Watermelons suffer from weak shipments and market gaps
Nek Correspondent notes watermelons show best by crop yet lack agency to coordinate shipments and speed distribution after harvest. Cold spells delayed early arrivals, hot July weather pushed Georgia Florida and other regions into markets, boosting demand and prices ahead of July Fourth while shipments remain limited and market glutted.
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Col. L. Brown
Nek
Florida
Georgia
South Georg Florida
Biaa
South Caro
Illey
Texas
Offling
Look the Good Bet for late fall plantings
Extension specialist advises planting late fall beans, rutabagas, collards, and similar crops in suitable ground. Recommendations cover timing, soil readiness, and using available land for a productive fall harvest.
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Crew Extension
Og College of Agriculture
Georgia Poultry Coop Loading Car for Northern Markets
Loading a car of cooperatively marketed Georgia poultry for shipment to northern markets. Last year 85 counties organized and marketed cooperatively, handling 8,846,159 pounds valued around 900,000 dollars. Work carried out with State College of Agriculture and Bureau of Markets cooperation. See story on page 10.
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Georgia
State College’ of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Georgia Fruit Shipments to New York Fall Short
Georgia fruits and vegetables arriving in New York during the first half of the year totaled 1,013 cars, about half of last year’s 1,867 cars. June receipts dropped to 880 cars versus 1,867 last year, though the period still surpassed the 700 cars of 1928. Unloads in 1927 reached 1,817 cars in the first half.
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Georgia
New York
Oly
Quality of Peaches High Prices May Remain Moderate
A staff writer reports peach quality this season has been good overall, with wormy fruit scarce compared to last year. Strong demand and steady movement, projected at about 7,600 cars, support moderately high prices through the season. Georgia Belle shipments are light and Albertas dominate remaining tonnage as Elbertas peak in the second week.
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Hiley Belle
Albertas
Pecan Growers In Cooperative Form Association
Georgia advances cooperative marketing with the National Pecan Marketing Association plan gaining Federal Farm Board approval. The new central sales agency aims to stabilize the pecan industry as part of a national movement in agriculture.
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Pecan Growers
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Frank R. Hammett
Georgia
Federal Farm Board
National
W. P. Bullard
National Pecan Growers Exchange of
Albany
National Pecan Marketing Association
Atlanta Receipts Of Perishables Decline
A drop of about 10 percent in Atlanta rail receipts of perishable commodities occurred in the first half of the year, with total shipments at 3 064 cars versus 3 337 a year ago. State point shipments fell to 285 from 824, while sweet potato movements rose to 07 carloads from 82. White potatoes increased, beans and water melons declined.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Vegetable prices slide as heavy June shipments flood markets
June shipments left Southern truck growers with oversupply as Northern markets received abundant vegetables. Tomatoes cucumbers string beans cabbage and lettuce were hardest hit, with some cars dumped or returned to railroads. Though presses spoke of car dumping, most cars were not discarded and spillover reached New York in limited volumes. Continued on Page 3.
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New York
Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Sells Balance of 1929 Crop
The Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Association closes out unsold cotton from about 150000 bales and sells it to the Cotton Stabilization as part of a plan with the Federal Farm Board. Members will settle at 15.85 cents a pound for middling 7 8 inch cotton with premiums for high quality staple. Over 87 percent of this season’s cotton is above 7 8 staple, showing rapid quality improvement among cooperative members. Final settlements and handling details are being worked out with the Farm Board.
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C, M, Wwileman
Georgia
Federal Farm Board
Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Washington
Georgia Cos Operative
Pas
Farm Board
Thetabilization Corporation
Vocational Courses Added in Georgia High Schools
Ten new departments of Vocational Agriculture will be installed in as many Georgia high schools starting this September. Listed schools include Snellville Gwinnett W. C. Britt and others with assigned teachers such as W M Cowart R D Pulliam J H Sims and B B Reed. Some posts remain unfilled with teacher pending.
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Georgia
Paul W. Chapman
Snellville High School
Gwinnett County
W. C. Britt
Butler High School
Taylor County
W. M. Cowart
Soperton High School
Truelton County
R. D .Pulliam
Yancey-Marvin
Toombs County
J. H. Sims
Nashville High School
Berrien County
Wms B. Bates
Lyons High School
J. C. Richardson
Downville High School
Whitfield County
I. E. Carson
Ellijay High School
Gilmer County
A. O'Dell
Poplar Springs
Vidalia High and
Center Consolidated
B. B. Reed
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Ic, L, Brown
F. R. Hammett
Cooperator
Cotton Co-Op
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