Estimated Apple Yield For 1938 by State
Appleland News shows the 1938 forecast at 129,495,000 bushels versus the US Department of Agriculture final 1937 total of 211,056,000. The table lists per state figures for the USDA forecast and Appleland News projections as of August 1, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
United States Department of Agriculture
Appleland News
Yakima
Wash
D.A
Oregon
Idaho
Calif
Maine
N. Hamp
Vermont
Mass
Rhode
New York
Wisc
Minn
Towa
Tps Sons
Dakota
Nebraska
W. Va
N.C
Arkansas
Louis’na
Nevada
Northwest Growers Have Woes
Apple growers in Washington state face a tough 1938 crop due to warm weather and an early second brood of codling moths. Heavy fruit sets are threatened by worm damage and an unprecedented heat wave, with tough conditions expected from now until harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State
Appleland News
Yakima
Wash
Northwest
Cedar Grove Visitors From Various States Attend Braithwaite Home
Cedar Grove Virginia residents recount a weekend gathering at Mrs. Charles Braithwaite’s home with Lula Murray Nancy Helen of Baltimore Vada Dailey and Billy of Gettysburg Dora Dick Ethel Barrett Alvin Barrett Jim Strother Theo Fries and Henry Barrett. They plan a Pleasant Valley picnic at the grove near the church and Miss Betty Mae Fries visits from Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
Charles Braithwaite
Lula Murray
Nancy Helen
Baltimore
Vada Dailey
Billy
Gettysburg
Dora Dick
Ethel Barrett
Alvin Barrett
Jim Strother
Theo. Fries
Henry Barrett
Round Hill
Loudoun County
Barrett
Jessie Lewis
John Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Pleasant Valley Sunday School
Rainfall figures show 24 hour and year totals
Present and past rainfall data indicate 24 hour precipitation of .46 inches ending 8 a.m. today. August to date totals are .67 inches and year to date rainfall is 17.06 inches. Average monthly rainfall for 1913-37 lists 25 values from January to December, with a yearly average of 35.36 inches.
Police Force At Galax Plant Increased Amid Strike
At Vaughan Furniture Company plant in Galax and town area, eight more state officials and several deputies joined the regular force after a conference in Independence. Twelve workers returned to the plant with no disorder noted. Mayor Beamer plans hearings Monday for Vaughan president Taylor G Vaughan on a simple assault charge and for John Burnett on alleged abusive language. A court ruling restricts picketing to ten workers, five per entrance, as the strike over a 15 percent wage cut continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GALAX
Vaughan Furniture Company
Independence
B. D. Beamer
Taylor G. Vaughan
The
Furniture Company
Bill Taylor
Beamer
Taylor
John Burnett
Danville Man Claimed Forged Order Slips Linked to Bassett Co Loss
Vincent E. Jefferson, about 30, confessed to forging 261 order slips totaling 14796 tied to Martinsville based Bassett Furniture Co. The forgeries allegedly benefited James Mitchell, a Bassett salesman found dead in Pittsylvania County. Jefferson claimed no pay due to Mitchell’s alleged inability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Vincent E. Jefferson
W. M. Bassett Furniture Company
Martinsville
James H. Martin
Jefferson
James Mitchell
Bassett Company
Pittsyvania County
Mitchell
Battle Seeks Civic Backing for Virginia Safety Drive
Colonel Marion B Battle head of the Division of Motor Vehicles urges Virginia civic groups to back a highway safety plan. He cites limited state police and urges Kiwanians Rotarians Lions and other clubs to support the effort alongside veterans and democratic groups already backing it.
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Marion
Battle
Division of Motor Vehicles
Virginia
Lions
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Thir District
Young Democratic Club
American Legion
Young Democratic Clubs
Fewer Peaches To Be Gathered This Year
The crop reporting board projected 53,140,000 bushels of peaches to be harvested in the United States in 1938, an 11 percent drop from 1937. The forecast is 1 percent below the July outlook but above the 10 year average of 52,498,000. State estimates include Georgia 5,700,000 and North Carolina 2,418,009 bushels.
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Washington
The
Crop Reporting Board
United States
Georgia
North Carolina
South Caro
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Pine Motor CO
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Hughes Motor Co
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Ralph Guldahl
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Ralph Guidahl
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Ironing Board
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Cheerio
Frevaltiene
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Lovee
Graham Magnesia
Graham Milk OF
Magnesia
Eetie Gas
Lic
F. Landreth
Bassett
Axton Lumber Company
Lina
Alabama
Mississippi
Plymouth Tudor
Ford Tudor
Chapman Motor CO
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