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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1951
Page
7
The article profiles B S Sherrill of Cornelius and his son S S Jr as examples of successful small scale beef cattle farming. It discusses pasture creation, liming, fertilizing, and seeding Ladino clover and orchard grass, plus hay management, seed oats, and a measured approach to expansion and labor.
Haywood County 4H Club members toured Denton Texas for 11 days visiting farms, rodeos, churches, and colleges. The exchange aimed to broaden agricultural knowledge and family living skills with a Texas host roster. G. G. Gibson greeted the group at a farewell ranch party after county tours and dozens of picnics.
Winchester Virginia residents sparked a clash over Gen Daniel Morgan s body with Cowpens South Carolina a request for relocation prompting a local cemetery superintendent to deny the transfer absent a court order. An undertaker appeared with dubious credentials claimingMorgan lineage and a mayoral letter supporting move but no legal authorization was produced.
Raleigh report from State College marketing specialists notes farmer receipts for food products fell across May data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. May figures show farmers earned 67 cents of a dollar for meat and 66 cents for poutry and eggs while other product shares varied, with 34 cents for grain products in some categories. The marketing system retained 33 cents for meat and 46 cents for dairy and 73 cents for grain products.
The assistant director of the State Core Extension Service announces a new marketing specialist John Marvin Curtis from the Virginia Extension Service in Blacksburg. He replaces E. L. Johnston who resigned months ago. Curtis starts August 1 and holds degrees from NC State with Maryland PhD work in progress. Dairy specialist John F. Brown resigns and joins the Southeastern Artificial Breeding Association in Asheville on August 1.
General Services Administration chief Jess Larson urged Congress to investigate government non military buying. Senate panel chair John L. McClellan agreed to broaden the inquiry to all federal agencies with potential multibillion dollar housekeeping purchases.
A six child mother, wife of a disabled farmer, describes how home demonstration club training enabled her to earn income through slipcovering. She bought a small home, remodeled it with built in features, and now pays medical bills while maintaining the house for her eight-member family.
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co reports more telephones in five states than in all Russia, with over 2 500 000 telephones excluding Connecticut. State College agricultural engineering specialists say proper carburetor adjustment on a tractor can extend operation by 38 percent on a given amount of fuel.
The 1951 North Carolina crop is reported fair to good with small grain harvest near completion after July 23 and minimal wheat oats barley and rye remaining. Most damage to thin stored grain stems from harvest moisture mismanagement. Commercial production in North Carolina is estimated at 1 095 000 bushels. The passage notes wartime insecticide origins and that less than half the U S farms have tele-
Old sawdust can enrich soil when mixed deeply, forming good beds for azaleas and improving moisture retention. Use 0.5 to 1 pound of nitrate per bushel of sawdust incorporated, and add extra nitrogen as needed. Old sawdust decomposes faster and benefits deep rooting, while top mulch risks drought stress.
Weather has been ideal for sun curing aromatic leaf as Crouse notes. Heat helps by maintaining temp around 90 degrees to reduce mold risk and barn scald during curing. Crouse says favorable conditions let tobacco be stored in temporary bales ready for market.
In St Louis a dog food can tells a quirky tale as a burglar is thwarted after a guard dog Belligerent Art left at a filling station rings the alarm and police arrest the intruder following the alert.
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