President Hosts Farm Paper Editors at White House
Farm paper editors visiting Washington for Department of Agriculture conferences were invited to the White House. On February 23 delegates were ushered into the executive chamber and then the president's office. The group described the president as looking well, calm, and buoyant despite the strain of the past year.
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Charles M. McLennan
Department of Agriculture
Washington
White House
America
Spain Holds Back On Orange Shipments This Summer
Spain will not ship as many oranges during the summer season due to a short crop after a severe winter freeze. Australia and New Zealand expect large apple harvests but export apple and pear supplies are still below last year. Imperial Valley cantaloupe season may begin early this year with favorable weather, posing competition for grapefruit growers.
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Spain
Australia
New Zealand
Dominions
Imperial Valley
Tariff Swaps Worry Truck Growers Here
Florida growers express apprehension over tariff policy as president gains power to bargain with foreign nations. Reciprocal treaties with Mexico are planned and could reduce duties on fresh winter vegetables. The writer argues current rates are too small and notes the exchange rate shift.
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United States
Mexico
Protection of family farms urged in Washington meeting
Farm editors in Washington last month endorsed preserving family farms over bonanza style corporate farming Heeded Secretary Wallace on Bankhead bill sentiment stressing safeguards so non signers do not overplant and keep the American standard of living for smallholders.
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Farm Paper
Washington
Wallace
Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
South
Poe
Cheap Florida oranges flood Texas markets
Texas citrus growers protest the influx of low grade Florida citrus into Texas at ruinous prices for Lower Valley producers. They have appealed to state officials to curb shipments while noting growing Texas production could fuel hostility toward both California and Florida fruit. The Nation Citrus Control committee is urged to resolve the issue before next season.
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Texas
Florida
California
Nation Citrus Control Committee
Beef to be made a basic commodity under AAA
E M Walker notes the Jones Connelly bill now passing the House and Senate aims to place beef cattle under the agricultural adjustment administration as a basic commodity, after earlier cattlemen resisted. The bill returns to the House for further action, with flax and other commodities attached in the Senate.
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E. M. Walker
Florida State Cattlemen’s Association
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Jones-Connelly
Senate
House
Probation of Citrus Brings Better Prices
Florida citrus marketing agreement proves successful with proration efforts boosting grower income. New York trade notes satisfaction with allocations, while Washington officials back the program 100 percent. Administrative changes cited as removing three members to preserve harmony.
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New York
Washington
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H. T. Bennett
Florida Agricultural Tariff Association
Sec. Wallace
Eye
Group of Agricultural Editors
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