Michigan cash crops rise 12 percent in 1935
In Lansing on December 27 Michigan cash crops mainly fruits and vegetables were about 12 per cent higher in 1935 than 1934. The joint estimate by Verne H Church and James F Thomson places cash crop value at 69 million dollars and notes yields about 20 per cent above the ten year average, while overall farm cash income from all sources dropped to 16 million dollars from 149 million the previous year.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Verne H. Church
State Agricultural Statistician
James F.thomson
Church and
Thomson
National Farmers Union Leader Attacks Canadian Trade Pact
E H Everson president of the National Farmers Union spoke at Ashland College in Newaygo county. He called the Canadian reciprocal trade agreement injurious to American farmers and urged an embargo on farm product imports when U S food stocks are high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Union
Grant
Mich
E. H. Everson
St. Charles
S. D
Newaygo County
Ashland College
Everson
United States
Frost Transferred to Portland Division by Pacific Fruit
Salt Lake City notes indicate Co. I. (Jack) Frost, divisional manager for the Pacific Fruit and Produce Company, has been moved to the Portland division. Frost chaired the last code setup under the former NRA and Utah State codes, while P. J. Nelson of Nelson-Anson Co. returned to work after hospital treatment at Holy Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack) Frost
Pacific Fruit and Produce Company
Portland, Ore
Frost
NRA
Utah
P. J. Nelson
Nelson-Anson Company
Holy Cross Hospital
Oriental Peach Moths in Michigan Report
South Haven Michigan December 27 1935 Superintendent Stanley Johnston of the South Haven State Horticultural Experiment Station says enemy parasites may be keeping Oriental Peach Moths at bay. He notes light losses in 1935 except two local areas and cites possible reduced breeding due to 1933 34 crop failures. Codling moths also less troublesome with many previously infested orchards producing clean fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Haven
Mich
Stanley Johnston
Johnson
Johnston
Michigan
Potato Market Shows Advance at Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls Idaho December 27 The potato market showed an advance early in the week. Combined track holdings Saturday fell below 600 cars in 14 leading markets, lower than for the same date in recent seasons. Shipments from producing sections remained limited for an extended period. Shippers expect replenishment of stocks and renewed trading activity, though buying stock from growers at prices in line with the market for loaded cars faced difficulty. Prices as high as 1 dollar per cwt bulk for No 1s were reported Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Hmne
Detroit Street Notes and Freight Agent Appointment
G Willace Stewart of the Rocky Island Railway Company is named perishable freight agent for the Detroit area effective January 1, 1986. The note also mentions Percy Smeltzer traveling to Elberta for Christmas, Harry Hulburt sending a desk calendar, Glen and Mrs Rogers visiting Minneapolis, and the Detroit Union Produce Terminal opening its Christmas sale at 2 am with dealers reporting the best Christmas business in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Willace Stewart
Rocky Island Railway Company
Detroit
Stewart
Harry Hulburt
Detroit Harbor Terminal, Inc
Glen Rogers
C. H. Robinson Company
Minneapolis
Mrs. Rogers
Glen
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
Trucks Outpace Railroads In Westbound Freight Shifts
Chicago reports notes from Clark Drury of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association on trucking overtaking rail in westbound grape shipments. He cites rate reductions on Michigan Central and Pierre Marquette lines, poor railroad cooperation, and trucks dumping returns east at high costs. Also covered are Michigan apple judging results with Bangor leading and other teams, plus a note on million-tree Christmas trade not harming state forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clark Drury
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
Minnesota
Michigan Central
Pierre-Marquette
Western
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bangor
L. E. Loree
Michigan State College
Belding
Hart
Olivet
Fennville
Improved Economic Conditions Reported in Mackinaw City
Evidence of stronger economy shown by Michigan ferries across the Straits of Mackinac. In eight months of 1935 the three ferries carried 143,474 cars, a new all-time record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinaw City
Mich
Dee
Straits of Mackinac
A. J. Patch Resigns to Lead Ohio Extension Office
A. J. Patch, agricultural extension editor at Michigan State College since 1926, tendered his resignation to the State Board of Agriculture. He will assume a similar role with the agricultural extension division of Ohio State University in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A, J. Patch
East Lansing
Mich
A. J. Patch
Michigan State College
State Board of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Best Holiday Demand in Years Reported by Chicago Trade
Chicago wholesale market reports one of its strongest holiday demands in years with late start but robust activity. prices varied across vegetables as asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, spinach, tomatoes and other produce moved, with shipments normal and market holding firm on many items.
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Chicago
Ohio
Florida
Texas
California
Wisconsin
Virginia
Michigan
Missouri
Arizona
Tennessee
Kentucky
Nancy Hall
New Jersey
Illinois
Nancy Halls
Indiana
Louisiana
Grand Rapids Fiber Cord to start onion bag plant
Grand Rapids Michigan December 27 The Grand Rapids Fiber Cord Company announced plans to enter the onion bag manufacturing field in 1936. The firm has added a large factory building to its property holdings and equipment is being installed for the new product line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids Fiber Cord Company
Holiday Trade Steady in Grand Rapids Apples Lead Sales
Holiday fruit and vegetable trade in Grand Rapids Mich shows near pre low volume with solid demand for apples oranges and grapefruit. Celery and lettuce strong while hothouse tomatoes and onions hold value. potato supplies soft as year end inventory tightens pricing and day to day buying persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hothouse
Michigan
Beekeeping shifts toward resistant bee strains says Betts
Miss A D Betts of The Bee World argues modern methods favor resistant strains to American foulbrood. She notes old practices by hobbyist beekeepers could unintentionally select for disease spread, while sulfur methods in modern operations may wipe out non resistant stocks and leave only recently infected or robbing colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
A. D. Betts
The
Bee World
American Bee Journal
Miss Betts
Charles Butler
Hampshire
Butler
Pest resistance in bee stocks drives faster swarming spread
The passage argues that even if managers recognize foulbrood or neglect it, resistant bee stocks would likely multiply and swarm more rapidly than non resistant ones, accelerating their numbers and spread. It stresses the urgency of addressing resistance to prevent quick population growth and swarming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foulbrood
Utah Food Crops and Shipping Rates Report
An agri cultural committee of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce studies large scale production potential for sweet potatoes and grapes in Utah. Utah celery harvests are expected to grow despite similar acreage. Last season 82 000 crates were sold. Southern Pacific Lines cuts rates on carrot shipments and deciduous fruits starting January 33, applying to most California origins to Utah and southern Idaho. Fresh greens drop 28 cents per cwt to 77 cents. deciduous fruits drop 25 cents to 80 cents. citrus remains 80 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Agricultural Committee
The
Salt Lake
Southern Pacific Lines
California
Idaho
Quince Rust Not Expected to Bother 1936 Apple Crop
Illinois apple producers face little quince rust damage in 1936, per H W Anderson from the University of Illinois. The rust, tied to red cedar life cycles, was curtailed by hot dry weather in 1934 and mainly threatens Winesap Willow Twig and Jonathan varieties. No strong control needed beyond removing nearby red cedars, though widespread orchard action is not desirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Illinois
H. W. Anderson
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Bulletin
Public Hearing on Shippers Ventilation at Chicago
The National Perishable Freight Committee holds a public hearing in Chicago on January LB. Topics include ventilation at intermediate points and destinations, heating and lighting changes, refrigeration rule adjustments, handling sweet potatoes, and shipments iced in transit. It covers shippers instructions for protective service and standard ventilation, with a focus on cooling and ventilation of perishable goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convyene
Januay
Oregon
Washington
Chicago
Wnat
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C.H. Weaver & CO
South Water Market
Chandler-Allen AU
Chandler & Son
Dea
Paul Chandler
Des Moines
Everett Chandler
Cedar Rapids
H. Rubenstein & Co., Inc
Milwauker, Wis
A. A
Milwaukee
D. L. Peppard
the Packer
Salt Lake City
Detroit Street
Percy Smeltzer
Smeltzer Brothers, Inc
Elberta,Mich
EHC
Mandenburg
Phoenix
Yuma
Imp
Fred F. Ie
Gree
Packer
Halsted Exchaige National Bank
F. E. Baldwin, Inc
Utah News
Chica
Martors Distributing Company, Inc. Capital
South Water Market L. D
Seeley
Shippers Service Company, Inc
Carlot
Commission Merchants
L. C. L—Fruits and Veget
Detroit, Michigan
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