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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1923
Page
2
Chicago March 23 The onion sets market stayed firm this week as cold weather limited trading. A H Smith of Leonard Seed Co notes most poor quality sets have moved and warehoused stock is prime. Demand remained strong with heavy shipments and prices from 2.65 to 3 per cwt. carlot prices varied by quality.
Walter Peteet of the American Farm Bureau Federation cannot attend the planned state wide marketing conference. The gathering scheduled for March 26 and 27 in Fargo has been postponed, delaying discussions on cooperative marketing initiatives.
Washington March 23 Potatoes planted before corn yield more per acre than after in a five year study by the U S Department of Agriculture and Iowa Experiment Station Plantings began April 10 with ten day intervals Following the 40 degree temperature break yields were highest for early plantings April 10 to mid April After mid May yields declined with a 65 bushel per acre gap between early and late plantings The five year average April plantings 414 bushels acre First half of June plantings 76 2 bushels acre
Ames Iowa March 23 Extension Service at Iowa State College with county agents plans melon and squash demonstrations across the state. Ten neighborhoods will test 12 cantaloupe kinds and show best home garden watermelons and squash borers. Focus shifts to farm women guiding gardening solutions and profitable fruit production in Iowa.
Armstrong B. Lyster 77 a pioneer fruit grower of Van Buren County died in a Chicago hospital last week. He owned Saddle Lake Fruit Farm deeded to his father by the government, one of the county’s first developed farms.
Moorhead officials warn 3 000 to 4 000 cars are needed immediately to ship Red River Valley seed potatoes to the South and Central states. Poor roads and rail line constraints worsen the crisis, with only 10 to 12 cars daily from Clay County vs a required hundreds. North Dakota reports echo the shortage as seed demand grows amid a bumper but unsold crop.
Fargo announces North Dakota as a bee paradise said L Crites of Chafee-Crites bee farms in Amenia before the Fargo Kiwanis Club. He described rapid bee multiplication and clover yields, predicting Fargo will become the world’s greatest honey market. Crites owns half of the famous queen bee that sold for 300 dollars last fall.
Complete Potato Laboratory in Fargo announces a new large warehouse and cleaning laboratory on campus near Francis Hall. The facility will host experiments in potato grading sizing and cleaning. Most samples come from the college farm with additional inputs from extension department farms and private sources.
A discussion of potato markets across Iowa and neighboring states reveals excess supply, fluctuating prices, and dealer insolvencies as farmers and shippers struggle. The piece urges farmers to store stock, consider selling at below market to move surplus, and envisions a shift toward demand based pricing and possible cooperative marketing with government support.
The Fruit Produce Rating Agency mailed the 1923 Guide Book to customers showing broader listings and thousand more town names. It notes earlier release this year, drastic changes in financial and moral ratings, and larger circulation by about 25 percent versus 1922.
A Michigan grower in Gadillac reports 200 bushels per acre from five acres with total costs of 466.23 dollars. Expenses include plowing 15, dragging 2.50, marking 2.50, cutting seed 6.50, certified seed 60, fertilizer 75, later dragging 10, cultivating 30, spray material 60, digging and hauling 86, land rental 50, wages 6 per day for laborer and 2.50 for a man.
Chicago advertising director C N Palmer of the Western Trust Jobbers Association plans a month to six week journey through Pacific Coast producing regions. He will visit Denver Ogden Salt Lake City Imperial Valley Santa Clara San Joaquin Valley Hood River Yakima Wenatchee and California markets to prepare a cantaloupe ad campaign. He expects to be away a month or six weeks. move tomato repacking rooms boosts Some Tom brand demand
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