Corn
Corn
Corn: Santa Barbara Island Corn was farmed by the Hyder family.
Corn: San Miguel Island:
October 12, 1885 [SBDP]: “A cargo of seed corn was being taken aboard the Rosita today, to be taken to San Miguel Island.”
Corn: Santa Cruz Island
May 15, 1915 [SBMP]: “Island building campaign on for entire summer. Contractor with fifteen men leave for Santa Cruz Island. Sailing yesterday afternoon for Santa Cruz Island, contractor A. J. Avery and a force of fifteen men go prepared for an all-summer’s building campaign for the Caire estate. These operations will include the construction of silos and barns on various of the island ranches, camp first being established at the west end of the island, then on the east end, and finally at the middle ranch, where there are nearly 300 acres of alfalfa and hundreds of other acres suitable to the cultivation of corn. The island company is not engaged in the dairy business, but has large herds of beef cattle. The silos will store the corn and the barns will hold the hay crop that is said to be unusually large this year. Three years ago, Mr. Avery built a fine bungalow on the island, where members of the Caire family spend their summers.”
May 15, 1915 [SBDNI]: “Contractor A. J. Avery and 15 builders left for Santa Cruz Island yesterday to build a barn and silos on the west end of the island for the hay and corn being raised there by the Caires for their herd of beef cattle. Last year Mr. Avery built a fine home on the island for the Caires.”
June 20, 1917 [SCICo]: “We have experienced some very hot weather. On the 15th the temperature went to 110 degrees; on the 16th to 112 degrees and on the 17th to 118 degrees. The past three days have been warm, but the thermometer hasn't reached the 100 mark… The corn has been damaged 50% and the walnuts probably an equal amount.”
April 15, 1918 [SCICo]: “The corn has been planted in the Domestic and Upper.”
April 23, 1918 [SCICo]: “The corn in the Domestic and Upper is coming along fine and some of the alfalfa planted is going well.”
April 23, 1918 [SCICo]: “The ground in the General that was plowed for corn was so lumpy and had dried out so badly that we did not plant it.”
February 26, 1919 [SCICo]: “At the Main Ranch the work consists of pruning in the Vineyard. Some plowing and harrowing are being done in the upper General for corn.”
August 29, 1919 [SCICo]: “The Domestic and Upper are being plowed by tractor preparatory to planting corn next spring.”
September 2, 1919 [SCICo]: “The Domestic has been plowed preparatory to planting corn next spring.”
February 16, 1920 [SCICo]: “The corn asked for on the requisition is to plant in the Domestic… The Domestic presents more of a problem. It will need one or two large tanks and several hundred feet of 3/4 inch pipe, some of which we have. If you decide definitely to irrigate the Domestic, let me know and I will plan to put it into corn. Id not and we do not get rain we will only need 100# of corn.”
February 23,1920 [SCICo]: “In the rest of the Campo Avuelo I had planned to put more corn for chicken feed and some experimental plants of Elephant Grass. In regard to Elephant Grass, I think we shall order it now. It is not too early to plant some at Christy and Scorpion and at the Main Ranch and Prisoners’ Harbor. I would like to get it planted if the weather permits before I go on my vacation. I would like to scatter the plants around under as great a variety of soil and moisture conditions as possible to see what they will do. The Aggler Nursery Soil Company, 520 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, you will remember, informed us that after March 1st they could supply 200 rooted plants at about $5.00 for the 200.”
May 3, 1920 [SCICo]: “The corn and pumpkins at the Main Ranch give promise of a very good crop.”
May 25, 1920 [SCICo]: “The corn, pumpkins and some flowers are growing very well.”
Corn: Santa Rosa Island
May 5, 1891 [DAC]: “Arrived. Schooner Santa Rosa, [Captain] Thompson, 8 days from Santa Rosa Island; 232 sacks corn, 1 lot dry hides, to Price, Berlin & Co.”
