Michigan muck land owners cheer canal defeat
Grand Rapids, Dec 24. Army engineers on the rivers and harbors commission rejected the Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan ship canal project as impractical. The 23 mile ditch would not justify the federal outlay. Muck land producers feared the canal would lower the water table and ruin productivity in Hudsonville Zeeland area.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Rapids To
Lake Michigan Ship Canal
Jenison-Vriesland- Hudsonville - Zeeland - Holland
Rivers and Harbors Commission
Holland
Hudsonsville-Zeeland
Apple Advertising Headquarters to Open in Bangor
Bangor Michigan December 24 The Michigan Apple Institute will establish its advertising headquarters in Bangor to promote Michigan apples. Growers are signing up to contribute 44 cents per bushel to a fund while R J Martin will devote full time to running the program at Bangor High School.
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Bangor
Mich
Michigan Apple Institute, Inc
Michigan Apples
R. J. Martin
Martin
Idaho Potato Notes Weigh Idaho Growers’ Winter Flux
Idaho potato notes show prosperity and independence as many growers spend winters in California. Severe weather has not spared them, with Idaho seeing moderate temperatures and mixed snow and rain. Pot buyers gather at the Eleanor hotel in Idaho Falls including Kittell Shroeder Abney Smallwood and Rice. Ralph Lamb of Triway Brokerage left for Miami Florida with Mrs Lamb. A L Coulton once stationed at Nampa Idaho now represents Triway at Idaho Falls.
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Idaho
California
Eleanor Hotel
Idaho Falls
Messrs. Kittel
Shroeder
Abney
Smallwood and Rice
Ralph Lamb
Triway Brokerage Company
Miami
Fla
Lamb
A. L. Coulton
Nampa
Triway
Grand Tour Planned by Fruit and Vegetable Conventions
Chicago reports show fruit and vegetable handlers planning to attend three major 1937 conventions in Atlanta Chicago and Detroit. E S Briggs of the American Fruit and Vegetable Ships Association says the tour will start January 11 in Atlanta with the association convention January 14 to 16 in Chicago and Detroit gathering January 18. The plan aims to maximize attendance with minimal travel cost and time.
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Chicago
Briggs
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
National League
Atlanta
Detroit
Chicago vegetable trade active early in week
Chicago on December 24 reports active trading in green vegetables with strong demand ahead of the holidays. Beans and peppers show steady to firm prices, while cauliflower and lettuce move slowly on ample supply. tomatoes and sweet potatoes meet steady or firm demand. Notable prices include Florida hampers $1.60–2.60, California crates $1.10–2.00, Texas crates $1.50–2.50, and assorted lugs and baskets across several states.
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Chicago
Florida
Texas
California
Michigan
Arizona
Ohio
Floridas
Tennessee
Nancy Halls
Louisiana
New Jersey
Alinda
Indiana
Ilinore
Utah Shippers Oppose Onion Marketing Pact
Five Utah onion shippers led by Sterling H. Nelson Company and E. O. Muir & Co. oppose a proposed nationwide onion marketing agreement. They argue Utah alone cannot sustain price gains as other states hesitate, with Utah’s 300 car crop far smaller than Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Despite regional meetings, the plan remains unsettled and the market price remains unsteady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sterling H. Nelson Company
E. O. Muir & Co
Hines & Co
Olson & Stratford
Ogden
Anderson Produce Company
Brigham City
Idaho
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
Michigan
New York
Ohio
FTC Chief to Address A F & V S Convention in Chicago
James A. Horton chief examiner of the Federal Trade Commission will discuss the Robinson-Patman Act at the 18th annual meeting of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association in Chicago January 14 to 16. The session will review the act and possible amendments for perishable produce handlers amid recent Supreme Court price-cutting rulings.
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Federal Trade Commission
Robinson-Patman Bill
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Convention
Chicago
Robinson- Patman
Ihe
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Association
James A. Horton
Federal ‘Trade 'Commission
Supreme Court
N. Li Allen
Association
California
Illinois
High Court
Michigan Potato Capital Report Highlights Posen Superlative
A final report by R E Keller shows Posen in Presque Isle County remains Michigan's potato capital with 291 rail cars shipped. Gaylord followed with 252 cars, while Montcalm County's shipments topped 683 cars. The piece notes pre trucking eras saw Greenville and Montcalm crops reach higher volumes and that Metzgers Inc operates a large truck fleet feeding out of state farms.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
R. E. Keller
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Posen
Presquedale County
Michigan
Gaylord
Greenville
Kingsley
Montcalm
Montcalm County
Metzgers, Inc
Salt Lake City Man Charged With No License
Rd Rose of Caliente Wholesale Company faces charges for handling farm products without a required license under the 1936 Utah Produce Dealers License Act. He allegedly bought 6,000 pounds of potatoes on October 8 for resale. Arza A. Hinckley filed the complaint. The case is set for January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Notable Utah fruit grower Theodore H Salisbury dies
Theodore H Salisbury of Orem a prominent fruit grower and longtime secretary treasurer of the Timpanogos Marketing Association died at home after a stroke. He was 56, born in Salt Lake City, survived by a widow two sons and two daughters. The note also mentions a district court ruling upholding a Utah sales tax on products sold retail and a weather update noting heavy rains and snow followed by concerns of possible water shortage next summer. Agriculture leaders at a Provo conference urged rights to market production while discussing cooperative marketing.
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Theodore H. Salisbury
Orem
Utah County
Provo
Salt Lake City
Timpanogos Marketing Association
Emil Reinmann
Salt Lake County
Utah
David A.smith
State Commissioner of Agriculture
1936 Pear Harvest Reaches Record Peak Across U S
Washington reports 1936 pear production at 24,128,000 bushels, nine percent above 1935 and four percent above the 1928–32 average. California exceeds its five year average despite spring frosts while New York and Pennsylvania lag. Michigan Alabama Mississippi show above average yields, and southern states near average.
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Washington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
Oregon
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Alabama
Mississippi
South Atlantic States
Bureau to Report Frozen Vegetable Stocks Monthly
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics will begin monthly reports on cold storage holdings of frozen vegetables starting January 1 1937. Included products are peas cut beans lima beans corn on the cob and spinach. The move follows requests from the Association of Refrigerated Warehouses and continues the bureau practice of detailing frozen and preserved fruits separately.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Association of Refrigerated
Growers Urged to Sell Apples While Fresh in Virginia
Roanoke Va Dec 24 Growers and shippers with apples in storage are cautioned by Virginia Horticultural Society officials to watch them closely as apples tend to break down early this season Do not risk holding apples to squeeze extra profit It is safer and usually more profitable to sell while still in good condition
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Roanoke
Virginia Horticultural Society
Farm incomes in Fremont area similar to 1929 levels
County Agricultural Agent Clarence Mullett reports Newaygo county farm accounts show truck crops, dairy and poultry yields near 1929 earnings. Average dairy return is 77 dollars per cow, poultry 2.70 dollars per hen, and crop land yields about 19.20 dollars per acre.
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Fremont
Mich
Clarence Mullett
Newaygo County
Eastern capitalists plan $126,000 Suttons Bay canning plant
A group of eastern capitalists announced plans to build a $126,000 fruit and vegetable canning factory in Suttons Bay. They purchased a site on the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad, with construction to begin this winter and completion aimed for early summer operation.
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Suttons Bay
Eastern
Manistee & Northeastern
Potato Market School Held in Traverse City
Representatives of cooperative associations dealing in potatoes held a one day marketing event in Traverse City Michigan this week Speakers included Fred P Hibst Cadillac manager of the Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Arthur Howland Michigan State College agricultural economist and Prof Claude L Nash Michigan State College Marketing specialist Demonstration was shown including a quip about a child asking if brother can eat candles which is not a source article fact.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lst
Fred P. Hibst
Cadillac
Michigan Potato Growers Exchange
Arthur Howland
Michigan State College
Claude L. Nash
Secretary Wagner's Weekly Bulletin Highlights Legislation And Rates
William L Wagner secretary of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association comments on emergency charges denial by the Interstate Commerce Commission on December 18 and the expiration of charges December 31 1936. He notes hearings on rate adjustments set for January 6 1937 in Washington and discusses itinerant merchant legislation agricultural labor definition and the Robinson-Patman Act. He cites food price forecasts by Secretary Wallace and praises marketing drives that boosted apple sales.
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Chicago
William L. Wagner
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Robinson-Patman
Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America
Wallace
Concentrated effort cited as path to trade gains
The text argues that organized groups can coordinate thousands of retail units to act decisively, not just in restraint of trade but to promote trade, suggesting determined collaboration by robbers could yield pleasing results across commodities and even broader improvements.
Michigan Potatoes Show Proves State Graded Potatoes Sell Worldwide
Prof Claude L Nash of Michigan State College reports the Detroit state potato show proved Michigan potatoes sold on par with top world producers when grown graded packed and presented well. He notes Michigan Green Mountains matched other regions in taste and appearance. Show manager Harry Relilly of Bellaire said buyers crowded the table stock exhibits and resisted leaving.
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East Lansing
Mich
Claude L. Nash
Michigan State College
Detroit
Michigan
Michigan Green Mountains
Harry Relilly
Bellaire
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Chicago “Commission
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ABLES
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the Packer
Indianapolis, Ind
Apple Advertising
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Western Fruit Jobbers Assn
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