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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1955
Page
7
The author reports keeping birds from fruit using tobacco cloth to cover berries and then applying it to boysenberries, blueberries, grapes, and figs. He criticizes spray ads promoting soluble fertilizers and notes leaf sprays give quick but temporary results while soil-applied fertilizer remains most practical.
The article outlines successful small and mid sized farming shifts in North Carolina. Sidney Lanier of Onslow expands to beef cattle with pastures and silos, while Gum Moseley of Surry converts land to pasture and alfalfa. Edgecombe counties boost sheep and coastal Bermuda plantings. Caswell farmers track milk yields and cow records. Ashe County farmers sell nursery stock to Northern buyers, highlighting careful plant sourcing.
State College Ag Club hosts Ag School Day on Saturday April 30 at 9 30 a m in the State Fair Arena with county agents agriculture teachers and high school students from across the state expected to attend more than 125 participants compete in livestock judging tractor driving and dairy judging events.
Mary Em Lee of State College advises careful packing to protect winter woolens and leather goods from moths and mildew. Clean and inspect garments, remove lint, ventilate the home on cool nights, and use controlled heat or a small electric lamp to dry closets. Dry cleaning kills moths, but store items in tight, labeled storage and separate a dedicated winter closet if possible.
W G Tussey state college extension cotton marketing specialist says drought made NC cotton have exceedingly good staple length in 1954. About 97 percent of the crop was one inch or longer, with 80 percent at 11-32 and 11-16 inches. The 385000 bale crop averaged 11-32 inch staple and 95.2 grade index. Roughly 40 percent graded premium or better, 44.4 percent strict low middling, and just over 15 percent graded lower than strict low middling. Good results credited to one variety, plus careful harvesting handling and ginning.
A sequence of livestock shows sales and agricultural meetings runs from late April through early May across North Carolina and neighboring towns. Highlights include Fat Stock Show and Sale events in Dunn Washington Smithfield Greenville Windsor Durham Raleigh and Edenton plus conferences demonstrations school days and district meetings.
Raleigh reports that the 1954 National Wool Act seeks to bolster wool supplies by encouraging producers to market wool shorn after January 1 1955 with payments linked to raising the national average to 62 cents. Applications go through county ASC offices with required proofs.
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