Bean Prices Expected Profits For Weeks In Florida Everglades
Prices for Lima beans have peaked near 7.00 per hamper while frost and dry weather cut yields in Palm Beach Everglades. Farmers report light crops with good quality. frost forecasts failed and market prices hold at 3.10 for fancy Bountiful beans and around 4.50 per crate for peppers as peas ease to 1.50 to 1.75.
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Lake
Florida Farm & Grove
Louis C. Goolsby
Pahokee News
Everlades
Palm Beach County
Pahokee
Everglades
Lake Harbor
Hendry County
Canal Point
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Credit Association Reports First Year of Loans
The Orlando Citrus Production Credit association closed 128 loans totaling 196430 to citrus growers across nineteen counties. The Farm Credit Administration and Production Credit Corporation of Columbia supervise, with notes discounted at the Federal Intermediate Bank of Columbia at five percent. An annual meeting is set for Monday January 28 at 2 p m in the Orlando Chamber of Commerce building with stockholders urged to attend.
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Ruby Gilmore
Orlando
Chamber of Commerce
Production Credit Corporation
W. R. Judson
Farm Credit Administration
Third District
Freeze Gives Impetus To Cabbage Marketing
Texas freezes lift cabbage prices with salvage shipments but future movement dwindles. Old stock drains as weather and market push shippers in New York and Wisconsin to load rapidly. Florida new crop faces strong prices if March and April harvests materialize. Acreages nationwide are light for March and early April output.
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New York
Florida
Texas
Wisconsin
New York Egg Supplies Fall to 1920 Level
Supplies of eggs in New York remained extremely short into mid February and spring production is expected well below normal. Midwinter prices stayed high as hatcheries run at full capacity, likely producing a large batch of spring chicks while keeping fresh egg supply tight.
Correspondent Reviews Receipts Florida
Florida fruit and vegetable receipts in six major markets stayed near 1933 levels in 1934. New York moved 32 771 cars versus 33 470. Chicago 6 434 versus 6 372. Detroit 3 108 versus 3 115. Cleveland 2 463 versus 2 548. Pittsburgh led gains with 3 247 versus 3 003. Baltimore 2 893 versus 2 937, with trucks possibly boosting totals beyond prior year.
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L. Brown
Florida
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Farm Census Under Way in United States
The federal government conducts a farm census this year as part of a five year cycle. More than six million farms and ranches will be surveyed by many enumerators, collecting data on the nation’s leading industry that feeds people and supplies clothing materials.
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United States
Association Production Loan Lets Home Improvements Rise
The Orlando association offers a production loan option for home improvements. A. E. Pickard serves as bank president with Charles G. Mersch as secretary treasurer. The association territory spans Dade Broward Palm Beach Martin St. Lucie Okeechobee Indian River Osceola Brevard Orange Seminole Lake Sumter Citrus Marion Volusia Flagler Putnam Alachua Levy counties.
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A. E. Pickard
Charles G. Mersch
The
Orlando
Dade
Broward
Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie
Okeechobee
Indian River
Osceola
Brevard
Orange
Seminole, Lake, Sumter
Citrus
Marion
Volusia
Flagler
Putnam
Alachua
Levy Counties
Clean chicks and eggs and efficient chick rearing
The article notes that clean chicks clean brooder houses and clean land are vital for healthy flocks and that separating pullets from cockerels is essential. It cites late Wm H Woodin saying the average farm family spends over 2000 dollars yearly on nonessential crop raising expenses.
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Wm. H. Woodin
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Farm & Grove
Credit Association
Pratts
Pratt Oe
P.O. Box State
Ptt
Walker Fertilizer Company, Inc
Winter Haven
Grasselli Chemical CO
Ohio
USA
DU Pont
Walker Fertilizer Co., Inc
Orlando, Florida
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