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California Department of Food and Agriculture Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports Kings County 1939-1954 (1944 not included) 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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California Department of Food and Agriculture
Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports
Kings County
1939-1954 (1944 not included)
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.
KINGS COU!.~
7 1 o]19J9 - 19o..(1__9’~t/4 NOT ISSUED)
Apricot c
Apricot Pit.PeacLe~ (lingPeaches, FreL stone,
FI Ul U[FIO~ ....,l,~:~ VALV 0F AGRiCUNTVRAL PRODUCTSKINGS COU~TY 1939.
(livesPl~,sPer sinm~on sPrunesGrapes and Rais~us (Green Tens)Walnut s
Ton~
Tons dryTons green
Tens dryTens ~reen
2430 0 ~i 150.003014 e 20.00
810 ~, 22 ~501402,5 4~ 20.002100 0 140.003391 e Y! .50
326 (! I00.00352 ~ 35.0025 <:~ 3C.O0
309 L:~ 60.00
120 ~-%160.00
Cotton - LintCotton SeedSugar ~ee% sHayWheatBarleyFlaxMilo MaizeSudan Grass
LI1nf, STOCK s (Z~stimated)
2,022,74~560,145
5,0427 %ooo3-28,292
2,364,68656,52?’
lO6,5884 I040
Dairy Pro,.uct sVcai CalvesDairy Cm?sBeef Cattle, Kinis Co. ProeuctionBeel Cattle, Feed YardsHogsSheep and LambsSheep - WoolTurkeysChicken and Eggs
~i:2,500 ~000200 ,CCC650,000510,000
1,000,000150,000175,000
86,40098,028
L!I SCELLAI,~0US CFOPS:
L~ellonsHoney and lTaxNursery Stock
V 18,3908,2’/5
~ 364~.~oc.oo60,280.0018,225.oo28,050.00
294,ooo.oo59,342.5082,600.CC12,32C.00
75o.0o18,540.00
739,743.Lc19,200.00
~i.1,697,551.10
6,198,068.00
,269,4.~.00
32,259..00
~13,497,3C6.10
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ACLICUITbT~AL CROP P~_PORTKings County, Ca!ifornia
15-40
Col::pi!e~U by the Agricultural Commissioner of Kings Countyin compliance ~,ilh Section 6~.~ of %he Agricultural Coc’e
of California.
We ai’e inde;r~ed to ~’:a:C" ~rowers, pacl~ers, shippers andvariou,~ ofiicial agencies ior % ¢iI- Lelp and cooperationin compiling this reL:or%~ f~r ~i~ich ~Je ~:ish to exprossoul- appreciation.
Lo 0. :L~.UPTA6Z/C’JT"I;LA! CC ~’F$SIO!.I]R
;,’ing s County
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COLLEL . ¯ ~.-LTUREi’, \VIS
PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSKINGS COUNTY 1940
Tons
Apricots $ 323,638.00
Peaches, Cling 1417 C $20.00 28,340.00
Peaches~ Frees%one~ d,T 1660 @ 90.00 147.400.00
fresh 3576 ¢ 20.00 71,520.00
Olives 527 @ 90.00 ¢7,¢30.00
Persirm~ons 35 @ 25".00 875.00
Prunes 20o’ @" 40.00 8,360.00
Plu;us 230 C 4.0.00 9,200.00
Thompson SGedless Gra2es & Raisins 107~971.50
~[u ~cat 0rspes and Raisins 477 ~8.~c.20
-Cther Gr~pes 4825.87 C,~ 15.00 72,303.05
Vk, inut s 150 C 200. O0 _~0,000. O0
FiEf D CROPS :
Co’btou~ 64,j4-5c,: bales C (9.70 CVE’ $ 3~126:261.50
Coti:onsced~ 2c, ~OO6.~ tons C ~:oo,. ~.,-. 70 65:,~4’:7.~
lleS "boris C ,[,(,.Or, 8,970.00Sugar .B.,ee’h s ~ ,, ~. 814.636.oo
I:av: 335~78± tons C ~ooo~.¯
~n~at., 58~347,230 l~s C ~’:~ 24 CLT 723,505.65
I ar!ey~ 216~:~73~!06 ibs @ (..76 OVr2 1,64.6.715.60
F!:.z, 167..204..07 ,m. C $1.75 292,607.12
kTiJo ~%~ize~ 6006 ~ons C $20,,00 120~000.00
.~!fali’a Seed, $C tons C ~150.00 _____~_~0
~u~e~ i~u P:’oc’uc’~ionBee:’ Cattle~ inc!c.6in: fee~. yard salesSheep and L~,bsV;oolHogsTu’~’key sPoultry and Eggs
L~ ! SC~ .LLAI~OU S 67 0PS :
WatermelonsHoney and ’TaxNursery Stock
$ 2~515,243.292,395,470.00
260,048.9284,740.00
135,911.5o88,737.50
200~000.00
$ 86,190.0025,800.005,o2¢.5o
$1,326,981.75
7,400,193.42
5,680,201.21
$14,524,390.88
.~C, ~.,:. ..... I,.G8 C C’UI’~I C~ 0PS1941
Non-bearing Bearing Total
R U.,,,.~FrenchImperic, l 26O%her Prune:? I0
?I ?Ii? 43ll 21
Oower e
Jo’_-n River s 12Other Nectarine s 6
13
0LIVX $Asco].ancSevi!lanoi, Zanzani!loOther Olives
l0
253lg
2
f, l,~ :ONDS
PER 8!.T’ !i :C:N S
P!.U~,:STragefi~sa’.r~ ~ Ross.Other P].t~: s
153
¢62242
"fiALNbT SEurekzFrs.nquctt ePayneOther ":b inul, ,~
2]63
2!0
5O24.S772~
AP> lOOTSRy].nngTi]tonRoyalPeachOi’.:er Apricot s
8?67O
14:]0
10335
F7 AC’~ "E, 8
Lovoll
0%" er Peac" e.~
3243214l~O
i. oI4172134’32
2212
6
25318I0
2
22
464O~5
?i3167933
815761037
!0335
!~o5445227632
Acreage - continued
GRAPE. SMuscatSultanaThompsonRibier~!alagaGr e na ch eCarignaneAlicanteZinfandelOther Grapes
Non-bearing Bearing Total
313 8468 878116 3!6 332173 231¢ 2487
15 155 160 165
88 n 9946 229 275
66 6651 5196 96
VChea%BarleySorghum (l~:ilo)Indian CornV~eat and Grain HayOa’~ sCottonFlaxBee~sWa~ ermelonsPermanent PastureAlfalfa
Acreage
3~953.¢IlO9O9
6042.3295.6
895o.72745
39053.75859lO5663
248837378
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AGriCULTURAL C OP R PO ,TKings County, California
Compiled by the Agricultural Commissioner of Kings County
in compliance ~rith Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code
of California.
We are indebted ~o many growers~ packers, shippers andvarious ofiicial agencies foz ±heir nclp and cooperation
in compiling this report, for which we wish to express
our appreciation.
L. O. Haupt
AGRICULTURAL COi~’l S$10~.~RKin£s County
PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF AGRICULTUYIAL PRODUCTSKINGS COUh~Y 1941
FRUIT AND GB3.PES:
T o___n_s ~ i_ce V_a l__ue
Apricots, Fresh 7638 $ 32.50 $ 248,235.00Dried 1336 220.00 293,920.00
Shipped 4O8.5O 35.OO 14,297.50Distilling Purposes 79 15.00 1,185.00
Pits 626 12.50 7,025.00
Peaches~ Freestone, Cannery 973 25.00 24,325.00’ 0 257,400°00Dried 1430 180.0
Shipped 289~ 25.00 84,725.00
Peaches, Cling 2180 50.00 109,005.00
Muscat Grapes and Raisins 32137.03 21.50 6~0,~47.22
Thompson Seedless Grapes andRaisins 8637.60 17.50 151,158.00
Sultana Grapes and Raisins 1137.60 17.50 19~908.00
Other Grapes 3369.66 21.00 70,762.86
Olives: Ascolono and Sevilleno 364 175.00 63,700.00
Manzanillo 21 150.00 3,150.00
Other l0 lO0.00 1,000.00
Pershmnons 37 25.00 925.00
Prunes 125 70.00 8,750.00
Plums 378 40°00 15,120.00
Walnuts 248 240.00 ~520.00
FIELD CROPS:
HayWheat, 33,780,~93 Ibs C $1.61%C~TBarley, 162,851~979 ibs. C $I.31 CV~TCotton, 36,804 Bales ¢ $79.00Cottonseed, 16,561.8 tons C: $52.50Grain Sorghums, 17,653.5 Tons C $30.00Flax, 88,923~ Eu C $1.94Sugar Beets, 1,440 tons C ~6.00
~2,183,842.66545,563.04
2,133,360.922,907~516.00
866,192.14529,6o~.00172~510.62
____~6~o.oo$9,347,220.38
Butt e r fatCattle, Including Feed Yard SalesSheep and LambsWoolHogsTurkey sPoultry and Eggs
4 4,636,5.16.003,211,537.00
322,~’20.00106,400.00185,182.00181,962. O0
_t2 2, ~, ooo. o0$8, $69 ,5.17.00
~ $14.oo $ 76,174.0046,45.3. O06 ~ 75"0. co
22,0<O.O07~:0. oo
]_l.~, oc.. oo------ ~ 153,667.00
TCTAL V’I,[~ OF /’C-R!CUI,TDPAL CI:OpS $20,4-°,6,262.96
V~llea% Pa"i%y P~,vmentCo’;.%on Psrity PaymentS~,i! Cenrer.siion PaymentRan£e Conserva’~ion Payment
$ i00 ~474.47349~335.604 3f ,~6/,8.2,?,
~8o6. q3_
TOTAL KOkTY REOT;IVED $21,433,068.99
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AGRICULTURAL CROP REPORTKings County, California
1942
Compiled by the Agricultural 6ommissioner of Kings Countyin compliance with Section 65.~ of the Agricultural Codeof California.
We are indebted to many growers, packers, shippers andvarious official agencies for their help and cooperationin compiling this report, for which we wish to expressour appreciation.
L. O. HauptAGRICULTURAL CO~,~ISSIONER
Kings County
PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSKINGS COUhWfY 1942
FRUIT AND GRAPES:TON___~S PRIC____~E VAL_._~
Apricots, Trucked 373Cannery 2038Dried 1404
Pits 301
Peaches, Cling 3060
Peaches, Freestone, Cannery 222Shipped 2927
Peaches, DriedThompson Seedless Grapes --7~70 i
Sultana Grapes 1183
Muscat Grapes 36565
Tab]e Grapes (Est.) 868
Black Grapes 2293.2
Olives 194
Olives~ Oil 175
Plums (Est.) 350Prunes 217
Persimmons 95
Walnuts 236
TOTALFRUIT AND GRAPES
$ 65.oo65,oo
36o.o012.5o58,5o45.oo5o,oo
280.0027.5o27.50
~q~ 3o.oo31.2031.20
135,oo60.0075,oo
146~0035.oo
290.00
$ 24,245.00132,470.00505,440.00
4,137.50179,010.00
9,900.00146,350.00612,920.00216,425. O0
32,532.501,096,950.00
27,081.6071,547.8426,190.0010,500.0026,250.0031,682.00
1,925.0068~440.0Q
$3,223,996.4~
FIELD CROPS:
Flax, 73,000 Bu. @ $2.73Sugar Beets, I, 36.8 tons ~ $8.90Cotton, 33,519 Bales & $96.50Cottonseed, 15,083.55 tons @ $47.80HayGrain Sorghum, 5185.5 tons @ $31.20~fh e atBarleyOats
T~OTAL FIELD CROPS
$ 199,290.0011,897.52
3,234,578.50824,953.69
3,085,740.00161,787.60970,438.33
3,201,901.1345,877.09
$11,336,503.86
LIUlESTOCK:
~ogsTurkeys and Turkey EggsPoultry and EggsSheep and WoolCattle, including feed yard salesButterfat
TOTAL LIVESTOCK
$ 304,168.92303,755.76247,500.00442,643.07
4,418,487.004~786~882.46
$ 10,703,437.21
T
MISCELLANEOUS CROPS :
Carrot sCantaloupes~/atermelons, 2500 tons @ $31.60Nursery StockHoney, 374,000 lbs. @ .104Wax, 5,610 ibs. @ $.40
TOTAL MISCELLA~0US CROPS
Total Fruit and Grapes
Total Field Crops
Total Livestock
Total Miscellaneous Crops
GP~ND TOTAL
$ 7,125.0084,960.00??,500.006,000.00
38,93?.60__.2~244.00
$ 216,766.60
$ 3,223,996.44
I1,336,503.86
10,703,437.21
216~766.60
$ 25,480,704.11
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ACFEAGE KINGS CCU]~’F.Y ~dlIT AND GI’#F3 CROPS1942
Non-bearing Bearing Total
AL .Oh D.~l] Varieties 21 21
APPLE SAll Vsrieties 1
AP~ IC OT 8 c 1004B!en} eim;,~ocrpark 1 !6
7,il~nd 8Til’~cn 5~ !a6[Other Varieties !45
All Varieties 1
t~.,t _An.[, u .-Oowel i0 ,...0thel Vazictiea 20 1
0L IVI" SAscol~,no 253Larzanillo 70 1O
Sevillano 1 ’
~;AC.’~,S ~ FreestoneDe Vries 6 47Elberta 321 155.~J, H, Hale 22 -’3Lovel I 22 3 %Muir IC 20c,
Golden Jubilee 3 4
H, uir 1C 207Salvmy 12
qoOther Varieties ,., 44
~-FC~ iq SAll Varieties 1
1
lC’1317
81523
45
1321
2538o18
53Ic, clC540221,c.
7217]2133
8
PLUV8E.eauty 2 2 4Kelsey 2 2Pr e ~ident 3 3Santa ILo sa 30 20 50’l z age dy 45 #5Wickson 1 ].7 13
Other Varie~ie s 9 17 26
C.,R.;,,.~ ,.-E
PP.U,’E Surt on
~r~.nchI:..pc r i, 1Robe de SargentSugarOther Vcrieties
";LI,NUTSConcordEurekaFr nquette"a3 eft c
P; ,: no0-’ e:." Vr i’ie%iesFleck
pr" ~ r~."7 ~ ,’r 7::(: 77£ Ci’~GaffeHa ] fcr di:?ussl ibbcePalcraPeakPhillipsSir.sTu~.canOther Varieties
Eusca-~SultanaThompson See(lessZante Curr~ntConcordKalagcRed ~alagaRibierA!icanteCarignaneGrenache~,ii s sio nZinfandelOther Varietic s
- Con’~inued
Tcrtal
3 ~3 II81 81
° 94 44 4
3 7 I0
II i]34 34
157 330 437] ~, lO2 95 97
5 545 45
84 5693 65
53c
23 723
43?2
].2 l~
277 :~15"7C 33c
31 236¢.
35
43~66
43 2:71
534142
140]13
530$5
343
72
3!
1:4-3433L.
24-2(.35
1654.
3266
2c4
534.142
,~’7
ACR-[fC-E - Continueg, "t"
Acrea.:’e
F~!,D #FOPS:Alfalfa 42~86Permanent Pasture 4072"~eat 34&53Parley 81476Sorgh~n i176°
Cotton 34?00~Vat ~ rr,:e i on s 721Cant ~.Io upe s ] 17
%¢ cO’h!" er ~.c-lon~ 79Sugar ~eet ~: 12__.0
I ~I̧ .~ ~
~ "!*i,~:~ ,~,!~
: , ,, ,.,g:
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ii~ ~ ¯, ,
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AGRICULTIK~L CROP P~;PORTKings County, California
I~)43
Compiled by the Agricultuwal Commissioner of Kings Countyin compliance with Section 69.9 cf th~ Agricu3Lura] Code
of California.
We are indebted to many growers, packers, shippers andvarious official agencies for their help and cooperationin compiling this report, for ~ich we wish to express
our appreciation.
L. O. HauptAGRICULTI~I!I, CO~7[ISSIO~R
Kings County
The income for Kings County farm crops for 1943was the hi[hest in the history of the industry, butnet returns were probably not in excess of other yearson account of the high production costs. Some cropswere, no doubt, produced without profit or even insome cases at a loss and may show a marked declineduring the following year.
Wherever it is possible, accurate returns havebeen compiled for crops produced entirely within thecounty, but in the case of some crops, which are moreor less migratory, estimates have necessarily beenused as in the case of honey, sheep, wool and beefcattle.
l
These figures are not intended to be the growersnet profit, but rather the gross or f.o.b. ~,eturnswhich would include picking, hauling and packingcharges.
No attempt has been made to estimate the value ofproduce raised and consumed on the fazm Or to computethe value of victory garden production, but if thesefigures were available, they would amount to a largesum.
The returns for crops and increased tonnagesproduced, indicates the response of Kings County growersin the proguction of necessary food crops in cooperationwith the War Food Administration for the war effort,although the growers were handicapped by the shortageof farm labor and essential farm machinery.
PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF AGFICULTURAL PRODUCTSKINGS COUh~Y 1943
GRAPE___~S ¯
Thompson Seedless, Raisins" " Dehydrated" " Winery
Muscat, Winery" Raisin" Partly Dried" Dehydrated" For Dehydrating
Sultana, Raisins" Winery
Wine Grapes (Black)Table Grapes
Total Grapes
FRUIT AND NUTS:
Tons Green Tons Pric__._~e
3438~, 13752 $155.0094 94 33.00
173 173 33.002322 2322 35.504942 19768 165.00352 1408
3114 12456 205.002899 2899 35.50306 1218 150.00298 298 31.75
3330 3330 85.001260 1260 85.00
Valu_____ee
$ 532,890.003,102.005,709.00
82,431.00815,430.00
52,594.00638,370.00102,915.00
45,900.00~,461.50
283,050.00107,100.00
$2,678,952.50
Peaches, Freestones" Trucked Out" Dried" Shipped" For Freezing
Peaches, Clingstone:Apricots, Canning
" Trucked Out" Dried" Pits
PrunesPersimmonsOlivesOlives, (Oil)Walnuts
Total Fruit and Nuts
873 873 $ 80.001527 10689 440.004146.57 4146.57
270 270 70.004944.6 65.001385 1385 lO0.OO
902 902 I00.00550 38~o~ C 640.00193 37.50149.31 ~:~48 48 65.00
165 165 173.6450 50 lOO.OO
232 232 500.00
$ 69,840.00671,880.00346,169.00
18,900.00321,399.0013’8,500.00
90,200.00352,ooo.oo
7,237.5027,473.043,120.00
28,651.835,000.00
I16,000.00
$2,196,370.37
FIELD CROPS :
FlaxCottonCottonseedHay (Est.)Grain Sorghum (Est.)V~eatBarley (Est.)Oa~s (Est.)Rice
Total Field Crops
$ 672,624.003,130,500.00
760,714.503,784,320.00
285,000.00574,200,00
4,400,000.00ii0,000.0026,000.00
$13,743,358.50
LIVESTOCK:
HogsTurkeys and Turkey EggsPoultry and EggsLambs and WoolCattle (Including Sales of Feed Yards)Dairy Products
Total Livestock
.VEGETABleS ~"
Carrot sWatermelonsOther MelonsPeanut sPotatoesSpinachTomato e sOther Vegetables
Total Vegetables
MISCELLANEOUS CROPS:
Nursery StockHoneyWax
Total Miscellaneous Crops
$ 370,973.28460~o60.30250,500.00475,623.18
3,527,621.oo DA. 2 ,oo
$ !1,195,399.76
225~240 O01~9,158~00
iI,256.0021,520.0024~965.006,500.00
_I-0,000.00
$ 5o8,089.00
$ 7,500.0041 o 040. O0
52~126.80
Total Grapes ~ ........ $ 2,678;992.50Total Fruit ancl Nuhs ~. 2,196.370.37Total Field Crops ...... 13 ,743 ,Z9~50Total Livestock ......... ii,195:397.76Total Vegetables ...... 508.089.00Total Misc. Crops ..... ~2~126.80
GRAND TOTAL $30,374,296.93
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STACKS
- e, d ......... ,"~ .~,o .~.o,~=m FOR KINGS COLq,~’TY
,.~,.J. ~,,~.u~..U..~ - RAODUCTTOV AND ~ ’---’
D 0LL’-I:~S C~’Tv.... ~:" " ~ ~" ...... r ^,,T .... ~ Tr, T: q V[.’./iq..o~. .......
.:~
j.~,UL~, ~,.,~...; m,..j~ ,’
~S~./.,.~ .. .~.
BLICX JUICE
~:USCAT :~iE, DSHIPPED FRESHTO "JINERY
TI IO]~IPS 0N:LC.I~DTO ~’i[L~FJf
SULT.,~.~..tZ’,---~DTO "JI:,~RY
.o=~... S~iP]] FRODUCTi0".~
2!7 1,232.96 TONS 60.00 73 ~954
6o6 3 ~417.84 TONS 60. O0 20~ ~070
8,314’I,’.’ ~’(~66; TONS 220:00 1¢6 ~ 5"20
9/:.’~8, TONS 60S00 308,’880O" ’720. - .~, ~.,., TONS 60, O0 l, 486,080
2~410 "~/-’/1.~ , -, ....,..... 1~,96. TONS 210;00 398,160
. ?,lop. TONS 90000 398,290338 ," " ".’ ,’"
~’ -’~,~ "., 134. TONS 210o00 28~140.!~289.. TONS 47~90 6i~227
11~88~ 4~716.40 TONS $3 ~066~281
?~iU’’r~ :?[D .... m,t’
...... -,- 692(" ’~’y - ¯-j
PiTS
PI~:~ ~.,o ~ CLING 448Fi~i~gTO]~, LOCAL L~ARI~T "~
~.,~RN SHIP},~NTS ,~7~ / ,QD-iCK FREEZE
./.RS ....... 0,~S 8
134
OLZ~S 292
I’ILLI, J’l-~ S .~70
4~076. TONS lOO&O0 407 ~60037~$~ TONS 980 & 00 209 ~ 900
’;’4 ~ TONS 30 o 00 2 z 820
z,’,~ ’ 344 ~ 862, ~ ,, ,, T0~,:S .63 o 008%%° TONS 80, O0 71 ~920
i~7~8, TONS 80]00 140 ~640i~000~ TONS 64~00 64~000
"" 25/~ TONS 120.00 3,000
536. TONS 92°00 49,312
76.16 TONS 200.0C 14~232
208,. TONS 25’2 o97 52,539
260, Tons 500° 00 130 ~000
16,684.16 $2 .,373,301.
DOLL%RS ONLY}RODUCTiON TOUA", V’~Z,T~
,----, , 48 ~000 ̄,.,v.. ~. Oh
CCCTON SLED
.......... 30 ~000
~,,u, -.,; ~ 000
:’..I,, .~-~,’~. SEED ....
G2J~IN : B-~.’~S’Y 120 ~ 000
EGYPTIAN CORN --- 2:200
OATS (EST.) 2.~000
F.T~’,X 6,500
V,EhT_J’-, ,.T 17 ~000
SUOAR ~ ~ ~ 470~E~T.~
- .. ,, 222S ~&, ,0~,’~,-I~.
TOTAL F~_~LD CROPS 231~392, m ,
L}.’:~ STOCK
96 0" 6~059~i24 ~-~I o. BALES
2.5 ,~ 246° 35 TONS 1 ~363 :.302. ......¯ ¯ f----f
:150~000~ TO~S 2:,92$~000
7 ~500 o TONS ’±31,250
I~000o BUS~-~LS 2] ~600
3 ~459 :I~0o BUSHELS 3 ~632..086
2 ~75o o TONS ’~37 ~500
(~_oo,oooh SUS~TS d 83~ooo
25!~9~5 .. :BUSHELS 826~412...
. zo~828o33 :BUSHELS "--64-~509’
2 "’ ’~315c2 TONS 26 ~127, ¯ , ,.
85o25 TONS 13 ~640
a_7
CAq:%~LE ~ SHIPPED 34~724 HT~D
SLAUGHTF2~ED ’! ~l!O .BF~. &D, ’°
HCCS ~ ~924 EF2~D
S:<EEP 25~i16 HF~LD
V;o0L 194. a525 POUNDS
TOTALLYVE STOCK Y~RODUOTION
3 ~620 ~890
824a490
264~574
288,~834
85:,59:z¯ . ¯
6 ~ 903 ,~ 829
$11~988~2o8
19:-5"" r’ AC!L~,SC,;~, . ~.,
VE qV;TA?T q ?AODUCTiON
~rq’"’y’"~ pu~:~TOES 130
_ ~ .....TOEo 30
I [CI,XY DEV/S 360
~no!A~ o 140
.......... ~ 30Cria,~’~ o l-!4. ,o
, , -~s 91oCA~LOU~
TIATIRL~LONS 90
TOTAL VEGETABLE PRODUCTION 1310
PRODUCTION
DOLL~RS O:TLYTr~m, "r V t T TT~
75o. TONS
IO~00~ LUGS
5~000~ CRTS
3!~483° CRTS
6J58. CRTS
74~019. CRTS
i~075 TONS
75~000
28~875
96~2~0
13~116
170~243
34~400
$490 ~295
;.:.L :-.CJ~,I,T.%, :~’, OUS
H0~’~Y PRODUCTION
7{EE S~,;I.:Ot
T UR~Y ~ S
T LT.i~Y EGGS
(~39~:) COLON~BQ- ,’2
5 ~823.4,0,~S
f9o~77o,~ BIRDS
814~300o EGGS
POULTP~ A~o EGGS
NL:ISERY STOCK
TOTAL ,...,±SOED~I,~0Uo PRODUCTION
GPJ, PES
FRUIT AND N~S
FIELD CROPS
LIVE STOCK
"¢~ GETABLE PKODUCTION
MISCELIANEOUS
GRAND TOTAL CROP PRODUCTION VALUE
3 ~066 ~28.1
2,373,3oI -
1~ ;2 83’~50 ~
II~988~208
490,295
1 ~334 ~307
24~299
2~388
642,044
260~576
400~000
5~000
$1~334~3o7
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AGRICULTUR.’ L CRCFLEfOIIT
1946
F. I NGS COUNTY
C.t, LI FCRNIA
Compilod by
KINGS CC UI~ T YAGRI CULTU-m~ L COi,~’.ISS lONER
L. O. ~t~UPTC OMNI S S I C NER
91’,~I~¢ ILR~I IX OF CALIFORNb,
I .,BRARY’~ ~L,I.EGE OF AGRICULTURE
DAVIS
CFFICE OF.~GRI CUI, TT~c’. L C0.~ .~ I~,~ IOJER
KINGS COUNTYDI^NI’-DRD, C.~ LIFORNIA
To The. Honorable Bo.rd of SuoJrvisors ~nd thsDirector of the Stote D~onrtm3nt of Agriculture
The Dnnusl Crop Report for 19~ is hPreby submitted, in comolinncewith Section 65.5 of the Agriculturol Code of th~ State of Coliforni~.
The income for 1946 mrrks ~n ~Ii tim~ record. The figure ~re
~e gross Form orices, snd include ths cost of production, hnrvestinF,,nd in some cases the cost of orep~r~tion for msrket. Wile thegross is very high, mony crops were proluc~d at ~ very low m~rgin of
profit, due to increased costs of production.
’f~ere it was oossibl~ to compile accurate dat~ on crops, such
fizures w,re used, but in some c~ses estimates wore noc.~ss~ry. In ~ll
such cases, .~.stim.’tes were conservative.
it w~s r.n unusu~l your with ~ fin." combination of good crops nnd
high pric~s. There were v.~ry few crop f~iluros; in f~ct most cropsw..,re unusnlly good ~nd pric.~.s os n whole wet:; hish.
Y;e cnnnot attempt to enumerate ~.iI who hcvo contributed informotiontowards th~ compil.ticn cf this report, but it ,.J~s m.~de possible by thecoop,;rntion of Erowers, warehousemen, shipoers nnd Govornm~ntrl Acencies.
Respectfully subnitt.~d,
L. O. HGuptAgriculturnl CommissionerKings County
1946
FRUIT Ak~ hq]T CROPS
KINGS COUNTY
CROP
G~APES
TableBlack JuiceMuscat:
DriedShipped FreshWinery
Thompson:DriedWinery
Sultana:DriedWinery
ACRFAGE
217606
8274
2410
338
ApricotsCannery-Quick
FreezeDriedPitsShip0ed Fresh
2624
Peaches:ClingFreestone
Locsl MarketEastern ShipmentCannery-Quick
Freeze
4062786
Persimmons
Plums
l~-an~s
Walnuts
Olives:Pickling
0il
8
148
79
596
292
YIELD PRICE VAL____~~
1699.11 T 85.00 144,424
5278.26 T I00.00 527,826
200. T 310.00 62,000
4605. T 85.00 391,424
34608.42 T 85.00 2,941,716
1060. T 319.00 328,600
7810. T 65.00 507,650
1530. T 65.00 99,450
40. T 300.00 12,000
TOT.~. L GRAPES-- $ 5,015,090.00
7217. T 75.00 541,300
1755. T 520.00 912,600
810. T 26.00 21,O60
I186, 75,00 88,950
TOTAL APRICOTS-1,563,910.O0
5826.10 T 63.00 367,O44
500. T 60.00 30,000
2678. T 60.00 160,680
3500. T 60.00 210,O00
TOTAL p~/~CHES .......
55. T i00.00 5,500
444.88 T II0.00 48,937
118. T 250.00 29,500
247. T 540.00 133,380
767,724.00
400. T 350.00 140,00050. T 150.00 7.500 364,817.00
TOTAL FRUIT }}~ i~UTS ........ ~ 7,7iI,547.C0
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FIELD CROPS - VEGETABLE
KINGS COT~TY
CROP ACRF~ GE YI ELD PR I CE V.~ LUE
FIELD CROPS :
Cotton 57,000Cotton Seed
Hay:Alfalfa 31,000Grnin 6,000
Grain:Bsrl~y 132,O00Egyotnin
Corn 2,150Flax 9,537V~%oat 18,000
Alf~ifa Seed
SUgar Beets 718
Sunflowers 235
79,783 BLS 165.00 $13,104,19531,913,2 T 87.00 2,776,448
162,750 T 25.00 4,068,750
9AO00 T 24.00 216,000
140,316 T 54.00 7,577,064
3,225 T 62.00 167,700
207,906 BU 3.84 798,361
14,937 T 64.80 645,088
83 T 600.00 49,800
7,176.80 T 14.65 107,004
94 T 150.00 14,100
TOTAL FIELD CRO~S ....
$15,940.643.00
4,284~750~00
9,188,213.00
i %, 4,oo
-$29,584,510,00
VEGETABLE PRODUCTION:
Sweet Potatoes 109
Pink Beans 4.50
Tomato~s 41
Potatoes ’~ 81
Persians 40
Crenshews 40
C~nt~louDss 410
Watermell~ns 207
584 T 150.00 87,600
z, 6 T 7OO
11,400 CRTS 1,75 19,950
8,100 SAX 2.00 16,200
8,500 CRTS 3.00 25,500
4,300 CRTS 3,00 12,900
30,961 CRTS 3,00 92,883
1,449 T 36,00 50,715
TOT).L VEGET~BI,E CROP- - - $ SO&,&48.00
1946
LIVESTOCK - .~IqCFLL" NFOUS C~OPS
CRO___~P YI ELD V~ LUE
LIVESTOCK
Cattle:ShippedSl8ughtered
Hogs
Sheep
Wool
Butterfnt
41,306 ~]). ~5,049,045.6,594 " 628,896.
3,496 " 87,103.
21,600 " 315,360.
167,293 LBS 73,609.
8,139,007 LBS 8,423,383.
TOT.~ L LIVESTOCK-
~ISCELLgNEOUS :
Honey (5394 Coloniea) 258,912 LBS 50,747.
Beeswax 6,472.8 " 2,913.
Berr~ ~ 30 T 12,000.
Poultry ond Eggs300,000.
Turkeys 66,550 450,875.
Turkey Eggs 355,500 Eggs 88,875~
Nursery Stock:Flats-Bedding plants 5,000.Trees 18,430 Trses 9,215.Gr~pe Vines 76,640 Vines 4,598.
TOT~ L MISC~LL~ NEOUS
14,577,396.00
924,223.00
$ 53,104,118.00
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L, 13. HAUPT
OFFICE OF
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERAND STATE ElUARANTINE GUARDIAN
KINGS COUNTY
HAN FORD, CALIFORNIA
Yr. A. A. }~o~k~ Direcior2t~’te Dep:rtuent o!’ Agri<:ulture: :~c} a:r, cnto ~ C~lilc~’nia
no’rJj:e Fonorat]e Board of Supervisorsl:in[s CountyHan¢or,’~ Californi8
(:entlemen
In eomplience ,itb Section 65.5 of the I~ricu’ita~’al Code I herebysubmit my annuel report covering the A~ricul±ure; prod~ac’!;s forKin~s County in 19¢7.
Vineyard ~n~ orchard acreage has been grea%ly reduced during thelast fe~’" years, but with renexved emphasis chni:qfi the past winter. Inmost cases it has been old unproductive ,~cr~a~e, but recently youngth~-ifty orchards have been pulled bec~-.use of io’;~" prices of certainvarifies.
Cotton acreage showed a very heavy increase. The plantingseason was favorable so most growers secured a good stand and thefall season was ideal for harvesting, resulting in a record cropof I~48 bales per acre.
The entire Tulare Lake Basin ~las brought under cultivationthe first time since flooding. The area was largely planted tobarley. Acreage v~as somewhat less than [[946 but conditionswere favorable for heavy yield of 1.321 tons per acre.
Every effort has been made to secure accurate data on which %obase these figures but in some cases estimates have been necessary.These are F.0.£., prices~ and in order to arrive at true farm value,he rvesting, packing and other farm costs should be deducted,
We cannot attempt to give credit to all v:ho have cooperated inthe compilation of this 9oport but it was made possible by thecooperation of growers, warehousemen, shippers and governmentalagencies.
Re suoq~%ullv ~bmitt ed,
~. O. HauptAgricultural CommissionerKings County
TsbleBlack JuiceMuscat :
DriedShipped Fresh~"inery
Tbomnson :Dried""inery
Su] t~,ne ̄Dried~"inery
PRICOTS :CanneryDriedPit sShipped Fresh
PEACP~S"ClingFreestone :
Local ~’arkc%Eastern ShipmentCanneryDried
Per sirr~ons
PI~ns
Prune s
"b Inut s
Olive s
FRUIT & NUT CROPSKIN’ $ COUNTY-
A CRE,~ GE Y IE L___~D PR ICE
217606
7,50o
2,000
3OO
2,098
3852,400
8
123
3o
578
292
VALUe,
1547.21 T ~ 30.0O3211.8 T 30.0O
749 T 132.008279 T 30.0O
13650 T 30.00
1329 T 13.5.005484 T 3o.00
97 T 120.001028 ~ 30.00
TOTAL G;: &PES
@ 46,416.3096,354.00
98,868.00248,370.00409,500.00
179,415.00164,520.00
11,640.0030,840.00
$~,z8.~i9,3.30
494 T 61.00850 T 36O.00336 T 40.00
lO00 T 55°00
TOT.~ L AP2!<OTS
30,134.00307,8oo.00
13~440.0055,ooo.oo
406,374.00
~I0o.9~ T 49.90
952 T 4o.oo2782 T 55.oo4776 T 44.001227 T 180.00
TOTALFEAC!~S
67 T I00.00
467 T 120.00
60 T II0.00
318 T 4¢O.00
161 T 150.00
TOTAL FRUIT .~ND NUTS -
254,936.60
38 ,O80.00153,010.00210,144.00220,860.00
6,700.00
56,040.00
6,600.00
139,920.00
877,030.60
25,438.00_ 2~0,I08.00
$2,799,435.90
CottonCotton Seed
194-7
FIELD CROV~’, - VE~-~T# BIESKINGS C 0L%,~Y
.~ CREAGE YIEL___.~D PR I C_.__E.E
75,000 110,930 BLS $165.0044,372 T 98.00
$18,303,450.00
$22,651,9o6.oo
H~Y:AlfalfaGrain
32,0005,000
170,240 T 21.00
7,500 T 19.003,575,040.00
142,5o0.oq3,717,540"00
GRf IN :B~IrleyOat s~%eatNiloFlax
~Ifalfa Seed
Sugar Beets
Straw
VEGETA;LE CROPS :
Vratormelons
Cantaloupe
Persians
Tomatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Carrots
Broccoli
ii0,000 145,310 T 65.00
700 280 T 65.00
7,000 7,931 T 85.00
1,500 2,400 T 82.00
8,000 ].36,800 BU 7.25
1,166.5
562
33o
30O
IO
ll0
15
174
9,445,150.0018,200.00
674,135.0019 ,ooO.O0
991,800.0011,148,965.00
4-2.5 T 340.00
2,280 T
18,000 T 3.50
TOT~i FIFLD CROPS ....
14,450.00
248,787.85
6~,ooo.oo326,23?.85
37,844,648.85
4,713 T 30.00 141,390.00
35,200 CRTS 3.00 105,600.00
24,000 CRTS 2.00 48,000.00
2,000 LUGS 2.00 .4,000.00
289 T 200.00 57,800.00
5,040 CRTS 3.01 15,200.00
9,737 CRTS 1.85 18,013.00
TOTAL VEGETABLE CROPS ....... 390,003.00
’~ FIELD & VEGETABLE CROPS .... ~38,234,651.85TO~.:L
CR O___EP
LIVE STOCK:
Cattle :Shipped & Slaughtered
Hog s
Sheep
Wool
Butterfat :Hanufacturing Milk14ark ct ~ilk
M!SCELL~ h~OUS :
Honey (5,000 Colonies)
B e e swax
Berries
Poultry and Eggs
Turkeys
Turkey Eggs
Nursery Stock
1947
LI\~STOCK - MISCEII&~0US CROPSKINGS COUk~Y
Y±~L___~D
7,901 HD
19,440 "
132,000 I~S
5,796,887 "2,021,992 "
VALUE
$ 5,500,000.00
276,633.90
329,313.60
56,760.00
5,462,239.002,352,421.00
TOTAl, LIVESTOCK $13,977,367.50
180,000 LBS 32,400.00
4,500 " 1,845.00
44 T 7,920.00
300,000.00
~6,300 410,990.00
231,000 Eggs 50,820.00
18,500.00
TOTAL ! I ~CEL~:NEuUo 822,475.00
TOTAL LIVESTOCK & }[ISCELIAN~0US - -14~799~842.50
TOTAL 1947 CROPS $55,833,930.25
AGRI C U LTU RA L
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CROP 1REPORt_?
1948
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}~r. A. A. ~rock, DirectorState Department of ~gricultureSacramento, CaliforniaandThe Honorable Board of SupervisorsKings CountyHanford, California
Gontlemenz
In compliance with Section 6~.5 of the Agricultural Code I herebysubn~it my annual report covering the Agricultural products forKings County in 1948.
Cotton is again by far the most valuable crop. The acreageincreased over thirty-three percent. The wet cool April was very favor-able for grain, but v~s decidely unfavorable to cotton. Replantingwas necessary in many fields and the final stand ~as poor on a consider--able acreage~ Wile prices of both lint and seed were lower the totalincome from the cotton crop ~as larger than in 1947.
The acreage of vineyards and most varities of fruit showed adecrease v~,ith the exception of cling peaches which showed an increase.
A number of farm organizations have requested the AgriculturalCon~issioners to report the net return to growers instead of thegross. The commissioners felt that sufficient data is not availableto determine the cost of producin~ tile various crops which would benecessary in order to compute the net return. So, we are againreporting the gross return for the various crops, which may be highin some cases but does not necessarily mean a high profit to thegro~,er s.
Heretofore we have used an estimate of the poultry productionof the County. This year we were able to replace the estimate byactual figures on egg and meat bird production.
Our cover page of this report is a photograph of a young farmerwith his three prize heifers. Kings County is proud of its youngpeople, who through their club activities are doing much towards theimprovement of the livestock in the County.
We cannot attempt to give credit to all who have cooperated inthe compilation of this report, but it v~s made possible by thecooperation of growers, warehouses, shippers, various individualsand governmental agencies.
Re spe ct fully submitt e~,
L. 0. Haupt $Agricultural Commi s sioner
OEAPES :
1948FRUIT & NUT CROPS
KINGS COUNTY
ACREAGE Y~IE_LD PRIC_._~E VAL_.~
Table 186 1315.02 T 32.00Plaek Juice 662 4375.82 T 35.00Muscat: 5736
Dried 232 T 165.00Shipped Fresh 8775 T 33.00~inery 16109 T 30.00
Thompson: 2165Dried 3267 T 125.00Winery & Fresh 2300 T 29.00
Sultana: 231Dried 29 T 120.00Winery 1039 T 35.00
APRICOTSCanneryDriedPit sShipped Fresh
PEACHES:Cling
Freestone:Local MarketEastern ShipmentCanneryDried
Persimmons
Plums
Prunes
Walnuts
Olives
1614
TOTAL GR~PES - -
42,080.64153,153.70
38,280.00289:575.008’4 ~,270.00
408,375.0066~700.00
3,480.0036,365.00
$ 1,521,279.34
3694 T 45.00698.5 T 28o.oo310 T 4O.O0932 T 45.00
TOTAL APRICOTS ....
166,230~00195,58o. so
12,400~0041,940.00
$ 416,150.00
4412141
8
112
34
580
307
6791 T 69.75
61 T 55.002512 T 66.OO4741 T 55.00506.79 T 28O.0O
TOTALPEACF~S - - -
50 T 50.00
354 T 175.00
64 T 140.00
384.5 T 440.00
36o T 200.SO
¢46,5o8.25
3,355.00165,792800260,755.00141,890.00
-$ 1,018,300.25
2,500.00
61,950o00
8,960.00
169,180.00
$ 314,59o.oo
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CROPm
FIELD CROPS:
CottonCotton Seed
1948FIKLD CROPS - VEGETABLES
KINGS COUNTY
ACREAGE YIELD
107,700 121,3 26 BLS48,458 T
HAY:-~alfa
Grain30,000 126~000 T
4,500 6,750 T
GRAIN:-~--Fl~y 105, OOO
Oats 360V~eat 7,000~Lilo 2,777Flax 6,600Nelilotus Indica
122,325 T160 T
7,210 T3,946.12 T
133,980 BU748 T
Field Corn 304
Sugar Beets 2,123
Straw (loose in field)
158 T
24,094~2 T
25,000 T
VEGETABLE CROPS:
Watermelons 180
Cantaloupe 150
Tomatoes 18
Sweet Potatoes 45
Carrots 30
TOTALFIELD CROPS
1,442 T
26,250 CRTS
4,200 LUGS
60 T
5,775 CRTS
TOTAL VEGETABLE CROPS
PRICE VALUE
160.OO 19,412,160.0075.00 3 ,~4,350.00
~U~. ~ ~o..~ :.,~0 oOO
26.50 3,339,000.0022.O0 ] 158,5C0700
3-~ ’.~I :, .@*c ~oo
55.00 6,727,875.0061.O0 9,760.0073.20 527,772.O053.00 209~ I44 ~36
7.00 937~ ~,0~00iO0.OO 7:’~ 80.C’~00
o7 %-62.00
12.5o
4.O0
9,796.00
301,177.50
IOO,OOO,OO
$ 35,432,J94.5~
47.00
4.00
2.10
233.33
2.60
67,774.O0
i05,000.00
8,820.00
13,999.80
15,O15.00
$ 210,608.80
1948LIVESTOCK- ~ISCELLANEOUS CROPS
KINGS COUNTY
CROP YIELD
LIVESTOCK:
Cattle :Shipped & Slaughtered
Hogs 8,944 HD
Sheep 3,000 HD
Lambs 6,480 HD
Wool 70,000 L~
Butterfat:~anufacturing ~lk 5,349,918 LBSNarket ~ilk i, 934,736 LBS
TOTAL LIVESTOCK
~SCELLANEOUS:
Honey (5,222 colonies) 261,100 LBS
Beeswax 6,550 LBS
Berries 194 T
Egg Production
Poultry (Narket Production)
Turkeys 42,780 HD
Turkey Eggs 194,O00 Eggs
Nursery Stock
TOTAL FRUIT & NUTS $
TOTAL FIELD CROPS & VEGETABLE CROPS- $
TOTAL LIVESTOCK &NISCELLANEOUS - - -$
TOTAL 1948 CROPS $
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS
3,270,319.59
35,642,803 o66
16,201,562.77
55,114,686.02
VALUE
$ 6,588,574.O0
291,712.09
31,500.00
132~840.00
33,600.00
5,721,812.902,396,505~18
$ 15,196,544.17
39,824.00
2,751.00
40,740.00
345,037.00
106,727.50
381,899.10
68,040.00
20,000.00
$ 1,005,018.60
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Ah~UAL
AGRICULTURAL CROPREPORT
KINGS COUNTY
DEPJ~R~! ~NT OF ~L3RICULTURE
Compiled by
L. O. HauptCommissioner
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ORI G INAL DEFECTIVE i
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1949FRUIT & NUT CROPS
KINGS COUNTY
CROP aCReaGE ....
GPJ~PES :
Table 171Black Juice 720;’US ca t: 5453
DriedShipped Fresh.....inery
Thonps on: 2070DriedV[ine~y & Fresh
Sultana: 231DriedJinery
APRICOTS:
CanneryDriedPitsShipped Fresh
I13O
YIELD PRIDE VALUE
1368 Tons ,~ 24.00 @ 32,832.
2880 T 24.00 69,120.
1225 T 150.00 183,750.
6314 T 24.00 151,536.
5543 T ~4.00 133,O32.
1900 T 140.O0 266,000.
170 T 2~.00 4,080.
37 T 140.OO 5,180.
524 T 24°00 14,672.
TOTAL GRAPE VALUE 860,202.
482 T ~ ~.50 $ 18,105.273 T 30~.O0 81,9OO.
88 T ~5.O0 3,O80.~45 T hO.O0 21,8OQ.
Total Apricot Value ... $ 124,885.
PEACHES ;
cling 455 512~Freestone 1631Local ?~arket 3400Eastern Shipment 19OOCannery 1471
Dried IQI4
Plums 112 360
Prunes 34 62
::alnuts 593 375
Olives 307 370
T ,~ ~O.OO ~ 204,932.
T 35.00 119,OOO.
T 50.00 95,000.
T 35.00 52,956.
T 270.OO 273~780.
Total Peach Value ... .~ 745,668.
T $ 7~.OO $ 27,000.
T IhO.OO 8,680.
T 400.00 150,OO0.
T 205.00 75~850.
Total Fruit and Nut Crop Value ... $ 1,992,285.
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1949FIELD CROPS - VEGETABLES
KINGS COUNTY
CROP ACREAGE YIELD PRICE
FIELD CROPS:
125,O00 172,426 Bls. ~ 147.OO68,970 T 46.40
Total Cotton Crop Value .....
30,000 165,OOO T $ 21.00
h,300 6,450 T 17.50
CottonCotton Seed
AlfalfaGrainAlfalfa Seed
GPJ, IN:
~ley 103,OOO 132,8?O T ~ 45.00
Oats 500 250 T 58.00
V~eat 6,500 6,825 T 67.00
Milo 2,5oo 4,25o T 55.OOFlax 3,800 68,400 BU 3.94
YelilotusIndica 30 T 80.00
Sunflowers 58 18 T 140.00
Sugar Beets 1,166 18,564 T 16.60
Straw 18,000 T 3.00
Total Field Crop Value ....... $
VALUE
$ 2~,346,622._3~2oo~4o8.
$ 28,54?}030.3,465,000-
112.875.21,o54.
5,979,150.14,500.
457,275.233,750.269,496.
2,400.
2,520.308,162.54,o0o.
39,467,212.
VEGE~$LES: TRUCK CROPS:
Watermelons 170Cantaloupes 40Tomatoes 17Sweet Potatoes 50
1,O98 T $ 35.002,941 CRTS 2.706,000 LGS 1.80
2OO T 78.OO
Total Truck Crop Value ........ $
38,430.7,940.
10,800.15,600.
72,770.
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1949LIVESTOCK-- NISCELLANEOUS CROPS
KINGS COUNTY
CROP YIELD
LIVESTOCK:
Ca tileCI ’S’r,pped and Slaughtered
Hog s 9.~ 146 HDS~eep 3,000 HDI,~ m}~s 6,080 HD’.’~ol 64,400 LBS.
Butterfat:Uanufacturing Nilk 4,960,000 LBS.]~arket Milk 2,216, O00 LBS.
Total Livestock Value ...
V~LUE
5,270,860~
373,437~29,925.
130,720.32,200.
3,819,200.
. 2~37z,120.12,027,462.
~:ISCELLLNEOUS:
Ho~,ey (4731 Colonies) 190,000 LBS.
Berries 161 T
Beeswax 4,750 LBS.
EGGS:Chicken eggs 727,092 DOZ.Turkey eggs 464,500
~%rket Poultry:Chickens 118,450Turkeys 85,400 HD
Nursery Stock
Total Miscellaneous Crop Value ...
TOTAL CROP V~LUES
Fruit and Nuts ...................... $Field and Truck Crops ................Livestock and Niscellaneous ..........
Grand Total Value, 1949 Crops ............
1,992,285.39,539,982.13t284,041.
54,816,308.
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$ 15,200.
37,515.I, 900.
349,004.167,220.
118,450.542,290.25,ooo.
1,256,579.
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OFFICE OF
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERHANFORD,.-C~t[’pRNI_~
¯ ./ ,, , / .!"! ; i~it~t
~UAL
AGRIc]ULTUR~L CROP REPORT
Cor~piled by
OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL CO’XYlSSiONER
I~{NFORD ~ Ci~LI FO[~ I~
L. O. Haupt7~gricul bural Commissioner
E. W. Broaddus~ Agricultural Inspector~f. E. Lee~ Agricultural Inspector
S. A, Collier~ Agricultural InspectorN.J. Sain~ Apiary Inspector
Rita Parksj Stenographer
L. O.HauptCommissioner
Office of
AGRICULTURAL CO!~@~SSIONERAnd State ~uarantine Guardian
Kings CountyHartford, California
Office: 221 Lacey Blvd.Telephone 235
Houorable A. A. Brock, Director of Agriculture, and
~onorabL Board of Supervisors of Kings County
O, mtlcmen:
I~ cor’.[~liance with Section 6%.5 of the Agricultural Code, I hereby submit theAnnu:~.l Crop Report, compiled by the Co.~,,issioner and staff of the Agriculturalt:’,~,:Assioner’s office of Kings County.
Th,~ c~w~r page of this report is a photograph of the Kings County exhibit at theIP.~;D State Fair, also prepared and inst~illed by this office.
~-As report shows a marked increase over the 19h9 crop returns which is largely duet’~ incre~sed prices, rather than increased production. ~is does not mean greaterprofmts to the growers, as in many cases the increased cost of production offsetthe higher F riccs. These figures are based on F.O.B. prices, as we have no meansof computing the net returns to Erowers.
Cotton was again the most valuable crop in the County. i~creage decreased, buthi~’hcr prices mor~, than offset the smaller acreage. The cotton crop has been awmy valuable crop for the County (luring the transition period fro’l fruits andvineyards to field crops. The high income from cotton has enabled the gravers topull the vines and trees, level the land, and produce a crop during the same year,without loss of revenue.
Production records of fruits aud grapes is dependent on accurate figures, whichare very difficult to keep up to ~ate, aue to the continuous removal of these crops.Veo~ often production records arc available to us on a portion of the acreage,wlLich enables us to cow-putt the total production if acreace figures are available.
~vo new crops made their appearance in commercial production during the year inKings County. Saffl~,ler, long heralded as the future oil crop, l~roved disappoint-ing to nearly all producers of this cr ~. Indiun Corn was much more sati’sfactory,as many growers obtaincd Tavorable retu~’ns.
We cannot attempt to give credit to all who have cooperated in the compilation ofthis report, but it was made possible by the cooperation of growers, warehouscmen,shippers~ various individuals and Governmental agencies.
~ fully ~,ub~ tted /
L. O. Haupt " / " "7~gricultural Commissioner
Crop ’rea~e
O] ~,~ PF, S :
Table ~ Sultana 210
Black Juice 838
Vuscat: 5,007Dried:ShiFpcd Fresh:?~ine ry
’14 omD s on : i, 571Dried:V!inery & Fresh:
°rult and Nut Crops
Kings County
195o
Yield
Unit F.O.B. Total
Price Value Value
593 Tons .~ 65.00 $ 3 ,945.
3,938 Tons $ 65.00 ~ 255:970~
90 Tons @250oO0 ~ 22,5OO.
5,598 Tons 82.50 461,835.
6,095 Tons 82.50 502,837.
1,O68 Tons $250.00 @ 267,000.
5,152 Tons 56~OO 288,512o 1,837,199o
APRICOTS:
Cannery:Dried:ShlpF~d Fresh:
77h810 Tons ~ 52.50 $ 42,525°
75 Tons 400. O0 3 O, O00 o410 Tons I00.00 41,OOO. I13,5 25 ̄
Cling
Free, stone :Shipped :Cannery :Dried:
362
i, 277
3,609 Tons i~ 6o.oo ~ 216,54o.
7,124 Tons $ 85.00 $ 605,540.
504 Tons 65.00 32,760.
200 Tons 280°00 56,000. ,$ 910,840.
¯ .IoCELI~L{EOU~ FRUITS aND i~UTS :
Plums IiO 247
~run~ s 37 52
Olives 344 354
~c c tarines 40 160
V~a]n~Ikg (Prel~minary) 625 350
Per simmons 2,000
Tons $150.OO $ 37,050.
Tons ~245~OO $ 12,740.
Tons @225°00 .~ 79,650.
Tons ~151oOO ~’ 24,160.
Tons $360.00 ,~ 126,OOO.
Flats ~ I. 50 ,~ 3 ~ O00. 4~ 28 2,6OO.
Fruit and Nuts Total Value ..... $ 3,144,164.
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Cr~)~ Acreage
FIELD CROPS ¯
,~ ~ b~n (Preliminary) 82,100Cotton Sccd
All ~. !fa 3 2,000
i l ?u.i r~ S.~ed 300
.l.ain Hay 3,500
Indian Corn 2,500
Barley 112,000
oats !~ 535
7~heat 7,290
Xilo 4,000
Flax i,OO0
Sunflowers 67
Sugar Bects 2,O00
Straw (Baled)
Saf flower 2,000
Fic!d Crops - Truck Crops- CountyK_ngs195o
Unit F. 0. B. Total
Yield Price Value Value
125,259 Bls. ~200.O0 )~5,O51,8OO.50,103 Tons iOO,OO _ 5~O10,360-- $30~O62~160.
140,400 Tons ~ 19.OO $ 2,667,600-16 Tons 380.00 6~080. $ 22673~680. _
5,250 Tons $ 17.00
2,700 Tons $ 62.00 w
89,250.
167,4OO.
151,2OO Tons ~ 45.50 ,~ 6,879,600.
844 Tons # %.00 $
6,488 Tons $ 68.00 *
4,680 Tons # 48.00 @
36,000 Bu. ~ 4.00
50 Tons $120.OO
47,264.
h41,184.
224,640.
~4,ooo.
6,000.
30,000 Tons $ 13.50 $ 405,000.
15,O00 Tons ,~ 7.~5 w 108,750.
1,120 Tons ~ 70.OO ~ 78~400~ _!~ 8~591,488.
Total Field Crops Value ...... $41,327,328.
V a’~r~ l~ns 363
C~n*~l~upcs 80
T.~Fa~ocs 18
1,180 Tons ,~ 47.50
14,000 Crts. $ 2.25
6,850 Lugs , 3.50
Total Truck Crops Value .....
56,o5o.
~ 31,500.
$ 23~975.
$ Iii, 5 25 ¯
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Livestock - Miscellaneous CropsKings County
195o
Crop
LIVESTOCK:
Beef Cattle and Calves(including gain in feed yards)
Hogs
La~bs
Wool
Yield , _
9,142 Hd.
12,000 Hd.
160,000 Lbs,
F.O.B. Total
Value Value
6,238,304°
208,783.
~ 255,000.
80,000._ ~ 6,782~O87.
~ut terfat:~’anufacturinz milki~arkct ~’iilk
4,926,000 Lbs. ’~
2,237,000 Lbs. __
3,926,000.2~21~000. ~# 6~141,000.
Total Livcstock Value .........~12,923,O87.
i[iSCEL[~NEOUS CROPS :
Honey
Beesv~x
Chickens:Eggs~eat Birds
Turkeys:Eggs}~eat Birds
NurSery Stock
5,000 Colonies 150 Tonsw 25,500.
7,500 Lbs.~ 3,000.
989,150 Dozens157,900 Birds
383,000106,273 Birds
Total Miscellaneous crops value
25~000.
¯ . $ 1,3 26,002.
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AC~]ICCLTUP~&L CROP REPORT
Kings County
]9~0
REC,~PI TULa TI ON
Apiary
Field Crops
Fruit and Nut Crops
Liw~stock and Dai~g Products
Nurs -cry Stock
Poult~r ProCuc ts
Truck Crops
1950 Total Farm Value
28,500.
41,3 27,3 28.
3, l!~h, 16h.
12~ 923,O87.
25,000.
i, 272,502.
ill, 5 25.
~ 58,83 2,106.
19h6 Farm Value
1947 Farm Value
1948 Farm Value
1949 Farm Value
1950 Farm Value
53, i0[~, 118.
O5),833,93.
55,11h,686.
$ 5h,816,308.
f% 58,832,106.
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CROP REPORT
O~FFICE OF
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERHANFORD, CALIFORNIA
ANNUAL
AGRICULTURAL CROP REPORT
KINGS COUNTY
1951
Compiled by
OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL CO~IISSI~ER
HANFORD, CALIFORNIA
L. O. HAUPTAgricultural Commissioner
S. A. Collier, A6ricultural Inspector W.E. Lee, Agricultural Inspector
R. E. Newkirk, Agricultural Inspector Mo J. Sain, Apiary Inspector
Rita Parks, Stenographer
__ , , ~ , ,, I
L. O, HauptCommis si oner
Office ofAGRICULTURAL CO~ISSIONER
andState Quarantine Guardian
Kings CountyHartford, California
221 Lacey Blvd,Phone ~3~
Honorable A. A~ Brock, Director of Agriculture, and
Honorable Board of Supervisors of Kings County
Gentlemen:
In compliance ~th Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code~ I hereby Submitthe Annual Crop Report, compiled by the Commissioner and Staff of the AgriculturalCommissioner’s Office of Kings County.
The cover page of this report is a photograph of a purebred dairy ofKings County, one of the oldest in the County, which has been operating as a
purebred dairy since 1910.
The total value of crops exceeds that of 1950 by several million dollars~largely as a result of increased acreage of cotton~ A new crop, CertifiedAlfalfa Seed, made its appearance for the first time this year and willprobably show a large increase within the next few years.
Most crops brought a better price per unit than they did in 19~O, with theexception of Grapes of all varieties. The Grape crop was good~ producing moretonnage per acre than for a number of years, but the low price and the high
rcost of laoo more than offset the increased tonnage°
We would like to express our appreciation for the help we received fromgrowers, warehousemen, shippers, individuals and Governmental Agencies~ whichmade the compilation of this report possible@
Respeckfully submitted
L. ~. HauptAgricultural CommissionerKings County
KINGS COUNTY1951
FRUIT & NUT CROPS:
Acreage
GRAPES:Table 13 9
Black Juice 698
Muscat: 4~I06DriedShipped FreshWinery
~lompson Seedlessand Sultana: 1,897
DriedWinery
YieldUnit
PriceF.O.B.Value
i, O18 Tons $ 26.50 $ 26,977.
4,606 Tons 28.00 128,968.
219 Tons $167.00 $ 36,573.5,O96 Tons 28.00 142,688o
18,253 Tons 28.00 511~084~
1,818 Tons $160.00 $290,880.9,042 Tons 30.00 271,260.
TotalValue
$ 1,408,430.
Apricots:Cannery & QuickFreezeDriedShipped Fresh
Peaches :Cling
FreestoneShippedCanneryDried
Plums
Prunes
Olives
Nectarines
Walnuts
671
3,129 Tons $ 73.00 $228,417.96 Tons 440.00 42,240.
356 Tons 90.00 32tO40.
4o9
1,3o35,357 Tons $ 77.50
5,766 Tons 66.002,331 Tons 65.00
358 Tons 310.00
ill 732 Tons @ 95.00
IO 30 Tons 120.00
399 812 Tons 300.00
35 170 Tons 178.00
579 269 Tons 400.00
TOTALVALUE FRUIT AND NUT CROPS
$415,168.
380,556.151,515.110,980.
69,540.
3,600.
243,600.
30,260.
lO ,6oo.
$ 302,697.
$ 1,O58,219.
KINGS COUNTY1951
FIELD CROPS:
Cotton (Prelim)Cotton Seed
Alfalfa:Alfalfa Seed:
CommonRanger
Grain & Oat Hay
Barley
V~eat
Milo
Flax
Sugar Beets
Straw
Safflower
Unit F.O.B. TotalAcreage Yield Price Value Value
173,000 220,684 Bls. $ 200.00 $ 44,136,800.88,273 Tons 75.00 6~620~475. @ 50,757,275.
25,000 112,5OO Toz~ 29.50 3,318,7501
70 21 Tons 500.00 10,500.150 161,687 Lbs. .56 ¯ 90,545. $ 3,419,795.
1,O50 700 Tons 28~OO 19,600.
80,000 102,4OO Tons 60.00 6,144,000.
2,045 1,768 Tons 73.00 129,O64.
590 488 Tons 60.00 29,280.
i,O00 42,500 Bu. 5.00 212,500.
196 2,989 Tons 12.28 36,705.
4,800 Tons 3.00 ]4,400.
300 300 Tons 70.00 21,000. @ 6~606~549.
TOTAL VALUE FIELD CROPS ..................... $ 60,783,619.
TRUCK CROPS:
Watermelons
Tomatoes
Carrots
363 3,510 Tons $ 30.00 $ 105,300.
37 8,400 Lugs 1.50 12,6OO.
iO 2,200 Crates 4.75 i0~460.
Total Value TRUCK CROPS ................ . .... $ 128,360.
KINGS COUNTY1951
LIVLSTOCK:
Beef A Dairy Cowsand Calves
Cattle Gains in Feed Yards
Yield F.O.B. Value Total Value
$ 4,022,098.
3,708, OOO. $ 7,730,098.
Hogs
Lambs
Wool
8,500 Hd. $ 238,000.
25,200 Hd. 730,800.
210,OO0 Lbs. 193,200. $ 1,162,OOO.
n~IRY PRODUCTS:
Butterfat:
~anufacturing NilkNarket ]{ilk
4,449,ooo Lbs. ~ 4,4o5,ooo.2,406,000 Lbs. 2,887,OOO. $ 7,292,OOO-
TOTAL VALUE LIVESTOCK AND BAIRY ....... $ 16,184,098.
MISCELLANEOUS CROPS :
POULTRY PRODUCTS :Chickens:
EggsMeat Birds
Turkeys :EggsNeat Birds
1,O45,850 Doz. ~ 456,614.238,607 Birds 184,111.
1,074,500 Eggs $ 258,300.130,070 Birds 787,368. $ 1,686,393.
APIARY PRODUCTS:
Honey 5,C~6 col.Beeswax
NURSERY STOCK:
Fruit & Nut TreesGrape Vines
242 Tons $ 48,400.6,776 Lbs. 3,524. $ 51,924.
60,231 Trees $ 18,769.244,940 Vines 10,757.
TOTALVALUE MISCELLANEOUS CROPS
$ 29,526.
...... $ 1,767,843.
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AGRICULTURAL CROP REPORT
KI~GS COUNTY
1951
RECAPITULATION
Fruit and Nut Crops ..........................
Field Crops .................................
Truck Crops .................................
Livestock and Dairy Products ................
Poultry Products ............................
Apiary Products .............................
Nursery Stock ...............................
3,223,946.
60,783,619.
128,360.
16,184,098.
i, 686,3 93 ̄
51, 924.
29,526.
Total Farm Value 1951 .......$ 82,087,866~+
Total Farm Value 1950 ................$ 58 83 2 106oe,oo,Q , , ¯
Total Farm Value 1949 ....................,..
Total Farm Value 1948 ...........................
Total Farm Vb+luo 1947 .......................
54,816,308.
55,114,686.
55,833,930~
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IbAVi~
ANNUAL
CROP REPORT
1952
Compiled by
DEPAR’i~ENT OF AGRICULTURE OF KINGS COUNTY
Hanford, California
L. O. HauptAgricultural Commissioner
S. A. Collier, Agricultural InspectorR. E° Ne~kirk, Agricultural Inspector
W. E° Lee, Agricultural InspectorN. J. Sain, Apiary Inspector
Rita Parks, Secretary
L. O~ HauptCommissioner
Kings County
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE221 Lacey Boulevard
Hanford, California
P. O. Box 463Telephone 235
Honorable A. A. Brock, Director of Agriculture, and
Honorable Board of Supervisors of Kings County
Gentlemen:
In compliance with Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code, I herebysubmit the annual crop report, compiled by the Commissioner and staffof the Department of Agriculture.
As has been our custom in the past, we have selected a typicalagricultural scene for our cover page, a combined harvester cutting barleyin the Tulare Lake area. Barley is the second most important crop of theCounty from the standpoint of acreage and returns to the growers.
The 1952 income shows a definite decline from the peak year of 1951.This was brought about by the loss of several thousand acres of barley andthe reduction of cotton acreage in the Tulare Lake area by flooding. Therewas also a marked decline in prices of several crops, particularly cottonand beef cattle.
A new crop, potatoes, was planted in the Murray district, increasingthe acreage of vegetables in that area, where watermelons, asparagus andsweet potatoes are being grown.
We again express our appreciation for the help we received from growers,warehousemen, shippers, individuals and governmental agencies, which madethe compilation of this report possible.
Respe~tfully submitted
OL ’:Haupt ,L.Agricultural CommissionerKings County
KINGS COUNTY1952
Acres Yield
FRUIT & NUT CROPS:
GRAPES :TABLE 138
BLACK JUICE 602
UnitPrice
i,O07 Tons $ 23.25 $
4,214 Tons 23.25
I~SCAT 3,462Dried 460 TonsShipped fresh 3,864 TonsWinery 6,759 Tons
THOMPSON SEEDLESSAND SULTANA: 1,698
Dried 3,220 TonsWinery & green
shipment 1,440 Tons
165.0025.0024.00
16OjO0
25 .oo
F.O.B.Value
23,413.
97,975.
71~ 9OO,96,600.
162,216.
515, 2OO.
36 ooo.
TotalValue
$ 1,003,304.
APRICOTS 600Cannery & Quick freezeDriedShipped fresh
2,280 Tons 95.00 2]6,600.
50 Tons 640.00 3 2,000.320 Tons 95.00 30,400.
PEACHES, CLINGS 451 4,916 Tons 65.00
PEACHES, FREESTONE 1,242Shipped fresh 5,525 Tons 65.00
Cannery-~uick freeze 5,837 Tons 60.00
Dried 95 Tons 347.00
PLUMS 13 2
319,540.
OLIVES 391
359,i25.350,220.3 2,965.
h~CTARINES 42
WALNUTS 700
330 Tons 230.00 75,900.
pERSIMMONS 2
427 Tons I00.00 42,700.
281 Tons 190.00 53,390.
320 Tons 400.00 128,O00.
$ 279,000.
600 Lugs 1.90
TOTAL VALUEFRUIT AND NUT CROPS
$ 1,061,850.
!,140. $ 301~130.
................. $ 2,645, 2~4.
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FIELD CROPS :
COTTONCOTTON SEED
ALFALFA HAY
ALFALFA SEED
SUDAN GRASS SEED
GRAIN & OAT HAY
OATS
BARLEY
WHEAT
MILO
FLAX
SUGAR BEETS
STRAW
CASTOR BEANS
PROSO (Hog millet)
TRUCK CROPS :
ASFARAGUS
WATERMELONS
POTATOES
TONATOES
,q~rE~71’ £O,T&TOES
KINGS COUNTY1952
Acres YieldUnit F.O.B, Total
Price Value Value
159,OO0 180,347 Bls. $165.OO $ 29,757,255.76,648 Tons 68.00 5,212,O64. $
25,000 142,500 Tons 28.00 3,990,000.
850 154 Tons 572.00 88,088.
455 122,7OO Lbs. .08 9,816o
1,990 1,990 Tons 26.00 51,740.
200 200 Tons 72.O0 14,400.
135,312 148,884 Tons 64.00 9,528,576.
895 1,OO5 Tons 70.20 70,551.
348 363 Tons 72.00 26,136.
300 12,OOO Bu. 4.28 51,360.
161 1,884 Tons 14.O0 26,376.
. 16,5OO Tons 3.00 49,500.
102 57 Tons 209.00 11,913.
45 41 Tons 77.00 _ 3~157. $
TOTAL VALUE FIELD CROPS ......................$
34,969,319-
13~921,613.
48,890,932.
75 1,714 Crts. 3.50 $ 5,999.
431 3,652 Tons 40.O0 146,080.
160 30,875 Sax 3.25 100,343.
17 14,000 [Jugs 1.70 23,800.
27 5,400 Lugs 2.00 iO~800.
TOTAL VALUE TRUCK CROPS ......................$
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287,022.
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KINGS COUNTY1952
LIVESTOCK & DAIRY PRODUCTS:
BEEF & DAIRY COWS & CALVESCATTLE GAINS IN FEED YARDS
HOGS
LA~IBS
WOOL
YieldF.O.B. Value
$ 3,434,63o.3_~,207,907.
119,469.
24,080 Head 585’144"
225,000 Lbs.112,500.
Total Value
$ 6,642,537.I
$ 817,113.
BUTTERFAT:
~anufacturing Milk 3,244,000 Lbs.6,715,520.
$~
Market Milk2,752,000 Lbs.
3,770,249. ---
TOTAL VALUE LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS ..........
$ 17,945,410.
POULTRY PRODUCTS :
CHICKENS : 1,144,564 Doz.$ 526,499~
E~Es 438,014.Bzcilers & Fryers
476,706 Birds
O~her Meat birds30,000 Birds
21,000.
TURKEYS :EggsMeat Birds
297,220.858,000 Eggs~23
23 7,640 Birdse, ¯ 6,o
TOTALVALUE POULTRY PRODUCTS .......... "’’" $2,346,956,
APIARY PRODUCTS:
HONEY (5,000 Colonies)320 Tons
$ 80,000.
BEESWAX8,960 Lbs. _ 3,861.
TOTAL VALUE APIARY PRODUCTS .....................
NURSERY STOCK :
FRUIT, NUT & SHADE TREES 64,782 Trees$ 35,944.
GRAPE VINES 3 29,406 Vines13,176.
BF~I]~N~ I~N’~S2,400 Flats
TOTAL V~U[F. NURSERY STOCK ......................$
83,861.
53,920.
KINGS COUNTYANNUAL CROP REPORT
1952
RECAPITULATION
FRUIT AND NUT CROPS ........................... $
FIELD CROPS ...................................
TRUCK CROPS ...................................
LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS ..................
POULTRY PRODUCTS ..............................
APIARY PRODUCTS ...............................
NURSERY STOCK .................................
2,645,284.
48~890,93 2.
287,022.
17,945,41o.
2,346,956.
83,861.
53,920.
TOTAL FAPI{ VALUE 1952 ......................... $ 72,253,385.
TOTAL FAR~ VALUE 1951 .......... $ 82,087,866.
TOTAL FARM VALUE 1950 .......... 58,832ji06.
TOTAL FARM VALUE 1949 .......... 54,816~3o8.
TOTAL FARM VALUE 1948 ..... ..... 55,114,686.
TOTAL FAP$I VALUE 1947 .. ........ 55,833,930.
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AGRICULTURAL
CROP REPORT
1955
OFFICE OF
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERHANFORD, CALIFORNIA
ANNUAL
AGRICULTURAL CROP REPORT
KINGS COUNTY
1953
Compiled by
OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL COmmISSIONER
HANFORD, CALIFORNIA
L. O. HauptAgricultural Commissioner
S. A. Collier, A~ri~ultural Inspector C~ U. Finch, Jr., Agricultural Inspector
R. E. Newkirk,Agricultural & Apiary Inspector
Alice Elwart, Secretary
L.O. HauptCommissioner
P.O. Box 463Telephone 235
Office OfAGRICULTURAL CO~/~ISSIONER
329 Lacey BoulevardHanford, California
Mr. W. C. Jacobsen, Acting DirectorState Department of AgricultureSacramento, California
andThe Honorable Board of SupervisorsCounty of KingsHanford, California
Gentlemen:
In compliance with Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code, I here-by submit the Annual Crop Report for 1953, compiled by theCommissioner and staff of the Agricultural Commissioner’s officeof Kings County°
The 1953 farm prices continued to decline for the second con-secutive year since the peak of 1951.
Cotton continued to be the principal crop in the county from thestandpoint of acreage and gross income, accounting for more themhalf the farm income of the c~nty.
We want to emphasize that these values are the gross returns re-ceived by the growers for their crops, and include all costs ofproduction, harvesting and preparation for market, and as in thecase of some crops, may actually represent a loss to the grower.
We desire to express our appreciation to all who assisted in thepreparation of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
LOH/ae
j
L. O. HAUPT,Agricultural CommissionerCounty of Kings
Fruit and Nut CropsKings County
1953
CROP
Apricots
DriedShipped FreshCannery & Quick Freeze
ACREAGE
525
Grapes
Juice
MuscatDriedShipped FreshWinery
517
2,798
Table
ThompSon Seedlessand Sultana
DriedWinery andGreen Shipment
61
1,724
Nectarines 50
Peaches
Clings t one 491
Freestone 1,181DriedShipped FreshCannery & Quick Freeze
Persimmons 2
Plums 132
Olives 391
YIELD UNIT PRICE F.O.B. VALUE
180 Tons $ 520.00400 Tons 90.00
4,190 Tons 80.00
3,412 Tons ~ 37.07
350 Tons $ 155.004,102 Tons 34.00
10,447 Tons 34.00
858 Tons $ 37.07
1,819 Tons $ 150.00
1,862 Tons $ 32.5@
300 Tons $ 125.OO
6,432 Tons ~ 55.00
350 Tons $ 360.005,343 Tons 50.OO6,200 Tons 50.O0
300 Lugs $ 3 ¯ 20
792 Tons $ 121.00
77 Tons $ 250.00
93,600.0036,000.00
335,200.00
$ 126,482.00
54, 25o.oo13 9,468. O0355,198.00
$ 16,978.00
$ 272,850.00
6o,515.oo
$ 37,500.00
$ 353,760.00
$ 126,000.00267,150.00310,000.00
$ 960.00
$ 95,832.00
19,25o.oo
Walnuts
NUTS
700 480 Tons $ 540.00
Total Value - Fruits & Nuts ....
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$ 259,200.00
¯ ¯ ~2,960,193.00
Field CropsKings County
1953
CROP ACREAGE YIELD
Alfalfa Hay 26,000 135,271 Tons
Alfalfa Seed 847 613,812Lbs~
Barley 141,244 13~,O06 Tons
Beans, Blackeye 23 16 Tons
Beans, Castor 335 268 Tons
Cotton 168,000 197,768 Blso
Cotton Seed 83,063 Tons
Flax 470 14,O20 Bu.
Grain Hay 1,h20 2,000 Tons
Milo 1,363 14,993 Tons
Proso (Hog Millet) 12 13,0OO Lbs.
Straw 23000 Tons
Sugar Beets 203 2,259 Tons
Waxy Atlas Sorghum Seed 5 8,200 Lbs.
Wheat 610 600 Tons
UNIT PRICE
Total Value - Field Crops ¯
$ 18.00
$ .26½
$ 55.oo
$ 194.75
$ 198 ;00
$ 155.oo
$ 53.93
$ 4.00
$ 14.oo
56.oo
$ .o5
$ 3.00
$ ~.5o
$ .iO
$ 72.00
F.O.B. VALUE
$ 2,434,878.00
$ 163,648. O0
$ 7,535,330.00
3,116.00
$ 53,064.OO
30,654,040.00
$ 4,4?9,587.oo
$ 56,o8o.oo
$ 28,000.00
$ 839,608.00
65o.oo
$ 6,000.00
$ 32,756.00
$ 820.00
t~,2oo,oo$ 46,330,777.00
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Apiary ProduotsNursery Stock
andTruck Crops
Kings County1953
Bees
HoneyBeeswax
APIARY
COL’S YIELD
8,748
306 Tons8,568 Lbs.
Total Value - Apiary Products ¯
F.O.B. VALUE
$ 64,260.003p427~00
’~ 67 687¯ ~ , .00
Bedding Plants andNursery Stock
NURSERY STOCK
TRUCK CROPS
CROP ACREAGE YIELD
Asparagus 75 900 Lugs
Cantaloupe 220 48,766 Crts.
Lettuce 6.5 1,600 Crts.
Pota%oes ~ Spring 493 123,250 Sax
Potatoes - Fall 210 39,000 Sax
Potatoes - Sweet 50 3,700 Lugs
Tomatoes 14 Ii,000 L~s
Watermelons 384 2,908 Tons
Total Value - Truck Crops ~ ¯
$ 3,750.00
UNIT PRICE F.O.B. VALUE
3.5o ~ 3,15o.oo
2.5o ~ 121,915.00
$ 1.65 $ 2,640,00
$ 1.25 $ 154,O63.00
$ 2.50 ~ 97,5oo.oo
1.80 $ 6,660.00
1.25 $ 13,75o.oo
$ 44.43 $!29,200.00
¯ . , . $ 528~878.00
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Dairy - Livestock - PoultryKings County
1953
Dairy Products
ButterfatManufacturing MilkMarket Milk
DAIRY
YIELD
3,210,000 ibs.3,436,000 ibs.
Total Value - Dairy Products
F.O.B. VALUE
$ 3,306,000.00$ 4~364~000.00
7,670,000~O0
LIVESTOCK
Livestock & Livestock Products
CattleBeef and Dairy Cows andCalvesCattle Gains in Feed Yards
Hogs
Lambs
Wool
4,492 head
25,667 head
294,535 Ibs.
Total Value - Livestock & Livestock Products
POULTRY
Poultry & Poultry Products
ChickensEggsBroilers and FryersMeat Birds - ~eghornsMeat Birds - Heavy
1,739,984 Doz.496,586 Birds30,618 Birds17,033 Birds
TurkeysEggsMeat BirdsPoulhs
352,555 Eggs195,946 Bards241,560 Poults
Total Value - Poultry & Poultry Products
2,491,317.002,395,668.00
$ 160,516.00
$ 408,733.00
156,104.OO
$5,612,338.OO
$ 843,892.00$ 421,898.oo$ 18,983.oo$ 25,379.00
$ 80,060.00$ 1,183,543.O0$ 181~170.00
. $ 2,754,925.00
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Kings CountyAnnual
Agricultural Crop Report1953
RECAPITULATION
Apiary Products ............... $ "
Dairy Products . ~ . ¯ ¯ . ........
Field Crops , ...............
Fruit & Nut Crops .............
Livestock & Livestock Products .......
Nursery Stock . . ......... ’ .... $
Poultry & Poultry Products .........
Truck Crops . ¯ ¯ ~ ............
Total Farm Value - 1953 ..........
67,687.00
¯ .$ 7,670,000.00
° @ 46,330~777°00
¯ $ 2,960,193.00
$ 5,612,338.00
3,750°00
2,754,925.oo
<~ 528,878.00_
$ 65,928,548.00
Total Farm Value 1952 ¯ ¯ . $72,253,385.00Total Farm Value 1951 ¯ . . [ $82,087,866.00Total Farm Value 1950 . . $58,832,106.OO
Total Farm Value 19h9 . ~ i[ ~54,816,308oOOTotal Farm Value 1948 ¯ ¯ ~55,114,686.O0
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KINGS
COUNTY
1954
I_,IBI~,ARYUNIVERSITY (’~i: C.,\LIFO;’~NIA
DAVIS
OFFICE OF
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERHANFORD, CALIFORNIA
ANNUAL
CROP REPORT
954
Compiled by
DEPAR~rENTOF AGRICULTURE OF KINGS COUNTY
Hanford~ California
L. O. HAU2Ti~gricultural Co~mnissioner
S. A. CollierAgricultural Inspoctor
Joe Camara Jr~Agricultural Inspector
R. E. NewkirkAgricultural Inspector
Marie L. HeftonClara Galletti
Clerks
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FRUIT A)ID NUT CROPSKfNGS COUNTY
L i;rj cots
I,riedCf ped FreshCa.hnerv-Freeze
Tot~] Apricots
ACREAGE
536
YIELD
70 tons213 tens
203 2 tons
Grapes
Juice (Black)
~scats
5o0
27oo
3060 tons
DriedWineryGreen Shipment
Table
Thompson Seedlessand Sultana
80 tonsh911.27 tons6750.93 tons
hO 178 tons
1800
DriedV:iner~T andGreen Shi[~ent
Total Orapes
1912.52 tons
3207.96 tons
Nectarines 50 375 tons
Peaches
Clingstone ~00 7h50 tons
Freestone 1200Dried h8.7 tonsS" "nlpped Fresh 768 2.h tonsCennery-Freeze 5200.5 tens
Tota i Peaches
Persimmons 2 300 Lugs
Plums ,125.) 627.5 tons
Olives 3,00 1160 tons
NUTS
Wal nuts 717 351 tons
’IOTAI. VAI,UE FPJ]IT AND NUT CROPS
UNIT VALUE
39,200.0017,OhO.O0
165,32h.00
11.5, 7 29. O0
ih,693.0017h,361~O0
10,666.00
315,566.00
123,827.OO
L09,378.00
16,899.O0hT~, 690.00261, 2?3. O0
TOTAL VALUE
$ 221,5’6h. O0
$ 1,156,240.00
hoo.oo
$ 77,L59.0o
220,h00.00
4 12~,h66.00
$ 2,863, 2?9.00
CROPS
Alfalfa
HavSeed
Total Alfalfa
Barley
Field Corn
Wheat
Oats
Cotton
LintSeed
Total Cotton
Milo
Sugar Beets
Bean, Cestor
Beans, Blackeye
Grain Hay
Flax
Straw
FIELD CROPSKINGS COUNTY
1954
ACREAGE YIELD
37,000 222,000 tons1,O60 556,237 ibs
200}000 280,000 tons
2,024 3,440.8 tons
1,145 998.81 tons
559 493 tons
113,000
176,514 bales88,257 tons
2,750 3,438 tons
739.5 9,543.8 tons
239 233.78 tons
200 2, ~LO0 sacks
2,868 8~211.36 tons
15 3.5 tons
2,859.9 2 tons
UNIT VALUE
4,371,180.00211,370.00
2?,359,670.005,251,292.00
TOTAL VALUE
4,582,550.00
$ 14,000,000.00
$ 231,876.00
$ 74,911.00
27,608.00
$ 32,610,962.00
$ 161,586.00
$ i28,841.00
28,054.00
i~ 22,800.00
i47,804.00
417.oo
$ 27,169.00
TOTAL VALUE FIELD CROPS ~ 52,044,580.00
Bees
HoneyBeeswax
Total Apiary
COL’S
5,915
Bedding Plants and Nursery Stock
CROP ACREAGE
Asparagus 70
Camtaloupes 350
Potatoes 620
Tomatoes 12
~r~aterm-eloz~s 269
Carrots ~L5
~ush ~erries 5
Potatoes, Sweet ~O
Total Value Truck Crops
APIARY PRODUCTSNURSERY STOCK
ANDTRUCK CROPS
KINGS COUNTY195~
APIARY
lq[ELD UNIT VALUE
280 tons 61,600.007,8~o Zbs 3,~50.00
NURSERY STOCK
TRUCK CROPS
YIELD
5,500 crates
~8,~55.2 crates
i18,~00 sacks
iO,000 lugs
2,977.5 tons
613.5 tons
I~O,O00 Ibs
28.5 tons
UNIT VALUE
2h, 75o.oo
119,200 .O0
311~ 280.00
13,5OO.00
67,~iI.00
21,~72.00
5,600.00
4,OOO.00
TOTAL VALUE
,~ 65,o5o.on
i~ 2.0,735.00
TOTAL VALt~
$ 56 7,213. O0
DAIRY - LIVESTOCK - POULTRYKINGS COUNTY
1954
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Dairy Products
Butter FatManufacturing NilkXarket Milk
Total Value Dairy Products
3,883,000 Ibs
3,825,000 ibs
LIVESTOCK
Livestock and Livestock Products
CattleBeef, Dairy. C~s snd CalvesCattle Gains in Feed Yards
Hogs
Lambs
V~rool
Total Livestock and Livestock Products
POULTRY
pou].tc~ and Poult~j Products
ChicVens
Brcilcrs ~; Fryersi~leat Birds - Leghorns~C~at ~iirds - Heavy
1,7~O,738 doz490,~28 birds
30,569 birds13,735 birds
Total Chickens
Turkeys
E~gs~.deat Birds, Toms~]eat B].rds, Hens
1,162,780 e~gs113,525 birds113,225 birds
Total Turkeys
Total Poultry and Poultry Froducts
531~,221.00377,630.00
13,h50.O0!2,OOh.OO
279,067.00563,08h.00375,907.00
$ 3,297,000.00$ 4,062,000.00
~$ 7,359,000.00
$ 2,116,196.00;~ 2,195,703.00
$ 133,173.00
$ 485,726.O0
IL~7,3~3.00
$ 5,078,151.00
KINGS COUNTYA~D]UAL
AGRICULTUraL CROP REPORT195b
RECAPITULATION
APIA}~ PRODUCTS
DAIRY PRODUCTS
FIELD CROPS
FRUIT & NUT CROPS
LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
NURSERY STOCK
POULTRY & POULTRY PRODUCTS
TRUCK CROPS
TOTAL FAR~ VALUE - 195h
65,050.00
7,359,ooo.oo
52,obb,5So.oo
$ 2,863,279.00
5,o78,151.oo ¯
2o,735.oo
2,155,363.oo
%7,213.oo
.;~ 70,153,371.00
195319521951195o19[~9196819k719h6]916
Farm Values
$ 65,928,%8.0072,253,385.0o
.~i 82,087,866"00
58,832,106.005k,816,308.0055,11~,686.oo
$ 55,833,930.00~ 53,1o4,11~.ooi~ 34,535,95o.oo
