Lemons and Oranges Touched by Baker Non Refrigerating Process
At Fay Fruit's North Pomona packing house a car of lemons was treated with the Baker non refrigerating process for eastbound shipment. The demonstration showed pans with damp salt like material and burning blotting sheets releasing fumes to fumigate the car. Early results are promising though a Rocky Ford cantaloupe trial ended in loss due to icing errors.
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Fay Fruit Company
North Pomona
Baker
California
Fay Packing House
Pomona
Calif
Baker System Transportation Co
Rocky Ford
Valuable Wrapper Advertising For Cantaloupe Growers
A Kansas City Packer tip urges cantaloupe sellers to wrap every melon with plain white newspaper to absorb moisture and slow ripening during transit. Include printed wrappers with branding on crates, advise receivers to rewrap, and bundle in Manila. Use bright lettering, print at home if needed, and keep messages short for strong recall.
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Kansas City
The Great Weed Nuisance Reported Nationwide
The Loveland Reporter laments an unprecedented weed growth across towns and cities. It argues authorities should act quickly to demolish the pests before they seed, otherwise travelers will view communities with disgust.
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Loveland
Colorado Skies and Sights in a Poetic Tribute
A lyrical poem extols Colorado beauty from dawn to dusk. It praises skies, flowers, birds, and girls, and reflects on mountains and canyons that stir the heart. The speaker recalls a past life in Colorado and hopes for peaceful skies after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Just Love to Do the Things You Must
Poem urging the reader to show good will and kindness in daily toil. The speaker, Annie Wall, from Coring Cal, invites readers to help others, endure hardship with a smile, and mend faults with prayer. It emphasizes love as a remedy for weariness and self improvement.
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Coring
Cal
Annie Wall
Kearney
Kansas
Lakin
Indiana
P.S
Rural Delivery: Demand for Expanded Service Grows
Washington reports no ruling on extending rural mail routes serving fewer than 100 families and under 3 000 pieces per month. Western farmers, benefiting from free rural delivery, oppose removal and urge continued expansion. Growth of rural service signals government recognition of farmers’ right to mail access.
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Washington
Rocky Ford Fame Spreads Through Global Melon Folklore
D W Burrell received a letter from H G Freeman of Chatsworth Sydney Australia with a clipped photo of Senator Swink and Rocky Ford’s famed big watermelon. Australian papers inflate the melon’s size claiming five feet height and 386 pounds with six-foot claims for this season. Rocky Ford growers plan to raise larger melons and Burrell sent seed varieties to Freeman along with seeds from Carnegie era philanthropy notes. About 165 residents took Sunday excursion rates to Green Mountain Falls.
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D. W. Burrell
H. G. Freeman
Chatsworth
Sidney
Australia
Senator Swink
Rocky Ford
Burrell
Freeman
Green Mountain Falls
Mexican customers drive fashion orders at Rocky Ford stores
Mexican shoppers with high Sunday attire demands spark steady orders for $16 suits, $6 shoes, and shirts with “tony” details. Stores report weekly orders reaching $18 to $20 for whole suits and persistent shortages of dress shirts. Pueblo suppliers were tapped, but still not enough to meet the taste of discerning Mexican customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ford
Pueblo
Kansas Editors in Colorado Colorful Sugar Beet Visit
The Rocky Ford factory tour highlights the American Beet Sugar Company's massive plant, its 1000 ton daily beet intake, and near 1000 workers during peak season. Rocky Ford soils, climate, and irrigation support rich crops including sugar beets cantaloupes and alfalfa with strong land values. The piece also cites Pueblo and state fair benefits and Professor Shaw's sugar beet findings for Arkansas valley cultivation.
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Great Bend Register
Kansas
Colorado
American Beet Sugar Company
Rocby Ford
Rocky Ford
Shaw
University of California
Arkansas Valley
Pacific
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Fordite
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Ben
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Flora
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New York
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