Control Head Analyzes Survey of Citrus Pricing Periods
The report argues that higher returns in the later period are not typical and credits the Control committee with preventing larger losses for Florida orange growers. It notes auction markets benefited more from control than fob markets, outlines license costs, and estimates potential gains if control had operated across all seasons.
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F.o.b
Florida Control Committee
Federal State Marketing Bureau
Use of Motortrucks in Marketing Citrus Studied
Plans for a comprehensive study of motor truck use in marketing fruits and vegetables were announced by the cooperative division. The Farm Credit Administration will survey all aspects of the motor-truck problem in produce marketing at the urgent request of numerous state and national farmers organizations and produce trade members.
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Farm Credit Administration
Deere Tractor Sales In Florida Hit Record Levels
E. E. Hammond of Deere & Co says Florida monthly sales of tractors and heavy farming gear are the best in company history. Farmers pay cash and store machines under sheds, while awaiting fall use. Tarbell helped develop a lighter Deere tractor new to market with fuel efficiency allowing operation on low grade fuel. Other brands like J I Case Co and Oliver report similar strong cash sales in Florida. The Deere warehouse is managed by Farm & Home Machinery Co in Orlando.
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E. E. Hammond
Deere & Co
Florida
Mr. Hammond
R. M. Tarbel
John Deere Tractor
Waterloo
John Deere
Tarbell
J. I. Case Co
Oliver
The
Farm & Home Machinery Company
Orlando
Egg with Bald Eagle Birthmark Stuns Lake City
Marcus Griner reported an extraordinary Buff Orpington egg laid in Lake City last week. The egg bore a clear white shell imprint resembling an American bald eagle perched and awaiting prey, a first-time find in the area.
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Marcus Griner
Lake City
Chicago World's Fair Marvels Seen By Florida Press Party
Charles McLennan recounts the All-Florida Press Tour to the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. He thanks Lorenzo Wilson Alfred Dupont and others for arranging the trip and highlights Florida’s exhibit, the staff, and extensive media access. the nine day visit left a lasting impression on Florida press annals.
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Charles M McLennan
Chicago
Lake Front
Russell Rey
Western Newspa Union
Florida News
Lorenzo A. Wilson
Florida World’s Fair Commission
Alfred I. Dupont
Jack Cecil
Jacksonville
Gordon Brantley
Florida Commission
George Weiss
Russell Kay
Florida
Commonwealth
Florida Hall
Earl Brown
George Clements
Mr. Dawes
Harry Illion
E. Ross Bartley
Old Heidelberg
Galicia
Scotland
H. F. Miller
Breeding Measures Aimed at Health Boost for Florida Sheep
State experiment station and federal agriculture workers cooperate to improve breeding practices for healthier sheep. The effort targets better disease control and greater profits for Florida farms.
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Florida
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ordinary brick as a doorstop with decorative coverings
An ordinary brick serves to hold a door open and can be decorative when wrapped first in flannel or felt and then with cretonne, showing a simple craft method for combining utility and aesthetics.
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Indian River Cattle Ranches, Inc
Indian River
Brevard County
Lake Poinsett
Fexcion River Cattle Ranches, Inc
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Cocoa
Florida Farm & Grove
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