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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1934
Page
12
Fruit Exchange executives and the U S Department of Agriculture promote Ethylene Gas to color mature fruit evenly and fully. The method speeds coloring by about four times faster than older methods and costs only a few cents per full carload. A free booklet offers details and exchange contacts.
County and home demonstration agents of Florida will hold their annual conference at the College of Agriculture in Gainesville during the week of November 5. A. P. Spencer says 41 county agents and 27 home demonstration agents from 44 counties are expected to attend.
Construction proceeds rapidly on one of Florida’s largest refrigeration and pre cooling plants at Fort Pierce. Costing 380000 dollars, it is owned by Indian River Refrigeration Terminal Co and financed by a public works loan. First floor houses pre cooling rooms down to 38 degrees, upper floor for storage.
Finial drafting of Florida citrus marketing agreement is underway in Washington and will be sent to Florida for signature this week. Changes include proration method shifts, revised shipper and grower committee selection, and broader record access. The Florida Citrus Exchange and Clearing House have named shipper members, with grower candidates to be submitted to Secretary Wallace for seven grower members.
The Committee of Fifty met on June 18 1984 and nominated B F Haines of Altamonte Springs and A F Pickard of Lakeland as grower members with second choices Dr E C Aurin of Ft Ogden and Fred T Henderson of Winter Haven. Alternates include Dr James Harris Highland City and E B Collins San Mateo. Other groups held meetings September 14 1934 naming shipper and grower members with alternates. The Florida Citrus Exchange had not yet chosen shipper members and President John Taylor of Largo and C Commander GM were expected to be named.
Cucumbers remain scarce this fall due to poor growing conditions in northern areas. Market supplies are about half normal, with prices above last year and expected to rise as supply tightens, potentially benefiting early Florida plantings.
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