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PROF. GEORGE E. SCHILLING
With a reputation as an expert in
agricultural and horticultural lines well established even before coming to the
United States, Prof. George E. Schilling has contributed much to scientific development along these lines in California,
and was formerly organizer and general manager of the Farmers Fruit Exchange of
Lodi. He was born in the agricultural
district of Germany on July 13, 1884, and was fortunate in an excellent
education in the best schools and universities of that country. He specialized along the lines of
agriculture, becoming a consulting agricultural expert.
Coming to the United States in 1911,
Mr. Schilling accepted the post of teacher of agriculture in the Los Angeles,
California, schools, and in 1916 located at Lodi, where he was manager for the Setchel Fruit Company.
He is well known throughout the country as a consulting engineer in
agriculture, horticulture, irrigation problems and soil fertilization, his
services being frequently sought as an authority along all these lines. He was consulting engineer in irrigation and
drainage projects in the Delta District of San Joaquin County. In the spring of 1921, Mr. Schilling founded
the Farmers Fruit Exchange, a fruit and grape packing and shipping company, and
a modern packing house was erected on North Sacramento Street, Lodi. This place, which is 80 x 100 feet, is modern
in every respect. The Farmers Fruit
Exchange makes contracts with the growers, and it is the aim of the
organization to thoroughly so operate with the grower, rendering them
assistance in every way to help them increase the output of their orchards and
vineyards, an arrangement that should bring most profitable results to the
orchardists. Mr. Schilling sold out his
interests in this concern and now devotes his entire time to his profession.
Mr. Schilling’s marriage united him
with Miss Clara Voss, a native of Germany, her brother, William Voss, being a
well-known resident of Salinas, California.
Mr. and Mrs. Schilling are active members of the German Lutheran Church,
and have made many friends throughout the community since making their
residence here, where Mr. Schilling’s exceptional capabilities have brought him
recognition.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1632. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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