National Fruit Opens with New Apple Prices
National Fruit Product Co announces 1964 apple processing starts at Winchester and Timberville plants in Virginia and Martinsburg plant in West Virginia. Prices are set on a day to day basis with margins kept to stay competitive and align with other regions and fruits.
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National Fruit
National Fruit Product’ Co
Winchester
Timberville
Virginia
Martinsburg
W.va
Apple Price Decline Impacts Cherry and Apple Slices Sales
A company spokesman notes a record sour cherry crop lowers prices from 9.5 cents to 5 cents per pound, a 48 percent drop. No. 10 Cherries now sell about $2.50 per dozen less than No. 10 Apple Slices, threatening professors of Sliced Apples. The firm cites the largest crops in 27 years and compares apple and cherry price declines.
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Pacific Fruit News
California
National Fruit
St. Louis
4-H and FHA Fair Winners Named at Frederick County
First place winners in the Frederick County Fair 4-H Club and Future Homemakers of America divisions are listed across multiple sections. Notable honorees include Sue Shiley for numerous canning and textile entries, Susie Sheets and Janet Straight in multiple categories, and Susan Brumback as a sweepstakes contender with 76 points.
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Homemakers of America
Frederick County
Sue Shiley
Linda Hulver
Susie Sheets
Peggy Murphy
Barbara Frasier
Sue _ Shiley
Peggy Rickard
Army
Betty Leight
Ann Richards
Janet Straight
Frederick County Fair
Susan Brumback
Henry Brumback
Mt. Airy
Elwanda Ginn
Boyd Ginn
Mt. Airy Club
Jackie Rickard
Sharon Armel
Bonnie Douglas
New IQ Sorter Sorts Apples by Interior Quality at Speed
Virginia Polytechnic Institute researchers describe a new automatic IQ sorter that beams light through fruit to separate apples by interior quality and taste. The device, tested in labs and industry, can process 3 600 apples per hour and also sorts potatoes and eggs for interior quality using a photometer and discriminator.
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VPI
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Steins
New York
York Imperials
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Gain Furniture Store
Lions Club
F.H.A
Jackie Richard
Devil’s
April Moore
Mary Tobin
Mary Traevers
Carolyn Funkhouser
Sandra Hall
Grace Sheets
Sharon Stotler
Rachael Walters
Ing
Phyllis Moulden
Beverly Barnett
Pat Carper
Jackie Advanced
Richard
Vicki
Barbara Fravel
Linda Edmondson
Mary Dill
FHA
Linda Spicer
Lucinda Ramey
Rebecca Phillips
Virginia Polys Technic Institute
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
du Pon
Royal National Library
Albertine
Brussels
Belgiu
Wean Lewish Joint
Slatington
PENNA
Knoxville, Tenn
ESS Club
Toledo
Ohio
Locole Federal Savings
Baltimore, Maryland
Beckman
du Pont
Broad Ripple Lumber Corp
Trolawapolis, Ind
Banco Metropolitano
Caracas
Venezuela
John W. Rosenburger & Co., Inc
Winchester, Ve
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