Celery Control Committee Cuts Shipments in Lakeland Meeting
Harmony marked a Lakeland gathering of the Celery Control Committee as they agreed to reduce shipments to northern markets. The week of March 18 sees an allotment trimmed from 5550 to 530 cars, with continued controls until Florida’s celery crop clears. Mr. Sweet of Chase & Co praised the plan while noting past opposition, and growers criticised Orlando papers for boosting high price sales amid industry distress.
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Lakeland
Florida
Sweet
Chase & Co
Orlando
Hot House Cucumbers Move From Florida Markets
The Florida cucumber crop begins later due to drought and cool weather while a few shipments reach market in early March. West Indies cucumbers, Puerto Rico’s second crop, Isles of Pines and Cuba volumes press supply. Hothouse Florida stock sells for 1 to 1.50 per dozen. outdoor fancy cucumbers fetch 5 to 6 per bushel as shipments reach 15 cars a day, prices then taper.
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Florida
West Indies
Puerto Rico
Isles of Pines
Cuba
Cabbage Growers in Marian County See Higher Prices
County Agent Clyde Norton reported cabbage growers are earning five to six times more this season in Marian County. Prices range from 50 to 60 dollars per ton, compared with 30 to 10 dollars per ton last season.
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Marian County
Clyde Norton
Paradox Frost Makes Red Hot Cabbage Deal
Frosts in the Southern states boost a tight red hot cabbage market. Florida prices ranged from 2.25 to 8 per hamper for new stock, vs 0.90 to 1.10 a year earlier. Texas leads the March April market, with California shipments briefly rising to Atlantic Seaboard demand.
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Florida
Texas
California
Atlantic Seaboard
New York State
New York
Wisconsin
FERA Will Buy No Citrus Fruit For Relief This Year
I A Yarnell chair man of g sub committee of the Florida Control Committee says negotiations to have FERA buy Florida citrus fruit for relief have not progressed. He cites delays in committee organization and notes growers lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. If government had bought at 40 cents a box, 4 000 000 boxes would have been affected.
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FERA
Florida
I. A. Yarnell
Florida Control Committee
Florida Farm & Grove
Yarnell
Governor Sholtz backs grower friendly citrus plan
Governor Sholtz says the state setup should favor Florida fruit growers and supplement federal efforts. He rejects claims he will abandon the AAA program and insists on grower control, proper representation, and no influence from shippers or politics. He vows to place growers’ welfare first and deny outside dictates.
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Sholtz
Shultz
Florida Farm and Grove
Sholiz
Florida
AAA
Florida Horticultural Society to Meet in Vero Beach
The Florida State Horticultural Society holds its forty eighth annual meeting in Vero Beach from April 9 to 11. The agenda focuses on citrus and sub tropical fruit damage from December and January cold, varietal hardiness, soil fertility, fertilizers, and spray and dust programs, with discussions on marketing and citrus legislation. The Krome Memorial Institute will discuss the cold’s impact, avocado variety standardization, and related topics.
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Florida State Horticultural Society
Vero Beach
Florida
Krome Institute
Krome Memorial Institute
Premium Price Is Paid For Florida Prime Beef Stock
The Florida Fat Stock Show in Jacksonville on March 5 and 6 drew 147 steers from 14 Florida exhibitors and one from Georgia. J. E. Hardee of Madison won both grand and reserve champion honors with two high grade Herfords. The grand champion sold for 21 cents a pound and the reserve for 14 cents. The sale total reached $11,402.63, averaging 8.99 cents per pound, with buyers including Sykes Brothers Tampa M J Daly Orlando and Farris and Company A & P Stores Setzer's Stores Hotel Seminole Robert Kloeppel Jones Chambliss company.
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J. Francis Cooper
Florida
Jacksonville
Georgia
J. E. Hardee
Madison
Sykes Brothers
Tampa
M. J. Daly
Orlando
Farris and Company
Setzer’s
Hotel Seminole
Robert Kloeppel
Jones Chambliss
Ten Million Boxes Under Contract For Citrus Institute Ad
The Florida Citrus Institute reports contracts and pledges exceed 10 000 000 boxes, covering over half of the 80 percent participation goal. Earl W. Brown says shipper signatures are now the focus as support grows among growers and shippers statewide.
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Citrus Institute
E. Ross. Bartley
Florida Farm and Grove
Florida Citrus
Florida Citrus Institute
L. A. Wilson
Farm & Grove Editors to Attend Washington Conference
Florida Farm & Grove editor Charles M. Mc Lennan will join the second annual farm paper editors conference in Washington from March 21 to 23. Meetings include officials from the AAA, Agricultural Economics, Farm Credit Administration, and Secretary Wallace, with a report due in the April Farm & Grove Section.
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Florida Farm & Grove
Farm Paper Editors
Washington
Charles M. McLennan
McLennan
Wallace
Department
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Dr. Tolley
Nils A. Olsen
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Wm. I. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Roosevelt
Our
Farm & Grove
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Frost
Horticultural Society
By Bayard F. Floyd
Institute
Earl W. Brown
DeLand
Brown
Wakulla Springs
Citrus
E.'W. Browning
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