Grafted Pecans Attract Attention In Texas Orchards
Paris Texas Sept 19 W C Zenker an experimental horticulturalist from Honey Grove visited to inspect pecan trees grafted for D B Hammond and others He grafted pecan buds on native pecan trees chickre es and English walnuts on black walnut trees Buds came from France and souther n Texas and Florida 130 grafted in Hammond s orchard 72 trees at J R Sheldon s orchard with most buds thriving Big cabbage acreage planned at San Benito Texas with 3000 to 4000 acres in cabbage 4000 acres in potatoes and 600 acres in lettuce for shipment early January Marketing through Rio Grande Coast Association.
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Paris
Tex
W. C. Zenneker
Hammond
France
Texas
Florida
J. R. Sheldon
San Benito
Rio Grande & Coast Assn
RAIL RATES REDUCED FOR Missoula Shippers
Western Montana commercial clubs and wholesale fruit men press reductions on car load rates from Missoula to western Canada. New fares slash old 1.98 to 0.76 for Hamilton to Lethbridge and 1.98 to 0.96 for Hamilton to Calgary, benefiting Bitter Root and Missoula valley producers with lower prices to Cranbrook Fernie McLeod Winnipeg Medicine Hat Lethbridge Calgary and Edmonton and other Canadian points.
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Migsowia
Mont
Montana
Twin Cities
Missoula
Canada
Hamilton
Lethbridge
Thrope
Washington
Calgary
Thorp
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Cranbrook
Fernie
B.C
McLeod
Winnipeg
Mangina
Sask
Medicine Hat
Alta
Hadmonton
Everett's central clearing house plan eyed with skepticism
A Sept 20 Indianapolis dispatch reports the Farmers' Society of Equity calling a Oct 3 meeting to pursue Everetts dream of a national farm product clearing house. The piece questions feasibility, notes past misfires, and urges practical marketing over grand schemes while detailing tomato shipments and lemon price trends.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Farmers’ Society of Equity
J. A. Jiverit
Everett
United States
Salvation Club
Dope
John Adams
Haskell
Fla
Express
State of
Florida
Ukiah
Calif
Adams
Henglansports
Everitt
Everritt
Rainbow Word
Society of Equity
Michigan
Minnesota
Everrett
Northern Fruits Station Aims to Test Cold Hardy Varieties
Washington September 20 Northern fruits will be grown at a new experimental station to be set up by the Department of Agriculture in North Dakota near Mandan. The project gathers cold hardy specimens from Norway Sweden and regions of Asia to withstand severe northern winters and will evaluate them alongside existing fruits cereals and trees.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Manden
Mississippi Valley
Norway
Sweden
Frank N. Myer
Manchuria
Siberia
Chinese Turkestan
Watermelons a Side Issue in Chicago Market
Chicago market for watermelons nearly closed this week with few fresh arrivals as cool weather reduced demand. Receipts averaged only one to two cars daily, with light sales and some stock held for days. Prices ranged from 40 to 125 dollars per car, few sales near the top.
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Chicago
California
Carlots
Memphis Fruit and Vegetable Trade Brisk on Cabbage and Cantalupe Cars
Memphis market notes steady prices with cabbage active and potatoes steady around 80 cents a bushel. Colorado cantaloupes lead demand with several cars en route, apples moderate with Jonathans near four dollars a barrel, lemons around ten dollars a box, oranges quiet, and Tokay grapes at about one fifty for four baskets. California fruit fairs well despite varied evaporated fruit prices.
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Memphis
Colorado
California
Potatoes On Cincinnati Market See Steady Demand
Receipts on the Cincinnati market are about equal to demand with shipments mainly from Michigan. Early week prices on the track ranged from 50 to 55 cents for the best Michigan stock and 48 to 52 cents for Red River. Homegrown Early Ohio potatoes moved by local growers in barrel lots fetched similar quotes.
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Cincinnati
Michigan
Red River
Tomato Canning Factory Opens in Walkersburg
New imperial Canning Co. establishes tomato packing plant in Walkersburg West Virginia on September 20. Officers named James S. McCluer president Sam M. Dils treasurer and J H E Dawson general manager. Output planned about 100 carloads of tomatoes season.
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Walkersburg
W. Va
Imperial Canning Co
James 8. MccCluer
Sam M. Dils
JH. E. Dawson
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Hafener & Plath
North Yakima, Wash
Jonathans
Hafaner & Plath
Frey Jonathans
Rox
Godding
Ill
Holland
Core Ry Axel Er
Neton
C.H. Weaver & Go
Baldwin
Tve
Ogden Blng
W. S. Water St
Gallagher Bros. Produce Commission
Storch Bros. & Co
General Commission
W. Se
Water St Gloag
Stephensyville
Stephenaville
Burn Bros
Stephensville
Central Clearing House
Everit
Armers Society OF Equity
Ij. J. Potts
Waco, Tex
Elgin
Joseph Newman
Frank Reed
T. A. Sommerville
J. P. Younger
G. Schlosser
Dealera
Kieffer
Vincennes
Seymour
Flora
Ebner Ice & Gold Storage CO
New ‘Tomato Canning Factory
Springfield
State National Bank
Firat National Bank
the Packer, Randolph Fruit Co
Los Angeles
Chase & Co
Jacksonville
A. J. Chisam Brokerage CO
Springfield, Ilinois
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