Michigan Strawberry Crop Delayed Amid Drought and Cold
Late Michigan strawberry harvest continues to delay markets for Kentucky Missouri and Arkansas while Grand Rapids and other cities await abundant Wolverine berries next week. Northern Michigan reports frost damage to huckleberries but overall prospects remain favorable for a strong berry season with raspberries blooming well and warm rains needed for a large crop.
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Michigan factories begin 1923 rhubarb and asparagus pack
Grand Rapids June 8 A number of Michigan canning plants opened their 1923 season this week by packing rhubarb and asparagus. The rhubarb run lasts about two weeks or until strawberries surge in. A Paw Paw factory has 26 acres under contract and plans round cans while California packers use square cans, with industry debate over round packaging.
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Middle Western
Paw Paw
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W A Murphy and Cc F Karkalits Lead Cherry Deal
St Paul June 8 W A Murphy of St Paul and C F Karkalits of Spokane Wash have contracted for the marketing of the Lewiston Clarkston cherry crop Clarkston across from Lewiston They are said to be in top form and expect to handle about 500 tons of cherries Murphy will operate from St Paul and Karkalits from Lewiston in their arrangement
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C. F. Karkalits
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Karkarits
Sets Small Beets Just Like Onion Sets
Grand Rapids Michigan June 8 Ralph Vries a local gardener found a method to speed up the season by planting small beets as onion sets this spring. They sprouted new tops and slight new bottoms then were harvested this week selling at 60 cents a dozen bunches. Beets from spring plantings won’t hit markets for two to three weeks. Growers plan to sell thinning as greens for about 2 dollars per bushel. Southern beets in bunches wholesale around 2 ham per hamper.
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Ralph ‘Vries
Radio Talks on Melons and Potatoes at WOI
Ames Iowa June 8 a lecture on growing watermelons and cantaloupes will be broadcast at 12 45 pm June 15 from WOI by C L Fitch a well known crop expert The next day at the same hour Professor Fitch will discuss potatoes These talks extend the college departments practical radio lectures from recent months.
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Tomato growers win seven pound baskets for season
Grand Rapids growers can ship hothouse tomatoes in seven pound closed baskets this season after American Railway Express Company classifies tomatoes as vegetables. Rule requires future packaging to conform to the ten pound minimum. growers pledge to adjust next season to avoid delays and align with other states using crates and six pound baskets. The early season opens next week, two weeks late from last year.
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American Railway Express Company
Grand Rapids Growers’ Association
Georges. Lee
New York City
Grand Rapids Hothouse
Express Company
Lee
Grand Rapida
Tomato Shipping
Sea‘son
Warning on Georgia tomato shipments to Indiana amid nematode outbreak
Indiana entomologist Frank N. Wallace announced a warning to inspect Southern grown tomato plants for nematodes. State officials destroyed nearly 600,000 infested plants shipped from Valdosta and Albany districts of Georgia to Indianapolis. Nematodes invade plant roots causing root knot and reducing tomato yields for canners and farmers.
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State Department of Conservation
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Albany
Indiana
Decline in most Indianapolis market fruit and veg figures
Indianapolis June 8 notes a warm spell lifting weeklong trade at the fruit and vegetable market. Lemons climb with hot weather while supplies of homegrown produce rise and Southern shipments ease. Prices vary from $3.25 to $8 per unit across onions potatoes cabbage tomatoes and citrus. Local farmers forecast heavy alfalfa planting in Charlevoix county due to labor shortages.
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Prices Rise as Asparagus Season Closes in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids market notes a drought driven asparagus price spike to 1.75 a dozen before easing to 1.26 to 1.50 as supply tightens. Other vegetables stay steady with limited offerings due to labor shortages. Radishes and lettuce hold firm while tomatoes move slowly. potatoes remain weak with hog feeding and weak demand.
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Southern Potato Shipments Show Increase in Early Crop
Chicago June 8 Potatoes from Southern states show increased movement with 2 051 cars from new crop states last week, up from 1 373 the prior week and 1 847 the year earlier. South Carolina shipped 1 217 of 2 061 total, while Alabama and Louisiana also contributed heavily. Late crop stock declined with 1 904 cars moving, down from 2 491 the prior week.
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Heavy Infestation of Pea Aphis Threatens Michigan Crops
Farmers across Michigan report a severe pea aphis outbreak damaging first alfalfa cuttings and threatening transfer to pea crops and fruit trees. Two of three alfalfa stalks wilt as insects suck sap, prompting pea canners to urge green-state processing of alfalfa to remove pests and protect crops. The insect ranks among the top concerns beside labor shortages for vegetables and fruits this spring.
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Michigan
New Angle in Bean Case from Grand Rapids Michigan
The California Bean case against Lewellyn Bean Company moved for dismissal as Lewellyn resigns March 11 1922 and the defendant firm dissolves September 7 1922. The suit concerns shipment of beans to the local company by the California Bean Growers Marketing Association. In Rockford Michigan the annual meeting of the Rockford Cooperative Marketing Association is set for June 26 with M N Noon of Jackson Michigan State Farm Bureau to speak.
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Lewellyn Bean Company
BE. Lewellyn
Lewellyn Beans Company
California Bean Growers’ Association
Swiryn Takes California Role After Chicago Move
Louis Swiryn former Consolidated Fruit Company executive left Chicago for Brawley California to serve as California representative for C Greenwald Sons South Water Street commission merchants.
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Chicago
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South Water Street Commission
Abe Andrews returns to Detroit Street Notes business
Abe Andrews of Andrews Brothers Company Inc returns after a month in California, rejoining discussions on the cantaloupe deal The Pinnacle. A stockholder reports the board has elected Smiffins to the presidency, while a stenographer is sent to fetch two more waste baskets.
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Detroit Street
Abe Andrews
Andrews Brothers ‘Company, Inc
California
Michigan Quarantines Raspberry Plants To Prevent Disease
Michigan issues a statewide quarantine on raspberry plant shipments to curb leaf curl mosaic and blue stem diseases. All imported plants require a health certificate. nurseries must inspect and obtain certificates from the Department of Agriculture. Propagation applicants must file for inspection by June 15, then by June 1 annually. Michigan ranks among top raspberry producers with over 10,000 acres and crop value exceeding 2 million dollars. The quarantine is effective and renewed indefinitely to stop disease spread across states.
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L. Whitney Watkine
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Raspberries quarantine order limits Michigan shipments
The Michigan agriculture commissioner bans raspberry plants from outside points and requires inspection and certification for plants sold or shipped within the state. Propagators must apply for inspection before June 15 1923 and annually by June 1 during quarantine. The fall poem by Gara Teasdale appears in the same clipping.
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