Green vegetable trade in Chicago Oct '28 report
Chicago report shows fair green vegetable trade with cooler weather needed for snap. Demand high for fancy lettuce and cauliflower with varied crate prices from California New York Michigan and Idaho. Peppers weak as stock floods market. tomatoes receipts up but demand only fair. quotes range across lettuce peppers tomatoes and related produce.
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Chicago
California
New York
Michigan
Colorado
Watsonville
Los Angeles
Idaho
New Jersey
Indiana
Beehive Wintering Tips From Nebraska College
Lincoln Nebraska October 28 Fralk advises preparing to winter bees to avoid handling in cold weather. Nebraska Agricultural College recommends wind protection, no bottom-board dead bees, full strength colonies with twelve Langstroth frames, and delaying unpacking unless needed for swarming control or new honey influx.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Agricultural College
Grasshoppers Threaten Crops and Food Supplies
Albert P. Morse of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station explains Orthoptera habits and control. Grasshoppers and crickets devastate leaves and young trees, contaminate habitats, and infest houses. effective poison use and timely applications are urged to protect farmers and crops in Maine.
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Oreno
Albert P. Morse
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Maine
Plato
Domiciliary Roaches Plague Homes Notes and Remedies
The article discusses common household pests in the state, focusing on cockroaches and their species. It notes the cockroach species found in urban settings, their unsanitary impact, and the need for cleanliness and vigilance plus limited poisons. Exotic roaches arrive with tropical fruit and other imports, with occasional large dark, brown, and green specimens reported locally.
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Ted
New England
Central States
Incompatible Notes on Beekeeping and Other Odds
A mix of beekeeping guidance on brood timing and hive temperatures, followed by weather and market brief items. The text intones wintering cautions for colonies, noting brood levels, queen quality, and uniting to strengthen weak hives. It shifts to the Chicago produce market with prices, then a string of humorous vignettes and social observations.
Insect Pests and Control Measures in Gardens and Houses
The article discusses grasshopper bait formulas using bran banana and molasses, spraying cautions, and early morning broadcasting to cover five acres. It notes slow action with 2–4 days until deaths, and warns about risks to birds and livestock. It also covers greenhouse pests like the Asiatic camel cricket and the European house cricket, their habits, and control methods using poisoned bread and milk.
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Paris
England
New England
Europe
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Newport
R. L
Wine Grapes Slump in Chicago as Price Decline Persists
Chicago October 28 The wine grape market was easier this week as light demand left supplies piling up and quotations fell by 26.30 per ton from ten days ago. Blacks sold 120 to 140 per ton o b Burghers and Muscats 60 to 85 Tokays 75 to 80 Strippings 65 per ton. Dealers attribute high earlier prices for the slump and expect a rebound as lighter California shipments and improved quality lift demand.
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Chicago
California
Quick brake lever explained in auto emergency use
A concise exchange explains that the lever controls the brake and can be engaged quickly in an emergency. The dialogue references a ki mono exchange and underscores rapid response in a motor car context.
Outrageous Talk and a Mars Telescope Crushes Privacy
A quizzical exchange mocks scientific ambition with a telescope that could shrink Mars from sight. The dialogue shifts to a playful argument about romance, privacy, and everyday habits, ending with a humorous aside about habitual behavior and misunderstandings.
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WALDE
Ogden Bldg
Luthy & Locher
Peoria, Illinois
Mississip
Bloomer Cold Storage CO
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Iowa
Moines Potato - Exchange
Des Moines
Produce Reporter Co
Nmber
Natl, Bank
Des
John W. Low
Mittelata R
Headley Wayne & Low, Inc
Merchants
Water St
Corn Exchange Nau
National Produce Bank
Jatever
Nage
Duluth
Canada
Duluth Commercial Club
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Can
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
St. Louis
C. H. Weaver & CO
Aes
Virginia
J.sey
Tennessee
Nancy
Halls
Kentucky
London
Morning Express
Fis
Wilds
Jack
Boston
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
W. So
Davis Hothouse
Davis Brothers CO
W. So. Water St
F. E. Baldwin & CO
Mars
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