Home Industry Merit at Stevens Point Wis
Stevens Point Wis Feb 4 Portage county potato growers from every town gathered for a home industry merit event. The Stevens Point Kiwanis Club hosted a strictly home talent luncheon with state menu cards from the Department of Agriculture and Markets. Attendees included J G Milward Henry H Bakken A W Pomerening W R Witte and A R Albert. Disease Threatens Peppermint East Lansing Mich Dec 14 Michigan State College plant pathologist Nelson warned leopard spot fungus could devastate peppermint crops spread by wind driven rain.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Portage County
J.G. Milward
State Potato Growers’ Association
Henry H. Bakken
University
A. OW
Pomerening
Department of Agriculture
W. , Witte
Department. of Agriculture and Markets
A. R. Albert
East Lansing
Mich
Ray
Nelson
Michigan
State ‘College
Detroit Street Notes and Utah Sales Tax Case
Detroit Street notes report several merchants traveling to Florida and the northeast for business and leisure. Utah Supreme Court will decide on the 2 percent sales tax, challenged as unprofitable for tiny transactions and requiring wholesalers to register as retailers.
Short Course in Marketing Aids State Co operative Firms
Michigan State College announced a Week's short course in marketing for officers directors and employees of cooperative marketing associations. The course begins March 9 and covers business administration accounting corporate law and trends in marketing.
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West Lansing
Mich
Michigan State College
Chicago Street Notes provide updates from trade world
Charles Godding of Fox and Gooding Co returns from Florida while C E Harding of Federal Fruit Distributors visits Chicago. Sam Friedman heads east with family for a month, Ginsburg-Lansburg’s Ginsburg in town, Cohodas Brothers’ S M Cohodas returns from Florida and Louisiana. Vallee Appel and Mrs Appel sail NYC to South America for 45 days. Wilensky and Lash relocate to 37 South Water Market. Scott seeks Chicago Mercantile Exchange membership. M M Minkler visits Peoria office.
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Co. B. Harding
Federal Fruit Distributors
Fresno
Calif
Sam “Friedman
Vallee O. Appel
Fulton
Market Cold Storage Company
Mrs. Appel
New York City
South America
South American
M. W. Gresham Opens Own Brokerage Business
M W Gresham leaves the Donald S Grant Company to run an independent fruit and vegetable brokerage in Houston Texas. Effective February, the Grant firm will move all Houston operations to San Antonio with Donald S Grant in charge. Gresham has ten years of Houston management experience and strong shipper connections.
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Houston
Tex
Donald 8. Grant
San Antonio
Donald S. Grant
M. 'W. Gresham
Gresham
Manitoba Beekeepers Convene Amidst Strong Output
Winnipeg reports at the Manitoba Beekeepers Association 28th annual convention that no danger of honey overproduction exists. About 250 members attended at Fort Garry hotel. Western demand exceeds Manitoba’s current surplus. Last year 10,000 more colonies were registered reaching 61,416. Production totaled 4,978,000 pounds extracted 40,700 pounds comb and 49,600 pounds beeswax. Comparisons made between southern package bees and over wintered bees.
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Winnipeg
Can
Manitoba Beekeepers Association
Fort Garry
Manitoba
Advocates Green Celery Strains In Michigan
Michigan celery growers urged to specialize in Kalamazoo or green celery strains to stay competitive. Green strains expected to yield better results than tall varieties, aiding growers in East Lansing and across the state.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Narrow Escape For We Big Wells Te Statler Of Statler Produce
Statler Produce Co of this city reports a near miss after a car trip to Austin. Statler and other occupants escaped serious injury when their car was jside-swiped by a truck. vehicle badly damaged but no injuries.
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We Big ‘Wells
Te Statler
Statler Produce Company
Austin
Statler
Chicago Vegetable Market Sinks On Quiet Demand
A dull tone dominated Chicago’s green vegetable market as cold weather and weak demand slowed trade. Ohio asparagus fetches $3.50 per 9 baskets, beans and Brussels sprouts showed limited movement, and California and Texas crates traded low while cabbage shipments stayed tight and stock levels remained ample.
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Chicago
Ohio
Aspara
Florida
California
Texas
Wisconsin
New York
Ted
Arizona
Indiana
Bliss
Nebraska
McClures
Kentucky
Nancy Hall
New Jersey
Illinois
Nancy Halls
Tlinois
Louisiana
Detroit Produce Club Luncheon Honors Charlie Gehringer
The Detroit Produce Traffic club held its regular monthly luncheon at the Detroit Union Produce Terminal private dining room. Guest of honor was Charlie Gehringer, famed Detroit Tigers second baseman, who gave an engaging talk on major league baseball.
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Ntic
Detroit
Detroit Produce Traffic Lab
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
Charlie Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
Illinois apple crop unharmed by record cold
Urbana February 14 The Illinois apple crop weathered the extreme cold with good prospects. A new circular from the College of Agriculture University of Illinois outlines sanitation steps to protect higher quality fruit and cut losses from insects diseases and rodents. summary details pruning burn dead wood scrape bark treat wounds and keep debris clean while culling diseased fruit and screening packing sheds and crates to combat codling moth larvae.
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Illinois State Natural History Survey
J. W. Anderson
W.W. Kelley
Pomology
Public Markets Debate at Michigan Agricultural Conference
East Lansing Feb 14 Public markets should be owned by state county or city Michigan State College expert Orion Alley says there are 34 markets in Michigan 22 municipally owned half of those are free of politics Detroit and Grand Rapids cited as civil service models He favors a regional state market near Saginaw or Bay City and notes Michigan lacks state owned markets Grand Rapids and Benton Harbor markets seek more advertising State Agriculture Commissioner Thomson supports a state advertising program funded by bonded labels with a direct legislative appropriation urged.
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East Lansing
Mich
Eity
Orion Alley
Michigan State College
Civil ‘Service
Michigan
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Bay City
Benton Harbor
James F. Thomson
Prize Winners in Michigan Potato Show East Lansing Feb 14
East Lansing Mich Feb 14 Up per peninsula farmers dominated the state potato show at Michigan State College with Russell Tennant Magistique named premier grower for high yield and stock-potato grading. Alphonse Verschure Maniatique won the sweepstakes with Russet Rural, the best single potato. Reisner Brothers Hopp Roger City exhibited it. Schoolcraft county had the largest display, with entries from John Tennant Law rence Tennant Albert Koskela William Lahnala Elmer Hott Son M B Watson W A Karppi W K Straw Morris Mount L J Butler Frank Guy and O R Cook among others.
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East Lansing
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Michigan State College
Russell Tennant
Magistique
Alphonse Verschure
Maniatique
Michigan
Reisner Brothers & Hopp
Roger City
Schoolcraft County
John and
Lawrence Tennant
Manistique
Brothers
New
Albert Koskela
Calumet
William H. Lahnala
Atlantic Mines
Elmer, Hott & Son
East Jordan
M. B. Watson
Vanderbilt
W. A. Karppi
Houghton
W. K. Straw
Charle ‘Voix
Morris Mount
Mayville
L. J. Butler
Crystal Falls
Frank Guy
Pellston
0. R. Cook
Levering
Peaches Damaged by Freeze Hit Fennville Orchards
In Fennville Michigan on February 14 reports say sub zero cold killed peach buds across the area. Elberta trees suffered the heaviest losses and growers fear a very short Elberta crop this season. Temperatures plunged to five to ten degrees below zero, causing heavy damage.
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Fennville
Mich
Spring Horticultural Meeting in Michigan
The Michigan State Horticultural Society will hold its spring meeting in Pontiac on March 4. Secretary H D Hootman announced the event with arrangements completed. The program includes talks on pruning fruit trees, home market development, soil management, marketing for fruit growers, peach varieties, and cultural practices. An apple washing symposium will feature experts from Farmington, Romeo, and Farm- Seeley.
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Pontiac
Mich
Michigan State Horticultural Society
H. D. Hootman
Hast, Lanning
Ionventio
Michigan State
Glenn L. Ricks
Lansing
Montrose
R. D. Anthony
State College
Pai
James F
Tate
T. A. Merrill
Michigan State College
A. Grant Fox
Leamington
Ont
Robert Anderson
Covert
Charles Halstead
Farmington
Allen Rush
Romeo
Edward Seeley
Apple growing talks and spray calendar notes
A fragmented list references talks on improving apple demand and control of apple scab. It cites speakers including C. C. Taylor of Albion, Dr Donald Catton, and W C Dutton of Michigan State College, with topics on spray calendars and fruit production costs.
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Ington
C.+ Taylor
Albion
Donald Catton
Michigan State College
W. C. Dutton
K. T. Wright
Schatz of Gridley Maxon Returns From Southern Trip
Chicago February 14 9 J Schatz president and GM of Gridley Maxon & Co Inc was away five weeks with a brief January return. He reports Florida and Louisiana crops delayed by cold weather with frost damage in central Florida but overall conditions satisfactory.
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J. Schatz
Gridley,Maxon & Co., Inc
Chicago
J. Schats
Gridley, Maxon & Co., Inc
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Carlot
South Water Market
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Canal
Chandler & Son
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Harry Allen
Paul Chandler
Everett Chandler
Twin Cities
O-Cornell Brokerage CO
H."rubenstein& Co., Inc
Milwaukee, Wis
Ing—F. OO. B
Milwaukee
Detroit Street
Saul Jacob
A. Jacob & Co
Commission Merchants, Inc
Irwin Shrier
A. Shrier & Sons, Inc
Nate Gilbert
Weinberg & Gilbert
Nate
Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah Supreme Court
United States
Chicago Street Notes
Charles, Godding
Fox & Gooding Company
C. E. Harding
Federal’ Fruit Distributors
Harding
S. M. Cohodas
Cohodas Brothers Company
Ishpeming, Mich
Cohodas
V. A. ‘Stewart
Watsonville, Calif
Wilensky & Lash, Inc
M. M. Minkler
H. Robinson Company
Peoria, Ill
William’ J. Scott
United States_ Cold Storage Company
Chicago’ Mercantile’ Exchange
M. W. Gresham
Tiberat
Iceberg
Yuma
Michigan Agricultural Conference
Peppers
S.& H.levy CO
the Packer
Produce Reporter Company
Halstead Exchange
National Bank
Idaho
Red River Valley
F. E. Baldwin, Inc
Shins Tomasons
Stescons
J. Trankina & Co
Vincent Trankina
Ft. Lauderdale
McFaddin- Skelton Distributing CO
Carlot Fruit
Superior Service Plus
Hirberlines
Defroit
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Halsted Exchang National Bank
Bank of the South Water Mar
Andrews Brothers
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