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May 19, 1943_____________PIONEER__________Page 7
FARM FRONT
EXPLANATION GIVEN ON
AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
The center farm has veg-
etable, poultry, and live-
stock (hog and beef cattle)
projects in operation now.
Residents have been enjoy-
ing the pork and the eggs
produced on the farm. Spin-
ach and chicken from the
farm will be on the mess
tables this month.
The operation of the
farm is divided into units,
with, the choice of crop
and the general response-
bility for these separate
units vested in a unit
acreage supervisor. Henry
M. Inouye is the general
supervisor.
Table of supervisors:
Unit 1 Yoshio Asai (9E)
Unit 2 Jitsumi Abe (7E)
Unit 3 Meikichi Yoshinaga
(7H)
Unit 4 Ena Nakamura (8F)
Unit 5 Katsumi Suzuki (12E)
Unit 6 Masajuro Murata(11E)
Unit 8 Kusutaro Kimoto (12E)
Unit9 Heito Fuchigami (7G)
Unit 10 Kiichiro Daikai(7E)
Uni t 11 Asataro Nakano (6H)
Unit 14 Toyojiro Tomiye
(11E)
Unit 16 Takeshi Mayeda (6H)
At present, in addition
to the units, there is the
8F hotbed under Hatsuji
Sugita and Heita Fuchigami,,
the Loen headquarters hot-
bed under Asataro Nakano,
and the 12E hotbed under
the supervision of Masuichi
Nakano. The 8F hotbed is
in tomato, eggplant, pep-
per, broccoli, chiso, and
shingiku plants, while the
12E hotbeds contain toma-
toes, cabbages, eggplants,
and peppers. These hot-
bed plants will soon be
transferred to the farm.
The vocational agricul-
ture class has 500 acres,
of which 20 has been planted
in Irish potatoes. The
greater acreage will be
devoted to grain crops.
Tomato plants for the six
acres that the class has
planted were shipped here
from Gila River relocation
center.
In addition to the veg-
etables, 1,600 acres of
field crops will be planted
to provide feed for the
livestock and poultry proj-
ects. George S. Miyake is
in charge of the field crops
and 50 head of beef cattle.
They will soon be ready to
mow 500 acres of alfalfa.
Plans have been made to
increase the beef cattle
herd to 1000 head as soon
as conditions permit.
By July 1 the hog proj-
ect, under the supervision
of Ena Nakamura, will have
1000 head. They will uti-
lize much of the garbage
from the center for feed.
A supplementary acreage in
feed crops will be grown.
The poultry project,
supervised by Henry Shimi-
zu, will have, in addition
to the 6000 baby chicks
and 300 hens now being
cared for, an increase of
8000 more baby chicks by
June 15.
SCRAP METAL SOLD
TO HIGHEST BIDDER
Approximately 100 tons
of scrap metal, consisting
of worn-out tools and equip-
ment and salvaged metal,
have been sold by bid to
the Speken Wrecking company
of Pueblo, the farm office
said.
The price bid was $7.10
per ton, the highest per-
mitted under OPA regula-
tions. The company is now
removing the scrap from
the Koen ranch.
INSPECTION TOUR
OF FARMS MADE
Block managers and mem-
bers of the agricultural
committee last week made
an inspection tour through
the project farms. Expla-
nations of various phases
of the farm were given by
Henry Inouye, general farm
supervisor, and Charles
Machida, farm section rep-
resentative.
GILA FARM PROJECTS
YIELD MUCH PRODUCE
GILA, Ariz.--Strawber-
ries planted when the evac -
uees first entered the Gila
center yielded 632 pounds
of berries as of April 30,
according to the Gila News-
Courier.
Other recent plantings
on the farms include 25
acres of cucumbers,22 acres
of peanuts, and 26 acres
of mungo beans to be used
in chow mein.
Among the war crops
planted on the center's
140-acre farm are cotton,
flax, and castor beans.
Thrashing will begin on
the 66 acres of flax this
month.
Watermelons and honey-
dews are expected to make
their appearance on the
mess tables soon. First
picking of string beans
has just begun. The ex-
perimental planting of cel-
ery was not very successful
as plants were set out too
late in the season. How-
ever, close to 10,000 pounds
have been delivered to the
mess halls.
Since the November har-
vest, 75 carloads of fresh
vegetables have been shipped
to other relocation centers.
An average of three to five
carloads a week are being
sent out.
US PRODUCES 25%
SUGAR CONSUMED
Approximately 1,800,000
short tons of this nation's
sugar supply for 1943 will
come from the sugar beets
produced on US farms. This
figure represents 25 per
cent of the sugar consumed
by Americans annually.
Beet sugar supplemented
or entirely replaced im-
ported cane sugar in 35
states.
At no time in the hist-
ory of the beet sugar in-
dustry in this nation has
it assumed the importance
it has during World War II
when it has been called
upon for a substantial vol-
ume of the sugar used in
America.
===TRANSFERS===
Paul, Mitsuye, and Bar-
bara Yamamoto, to Poston.
Object Description
| Title | Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 66 |
| Date | 1943-05-19 |
| Physical Collection | Japanese Americans in World War II collection |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number or date | 66 |
| Page count | 19 |
| Object type | Newsletter |
| Donor | Shitara, George |
Description
| Title | page 7 |
| Item number | HMLSC_Granada_Pioneer_V01_N66_P07 |
| Page number | page 7 |
| Physical description | 35.6 cm x 21.6 cm |
| Full Text Search | May 19, 1943_____________PIONEER__________Page 7 FARM FRONT EXPLANATION GIVEN ON AGRICULTURE PROGRAM The center farm has veg- etable, poultry, and live- stock (hog and beef cattle) projects in operation now. Residents have been enjoy- ing the pork and the eggs produced on the farm. Spin- ach and chicken from the farm will be on the mess tables this month. The operation of the farm is divided into units, with, the choice of crop and the general response- bility for these separate units vested in a unit acreage supervisor. Henry M. Inouye is the general supervisor. Table of supervisors: Unit 1 Yoshio Asai (9E) Unit 2 Jitsumi Abe (7E) Unit 3 Meikichi Yoshinaga (7H) Unit 4 Ena Nakamura (8F) Unit 5 Katsumi Suzuki (12E) Unit 6 Masajuro Murata(11E) Unit 8 Kusutaro Kimoto (12E) Unit9 Heito Fuchigami (7G) Unit 10 Kiichiro Daikai(7E) Uni t 11 Asataro Nakano (6H) Unit 14 Toyojiro Tomiye (11E) Unit 16 Takeshi Mayeda (6H) At present, in addition to the units, there is the 8F hotbed under Hatsuji Sugita and Heita Fuchigami,, the Loen headquarters hot- bed under Asataro Nakano, and the 12E hotbed under the supervision of Masuichi Nakano. The 8F hotbed is in tomato, eggplant, pep- per, broccoli, chiso, and shingiku plants, while the 12E hotbeds contain toma- toes, cabbages, eggplants, and peppers. These hot- bed plants will soon be transferred to the farm. The vocational agricul- ture class has 500 acres, of which 20 has been planted in Irish potatoes. The greater acreage will be devoted to grain crops. Tomato plants for the six acres that the class has planted were shipped here from Gila River relocation center. In addition to the veg- etables, 1,600 acres of field crops will be planted to provide feed for the livestock and poultry proj- ects. George S. Miyake is in charge of the field crops and 50 head of beef cattle. They will soon be ready to mow 500 acres of alfalfa. Plans have been made to increase the beef cattle herd to 1000 head as soon as conditions permit. By July 1 the hog proj- ect, under the supervision of Ena Nakamura, will have 1000 head. They will uti- lize much of the garbage from the center for feed. A supplementary acreage in feed crops will be grown. The poultry project, supervised by Henry Shimi- zu, will have, in addition to the 6000 baby chicks and 300 hens now being cared for, an increase of 8000 more baby chicks by June 15. SCRAP METAL SOLD TO HIGHEST BIDDER Approximately 100 tons of scrap metal, consisting of worn-out tools and equip- ment and salvaged metal, have been sold by bid to the Speken Wrecking company of Pueblo, the farm office said. The price bid was $7.10 per ton, the highest per- mitted under OPA regula- tions. The company is now removing the scrap from the Koen ranch. INSPECTION TOUR OF FARMS MADE Block managers and mem- bers of the agricultural committee last week made an inspection tour through the project farms. Expla- nations of various phases of the farm were given by Henry Inouye, general farm supervisor, and Charles Machida, farm section rep- resentative. GILA FARM PROJECTS YIELD MUCH PRODUCE GILA, Ariz.--Strawber- ries planted when the evac - uees first entered the Gila center yielded 632 pounds of berries as of April 30, according to the Gila News- Courier. Other recent plantings on the farms include 25 acres of cucumbers,22 acres of peanuts, and 26 acres of mungo beans to be used in chow mein. Among the war crops planted on the center's 140-acre farm are cotton, flax, and castor beans. Thrashing will begin on the 66 acres of flax this month. Watermelons and honey- dews are expected to make their appearance on the mess tables soon. First picking of string beans has just begun. The ex- perimental planting of cel- ery was not very successful as plants were set out too late in the season. How- ever, close to 10,000 pounds have been delivered to the mess halls. Since the November har- vest, 75 carloads of fresh vegetables have been shipped to other relocation centers. An average of three to five carloads a week are being sent out. US PRODUCES 25% SUGAR CONSUMED Approximately 1,800,000 short tons of this nation's sugar supply for 1943 will come from the sugar beets produced on US farms. This figure represents 25 per cent of the sugar consumed by Americans annually. Beet sugar supplemented or entirely replaced im- ported cane sugar in 35 states. At no time in the hist- ory of the beet sugar in- dustry in this nation has it assumed the importance it has during World War II when it has been called upon for a substantial vol- ume of the sugar used in America. ===TRANSFERS=== Paul, Mitsuye, and Bar- bara Yamamoto, to Poston. |
