New potato season begins with heavy expected shipments
New potato season is underway with Florida and Maine reporting active shipments. Western New York shows robust tonnage, while the Middle West remains short. Nebraska Colorado Idaho and Pacific states hold surplus old stock. Heaviest early shipments likely from North Florida in late April to early May, with new potatoes arriving by late May. Boat shipments from Hastings Florida to New York are profitable and reduce transport costs.
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New York
Florida
Maine
Middle West
Chicago
Texas
Hastings
Jersey Field Day Set for May 3 in Jacksonville
A state Jersey cattle field day will be held at Jacksonville on May 3 announced by Hamlin L Brown of the agricultural extension service. About 75 Jerseys including calves heifers and cows owned by Duval County 4-H club members are expected to exhibit. An educational program is planned.
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Jacksonville
Hamlin L. Brown
Agricultural Extension Service
4-H Club Boys
Duval Country
Firestone Tractor Tires Gaining Florida Farm Use
Florida farmers widely adopt Firestone Tractor Tires amid a nationwide Firestone advertising push led by E L Weibrecht. The FE tire aims to boost farm economies and safety, with praise for reduced fuel use, higher daily work output, lower maintenance, and improved traction for swampy soils like Everglade City tomato fields. Farm and Grove Section covers the Florida market.
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Florida Farm and Grove
E. L. Weibrecht
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Florida
Everglade City
Firestone
Grove
Beef Cattle Interests Meet in Chicago
A preliminary conference of beef cattle industry representatives and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration will meet in Chicago on April 26 to begin action on a beef cattle production adjustment program under the amended Agricultural Adjustment Act. Chester C. Davis, administrator, says beef cattle are now a basic commodity and efforts will help cattlemen apply the law. The Chicago meeting will analyze difficulties and outline prompt action, followed by regional meetings for producers to review details before the program takes effect. The administration wants producers to be primary in formulating and running any adopted adjustment program.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Chicago
A. Chester C. Davis
Mr. Davis
Florida fruits ship to New York slightly down in 1934 first quarter
Florida shipments to New York in the first quarter of 1934 reached 13,842 carloads, slightly under 1933 but above 1932. Florida supplied more than one third of all New York arrivals at 38,063 total carloads, with gains in cabbage, oranges, and peas. beans and strawberries lagged.
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Florida
New York City
New York
South Florida
Cattlemen Call for Stricter Meats Grading in Marion County
Marion county cattlemen at a recent meeting urged federal grading on all meat. L H Lewis of the state marketing bureau warns big packers dump inferior western meat into Florida to depress native beef prices. They favor marking grades as good choice or prime and oppose importing dairy cattle into Florida under relief programs. County Agent Clyde Norton notes dairymen share opposition to surplus dairy cattle imports.
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L. H. Lewis
State Marketing Bureau
Marion County
Florida
Daytona
Lewis
Marion County Cattlemen’s Association
State Cattlemen’s Association
County Association
Harmon Hall
Clyde Norton
Medfly reimbursement talk reaches Roosevelt through lawmakers
Senator Fletcher and Congressman Peterson plan a session with President Roosevelt to discuss Florida growers losses from the Medfly outbreak. They seek a survey to determine damages and possible federal-state reimbursement. President Roosevelt notes federal costs and suggests shared responsibility, while Babcock argues the eradication effort was a federal matter and Florida should not bear the full burden.
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Duncan A. Fletcher
J. Hardin Peterson
Roosevelt
H. GC. Babcock
Fletcher
Florida
House Agricultural Committee
Congress
Lee A. Strong
Plantarantine and Control Administration
Rosevelt
Babcock
Department of Agriculture
California
Texas
Rhubarb Farm Aims At Four Hundred Thousand Dollar Florida Crop
The Clewiston grower E. S. Keppler cultivates 20 acres of rhubarb on muck land near Lake Okeechobee and already ships 6,000 pounds to New York. He reports 40 tons per acre possible and 25 cents a pound price in winter, projecting a $400,000 harvest if optimistic.
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Lake Okeechobee
Fort Myers
New York
E. S. Keppler
Clewiston
Mr. Keppler
Collier County News
Foreign Cotton Consumption Rises Faster Than American
European demand for Indian and Egyptian cotton has grown more than that for American cotton, driven by a wide price gap in favor of foreign growths. Indian cotton sold in Liverpool in March priced over 30 percent lower than American cotton, and over the six months to Jan 31 Indian varieties averaged 23 percent cheaper than American Middling and Low Middling, versus 16 percent previously.
Farm population of United States hits record 32.5 million
The farm population of the United States on January 1, 1934, estimated at 32,509,000, represents the highest level recorded. This figure emphasizes the scale of rural occupation during the period and reflects ongoing agricultural labor trends nationwide.
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United States
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