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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1934
Page
10
County Agent J. J. Sechrest of Jasper Florida reports a 50 percent rise in acreage planted to fall squash cucumbers and tomatoes in the area.
New York correspondence reports a strong egg market driven by light storage holdings and low production this season. Withdrawals from storage in August were higher than last year, leaving September 1 stocks about one million cases lighter. Drought in the Mississippi Valley reduced poultry and egg receipts in New York City, signaling continued low production into fall and possibly early winter. Dressed poultry markets show a healthy tone with below normal supplies entering the market. Turkey prospects look very good at present.
Cuban tariff reductions threaten the tomato trade as Cuba supplies most vegetable imports, with over 1,300 of 1,800 Cuban vegetable cars devoted to tomatoes. The Cuban season runs from Thanksgiving through April, with steady weekly cargoes. Florida growers expect fall and winter plantings, while domestic supplies will rely on hothouse and Florida tomatoes after Thanksgiving.
J. W. Wynn finished gathering peas from a ten acre tract and began saving the vines for hay. He harvested 12,640 pounds of green peas selling at 1 1 2 and 1 cent a pound, bringing in $141.40. An estimated five tons of hay could fetch $100, and peas are praised for income and soil building benefits.
Purina Layena eggs marketed as the new egg sensation with distinctive flavor uniform color and exceptional food value. Front pages of poultry and food press herald Layena Eggs as a breakthrough in egg quality and taste.
Chilean Nitrate Educational Bene Inc will sponsor an FFA essay contest for vocational agricultural students. The prize list includes three district prizes of 15 10 and 7 50 plus a 30 state award. Rules require essays on how rare elements in natural fertilizers influence crop production and animal nutrition with sources and original writing.
Tax Assessor Hurd L. Reeves, a Hendry County farmer, says Felda farmers are planting the largest crop acreage in history. He notes big farmers from other areas arrive with modern machinery signaling growing success. Fall planting will include cucumbers okra tomatoes lima beans peppers squash and more.
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