British Columbia apples on Winnipeg market
British Columbia apples lead Winnipeg market with Duchess and Wealthy crated stock at 2 dollars per bushel, Illinois Wealthy and Williams Red near 3 dollars, Fancy wrapped Duchess at 2 three quarters, Transcendent crabapples 1 90 per crate. Various fruits and vegetables priced with California and Washington imports, local potatoes 1 10 per bushel.
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Winnipeg
Man
British Columbia
Illinois
California
Thompson
Washington
Crawfords
Elbertas
Ontario
Potato Seed Day Held in Tooele Utah
Tooele Utah August 14 visitors from near and far toured seed potato displays. Notables included David A. Smith Harden Jennion and Heber J Webb. Local growers tout Tooele lands as prime seed sources saving Utah about 100000 annually. Seed Potato Day planned annually per A L Christensen.
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Tooele
Utah
Vernon
David A. Smith
Growers’ Exchange of
Salt Lake City
Board of Agriculture
Harden Jennion
Agriculte
Heber J. Webb
Smith
The
Agricultural Board
Webb
Tooele County
A. L. Christensen
Christensen
Utah Sees Ideal Growing Weather This Year
Salt Lake City reports ideal growing weather through August, with Utah on track for one of the best agricultural years in state history. If conditions stay favorable, the current year could be remembered as unusually productive for crops statewide.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Good Shipping Demand For Potatoes on the Grand Rapids Market
Grand Rapids Mich August 14 rains boosted vegetable supply and dampened spirits. Potatoes remain well priced with bids of 1 1.10 a bushel as about 20 carloads have shipped since late July. Food prices for beans cucumbers tomatoes and lettuce eased with wax beans cucumbers and onions seeing declines. White cabbage held steady while cauliflower remained firm and corn showed weakness as imports moved slowly amid strong homegrown onion supplies.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Large Truck Gardens Near Moorhead Minn Prosper in 1925
Moorhead Minnesota August 14 large truck gardens spread within a half mile of the city cultivate 156 acres supplying Moorhead and Fargo with fresh vegetables. Owners include W R Briggs Herman Bosshard George Waite Charles Peterson and Peter Overby. Onions cover 41 acres with Peterson known as Onion King raising 30 acres and yielding 500 to 600 bushels per acre. 15,000 bushels expected for 1925. Other crops include 22 acres cabbage 87 acres potatoes 37 acres corn 4.5 acres tomatoes 4.5 acres sugar beets 2 acres celery and 1 acre carrots. Peterson leads potato and cabbage areas. Smaller vegetables like lettuce and asparagus do well, cucumber shortages feared.
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Moorhead
Minn
Fargo
N. D
W. R. Briggs
Herman Bosshard
George Waite
Charles Peterson
Peter Overby
Peterson
Mr. Bosshard
Mr. Overby
Waite
Briggs Place
Honey Bees Aid in Production of Fruit
Michigan fruit growers visiting the Barden peach orchard saw Dr. W. R. Gardner of Michigan State College illustrate bee pollination. A wire screen over Hale and Elberta trees with a hive beneath produced 37 percent fruit set on Hale trees. Gardner also demonstrated winter pruning and summer thinning. unpruned trees yielded more fruit but smaller, lower quality peaches.
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South Haven
Mich
Michigan
Barden
Here
W. R. Gardner
Michigan State College
Canadian tender fruits increased Ontario reports crop gains
Ottawa August 14 The minister of Agriculture released a report on Canadas August 1 tender fruits. Ontario shows heavier overall fruit production than last year with plums and pears rising while overall fruit declines versus 1924. The summary lists regional yields and percent comparisons for cherries plums pears strawberries raspberries currants peaches and other varieties across Georgian Bay Hamilton St Catharines and Niagara districts and British Columbia notes smaller crops due to winter injury.
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Ottawa
Can
Theiinister of Agriculture
Capda
Ontario
Niagara Dty
Montmorency
Georgian Bay
Hamilton
Early
Richmond
Triumph
Greensboro
Admiral
Dewey
St. John
Crawford and
Fitzgerald
Burbank
Grand Duke
Reine Claude
Monarch
Bartle
Anjou
Kieffer
St. Catharines
Queenston
Bartlett
Niagara
Lombard
Frogan Erries
Burlington
Port Credit
Aldershot
Oakville-Clarkson
Huron County
Lambton County
Chatham and
Leamington
Fraser Valley
Lower Mainland
Salmon Arm
Penticton
Moore’s
Campbell's
Champion
Concord
Produce and Grocery Inquiry at City Department Store
Coyne Brothers of 119 W. South Water St Chicago invites inquiries about market information for fruits vegetables butter eyes poultry honey broom corn and related goods from their Carlot Town Carlot House operation.
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Coyne Brothers
South Water St
Chicago
Canadian fruit crops show varied yields across provinces
The report details regional berry and fruit yields from British Columbia to Ontario, noting Blackberries lead increases in Fraser Valley while pears and loganberries rise elsewhere. Cherry quality is high despite a light crop. Ontario grapes are expected at or above last year with several varieties near or at 100 percent.
Lewellyn & Co Bankrupt After Prolonged Court Battle
Grand Rapids Mich Aug 14 Lewellyn and Co was adjudged an involuntary bankrupt by Federal Judge Fred M Raymond after a long contested legal fight. The Lewellyn Bean Company took over equipment but owed $153 517 to Lewellyn and Co. Creditors petitioning included Murphy Salt Carl A Lutz and William Wrigley Jr. The case was sent to referee Charles B Blair.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Lewellyn & Co
Fred M. Raymond
Charles B. Blair
Raymond
Lewellyn Bean Company
Lewellyn Bean’ Company
Mulkey Salt Company
Carl A. Lutz
William Wrigley
Fred Lewellyn
Chicago Market Shows Better Watermelon Demand
Chicago market sees partial recovery in watermelon demand after warm weather. Prices rise through the week with 20 to 22 lb cars at 225 to 240, 24 to 26 lb at 275 to 300, 28 to 30 lb at 300 to 325, 32 to 34 lb at 350 to 375, and 6 lb averages from 875 to 450 per car.
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Chicago
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W. So. Water St
GM. Wagner & Sns
P. J. Claussen CO
West South Water St
DE Giorgi! Brothers CO
Council Bluffs Iowa
Aine & Low—Mangan
T. E. Ball
Prinorin
Frank B. McCurley
E. Adams St
Springfield
the Packer
Peter W. Coppersmith
P. W. Coppersmith & CO
John Li
Lewellen & Co
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C. Robinson CO
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Wis
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Aio
Geo. B. Higgins Distributing Co
Carlets
Northwest Territory
William R. Hedberg
Fruit Service CO
ACOA
Shippers’ Agents and Carrot Distributors of
ST. Paul
Bank
Hall, Wedge & Carter W
Water St
Res
Aasoies
Natl Bank of Commerce
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