Seedless sultana grape traced to California origins and history
The article recounts the seedless Thompson's Seedless grape origins in California, noting misattribution to the sultana variety. It covers its Turkish roots, naming variations, introduction to California in 1872 by William Thompson of Sutter County, and cultivation traits including vigor, canes, and seedless small oval berries with low acidity.
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Thompson's Seediess
Sultanina
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Tasmanian fruit grading rules aim to standardise packing
Tasmania adopts an act creating a grading board with four apple grades Extra Fancy Fancy C Grade and Ungraded and requires size, color, blemish limits, and packing standards. NSW proposals mirror Victorian and Tasmanian rules, with penalties and marking. calls for a uniform federal system to avoid trade confusion.
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Tasmanian
N.S.W. Braitgrowers’ Association For Incorporatio
N.S.W
New South Wales
Free Passages to Dominions Postwar Immigration Debate
The piece argues Britain may flood the Dominions with ex soldiers seeking free passages after repatriation, risking mass emigration and home instability. It critiques government economy and urges attractive conditions at home to deter outward movement, noting rabbit destruction debates and land duties as examples of policy shortfalls.
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Great Britain
Soldiers as fruit pruners in Somerset orchards
Under the supervision of the horticultural instructor soldiers are used in Somerset for pruning orchards after expert training. The work costs about £1 per acre.
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Nornalup
Somerset
U S Tomato Packing and Use in 1918 Compared with 1917
U S tomato production shows 18 762 000 cases packed for commerce in 1918 up from 14 789 000 in 1917. Canned use totals reach 1 672 207 tons in 1917 versus 852 840 tons in 1918, with manufacturer use for pulp and puree noted.
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United States
South Africa Targets Dried Fruits Market Competition
South Africa aims to compete with California and Australia in dried fruits. South African prunes are selling well, with an order placed for 50 tons at 100 pounds per ton.
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California
Australia
Incomplete Noisy Text About Ammonia and Cooking
Fragmentary passage discusses ammonia usefulness and a recipe tip. Mentions gloves, flannel, and pudding while giving a vague substitution of bread crumbs for flour. Content is garbled with unclear context and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities.
Extensive 19th Century Grocery List Fragment
A dense list of pantry items with varied brands and prices including almonds bacon coffee flour fruit preserves and cleaning goods. The fragment shows wholesale style labeling with items such as baking powder currants cocoa and milk condense and several spices and toiletries, reflecting a broad general store inventory.
Books and bindings offered in wartime sale catalog
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