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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1934
Page
3
George I Neally of Lakeland Florida and B S Schatzman of Western Union visited Chicago this week as advertising and produce trade activity continued. American Fruit Growers Inc and Northwest fruit firms sent visitors while California beans and Colorado Elberta peaches arrived and were sold by Fruit Auction Sales Company with multiple firms handling the shipments.
Miss Lillian M Reiter of Frank B Arata & Co returned Friday from Idaho after a month away. Willis P Holden of Wenatchee Washington and Mrs Holden visited Chicago this week. Holden, formerly with Smith & Holden in New York, is now retired and living in Wenatchee.
A Packer feature by Dr. H. A. Surface offers pest suppression and orchard management guidance. A special question and answer section invites readers to submit orchard topics for free expert responses from the practical Pennsylvania orchardist, Dr. H. K. Surface, at Selinsgrove.
Northville, Mich resident fights a 40 acre three year old apple orchard beset by flat headed apple tree borers. expert advice explains life cycle habitat on bark and the need for both remedial and preventive actions including locating discolored bark, removing infested larvae with a knife, and applying seasonally appropriate controls to prevent egg laying and larval feeding.
A historic guide explains quick methods to kill apple tree borers using carbon disulfide, cautions on safety from fumes and fire, and recommends preventive painting of trunks with raw linseed oil and white lead. Repetitive oil coatings and timely retouching are advised for flats and round headed borers, with earth around the base moved and replaced.
Tooele county expects a large peach and apple crop this year with high quality fruit. Green River cantaloupe acreage reaches 890 acres with full harvest anticipated. A Farmington Field Day at the Utah State Agricultural College showcased new early peach and plum varieties under Prof. F M Coe. The People’s Practical Corporation forms in Salt Lake City to aid fruit growers and farmers. Gentle rains across Utah improve late-season crops, boosting outlook.
Grand Rapids residents learned on August 17 that the city planning commission rejected a recommendation to abandon the east end municipal market. They favored retaining the market until a more satisfactory site in the eastern part of the city can be secured.
Michigan peaches begin to shape the market with Rochester and Elberta sales at 1.50 to 2.50 a bushel, while the crop lags at about 10 percent of normal. Apples and pears move slowly, with Duchess and Agrade varieties showing varying demand and prices. Cantaloupes lose ground to Indiana, strawberries and raspberries hold steady or slip, and potatoes and other crops reflect heat and rains with mixed signals.
J C Staab longtime National Tea buyer in Twin Cities died suddenly Monday after attending a Sunday picnic where he acted as master of ceremonies. He was 41. Funeral held Wednesday at Scottish Rite Temple with burial at Lakewood. Staab’s death shocked local trade, where he was highly popular. The note lists visiting traders and company moves in the Twin Cities produce market, including Frank Shields Yakima and C H Robinson visitors, new B Bernier & Sons offices, and upcoming marriages and travels among brokers and shippers.
Detroit hosts the International Apple Association convention with a Ford Tudor deluxe V-8 awarded to Charles A. Stewart of L. Maxcy & Co. from Frostproof Florida. Delegates toured Ford River Rouge plant and Dearborn Inn luncheon for 457 guests hosted by Henry and Edsel Ford.
Detroit notes show Dixie Land brand shippers Huff Jr from Mcintosh Florida and Bill Bailey Idaho potato shipper visiting with A Bellock & Sons and John H Postel carrot broker during the recent apple convention week. C D Mathis of Crystal Springs Mississippi called on the trade, while Budde and others kept headquarters in Detroit.
The Jos Chalona Company and Kohlmann Brothers Sugarman Inc received first cars of New Jersey potatoes this week. Cars shipped by Edward Dilatush Company Hightstown and sold through Eber Brokerage Co. Officials, along with the new market advisory commission, visited Benton Harbor market Tuesday as part of an inspection trip to study conditions and advise the city commission on farmers recommendations.
A plan to improve Grand Rapids wholesale fruit and vegetable market will be drafted next week at a joint growers meeting led by Frank Moleasta. The Kent Ottawa County Horticultural Society had formed a committee at Johnson Park to join gardeners, truck crop producers, and greenhouse operators in refining recommendations for the finest produce market in the Midwest as city officials prepared actions.
Minneapolis August 17 All growing crops across the northwest benefited from recent rains improving prospects after prior losses. Areas south of Minneapolis saw a failed onion crop with acreage shifted to potatoes. In southern Minnesota and northern Iowa onion yields are expected to fall below ten percent of the average.
Thomas Hyslop age 57 of Ovid died in a local hospital from injuries after an automobile accident. He was former president of the Michigan Bean Jobbers Association and was widely known in the bean trade in Owosso, Michigan, and surrounding areas. He sustained injuries in an accident earlier this month.
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