District Forest Fire Report Details July 1924 District Two
District Forester Fred B Merrill reports from Le a summarized forestry division fire record for District Two July to December 1924 showing 100 fires burning 1 990 acres with losses about 28 795 dollars. McDowell county led fires 29 while Yancey had one. average 110 acres per fire. Leading causes hunters inc endrism 24 fires each. railroads 12. miscellaneous 1551 acres. unknown 22. Rutherford county wardens and deputies completed first season stopping 19 fires with 73 acre average burned per fire. Cost per fire 6 45 lowest in district. 16 percent stopped before quarter acre. one conviction. county fire fighting and admin costs total 366 04. anticipated further strengthening.
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Forestry Division
State Geologie
Dee. Bist
Avery
Burkewell
McDowell
Rutherford
Wilkes
Yancey
McDowell County
Caldwell County
Rutherford County
Farmers Federation of Western Carolina noted for dividends
Raleigh January weekly market notes report the Farmers Federation of Western Carolina formed five years ago has paid 27000 dollars in dividends to stockholders and last season paid over 5000 to 1400 stockholders. State Markets chief George R. Ross praises its businesslike success and cites plans to boost cash crop production while advising on poultry shipping and dewberry inspection services for the Sandhills region. The division also surveys western Carolina apple prospects and promotes hog production to use cheap corn.
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Raleigh, Jan.imers
State Division of Markets
Carolinas Dewberry Association
Division of Markets
Dewberry Association
Sandhills
Carolina
Selling corn as pork in North Carolina farms
North Carolina swine experts urge keeping brood sows to produce pigs despite high corn prices. They argue that feeding corn to hogs can boost profits much more than selling corn, with gains from weight and hog prices offsetting costs, and that a future corn price drop would make sow retention more advantageous.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State College of Agriculture
W. W. Shay
Ney
Pinnacle flour prompt inspires poultry growers note
Thirty four poultry growers registered at the Poultry Short Course at State College during the week beginning January 12. Tom Tarheel forecasts cheaper corn next fall and high hog prices, planning to keep brood sows and raise pigs to eat the bargain."
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State College
Tom Tarheel
Lee County Woman Makes Money With Poultry
Sanford January 19 A report by Mrs R L Lambeth of Lee County to home demonstration agent Miss Gertrude V Little shows a nine month poultry venture profit of 660 25 dollars. Her Barred Rock flock produced dressed poultry eggs breeding birds and home use goods with prizes at the Lee County and Sandhill fairs. Net credits totaled 879 84 while debits reached 219 59 leaving a 660 25 profit plus fair prizes. She held eleven hens one male 17 capons eight cockerels and 63 pullets on November first and has worked with the poultry extension staff for about five years. Mrs Lambeth is rapidly becoming a leading North Carolina poultry producer.
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Sanford
R. L. Lambeth
Lee County
Gertrude V. Little
Miss Little
The Telephone Girl Secret Keeper of Town Gossip
A satirical verse portrays the telephone girl as arousing intrigue by listening to every whisper and rumor. It warns that if she revealed all she knows, townspeople would face jealousy, divorce, and social ruin, leaving the community in turmoil.
Oldest Rutherford man dies at age 98 in Ruth erfordton
Rutherfordton January 14 Jim Mil ex died at his home five miles south of town after noon at age 97 he would have turned 98 February 22 He survived by wife six children and about 20 grandchildren He married at about age 45 and was a Civil War era government worker for three years The funeral was at Shiloh Baptist church on Wednesday with many attendees Eighty three extension service farm agents returned to their stations after ten days of study for the coming year
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Rutherfordton
Jim Milex
Rutherford County
Here
Shiloh Baptist Church
State College Extension Service
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Pinnacle
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Buick
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Spartanburg
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Rutherfordton Spartanburg
Marion Wey
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