Twin City News Notes and Apple Week Hints
J C Enright of Roche Fruit & Produce Company visited St Paul and Minneapolis then went to Detroit accompanied by Mrs Enright. 3 B Dickey of Associated Growers Vernon BC rode to the East. Minneapolis Fruit and Produce Club met at the YMCA with G Strate presiding in absent George Sherman. Harry Balcoff urged Apple Week support and Mr Goss discussed The World at Play and European observations. Club rooms in the Produce Exchange Building near completion may be ready in three to four weeks.
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Twin
J. C. Enright
Roche Fruit & Produce Company
Yakiwa
Enright
Minneapolis
Detroit
Twin Cities
Minneapolis Fruit and Produce Club
Goss
M. C
Europe
Produce Exchange
Potato Packing Plant Planned for Pocatello Idaho
E Kahn of B Kahn & Co and T E Bailey of Kahn Distributing Co return from Idaho after ten days in potato districts. Idaho facility at Pocatello to pack Idaho bakers in 15 and 30 pound cartons under Guarantee. George T Murray to head Idaho plant with Chicago staff en route. operation pending setup of machinery. Plant aims to select local potatoes for North Central and Eastern markets, reducing freight on nonstandard stock. Chicago plant to continue operations. total output to rise.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Chicago
E. Kahn
B. Kahn & Co
T. E. Bailey
Kahn Distributing Company
Kahn
George T. Murray
North Central
Dissolution of Partnership in Detroit Correction
Sam Baker, fruit and vegetable dealer, mails a correction to The Packer to fix an October 18 ad claiming he bought Baker-Berman Co. The notice clarifies the business change was only the dissolution of partnership, not a purchase.
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Dissolution of Partnership
Detroit
Sam Baker
Canadian raisins tariff sparks Western dealer backlash
Western Canadian raisin handlers blast a new tariff on United States raisins set to take effect under a Canada Australia treaty. British raisins remain duty free, boosting retail prices by about 25 percent and costing Canada an extra $1,000,000 in raisin purchases. Demand shifts to seed and Thompson’s varieties as California controls the world market and Australian supply proves insufficient.
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Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Australia
Thompson
California
Apple Market in Chicago Steady Despite Heavy Receipts
Chicago apple trade shows steady prices over the past week as arrivals average 85 to 150 cars daily. Demand remains moderate while large quantities move into cold storage and on local tracks, with varied prices across box, barrel, and basket lots for Washington Jonathan, Delicious, and Winter Banana categories.
Agricultural Clubs Hold California Convention at Davis
Several hundred student agriculturalists from high and elementary schools across California attended the tenth annual convention at the College of Agriculture in Davis last week. The program featured demonstrations in animal husbandry dairy industries irrigation soils and crop identification with new field crops judging. Rain forced quarters in dormitories rather than tents. livestock judging was canceled due to quarantine while tree and orchard judging and swimming and athletics proceeded. The event was led by W R Ralston with support from the agricultural extension service the college and the state relations service.
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Sacramento
Calif
The
Agricultural Clubs of California
College of Agriculture
Davis
Agricultural Extension Service
States Relations Service
W. R. Ralston
Fire Destroys Dairy Barn Near Charlotte Mich
Spontaneous combustion caused a fire east of Charlotte Michigan destroying a large dairy barn owned by J. H. Loucks & Son. The barn housed hay this season crop of beans and 20 000 bushels of oats.
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Charlotte, Mich
Here
J. H. Loucks & Son
Onion Market Dull in Chicago With Little Price Change
Chicago Oct 24 onion market remains dull with limited trading and minimal price moves. Yellows from Ohio Michigan and Indiana sold 1.25 to 1.50, whites around 1.25 to 1.50, Oregon yellows 2.75 to 3, large Washington Spanish 2.25 to 2.75, Colorado yellows 1.75 to 2.15. Carlot demand modest but better inquiry reported. shipments liberal, fields in North Central states expected to clear in 10 days. Oni. o b prices: yellows 1.35 to 1.40 burlap, 1.45 to 1.50 saxolin, whites near 2, reds 1.15 to 1.45, Oregon yellows 1.65, large Colorados 1.35 to 1.40, medium Colorados 1.15 to 1.20.
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Chicago
Washington
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Oregon
Colorado
North Central States
Poultry Culling Demos Planned in Ottawa County
Eighteen poultry culling demonstrations are scheduled for November in Ottawa county under the direction of J. Alfred Hannah of Michigan Agricultural College and C. P. Milham county farm agent. Demonstrations will be held at farms owned by John Park Coopersville Kark Kober Conklin Emmett Culligan Nunica David Nagelkerk Zeeland Simon Harkema Brummer and Frederickson John Depree and Peter Siersema Holland Jacob Geerlings T Beyer Q DeVries H Wiersma J R Janssen James Postma Mrs J Morren Albert Kiekland and J Pater Son of Hudsonville and H Vander Linden Coopersville.
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Holland
Mich
Ottawa County
J. Alfred Hannah
Michigan Agricultural College
C. P. Milham
Grand Haven
John Park
Coopersville
Kark Kober
Conklin
Emmett Culligan
Nunica
David Nagelkerk
Zeeland
Idaho Baking Potato Deal Reached By Two Firms
Representatives from the Cooney Korshak Company and B Aaron and Sons return from Twin Falls Idaho with a deal to pack 200 cars of Idaho bakers in branded bushel baskets. The Idaho Lettuce Company will market the potatoes to hotels restaurants and higher grade groceries in North Central and Eastern markets.
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Chicago
Cooney- Korshak Company
B. Aaron & Sons
Twin Falls
Idaho
Idaho Lettuce Company
Florida Storm Causes Big Crop Damage Across State
The tropical storm hitting Florida from Fort Myers to Lake Okeechobee caused heavy crop losses. Truck crops in Everglades and lower state areas suffered two thirds loss on some vegetables, with citrus drops and scars around 30 percent. Waterlogged lands, mudded lines, and flooded towns disrupted transport and farm operations across Palatka Osceola and Pinellas counties.
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Jacksonville
Pla
Florida
Fort Myers
Punta Gorda
Lake Okeechobee
Lakeland
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Caloosahatchie
Everglades
Hiverglades
Fort Pierce
South Florida
Moore Haven
Clewiston
Biggar-Padgett Company
Somme
Louis Skrobich
State Canal
Michigan Fox Ranchers Plan State Organization
Michigan silver fox ranchers hold sessions in Grand Rapids to form a four state organization. About 600 fox farms operate in Michigan with Muskegon and Ottawa counties hosting most. Muskegon County alone ties up about 3 million dollars in foxes and property. Speakers included William Ryder and Dr. Frank Ashbrook with Prof. W. L. Chandler. J. E. Smith organized the meeting. Several breeders plan to exhibit at the national show in Minneapolis on November 17.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Silver Fox
Muskegon
Ottawa
William Ryder
American National Fox Breeders’ Association
Minneapolis
Frank Ashbrook
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Washington
W. L. Chandler
Michigan Agricultural College
J. E. Smith
Detroit Silver Fox Farms
Detroit
Milwaukee Market Week Trades Slow Amid Patchy Demand
The Milwaukee market shows a weak tone with supplies high and prices uneven. Vegetables like beets and cabbage move slowly as onions, potatoes, and citrus display mixed results, with grapes easy at 28 to 34 cents for small baskets and oranges at 6.50 to 8.60 a box.
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Virginia
Jersey
Wis
Isle of Pines
Floridas
Michigan
Kavanagh Moves to West Randolph Street Market
W H J Kavanagh, long a South Water Street fruit and vegetable receiver and shipper, leased 1100 West Randolph Street and plans to move next Monday to a modern fireproof building with two floors and basement. The West Randolph market draws South Water firms, with more leases reported. Also, the National Produce Company received a car of Peoples Russets from Delta Colorado, averaging 10 to 20 ounces, praised as finest baking potatoes Findley has seen.
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South Water St
Randolph Street Market
Chicago
W. H. J.kavanagh
South Water Street
West Randolph Street
Kansas City
National Produce Company
Delta
Colorado
Earle Findley
Stearns Confers in Kansas City Over Mexico-Arizona Trading
A. G. Stearns, general manager of the Mexico-Arizona Trading Company, Nos gales, Ariz, visited Kansas City this week to confer with Robert G. McKee & Co., which handles the account. Mrs Stearns reports normal tomato acreage in Mexico this year though it is too early to estimate production.
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