Cool Weather Boosts Florida Truck Growers Outlook
Weather conditions shape fall bean acreage from 9 000 to 10 000 in Lake Okeechobee area versus 15 000 last season. Statewide crops show celery similar to 1934 6 050 acres with October plantings higher than last year. fall peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and peppers expand in multiple counties while Dade and South Florida lead with new plantings and favorable growing weather.
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Florida
Hardee and
Lee Counties
Wauchula
Hernando County
Brooksville
Fort Myers
Winter Garden
Sanford
Palmetto
Lake Section
Hardlee
Manatee
Lee
Orange
South Florida
Belle Glade
Dade County
Collier
Broward
Dade
Manatee County
Lee County
Naming error in plant genus Lespedera traced to misprint
Historian botanists recount how French botanist Michaux 1803 described a Florida plant and named it to honor governor Le speder, later found to be incorrect. Records show Florida’s governor in 1788 was Cespedes, making the name a likely misprint and not to be corrected to avoid confusion with a tropical tree group Cespedesia.
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Lespedera
Michaux
Florida
Lespeder
P. L. Ricker
United States
Flora
Cespedes
Department
Cespedesia
Goober Turkey Farm Grows Summer Vegetables
E. B. Carson owner of the Goober Turkey Farm supplies Clewiston and LaBelle markets with collards squash mustard cucumbers peas and okra during July and August. Locals note that hot sun and daily showers supposedly hinder vegetables but this yield defies expectations.
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Goober
E. B. Carson
Clewiston
LaBelle
Home Remedy Mix For Burns And Hair Health Notice
An old household tip recommends making a burn lotion by mixing equal parts egg yolk and glycerine stored in a tightly corked bottle. The same source says egg white can be used as a hair tonic, rubbed into the scalp before bed and rinsed with tepid water to prevent dandruff.
Florida Eggs Campaign Spreads in Escambia County
Florida eggs campaign promotes statewide use of Florida eggs by Es cambia housewives to replace imported eggs. The drive, begun months ago, reports signal success and broad propagation, though some reaction is mixed.
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Florida
Escambia County
Escambia
Agricultural proration pact outlines control committee powers
The article describes a proration plan where a control committee overseen by the secretary of agriculture can set grower production levels, impose shipments limits, and revise individual production estimates. Meetings are called with newspaper notice, and the plan includes fees, grading certificates, and adherence to federal and state inspection standards.
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Secretary of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture Inspection Service
Florida
Aycrigg
Taylor
Young
Whitehair
Yarnell
Washington
Control Of Root Knot In Making Seed Beds
Florida entomologist J R Wates on root knot in seed beds for fall crops. Nematodes attack roots causing yellowing and death. newly cleared land is nematode free while sandy land with long crop history is infested. Treatments include plowing with cyanide and ammonium sulfate, or h ydrocyanic gas. ants are deterred by the same method with strict root protection.
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J. R. Wateson
Florida Experiment Station
Florida
Florida beef raisers push to boost local meat supply
Florida cattle producers grow more active in expanding local beef production to replace meat imported from outside the state. With methods found to prevent salt tick and eradication nearing, they are urged to adopt research indicated feeding and breeding practices as essential steps.
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Florida
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