Southern Sweet Potato Exchange launches Chicago ad campaign
The Southern Sweet Potato Exchange begins an extensive Chicago advertising push to educate Northern housewives on preparing Southern yams and Nancy Hall potatoes. The group standardizes grades, uses Golden Glow branded hampers, and plans to market 500000 bushels from Southern states in 1921-22. Officers include J. P. Brownlee president and R. W. Webb treasurer.
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Southern Sweet Potato Exchange
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Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
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Frank D. Lander, Jr
R. W. Webb
Southern Sweet: Potato Exchange
North Clark Street
Chase, Citrus Fruit Authority, Dies in California
Ethan Allen Chase, famed citrus expert and founder of the National Orange Company and the Chase plantation, died last week in California. Born January 18, 1822, in Maine, he helped develop Riverside and Corona citrus interests and founded the town of Ethanac. Survived by his widow, three sons Frank J. Chase Henry B. Chase Lewis N. Chase and four daughters including Mrs. Florence Newell.
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Yeats
Renee Ait
California
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New York
Riverside
National Orange Company
Corona
Chase Plantation
Ethanac
Frank J. Chase
Henry’ B. Chase
Lewis N. Chase
Florence Newell
Lettuce Outlook Prompts Cautious Grower Optimism
Brawley California October 21 Pete Kahn of Cohen Mann &Kahn discusses a 12 000 to 14 000 acre lettuce season with potential profit despite large acreage The reduced crate price and lower freight offer a small margin Kahn plans to operate from Brawley as usual with acreage at other points He recovers from a serious summer illness ready to transact business. California onions to Havana shows two Stockton carloads shipped via Southern Pacific to Havana Cuba covering 3538 miles by rail and 150 miles on car ferries.
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Uial
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Havana
Santa Paula
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Southern Pacific
Cuba
Apple law violator fined one hundred dollars in Watsonville
Watsonville Calif Oct 21 Judge A B Hawkins fined Nick Vajevoda $100 for violating the state apple standardization law The judge warned future offenders may face $250 or $500 and said the law protects both buyers and honest packers criticizing careless and willful disrepute in the local apple industry The case involved repeated warnings and 15 to 20 percent defect in the packing witnesses supported the charge under the supervision of S V Christierson of the state agricultural department
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A. B. Hawkins
Vajevoda
Apple” Inspection Service
State Department of Agriculture
Christierson
I. Tugel
Hawklins
Pajaro Valley
Prune and Apricot Growers Get Large Federal Loans
Los Angeles date Oct 21 H C Dunlap secretary treasurer of the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association says $1 250 000 of agricultural loans advanced last week are for the group He notes the sum is available for use by the association but whether it will be drawn upon will be decided later The loan is based on warehouse receipts for dried fruits held for delivery on sales contracts already made.
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Los Angeles
California
Prune and Apricot Growers' Association
Dunlap
Salinas Valley Bean Crop Shrinks to 30,000 Sacks
Salinas Valley bean growers report a crop about 30,000 sacks, roughly 500 percent of last year’s output. Varieties include Red Kidney Cranberry and Kentucky Wonder. Marketed slowly due to light demand and lower prices. Nearby markets show potato price dips as farmers wait for better values.
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Salinas Valley
Salinas
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Kentucky
Sweet Potatoes Trade in Chicago Markets
Supplies of sweet potatoes were liberal in Chicago this week with prices similar to last week. Movement was slow and demand moderate as dealers anticipated an early decline. Virginia barrels brought 4.4 to 4.50, Iowa baskets around 1.50, Iowa No 2 hampers 0.50, New Jersey 2, Nancy Halls Tennessee 1.15, Maryland 1.25 to 1.50, Illinois 0.60.
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Price Changes Were Few as Buyers Hold Conservatively
Chicago reports a steady to unsettled apple market with cautious buying. Western boxes show more lower quotations while barrel stocks stay steady. grapes and pears see solid demand, higher prices, and plentiful bulk shipments, aided by Eastern markets.
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Greenings
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Spies
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Wageners
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Pippins
Culiverts
Wolfe River
Grimes Golden
Jonawane
Walkden joins Mutual Orange Distributors as inspector
E A Walkden of Los Angeles, formerly an individual inspector for brokers and eastern buyers, has left that work and now serves as inspector for Mutual Orange Distributors. Terra Bella Cannery burn loss estimates reach about 20000 dollars, including irrigation district machinery unloaded recently. Joseph Frazier Sr., pioneer orchardist and father of F A Frazier of Oakland, dies in Hood River. Medford evaporating plant fire destroys the Radovan plant with an estimated loss of 33500 dollars and 25000 dollars insured.
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Terra Bella
Burne, Terra Bella
Calif
Terra Bella ‘Fruit ,Growers' Association
Irrigation District
Joseph Frazier
Hood River
F. A. Frazier
Oakland
Orchard Place
First Umpqua Valley Grapes Shipped From Roseburg
The first car of grapes ever shipped from the Umpqua Valley left Roseburg last week. The load contained 800 crates of Tokay and Maldga grapes. The industry began in the county a few years ago by C. A. Brand, with local firms growing to prominence through advertising.
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Roseburg
Ore
Umpqua Valley
C. A. Brand
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