European red mite threat outlined by Michigan expert
The Michigan Experiment Station notes the European red spider spreads slowly but surely from states like Connecticut and New York. High power microscopes are essential to distinguish it from native mites. eggs overwinter and frequent spring broods affect fruit size and foliage. Control relies on delayed dormant sprays with lime sulfur or oils, with sulfur dusts aiding in warm temps.
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R. H. Pettit
Michigan Experiment Station
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Slow Movement of Fruit in Minneapolis
Minneapolis reports a tepid week in the fresh fruit market as supplies run plentiful but demand remains thin. Prices posted include Greenings baskets at about $1.25 and Wealthies 25c higher, Hyslop crabapples at $3 a box, Toriathans at $2.75 to $1.50, Jonathans $1.50 to $1.75, bananas 7c a pound, melons and grapes varying by crate or lug, and California lemons $7 a box with Valencia oranges $8 to $10 a box.
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Tokays
Malagas
Concord
California
Washington Bartlett
Colorado
Elberta
Chicago Potato Market Slows Easy Tendency
Chicago reports a softer week with brisk outside demand but heavy on track 406 cars on Wednesday. Prices held steady to firm for several varieties with U S No 1 sacked rounds mainly 1 05 to 1 10 per cwt and Irish Cobblers around 1 10 to 1 15 plus other regional differentials.
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Wisconsin
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Nebraska
Colorado
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South Dakota
Central Marketing Co. Opens in Chicago on Racine Avenue
Chicago reported the Central Marketing Company, a new firm in the city, began active business late last week at 1440 South Racine Avenue. John Denney, formerly head of Denney & Co. and the Denney Company, serves as manager. The organization had not been fully completed according to Denney.
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South Racine Avenue
John Denney
Denney & Co
Denney Company
Dennéy
Chicago Firm Drops Its Jobbing Department
Chicago Coyne Brothers Inc at 80 South Water Market discontinued its jobbing department last Saturday. The firm will continue its carrot business and may resume estate operations soon, said Ed Coyne president of the corporation.
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Chicago
Urick and Hollis Open Chicago Office
Urick and Hollis, grape shipping firm from Los Angeles, open an office in Chicago with Clarence Hollis in charge. Local headquarters will be at the Palmer House during the grape deal.
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Chicago
Urick & Hollis
Los Angeles
Clarence Hollis
Palmer ‘House
Old Tale of Family Love and Youthful Obsession
A dialogue from Tit-Bits presents a young man declaring love for a famed actress, while his father recalls his own youthful adoration and forbids any disrespect. The exchange reveals generational views on romance and loyalty.
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Youung Man
Kia
Cooler Chicago market lifts spirits on greens and fruit
Cooler weather and a light frost gave a brighter tone to Chicago greens demand this week. Supplies remained heavy with new Southern districts opening. frost damage was light and homegrown stock expected to stay plentiful for about two weeks. Prices varied by item, with beans firm and higher, carrots ample, and lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, and tomatoes showing mixed but steady to firm trends.
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Chicago
New York
Washington
Colorado
Michigan
California
Boston
Illinois
Idaho
Potatoes Digging Expands in Red River Valley North Dakota
Grand Forks North Dakota September 28 Potatoes digging around Thompson Northwood and nearby areas in the Red River Valley grows as grain harvest ends Prices stay low about 40 cents per cwt and offerings remain light Seed certification bin inspection starts October 15 state seed commissioner H L Bolley says many fields have already been rejected up to about 40 percent in some areas
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Red River Valley
Grand Forks
N. D
Thompson
Northwood
H. L. Bolley
They Don’t Speak About Mrs Knox and Kay Remarks
A clipped dialogue reflects social tension as Mrs Kay accuses a woman of copying her dress while Mrs Knox defends her old fashioned ways in a Boston Transcript style exchange. The snippets capture petty gossip and character contrasts in a midcentury urban setting.
Clean-Up Measures for Insect Control in Farms
W. D. Whitcomb of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station argues insects persist despite knowledge of control. He lists practical wintering sites for pests and prescribes clean-up actions like burning crop refuse, fall plowing, and weed destruction to reduce pest numbers on farms.
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D. Whitcomb
Massachusetts
Chicago
W. D. Whitcomb
Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station
American Produce Grower
Theodore Roosévelt
Natural History Studiy
Dusting Seedlings With Copper Lime Fights Celery Blight
In Wooster Ohio on September 28 experts suggest celery blight is reduced by clean soil and frequent dusting with copper fungicide. The measure aims to save costs from crop damage and protect harvests.
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Wooster
Celery blight control in seed beds advised by Ohio expert
A. G. Newhall of the Ohio Experiment Station notes three over wintering celery blights in soil and recommends copper lime dust dusting 20-80 copper lime dust three to five applications before lifting. Dust in the evening or morning, apply before rain for best effect. in dry periods the treatment is of little value.
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A. G. Newhall
Ohio Experiment Station
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