Michigan fruit crop outlook grim in July report
Letters from Michigan State College agronomy officials indicate only about half a crop of peaches pears apples and plums across the state with widespread discouraging tones. Dry conditions threaten apples while beans suffer from blight and costly harvesting. experts urge clean seed and fields to combat the disease.
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Lansing
Mich
Horticultural Department
The
Michigan Agricultural College
Ksdale
Gregory
South Haven
Cheboygan
Shelby
Waterviei
Havenna
Northport
Bangor
Cloverdale
Central Lake
Marshall
Parma
Grand Rapids
Qld Mission
Harbor Springs
Laire
Ludington
Bear Lake
Eatonapids
Fennville
Goodison
Pontiac
Benton Harbor
Kalamazoo
Williamsburg
Farmington
Thumb
W. M. Shoesmith
C. L. Coffeen
Soils Crops Department
Michigan Agricultural Department
Minneapolis market reports firm butter and egg demand
The Minneapolis Produce Market notes firm butter and egg activity this week with lighter receipts. Butter prices range Creamery extras 26 1 2 to 27 cents, firsts 23 1 2 to 24, seconds 22, dairy extras 20, packing stock 20. Eggs quote 18 cents for fresh prime firsts in new cases, rots and dirties 15, dirties candled 12, checks and seconds 10.
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Minneapolis
Butter market steady at 26c despite light sales
Elgin Wisconsin July 25 butter board meeting saw only two sales. A total of seventy tubs of Wisconsin extras sold at 26c establishing the week’s price. Call offerings were light as makers’ quality declines and agents believe prices run ahead of the offerings.
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Elgin
Elgin, I
Wisconsin
Hasler Firm Says Location Obvious in Ads
Chicago July 25 E L Hasler of FE L Hasler & Co declares his firm is so well known that its Chicago base need not be stated in ads. A Packer reader pressed him why ads omit location and Hasler replied that everyone knows Hasler is in Chicago.
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Hasler
Chicago
E. L. Hasler
FE. L. Hasler & Co
Chicago Street Notes on trades and farm markets
Frank Fox and Will Fox of Peter Fox Sons Co depart for the southwest to handle peach dealings in Oklahoma amid ongoing sales efforts. Indianapol is Produce notes eggs at 16 cents with weather affecting quality, butter near bottom prices, various fowl and squab prices. Indiana field notes report light tomato crop, new stock issues for Indiana firms, and orchard harvest projections in Shelbyville.
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Frank Fox
Will Fox
Peter Fox Sons Co
Southwest
Oklahoma
Dan Coyne
Coyne Brothers
Coyne
Indiana
Cambridge City
Ind
Atdianapolis
Indiana — Condensed Milk Co
VanBuren
VanBuren Creamery Co
Columbus
Padger Dairy Co
Arthur KE
Thos. E. McLean
John E. Mattson
Shelbyville
Tilson M Higgins
Coyne Brothers Provide Coats for Butter Buyers
Coyne Brothers in Chicago introduce white coats for buyers in their butter basement to prevent chills while inspecting lines of butter in cooling rooms. The coats bear the firm’s name on the back, and the move aims to boost sales as butter business increases.
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Chicago
Coyne Brothers
Fruit Movement Shapes Minnesota Produce Trade
S Stolurow manager of City Market Produce Co reports active movement of new Minnesota cabbage with good quality stock, better than outside supply. He notes satisfactory movement of early apples, watermelons and peaches, indicating a robust local market in St Paul on July 26.
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St. Paul
S. Stolurow
City Market Produce Co
Minnesota
Michigan's Package Law Goes Into Effect This Summer
Benton Harbor July 23 The new Michigan package law takes effect August 15 and aims to regulate all out of state shipments of Michigan fruits and vegetables with closed packages. It requires packers to mark packages with full name and address and the state of origin. It bans misbranding and enforces standards for size and quality with penalties up to ten dollars fine or thirty days in jail per offense.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Worden Again Accused Shipper of Berry Theft in Terre Haute
J L Worden, previously a troublesome shipper, is accused by Everett Nants & Co of Bells Tennessee of taking 50 to 100 crates of berries on May 8 and sending a smaller shipment. He accepted berries but did not pay, claiming the bill was paid, and did not respond to drafts or requests for duplicate payments. Worden has a history of similar tactics and reportedly sailed into town with large liabilities, resuming aggressive trading practices.
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Terre Haute
Ind
J. L. Worden
Everett Nants & Co
Bells, Tenn
Worden
Tennessee Shipper
Apples Soon Moving in Hartford Michigan
Hartford Michigan on July 26 reports the Duchess apple movement will begin soon but yields are light and quality is poor due to heavy drop in the past two weeks. Late varieties hold better, peaches about 50 percent of last year with near 200 cars shipped last season. Potatoes slightly short from growth, shippers expect around forty cars from this station.
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Hartford
Mich
Duchess
Michigan
Two New Canning Companies Form In Indiana
In Columbia City and Kennard, Indiana, two canning firms are incorporated. The F. W. Vance Co. debuts with 15000 dollars in capital, directors F. W. Vance D. A. Walter and E. L. Grant. The Kennan Canning Co. starts with 10000 dollars, directors James A. Goddard H. H. Yuyle and O. P. Bayle.
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Columbia City
Ind
F. W. Vance Co
F. W. Vance
D. A. Walter
E. L. Grant
Kennard
Kennan Canning Co
Jas. A. Goddard
H. H. Yuyle
O. P. Bayle
ILLINGD? GROWERS TO MEET IN STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY EVENT
The first meeting of the Illinois State Horticultural Society will be held near Anna next week with plans for orchard and vegetable tours in Alto Pass Cobden Anna and Jonneboro. Speakers from the University of Illinois will discuss commercial vegetable production spraying fertilizers and pruning demonstrations. Local committees will provide automobiles open air lunches and entertainment for visitors and members.
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E Horticultural Society
Anna
Ill
Riles State Horticultural Society
Alto Pass
Cobden
Ana
Jonenboro
Balcom
J. W. Lloyd
University of Illnois
T. KE
Goodrich
C. E. Durst
Urleans
University of Iinoiscar Anna
Perrine
Centralia
Watkins
University of Ilinois
J. C. B. Neaton
New Burnside
J. J. Gardner
University of Illinois
H. A.impson
Vincennes
Indiana
B. & Pickett
Nauvoo
A. M. Augustine
Normal
J. W. Stanton
Richview
Local grower seeks dealers for exclusive ads
A grower announces orders for Early Blacks and Late Blackseed tomatoes and announces a harvest of large granberries. He invites dealers who value quality and want exclusive use of his advertisements in their territory to contact him.
Indiana market fruit and vegetable report July update
Indianapolis market reports a broad mix of fruits and vegetables with Southern Indiana supplying much of the nation. Prices noted include Dekers 65 to 90 cents per basket, California produce up to 2.25 dollars a unit, watermelons 25 to 35 dollars per hundred, and peaches, plums, pears, and citrus showing varied values. Early Indiana state crop looks poor while New York peas and cabbage hold steady, and distant supplies shrink as California tops out shipments.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Seagon'e
Valencia
Ben Davis
Kentucky
Virginia
Michigan
New York
Lighter Apple Crop Signals Slow Bangor Harvest
Lighter early apple crop in Bangor Michigan due to a midseason freeze and recent heat, with only about 2000 barrels expected vs 6000 last year. Late crop outlook weak, some orchards damaged or untouched, standard shipping barrels used, onions acreage nearby looking good. Orchard deal cost about 20000 dollars and involves Touchet valley Pomona orchard near Dayton returned to J L Dumas amid unresolved contract issues.
Fire Blight Enforcement Begins in Mil ton Freewater Orchards
Fire blight is spreading in the Milton Freewater district near Walla Walla. District Inspector J Campbell, authorized by Umatilla County court, will bring in four experts to train growers in blight eradication. If growers fail to act after instruction, inspectors will remove affected trees under state horticultural laws.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Milton-Freewater
J. Campbell
Umatilla County
National Poultry Butter Egg Assn Hopes 1000 Members
Chicago July 25 The National Poultry Butter Egg Assn seeks a salaried business manager by raising dues to $10 yearly and expanding membership to 1000. McNeill leads a membership contest with prizes, aims to hire a national manager, and promote growth through a uniform emblem and active advocacy.
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Chicago
National Poultry, Butter & Egg Agsn
Tte
Chas
McNeill
National League of Commission Merchants
Fa Fe
Asen
Orchard Promises Well Four Year Old Trees Bear First Fruit
Walla Walla Washington July 25 More than 200 acres of the 600 acre Baker Langdon apple orchard will bear this year yielding between 8000 and 10000 boxes of Jonathan and Rome Beauties. Trees planted four years ago provide the fruit while younger sections mature next year. The orchard has been cultivated with a 24 foot traction engine, keeping the ground weed free. Large crop of berries Evansville Indiana also reports a strong berry harvest by the Southern Indiana Fruit and Berry Growers Association.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Baker-Langdon
Walla Walla Valley
J. W. Langdon
Rome
Cheese Market Holds Steady Amid Active Demand
In Sheboygan Wisconsin the cheese market remained well sustained over the past week contrary to expectations. Prices for Twins for sale range 14 to 14 1 2 c per pound and Longhorns 14 to 15 c with Daisies 14 1 2 to 16 c. Buyers retain confidence while packers continue heavy purchases and storage demand rises as futures trading dominates.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Americas
Cantaloupe Growers Seek Lady Bug Hatchery at Purdue
Petersburg Ind July 25 cantaloupe growers plan to ask the state to establish at Purdue University an agricultural experiment station lady bug hatchery to combat blue lice. The insects arrived in Indiana just before the cantaloupe market opened, arriving too late to help this season.
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Petersburg
Ind
Purdue University Aercultural Experiment Station
California
Indiana
Bek-Wegeforth firm to expand peach trade in Chicago
Chicago July 25 Working for Peaches reports the Bek-Wegeforth company at 71 West South Water street plans to expand their peach operations this season. They are already handling substantial shipments and expect heavier activity as the Michigan crop and other regional fruit shipments begin, though they have not yet secured enough fruit to meet all their потребил requirements.
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Chicago
Bek-Wegeforth
West South Water Street
Michigan
Fine Prospect for Pop Corn in Shelbyville County
Shelbyville Indiana July 17 191 . To The Packer this county never had such a prospect for corn since it became a county the fields tasseling out and most stalks have 2 ears I have 10 acres of white rice popcorn that have from 3 to 4 ears per stalk and will be good for 65 to 70 bushels per acre Next year I will put out 100 acres of popcorn All on clover sod that was pasture this season and will be fed on tell October S A Havens
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Shelbyville
Ind
Packer
Shelby
S. A. Havens
Potato Crop Prospects Report From Iowa Towns
Waterloo and Grundy County reports show light early potato crops but promise for later varieties. M Wagner notes forty four years in Waterloo with light early yields, while Grundy county vines stay green and acreage is large. The Packer costs one dollar annually.
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Waterloo
Iowa
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