Crt. 50

Cauliflower ~ Crt. 6

Celery 45~ Crt. 10

Corn, Green 5 Dz. Crt~ 2,379

Cucumbers 507# Lug 3

Eggplant 207# Lug 3

Garlic 1

Lettuce 65# Crt. lO

Melons, Cant. 65#, Crt. 69Water Tons 31Other 60# Crt. -

Onions, Green 307# Crt. 5Dry 5O# Sks. 76

Parsley 2

Peppers: Chili 15# Lug 1Bell 257# Lug 12

Peas, Green 5~ Crt. 3

Potatoes: Sweet 32# Lug 594Irish 1007# Sks.l,990

Pumpkins Tons 25

Spinach 35~ Ort. 4

Squash, Summer 20@ Lug 3Winter Tons ll4

Tomatoes, Fresh 28# Lug 99Can Tons 70

Turnips 50@ Crt, 6

Misc. Veg. 47

5,700

COI~4ERCIAL

14 9~

7 7! 2

149226S

VEGETABLE CROPS

PRODUCT O V LUAT O 19~S 1,947~ 194~

950 Crts. 6S4 $ 4,750 $ 2,736

1,150 " 1,225 1,725 2,144

150 " 210 540 630

20,455 " 34,635 51.13S 51,953

4,220 " 12!,7S0 12,660 365,340

600 " S55 1,gO0 2,!3s

- 3,5oo " - s,575 -

l,SS3 QO,S54 " 369,520 9~I,70S 739,040

42 1,o5o L%~ a,600 1,575 2,600

i 1,200 " 290 3,0O0 290

- 1,500 Lbs. - 375 -

15 l,S50 Crts. 2,565 5,550 7,095

55 7,5~0 " 4,700 24,635 S,695

71 291 Tons 677 s,730 2o,31o

5 - 1.35o - 2,9o3

6 210 Crts. 420 1,260 2,520

117 75,~00 Sks. 103,950 113,7’00 iI~,3~5

- 700 Crts. - !,120 -

1 750 Lugs. 555 563 415

IS¼ 6,1o8 Lugs 4,~o7 ee,lll iS,509

- 300 Crts. - 1,200 -

306 !91,695 Lugs 75,000 421,729 150,O00

3,361 566,770 Sks. S73,9g0 I,S42,003 1,966,455

6 50 Tons ll 7,000 440

4 760 Crts. 770 2,SgS 2,695

2½ 900 Lugs. 750 1,SOO 1,125

93 2,OSS Tons 770 IO4,40o 54,650

SO 29,400 Lugs 19,e49 29,400 24,061

IO 373 Tons 120 11,749 3,840

9¼ 5S0 Crts. 910 1,160 1,gRO

17 19,900 6,676

6,549 $ 5,64~,744 $ 3,533,425

f~ ~I. " ..... " ..... . ................. II l .......... i ..... I

Beans, BlackeyePink

Corn EnsilageShell edi6~ize

CottonGrain, Thrashed:

BarleyOat s~Wne at

Hay: ~,lfalfaOat sGrain

i"iushroomPacture:

Permanent Irrigated 5,690Planted Dry Range 600~udan 200

/- Govt.-O~a~ed Range LandPeanut s 10Suga~- Beets 192Tobacco 3

TOTAL 36,197

Acreage

5,104 6,990 70,37320 I00 260

725 502 1~,12oiS - 25

2~o 175 ~, 600- ~0 -

5,171 5,132 7~,~151,005 370 16,150

235 27O 4,7fi011,~39 12,379 29,369

30 - 507,515 6,249 lk,319

1,000

S,5003,5oo

25o

9

3

44,469

VALUATIONPRODUCTION’ ~ 1947

Sks. 96,125 $ 1,126,000 $ 672,S75, 1,000 3,640 6,250

Tons S,lO0 141,200 46,600. - 2,300 -

Sks. 4,391 19, R00 13,173Lbs. 30,000 - 9,000

Sks. 64,962 223,245 297,367" 6,900 52,466 2~,9SO" 5,94O 19,040 22,275

Tons 66,645 S51,701 e,332,575" - i, 500 -" 11,975 45S,20S 363,200

Lbs. 4,256 750 2,979

32,000 Lbs. 19,0002,666 Tons1,6OO Lbs. 1,650

910,~00 650,O007,200 175,0OO

13,000 20,0004,000

6,000 4,75o40,320

1,TlO 1,650

$ 3,S79,902 $ ~,S74,674

* ~II i00# Sacks.60,000 acres available range land in S. B. Nat’l. Forest.

SEED CROP S

Alfalfa Seed 350 165 22 Tons I[~o5 ~ 13,200

Onion Seed 20 " i 700 Lbs. 200 1,050

Sugar Beet Seed i0 i00 3,400 " 366,000 4,216

3so $

00iCSERV~TIOi, i ~TINGS AI~D SOIL BUILDING PRACTICES (A.A.A.)

Farms, Earning 972 312Payments $ 159,O00 $ 49,565

iZ/RSERY STOCK

Grown and Sold $2,10~,7OO $1,424,571

$ 9,2o33OO

60,129

Honey ProductionBeeswaxNuclei with Queens ~

APIARY

2,o71,o65 Lbs. 2,s66,o6s $ 456,s77 $

29,730 " 4~,O20 12,7S4

5,759 4,20o 29, 295$ ~96,956 $

19~S

31~, 37516,06821,000

ESTII~’~TED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

On Hand Sold Sold VALUATION

BEEF C=TTLEYeeders 5,054 7,SI0Range 5,474 6,500Fertilizer 15,750

n~IRY-OOWS 17,47o~ilk: Wholesale 12,597,5S9

Retail 6,249,673Products 151,500

Breeding Stock L307 i00Slaughter 5,592Fertilizer 75,27~

POULEYProducing Hens 2,130,O00Eggs 22,S06,$67Hens Culled & Sold

for :!eat 627,029Other Chickens Sold

for Meat 1,365,947Baby Chicks 3,345,342Fertilizer 49,97S

DUCKS 6,000Ducks Sold for Meat 75,150

TbRKEYS 76,670Turkeys Sold for Ivieat 117,490}cults 162,750Eggs II~,~O0Fertilizer

HOGS - Breeding Stock 10,169 S,500Slaughter 47,761Fertilizer 30,020

~A/~BITSFryers Sold $5,45SPelts Sold 41,362Fertilizer Sold 400

CHINCHILLi 900Pelts Sold 1CO

S}~ - Breeding Stock 6,000 gOSlaughter 4,72SWool 4~,575

Fox 355Pelts 500 None

G~i~ BIRDS 3.~7Sold 5,Ig7

Ii, 5SS15,53o

Tons 32, ~00

Gal. 13,3~5,717" 5,437, aSS

Lbs. 22, SO02S9

3,$31Tons $7,890

Dz. 29, ~20,000

i, 27S,000

3,255,262~, lO3,560

Tons 2S, 120

s3,325

lO5,174275,000

Dz. 7,550Ton~ l, 5S3

4oo47,396

Tons 26,112

700,000300,000

Tons 5,362

3oS, ~I0

55,40o

1:300

97

$ 1,562,ooo $ 2.1o9,o16975,ooo 2,o29,5oo47,25o 9o,72o

5,29o,9s7 7,o73,e3o4,374,771 3,So6,1o2

33,33o 5,7oo21,000 2~,900

754,32o 75~,53s225,S22 241,69S

13,a27,~sa 16,10a,SO0

6S9,73a 1,$05,S00

1,S~4,O2S 4,39~,6o4635,615 779,676224,901 112,4~0

93,958 104,156

$51,S02 1,051,71~OlO5,7s~ 2~7,5oo51,S~O 2~,992

- 6,332$50,000 3C,O00

2,3~,050 3,0~o,74021o.1~o 143,616

106,S56 S75,0006,2o4 75,ooo2,000 ~6,810

5,0002,4OO 960

94,560 ~20,~5020,05s 25,S22

36,000 19,5oo

7,967 ISO

$ 3~,739,34o $ 44,S73,36~

* Value of Pelts on Hand.

RECAP I Tb’LATI ON

Note: The following valuation figures represent ~ros.._~s receiptsnot net returns to the growers.

Acreage * Valuation

1947 194S !947 194S

Citrus 50,47@ 50,000 $ eS,524,393 $ 23,546,951

Subtropical 659 677 S5,750 54,350

Deciduous 5,739 5,216 2,001,329 2,053,422

Grapes 29,735 34,747 1,576,710 2,$75,$50

Berries 510 546 729,237 ?40,323

Nuts 7,736 5,903 374,760 489,!16

Vegetables 5,700 6,549 5,64S,744 5,535,425

Field Crops 3S,197 44,469 3,S79,902 4,S74,674

Seeds 3S0 266 1S,466 60,129

Nursery Stock 2,104,700 1,424,571

Apiary 49S,956 353,443

Livestock 34,739,340 5~,$73,362

Government P~rJnents 159,000 49,5S5

Total $ 7g,341,2S7 $ ~4,929,201

Includes beaa’ing and non-bearing.

Includes Conservation Earnings or P~vments for Soil Building Practices.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SAN BE R NARD I N O C OU NTY

COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE575 SIERRA WAY PHONE 6811

COUNTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA

ANNUAL CROP REPORT 1949

TO: Honorable A. A. Brock, Director of Agriculture, and’i~.e Honorable Board of Supervisors, San Bernardino County

It is required by Section 65.5 of %/ie Agricultural Code that the Agri-cultural Commissioner compile a report covering the conditions, acreage, pro-duction m~d value of the agricultural products of the County. He::-ewith issubmitted such a report for the County of Sm~ Bernardino.

It should be ekq~l~.ined that the valuation figures herein given ai~ ~os_~sreceipts, and not net i~turns to the grower. High production costs have, inmany instances~l-eft very little in the grower’s pocket for himself and family.On the basis of gross returns to the grower, the total ~come from the agri-cultural industries of the County herein listed totals $76 ,711, 627 for 1949as comosmed with ~84,929,201 for 191~8. In other words, our emnual agriculturalincome-for the County dropped ~8,217,574 or about 9 1/2 per cent from the1948 figure. Loss of a large part of ou~’ citrus crop, due to freezing damage,accounts for most of the difference.

Citrus (~4,854 acres): In 1948, our citrus acreage was reported as 50,000acres. The 5,146 acre reduction ~:as due mostly to a correction of previousfigures as the result of a tree count conducted jointly by the State Depart~-entof Agriculture and our local Department. Removals during 1949 amounted to500 acres and nev~ planting to 69 acres.

Production of L~avels dropped 53 pel- cent and gross returns dropped ~.7 percent during 191~9, as co~oared with 19L,8. Valencia production dropped 25 percent below the 19AS figure ~d gross returns dropped 37 oer cent. Lemons alsosho~ a decrease in prod.uction of ~ per cent and in gross returns, 3~ per cent.The prices for lemons ,:~ere up a little but not enough to ~ake up for the short-age of marhetable f~-uit. Grapefruit D~oduction dropped 36 per cent but morefavorable prices for both packed and loose fruit held the gross returns up to afigure slightly higher than the previous year. ALl citrus dropped Z:2 per centin production and 38 per cent h~ gross returns during 1949, as compared ~vith1948. It can be ststed that the 19~8 crop v~s.s afflicted by f’,-ost and n~chscarred, lov:-grade fruit as well as small sizes. The year 19~:.9 ~ill go downin history as one of our worst freeze years.

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For information regarding acreage~ production, and gross income of allcitrus for the years 1938 to 1948 inclusive, l.~ference is made to supplementalpage in this report.

S_ubtropical fruits (747 acres) includes 649 acres of olives with a fewavocados, persimmons, figs and dates. The gross income jumped 17 per cent ascompared with 1948, nostly b~cause of a larger crop of olives.

Deciduous fruits (4,506 acres): Acreage has declined about 14 per centduring the year. Apple, cherry and plum production show a considerable in-crease. Other fruits such as peaches and ~ricots show less production duemostly to decreased acreage. Gross returns for all deciduous fruits ($1,611~878)was slightly less than for 1948.

G_ra~ (28,664 acres): Grapes show a decrease of 6,000 acres from 1948figures. Most of ~is decrease is due to correction of our acreage records asa result of actual survey. Production for sill grapes sho~is a slight increasein 1949 over the year 1948. Gross returns amounted to approximately ~)2,116,842,representing a 27 per cent decrease ~om the year before. This is due to lowerprices on both table and juice grapes.

Berrie_~s (460 acres) show a 16 per cent decrease in acreage and a 29 percent decrease in total ~turns. Gross income for 1949 was $523,740.

Nuts_~mostlv walnuts (4,931 acres) Walnuts show a continued decline acreage due to actual removals. ~e reported 7,541 in 1947, 5,759 in 1948 andnow 4,881 acres for 1949. We also have a decrease of approximately I00 acresin ~imonds due mainly to the tree county survey and removals. Our gross re-turns of $1,O75,665, ho~Bver, reflect the fact that production on walnuts wasmore than double over 1949 in spite of the dec1~eased acreage.

V_e_~table_~s (8,515 acres): An increase of 1,966 acres over 1948 is shownplus an ~mcrease in total gross income of ~out 120 per cent. This is m~inlydue to increased acreage and production of dry onions, sweet potatoes, Irishpotatoes ($2,947~338) and canning tomatoes. Total gross income, $4,496,995.

Field Cro_Rs (42,o17 acres): Field crops show a decrease of 2,482 acresduring 1949. Alfalfa is our most valuable field crop showing gross returnsof $1,648,625 on 13,189 acres. This is a decrease in w~luation due ~ainlyto a lower price per ton. Irrigated pastures come next, vdth gross returnsestimated at $i00 per acre totaling $I~000,000 for the County. Other impor-tant crops are Blackeye beans, barley, grain hay, and dry range pasture~ Totalgross returns for all field crops amount to $3~946,807 for 1949.

Seed Cro__~ (185 acres): Alfalfa, onion, and sugar beets comprise our

princi~sl----~!ed crops (~D,000 pounds of alfalfa seed, 409,500 pounds of sugarbeet seed) ~ith combined gToss returns of better than $65,500.

N__~_sser_~y__St_Roc_~k: Fruit trees and ornamental nursery stock actually grown inthe County have an estimated gross return of about $1,522,000 for 1949. Thisrepresents an increase of about $I00,000 over the previous year. It is inter-esting to know that 100 acres of field-grown roses ~re produced in the Countyduring 1949.

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Bee__.As: 14,735 colonies ~re re, gistered in the C~mty during -1949. In ad-dition, other bees ~’~ere brought into the County during the y~ar. It is esti-mated there were 37,357 colonies here during the orange bloom. Honey and bees-wax production are do,~n a little as compared ~’~th the previous year. (k~angebloom was short and some of our beekeepers were obliged to take their beeselsewhere. Gross returns for honey and other products amounted to $251,250,a 29 ~er cent decrease from the previous year.

Livestock: The fibottres found on our livestock page are, we believe, thebest available.

It is estimated there were 8,641 beef cattle in the County as of December 31,1949. 16,398 beef cattle vJere sold during the year, with a gross return ofabout $2,944,370, representing a reduction of about $1,194,000 as compared tothe previous year.

Dairy cows remain about the s~me in number, at 17,500. Total gross incomefrom dairying~ including milk, breeding stock sold, stock sold for beef, andfertilizer, amounted to sround $11,100,O00 or approximately 8 per cent underlast year’s gross fisure.

Producing hens increased ~ per cent in m~mber during 1948 and 33 per centduring 1949. V.~ now have around 2,850,000 producing hens in the County as ofthe date of this report. Egg production ~;ent up 37 per cent. Chickens andhens sold for nBat, baby chicks, and fertilizer also increased. Gross incomefrom hens and their products amounted to about $27,482,000; tur~.:eys and ducks,$1,725,000, or a total gross income from all poultry of around $29,207,000. Thisrepresents an increase of 20 per cen~ in gross dollars over 1948.

Hogs: Breeding stock on hand, 6,895, a few less th~n a year ~go. 71,303were sold for pork. 24~100 Tons of hog manure was sold for fertilizer. Thegross income from hogs amounted to $1,912,000.

Rabbits (840,000) grossed $808,674. Chinchillas, $82,500. Sheep, soldfor 1~tton and wool, grossed $173,681 ~rlth 1,580 breeding stock remaining ~nh~n~d as of December 31, 1949.

There seems to be a steady increase in number of livestock in the County,~ith attendant increase in gross income. Particularly outst~mding is therapid increase in poultry. Total gross income from e&l livestock amounts to$46,270,541.

_Government Pa~v~_ents, including conservation earnings or payments for soilbuilding practices, show an increase from $49,585 in 1948 to $L14,000 in 1949due mainly to increased payments over the previous year.

In conclusion: The members of our Department, including office personneland district inspectors, have made an earnest endeavor to make this report asaccurate as possible. ~enever ~B could, we have checked our figures with thoseof other agencies. We have also tried to present it in a form that v~ll bemost helpful. Hov~ever, in this regard, suggestions from readers are welcomed.

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We are particularly indebted to various msmbers and organizations of theCitrus Industry, the E~ension Service, the local o~Tice of the AgriculturalProduction ~d Morketing A@~nistration, ~e County Livestock Inspector, theCounty Milk Inspector, The Dairymens Service Association, and nnmerous others,

~j sincere appreciation is ~xtended to all who have assisted in m~(ingthis report possible.

Respectfully submitted,

Harold A. CraneAgriclultural C o~nis sioner

HAC: jc

2-23- 50

Supplemental Page

CITRUS - SAN BERNARDINO COUI\~2Y

Y_%ar

1938

1939

194o

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

TOTAL

*Acreage.

50,445

49,663

48,078

51,689

51,320

51,728

50,794

50,615

49,167

50,470

50,000

Production

7,024,281

7,296,182

8,120,227

9, 588,997

8,998,780

7,485,209

10,980,405

10,820,769

10,660,414

9,781,380

99,219,963

(Pk_{. Boxes) Valuatkon___i%~oss Rocei~ks)

$ 11,767,447

14,109,169

17,!70,Z,47

20,071,630

21,195,403

23,970,155

40,075,086

50,364,665

39,140,244

28,524,393

,$289,935, 590

II Years’ Average 9~019,996 $ 26,357,780

9 Years I Average(Less Years 1944-.45)

8 Years’ Average(Less Years 1944-45-46)

8, 602,087 $ 22,166,204

8, 344,796 $ 20,044,M~9

* Includes Bearing and Non-Bearing Acreage.

REPORT CF CROP PRCD~ETI(N, ACREAGE AND VALUATION

County of San Bernardino

FRUIT,I~ST AND VINE CROPS

AC RE AGEBearing Non-Bear.

0 ITRUSNavelsValencia~lisc. OrangesLemonsGrapefruitLime s

LOOSE CITRUS*Oranges : Navels

ValenciaMisc.

LemonsGrapefruit

PRODUCT ION

22,343 10811,665 222

971 45,732 1733,591 35

lO mm

VALUATIO~

4,139,930 BXS. 1,564,262 $]2,957,981 $ 6,601,1861,497,549 BXS. 758,464 4,867,034 2,357,123

86,803 BXS. 29,090 199,647 83,982

706,656 BXS. 455,691 3,886,~O8 3,227,787

493,577 Bxs. 286,726 987,154 928,374

155 Bxs. 420 310 2,940

686,410 BXs. ~78,135 248,260 291,818403,350 Bxs. 664,363 267,580 863,415

33,571 BXS. 16,192 14,829 15,353196,702 Bxs. 245,482 87~ 822 184,962218,616 Bxs. 168,077 29,726 96,330

SUBTROPICI~Avocados 38 28 51 Tons 56 20,500 14,560

Dates 8 --- 2 Tons 3 750 l, OO0

Olives: Cured 513 136 166 Tons 196 29,100 43,120

0il i0 Tons 38 1,000 760

Persimmons 24 --- 30 Tons 54 3,000 4,815

DECIDUOUSApples 632 125 147,466 Bxs. 195,557 272,812 283,558

Apples: Cull 156 Tons 484 5,070 12,100

Cider 11,500 Gals. 26,500 7,475 14,575

Apricots: Fresh 144 1 713 Tons 583 32,085 40,810

D~ied 8 Tons 8 2,880 3,795

Cherries 58 ~ 47 Tons 97 24,910 29,100

Peaches: Cling 794 28 5,750 Tons 5,383 373,750 215,320

Free 1,763 293 10,063 Tons 8,749 1,006,300 804,908

Pears 29 13 70 Tons 86 7,000 6,622

Plums and Prunes /28 175 1,603 Tons 2,226 320,600 200,340

Quince 6 5 9 Tons 3.0 540 750

GRAPESGrapes : Table i, 531 27 1,165 Tons 2,383 102,520 71,490

Juice 26,470 536 79,238 Tons 85,223** 2,773,330 2,045,352

BERRIESBerries: Bush 363 --- 379,482 Trays 320,280 349,123 272,238

Straw 97 --- 136,800 Trays 99,408 376,200 251,502

Stra~ Frozen 60,000 Lbs. --- 15,000 ---

NUTSNuts: Almonds 42 8 19 Tons 14 10,260 7,980

Walnuts 4,804 77 2,012 Tons 4,187~..74~85~_.I0_~67A~68-~

TOTAL ;760,012 20,045 650* Productica figures are in boxes equal to packed boxes.

** Includes table grapes sold for juice.

COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE CROPS

A.C.R E ’A..G E

Beans: Green 50# Crb. 9-~i- 13

Beets 3 Dz. Crt. 7½ ll

Broccoli 40# Crt. 2-~- -1/8

Cabbage 60# Orb. L’9~} 154

Carrots 70# Crt. 268 l°W+

Cauliflower 40# Orb. 9½ 35

Corn: Green 5 Dz°Ort.l,883 2,487

Cucumbers 30# Lt~ 42 27

Eggplant 20# Lug i -?l"

Lettuce 65# Crt. 15 8~

Melons: Cant. 65# Crt. 55 75Water Tons 71 26~-

O~Aer 60# Cz~o 5 6

Green 30# Crto 6 4~Dry 5Q~~ SYso

Chili 15# LugBell 25# L-~g

LugSks.

Tons

Crt.

O~ons :

Peppers :

Potatoes: Sweet 32#Irish lO0#

Pumpkins:

Spinach 35#

Squash: Summer 20#Winter

Tomatillo

LugTons

Tomatoes: Fresh 28# L~g0an Tons

Turnips 50# Crt.

Misc. Veg. ---

117

1

306 5043,361 4,400

6 5

4 2

2{- 493 161

_-. 20

8O 15I0 242

5

17 27

TOTAL 6,549 8,514

VALUATIONPRODUCTION

68, Crhs. 975 $ 2,736 $ 3,900

1,225 Oils. 2~075 2,144 4.150

210 Crts. 30 630 (0

3.:~, (~5 Crts. 35,932 51,953 4(~915

12?L~ 780 Crts. 37,050 365,340 3~8~ 200

855 Ci~s. 13,320 2,138 14~ 652

369;520 Crts. 496,830 739,040 621~038

2,600 LUgs i0,590 2,600 9,531

290 Lugs 160 290 128

2,365 Crts. I, I00 7,095 3,850

4:700 Crts 8,740 8,695 10,925

~}’7 Tons 235 20,310 2,703

1,350 Crts. 1,500 2,903 3,750

420 Crts. 400 2, 520 840

149 103,950 Sks. 138,200 114,345 174,132

i 553 Lugs 900 415 540

63/4 4,407 Lugs 2,1%9 18,509 2,204

75,000 Lugs 157,220 150,000 319,313

573,980 Sks. 1,308,700 1,966,455 2,947,338

Ii Tons 15 440 75

770 Orts. 400 2,695 1,120

750 Lugs 900 1,125 1,550

770 Tons 1,661 34,650 61,685

--- Lugs 7,000 -.- 14,000

19,249 Lugs 7,720 24,061 8,106

120 Tons 3,087 3,840 67,240

910 Crts. 500 1,820 750

.......

$3,533,425 $4,496,995

FIEID CROPS

ACREAGE PRODUCTION

Beans: B!ackeye 6,990 2,420 96,125 Sks.* 37,187Pink lO0 --- l, 000 Sks. ---Pinto ---- 3.5 --- Sks. 1,050Baby Lima --- 67 ~- Lbs o 109,709

Corn: Ensilage 502 870 8,100 Tons 16,400Flax --- 40 --- Sks. 6/90Maize 175 235 4,391 Sks. 2,100

Cotton ~O 30 30,000 Lbs. 4,500Grain,Thrashed:

Barley 5,132 3,677 84,962 Sks. 40,700Oats 370 300 6,900 Sks. 4,750V~eat 270 200 5,940 Skso 3,/+00

Hay: Alfalfa 32,379 13,189 6.6,645 Tons 65,945G~a~/1 6,249 6,802 11,975 Tons 12,521

M~shroom 4,256 Lbs. 3,200Pasture ¯Permanent Irrigated 8,500 10,000Planted Dz-£ Rmige 3,500 3,800Sudan 250 350

/Govt.-Ovmed Rm~ge Land & ForestsPeanuts 9 --- 19,000 Lbs. .---Tobacco 3 2 1~650 Lbs. 1,8CO

TCTAL 44,469 ~2,017

* All lOG# Sacks.

VAL

672,8758,250

48,600

13,1739,000

297,36728,98022,~5

2,332,575383,200

2,979

850,000175,000

20,0004,0004,750

4,874,674

80,000 acres available range lath in San Bel-nardino National Forest.** Includes $2,643 for timber and other forest products sold.

SEED CRC~S

Alfalfa Seed 165 185 15 Tons 20Onion Seed I --- 200 Lbs. ---Sugar Beet Seed 1CO ll_~7 3~o6,000 Lbs. 409,500

TOTAL 266 302

UATION

$ 446,244

8,9258,228

98,4003,6005,250i, 350

99,88315,3.62ii ,760

1,648,625370,597

2,240

i, 000,000190,000

28,000**7,643

900$3,946,807

$ 9,263 $ 11,295300 ---

$ 60,12.9 $ 64,530

CONSERVATION E.~ud’.qNGS AED SOIL BUILDING PRACTICES (A,A.A.)1948 19&9

Farms, Earl~ing $ 312 $ 507Pay.me nts 49,585 3_14,000

NURSERY STOCK1 .2

Grown and Sold $1,424,571 $1,521,885APIARY

1948 1.9o/. 8Honey Production 2-~8,068 Lbs° 2,113,~OqO $ 3iI~,375Beeswax . 43,020 Lbs. 31, 695 18,068Nuclei with Queens 4,200 6,770 21,000Pkgo Bees with Queens ---

TOTKL $353,443

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I0,77633,850

2].9

$ 251,249

ESTIMATED LIVESTOCK PRCDUGTION

On Hand Sold Soldl_t4a !_2 2

BEEF CATTLEFeeders 2 ,I00 Ii, 588Range 6, 541 13,530Fertilizer 32,400

DAIRY- C 0WS 17,500~ilk: Nholessle ’ 13,345,717

Retail 5,437,288Products 22,800

Breeding Stock l, 856 289Slaughter 3,831Fert ill zer 87,890

POULTRYProducing Hens 2,850,000Eggs 2 9,820,000Hens Culled &

Sold for Meat 1,278,000O~ler ChickensSold for Meat 3,255,262

Baby Chicks 4,103,560Fertilizer 28 ~120

DUCKS 15,000Ducks Sold for Meat 83,325

TOP~EYS 15,155Turkeys Sold for Meat I05,174Poults 275,000Eggs 7,550Fertilizer i, 583

HOGS- Breeding Stock 6,895 400Slaughter 47,396Fertilizer 26, I12

RABBITSFryers Sold 700,000Others SoldPelts 300,000Fertilizer 5,362

CHINCHILLA 325 Pr.Breeders ~-Pelts ~-

SHEEP- Breeding Stock 1,580 30Slaughter 8,810Wool 55,400

FOX 365Pelts 1,300

G~J~E BIRDS 60Sold 97

TOTAL

VALUATION

9,617 $ 2,109,016 $ 2,030,6306, 781 2,029,500 913,740

Tons 13,150 90,720 27,615

Gal. 12,O67,224 ’7,073,230 5,309,579Gal. 7,307,000 3,806,102 4,964,000Lbs. 26,400 5,700 6. 600

124 28,900 27,7003,885 758,538 641,025

Tons 72,214 241,698 151,650

Dz. 40,850,000 16,102,8OO 20,833,500

1,995,000 1,405,800 1,795,500

3,589,650 4,394,604 3,770,9744,875,515 779,676 926,348

Tons 38, 865 112,480 155,460

94,497 104,156 141,746

214,340 1,051,740 1,371,012162,333 247, 500 ~r~6,100

Dz. 15,692 28,992 56,491Tons 2,500 6,332 9,625

Ii0 30,000 14,98047,092 3,080,740 i~787,571

Tons 24,101 143,616 109,515

Tons

Lbs.

840,000 875,000 756,00028,860 N,. 33,380

m.* 75,000 ---3,508 26,810 19,294

50 Pr. m- 80,000I00 Pr. --- 2,500--- 960 ---

7,412 220,250 161,20034,670 23,822 12,481

740 19,500 9,250

2,900 180 _ 5,075

$4~ ,873,362 $46,270,541

*Pelts included in Fryers Sold 1949.

~#,~.~ ~ ~ ......... ........ , = ...... ....

NOTE :

RECAPITULATI ON

The following valuation figures represent gr_2ossreceipts not net returns to t~e growers.

Acreage* Valuation_zgz,.8 19L8

Citrus 50,000 ~4,854 $23,546,951 $14,653,270

Subtropical 677 747 54, 350 64,225

Dec iduous 5,216 4, 50 6 2,053,422 i, 611,878

Grapes 34,747 2 8, 664 2, 875,850 2,116,842

Berries 546 4~O 740, 323 523,740

Nuts 5,903 4,931 489,116 I, 075,665

Vegetables 6, 549 8,515 3,533,425 4,496,995

Field Crops 44,469 41,987 4,874,674 3,946,807

See ds 266 302 60,129 64,530

Nursery Stock 1,424,571 i, 521,885

Apiary 353,443 251,249

Livestock 44, 873,362 46, 270,541

Government Payments** ____~ ¯ 114,000

TOTAL $84,929,201 $76,711,627

* Includes bearing and non-bearing.

** Includes Conservation Earnings or Payments for Boil Building Practices.

\Q ICULTU AL

LIVF.S-IOCK

[t£1O;([

COLLFZGE O~~ ~.’,c :I~CUL,TOI~

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SAN BERNARD I NO C OUNTY

COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE5(56 LUGO AVENUE PHONE 6811

TO:

COU N’r’Y OF

S~ B E R~kRd[) I~OSAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA

AI~JkT~ CROP I~POEr 1950

Honorable A. A. Brock, Director of Agriculture, andThe Honorable Board of Supervisors, San Bernardino County

It is required by Section 65.5 of the Agricttltural Code that the Agri-cultural Commissioner compile a report covering the conditions, acreage, pro-duction and value of the agricultural products of the County. Herewith issubmitted such a report for the County of San Bernardino.

It should be explained that the valuation figures herein given arereceipts, and not net returns to the grower. High production costs and shortcrops in some instances have kept grower net-returns at a low level. On thebasis of gross returns to the grower, the total income from the agriculturalindustries of the County herein listed amounts to $91,307,043 for 1950, asnompared with $76,711,627 for 1949. In other words, our annual agriculturalincome for the County shows an increase of about 16 per cent during 1950 overthe previous year. This increase is due largely to expansion of some of ourindustries, particularly livestock, including po1~ltry, and better productionand higher prices in other instances. On Page 4, will be found interestingdata giving total crop and livestock valuations for the years 1941 to 1950,inclusive.

Citru~ (43,239 acres): In 1949 our citrus acreage was reported ~%,854 acres. The 1,615-acre reduction was due mostly to actual removals oftrees, plus the fact that there were a few corrections made on previousfigures. Removals during 1950 amounted to 936 acres and new plantings ofcitrus to 102 acres.

Production of Navels increased 57 per cent and gross returns increased47 per cent during 1950 as compared with 1949. Valencia production increased48 per cent above the 1949 figure, and gross returns increased 49 per cent.Lemons also show an increase in production of 16 per cent~ and a slight de-crease in gross returns of 5 per cent due to lower prices. Howeverr thisdecrease was not enough to make any appreciable difference. Grapefruit pro-duction increased 29 per cent, but gross returns dropped about 6 per centdue to less favorable prices for both packed and loose fruit over the pre-vious year. All citrus increased 43 per cent in production and 39 per centin gross returns during 1950, as compared with 1949.

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In spite of adverse weather conditions during January of 1950, the citrus seasonjust ended is quite comparable in gross returns to the average over the past se~nor eight years. This is shown on the supplemental page in this report coveringacreage, production, and gross income of all citrus for the years 1938 to 1950, in-clusive.

Subtropical f~its (708 acres) includes 471 acres of bearing olives with a fewavocados, persimmons, and dates. The gross income jumped 22 per cent, as comparedwith 1949, mostly because of a larger crop and a better price for avocados.

Deciduous fruits (4,318 acres): Acreage figures show a reduction of 188 acr¢sfrom 1949. Apple production dropped 64 per cent from 1949, with a corresponding dropin valuation. Apricots, cherries and pears show a slight decrease in production.Peaches, on the other hand, make up for these losses with practically the same pro-duction as 1949, but with much better prices, showing an increase of 34 per cent invaluation. Gross returns for all deciduous fruit ($2,123,255) was one-third greaterthan for 1949.

(31,794 acres): Grapes show an increase of 3,130 acres. This increaseis due to a correction of our acreage records as a result of actual survey° Pro-duction of all grapes shows a decrease of some 18,000 tons, as compared with 1949.Gross returns amounted to approximately $4,535,120, representing an increase of 53per cent from the previous year. This seemed to be due to higher prices for juicegrapes csused by a short crop and a light inventory hold-over.

Berries (463 acres) wi~n no change in acreage from 1949,crease in production and a 3 per cent increase in valuation.was $537,827.

show a 5 per cent in-Gross income for 1950

Nuts, mostly walnuts (4,887): Walnuts continue to show a decline in acreagedue to actual removals, with ll3 acres pulled during 1950. This leaves 4,758 acresremaining in the County, with 129 acres of almonds. Our gross returns of $586,400,however, reflect the fact that production dropped 65 per cent, in spite of the smallremovals, with a corresponding reduction in valuation of some 45 per cent.

Vegetable s (8~637 acres): An increase of 123 acres is shown, plus an increasein total gross income of about 9 per cent. In spSte of a reduction in green cornacreage, increases are noted in cabbage, dry onions, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes,and tomatoes. Total gross income was $4,916,333.

Field Crops (42,679 acres): Field crops show an increase of 662 acres during1950. Alfalfa is again our most valuable field crop, showing gross returns of$1,719,225 on 14,650 acres, an increase of some 1,400 acres over 1949. Permanentirrigated pastures rank second, with gross returns estimated at $125 per acre or atotal of $1,437,5OO. Other important crops are blackeye beans, barley, grain hayand @cy range pasture. Total gross returns for all field crops amount to $4,347,171for 1950.

Seed Crpps (613 acres): Alfalfa, corn and safflower comprise our seed crops,with alfalfa leading with a total of 600 acres. Combined gross returns amount to$41,343.

Nursery Stock (211 acres - field grova~): Of this total, there were 128 acresof roses produced in the County during 1950. The balance of the acreage was devotedto fruit trees and ornamental nursery stock. The estimated gross return for allnursery stock was $1,669,336, which represents an increase of about $150,000 over theprevious year.

Bees: 14,273 colonies were registered in the County during 1950. In addition,other bees were brought into the County during the year. It is estimated there yore49,093 colonies here during the orange bloom. The orange bloom was fairly heavy~but of short duration, producing very little nectar. Wild sage and buckwheat offeredless than normal honey flow because of lack of rain f~ll and soil moisture. Apiarieswere moved to alfalfa fields for ~rlnter stores of honey. Honey, beeswax and nucleiproduction are down a little as compared with the previous year. Gross returns forhoney and other products amounted to $223,153, an ii per cent decrease from the pre-vious year.

Livestock: The figures found on our livestock page are, we believe, the bestavailable.

It is estimated there were 7,389 beef cattle in the County as of December 31,1950. 16,367 beef cattle were sold during the year, with a gross return of about$2,973,825 representing a slight increase as compared to the previous yearo

Dairy cows show a slight reduction in number, at 16,440. Total gross incomefrom dairying, including milk, breeding stock sold, stock sold Tor beef, and ferti-lizer, amounted to around $12,000,000. This is appro~.~,lately an 8 per cent increaseover last year’s gross figure.

Producing hens increased 33 per cent during 1949 and 9 per cent during 1950. Wenow have around 3~135,000 producing hens in the County as of the date of this report.Egg production vJent up 13 per cent. Chickens and hens sold for meat, baby chicks,and fertilizer also increased. Gross income from hens and their products amountedto about $27,238,000; turkeys and ducks, $2,475,900 or a total gross income from allpoultry of around $29,713,900. This represents a slight increase in gross returnsover 1949.

Ho~s: Breeding stock on hand, 8,800, an increase of 1,9OO over a year ago.4,150 were sold as feeders and breeding stock and 38,532 were sold for pork. 22,000tons of hog manure were sold for fertilizer. The gross income from hogs amountedto $1,890,644.

Rabbits (927,210) grossed $973,708; chinchillas, $180,000, or an increase 5~ per cent over the previous year. Sheep, sold for mutton and wool, grossed$183,022, with 1,635 breeding stock remaining on hand as of December 31, 1950.

There seems to be a steady increase in number of livestock in the County, withattendant increase in gross income. Poultry is continuing to increase as more peopleare moving to the rural areas from the ever expanding urban districts. Total grossincome from all livestock amounts to $47,963,381,

Government Payments, including conservation earnings or payments for soil build=ing practices, show an increase from~Al4,000 in 1949 to $213,791 in 1950, due mainlyto increased p%vments over the previous year.

In conclusion: The members of our Department, including office personnel anddistrict inspectors, have made an earnest endeavor to make this report as accurateas possible. Whenever we could, we have checked our figures with those of otheragencies. We have also tried to present it in a form that will be most helpful.HQwever, in this regard, suggestions from readers are welcomed,

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We are particularly indebted to various members and orsanizations of the citrusindustry, the Extension Service, the locsl office of the Agricultural Production andMarketing Administration, the County Livestock Inspector, the County Milk Inspector,and numerous others.

Our sincere appreciation is extended to all ~ho have assisted in msdcing thisreport possible.

Respectfully submitted

Harold A. CraneAgricultural Commissioner

ANDWarren A. BurrAgricultural Inspector

TOTALCROP AND LIVESTOCK VALUATIONS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARSAS OF RECORD

FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

Yea__~r

1941

19L~

1943

1944

1945

Ea!uation Year Valuation

$38,870,803 1946 $89,462,112

47,222,689 1947 78p341,287

61,260,93~ 1948 81~,929,201

82,574,066 1949 76,711,627

94,462,841 1950 91,307,043

Supplemental Page

CITRUS - SAN BERNARDINO COU~"gY

Yea__~r

1938

I’939

1940

1941

19/2

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

TOTALS

*Acreage,

5o,~5

49,663

48,078

51,689

51~320

51,728

50,794

50,615

Z9,!67

50,470

50,000

44,854

43,239

Production (Red. Boxesl

7,024,281

7,296,182

8,120,227

9,588,997

8,998,780

7,485,209

10,980,405

10,820,769

i0,660,414

9,781,380

8,463,319

4,866,902

8.523.115

I~,609,98o

13 Years I Average 8,662.,306

* Includes Bearing and Non-Bearing Acreage.

Valuation (Gross Recelpt~J,

$ 11,767,447

14,109,169

17,170,447

20,O71,630

21,195,403

23,970,155

40,075,086

50,364,665

39,140,244

2 8,524,393

23,546,951

14, 653,270

24.056.853

$328,645,713

$ 25,280,439

~PORT’ OF CROP PRODUCTION, ACREAGE AND VALUATION

County of San Bernardino

FRUIT,NUT AND VI~ GROPS

~CRE~GE PROD~CTXO~Bearing Non-Bear.

C ITRUSNave Is 21,594Valencia~ 11,278Misc. Oranges 856Lemons 5,63 6Grapefruit 3,359Limes 4

91 1,564,262 Bxs, 3,631,185~

159 758,464 Bxs. 1,444,6142 29,090 Bxs. 80,908

240 455,691 Bxs. 541,58920 286,726 Bxs. 405,364

420 Bxs. 5O8

V ALUAT I O,N

$ 6,601,186 $12,526,4862,357,123 4,6~2,338

83,982 245,1403,227,787 3,211,098

928,374 873,1052,940 2,010

LOOSE CITRUSOranges: Navels

ValenciasMisc.

LemonsGrapefruit

678,135 Bxs. 780,269664,363 Bxs. 1,123,03516,192 Bxs. 36,583

245,482Bxs. 188,024168,077 Bxs. 291,036

291,818 584,430863,415 1,563,93515,353 26,406

184~962 242,97596,330 138,930

SUBTROPICALAvocadosDs.tesOlives: Cured

0ilPersimmons

47 2/+ 56 Tons 117

8 3 Tons 2

471" 136 196 Tons 10638 Tons 15

22 54 Tons 59

11214,560 46,8001,000 1,000

43,120 26,500760 1,500

4,815 7,080

DFCIDUOUSApplesApples:

Apricots:

CherriesPeaches:

Pears

Plums andQuince

607 142 195,557 Bxs. 69,479

Cull 484Tons 5

Cider 26,500 Gals. i0,000

Fresh 131 583 Tons 302

Dried 8 Tons 6

32 28 97 Tons 18

Cling 812 17 5,383 Tons 4,998

Free 1,759 175 8,749 Tons 8,34629 13 86 Tons I0

Prunes 431 131 2,226 Tons 2,8436 5 i0 Tons 14

283,558 132,01012,100 7514,575 6,50040,810 24,160

3,795 3,12029,100 5,040

215,320 299,880804,908 1,251,900

6,622 1,500200,340 398,020

750 1,050

GRAPESGrapes: Table 1,579 14 2,383 Tons

Juice 29,924 277 85,223 Tons525 71,490

68,923"" 2,045,35255,125

4,479,995

BERRIESBerries: Bush 355 320,280 Trays

Straw 108 99,408 Trays339,145 272,238 305,231103,376 251,502 232,596

NUTSNuts: Almonds 113 16 14 Tons

Walnuts 4,691 67 4,187 Tons

TOTALS

* 56 acres of olives not harvested.**Includes table grapes sold for Juice.

17 7,9801,466 1,067.685

$20,045,650

10,200586.40Q

$31,932,535

COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE CROPS

ACREAGE PRODUCTION

,Beans: Green 50# Crt. 13 8 I/2 975 Crts. 595 $ 3,900 $

Beets 3 Dz. Crt. ii 6 2,075 Crts. 1,300 4,150

Broccoli 40# Crt. - 1/8 i0 30 Crts. 1,500 60

Cabbage 60# Crt. 154 190 35,932 Crts. 45,500 ~4,915

Carrots 70# Crt. 124 137 37,050 Crts. 51~150 148,200

Cauliflower 40# Crt. 35 13 13,320 Crts. 3,690 14,652

Corn: Green 5 Dz. Crt. 2,487 1,552 496,830 Crts. 474,640 621,O38

Cucumbers 30# Lug 27 14 10,590 Lugs 3,025 9,531

Eggplant 20# Lug - 1/2 1 1/2 160 Lugs 360 128

Garlic Lbs. - 3/4 Lbs. 2,400

Lettuce 65# Oft. 8 1/4 Ii 1,100 Crts. 1,595 3,850

Melons: Cant. 65# Crb. 75 88 8,740 Crts. 13,510 10,925Water Tons 26 1/2 83 235 Tons 650 2,703Other 60# Crt. 6 i0 1,500 Crts. 1,156 3,750

Onions: Green 30# Crt° 4 1/2 9 400 Crts 990 840Dry 50# Sks. 149 257 138,200 Sks. 230,340 174,132

Peppers: Chili 15# Lug 1 900 Lugs 540Bell 25# Lug 6 3/4 i 2,449 Lugs 400 2,204

Potatoes:Sv~et 32# Lug 504 897 157,220 Lugs 333,000 319,313Irish 100# Sks. 4,400 4~898 1,308,700 Sks.i,497,060 2,947,338

Pumpkins Tons 5 15 Tons 75

Spinach 35# Crt. 2 19 400 Orbs. 5,250 1,120

Squash: Summer 20# Lug 4 3 1/2 900 Lugs 690 1,550Winter Tons 161 43 1,661 Tons 339 61,685

Tomatillo 32# Lug 20 3 7,000 Lugs 900 14,000

Tomatoes:Fresh 28# Lug 15 27 7,720 Lugs 16,050 8,106Can Tons 242 294 3,08? Tons 3,319 87,240

Turnips 50# Crt. 5 26 500 Crbs. 7,060 750

~Tisc. Veg. 27 _~ lO,~OO

TOTALS 8,514 8,637 $4,496,995

VALUATION

2,231

1,625

4,500

56,875

76,725

3,137

830,620

1,966

342

720

5,184

16,88816,2501,980

2,030207,306

to0o

532,8003, O00,023

6,825

96613,560

1,800

16,05092,932

5;648

16.750

$4,916,333

FIELD CROPS

ACREAGE

Beans" Blackeye 2,420 2,927Pinto 35 34Baby Lima 67

Corn: Ensilage 870 560Hominy 80Flax 40Maize 235 510

C ott on 30Grai n, Thrashed:

Barley 3,677 3,526Oats 300 618V~eat 200 740

Hay: Alfalfa 13 j 189 14,650Grain 6,802 4,562

MushroomPasture :Permanent Irrigated I0,000 11,500Planted Dry Range 3,800 2,500Sudan 350 400

PRODUCTION VALUATION

37,187 Sks.* 49,661 $ 446,244i,050 Sks. 340 8,925

109,709 Lbs. 8,22816,400 Tons 7,340 98,400

Sks. 2,000600 Sks. 3,600

2,100 Sks. 10,120 5,2504,500 Lbs. 1,350

40,700 Sks. 58,535 99,8834,750 Sks. 12,290 15,1623,400 Sks. 18,405 11,760

65,945 Tons 76,410 1,648,62512,521 Tons 9,179 370,5973,200 Lbs. 5,000 2,240

~Govt.-Owned Range Land & ForestsSugar Beets 70 Tons 1,610Tobacco 2 12/51,800 Lbs. 1,750

TOTALS / ,678 2/3

$ 571,1023,060

73,40012,000

30,360

146,33839,32864,418

1,719,225127,736

3,250

1,000,000190,00028,0007,643

9OO$3,946~807

1,437,50062,50028,000

*"8,48019,529

94~$4,347,171

* All i00# Sacks75,700 Acres available range land

**Includes $4,480 for timber and other forest products sold.in San Bernardino National Forest.

S~D CROPS

Alfalfa Seed 185 600 20 Tons ~2 $ 11,295

Corn (Field) Seed iO Sks. 1,200

Safflower Seed 3 Lbs. 2,940

Sugar Beet Seed I17 409,500 Lbs.TOT S

CONSERVATIONEARNIE~S AND SOIL BUILDING PRACTICES (P.M.A.)

Farms, Earning $ 507 $Payments 114,000 213,791

NURSERY STOCK

Grown and Sold $1,521,885APIARY

Honey Production 2,113,000 Lbs.Beeswax 31,695 Lbs.Nuclei with Queens 6,770Pkg. Bees with Queens

1,669,336

19501 Oi,~212 Lbs. $ 206,404

25,440 Lbse 10,7765,074 33,850

L 219

$ 251,249TOTALS

$ 35,8505,400

93

41,34

$ 186,40311,19425,370

186

223,153

ESTIMATED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

On Hand Sold Sold1_222

BEEF CATTLEFeeders 3,375 9,617Range 4, O14 6,781

Fe1~tilizer 13,150DAIRY-C OWS 16,440Milk: V~olesale 12,067,224

Retail 7,307,.000Products 26,400

Breeding Stock 1,726 124Slaughter 3,885Fertilizer 72~214

POULTRYProducing Hens 3,135,0OOEggs 40,850,000Hens Sold for Meat 1,995,000Fryers Sold for Meat 3,589,650Baby Chicks 4,875,515Fert ili zer ¯ 3 8,865

DUC KS 6,615Ducks Sold for Meat 94,497

TURKEYS 16,500Turkeys Sold for MeatPoultsEggsFertilizer

HOGS - Breeding Stcck 8,800SlaughterFertilizer

RABBITSFryers SoldOthers SoldFertilizer

CHINCHILLABreedersPelts

SHEEP- Breeding Stock 1,635SlaughterWool

FOX 293Pelts

GAME BIRDS 518Sold

590 Pr,

214,340162,33315,6922,500

ii047,09224,101

840,00028,8603,508

50i00

740

2,900

VALUATION

9,933 $ 2,030,630 $ 2,123,0856,434 913,740 850,740

Tons 33,240 27,615 66,480

Gals. 13,266,146 5,309~579 6,633,073Gals. 5,776,798 4,964,000 3,928,223Lbs° 435,960 6,600 108,990

316 27,700 63,2004,409 641,025 984,945

Tons 100,668 151,650 211,403

Dz. 47,025,000 20,833,500 19,280,2502,351,250 1,795,500 2,351,2503,587,127 3,770,974 4,483,9095,463,452 926,348 983,421

Tons 42,84.6 155,460 139,250

100,320 141,746 150,480

282,445 1,371,O12 2,160,704163,400 146,100 106,210

DZ, 15,O50 56,491 46,956Tons 3,000 9,625 11,550

4,150 14,980 184,30038,532 1,787,571 1,618,344

Tons 22,000 109,515 88,000

926,650 756,000 926,650560 33,380 672

15,462 19,294 46,386

ii0 80,000 176,000I00 2,500 4,00016 368

7,291 161,200 174,98415,340 12,481 7,670

9,250

MISCELLANEOUS

TOTALS

Lbs,

333 5,075 865

$46,270,541 $47,963,381

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NOTE:

RECAPITULATION

The following valuation figures representrecei’pts no_~t net returns to the growers.

Acreage* Valuation

Citrus 44,854 43,239 $14,653,270 $24,056,853

Subtropical 747 708 64,225 82,880

Deciduous 4,506 4,318 1,611,878 2,123,255

Grapes 28,664 31,794 2,1!6,8Z2 4,535,120

Berries 460 463 523,740 537,827

Nuts 4,931 4,887 1,O75,665 596,600

Vegetables 8,515 8,637 4,496,995 4,916,333

Field Crops 42,017 42,679 3,946,807 4,347,171

Seeds 302 613 64,530 41,343

Nursery Stock 240 211 1,521,885 1,669,336

Apiary 251,249 223,153

Livestock 46,270,541 47,963,381

Government Payments** i14.000 _ 213.79!

TOTALS $76,711,627 $91,307,043

* Includes bearing and non-bearing

** Includes Conservation Earnings or Payments for Soil Building Practices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LIBRARYCOLLEGE OF’ AGRJCUI, ~’

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COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE566 LUGO AVENUE PHONE 681 ;

COU NTY OF

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA

TO:

Ahq~UAL CROP REPG~T 1951

Honorable A. A. Brock, Director of A~iculture, andThe Honorabl~ Board of Supervisors, San Bernardino County

It is required by Section 65.5 of the Agricultu~’al Code that the Agri-cultural Commissioner compile a report covering the conditions, acreage~ pro-duction and value of the agricultural products of the County. Here~th issubmitted such a report for the G~:nty of San Bernardino.

It should be explained that the valuation figures herein given are ~ro.~ssreceipts, and n o or" net returns to the grower. HiDu production costs and short

crops in some instances have kept the gro~er n~.t-ret,n’ns at a low level. Onthe basis of gross returns to the grower, the total income xrom the agricul-tural industries of the County herein listed sn~ouuts to ~)105,9’74,750 fo9 1951~as compared with ~91,307,O43 for 1950. In other v~orls, our a~mual agri’culturalincome for the County sho~s an loci’ease of abcat 16 pnrcenb during 1951 overthe previous year. This increase is due largely to e;.qoansion of some of ourindustries, particularly livestock, including poultiv, and better productionand higher prices in other instances.

Citrus ~2,036 acres u.ith a 1951 gross return of ~2,203,826. Our totalcitrus acreage includes: Navel oranges 21,101 acres; Valencia oranges 11,209acres) Miscellaneous oranges 828 acres; lemons 5,763 acres; grapefruit 3,130acres; limes 5 acres. Loss of citrus acreage by removal amounted to 1,203acres. 79 acres of young citl-as were planted.

Production and gross returns for both Navel and Valencia oranges show amarked reduction as compared with previous years. Production of Navels decreased12% and gross returns decreased.#~ during 1951 as compared with 1950. Valenciaproduction decreased 33% as compared vith 1950 and gr.oss returns decreased 2~.

Lemons show an increase of 35% in both production and gross returns for1951 as compared with 1950. Grapefruit also shows an increase of 30% inproduction and 60% in gross F.O.B. shipping point receipts for the 1951 seasonpas compared vdth that of 1950.

All ci~rus together shows a falling off of 22% in production and 8% ingross returns during 1951 as compared v~th 1950. It should be stated againthat 1951 was a low production year. Our 1951 production of all citrus was 2~lower and gross return IQ% lower than the previous 14 year average.

Subtropical fruits (637 acres) includes 400 acres of bearing olives, v~tha few avocados, dates and persimmons. 71 acres of olives have been removedfrom the records as being abandoned. The gross income dropped 8%, due to re-duced production of avocados from the previous year.

Deciduous fruits (4,O51 acres): Acreage figures show a reduction of 267acres from 1950, which can be mainly attributed to removal of peaches andapricots. Apple production increased some 150 percent over 1950, which was avery poor year, and the fact that the apple growers had one of the best yearsin history for pr~oduction. Cling peaches remained about the same as 1950, butfreestone varieties increased some 1,000 tons, w’-th a corresponding increase invaluation. Gross returns amounted to ~2,560,i13, an increase of 20 percent over1950.

G_ra_~ (31,656 acres): Grape~ show a reduction of 138 acres from 1950.This reduction was due to removals necessitatad by encroaching industries inour vineyard area. Production of all grapes increased 20 percent over 1950vdth an increased tonnage of 14,450 tons. Gross returns amounted to $3,201,660,which was a 30 percent reduction from the previous year~ due to decreased prices.

Berries (468 acres): No appreciable change in acreage from 1950. Yieldswere generally good and growers received favorable prices. Gross income for1951 was $691,705.

N_U~s2AMostly Walnuts (4,330 acres). Walnuts continue to show a declinein acreage, due to removals. 385 acres of walnuts ond 47 acres almonds ~erepulled during 1951. In spite of the removals, production increased 33% over1950 and valuation increased 8%. Total valuation for all nuts was $645,516.

Vegetables (7,363 acres). A decrease of 1,274 acres is shown, but totalgross income has increased some 21 percent. This increase is reflected inhigher prices paid for cabbage, carrots, o~ons, sweet potatoes, and Irishpotatoes. Total gross income was $5,959,652.

Field Crop~ (44,625 acres). Field crops show an increase of some 2,000acres during 1951, due mainly to increases in blackeye beans and alfalfa hay.Alfalfa is again our leading field crop, showing a gross return of $2,941,510,on 16,526 acres, an increase of 1,876 acres over 1950. Permanent irrigatedpastures rank second with gross returns estimated at $125 per acre, totaling$1,500,O00. Other important crops are cobton, a comparatively new crop to thecounty, barley, grain hay and corn ensilage. Total gross returns for allfield crops amounts to $5,842,102 for 1951.

Seed Crops (750 acres). Alfalfa and sudan comprise our seed crops withalfalfa leading ~th 500 acres and sudan 250 acres. Combined gross returnsamount to $80,000°

_Nurser2_Stock (200 acre~ - field grown).Of this total acreage, 147 weredevoted to rose production during 1951. The balance of the acreage was de-voted to fruit trees and ornamental ~mrsery stock. The estimated gross ra-

-3-

turn for all nursery stock was $1,943,1~6~ ~hich represents an increase of

about 16 percent over the previous year.

¯ one beeswax and nuclei production show an increase over 1950.Bee_~s. H y, .... ~ n~ ~1~’ ~ounds and beeswax 45,960 pounds. _~Hone production amotm~ea ~ J~-J,-~ ~ . ~ L ~ ~_ ~!~mo~ ~o~ o ~Tot~ gross income from honey and other proouc~s amounmea co ~j~,~7~j ~ -~increase over the previous year.

Lives__~to_ck: The figures submitted for livestock are, we believe, the

best available.It is estimated there were 13,998 beef cattle in the county as of December

31, 1951. 26,861 beef cattle were sold during the year, with a gross returnof about $4,372,748, representing a 47 percent increase as compared to theprevious year.

Dairy cows show a slight increase of 222 in number with a total numberr ~ 16,662. Total gross income from dairying~ including milk, breeding stock

sold, stock sold for beef, and fertilizer, amotmted to arotmd $13,672,O00.This is approximately a 14 percent increase over last yearls gross figure.

Producing hens increased 9 percent during 1950 and lO percent during 1951.We now have around 3,460,000 producing hens in the county as of the date ofthis report~ Egg production went up 13 percent. Chickens sold for meat, babychicks and fertilizer also increased~ Gross income from hens and their productsamounted to about $37,403,000; turkeys and ducks, $3,152,233, or a total grossincome from all poultry of around $4D,555,572. This represents a 36 percentincrease in gross returns over 1950.

Hog breeding stock on hand dropped from 8,800 in 1950 to 3,880 in 1951.This is attributed to the closing of the large hog farm in the Fontana districtduring the year. 5,070 were sold as feeders and breeding stock and Z~q,321 weresold for pork. 26,140 tons of hog manure were sold for fertilizer. The grossincome from hogs amounted to $1,630,105.

Rabbits (1,O49,209) grossed $1,345,260; Chinchillas, $123,850. Sheep,sold for mutton and wool, grossed $173,565, with 2,115 breeding stock remainingon hand at the end of the year 195i.

There seems to be a steady increase in number of livestock in the county,~th attendant increase in gross income. Poultry is continuing to increase asmore people are moving to the rural areas from the ever-expanding urban districts.Total gross income from all livestock amounts to $62,227,582 or a 30 percent

increase over 1950.

Government payments, including conservation earnings or payments for soilbuilding practices, show a decrease from $213,791 in 1950 to $145,000 in 1951,due to a decrease in the number of farms earning,

In conclusion: The members of our Department~. including office personneland district inspectors, have made an earnest endeavor to make this report asaccurate as possible. ~henever we could, we have checked our figures withthose of other agencieso We have also tried to present it in a form that willbe most helpful. Howevar, in this regard, suggestions from readers are welcomed.

We are particularly indebted to the Deputies and Inspectors of our own

Department ~ho secured basic information for this repor~ and to various membersand organizations of the citrus industry, the Extension Service, the local officeof the Agricultural Production and MArketing Administration, th~ County LivestockInspector, the County E~ik Inspector, and numerous others.

Our sincere appreciation is extended to all ~ho have assisted in makingthis report possible.

Respectfully submitted

~ "

Harold A. CraneAgricultural Commissioner

AND Warren A. BurrAgricultural Inspector

CITRUS - S~,TBERNARDINO COUNTY

Ye___~_ *Acrea~ Production (Pkd. Boxes~

1938 50,445 7,024,281

1939 49,663 7,296,182

1940 48,078 8,120,227

1941 51,689 9,588,997

19/.2 51,320 8,998,780

1943 51,728 7,485,209

1944 50,794 10,980,405

1945 50,615 10,820,769

1946 49,167 10,660,414

1947 50,470 9,781,380

1948 50,000 8,463,319

1949 44,854 4,866,902

1950 43,239 8,523,115

1951 ~2,036 6,601.573

TOTALS 119,211,553

14 Years’ Average 8,515,110

" Includes Bearing and Non-Bearing Acreage.

VaSu____~at_~io_.n= (Gross Receints)

$ 11,767,447

14,10(? %69

17,170,447

20,071,630

21,195,403

23,970,155

40p0?5,086

50,364,6~5

39,140,244

28,521+, 393

23,546,951

14:653,270

24, 056,853

22.203.826

$ 350,849,539

$ 25,060,6~0

TOTAL CROP, POULTRY, OYHER LI’~ESTOCK, AND TOTALVALUATION FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS AS OF RECORD

FC~ SAN BEPS~ARDINO OOUN~Y

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

ALL CROPS ALL POULTRY OTHER LIVESTOCK

31,220,572 $ * $ 16,002, I17

42,123,408 9,894,927 9,242,599

60,563,406 10,621,257 i1,389,403

67,114,424 15,469,O53 11,879,364

64,167,052 12,746,496 12,548,564

44,524,547 17,725,625 17,013,715

40,055,839 24,234, 080 20,639,282

30,441,086 29,206,756 17,063,785

43,343,662 29,713,980 18,249,401

43,747,168 40,555,572 21,672,010

Figures not available - all included in Livestock

TOTAL

$ 47,222,689

~aI,260,934

8a,574,066

94,462,841

89,462,112

79,263,887

84,929,201

76,711,627

91,307,O43

105,974,750

TOYAL POULTRY AND EGG PRCDUCTION FOR THE PAST FIVEYEARS AS OF RECORD FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

YEAR PRODUCI~ HENS EGG PRCDUCTION ~GG VALUATION

1947 1,710,515 22,806,867 Dozen $ 13,227,982

1948 2,130,000 29,820,000 Dozen 16,102,800

1949 2,850,000 40,850,000 Dozen 20,833,500

1950 3,135,000 47,025,000 Dozen 19,280,250

1951 3,460,000 53,341,666 Dozen 29,337,916

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SAN HERNARDINO COUNTYFRUIT AND NUT CROP ACHEAGE 1951

KInD AND Vf~IETY

AlmondsDrakeNe Plus Ultra~bnpareilOther

T 0TAL AI~0NDS

16

!oole__SDeliciousGolden DeliciousGravensteinJonathanNev~ onRome BeautyWhite PearmainWinesapOther

T OYAL APPLES

491

5

59

28

.AnricotsBlenhef m-RoyalTiltonOther

TOTAL APRICOTS

AvocadosFuertePueblaOther

TOTAL AVOCADOS

5

2O

CherriesBingBlack RepublicanLmnbe rtRoyal AnnTartarian0~her

TOTAL CHERRIES

1611

__A_221.

DatesOther

TOTAL DATES

Grapes. Raisin|~uscatSultanaThompson Seedless

TOTAL RAISIN GRAPES

BE_. ~ING ACRES

37

497

108

416

12502623

_Lm___610

1223

m--A--13o

277

_1../751

5I

ii2

C ROP

G_rapes. TableConc ord~.~lagaRed ~lhlagaRibierTokayOther

TOTAL TABLE GRAPES

NON-BEARING AC~S ~__ ARING ACRES

332922~74149

i~363

Grs~. es_A Juice 1,968Alicante 1,222BurgerCarignane 30 1,005

G olden Chasselas19 1,995

Grenache 5 6 2,999-2,925

Mat aro 4,574E~ssion

157 6,911Zinfandel 1,123Other WhiteOther Dark ~ 2 LO022~

TOTAL JUICE GRAPES 307

TOTAL ALL GRAPES 307 31,349

G ra~e_~fruit__~__ _~A~5_..

l~larshTOTAL GRAPEFRUIT 15 3,115

Lem°----2n~ 151 4,887Eureka 22 165LisbonVilla Franca ~ ___~0_._

TOTAL LEMOE~ 271 5,492

Lim_ s_-_LAn_A

Ol_!v~s_ 8Asc olano

31 I01l~anz~nillo

105 322~.~ssionOther -4~-"TOTAL OLIVES

-Or-An-ge-~s 87 21,014Navel 56Tangerines

ii0 11,099Valencia 2 682Other 88Seedlings

-I-~’- ~32,939TOTAL 0R~GES

Peaches - Clingst_one 97Halford 14Paloro ~ 8Peak IPhillips

~BEAalm mRE~

Peaches - C14ngstone (Oont’d.~Sims 6

OtherTOTAL CLIngSTOnE FEACHES 7

~___.4B!NG ACRES

530

744

Peaches - Freestones 166Babcock 1 47Early Elberta

3 276Elberta 21 423Hale 23Lovell 378Rio 0so Gem 42

6Salway

. 9_~5__ _~98_~_Other

TOTAL FREESTONE PEACHES 102 1,717

-Pea--Ers- 7 31Bartlett 2 _ 3-Other -------

TOTAL PEARS 9 34

.Pecans -

P~e r_sii~ o_ns_HachiyaOther

2O2

Plums 7Duarte 31Kelsey

7 I0PresidentSanta Rosa 57 211

iWlckson __~_ ~9__Other

TOTAL PLOt,S 114 429

W_~al_~nut~s 14Eureka IFranquette24Payne13Placentia I

OtherTOTAL WALNUTS 53

TOTAL ALL FRUITS AND NUTS "1,413

REPO~nT OF CROP ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUATION1951

County of San Bernardino

FRUIT, NUT AND VINE CROPS

ACREAGEBearing Nor~-Bearing

CITRUSOranges : Navels 21,014

V~ encias ]_1,099Mi~c~ 826

Lemo’.~ 5,492G" ape fruit 3,115Limes 5

PRO,,DUC_TI o,,N

8?110

227115

3,198,393 Pkd. Bxs,967,587 R~d. Bxs.74,~76 Pkd. Bxs.

V33,~!8 ~cd. Bxs.525,’~89 Pkd. Bxs.

l,lO0 Pkd. Bxs.

LO0~ CITRUSO.anges : Navels

V~AenciasM~sc.

LemonsGrapefruit

195,746 Bxs.350, ~56 Bxs.20,517 Bxs.

348,1~16 Bxs.185,475 Bxs.

SUL~ROPICALA,7ocados 51Datos 8Olives : Cured 400

OilPersimmons 22

2O 91 Tons3 Tons

126 TonsI Ton

58 Tons

DECIDUOUSApples 610Apples : Cull

CiderApricots: Fresh 110

DriedCherries 23 22Peaches : Cling 731 7

Free 1,717 102

Pears 24 9Plums 429 114Quince 6 5

183,005 Bxs.i0 Tons

15,600 Gals.185 Tons

6 Tons21 Tons

4,634 Tons9,385 Tons

73 Tons2,460 Tons

12 Tons

GRAPESTable 1,363Juice 29’,986 3O7

34 Tons83, 865 Tons*

BERRIESBush 352Straw 116

321,223 Trays119,500 Trays

NUTSAlmonds 66 16

Wahmts _~95_T O~ALS 81,760*Includes Table Grapes Sold for Juice.

8 Tons1,971 Tons

V__~AL U A T I o

$ ii,~92,5173~ 3(.’7 ,,’,03

..... ~, 068,3i,0,077

1,401,8964,000

202,323349, O7119,656

393,31372,502

41,8601,000

25,850180

6,960

228,756150

10,14019,2153,6008,400

358,280I, 578,392

7,880344,400

900

2,890,198,770

400,080291, 6~5

5,1206__SAd96

$ 29,378,670

................ , , , ............................... 9

Beans

Beets

Cabbage

Carrots

C auliflower

Corn:

Cucumbers

Eggplant

Garlic ¯

Let tuce

Melons:

Oiti ons:

Peppers:

Potatoes:

Pumpkins

Spinach

Squash:

Tomatillo

Tomatoes:

Turnips

Misc. Veg.

TOTALS

Green

Green

CantoWaterOther

GreenDry

Bell

SweetIrish

SummerWinter

FreshCan

65#

65#

6o//

3@50#

25#

32#lo@

COM~RCIAL VEGETABLE CROPS

A_C.REAGE PRODUCT IO~N V_.~L,U.A.~I ON

50# Crt. 5 390 Crts. $ 1,755

Dz. Crt. ii 2,100 Crts. 3,150

60# Otto 130 2+0,833 Crts. 136,745

70# Crt. 269 98,360 Crts. 32~O,379

40#" Crt. /+9 26,918 Crts. 3/+,$~8

Dz. Crt. 975 285,000 Crts. 705,500

30# Lug 2 560 Lugs 560

20# Lug 1 360 Lugs 396

Lbs. 43 52,300 Lbs. 7,736

Crt. 5 750 Crts. 2,925

Crt. 178 20,170 Crts. 56,269Tons 137 442 Tons 6,440Crt. 20 5,183 Crts. 5,213

Crt. 3 360 Crts. 936Sks. 163 220,220 Sks. 282,750

Lug i 390 Lugs 468

Lug 583 309,040 Lugs 883,955Sks. 4,607 1,375,600 Sks. 3,418,7OO

Tons 8 160 Tons 3,200

35# Crt. 6 1,688 Crts. 2,176

20# Lug 2 410 Lugs 697Tons 18 22 Tons 1,500

32# Lug 4 1,250 Lugs 2,375

28# Lug 31 18,300 Lugs 22,875Tons 61 51/+ Tons 16,962

50# Crt. 6 966 Crt. 1,06~

__4i_

7,363 $ 5,959,652

FIELD CROPS

~.C RE AGE

Beans : Blackeye 4,86~ 70,077 Sks.*O orn Ensilage 520 3,330 Tons

Maize 165 4,725 Sks.C otton 740 740 Bls.Flax 40 1,280 Sks.Grain, Thrashed:

Barley 2,340 30,000 SI~.Oats 440 8,280 Sks.V~eat 300 3,680 Sks.

Hay: Alfalfa 16,526 86,515 TonsGrain 4,749 7,153 Tons

Mmshrooms 20,000 Lbs.Pasture:

Ferm. Irrigated 12,000Planted D y Range 1,500Sudan Grass 400

Sugar Beets 40 800 TonsTobacco 2 1,700 Lbs.~Govt.-O~med Range Land, Forests & Timber

TOTALS 44,625

V AL U A.T I ON

$ 630,69375,41016,537

148,0003,993

101,27726,76913,945

2,941,510286,120

9,000

1,500,00037,50032,000I0,000

9698,279~

~5,8~2,1Ce~AII i00# Sacks#130,700 Acres Available Range in San Bezlardino National Forest

SEED CROPS

AlfalfaSudan

TOTALS

~_CRE AG E

500_ 2_Aq.

750

PRODUCT I ON

63 Tons250,000 Lbs.

V..~ L.U AT I ON

$ 37,500

$ 80,000

CONSERVATION EARNINGS AND SOIL BUILDING PRACTICES (P.M.A.)

Farms, Earning 666 340Payments $ 213,791 $ 145,000

NURSERY STOCK

Grown and Sold

_AC RE AGE

200

V_.~_LU AT I ON

$1,943~146

APIARY

2ROD UO T,,I 0,~

Honey ProductionBeeswaxNuclei v~th QueensPkg. Bees v~th Queens

TOTAL

3p075,212 Lbs.45,960 Lbs.5,972

$ 344,73023,90029,900

108

!

ESTI~L^dED LIVESTOCK PR£DUCTION

O N H AND ~_O LD V___ALU AT I ONBEEF CATTLE

Feeders 9,398 19,T74Range 4,600 7,087Fertilizer 79,096

DAIRY - COWS 16, 662~’~ik: Wholesale 15,123,895

Retail 5,475,473Products 27,000

Young Stoc, k & Bulls 3,990 1,362Slaughter 5,089Fertilizer 133,269

POULTRYProducing HensEggs (Ooz)Hens Sold for MeatFryers Sold for MeatBaby ChicksFertilizer

DUCKSDucks Sold for ~.~eat

TUP~EYSTurkeys Sold for MeatPoultsEggs (Doz)

HOC~Breeding StockSlaughterFertilizer

RABBITSFryers SoldOthers SoldFertilizer

CHINCHILLABreeders SoldPelts Sold

SHEEPBreeding StockSlaughterWool

FOXPelts Sold

MISCELLANEOUS

TOTAL

Tons

Gal.Gal.Lbs.

Tons

3,460,000

2,850

18,].25

53,37.1,6662,249,0003,888,7875,597,228

47,287

179,230

311,851245~36313,942

DOZ,

Tons

Doze

3,880 5,07042,32126~140 T ons

1,295

1,018,65030,5599,000 Tons

69 Pr.2OO

2,1155,984

16,500 Lbs.

5O

$ 2,897,5431,475,205

174,011

7,864,4254,106,605

8,100272,708

1,140,350279,922

29,337,9162,249,000%,663,461Ip007,501

145,461

239,095

2,682,271184,02246,845

184,3001,374,970

70,385

1,273,31238,19833,750

113,85010,000

158,91014,655

1,000

179.361

$62,227,582

NOTE.

REC AP!TULATION

The following valuation figures representreceipts no__~t net returns to the growers.

Acreage* Valuation

Citrus 43,239 ~2,036 $ 24,056~853

Subtropical 708 637 ~ ,880

Deciduous 4,318 4,051 2,123,255

Grapes 31,V94 31,656 4,535,120

Berries 463 468 537,827

Nut s 4,887 4,330 59 6, 600

Vegetables 8,637 7,363 4, 916,333

Field Crops 42,679 44,625 4~ 347,17!

Seeds 613 750 41,343

Nursery Stock 21! 220 1,669,336

Apiary 223,153

Livestock Including Poultry 47,963,381

Government Payments (P.M.A.) 213,V91

TOTALS 137,549 136-

*Includes Bearing and Non-Bearing.

$ 22,203,826

75,850

2,560,113

3,201,660

691,705

645,516

5,959,652

5,842,102

80~000

I, 943,146

398,598

62,227,582

145,000

$i05,974,750