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Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1938

Page

2

Chicago Street Notes Highlight Fruit Trade Visitors

David Rosenberg of Bear Creek Orchards Medford Ore shopped with C H Robinson in Chicago then toured Detroit Cleveland and Pittsburgh by air returning home. Other visitors include Richter & Cochran New York Herschel Jones Marketing Service and American Fruit Growers Inc Walnut Grove Calif plus Mark Owen Co partners change and Karl Merkel back from Louisiana Florida heading to southern Illinois for summer.

David Rosenberg Bear Creek Medford Ore Chicago C. H. Robinson Company G. R. Atkins R.G. James Gibson, Tenn Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh Gibson Tenn W. L. N. Hutchinson The American Fruit Growers Inc Walnut Grove, Calif Herschel Jones Karl Merkel Merkel Brothers Company Louisiana Florida Southern Illinois

Chicago Potato Market Sees Stronger Tone and Higher Prices

Chicago reporters note a healthy tone on the potato market with strong demand for local and outside orders. Receipts from Louisiana and Alabama were moderate, California stock offers rising but light, and Idaho Russell and other regions maintaining firmness as prices advanced across varieties including Triumphs and Cobblers.

Chicago Louisiana Alabama California South Carolina Idaho Russell Louisian Michigan Minnesota Mississippi North’ Dakota South’ Carolina Washington Wisconsin North Dakota Green Mountains Burbanks North Wisconsin One, Heli’ Ene Thulea Jana

Too Much Rain in Northwest for Crops

Excessive moisture over the past month threatens Northwest growers, delaying planting and causing flood damage along the St. Croix, Mississippi, and Minnesota rivers. Peat lands near Elk River show fields under water. Princeton area onions and cabbage planted, potatoes delayed but not yet alarming. Twin Cities fruit and berries suffer from sun shortage. asparagus losses noted. season now appears unusually late. In Indianapolis, George Vondersaar, 80, longtime commission merchant, dies. survived by widow, four daughters, and a son.

Northwest Minneapolis Raine St. Croix Mississippi Minnesota Elk River Princeton Twin City

Potato Allotment Recommended for North Dakota

Grand Forks county agricultural conservation committee has recommended potato allotments totaling 10 092 acres to the state committee. The plan includes 548 farms agreeing to cooperate and notes belated requests from farmers to grow a commercial acreage since sheets were submitted for approval.

North Dakota Grand Forks N. D

Percy J. Donelly Named Head of Northeastern North Dakota Breeders

Percy J. Donelly of Grafton, a prominent seed grower, was named president of the Northeastern North Dakota Breeders Association at a meeting in Grafton, North Dakota on May 20. The announcement highlights his leadership in regional agricultural breeding efforts.

Percy J. Donelly North Dakota Grafton N. D

Association at Park River Plans Annual Meeting Outcomes

The Park River association held its annual meeting on May 13 with plans for summer activities. Officers include Hans Larson vice president J Tainter secretary and Clarence Gaarder treasurer all of Park River. The potato division named an executive committee including David Hylden Theodore Thorleifson Tibert Voss Russell Rutherford and E G Russem.

Park River Hans Larson J. Tainter Clarence Gaarder Association David Hylden Theodore Thorleifson Gardar Tibert Voss Russell Rutherford Nash E. G. Russem Crystal

Dry Weather Threat to Vegetable Crops in North Carolina

Dry weather threatens to halve the bean crop in Goldsboro and surrounding trucking areas of Mt. Olive Faison Calypso and Sampson county points. First bean sales occurred last week in Duplin and Sampson counties. areas with rain reported good yields.

Goldaboro N. C Mt. Olive Faison Calypso Samson Duplin Sampson

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