First Florida Cattle Show Schedule and Sale Planned
The First Florida Fat Stock Show will be held in Jacksonville on March 5 and 6, 1935 with prizes totaling 544 dollars. A fat cattle sale will accompany the show to fetch premium prices for top animals. The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and public groups back the event led by W T Nettles. Entries include four weight classes for steers and pens of three, plus car-lot groups. The 4 H club exhibit features 12 fat steer prizes and seven breeding prizes, with a stock judging contest and scholarships and trips as rewards for top teams and individuals. The prize catalog is available from the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and December is the feeding deadline.
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J. Francis Cooper
Agricultural Extension Service
Florida
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
W. T. Nettles
Florida Agricultural Extension Service
Gainesville
W. J. Sheely
Fine Everglades Sugar Crop Sets Record Harvest Start
Extreme weather fosters the best and largest sugar cane crop to date in the Everglades. Harvest began the last of November at United States Sugar Corporation’s sugar house in Clew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everglades
United States Sugar Corporation
Clew
Californians Tour Florida With Citrograph Group
About thirty California citrus growers and wives toured Florida this month on a Citrograph Tour led by editor E. A. Street. The party, traveling the citrus belt, was entertained at Daytona Beach and other citrus regions, with stops across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Citrograph
West Coast
California
Florida
E. A. Street
Citrograph
U.S
Panama Canal
Daytona Beach
William Ellsworth
Carl L. Hankey
John J. Harrison
Henry F Meier
Fred Newcomb
J. Roy Smith
Henry Terry
Guy W. Wisdom
E. +. Eaton
Winnie Grote
Mary Meier
Anna Fitchen
Minnie C. Hackemeyer
Hazel I, Mang
W. G. Mott
E. G. Stelling
Edward A. Street
Robert Jeffery
Robert G. West
W. R. Stelling
E. A. Hewitt
Citrus Belt
Florida Sends Standout Delegation to Club Congress
Florida will send four girls and one boy to the National Club Congress in Chicago December 18, connected with the International Livestock Show. Delegates include Marjorie Morrison Alachua County Betty Reed Jefferson Margaret Alford Manatee Anna Belle Jameson Polk and Herbert Joyner Hillsborough, accompanied by Ruby Mc David and J Francis Cooper. Each is a state winner in club work from county home demonstration and farm agents programs. Morrison excelled in bread making Reed in canning Alford in dressmaking.
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Florida
Chicago
Marjorie Morrison
Alachua County
Betty Reed
Jefferson
Margaret Alford
Manatee
Anna Belle Jameson
Polk
Herbert Joyner
Hillsborough
Ruby McDavid
J. Francis Cooper
Agricultural Extension Service
Miss Morrison
Miss Reed
Miss Alford
Wine trade seen boon to Florida fruit grower
Lauterne from tomatoes claret from beets champagne cordials and brandies from citrus fruit suggest a new horizon for Florida fruit and vegetable demand Experiments shown by Hon Nathan Mayo commissioner of agriculture reveal 18 samples of citrus derived wines and beverages with about 13 percent alcohol and a claim that one box of grapefruit yields 3 Quarts of wine Further details continued on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Nathan Mayo
Harry W. von
Prices Reflecting Lack Of Control In Fruit Selling
Florida fruit shipments show weak prices due to lack of packing rules and marketing agreements. Florida sent 270 carloads of grapefruit averaging 2.01 per box, while Texas moved 21 cars at 2.86 per box with size and grade standards and mandatory inspection.
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Florida
Texas
Florida Farm and Grove Section Pushed Early Plan for Marketing Cooperation
The Florida Farm and Grove section recalls a 1932 push for compulsory cooperation in citrus marketing. Editor Frank R. Hammett proposed a federal commission under the Agriculture Department to create state grower controlled marketing organizations and to act on petitions from half the producers in a state for federal aid.
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Florida Farm & Grove
Frank R. Hammett
Mr. Hammett
AAA
United States Department of Agriculture
Agreement to be effective leaders says fight continues
Independents demand resignations of appointees as citrus wrangle spreads in Florida. The Florida Citrus Exchange cites likely gubernatorial action, while Independent leaders push for Yarnell and others to resign. The dispute centers on control of the administration committee and national proration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Citrus Growers and
National
I. A. Yarnell
Hudson J. McReynolds
Francis P. Whitehair
Archie M. Pratt
Howard L. Babbock
A. F. Pickard
Exchange Bloc
Pratt
Strawberry Prospects Growsteadily Darken for Growers
Dry weather continues to hurt strawberry yields in Plant City area. Reports indicate rapid plant death and a worm cutting the top roots, destroying numerous plants.
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Plant City
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Florida Farm and Grove
C. M. McLennan
F. R. Hammett
Wallace
Florida Press
C. C
Lawrence Gentile
R. B. Woolfolk
Gentile Bros
Washington
Florida Citrus Exchange
Board of Directors
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