Michigan Bees Show Profit In Eaton Rapids Summer
Eaton Rapids Michigan September 2 apiarist Wal lace Swank returned to teaching at Eaton Rapids High School after a profitable summer with 120 bee colonies yielding 13 200 pounds of extracted honey. Bees gathered nectar from clover alfalfa golden red and other plants as week begins. Louisiana Extension Warns on Potato Losses
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Michigan
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Wallace Swank
Eaton Rapids High School
Gtill
Expect Consumer Demand for Fruit to Improve
Washington DC. Sept 2 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics says fruit prices this summer are lower than supply alone would indicate due to reduced consumer incomes. Some improvement in incomes and demand is expected as the season progresses. Apples are scarcer but not much higher priced than last year. Pears are cheaper than last season despite similar output to 1937. California grape crop is down slightly, early table grapes cheaper than last year. Citrus and peaches remain low priced.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
California
Cabbage Market Sluggish in Chicago Trading Week
Chicago buyers faced liberal offerings and slow demand as cabbage prices drifted lower. Wisconsin 90 pound sacks quoted around 5 to 6 cents per pound, crates 40 to 60 pounds at 40 to 65 cents. home grown and nearby white cabbage 16 to 60 cents. red cabbage 35 to 50 cents. Savoy 25 to 35 cents per bushel or crate.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Idaho
Washington
Chicago Street Notes on Market Visitors and Labor Day Programs
R M Barker of A E Barker & Co Los Angeles visited South Water Market this week. Homas A Tull of Marion Station Md stopped by S & H Levy Co last Saturday. C J Brill of Chicago Min & Lumber Co returned to desk after a two week vacation. Miss Syd Rose of Rosenthal & Stockfish Inc went east for vacation. The Charles Abbate Company received Idaho peaches shipped by Lewis Yoder Co Nampa Idaho with good quality reported. Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor will close Sept 3 and Sept 5 for Labor Day three day holiday. Paul Russo opened a general fruit and vegetable business at 67 South Water Market. J W Fox Jr and family left for Salinas Calif after three weeks in Chicago. R G James of Fresh Foods Co and S J Brubaker head to Benton Harbor Mich for Michigan deals. Art Gerber of the same company regrets heat in St Louis prevented the “Big Apple” promotion. Albert Zimmerman of Zimmerman Brothers Baltimore Md toured Chicago with Mrs Zimmerman and daughter en route to California.
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R. M. Barker
A.E. Barker & Co
Los Angeles
South Water Market
Homas A. Tull
Marion Station
S. & H. Levy Company
3. C. Brill
Chicago Min & Lumber Company
Hia
Misa Syd Rose
Rosenthal & Stockfish
Inec
East
Charles Abbate Company
Idaho
Lewis Yoder Company
Nampa
Paul Russo
R. G. James
Fresh Foods Company
S. J. Brubaker
Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Art Gerber
St. Louis
Next Freight Hearing in Chicago on September 14
Chicago September 2 The next shippers public hearing of the National Perishable Freight Committee will be at committee headquarters room 308 Union Station building 516 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago Wednesday September 14 at 10 a.m. local time. Subjects include 3918 rejoing in transit on shipments of vegetables originating in Louisiana 2982 transporting perishable traffic under dry ice 3986 shippers instructions 39993 detention charges on shipments reconsigned moving to der Carriers Protective Service Against Cold 4004 furnishing ventilation service at intermediate points and destination 4023 charges on shipments stored in transit.
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Chicago
National Perishable Freight Committee
Union Station
West Jackson Boulevard
Louisiana
Town Men at the Detroit Convention
Detroit visitors from Iowa attended the Vegetable Growers Association meetings in Detroit seeking service projects for growers. James Kennedy of Clear Lake, Iowa. William Haan of Britt, Iowa. and C. L. Fitch toured Bean Sprayer Manufacturing in Lansing and N. P. Beebe farms and cold storages in Niles Michigan before returning home.
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Detroit
Vegetable Growers Association
James Kennedy
Sam Kennedy
Clear Lake
Iowa
William Haan
Britt
Peter Zindhoff
C. L. Fitch
Iowa Association
Lansing
N. P. Beebe
Niles
Mich
Chicago Peach Market Slow With Immature Michigan Returns
Chicago Reuters notes the peach market shows little activity as Michigan shipments arrive green and immature. Trading remains slow and prices vary, with Michigan Hales at 1.65 and Elberta ranges from 1.15 to 1.86, Idaho Elbertas 1.75 to 1.86, Hales 2.50 to 2.75, Pennsylvania Elbertas 1.66 to 1.75, Hales 1.75 to 1.85, and Colorado boxes 0.85 to 1.05.
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Chicago
Michigan
Hales
Elbertas
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Chicago Potato Movement Shows Slow Midweek Trade
Chicago reports dull midweek potato trade as demand remains weak amid warm weather and continued home grown supplies. Indiana ships into Chicago while rail receipts include Wisconsin Triumphs and Cobblers, Red River Ohios, and Idaho varieties. prices ease with Russets steady. Six days of arrivals from multiple states keep the market soft with large totals on track and frequent overages.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Central Territory
Wisconsin
Red River
Idaho
Michigan
California
Tliinols
Minnesota
North Dakota
Oregon
Utah
Russels
Burbanks
Colorado
Washington
B&c
Nebraska
Cobbrera
Russell
Behling Starts Seed Potato Shipping Firm in Moorhead
F L Behling, longtime Red River valley figure and former A W McCann associate, launches a potato shipping business in Moorhead. He leases the N J Olson warehouse, moves into a new office, and will focus on seed potatoes including Bliss Triumph and Cobblers, with a three year contract to distribute a noted seed strain to Minnesota and North Dakota and beyond.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Minnesota Red River Valley Potato Improvement Association
Bliss Triumph
Behling
Iowa
Kangas
Wagner Comments on Wages and Hours Law
W L Wagner secretary of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association discusses the Wages and Hours Law in a Chicago bulletin. He says Administrator Andrews is busy planning and not ready to set rules. no authority can speak yet. He speculates on seasonal exemptions and whether workers may choose hours or be fixed by the administrator, urging letters but noting uncertainty.
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Chicago
W. L. Wagner
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Andrews
NRA
Labor Department
Merchants seek curb on Farmers Market use before Mayor Kelly
Chicago reports 276 signatures from South Water Market and West Randolph fruit and produce dealers on petitions urging limits on Farmers Market access to actual growers. The petitions were left with Mayor Edward J. Kelly for review as trade groups plan a conference with city officials to press action within a week.
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Chicago
South Water Market
West Randolph Street
Market Service Association
Cook County
College Puts Cockerels in Breeding Pens During Fall
Ames Iowa Sept 2 The ideal way to handle cockerels for next spring’s hatching eggs is to keep them separate until creation time but usually impractical. Poultry men at Iowa State College say the practical method is to place cockerels in the breeding flock this fall and keep them there after the hatching season. They add that cockerels will fight less if housed with hens.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Death of Ralph Fields Chief Clerk of C N W Railway
Chicago reports the death of Ralph Fields chief clerk in the Chicago and North Western Railway general perishable freight office at Valmora New Mexico. Fields, 28, had planned a vacation but followed doctor advised treatments then transfer to the sanatorium. He had ten years with the company and served under J L Wilser for six years. Local produce trade friends remember him.
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Chicago
J. L. ‘Wilser
Chicago & North Western Railway
Ralph Fields
Valmora
N. M
New Mexico
Fields
Chicago & North Western
Wilser
Champion Tomato Picker Crowned In Indiana Contest
Indianapolis on September 2 saw David Snyder a 26 year old Johnson County farmer win the champion tomato picker of Indiana title. He collected 792 pounds in 65 minutes earning $50. His high score came from 111 pounds of No 1 and 641 pounds of No 2 tomatoes with the remainder as calls.
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Indianapolis
Ind
David Snyder
Johnson County
Indiana
Claypool
Snyder
Peach Queen in Chicago Tours South Haven Festival
Miss Josephine Smith, queen of the South Haven peach festival, toured Chicago to attract attention to the event. She appeared at radio and theater venues during the visit, after previously serving as an attendant to the blossom queen in southwestern Michigan.
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Chicago
South Haven
Mich
Josephine Smith
Plans for Canadian Assn Convention in Winnipeg
Plans are under way for the Canadian Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers Association annual convention to be held at the Fort Garry hotel in Winnipeg on January 10 11 and 12. The Winnipeg Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association will arrange entertainment with K W Ross as president and K J Johnston as secretary. A post convention tour may include Kelowna Vancouver and Los Angeles with transport tickets for return via the Panama Canal and New Orleans. The Dominion Fruit Ltd Winnipeg led by A McCallum was elected president four years after Winnipeg last hosted the meeting.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers Association
Fort Garry Hotel
Winnipeg Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association
K. W. Ross
K. J. Johnston
Kelowna
British Columbia
Vancouver
Los Angeles
Calif
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Panama Canal
New Orleans
A. McCallum
Dominion Fruit Ltd
Canadian Fruit and’ Vegetable Wholesalers Association
Burrows
Ottawa
Walsh County potato yields match earlier forecasts
In Walsh County drought and grasshopper damage reduce potato acreages as predicted. Triumph fields in Pembina County stay green with better yields. Cobblers and Ohios soon to be dug. Prices around 40 cents per cwt after freight and commission. quality good, especially seed stock. Indiana canning season brings 33,000 jobs with 282 plants. Onion market weak then steadies. Idaho White and Spanish onions quoted with assorted prices.
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Walsh County
Grafton
Pembina
Triumph
LeTourneau
Michael Swanson-Brady ‘Produce Company
Triumph Fields
Forest River
Gilby
Hoople
Nash
Indiguayuus
Snn
Indiana
California
Contour Planting Seen Key To Saving Orchard Soil
Urbana Ill Sept 2 W A Ruth chief pomological physiology College of Agriculture University of Illinois urges contour planting for all new orchards to prevent soil erosion and preserve nutrients. He notes contour methods plus permanent cover crops like grass and legumes, with minimal cultivation, as topsoil loss accelerates on sloping land. Advice and planning help available from local farm advisers and Urbana College of Agriculture.
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Urbana
Ill
W. A. Ruth
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Illinois
Ruth
College of Agriculture At
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M. H. Rosenthal
Vincent Hotel
Benton
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Rosenthal & Stockfish, Inc
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Rubin Produce CO
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Monroe
Merkel ‘Bros. Co
C. Gamal
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Iszize
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Chandler-Allen CO
Water Market
Becker
Wwarket
S.H
Louisiana Extension Service
Chicago Street Notes
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
J. W. Fox, Jr
Salinas
Mr. Fox
The
Fox & Godding Co
Albert Zimmerman
Zimmerman Brothers
Baltimore,Md
Mr. Zimmerman
Zight
F. L. Behling
Chicago Trade
Kelly
George C. Bredesen
Association
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Edward J. Kelly
Mr. Bredesen
Schoon
Bredesen
College
Wisconsin-Michigan
AMD
Russel Produce CO
Russel HL
RPCO
ST. Paul
O’connell Brokerage CO
S. B. Davis
Grand Rapids, Mich
Cman Toa
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
H. J. Riebe
Conscientious Sales Service
Schwartz Brothers
Woodstock
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