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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1935
Page
9
Sanford area celery growers report record early harvest with net returns of 1 to 1.50 per crate and at least 500 dollars per acre. The industry credits the Florida Celery Control Committee for price stability and pro rated shipments if needed.
The sixth annual Florida Strawberry Festival runs March 5 to 9 at Plant City. The opening parade is planned for 1 30 p m with Governor’s Day featuring the Festival Queen crownings and speeches by Governor Shultz. Col Peter O Knight to be honored on day three with an afternoon talk. Friday focuses on agriculture with Commissioner Nathan Mayo scheduled to speak.
A Florida tomato shortage boosted Cuba's export surge this season. Cuban producers shipped a record volume to the United States and saw prices rise to about five dollars per lug as stock matured just after the freeze.
Colonel Miller long associated with the Chicago Association of Commerce has been designated as Director of Organization of the Florida Citrus Institute. The Chicago group was once considered the leading commercial club in the United States.
Florida Fat Stock Show begins Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5 and 6, at the National Stockyards in Jacksonville. About 150 top steers are expected from statewide feeders with 60 head from Gadsden county. Premiums total 384 dollars for commercial feeders and 160 dollars for 4 H club participants. Steers shown solo, in trios, or in car lots of 15, with a sale linked to the event expected to attract packers and buyers offering premium prices.
Florida lawmakers prepare for an April convening with citrus policy at the fore front. Attorneys and agencies map bills to standardize grades and enforce controls to bar green and damaged fruit, with stricter arsenic provisions and enforcement powers expected.
Frost and cold weather delayed harvests but by mid February Plant City berry shipments surged to a peak. More than three million pints were shipped in six days, averaging 32 cars daily, after a record 834 738 pints on February 11 and over 900 000 pints that day. Forty seven cars carried fruit that night as warm weather finally ripened fruit in quantities.
Florida Citrus Institute aims to secure at least 80 percent of the state's citrus production for national advertising by March 15. Lorenzo A. Wilson said cooperation and signed contracts show progress, noting factors to finish by the deadline and the impending loss of Earl W. Brown after March 15. The executive committee and Associated Citrus Growers and Shippers support prompt institute contracts, with the Florida Citrus Exchange forming a committee at the Tampa February 15 meeting.
Florida broccoli crops show promise as a growing number of farmers plant the vegetable. With a Texas freeze and southern shortages, February supplies are light and prices have edged higher. Florida stock moving mid February sold from 3.50 to 3.75 per eastern lettuce crate. The crop is becoming a year round staple with rising national popularity. Eggplants remain scarce in Florida, but Cuba and the Isle of Pines supply meets demand.
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