Potato Beetle Harass Wisconsin Farms Warned
Madison Wisconsin July 10 The potato beetle has returned to menace Wisconsin potato crops state entomologist EB L Chambers urged immediate action. Growers should spray Bordeaux mixture at about 90 gallons per acre to protect against beetles leaf hoppers flea beetles and blight. Apply when beetle eggs hatch or within two and a half to three weeks after potatoes appear above ground and repeat spray two weeks later with proper agitation in sprayers.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
EB L. Chambers
Chambers
Sprayer Tech Aims to Reach Leaf Hoppers On Foliage
Mr Chambers describes using a spray boom with three nozzles per row to keep the solution evenly stirred and ensure it reaches the underside of leaves where leaf hoppers feed for better control during application.
Carriers Agree to Reduce Rates on Utah Peaches
Salt Lake City Utah July 10 Carriers have agreed to cut freight rates on peaches shipping from Utah for this season with benefits projected for growers. The lower tariffs apply to destinations in eastern Colorado central and eastern Wyoming western and central Nebraska and western South Dakota. Savings estimated at not less than 10000 dollars based on last year’s shipments per Ernest D Salm executive secretary of the Utah Citizens Rate Association. Sample reductions include Denver Colorado 991 4 to 75 cents per 100 pounds North Platte Nebraska 121 to 85 cents Rapid City South Dakota 121 to 105 cents.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
South Dakota
Ernest D. Salm
Utah Citizens’ Rate Association
Denver
Colo
North Platte
Neb
Rapid City
N. D
Plums and Pears Moving by New Castle Firm
The 8. A. Gerrard Company in New Castle California began moving dairy carrot shipments and mixed cars with plums and pears. Harry J. Schifferle, in charge of local operators, says orders are being booked for Placer County Elberta peaches set to begin around July 20. Bartlett pears are offered from the Sacramento river and from Placer county.
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New Castle
Calif
8. A. Gerrard Company
Harry J. Schifferle
Placer County
Sacramento River
Cobblers to Start Moving From Kearney Area
Herbert Campbell Company stated movement of Cobbler potatoes from the Kearney district will begin late next week and peak by July 27. Prospects are good for yields and quality despite hail damage earlier. About 20 cars of Triumphs and 500 to 600 cars total are expected. irrigation water is ample and a federal state inspection service will be available. The firm will operate a Gibbon branch for sales from the Kearney district with Campbell in charge.
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Hastings
Neb
Herbert Campbell
Herbert Campbell Company
Kearney
Campbell
Triumph
Gibbon
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Alliance, Neb
Nebraska
Movement to draft Miles M Callaghan for State Senate
A draft movement began this week in Osceola and Clare counties to seek Miles M Callaghan of Reed City for the State Senate. Senator Benjamin Carpenter of Harrison supports the effort. Callaghan has led in the House for over a decade and is a well known local fruit grower.
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Miles M. Callaghan
Reed City
Mich
Senate
Osceola
Clare County
Benjamin Carpenter
Harrison
Callaghan
House of Representatives
Chicago Street Notes summarize market and personnel movement
Chicago market brief notes arrivals and departures of shippers and buyers. Idaho Triumph potatoes and Georgia Elberta peaches arrive in good quality with S. Friedman & Sons, Bacon Brothers, and J. R. Kelly, Inc. active in shipments. Notable figures include George B. Lincoln, Charles E. McNeill, Jule Merkel, and Ralph Merkel. Miss R. Phillips and W. Ibarra visit for Mexican vegetable deals.
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Idaho
S. Friedman & Sons
Bacon Brothers, Inc
Georgia Elberta
Martin Shealy
Shealy’s:Sons
Oglethorpe
T. Fish & Co
Cherry and Raspberry Deals Grow in Grand Rapids Area
Grand Rapids Michigan July 10 cherry and raspberry deals expanded this week with good growing conditions. Showers provided moisture aiding all small fruits though growers seek more rain. Prices varied by variety with sweet cherries firm to strong and sour Montmorencies and Dye House easing. red raspberries and blackberries sold in multiple case sizes. currants and gooseberries steady. wild blueberries quoted 4 to 5 dollars per 16 quart case.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand ‘Rapida
Richmond
Montmorencies
Latham
Cuthbert
Utah Shippers Oppose Extension of Emergency Freight Rates
Utah shippers including farm product handlers oppose extending six more months of emergency intrastate freight rates granted by the federal commission. The Utah Public Service Commission, led by Judge B. E. Corfman, says Utah will not follow automatically and will require the usual appeal process, noting the state law requires just and reasonable rates. The hearing began Thursday and centers on whether Utah must automatically adopt the federal order after prior overrule.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Public Service Commission
BE. BE. Corfman
Federal Commission
Utah Commission
Public Service Commission
Corfman
Fight’s Outcome Expected To Affect Utah Shippers
The result of the contest is awaited with keen interest as its consequences are expected to have far reaching importance for all Utah shippers.
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Utah
New Truck and Rail Service Between Chicago and Twin Cities
Chicago announces a new combined truck and railroad service between Chicago and Minneapolis Saint Paul. Eighteen trucking firms join Chicago Great Western to haul loaded trailers on flat cars, first shipment totaling 84 trailers on 17 flat cars. The scheme aims to trigger a rate war, with trucks paid per cwt and rail rates set to move goods northbound and southbound, while perishables retain current pricing.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago Great Western
Twin Cities
Great Western
Chicago & Great Western
Harley Walker Dies at 68 in Galveston Home
Harley Walker, 68, a well known apianist and former president of the Indiana Bee Keepers Association, was found dead in his Galveston home. Death attributed to a heart attack. Survived by his widow. Logansport, Ind., July 10.
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J. H. Woolf
Greeley
Colo
Joseph Henry Woolf, Jr
Windsor Country Club
Jhore
I. Rothschild Produce Company
Chamber of Commerce
Woolf
Harley Walker
Logensport
Ind
Galveston
Indiana Beekeepers’ Association
Rainless June Leaves Michigan with 1.13 Inch Rainfall
June its rainfall was among the driest in local history at 1.13 inches, with rains 28 days apart. A two inch start and a final day shower contrasted by long dry spells, while some areas saw one to two inches elsewhere. Crops benefited from moisture but not enough to reach normal yields, needing further relief in the dry belt.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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Paul Chandler
Barry Allen
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Nk Aso
Gordon Tyrrell CO
South Ee Meee
Chicago Commission
Air Fruits
Sck
Lery
Novy-Hart CO
Halsted Exchange National Bank
Bouth
Kearney, Neb
Vernal
Uintah Basin
Chicago Street Notes
Pacific Egg Producers Co-operative, Inc
George B. Lincoln
The
Live Poultry and Dairy Shippers‘ Traffic Association
Portage
Devil's Lake
Herbert Frankel
Sol Frankel, Inc
New York City
Morris Oyson
Hugené Ovson
Davenport
Ovson Eye Company
Charles E. McNeill
Chicago Poultry Board
Frank L. Heidke
F. Parsons
Woonsocket
Chicago Market
J. Schatz
Harry Narens
Gridley, Maxon & Co., Inc
St. Louis
William Hellwig
Pleasant Valley
Russel Produce Company
Sol Berman
R. H. Dietz & Co
Texas
Georgia
Applebaum-Missner Company
Mills Brothers
J. R. Kelly
J. R. Kelly, Inc
Shippers of Horseradish and Produce
Jack Bardell
Elohymer Brothers
Cincinnati
H. L. Schultz
Paul Schultz
New Baden
Tex
Chandler-Allen’, Company
Jule Merkel
Merkel Brothers Company
West Tennessee
R. Phillips
Cabilite Sales Agency
Nogales
Ariz
W. Ibarra
Ahome
Sinaloa
Mex
Gerrera
S. H. Boddinghouse
Ralph Merkel
William ‘Merkel
Ernest H. Haack
Central California Berry Growers Association
San Francisco
Lamantia Bros.-Arrigo Company
Louis Kernan
Kellogg Potato and Warehouse Company
Grafton
J. D. Horton
National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange, Inc
Pacific Coast
Frank Minton
Southern Pacific Lines
E. J. Corrigan
Iceberg
Watsonville
Washington
Texas Tomatoes
Ifred F. Company
Miter Levy
S. & H. Levy CO
Halsted Exchange
National. Bank
Utah Shippers
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Applebaum-Missner CO
Packer
H. J. Riebe
Indianapolis, Indiana
Carlots Itis
Lake Michigan
Pine Woods
Bagain
Taper, Sawyer
Ich
Tel
Troy
Michigan
Monroe
Oving
Mississippi
X. Dietz & CO
Watsons
Dixies
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