Good Outlook for Fruit Crops in Western Michigan
Benton Harbor Mich March 13 The present winter in western Michigan fruit belt is the mildest in many seasons and prospects are bright for the crop harvest which should begin late May or early June with strawberries. At a meeting of the Berrien County Horticultural Society more than 200 growers attended. The mild weather aided crop carryover though higher temperatures increased insect pest activity. The lowest winter temperature was 17 above zero in March. All varieties show good condition, grape wood is better than last year, and growers of peaches pears apples and plums are optimistic about the season.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Berrien County Horticultural Society
Entomologist Warns of Record Moth Infestation in 1937
Prof. Ray Hutson of Michigan State College entomology foresees the 1937 season bringing the greatest cooling moth infestation since 1932. He warns growers to expect trouble from cut worms, red mites, leaf hoppers, and some apple maggot, with San Jose scale appearing in more orchards than in 1936.
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Ray Hutson
Michigan State College
San Jose Acale
Meyer Schuman on Aziz Lettuce Deals in Yuma Phoenix
Chicago March 12 Meyer Schuman of the Meyer Schuman Company discusses Yuma and Phoenix lettuce deals. He notes about 4 000 acres in Yuma split among nine chippers, favorable weather, late but profitable season, with peak shipments March 16 to 25. Phoenix acreage about 12 000, peak shipments early April, projections of balanced distribution and growing total tonnage for the year.
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Chicago
Packerman
Meyer Schuman
Meyer Schuman Company
Phoenix
Schuman
Yuma
Meyer Schuman Company i
McDaniel & Sons, Inc
J. L. Thompson
Allen & Snell
G.A. Dahl & Co
United States
Canada
Perrin C Miller to Visit Eastern Potato Districts
Chicago March 12 L K Kellam of Albert Miller Co formerly district supervisor at Iron Mountain Mich has been transferred to southeastern territory to prep for southern deals He will first operate in Hastings Florida then move through South Carolina into North Carolina The firm plans substantial business out of Florida and North Carolina Perrin C Miller executive vice president departed for Florida to assess the Hastings area and will later visit South Carolina California and Shafter where a field office will open Joins Frank C Crispo Inv Chicago March 12 Frank C Crispo Inc carrot brokers announced expansion with Charles Henning a seasoned veteran of the fruit and vegetable trade He left for Phoenix Ariz to represent Crispo in the region
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Chicago
L. K. Kellam
Albert Miller & Co
Iron Mountain
Mich
Kellam
Hastings
Florida
South Carolina
North Caroline
Morida
North Carolina
Perrin C. Miller
California
Shafter
Frank C. Crispo
Frank C. Crispo, Inc
Charles Henning
Henning
Fruit and Vegetable Trade Ag
Wack
Phoenix
Ariz
Frank G. Crispo, Inc
Stevens Celebrate Wedding Anniversary in Hammond
Mr and Mrs W W Stevens marked a ceremony as their two daughters joined them in Neosho Missouri until school ends. The couple then returned to Hammond where Bill shared in the celebration with bright smiles and a festive mood marking the anniversary.
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Mrs. Stevens
Hammond
Mra
W. W. Stevens
Stevena
Neosho
Achool
Gut
Bill
Barry Interesta
Chicago Street Notes update on shipping trades and travel
Gordon Smith of c. H. Robinson visits Chicago on a tour of offices en route to Minneapolis. Traders Cohen Lerner plan southern and Florida visits. Ike Cohn recovering in Chicago from a January stroke. Numerous agents and company reps travel to Cuba, Mexico, California, Florida, and the southwest for sourcing goods and coordinating shipments. First straight car of Louisiana strawberries arrives. cucumbers from Florida also noted.
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Gordon Smith
C. H. Robinson Company
Chicago
Mr. Smith
Minneapolis
Weaver & Co Receives First Argentine Fruits This Season
Chicago March 12. C H Weaver & Co received a car of Argentine grapes the first straight car here this season and a straight car of Argentine pears on the same date. Quality was good and they moved well. They specialize in South American fruits and have nectarines and honeydew melons arriving, with regular Elberta peaches from Argentina.
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Louisiana
Fox & Godding Company
Ponchatoula
Chicago
Hy, Weaver & Co
C. H. Weaver & Co
Argentina
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U. 8
C.H. Weaver & CO
Carlot and
Carlot
South Water Market
Rosenthal & Stockfish, Inc
Hse
Pho
le Novy
Hart Ne
South Water
Gordon Tyrrell CO
Cheicago Commission
dJobbery
H. J. Riebe
Indianapolis
Indiana
the. Packer
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Jack F. Battistini Company
Carlon
Haymarket
Poatal L. D. Carlot
Aziz
Old Fort
Allen
King Solomon
Chicago Street Notes
Charles Cohen
Jake ,Lerner
Cohen & Gordon
J. Lerner & Son
Alabama
Ike Cohn
Atlante
Waveland Avenue
Perry Stern
Pacific Coast
Bob) Cumming
Arthur Serra & Co
Toronto
Alex Rellas
Gust Rellas
Nogales
Joseph A. Schwalb
New York Fruit Auction Corporation
New York City
Isadore Friedman
A. B. Friedman & Co., Inc
St. Louis
Fred Krug
Milwaukee
Nate Savitz
Eveloff & Savite
Philadelphia
del Gourley
Austin Lime Corporation
Gourley
Mexico
Sidney King
Wabash Railway Company
Jake Lerner
Cohen & Gordon and
Rochester
N. Y
Sam Cohodas
Cohodas Brothers Company
Ishpeming, Michigan
Peter N. Skallerup
Peter N. Skallerup & Co
Iowa
John Baldwin
Baldwin-Pope Marketing Company
Tom Palella
Palella Brothers
H. J. Morrison
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
George Asmus
George Hils & Co
Ind
8. N. Beard
N. Beard & Co
Salinas
Calif
J. W. Fox
The
Harold Copple
Omak Fruit Growers
Omak, Wash
Horton & Rogera, Inc
W. K. Austin
G. Seeligaon
T. A. Austin & Co
Laredo, Tex
Sol Abbate
Chas, Abbate
Joe T. Mater
National Tea Company
Caribbean Sea
Cuba
Panama
Nicaragua
Honduras
Tony) Brant
Applebaum- Missner Company
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
M M. Minkler
A. H. Robinson Company
John Martin
Wesco Foods Company
L. A. Backstahler
L. A. Backstahler & Co
Cleveland
Fred Bryan
Colorado
R. H. Dietz & Co
Fred Schaub
William Schaub & Co
Sol Berman
R. H. Diets & Co
C. B. Michelson
Frisco Railroad
Arizona
Iceberg
Charles A. Knoch
Knoch
Iago
A. McEviLly
Charlie Knoch
Broker - Fruits
Strictly Shippers
Bill Reynolds
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