President of Gleaners Dies in Michigan
Mt. Clemens August 22 Grant H Slocum 60 longtime president of the Gleaners and former head of the Gleaner Clearing House Association died at his home after a second paralytic stroke He helped organize a chain of bean elevators in the Thumb district These were federated into the Gleaner Clearing House Association with headquarters in Grand Rapids and failed with the parent company in 1920 The Gleaner fraternal organization counts about 75000 farmer members.
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Gleaners
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Grant H. Slocum
The
Gleaner Clearing House Association
Slocum
Thumb
Grand Rapids
Gleaner Fraternal
Heavy potato crop seen offsetting smaller acreage at Cambridge
In Cambridge Minnesota August 22 an excellent potato crop is forming. Acreage drops about 10 percent from last year but yields should compensate. Early varieties such as Burbanks round whites Triumphs and Ohios are dominant. Shipments begin mid September with three independent shippers and several warehouses serving Twin City firms. Last year 555 cars shipped. this year expected 600 plus. Michigan Market News Service Grand Rapids Michigan August 22 reports state agriculture contract for R H Shoemaker to survey fruit and vegetable marketing.
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Michigan Market News Service
Grand Rapids
Mich
State Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
R. H. Shoemaker
Michigan
Utah News
Tremonton
Provo
Theodore Carfield
San Benito
Tex
Salt Lake City
Newhouse Hotel
Salt Lake
Department
Miner M. Justin
Bureau
Utah
Nevada
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Indianapolis
Frank Andrews
Denver
Excelsior Products Company of Colorado
Knudsen’s Grove
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Michigan mixed carlot freight rates cut starting Sept 1
Michigan freight officials announce a new tariff schedule cutting rates for mixed carloads of fruit by class, allowing each fruit to use its own rate rather than the highest. Apples and pears move at fifth class, peaches plums and grapes at second. Minimum mixed carweight 24 000 pounds, tanks allowed. Shippers expect growth in mixed shipments and conversion to single fruit cars.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
H. R. Griswold
Michigan Freight Committee
Pentevania
Qrae
Beret
Central Freight Association
Freight Committee
Michigan Grapes Grading Law Gets Federal and State Support
A Benton Harbor office opens to improve fruit inspection on shipments with a federal addition to state grading. Fifteen inspectors will cover the grape belt, enforcing compulsory Michigan grades while offering optional federal certification at $5 per car.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
State Department ‘of Agriculture
Department
United States Department of Agriculture
William P. Hartman
Bureau of Foods and Standards
William H. Esslinger
Baitle
Michigan
Martman
Red River Valley Looks Forward to Good Potato Crop
Fargo Moorhead reports predict a fine potato harvest in the Red River Valley this fall barring a heavy frost. Crops show strong quality, with larger, more uniform tubers and less waste. Digging to begin mid September as rail car supply eases, and markets expect Southern crops to clear before the local arrival.
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Fargo-Moorhead
Red River Valley
Vaury
Alk Ideaiers
Potatoes Passably Bountiful in Zimmerman Minnesota
The Zimmerman area reports a potato crop about 75 percent normal due to scarce rain. Early potatoes are higher quality than last year, though moisture would have helped. Acreage is about 20 percent below last year, but expected yield will partly offset losses. Some light frosts in peatland districts may hurt later crops. This year’s movement began this week with two loading stations serving Twin City firms.
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Twin City
Michigan growers re grade Duchess apples to meet standards
Benton Harbor Mich Aug 22 Rigid state inspections slow Duchess apple shipments as growers re grade loads with improper packing. Immature fruit struggles to reach A standard color, risking Michigan Off Color or Michigan Unclassified labels. Some growers leave fruit on trees to gain color rather than ship unclassified.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Bureau of Foods and Standards
Michigan
Jhrowers
Liberal potato and fruit market report from Salt Lake City
Liberal potato supplies in Salt Lake City were largely from homegrowns with moderate demand and a firm market. Wholesale prices ranged for Utah Cobblers and Early Ohios around 1.25 per sack, cantaloupes and muskmelons traded steadily with various crate prices, peaches and tomatoes showed moderate demand with steady prices, cabbages light and weak, apples moderate with California Gravensteins at 3.25 to 3.50 per bushel box and Utah varieties at 1.75 to 2.50.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Calif
California
Dixie Elbertas
Mother Forgot Exceptions. Remember Mary not to point
A Philippine Observer fragment reflects a mother warning Mary to avoid pointing, amid casual mathing dialogue. The exchange hints at domestic discipline and cultural norms, with the pantry scene as a passing detail. The tone feels observational, preserving a slice of family life.
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Mary
Philippine Observer
Experiments With New Canning Tomato Variet
East Lansing Michigan August 22 Experiments at Michigan Agricultural College aim to develop a labor saving canning tomato variety. Professor George Starr and team cross Italian tomatoes known for easy meat release with canning types to ease preparation and may boost home canning and industry efficiency. Initial fruit are small but cross breeding could increase size while preserving easy skin breakup.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan Agricultural College
George Starr
Starr
Exhibit of Interest to Apple Growers
Iowa State College will tell the Story of the Apple at the state fair in nine chapters. The exhibit, housed in Agricultural hall at the fairgrounds, is sponsored by the State Fair board with cooperation from the state horticultural association, college horticultural department and the horticultural extension service. Chapters cover growing and marketing the apple with titles on nursery practices planting orchard sole management pruning spraying grading and packing orchard equipment modern methods of making cider roadside market.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Agricultural Hall
State Fair Board
State Horticultural Association
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