Michigan Potato Growers Plan August Tour Across Northern Counties
Michigan potato growers will tour Cadillac Lake City Wexford Missaukee Antrim Charlevoix Emmet and Otsego counties from August 16 to 24, visiting fields, fertilizer trials, and demonstrations. Speakers include C W Ward F B Gaylord L Dixon J Daugherty and H C Moore with multiple county agents guiding segments and an expected 200 participants.
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Mich
Micigan
Michigan Potato ‘Producers’ Association
Cadillac
Lake City
Wexford
Missaukee
William F. Johnston
Grand Traverse
Traverse City
Dr. Houston
Grand Traverse County
Farm’ Bureau
Antrim
L. L. Drake
Mancelona
Charlevoix County
B. O. Hagerman
Emmet
Don ‘Cavanaugh
Indian River
Gaylord
Otsego
Elmira
Maplewood Farms
Thomas Buell
Michigan Potato Producers’ Association
C. W. Ward
Ohio State Farm Bureau
F. B Gaylord
Indiana
L. Dixon
J. Daugherty
Pennsylvania
F. F. Cox
J. W. West‘on
Farm -Crops Department
H. C.moore
Michigan’ Potato Producers’ Association
Carl’ H. Barnum
Aen Alew Sedks
Aenty
Jason’ Woodman
Paw. Pember
State Board of Agriculture
Big New Potato Warehouse Near Moorhead Opens Soon
The Moorhead Storage and Transfer Company nears completion of a large potato warehouse in Moorhead Minnesota. It features 84000 square feet and three above ground floors with a full basement and Johnson regulated heating. Leo H Wright leads the venture with Carl Volkerding and Edward C Cole in executive roles.
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Moorhead
Minn
Moorhead Storage and Transfer Company
Minnesota
North Dakota
Perent
Clay
Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
Clay County
United States
Leo H. Wright
Leo H. Wright Company
Mr. Wright
Cucumber Beetles Threaten Cantaloupe Crops in Michigan Fields
In Grand Rapids area fields cantaloupe vines die after extending from the parent stalks. Growers suspect a new disease or beetle activity. entomologists blame striped chamber beetles and hatching larvae damaging roots. County agents report high demand for pest control guidance. A damp vine spray technique is described for early morning application to protect new growth.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Notice of Partnership Dissolution and Address
Notice is hereby given that the partnership of Joseph Becker and Fred Brown, doing business as Joseph Becker & Company, 12 West Jefferson Avenue, is dissolved. This notice states the partnership agreement's termination and impacts on clients and creditors.
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Joseph’ Becker
Fred ‘Brown
Joseph Becker
Early apples arrive heavy from Illinois Indiana and Michigan
Chicago July 21 heavy arrivals of early apples from Illinois Indiana and Michigan flood the market. Southern and Central Illinois supply six to ten cars daily and Michigan about the same by boat. No. 1 stock brings 1.75 2 per basket while No 2 trades at 1 1.25. Red Junes Maiden Blush Benoni Astrachans sell by the bushel at 1 1.25. No 1 Transparents in barrels fetch 5 per barrel.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Blight in Unsprayed Celery Reported in Michigan Regions
Grand Rapids reports celery blight in unsprayed young plants across Kalamazoo Muskegon and Hudsonville areas. Ezra Levin a muck land specialist warns moisture could intensify the epidemic and urges Bordeaux mixture spraying now before mature plants.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Kalamazoo
Muskegon
Hudsonville
Ezra Levin
Muck Land
Indiana onion crop runs small as thin stands hit yield
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture show Indiana onions at not more than 65 percent of normal. Plantings total 4 500 acres up from 3 900 in 1924 with thin stands in sections. Counties cited include Whitley Noble Starke Dekalb Jasper Steuben and Kosciusko. Replanting followed early rains and Noble and Steuben report the poorest conditions though color remains good overall.
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Washington
Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Whitley
Noble
Starke
Dekalb
Jasper
Steuben
Kosciusko
Chicago Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Picnic Sparks Outing
The Chicago Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association held a near Elgin picnic last Sunday with thirty automobile loads of members and families enjoying a simple outing. Further picnics are planned for August and September.
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Chicago
Chicago Fruit’ and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Elgin
Montmorency Cherry Harvest Underway in Traverse City
Traverse City July 21 growers begin Montmorency cherry harvest the region’s biggest sour crop ever contracted to packers at 6 to 8 cents per pound with uncontracted fruit offered around 5 to 6 cents. Rain earlier swelled weight while pickers are scarce as many workers shift to canneries. 150 Grand Rapids high school girls are housed near Northport under strict supervision for the harvest.
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Montmorency
Traverse City
Mich
Grand Traverse
Montmorencies
Cherry
Northport
Grand Rapids
Vegetable Growers Plan Big Meeting in Indianapolis
Late plans for the 14th annual Vegetable Growers Association of America convention promise a major event. Governor McCray Mayor Shank and G I Christie will speak as top U S and Canadian experts lead talks on vegetable culture and marketing. Radio demos speedway tour dinners dances and banquets are planned with premiums exceeding 800 and another 300 for celery exhibits. A tractor demonstration is scheduled and the meeting opens August 22 at the Hotel Claypool with arrangements for visiting ladies and gardeners and their families to attend.
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Indianapolis
Vegetable Growers’ Association of America
McCray
Shank
G.I. Christie
United States
Canada
Speedway
Indianapolis Association
Tomlinson's Hall
Claypool
Malaga Grapes Arrive in Chicago Market Shipment
McCaffrey-Selleck Company received the season’s first Malaga grape shipment to Chicago with 192 crates sold at the Green Fruit Auction Association for an average of 4 62 per crate. The car came from Tracy-Waldron Fruit Company Lodi California under the Kewpie brand.
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Chicago
McCaffrey-Selleck Company
Carrot
Green Fruit Auction Association
Tracy-Waldron Fruit Company
Lodi
Calif
Letting Him Down Easy on Deathbed
A dying wealthy Yhan summoned his longtime chauffeur Sykes and quipped there is one comfort left in his hard journey. The exchange underscores a final, dark humor as departure nears.
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Yhan
Sykes
American Legion Weekly
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