Michigan Raspberry Growers Urged to Meet Inspection Rules
Lansing April 26 Michigan Department of Agriculture asks raspberry growers and nurserymen to comply with state rules requiring all shipments of raspberry plants to bear a double inspection certificate issued by the state. The rules, effective for a year, aim to curb diseases notably blue stem that affect canes, with good results reported from last year’s double inspection program.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Department of Agriculture
Utah and Idaho produce market report improves across varieties
Salt Lake City April 25 supplies of everything were moderate and demand strong. Wholesalers quoted Idaho Russets and U S No 1s at about 1.25 to 2.50 per unit, Utah Rams and Russets featured with prices around 3 2.25 for large boxes and 1.25 to 1.50 for Winesaps and Washington Ben Davis at 2 per box. Lettuce cabbage onions and spinach showed solid activity with prices ranging from 3 to 5.50 per crate or box depending on item and size. Local grower receipts held at 6½ to 7 cents per pound for greens and related baskets and Texas and California crates listed at 3.50 per 40 pound crate and 5.50 to 6 per cwt for cabbage.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
U. S
Rome
Washington
Ben Davis
California
Imperial Valley
Texas
New Field For Valley Potatoes Opens
Fargo North Dakota April 26 Local dealers cite a Minnesota rate ruling as signaling a new seed potato field for the Red River Valley. Previously little stock went west, with shipments to the South and markets in Missouri Nebraska Texas Illinois Wisconsin and later Iowa. Now dealers aim at West Coast districts hoping coastal growing areas will prove fertile for seed from the valley.
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Fargo
N. D
Minnesota
Red River Valley
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Cors
Iowa
Onekama Farm Bureau Eyes Raspberry Price Plan
Manistee Michigan April 25 Members of the Onekama Farm Bureau plan to set a price for their raspberries based on average production cost plus a fair profit, rather than selling to highest bidder. This is viewed as a national first and signals a new marketing approach with support from dealers and a planning committee including Hansen Baker Miller and Kline.
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Manistee
Mich
Onekama Farm Bureau
Onekama
Andrew Hansen
L. J. Baker
Ole S. Miller
William Kline
Co. M. Jones
Pacino
Milwaukee
Mich Fruit Growers Meet at Muskegon
Directors of the Michigan Fruit Growers Inc authorize an experienced sales manager hire and plan to act next week in Benton Harbor. They endorse loading point inspection of fruits and vegetables in Michigan and will forward the resolution to the U S Department of Agriculture. Stockholders at Benton Harbor earlier this month unanimously supported loading point inspection and a proposed law licensing fruit and vegetable dealers.
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Muskegon, Mich
Michigan Fruit Growers’ Inc
Benton Harbor
Michigan
United States Department of Agriculture
Loading Point Inspection Service
Lcense
Apple Blossom Fairs Highlight Growers Freight Woes
Cedar Gap Missouri April 23 1924 Louis Erb of Cedar Gap argues bumper apple crops profit only railroads and storage firms profit. He notes East Coast markets and long hauls keep growers poor and urges freight rate reductions and political action to aid perishable goods dealers.
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Cedar Gap
Packer
Rockies
Commission
Ben Davis
Gano
York Imperial
Huntsman
Clayton
Central West
Jonathans
Grimes
Willow
Kieffer
Garber
Pacific
China
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Joint Council of Our Trade Organizations
Washington
Louis Erb
Lake Shipments Set to Start Next Week
Traverse City Michigan April 25 Navigation on Lake Michigan between this and other Northern Michigan ports and Chicago will open next week. The move is likely to boost potato shipments from the Grand Traverse region as growers hold for higher prices while shippers pay about 80 to 80 cents a cwt.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Chicago
Grand Traverse
Vegetable Market Steady in Grand Rapids Michigan
Grand Rapids April 25 Michigan spinach supplies have grown so large that commission houses halted imports from the South. Early week prices ranged 1.25 to 1.50 per bushel for spinach. Rhubarb prices fell to 2.50 to 3.50 per 20 pound box as shipments arrive. Onions declined to the lowest in over two years, with tag ends 50 to 65 cents per bushel and dealers paying around 1.50 earlier. Potatoes steady at 50 to 60 cents per bushel, Florida stock about 10 cents per pound. Radishes and leaf lettuce moved lower amid higher production and softer markets.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Commission
Florida
Nursery Stock Needs Care in Setting Out
Madison Wisconsin April 25 Give fruit trees proper care on arrival from the nursery to reap labor rewards. James G Moore horticultural department Wisconsin College of Agriculture says 75 percent of stock complaints are due to improper handling and planting. Trees are living organisms. upon arrival call for them, open packages, and if dried plunge roots in water or bury in soil. When not ready to plant, dig a trench and lay trees with tops south, covering roots with dirt. If needed they may be left heeled in for some time without injury.
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Madison
Wis
James G. Moore
Horticultural Department
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Mr. Moore
New Rules for City Market in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids residents face new city market rules with 4 a.m. opening June to September and 6 a.m. opening the rest of the year. City Manager Fred H. Locke issued guidance after complaints from produce dealers, shippers, and retailers who said late purchases disrupted trading.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Fred H. Locke
Truck Crop Demonstrations in Kent County Michigan
In Grand Rapids on April 25 a series of May demonstrations will show truck gardeners how to control aphids and cucumber beetles. Prof. H. A. Cardinell of Michigan Agricultural College leads the program, with J. A. Simington also noted in Twin Cities reports. Additional notices mention D. L. Davidson of Mutual Brokers Ltd in Winnipeg visiting Minneapolis that week.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Kent County
H. A. Cardinell
Michigan Agricultural Colleges
Minneapolis
Minn
J. A. Simington
Nash Shareholders Organization
Twin Cities
Twin City
Minneapolis, Minn
D. L. Davidson
Winnipeg, Can
the Mutual Brokers Ltd
Culbertson Visits Omaha and Minneapolis for Fruit Firms
Vern Culbertson of the Fruit Service Company and the Central States Orchard Company visited Omaha at the start of the week and planned trips to Minneapolis in late April.
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V. Culbertson
Omaha
Minneapolis
Minn
Vern Culbertson
The
Fruit Service Company
Central States Orchard Company
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Mutual Brokers, Ltd
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Man
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Sask
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Vancouver, B. C
Dayne
Carlot
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Bank
St. Paul
John W. Low Pres
and Treas
Andley
J. C. Mittelsta
Mar, Wayne & Low, Inc
Fruit and Produce Commission
Natl Bank of Commerce
DE Giorgi Brothers CO
Council Bluffs
Yen
Muskegon
the Packer
N. Clark St
Coyne Brothers
Grand Rapids, Mich
Utah News
Cache County
J. A. Currie
Ryan Fruit Company
Eyes
Provo
Lynn
V. Sutton
Weber County
T. Heber Morrell
District Agricultural i
LeRoy Marsh
J. O. White
J. C. White Company
Thomas S&s. Smith
T. E. Polk Company
Hall, Wedge
Broker & Shipper
Burlington, Iowa
Strawberries
LEO Poutlitzer & Son CO
Lafayette
Indiana
Gage Baldwin Company
Duluth, Minn
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