Strawberries in Tennessee and Kentucky Seen Crowning Good Harvest
Tennessee and Kentucky strawberry prospects look favorable this year with weather conditions holding plants dormant until March and strong yields possible. Despite 25 percent reduced acreage, output could reach 4 000 carloads if conditions stay favorable, with Klondyke and Aroma the dominant varieties. Shipping districts span West and East Tennessee, plus Kentucky centers, distributing the fruit widely across North America.
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West Tennessee
Dast
Tennessee
Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
North America
United States
Canada
Names of Strawberry Growers and Shippers
Kansas City April 4 Advertisers in The Packer will find forthcoming numbers of The Packer Weekly Bulletin names and addresses of many growers and shippers of strawberries in the principal shipping districts of the country. The publication is issued solely for the benefit of advertisers in The Packer and goes free of charge to them each week their advertisements appear in this paper.
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Kansas City
Packer
Packer Weekly Bulletin
Bulletin
Sapiro Conflict Over Egg Co op Meeting in Chicago
A fractious Chicago gathering of egg marketing groups led to friction with Aaron Sapiro. Howard Cowden of Missouri Farmers' Exchange said the attendees aimed to aid existing associations, not form new ones. The event, part of efforts toward a unified egg marketing cooperative, followed a Washington meeting of national cooperative managers and suggested a possible amalgamation of several egg groups.
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Sapiro
Chicago
Howard Cowden
Missouri Farmers’ Exchange
Co-operative Eye Marketing Associations
Co-operative Egg Marketing Association
LaSalle Hotel
H. B. Walker
Atlantic Coast Poultry Producers’ Association
New York
Aaron Sapiro
C. H. Hyde
Oklahoma Producers’ Association
Platte
Texas Farm Bureau Poultry Association
F. W. Dixon
Virginia Poultry Producers’ Association
Mr. Walker
Randy the Second: Packer Boss Welcomes Son in Oxnard
A Kansas City wire reports C N Randolph, Pacific Coast manager of The Packer, welcomed his son Randy the Second born yesterday at Oxnard's Twilight Sleep Hospital. The seven-pound boy, born after fourteen years of marriage, will be assistant manager on the Pacific Coast payroll once ready.
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Kansas City
C. N
Randolph
Pacific Coast
Packer
Randy
George A. Gurley
the Packer
California
Oxnard
Missouri Acreage About The Same As Last Year At Most Points
Arkansas strawberry industry suffers from adverse weather over the past three years. Dry spells in some areas and excessive rain in others reduced output last year with White county worst hit during picking. Afterward conditions improved in that section.
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Missouri
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
White County
Louis Stahl in Columbus Hospital Seeks to Settle Affairs
Louis Stahl of 683 Wagner Street Columbus has been in a hospital for weeks. His attorney Ben F. Levinson is working to straighten out his affairs while a trade trick that used his truck is tied up. Open accounts and a note at Newark threaten his delivery route. Levinson aims to untangle matters so the truck can be relayed and Stahl resume fruit and vegetable deliveries to nearby towns.
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Columbus
Louisiana Navel crop outlook shows steady shipments ahead
Weather and disease setbacks hit shipping points in Arkansas and Louisiana as the orange and fruit season begins. Estimates suggest 1,250 to 1,400 cars may depart Louisiana this season, with past years shipping 2,165 cars in 1922 and 1,340 in the prior year. Shipping to start later than usual across the region due to a backward spring.
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Jale Freedes
Arkansas
DeQueen
Horatio
van‘ Buren
Springdale
White County
Missouri Pacific
Newport
Cabot
Judsonia
Bald Knob
Bradford
Beebe
McRae
Seasonal Strawberry Outlook From Louisiana Belts
SeCtion reports vines full of fruit with a large yield. Estimated 1500 to 1600 cars of strawberries expected to be produced and shipped in Louisiana this season. Cool weather delayed maturation. shipments have been light, with output under 40 cars by week end. Warm weather expected to accelerate ripening, with activity rising by mid next week as growers prepare for continued shipments.
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Louisiana
Strawberry prospects brighten for Southwest Missouri
In Southwest Missouri the strawberry crop is expected to total around 1,000 cars this year, up from 800 last year, despite similar overall acreage. Favorable weather, strong root systems, ample moisture, and minimal disease or winter frost damage support a robust yield. Aroma variety dominates the region as growers note excellent plant health and the likelihood of a heavy per-plant fruit output.
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Joplin
Missouri
Illinois
Alma
Sea— Son
G. B. W. Alma
J. C. N. Carbondale
Welsh Returns to Federated New York Office
J G Welsh returns from the West to Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers New York executive sales offices to assist General Sales Manager John I Deegan. The sales organization plans a substantial tonnage increase this year. Welsh previously worked with Federated shipping divisions in Colorado Utah and Idaho and has surveyed producing districts in California and the Northwest.
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New York
J. G. Welsh
West
Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers
John I’. Deegan
Welsh
Federated Shipping
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
California
Northwest
First Car of Texas Bermuda Onions Moved
Laredo April 4 Roy Campbell & Co shipped the first car of Texas Bermuda onions from Raymondville to Baldwin Pope Marketing Co St Louis for diversion from there. They were yellow Bermudas and the quality was very good for early shipments.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas
Raymondville
Roy Campbell & Co
Baldwin-Pope Marketing Company
St. Louis
The Produce Packer weekly notice sample request
The Produce Packer edition focuses on commercial production and marketing of fruits and vegetables while this separate weekly paper covers market and trade news for eel poultry butter hides wool furs and related trades. A free sample copy can be mailed upon request.
Michigan Leads in North Central Strawberry Production
Chicago reports early estimates suggest the Northern Mississippi River Valley states, including Indiana, may harvest about six hundred or more cars of strawberries. Michigan leads in production with a late ripening crop. overall acreage similar to last year and outlook favorable for a normal season under ordinary weather.
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Chicago
Mississippi River Valley
Indiana
North Central States
Illinois strawberry crop prospects across states in 1924 season
The Packer summarizes expected 1924 strawberry production across Illinois and neighboring states. Illinois projects 500 to 550 cars, with Southern Illinois yielding around 260 cars in 1922 levels, while Wisconsin and Iowa show modest improvements. Indiana and other Illinois locales report small acreages and variable shipments, with Dunlap and related varieties favored and local marketing anticipated.
Big Increase in Wealth in the United States
The Department of Commerce reports December 31 1922 wealth at 320 803 million dollars, up 72 2 percent from 1912, driven mainly by price rises rather than more property. Per capita wealth in 1922 stood at 2 918 dollars, up from 1 950 in 1919, a 49 6 percent rise.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Locality Co operative Marketing Faces State Gag Legislation
The Packer opposes national commodity co operative marketing of perishables and backs local co operative marketing. A letter from a longtime reader questions policy while noting many East locality marketing associations prosper under normal conditions. The paper argues against a country wide system and warns producers under gag legislation.
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New York
Packer
Packer coop stance on controls and manager location
The article discusses Packer cooperative policies including manacle penalties for critics and the impact of centralized management. It argues large farmers, scattered across states from Georgia to Minnesota, may not be satisfied with a Chicago based general manager directing shipments of identical perishable products. (Continued on Page 24)
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Packer
Georgia
Chicago
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
California
Maine
Minnesota
Joint Council Meeting Opens at West Baden Spring Hotel
The first meeting of the Joint Council of the National League of Commission Merchants International Apple Shippers Association and Western Fruit Jobbers Association begins April 10 at West Baden Springs Hotel Indiana. It will last three days. topics include legislative and transportation issues affecting the produce trade and a publicity campaign to boost fresh fruit and vegetable consumption.
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Pittsburgh
Joint Council
National League of Commission, Merchants
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
West Baden , Springs Hotel
West Baden
Ind
Strawberry Acreage Falls From Last Year Across Regions
Washington April 4 preliminary data from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics shows 135,530 acres of strawberries in commercial cultivation, with three distinct planting categories: early 22,280 acres down from 23,600, early second led by Tennessee and Arkansas at 46,390 versus 50,340 last year, and intermediate centered in Maryland and Missouri at 44,580 up from 40,770. In New York fancy berries sold well with pints from Louisiana up to 40–60 cents. rare 65–75 cents for quart Florida fruit, poor fruit as low as 25 cents.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Tennessee
Arkansas
Maryland
Missouri
New York
Louisiana
East Texas Peach Crop Outlook Promising This Season
Tyler April 4. Prospects for a large East Texas peach crop remain flattering per the Alex Woldert Company. The Tate cold spell did not cause notable damage.
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Texas
Tyler
Fex
Alex Woldert
Tate
Many Berries Grown Norfolk District Expects to Ship
The Norfolk district projects shipping around 1 000 cars of berries this year as the big Atlantic coast growing region anticipates a strong season. Maryland Delaware North Carolina and Tennessee lead in recent output with figures from the US Department of Agriculture. Chadbourn North Carolina centers a major berry district with 700 cars expected. Rose Hill Teacheys and Rocky Point are noted as big northern North Carolina pockets. The season starts late April in the south and by early May reaches as far north as Norfolk Virginia.
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Florida
Atlantic Coast
Tennessee
Arkansas
Maryland
Delaware
North Carolina
Virginia
Missouri
Louisiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Alabama
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Towa
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachuse
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Wit
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas
Utah
Washington
Agnonell
Chadbourn
N.C
Rose
Hill
Tabor
Teacheys
Rocky Point
Northsenre
Federalaburg
Goldsboro
Pittsville
Ridgeville
Shwell
Norfolk
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Greenfield
Sharon
Brownsville
East Tennessee
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Evensville
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Kingston
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Cleveland
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Paducah
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Franklin
Russellville
Hopkinsville
C. N. Randolph
Angeles
Calif
Berry Outlook
Arkakshs
South
Louis Stahl
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Ieee
J.G. Welsh
Federated
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