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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1922
Page
2
Americus Georgia May 26 Potatoes and peas are new commercial crops in Sumter county due to a potato curing house established last fall. One farmer, about 80 years old, plans 30 acres of Porto Rico yams with an expected 3000 bushels of potatoes worth around 1500 dollars.
Public note repeats a buyer seeking quantities of carrots potatoes cabbage and onions, inviting wire offers. The passage alternates with unrelated quoted fragments about aging, broad mindedness, and a young woman seizing an opportunity.
Arkansas cantaloupe production area expands with 10 200 acres harvested last year and an average yield of 69 crates per acre. The Kansas City Southern reports about 500 car movements from Arkansas stations with numerous towns listed and various output figures for De Queen Valient Horatio Lockesburg Hatfield Texarkana Wickes and other points. beetle damage noted in Hempstead county may delay maturation.
Growers report 17 000 acres planted in cantaloupes this year, up 7 000 from last year, shipping starting mid August in standard and flat crates. Varieties include Eden Gems Burrell Gems Ryans No 25 and Honey Dew. Hope Arkansas and Missouri areas. shipments 20 to 50 cars beginning July to mid August. overall condition varies with vines healthy in places and some fields behind.
Reports from Brookshire Pecos Pecos Valley and multiple states detail acres planted varieties mainly Rocky Ford Pollock 10-25 Salmon Tint and Pink Meats. Shipping timelines begin mid to late June through July with crates flats ponies and standards used. yields depend on weather with overall outlook fair to good across regions from Texas to Arizona and Tennessee.
Gainesville reports a larger number of buyers in Florida's melon deal this year with many buyers observed at shipping points. Notable attendees include Shackelford Brown Co of Albany and W E Lee Plant City, Chase & Co Jacksonville, American Fruit Growers Orlando, and collectors from Philadelphia Pittsburgh and New York among others. The roster lists W.7 White, Randall Chasé M. S. Wiggins, H. R. Floyd, Horace E B Hall, and several others across states.
Lake County Florida reports melons starting to move with heavier movement last week. Early picks weigh 28 to 30 pounds on average as about 4 000 acres are cultivated. First two cars loaded in the county were not sold and were consigned to northern markets.
Sebring Florida May 26 ground will be broken within 30 days for a new independent packing house to be run by a Sebring Fruit Company. Property for the plant was bought by B S Roberts of Zolfo. Roberts already operates packing houses in Avon Park Zolfo Wachula and Arcadia.
Lakeland Florida May 26 The Lakeland Citrus Growers Association held its annual meeting with Swindell as president and A H DeVane as vice president F A Grether J K Futch and T S Clifford on the board. A five member committee including Hagan Skippler Berry Williams Sexton and Motte Payne was named to assist with plans for a new packing house to be built this season. B M Patterson was re elected secretary and manager for the next five years.
In a Richmond Times Dispatch excerpt elders debate existence of hell while counting the collection. The preacher responds that the nerds must be one, pointing to suspended buttons and pennies in the offering as he leads the ritual.
The curate enters a railway carriage filled with navvies and endures coarse talk. A navvy jokes about their rough crowd and spade comment, prompting the curate to remark that the chatter scarcely fits his image of them. London Opinion notes the firm’s advertising prowess.
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