Herbert Joyner 4-H Champion From Plant City
Herbert Joyner of Plant City is highlighted as a top 4-H corn grower and standout 4-H club member. Coached by Hillsborough county agent C P Wright, he was part of the Florida delegation to the national 4-H congress in Chicago from November 30 to December 8 as a state prize winner.
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Herbert Joyner
Cork Academy
Plant City
Florida
Chicago
C. P. Wright
Hillsborough County
Florida Farm and
Grove
Herbert
Four-H club member chronicles a decade of corn yields and scholarships
Herbert Joyner recounts seven years in 4-H club work starting 1928. He details acre planting, fertilizer use, and rising corn yields from 65 to 95 bushels, plus multiple short course scholarships, cash prizes, and a county leadership role. He credits 4-H with farming skills and community impact.
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Herbert Joyner
Acre
University of Florida
Gainesville
South Florida
Tampa
Hillsborough County
University of Florida At
C. P. Wright
Alw
Disease found in ear rot and stalk blight study
Researchers traced a single fungus from ear rot to also cause blight in young stalks, indicating a broader plant disease impact across different plant parts.
Canada Adopts Broad Natural Products Marketing Law
The Foreign Service of the U S Department of Agriculture outlines Canada’s Natural Products Marketing Law, giving the Dominion Marketing Board sweeping power over imports exports and domestic marketing of natural products including meats dairy cereals fruits and more A licensing regime plus compensation for losses and a fund for marketing schemes are created with local boards overseen by the federal board. provinces urged to enact matching laws.
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Foreign Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Canada
Foreign Agricultural Service
Dominion Marketing Board
Federal Board
Reduced Dairy Production Seen For Coming Year
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts lighter dairy fees and reduced carry products this winter due to ongoing feed shortages and low dairy prices. Milk cows are declining and output per cow remains near last year’s level while butter stocks are far below last year and cheese stocks are higher. Overall, milk equivalent stocks are about 20 percent lower than last year as feed shortages persist.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Farmers in nine associations repay all loans in District
Farmers in nine production credit associations in the Columbus region have repaid every dollar borrowed, per the Farm Credit Administration. The district includes Georgia and the Carolinas.
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Columbus, D. C
Farm Credit Administration
Eorgia
Carolinas
Avocados Produce Record Supply With Low Prices
Avocado shipments ahead of the season prove larger than prior years while prices stay low. New York sales range from 75 cents to 1.25 per flat amid varied quality and packing. California crop is breaking records and expected to arrive in heavy supply this winter and spring.
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New York
California
Green peas selling around 3 to 4 dollars a bushel
Supplies of green peas this winter will be lighter than several seasons with Florida growers planting large acreage and Imperial Valley reduced due to a water shortage. Mexico acreage looks steady. Central California and Arizona will move most of their crop early. Prices hold around 3 to 4 dollars per bushel in large markets.
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Florida
Imperial Valley
California
Arizona
Mexico
Early bean prices hold up in northern markets
A few shipments of early beans from Belle Glade Pahokee Canal Point areas sold for as high as 3.50 per hamper in northern markets. The crops survived heavy rains a month ago and peak shipments are not yet reached. Prices will depend on volume brokers and shippers in the Lake Okeechobee district, with growers warned against oversupply.
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Belle Glade-Pahokee-Canal Point
Lake Okeechobee
Disease in corn found near Quincy studied by Florida expert
A new corn disease of apparent importance has been found around Quincy. R K Voorhees, assistant plant pathologist with the Florida Experiment Station, has been studying it for some time.
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Quincy
R. K Voorhees
Florida Experiment Station
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