Fire Blight Hits Canadian Orchards Across Provinces
Ottawa Sept 11. Alarm spreads among fruit growers in Ontario and Quebec as fire blight outbreak causes serious damage to branches and fruit prospects. Varieties affected include Alexander, King, Rhode Island Greening and Tolman Sweet, while Spy trees are under attack in Ontario.
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Can
Ontario
Quebec
Alexander
King
Rhode Island
Greening
Tolman
Idaho Tan Crop Prospects In Valley Lettuce
Lewiston Idaho Sept 11 The valley lettuce crop covering about 700 to 800 acres looks well. It will likely need one more irrigation this month and rains are expected to finish development. The first cutting should begin on some early fields by month end, with main harvest starting early in October.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Ontario Grapes Equals That of 1924
Ontario's grape production is estimated at 12 600 tons matching 1924. Old Concord vines yield scraggly bunches though new acreage bearing this year may keep total production steady. Roger varieties show heavier yields than last year.
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Ottawa
Can
Ontario
Drought Shrinks Michigan Apple Harvest in Mason County
Freesoil Michigan September 11 A heavy drop in local apple orchards due to drought in Mason county hits fall varieties hardest while some winter apples remain on trees Growers cite insufficient soil moisture A good pear crop is being harvested currently May include other fruit notes
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Freesoil
Mich
Mason County
Michigan Seed Potato Producers Sign Contract
Cadillac Michigan September 11 seventy five producers of certified seed potatoes have signed contracts to market their seed through the Michigan Certified Seed Potato Growers Association. The crop is in excellent condition with the lowest disease rate since the industry began.
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Cadillac
Mich
Michigan Certified
British Columbia potato crop outlook and regional yields
A long Ottawa report surveys Canadian potato prospects by province. British Columbia acreage 4162 with 1924 at 3139. total yield around 93,200 cwt. shipments to start September 10 from main lines. Alberta hopes for 2,949,000 cwt, Saskatchewan about 3,000,000 cwt, Manitoba 2,38,000 cwt. Eastern Ontario blight and drought may reduce yields. Quebec 156,000 acres with about 8,489,400 cwt. Maritimes and New Brunswick, Nova Scotia hold sizable crops. Ontario celery area declines at Thedford Marsh. late frosts and heat affect development.
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Can
Inddition
Lyttonpencer
Maritime
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Thedford
Lambton County
Market Apples From Huntington Va Brand Diamond G
Gridley Maxon & Company of Chicago to handle all Davidson orchards output from Huntington West Virginia. Apples will be marketed under the Diamond G brand used by the Chicago house.
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Chicago
Gridley Maxon & Company
Davidson
Huntington
W. Va
Chicago House
No Tender Fruits in British Columbia Crop Failures
Ottawa reports all tender fruits in British Columbia may be a total failure this year with minimal peach and apricot movement and light yields of plums prunes and pears noting the pear crop is the lightest the province has experienced.
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Ottawa
Can
British Columbia
Red River potatoes harvested as market opens in valley
Moorhead Minn Sept 11 The Red River Valley potato crop marketing starts this week with about 100 cars shipped last week. Potato houses in Sabin Watts siding Larimore Edinburg Hunter Gardner Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are open. Prices run 1.25 to 1.50 per cwt with expectations not below 1.00. The season’s crop will be far smaller than last year due to heat and drought. northern valley yields better than Clay county. much of last week’s shipments require reconditioning due to heat and rot in transit. North Dakota shipments may match last year despite reduced acreage as many fields will be dug for market. White Cobblers are scarce. most whites saved for seed stock.
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Red River Valley
Moorhead
Sabin
Minn
Laoin
Leo H. Wright
William G. Knowles
Leonard, Crosset & Riley
Watts Siding
Larimore
Edinburg
Hunter, Gardner
Grand’ Forks
East Grand Forks
Clay County
North Dakota
Knowles
Fitting Resigns From Purdue Poultry Post in Lafayette
Harry W. Fitting resigns from Purdue University poultry extension after four years to focus on a private egg farm near West Lafayette with 1,800 hens. G. B. Griffin, longtime teacher and farmer, w ill replace him after graduating from Illinois in 1914.
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Harry W. Fitting
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Fitting
West Lafayette
G. B. Griffin
University of Illinois
Mr. Fitting
No Slacker. Lecturer on Conservation Provokes Audience
In a crowded hall a lecturer on forest preservation challenges the vast audience to show real action for conserving woodlands. A meek spectator blurts out a joking claim of shooting woodpeckers, adding a brief flash of humor to the conservation discussion.
Fruit prices ease as Grand Rapids market posts varied gains
In Grand Rapids Michigan on September 11 fruit prices averaged lower due to ample supplies and weak demand driven by Westward attention to the Michigan State Fair. Prolifics and several pear and grape varieties show mixed moves while Bert Peck sold four extra fancy J H Hales at 6.25 a bushel.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Hales
Fitzgeralds
Ribertas
J.H. Hales
Vermont
Mr. Peck
Wolfe Rivers
Anjoua
A Boy Discovers Horns on a Cow During Visit
Paul age four meets a cow on his first country visit. He is fascinated by the cow horn and confuses it with tin horns from a campaign. At dinner he hears the cow bawl and exclaims to his mother that the cow is blowing her horn.
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Paul
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