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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1922
Page
2
Hastings Mich Dec 29 The Barry County Horticultural Association has been organized with officers and directors including Gardant R B Walker as president and other leaders appointed to guide the new group in promoting fruit growing across the county.
Ident George Finkleton secretary and treasurer. Directors include R B Walker James R Matthews. Other names listed are James R Matthews George Finleton and Ogden Kaiser.
Manton Michigan December 29 Potatoes at current grower prices are more valuable as feed for hogs and cattle than for market. Supt James Stack of the rural agriculture potato council notes thousands of bushels are stored on farms. Potatoes can feed cattle sheep and horses in limited amounts and should be cooked for swine. Experiments show mixed feeding with corn meal yields gains and potato feeding can substitute for corn meal. Raw potatoes alone won t sustain pigs but small amounts help health. Remove sprouts as they contain solanine. Many bushels may be fed to livestock for better returns than selling at market rates.
Market notes from Chicago report strong demand for fancy Florida and California produce. Pep- pers, peppers, celery, radishes, spinach, and tomatoes show varying prices with fancy stock fetching higher bids. Receipts were moderate, with good demand for quality while poor stock moved slowly.
A Utah industry update notes weak farming returns for some crops this year, a humorous ankle with a Christmas air gun sale involving a $4.65 check, and strong pear shipments totaling near 75 cars. It highlights Roylance’s Provo firm moving 1,000 carloads nationwide and mentions Davis County onions profit and top growers in Utah.
Grand Rapids wholesale houses reported solid holiday sales of fruits and vegetables. California Emperor grapes and English hothouse grapes moved well, prices for hot house lettuce remained modest, figs and pineapples sold at moderate rates, with overall stock levels high and demand steady.
H B Hole assumes ownership of the Growers Sales Agency effective January 2. Hole has served as manager and is well known in the fruit and vegetable trade across the country, with eight years in the industry here and in the West. Previously he was with the McCaffrey Selleck Company. Friends in the trade wish him success.
Beans bid up statewide after government crop estimates show Michigan production down from 5 million to 3.718 million bushels. Elevators offered 7.75 to 7.50 per cwt as buyers push for supplies. Michigan farm groups plan January meeting during Farmers Week January 29 to February at East Lansing with many associations represented.
Grand Rapids Michigan December 24 The Wolverine Fruit and Produce Exchange organized with about 40 shippers represented Officers elected President A N Nelson Northport Vice President L G Jebavy Ludington Secretary and Treasurer Neil G Prater Grand Rapids General Manager G E Prater Grand Rapids Directors C DeBoof Decatur F R Bartlett Remus W W Boughner Scottville The Exchange to take over North American Fruit Exchange offices January 1 Prater previously managed North American office The new company capitalized at 10000 will serve as a sales agency for members handling potatoes apples celery onions and other seasonal produce Potatoes for the President Elmira Michigan December 29 A bushel of Chief Petoskey potatoes sent to President Harding as a New Year gift by W J Wickett manager Elmira Marketing Association
East Lansing December 29 The State Board of Agriculture approves President David Friday of Michigan Agricultural College budget requesting a 500000 annual legislature appropriation for statewide extension work. Planned spending includes 150000 dairying 100000 crop improvement 50000 poultry 26000 horticulture 25000 livestock and 100000 other lines. May erect cold storage apple growers Nebo Illinois considering cold storage to handle large crop.
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