Nitrate Agencies to Handle Volck Products in Florida
The Nitrate Agencies Company of Jacksonville announces it is named Florida distributor for Volck products used in citrus pest and parasite control. Volck offerings include Volck Concentrate, Volck Medium, and Kleenup, produced by a Standard Oil subsidiary. Florida reps Paul M. Dowling and L. W. Ziegler will service citrus growers with state-wide Nitrate Agencies support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett Bank
Jacksonville
Florida
Naco
Volck
Walter H. Klee
Volek
Standard Oil Company
Volck Products
Paul M. Dowling
Orlando
L. W. Ziegler
Lake Alfred
Texas Citrus Shipping Season Ends April 5
Avery S. Hoyt acting chief of the bureau of plant quarantine announces season closure for Texas citrus shipments from the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The Mexican fruit worm quarantine requires a six to seven month tree rest period in Cameron Hidalgo and Willacy counties to prevent fruit fly establishment. J. M. DelCarto concurs with the closing date set by federal and state agriculture departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Avery
Hoyt
Bureau of Plant Quarantine
Cameron
Hidalgo
Wallacy
Mexico
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
J. M. DelCarto
Texas State Department of Agriculture
Control Board Considers Prorate Changes At Meeting
Notes recount a Control Board session where prorate proposals tied to Secretary Strauss were discussed. Week's allotment showed 555 orange cars and 272 grapefruit cars, up slightly from the prior week. John Taylor pressed to lift grapefruit restrictions. motion failed. Woolfolk favored adopting the Secretary's plan. Taylor's amendment to lift grapefruit limits again failed after debate.
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Prorates
Strauss
Florida citrus prorate debate prompts tight vote
The committee discussed pruning prorate levels for grapefruit with amendments by Mr Commander and Senator Young. A tie vote led the chair to cast against the affirmative side, and the panel adopted the Secretary's prorate figures as speakers argued for continuing proration to protect prices.
Prolate dispute over fruit shipments voiced by Francis P Whitehair
Francis P Whitehair spoke on the prolates floor saying that growers need continued regulation of grape fruit shipments until all fruit is sold. He argued that removing restrictions now would betray growers and undermine protections sought from Secretary Wallace. He warned against abandoning the program, noting shippers have sought to lift controls for over a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis P. Whitehair
Prolates
Wallace
Local committee notes include remarks on regulations and timing
Harry L. Askew and G. C. Aycrigg backed this sentiment and opposed both amendments. C. A. Stewart warned that if the committee cannot enforce its regulations they should have stayed home. Committeemen now refer to Mr. Commander as the late Mr. Commander. Chairman Yarnell handles a chi sel mallet and it could be used on chi selers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Askew
G. C. Aycrigg
C. A. Stewart
Commander
Mr. Commander
Yarnell
Experiments In Resting Land At Florida Experiment Station
An ongoing study led by agronomist W E Stokes compares resting land in native cover for one or two years with cropped rotations. Treatments include crotalaria planted in middles, corn and peanuts with or without crotalaria, and native vegetation periods. The experiment, in its second year, examines resting versus cultivated land under varied rotation schemes.
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Florida Experiment Station
W. E. Stokes
Experiment Staion
Live At Home Lessons From Pioneer Florida Farming
Florida history shows living at home on farms long supported settlers who produced their own food and feeds. Despite failures and hazards, pioneers wrested sustenance from soil and communities grew. Today the lesson remains that with work and suitable local conditions Florida soil can sustain farmers year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
McKay Studies National Citrus Conditions While touring Florida
A. W. McKay, newly in charge of fresh fruits and vegetables in the AAA, spent days in Florida observing the citrus sector and next season operations. He visited Orlando and Polk County and will travel to California and Texas before returning. He conferred with Florida control committee members and with Secretary Strauss. bean growers around Lake Okeechobee were noted for cooperative financing talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. McKay
AAA
Florida
W. G. Meal
Florida Control Committee
Strauss
Davis
McKay
Washington
Lake Okeechobee
Texas
Nova Scotia
Cornell
Federal Farm Board
Farm Credit Administration
All Everglades Fair Winners Highlight Belle Glade Exhibit
Belle Glade won first prize at the All Everglades Fair in Belle Glade with 58 varieties of vegetables. South Bay and Belle Glade edged ahead, Canal Point and Pahokee placed third, and Ritta Island fourth. US engineers from Clewiston showcased a hurricane gate model for Lake Okeechobee with a dike section by Maj. R. H. Collins and Sidney Hoover, plus progress photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bay
Belle Glade
Canal Point
Pahokee
Ritta Island
United States Engineers
Clewiston
Lake Okechobee
Maj
R. H. Collins
Sidney Hoover
Florida Leads In Home Canning Of 259 Varieties
A recent survey shows 259 canned food varieties now obtainable. The State Agricultural Extension Service notes Florida can do home canning on a larger proportion of products than most regions, indicating strong local canning potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Edwards
Florida
State Agricultural Extension Service
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Aatep
American Cyanamid Company
Edgewater Drive
Orlando, Florida
Nichols Triangle
Nichols Copper CO
Wall ST
New York
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Phelps Dodge Corporation
John Taylor
Lawrence Gentile
CGC
A. Young
R. B. Woolfolk
Taylor
A. Stewart
Frostproof
Everglades Fair
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