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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1956
Page
4
A local Omaha appliance dealer demonstrated strong sales by selling an air conditioning unit to a heat stressed family at 2 a.m. after finishing a late installation. He installed the unit and completed the work a few hours before dawn.
A roster of August gatherings includes the National Poultry Science Association meeting at North Carolina State College in Raleigh, a Western District 4-H Leadership Conference in Swannanoa, and multiple Proved Sire Bred Heifer Sales in Greensboro Statesville and Enka. Also scheduled are 4-H Dairy Judging Finals at N C State College Dairy Farm Raleigh and a Tobacco Field Day at Mountain Research Station Waynesville with related forage and wildlife activities.
Raleigh reports an all-out effort by farmers and stockmen to improve breeding efficiency in farm and ranch livestock. The American Foundation for Animal Health cites dairy losses of over 200 million dollars yearly from sterility and delayed breeding. Recommendations include accurate breeding records proven feeding management and ongoing veterinary consultation to address breeding failures.
A State College study by Lindstrom and King shows that cucumbers and green peppers grown in North Carolina closely follow New York wholesale prices. A 1 percent rise in New York prices predicts a 1.4 percent rise at Clinton and similar relations for peppers, with examples from 1953 and applies to other southeastern markets.
John C. McShan president of First National Bank moves a million dollars in cash and negotiable securities on a handcart through Lancaster city square. Plainclothes officers and bystanders watch the transfer, believed safer than an guarded operation.
Birmingham reporter James G. Atkins was told to cage a puff adder and feed it a live baby chick. The chick peeped and hopped around the snake’s coils, pecking at its scales while the snake hissed in mock terror. To avoid stressing the reptile, Atkins gave the chick away and turned to frogs.
Raleigh reports plentiful market food buys this week notes State College extension specialist George Abshier. Pole beans and cabbage from Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains show high quality and prices remain higher for pole beans than snap beans. Peppers and peas are plentiful. cantaloupes and watermelons peak locally. peaches near end of harvest. turkeys and turkey broilers featured. eggs prices rising. lamb shoulder roast priced well. prepared meats stable. milk products like cottage and cheddar cheese attractive substitutes.
Raleigh report highlights the need for more college trained agricultural graduates nationwide and in North Carolina. W. A. Rice of North Carolina State College’s School of Agriculture notes eight field areas with about 15 000 annual openings, while land grant colleges graduate 8 500 yearly.
H D Godfrey of the ASC announces a final 1956 tobacco price support rate of 48.9 cents per pound, 90 percent of parity, up from 48.2 cents. Rates vary by grade from 74 to 12 cents, with lemon colored grades lower and orange colored leaves slightly higher. Flue cured tobacco price support is administered through the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation.
Raleigh extension forestry specialist R. L. Douglass notes shade trees take many years to replace. Prompt treatments can prevent injury or disease, while shaping and dressing wounds at occurrence reduce decay. If infection is widespread, replacement is often best.
Report notes a 214 pound 8 ounce Troy gold nugget discovered in the United States. The description emphasizes its enormous size surpassing a shoebox and highlights the notable weight as a remarkable find.
Indifference and carelessness damage shade trees in Raleigh area. Trash fires near trees, careless pruning, and construction work all injure trees. Proper pruning and protection reduce wounds that invite pests and long-term decline.
Corvallis Oregon sugar beet production could be revolutionized if field tests of a new single germ beet variety succeed, says D C Hill of Oregon State College. The U S Department of Agriculture notes monogerm varieties are ready for field testing and will be planted with spacing suitable for machine thinning and weeding. Currently clumps require hand thinning, a costly task. Also mentioned is W A Frazier of Oregon.
Zemo, a doctor's formula, relieves itching from eczema prickly heat and athlete's foot. It stops scratching and aids faster healing and clearing. Buy Extra length Zemo for stubborn cases.
Dairymen in Raleigh and across North Carolina will find multiple sales this month for fall freshening bred heifers and cows. George Hyatt Jr says key events include the August 16 North Carolina Holstein sale in Greensboro and several Jersey and Ayrshire sales in Statesville New Bern and Asheville with headcounts from 30 to 70. He notes additional dispersal and reduction sales statewide.
A 12 year old in Little Rock pulled a fire alarm lever after being told by a teacher the boxes were inoperative. The alarm summoned three pumpers two ladder trucks and two chiefs as firefighters confronted the boy. A fire inspector left the scene for the nearby junior high school.
Old American Ins. Co. offers a mail only way to apply for a $1000 life policy to cover final expenses. No obligation and no phone calls. Send name address and age to 3 West 9th Dept. L832B Kansas City Mo.
North Carolina cotton farmers near mill areas receive higher support prices than other U S growers, with Piedmont Middling one inch cotton set at 33.74 cents per pound for the 1956 crop and Eastern NC at 33.64. Last year Piedmont was 35.60 cents. Loan rates and storage approval are required for CCC loans. about a third of the crop used government loans last year.
The lion's mane jellyfish can reach 100-foot tentacles and up to 800 arms, inhabiting Arctic waters. It is capable of killing a person and is described as a poisonous monster in distant seas.
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