Red River Valley Potato Show Dates Set in East Grand Forks
The annual Red River valley potato show will run October 26 to 28 in East Grand Forks Minnesota. Herman Skyberg of near East Grand Forks presides the Valley Potato Improvement Association and announced the plan to alternate the event with Moorhead. Committees for the displays will be appointed at the association meeting September 12 in East Grand Forks Central High School auditorium.
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East Grand Forks
Minn
Red River Valley
Herman Skyberg
Near East Grand Forks
Valley Potato Improvement Ansociation
Moorhead
Association
Egat Grand
Wisconsin onion crop set for record high this year
Wisconsin will grow a record onion crop with the largest acreage ever, estimated at about 271000 sacks of 100 pounds each. The state harvest rises to 1320 acres, up from 1150 last year, with high yield per acre. Nationwide production also climbs over 11009000 sacks, up 8 percent from last year.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
United States Departments of Agriculture
United States
Chicago Market Vegetables steady amid lighter supplies
In Chicago this week, a brighter inquiry for greens coincided with lighter supplies and a steady market. Prices varied by product with beets, beans, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, peppers, spinach, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes showing mixed steady to firm trends and active demand for some items from Michigan, California, Ohio, and local growers.
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Chicago
Washington
California
Colorado
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Idaho
Nancy Halls
Tennessee
Louisiana
New York
Wisconsin
Compulsory Inspection of Minnesota Potatoes Returns
Minneapolis Minnesota announces compulsory potato inspection resume September 15 with statewide inspectors. John A Whaley Director of Markets says stricter checks on car shipments will occur after last year's limited enforcement. The law runs from September 15 to June 15 annually.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
John A.whaley
Chicago Street Notes on Trade Visitors and Market Action
Chicago street notes list visitors from Idaho Washington and Wisconsin, plus business trips by firm managers in Illinois. Elberta peach deal peaks in Grand Rapids with strong cold storage activity and prices from per bushel to 2.25 for select lots. Apples grapes melons and vegetables show varied demand as growers store fruit and adjust to harvest pace.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
J. H
Hales
Halehavens
Wolfe Rivers
Manitowish
Wis
W. H. “Rosey
Rosenthal
U. S
Detroit
Moore
Harry
Wordens
Detroit Street Notes Visitors From Texas And Florida
A Detroit visitor list includes George McDaniels sales manager for Engelman Garden Association Edinburg Texas and F C Peters of F C Peters Inc Gould Fla, both shippers of Tropical brand potatoes. Also Frank L Hall sales manager for Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange Weslaco Texas visited and headquartered with McFaddin Distributing Company representing the exchange locally.
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Detroit
George McDaniels
Engelman’ Gardeng Association
Edinburg
Texas
F. C. Peters
F. C. Peters, Inc
Gould, Fla
Frank L. Hall
Rio Grande Valley Cirune Exchange
Weslaco
Tex
McFaddin Distributing Company
McConn Company Takes Over Leonard Crosset Riley Interests
A. W. McConn Company announced it has taken over the remaining interests of Leonard, Crosset & Riley, Inc. in the Red River valley. The deal includes warehouses on both sides of the river, the Mogor head facility, and brands Who Who and Black Hawk. McConn operates multiple Minnesota and North Dakota warehouses and will add Moorhead offices for state inspections and rail traffic. the Moorhead warehouse now houses state offices and can handle about 400 potato cars, with 600 more spaces regionally. The firm employs around 150 workers at peak season. A. W. McCann serves as president with J. W. Cohen as secretary-treasurer.
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Leonard, Crosset & Riley Holdings
A. W. McConn Company
Moorhead
Minn
J. W. Cohen
Leonard, Crosset & Riley, Inc
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Minnesota
Mogorhead
Who | Who
Black Hawk
A. M. McConn
A. W. McCann
Shelly
Neilsville
Hadler
Ada
Borup
Averill
Dover
Hawley
Wolverton
Hankinson
N. C
Comstock
Fertile
Welhajia
Edinberg
Union
Crystal and Horace
N. D
State Inspection Department
Chicago & Great Western R. R
Chicago & Northwestern
Minneapolis Northfield & Southern
Lettuce Kings Enter Chicago Soft Ball Tournament
The Lettuce Kings from Phoenix Arizona arrived in Chicago to compete in the national softball tournament held annually there. Sponsored by Arizona lettuce growers packers and shippers the team has 15 members and aims to contend for the national championship as the state champions face off over the four day event.
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Chicago
Rept
Phoenix
Ariz
Packers and Shippers
Arizona
Lettuce Kings
Explained, Husband Pays Nada for New Hat
A Montreal Star caption captures a witty exchange where a wife explains she told the milliner to bill her husband, leaving him to wonder how Ita could be obtained for nothing. The brief vignette spotlights domestic humor and wordplay.
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Montreal Star
Grant district celery deal signals new shipping push
Muskegon Michigan September 9 The Peter Newhouse Jr celery company begins washing Michigan celery in Grant with a modern high pressure washer at new packing house The move follows flood damage to Muskegon crops and expands control of Grant district tonnage for the next two to three months The Newhouse brand will be packed in half crates and jumbo dozens and shipped by carload and trucks as the firm seeks top quality celery free of blight and aimed at strong trade demand.
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Muskegon
Mich
Michigan
Peter Newhouse
Grant
Granit
Mr. Newhouse
Grant Section
Newhouse Company
Newhouse
Carlota
Truckiats
Wilt Resistant Melon Varieties Highlight Illinois Test
Urbana Sept. 9. Harvest of about 6 000 acres of watermelons is late but progressing, says Leo A Somers extension specialist in vegetable gardening at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. Fusarium wilt proved destructive. growers may favor wilt resistant varieties identified by the college. About 76 percent of Illinois acreage this year planted to Cuban Queen or Dixie Queen, which along with Early Kansas and John Brown are susceptible to the soil borne wilt disease, which can persist 15 to 20 years in soil. Varietal tests conducted with growers in various state areas seek wilt resistant types.
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Urbana
Timois
Leo A. Somers
College of Agriculture
University of Iilingis
Almogat
Kansas
John Brown
The
Agricultural College
Wilt resistant strawberry varieties from state studies
Mr. Somers reports Klondike R 7 Hawkesbury Stone Mountain No Leesburg and Sweet No 6 show wilt resistance with vigorous vines and varying fruit quality. Some are excellent, others fair to good or necked. Information on seed sources available from local farm advisers or Mr Somers. Mrs Henpecken quips about a friend holding his hand. husband remarks on profit.
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Somers
Klondike R
Kleckley
Hawkesbury
Mountain No
Leesburg
Informa Tion
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Michigan Peaches BT Ieee
Kieffer
Lawrence
BM. H
Rosey
M. H. Rosenthal
Vincent Hotel
Renton
Harbor, Mich
Renton Harbor L. D
Rosenthal & Stockfish, Inc
Rubin Produce CO
Gordon Tyrrell CO
South Water Market
Chicago Commission Merchanta
Cobblers
Triumphs
Ania
Eae
Sine Merkel Bros. CO
Booth Water Market
Smith-Cordes CO
Oitottor
Distelle
Chandler-Allen CO
Water Market
Becker
S. H
Eisai
Chicago Street
Mike Lentin
Meyer Bohuman Company
St. Louis
R. G. James
Freati Foods Company
Benton Harbor, Mich
Ross Cooledge
Northwest “Fruit Exchange
Wenatchee, Wash
John Rogers
McCaffrey & Rogers, Inc
Pacific Northwest
Robert Steinberg
C. H. Robinson Company
Fred Schefman
Abe Schefman
Long
R. A, Bacon
R. A, Bacon Produce Company
Twin Falls
F. E. Fregeau
Northern Cold Storage & Warehouse Company
Dusluth, Minn
L. E. Waters
Colorado Potato Growers Exchange
Denver
Colo
R. 8. McCrea
Weat Michigan Dock & Market Corporation
Muskeggon, Mich
Association of Re‘frigerated Warehouses
Anton
Tony) Ernst
Appleybaum-Misner Company
North Woods
Jake Lerner
Joseph Lerner
Cohen & Gordon & J. Lerner & Son
Illinoia
J.G. Bracker
Bracker, Vegetable Sales Company
Pacific Vegetable Company
Nogales
S.H. Becker Company
James Wilson
Bamoa
Mexico
Fry Distributing Company
Senator Cartegas
Mazatlan
Salrad City
W. F. Knobagloh
St. Louis ‘Southwestern
C. F. Hall
F. IL. Crawford
South Michigan
Mr. Hall
W. C. Huxhola
Crawford
Hall
Wisconsin-Michigan
Byssql
H. Luts
Ill
Detroit Street
Florida
Bar
Chicago Packer
Ili
St.paul
O'Connell Brokerage CO
H. J. Riebe
Indianapolis
S. B. Davis
Grand Rapids, Mich
Peter Newhouse, JR
New District
Indiana
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Schwartz Brothers
Dallas
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