Iowa Vegetable Growers Will Meet This March
Iowa Vegetable Growers Association and Minnesota partners plan their seventh annual convention and show of vegetables and machinery at the Hanford Hotel Mason City on March 21 and 22. Interstate and national speakers will discuss potato acreage control soil wind prevention seed potato branding and truck grade regulation. Prizes totaling 200 will be awarded for vegetable displays potato culling and peeling contests open to all muck peat and silt soil growers in Iowa Hollandale and southern Minnesota counties. Iowa officers for 1936 include President W A Hendrickson Estherville Vice Presidents B H Corwin Fruitland E M Hass Forest City Henry Weeman Breda A A Dinesen Harlan R Holt Clear Lake Secretary C L Fitch Ames Treasurer Margaret Sherk Ames business agent R S Herrick Des Moines.
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Mason’ City
Vegetable ‘Growers’ Association
Minnesota
Hanford
Chamber of Commerce of
Mason City
Iowa
Hollandale
Iowa, State Vegetable Growers «Association
W. A. Hendrickson
Estherville
P. Corwin
Fruitland
M. ‘Hass
Forest City
Henry
Weeman
Breda
A. A. Dinesen
Harlan
Holt
Clear Lake
C. L.fitch
Ames
Margaret.'Sherk
Western Michigan Fruit Outlook Brightens in March
Western Michigan fruit prospects look promising as March starts with heavy snow cover fading. Buds remain dormant while sap flows in game varieties and January February chill kept bad development in check. Peaches show particularly good outlook except in eastern southeastern Michigan and northern areas hit by subzero spells in February. Plantings in the belt are in good condition.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Twin City Public Market Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation recorded in Indianapolis for Twin City Public Market Inc to be located at 1226 South Logan Street South Bend. R E Babcock resident agent states no changes expected from the incorporation.
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Market Vpirm
South Bend
Ind
Indianapolis
Twin- City
Public Market, Inc
South Logan Street
Here
R. E. Babcock
Onions and Potatoes Hold Firm Tone in Grand Rapids
Western Michigan fruit and vegetable traders report firm onion prices and improving potato demand this week. Best Yellow Globe onions sold at 2.25 per 50-pound sack, carlot shipments 20 to 36 cars daily, with stocks near exhaustion at shipping points. Potatoes show moderate price gains and steady to higher inquiries. round whites and russets 52 to 55 cents per 100-pound sack at carlots. Parsnip prices slip from $1.15 to 76 to 85 cents per bushel. apples see better inquiry for Northern Spies Baldwins and Delicious, but moves are narrow and supplies largely meet demand.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
South
Plan Peach Day for Michigan August 15
The Michigan State Horticultural Society plans a Peach Day in mid August at South Haven to inspect new early and mid season varieties at the Horticultural Experiment Station. The tentative date is August 15 to view varieties near maturity, then a tour includes blueberry plantations in the area, irrigation studies in Benton Harbor plantings, and ends at the Benton Harbor fruit and vegetable market.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan State Horticultural Society
South Haven
South Haven Horticultural Experiment Station
Benton Harbor
Orchard Fire Damages Stoever Orchards Near Evansville
A grass fire swept through Julius Stoever's large apple orchard ten miles north of Evansville injuring several thousand dollars in damage. Foreman Enoch Duckworth reported that all lower branches were burned and the trees may not bear fruit this year.
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Evansville
Ind
Julius Stoever
Here
Enoch Duckworth
Gardener John Thompson Slain in Terre Haute Mystery
Authorities probe the slaying of 60 year old commercial gardener John Thompson whose body was found last Saturday in Terre Haute Indiana. He left home Wednesday with 65 dollars, but no money was found on the corpse. The cause of death is a fractured skull and neck.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Thompson
Here
Twin Cities Street Notes and Trade Roundup
Leif Erickson of Sqobel Day visited the Alford-Gebo Company while Archie Flack plans a month long southern tour covering Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and southern onion regions. Mary Bernier joins a six week western trip. California asparagus arrives via D L Piazza Brokerage with stock at six dollars. Truck strikes loom amid trade rumblings while A B Casper moves to larger offices. Ajax Chisam keeps his mustache after a California trip. Blizzard cut Duluth communications and froze transport. Booth Storage’s Herb Gross attends the butter and egg convention. Ralph Lockwood handles finances. Grand Rapids forms a Vegetable Growers Association with Frank Molesta as temporary president.
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Archie Flack
E. Bernier & Sons, Inc
South
Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Memphis
St. Louis
Farm Growers Associate
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Rapids Vegetable Growers Association
Frank Molesta
Vegetables Quiet in Chicago Market Report
In Chicago this week the vegetable inquiry moved slowly with moderate offerings. Demand varied by item, with asparagus fair and beans plentiful but soft, while peppers and spinach showed steady but quiet calls and prices ranged across several regional crates, hampers, and lugs from Florida California and Mexico.
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Chicago
Florida
Zeeland celery growers organize cooperative buying and trucking
Zeeland Michigan March 8 celery growers form a cooperative buying and trucking association to purchase celery supplies and operate independent trucking routes. The move unites local farmers under a shared purchasing and distribution framework to streamline costs and improve transport.
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Zeeland, Mich
Idaho Potato Movement Nears the 20 000 Mark
Idaho potato shipments through March 2 totaled 15 887 cars, well below last season’s 20 014, with 416 tons for relief and 170 yet to be bought. The lower valley leads in car shipments with 8 809, the upper valley 8 141, and other districts 2 887. Growers expect prices to rise as Colorado and Nebraska finish shipping and demand remains strong for No 25.
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Idaho
Alis
Lower Valley
Upper Valley
Colorado
Nebraska
Oppose Michigan license measure at horticultural convention
Bangor Michigan March 8 A proposed bill to license all farm product dealers especially truckers drew strong opposition at the Michigan State Horticultural Society pre spring convention. The bill would require annual licenses of 25 dollars or day licenses of 5 dollars or inspections costing 1 to 3 dollars.
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Bangor
Mich
Michigan
Michigan State Horticultural Society
G. E. Prater
Grand Rapids
Michigan Produce Protective League
Michigan Agriculture
Mr. Prater
George Friday
Coloma
Society
Arthur W. Edison
Berrien Springs
Friday
Edison
Utah Horticultural Group Holds Annual Convention
About 200 growers from across Utah attended the Utah State Horticultural Society convention at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City. President N J Valentine urged state and federal aid to horticulture while debates covered farm prices, co operatives, fruit handling, and bills on licensing, haul limits, by products, bird control, and berry cup weights.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
N. J. Valentine
Utah State Horticultural Society
Hotel Utah
G. F. Blanch
Utah State Agricultural College
Utah Produce Dealers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Zeeland celery growers form co operative trucking group
Celery growers of Zeeland and vicinity organized a cooperative buying and trucking company to purchase fertilizer celery boxes and other equipment and run an independent trucking route. Officers elected were Gerrit Schreur Beaver sham president John Posma Vriesland vice president and Dick Schreur secretary.
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Celery Growers
Zeeland, Mich
March
Zeeland and
Vicinity
Gerrit Schreur
Beaversham
Mich
John Posma
Vriesland
Dick Schreur
General Box Company wins distinctive merit award in packaging design
Chicago March 8 The General Box Company Inc received the American Management Association distinctive merit award for packaging design for its fancy fruit and vegetable display crate. The year judged ran to January 1 1935 and the AMA notes the crate as the most meritorious wood container placed on the market between January 1 1934 and January 1 1935. The award was presented at the AMA meeting in Palmer House.
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Chicago
General Box Company, Inc
American Management Association
Palmer House
General Box Company
United States
General Box Company,Inc
Alice Blinn
Ladies Home Journal
William M. Bristol, Jr
Bristol- Myers Company
Cameron W. Hopper
E. Pritchard, Inc
Dr. Stroud Jordan
Stroud Jordan Laboratories
J. C. Lewis
H. R. Squibb & Sons
A. B. Schell
Hilla Brothers Com
Display crate earns distinguished merit award in fruit packaging
The article notes the fancy display crate first developed last year for Louisiana strawberries and later used for raspberries grapes and more. It attracted strong trade demand and retailer approval for its attractive presentation and preservation of fruit in excellent condition. The jury praised its novel construction and display idea, awarding distinguished merit.
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Pany
Elmer Sheets
Drug and Cosmetic Industry
Detroit Street Notes Highlights Regent Trips and Trade Visits
Ben B. Schwartz of Ben B. Schwartz & Son returned from a Florida trip and looks well. Erwine Shrier came back from three weeks in Florida visiting shipping hubs. R. L. Pierson of Ionia, Mich, visited Detroit and met with Long Fruit Company. Harry B. Hall, VP and GM of Grand Trunk Railway Terminal and Cold Storage, returned from five weeks away attending the American Warehousemen's Association in New Orleans and a St Louis butter egg and poultry shippers meeting. Hall was elected president of the Association of Refrigerated Warehouses.
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Erwine ~Shrier
Florida
Harry 8. Hall
Grand Trunkd Railway Terminal & Cold Storage Company
American Warehousemen’s Association
New Orleans
Hall
Panama
Missouri Association of Butter, Egg and Poultry Shippers
St. Louis
Association of
Refrigerated
Michigan Governor Opposes Cherry Tariff Reduction
Acting for Michigan orchardists Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald urged the federal tariff commission not to cut the duty on Italian cherries. He warned a lower tariff would ruin the maraschino cherry packing industry in the United States as a March 11 hearing on a proposed reciprocal trade treaty with Italy looms. Michigan producers, packers, and processors have urged senators and representatives to attend and lodge protests against any tariff reductions.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Orchardials
Frank D. Fitzgerald
United States
Italy
Washington
Michigan
Congress
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U.S
Carlots
Cartot Potato Department
South Water Market
California
Texas
Alford-Gebo CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Packer
Northwestern National Bank
H. Rubenstein & Co., Inc
Milwaukee, Wis
D. L. Peppard
Twin Cities
Leif Erickson
Sqobel & Day
Alford-Gebo Company
William White, Jr
W. A. White Brokerage Company
Hugh Rouw
Berry
Fayetteville, Ark
Express
D. L. Piazza’ Brokerage Company
Phil Malat & Co
Liberty Farms
Sacramento
Mary Bernier
Arthur Bernier
B. Bernier & Sons, Inc
Bernier Company
Arizona
Seattle
Ted Price
el Salyo Ranch
Vernalis
Calif
Alford-Gebo , Company
A. B. Casper Company
Gorham
Ajax Chisam
Culbertson-Chisam Company
Vern Culbertson
Vern
Ajax
R. G. Holland
Duluth
Northwest
Herb Gross
Booth Cold Storage Company
Nicollet Hotel
Ralph Lockwood
Minneapolis Cold Storage Company
Gordon Smith
C. H. Robinson Company
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Nancy Halls
Indiana
New Jersey
Form Celery Association
Tun Gueh
Imperial Valley
Carrots
Ariz
Fred E. Uno Company
State Horticultural Society
State
AAA
Utah Horticultural Group
Ernst.applebaum Co., Inc
Seng Fruit Company Apples —Southern ‘Vegetables Etroit
Detroit Unio
Ion Produce Etroit
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Detroit Street
Ben B. Schwartz
Ben B. Schwartz & Son
Ben
World of Good
R. L. Pierson
Ionia
Long Fruit Company
Detroit
Andrews Brothers
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