| Show Applications Now v Being Received For California Agricultural Tour Applications are already coming in for the First Security ity Western Bank Livestock Journal 1963 agricultural tour announced Harold R R Sargent manager of the Ver Vernal nal bank Dates of the tour are Feb Feb- February February 26 to March 2 Reservations are made on a first first come served basis and as soon as one bus load load has been received that's it Mr Sargent disclosed HIGHLIGHTS of the tour will be visits to the best man man- managed aged livestock feeding units general farming operations sheep outfits farm equipment suppliers horse breed breeders rs and other agricultural enterprises located in Central California T Tiie e first vIsit Tuesday Feb 26 will be to the University of f California at Davis to see seethe seethe the batch feed mill milland milland and visit the veterinary col- col college college lege one of f the best equipped in the US THE THE SAME DAY visits will willbe willbe be made to a breeding plant and two other places yet unscheduled Wednesday Feb 27 the tour will inspect a ranch at Farm Farm- Farmington Farmington ington to see Hereford pro pro- production production testing and pasture management visit an Auction yard at Turlock and and two oth- oth other other er ranches Additional dairy setups and quarter horse ran ran- ranches ranches ches also will be visited THURSDAY Feb 28 visit visit- visitors ors will see a dairy herd ranch at Waterford a feed y yard rd at Los Banos and a shorthorn cattle ranch at At Madera they will see the plant of a livestock equipment man man- manufacturer manufacturer and will spend the night at Fresno Among visits Friday March 1 will Pc be a registered Here lIere- Hereford ford operation an auction sale conducted by telephone and electronic equipment at Visa Visa- Visalia lia a very modern Holstein dairy setup and likely sheep operation on Saturday March 2 the group will visit an Angus ranch at Oildale and a live live- livestock stock auction at Bakersfield At Bakersfield they will dis- dis discuss discuss cuss marketing prices and various classes THEY WILL THEN visit Kern County Land Company the largest ranching company in the world which does bus bus- business iness in Utah Also to Los Angeles they will visit Newhall Ranch Ranch- Ranching ing Company to inspect the most modern methods employ employ- employed ed in citrus fruit cultivation commercial livestock manage manage- management management ment of a large modern feed feed- yard and oil fields The a aim m is to get into Los Angeles as early as possible Saturday night so that tour members can go on the town SUNDAY morning March 3 visitors will spend a few hours touring the LA area including including ing the temple and then they will proceed to Las Vegas Vegas as where they will spend the night and attend a night club |
