Diversification Urged for Michigan Muck Farms
East Lansing Nov 26 Dr Paul M Harmer muck specialist at Michigan State College and secretary of the Michigan Muck Farmers Association urges owners of 4 000 000 acres of muckland in Michigan to diversify beyond celery onions and peppermint. He says muck soil can grow nearly all upland crops with proper treatment and invites farmers to a muck soils short course at Michigan State College lasting three weeks covering drainage fertilization cultivation and disease control.
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East Lansing
Mich
Paul M. Harmer
Michigan State College
Michigan Muck Farmers Association
Michigan
Harmer
Wisconsin Cranberries Exhibit At State Convention
Wisconsin cranberry mills expect a harvest of about 115000 barrels for holiday meals says E L Chambers state entomologist. Wisconsin ranks third in produced cranberries with twenty varieties grown led by Wood Jackson Monroe Juneau and Washburn counties.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
McFarlin
Searles
Barron
Burnett
Waushara
Marquette
Waupaca
Price
Rusk
Chambers
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Wisconsin Implement Dealers
Chicago Street Notes Highlights of Trade Visitors and Events
Chester Reinike of Long Beach and Joe Becker of Frank Jill Inc visited Chicago this week while J K James of Cottonbelt Rail Way and Homer L Fye of Los Angeles called on trade. The Chas Abbate Co shipped its first car of Sombrero peas from Imperial Valley. A Belmont hotel wedding united Perry Stern and Lucy Fox with a three week honeymoon to Mexico. The Christmas tree season began in Chicago as Kramer Brothers received the first car from Washington state.
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Joe Becker
Frank Jill, Inc
New York City
Chicago
Chas. Abbate Company
Imperial Valley
Perry Stern
Fruit Auction Sales
Lucy Fox
Belmont Hotel
Mexico
Kramer Brothers
Washington
Chicago markets show modest gains in vegetables
Demand for greens rose this week mainly due to holiday buying, with steady to firmer prices for items like beans, carrots, celery, and potatoes. California asparagus sold around 3 50, broccoli 1 75 to 1 85 per crate, and various regional crates and hampers moved with a steady outlook amid ample supplies.
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Chicago
California
Louisiana
Florida
Illinois
Long Island
Michigan
Utah
Idaho
Texas
Tennessee
Arkansas
Virginia
Nancy Halis
Indiana
Nancy Halls
Mississippi
New Jersey
Ohio
Chicago Potato Enthusiast Runs Restaurants Dream
Boise reports a Chicago restaurant owner who operates six eateries praises Idaho potatoes and pledges carload sales. He writes to Governor Barzilla Clark claiming potatoes from Idaho lava beds will bring health zest and happiness to the world.
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Boise
Idaho
Boise Capital News
Four
Chicago
Barzilla W. Clark
New Mineral May Provide Future Potash Supply
Urbana Illinois November 26 A new potash mineral illite found in shale may offer Illinois farmers an inexhaustible future supply of potash fertilizer The illite identified by University of Illinois agronomy and Illinois State Geological Survey is common in corn belt soils It weathers rapidly and holds plant potash The shale containing illite may reach 6 percent potash total with other constituents Heat treatment could release usable potash Within two to three years the process might unlock much of the potash making illite shales a profitable source as vital salts tighten.
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Urbana
Ill
Illinois
R. H. Bray
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Agronomy Department
The
Agricultural College
Illinois State Geological Survey
Les
Bray
FSCC Criticized by Lewiston Idaho over Relief Apples Potatoes
Lewiston Idaho November 26 The Lewiston Chamber of Commerce protested that the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation distributed southern Idaho apples and Yakima Washington potatoes for relief in northern Idaho while local producers have no market. The resolution cites ten carloads of potatoes and fourteen carloads of apples shipped into the district.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Federal inquiry on motor vehicle weight regulation opened
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders an investigation into the need for federal regulation of sizes and weights of motor vehicles used by common and contract carriers in interstate and foreign commerce. The action, dated November 1937, calls for a formal hearing and notice to carriers and interested parties.
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Chicago
The
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Peat Land Potato Growers To Meet In Armstrong Iowa
Northern Iowa and southern Minnesota vegetable growers plan the tenth annual meeting and show of vegetables and machinery December 6 and 7 in Armstrong. Event hosted by Iowa State Vegetable Growers Association and local groups with displays, banquet, irrigation and fertilizer features, plus moving pictures of potato harvest. Market notes include firmer potato prices and steady celery and apples with modest shipments of carrots and spinach.
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Armstrong
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa State Vegetable Growers’ Association
Commercial Club
Emmet County Farm Bureau
Hollandale Marketing Association
Agricultural Colleges of
The
Methodist Church
Rose
Iowa Association
Muscatine
Illinois
Council Bluffs
Hollandale
Grand Rapids Onion Market Rules Stronger
Grand Rapids Mich Nov 26 onion market strengthens as growers and dealers withhold crop seeking higher prices. A strong wire inquiry grows and Carlot sales of medium to large Yellow Globes rise to 1.15 to 1.20 dollars per 50 pound sack, a new high for the season.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Move of federal market bureau to Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids hosts the federal-state markets office as A. B. Keller moves the unit from Benton Harbor. He will collect data on Michigan potato onion and apple deals from Grand Rapids through the 1937-38 season. Headquarters are in room 412 of the Federal building.
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Move Market News
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Federal Market
Federal-State Bureau of Markets
Benton Harbor
Federal Building
James Sherman Bags 160 Pound Buck in North Woods
James Sherman city produce inspector was among the hunters to harvest a deer this fall. He shot a 160 pound buck on opening day of the season.
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James Sherman
Grand Rapids
Mich
North Woods
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Smith-Cordes CO
Ancado
S. H
Woodstock
Chicago Street Notes
Chester Reinike
Long Beach
Miss
Ss. T. Fish Company
J. K. James
Cottonbelt Railway
St. Louis
Homer L. Fye
Los Angeles
A. G. Lawrence
American National Cooperative Exchange, Inc
Pittsburgh
Mr. Lawrence
West
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C. H. Robinson Company
Mark Jacobsen
Mark P. Jacobsen, Inc
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Fresh Foods, Inc
Rio Grande Valley
Arizona
Frank C. Schilling Company
Green Bay
R. H. Dietz
R. H. Dietz & Co
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Phillip Office Bro. & Co
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FSCC
Ivanhoe
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Oceano
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Imperial Valley Peas
Phoenix Lettuce
Salinas
Tony Oddo
Circaco Produce Exchange
South Racine
Haymarket
Caruso Fruit Distributors, Inc
Chicago, Ill
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Caruso & Cohn, Inc
Albany, N. Y
Middle West
Syracuse
Albany
Detroit Street
Harry T. Burton
Leiderman Commission Company, Inc
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Windsor
Ont
James A. McGuire
Detroit
B. D. Slattery
American Precooling Corporation
al Zeitman
Lerner Fruit and Produce Company
H. Anderson & Co
Monroe
P. W. Coppersmith
Wait Malton
Harry Allen
Citrus
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