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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
2
State inspectors push a plan to grade and standardize citrus shipments. Growers and packers would sign an agreement to ship only fruit that meets the new inspection standard with a new labeling system.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss orchard activity in the Imperial Valley with references to potential shipments and grower prospects. Mentions Pacific Fruit express, pricing hints, and first week timing, but many words are garbled, yielding limited factual detail.
A fragmented report from Sacramento claims a dispute among Buck Company distributors in California. Woven through telegrams and personal retorts, Buck denies major claims while executives in New York and California insist on legitimate, steady distribution with a hopeful outlook for the year.
Expect good cantaloupe prices in Brawley California if harvests meet demand as Georgia and Texas report short peach crops. Frost damaged San Joaquin valley fruit and cool wet spring forced replanting. Imperial valley to mature later. Pollock strain late. early fields near Brawley show activity. Local buyers cite strong Modern Code coverage.
Frost severity hits early shoots and Thompson seedless, Malaga and Muscat peaches. peach crop expected about half normal, while berries show strong promise. Beneficial rains followed frosts, easing fears for other crops. Gravenstein and other apples look favorable, strawberries hurt by late rains but adequate supply anticipated.
University of California institutes urgent investigations at multiple experiment stations to study causes and prevention of orange, walnut, tomato and plane diseases. A $25,000 state appropriation funds field studies in Riverside and other sites with additional money for orange grove protection and grape culture research under the viticulture department.
Local egg dealer Atridge says urban flocks are reshaping Detroit’s egg market. He notes city residents prize fresh eggs, feeding chickens from hotel grain supplies and selling to neighbors for 40 to 50 cents in winter. The trend shifts grocery sales and highlights a growing urban poultry trend.
Local readers weigh in on Lodge short package law proposals arguing stamping on under one quart packs is feasible but stamping on full sized pints and quarts impractical due to wood thickness and cost. Ward of Los Angeles warns October rollout harms dealers with stock on hand. California notes report cherry arrivals at Los Angeles and unique orchard efforts in Lankershim and Moreno Valley. Julius Wright showcases six giant oranges weighing 11.5 pounds from Riverside orchard two and a half pounds largest, displayed at the Chamber of Commerce.
Santa Barbara County reports walnut blight gains attention from neighboring counties. GE Essig of Ventura visits Santa Barbara to study spraying and tree treatment, plans to apply Wyle spray and release Steel Blue ladybugs to combat red scale. Tomatoes decline late in the week with prices around 2.50 to 2.75 and 2.25 for others.
The Redlands Golden Orange Association sees manager Charles M. Brown and several directors resign. W. M. Cochrane and R. Mallachandg take over as new managers in Redlands California. Brown’s departure follows internal friction over policy and compensation, with Brown aiding the transition and new partners planning a packing house and marketing setup in Redlands.
Sugar beet growth in Orange County is expanding this season with an estimated 26 000 acres planted and a generally large crop. Central beet area shows big increases over last year with about one third more acreage. Factories pay 4 50 per ton for 10 percent beets, with deductions below 15 percent and a 28 cent premium per percent over 15. Last year farmers urged 5 40 per ton, but no official action has been reported from factory management.
The Laredo market shows 1,400 cars moved through Thursday with potential totals not exceeding 300 more. Shippers report yellow price around 145 and wax at 170 with brisk demand as buyers remain. Year to date shipments near last year, but total harvest expected shorter than last season.
On ground in Chattanooga May 5 cold nights and little sun have kept strawberries back. Trade is now represented as shipments ready to pick up. Gerrard and Amicon Bros. & Co. project several cars from the area with multiple associations and agents coordinating sales. Prices run around 2 75 per crate as Chattanooga expects shipping about ten cars.
The creditors of H. Woods Co. are called to a May 11 meeting in Referee Wean's court at 11 o'clock in the Monadnock building. A trustee is expected to be appointed and further examination of the bankrupt may occur. Attorney Byrnes, receiver, will report from California on assets there. Florida assets face doubt due to an independent receivership and tangled affairs.
A New Fruit Growers' Assn Milford Ohio May 4 reports Clermont county fruit growers forming an association to promote fruit dairy and tobacco production. Officers include J. Henderson president W. E. Flannagan vice president Lowell Roudebush secretary and executive committee members Lloyd Pollock Geo Shields E. J. Hutchinson J. W. Dawson and John Gardner.
Manhattan Kansas Iansas State Agricultural College experiment station issues two bulletins on spraying the apple orchard. Horticultural entomology and zoology departments issued the guidance to improve tree health and fruit yield.
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