Farm leader urges 50 percent of 1951 cotton to be set under loan
R Flake Shaw, executive vice president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, calls on cotton producers to place at least half of their 1951 crop under loan to cover costs and stabilize markets. He cites House Agriculture tactics to stockpile cotton and resume foreign loans to buy American cotton, aiming to prevent price drops from a temporary surplus.
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R. Flake Shaw
North Carolina Farm
House Committee On Agriculture
Shaw
Farm Bureau
Delta Council
New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Guernsey Show Dates Announced For North Carolina Exhibits
Raleigh reports the North Carolina Guernsey Breeders Association schedules district shows in August at Durham Hendersonville Brookeville Winston Salem and Pineville with the State show in Greensboro on September 5. Exhibitors must enter a animal at a district show for eligibility. entries may include multiple animals per class. Ribbons awarded to top five, champions receive special trophies, and health certificates required. Junior shows also listed with dates and locations. the state sale set for September 6. An average 1951 stock peanuts price announced by USDA at 230.56 per ton, 88 percent of August parity.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Guernsey Breeders Association
Guilford County
Clear Springs
Allan Manor
Creey
Rougemont
Durham
Hendersonville Fair Grounds
Brookberry Farm
Winston-Salem
Guilford County Agricultural Center
Greensboro
North Carolina Guernsey Breeders Association
American Guernsey Cattle Club
M. G. Newell
Rees
Ray G. Griffin
James A. Dickens
Wmn
J. D. Elrod
Southern Dairies
Asheville
North Carolina Guernse Breeders Association
Toweter
Guilford Agricultural Center
Ward Snarr
Siler City
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farms Report Storm Damage and Poultry Show Plans
Ruther ford County 4-H members prepare for a pallet show with cash prizes for top clubs as three hatcheries supply 100 chicks to each member in the 15 clubs. Transylvania County notes hogging down corn in Aug as Marvin Whitmire tests West Virginia 1163 corn for faster malting and yield advantages.
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Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
Charles B. Padge
Ate College Extension Service
Col Poultry
Brevard
Transylvania
Marvin Whitmire
West Virginia
Whitie
Fall Garden Tips for the Tar Heel Gardener
After rains, begin fall plantings with late tomatoes and lima beans. Direct sow or start broccoli cabbage lettuce and collards now. Chinese cabbage grows easily for raw salads. Guard against bean beetles with rotenone and cryolite. weather causes blossom end rot in tomatoes. Mulch to retain moisture. note cover crops have expanded US plantings since 1936.
Cabarrus Farm Leader Retires After Long Stay
Roy D. Goodman a 62 year old Cabarrus County extension agent with 37 years of service retires in September. He spearheaded the shift from single crop farming to diversified programs and led cattle tuberculosis control efforts. Goodman began in 1914 after graduating from State College and will retire to his Winecoff Community farm with wife Sopha Moosean. two sons Victor J. and Earl run the farm.
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Irus County
Roy D. Goodman
Cabarrus County
State College Extension Service
Concord Tribune
State College
Goodman
Cabarrus
Bang
Goodman's
Winecoff
Sopha Moosean
Victor J
Earl
Reunion At Farmerville School Promises Homecoming Program
A reunion of former teachers students and friends of Focuser High School is planned for next Saturday September 1 at the school. The Community Fair sponsors the event with free admission and a homecoming program beginning at 1 30 o'clock.
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Focuser High School
Satur
Con
Farmeseae
Advice on Saving Pine Trees From Southern Beetle Outbreaks
John Ford of North Carolina State College Extension warns farmers that southern pine beetles in Martin and Bertie Counties threaten stands. Salvage is urgent as browning trees cannot be saved. cut barked or infested trees, peel and burn bark, and process sawlog sized trees into lumber. Prompt action is essential to control the beetle brood.
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John Ford
State ‘College Extension
Martin
Bertie
Mene
Ford
Cape
Grange Meets Hear Milford Byerly Hypnosis Talk
Oak View Grange met last Thursday at Ruth's Recreation Room route one. Overseer presided in Master absence. Funds from broom sale added to building. J C Forbis led fire extinguisher demo. Milford Byerly of Pugh Byerly Sportenn a program on hypnosis explaining mind control and perception. Farmers plan to pony 1951 growth.
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Oak View Grange
Ruth's Recreations
Route One
Vance Proctor
Luanna Brock
J. C. Forbis
Walton
Milford Byerly
Pugh-Byerly Sportenna “Aan Oe
Burley tobacco urged for cigarette market at Waynesville
Dr. W. E. Colwell of North Carolina State College urged burley growers to target cigarette tobacco at the Waynesville Burley Field Day. He cited average yields and acre values in NC, compared with Tennessee and Kentucky, and warned high nicotine leaf lowers quality. He recommended manure, denser plantings, closer spacing, topping, and priming.
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Burley Tobacco
W. E. Colwell
Department of Agronomy
State College
Burley
Colwell
Waynesville
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Agricultural Economics Department
Open kettle calls for tomato advice from Durham man
A Raleigh Durham extension agent recites safe canning methods after a male caller asks about cooking tomatoes. The agent explains hot water bath canning and times for cold pack jars, while the caller probes open kettle steps, ending with a polite exchange.
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Raleigh
State College
Durham
Ore
Margaret Um
No Suckers Are These Boys It Says Here
Four Nash County Negro farmers test mineral oil to control tobacco suckers after a field day at the Upper Coastal Plain Branch Research Station near Rocky Mount. They treated 20 plants, using mineral oil on 10 hills and a 1 1 emulsion on 10 hills, applying oil after topping on a hot day to cover suckers.
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Raleigh
Nash County
Upper Coastal Plain
Rocky Mount
William F. Wright
Nash
State Siege Extension Service
Tomato preserving method debate from Mrs Umberger
A reader asks how to boil tomatoes for canning and recalls advice from Miss Umberger who promoted the boiling water method but gave unclear instructions. The dialogue hints at confusion over proper steps.
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Miss Umberger
Sears 4-H Poultry Show set for Greensboro sale
The Sears 4-H Poultry Show occurs Thursday September 6 at 10 00 a.m. in the Sears Retail Parking Lot at Gaston and Eugene streets Greensboro. Sixteen members each deliver 12 top pullets from 100 chicks raised last March and February. They sell Parmenter Reds at auction to the public. Also notes 189 000 bee colonies in North Carolina as of July 1 per beekeeper reports.
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Sears
Gaston
Eugene Streets
Greensboro
Britain Inches Toward Atomic Test Under Morgan
London AP reports Lt. Gen. Frederick Morgan named head of Britain's atomic energy program fueling speculation that Britain may test its first atomic bomb soon. Morgan, 57, aided Allied invasion planning in World War II and would replace retiring Viscount Portal as atomic controller.
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London
Frederick Morgan
Britain
Morgan
Hope Army
Viscount Portal
Jenergy
Lid Portal
Readable fragment on inflation trends and yearly comparisons
A terse note indicates prices were down for the fifth consecutive month at 294 percent of the 1910-14 level, with mid July readings showing a 2.3 percent decline and an 11.8 percent rise from the previous year. The garbled text references Rend in mid July and compares current values to prior periods.
Camel Cigarettes Ad Highlights Baseball Stars Endorsing
Baseball fans and major league players endorse Camel cigarettes as the steady choice. Mel Parnell Vic Raschi Eddie Waitkus Dick Sisler Willie Jones Bubba Church and Jim Konstanty are cited among the stars who smoke Camels. Camel claims mildness tests show it leads all brands by billions.
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America
Mel Parnell
Boston Red Sox
Vic Raschi
New York Yankees
Eddie Waitkus
Dick Sisler
Willie Jones
Bubba Church
Jim Konstanty
Phils
Camel
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