Onions Yield Big Crops in Michigan Fields
Hopkins Michigan October 16 Few muck land farmers report large onion crops Snell Brothers averaged 900 bushels per acre totaling 4000 bushels Ernest Miner in Watson township also storing 4000 bushels Avon Minnesota potato news October 16 local acreage cut by about 60 percent Early Ohios remain prevalent with some Cobblers Green Mountains and Carmens shipped. around 100 to 125 rail cars moved annually.
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Hopkins, Mich
Snell Brothers
Ernest Miner
Watson Township
Avon, Minn
Buyers Flocking in Red River Valley Potatoes
Moorhead Minnesota October 16 buyers swarm the Red River Valley amid high prices and scarce potatoes. Hotels fill as traders, bankers, and lawyers from Kansas City to Arkansas converge, with tales of sugar poker and a long family name in the lobby. A note from Detroit News closes the item with a political quip about prohibition.
Red River Valley Potato Harvest Nears Completion
Moorhead Minn Oct 16 Potato harvest in the Red River Valley will likely finish this week or early next. Frosts helped speed up picking while last week’s rains slowed progress. Last week shipments reached about 1500 cars, potentially 2000 had rain not hindered. U S No 1 Early Ohios sell for 2 dollars per cwt Cobblers about ten cents lower. Seed Cobblers scarce, white seed high in price. No major frost damage, ample cars and pickers. Knowles reports ten diggers in Walhalla N C with 1000 acres in valley. North Dakota and Red River crop will be about 60 percent of last year with much stored for spring delivery. Storage space nearly full. prices likely stay high into spring as farmers hold stock.
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Moorhead
Minn
Red River Valley
Red River
Ada
Fargo
Comstock
Kansas City
Gilby
Lawrence
Kan
Louisiana
Arkansas
Middle Western
Leonard, Crosset & Riley
Bill
Moorhead, Minn
W. G. Knowles
Frank Kuhlmeyer
Knowles
Leonard
Crosset & Riley
U.S
Walhalla
N. C
North Dakota
Weather Delays Michigan Bean Harvest Elevates Prices
Grand Rapids Mich October reports unfavorable weather halting late bean harvest in Michigan. Bean prices for white pea beans rise as farmers struggle with wet piles and sprouting beans. Elevators pay around 4.50 dollars per cwt with a 60 cent rise forecast in about two weeks. Processing delays limit immediate supplies.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Co op potato case heads to Michigan courts in injunc tion action
Greenville Mich Oct 16 The McBain Farmers Shipping Association has filed in Missaukee County Circuit Court at Lake City seeking to bar independent shippers M Boersma Son and Leonard Crosset Riley from interfering with contracts to deliver potatoes to the cooperative The suit claims the defendants offer higher prices to induce contract breach and seek to finance discontent among members The co op says Leonard Crosset Riley Denied buying under contract while the association plans to defend its crop agreements and will pursue permanent injunctions The case marks a first in Michigan with the Michigan Potato Growers Exchange backing the local association and the defendants given until November 27 to show cause for permanency
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Greenville
Mich
Michigan
Co-Operative Marketing Associations
McBain Farmers’ Shipping Association
M. Boersma & Son
McBain
Leonard, Crosset & Riley
Co-Operative Company
Missaukee County
Lake City
Co-Operative
Samuel Metzgar
McBain Co-Operative
Co-Operative Association
Metzgar
N. C. Griswold
Penny & Worcester
Cadillac
McBain Farmers’ Marketing Association
Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange
Gale
Lucas and
Park Lake
Horticulture Department Moves Into New MSU Building
East Lansing October 16. The horticulture department at Michigan State College has moved into a new 260000 dollar building. It is among the best equipped on campus with ample class and lab space plus greenhouse and experimental areas. The structure includes cold storage and a two story pruning and spraying lab. Greenhouses cover 20000 square feet.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State College
Michigan Apples Quality Up This Season
Michigan fruit growers report a superb apple crop with strong color and minimal injuries. Most fruit finished colorfully after a late-season warm spell, despite minor worm injuries. A buyer monitored color closely amid early greenness and contract volumes. Greenville hosts US Senator Arthur Capper October 29 as guest of honor at the Western Michigan Potato Growers banquet during the show.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Greenville
United States
Arthur Capper
Topeka
Kan
Western Michigan Potato Growers
Capper
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C. H. Wea
South Water Market
Chicago
Omar & SS
T. E. Polk CO
Shipr
Frank B. McCurley
E. Adams St
Springfield, I
the Packer
Packer
Potatoes
Washington
Detroit News
Wet J
Kavanagh
Berkowitz Commission
Haur Champaign
Uline
DE Giorgi Brothers CO
Council Bluffs Iowa
Coyne Bros
Chicago, Ill
Wayne & Low—Mangan CO
Murcesburs W. Wayne & Low and R. Mangan Co
Frost
Ster
P. W. Coppersmith & CO
Peter W
John L. Coppersmith
Minneapolis
the Mahaffey
Michigan Co-Op
Michigan College
Ogden Bldg
B. Aaron. & Sons
THE
P. J. Claussen CO
Senator Capper
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