U.S. neutrality policy faces new push for munitions ban
Rep Ludlow proposes a universal ban on munitions shipments to non-American countries. He cites U.S. sales of 14.3 million dollars to Japan in six years as a moral failing. The act's scope and possible revisions prompt debate among lawmakers and officials.
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Washington
Ew Congress
Rep
Ludlow
D-Ind
Anyme
United States
Japan
State Department
Peru
Pittman
D-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Careful cutting urged to save holly in North Carolina
North Carolina State Forester J S Holmes urged landowners and the public to use holly and other greens carefully to prevent depletion. He warned against removing entire trees and discussed simple rules to protect holly as a renewable crop. The note also mentions US monthly meat consumption patterns, highlighting October has the peak meat intake.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
J. S. Holmes
Department of Conservation and Development
Holmes
Mr. Holmes
North Carolina
Fruits and vegetables market report flashes on wholesale runs
North Carolina shipping points show mixed demand across multiple items. Lettuce in Phoenix steady. cabbage prices vary with region. Apples from Md Pa Va and W Va show varied min sizes and prices. Peppers pumpkins and berries listed with regional quotes and carload terms.
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Took County
Maine
Presque Isle
Green Mountains
U. S
U. S&s
New York
Hog Killing and Poultry Flock Must Not Mix
Raleigh reports a warning from H C Gauger a poultry disease specialist at State College advising farmers to keep hog killing areas away from flocks. he notes pools of killed hog water can poison chickens and even pig hairs in gizzards impair digestion. respiratory diseases like bronchitis and larynge tracheitis rise this season with no specific cure. proper feeding and management aid birds that survive these infections.
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Gauger
Tobacco Export Outlook Better
Raleigh December 12 War conditions abroad push foreign manufacturers to rely on the United States for flue-cured tobacco. W P Hedrick of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture cites rising exports and anticipated demand growth tied to Sino-Japanese conflict and higher U S cigarette consumption.
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Raleigh
United States
W. P. Hedrick
North Carolina
Hedrick
China
Wall Street
Beekeeper Profit Boosts Deep Run 4-H Project Gains
Deep Run 4-H member Ervin Hill kept bees rather than tobacco for profit. He harvested 820 pounds of honey from eight colonies, selling at 15 cents per pound for 124.75 dollars. Expenses totaled 9.44 dollars for supplies and labor. He left honey for winter in modern frame hives.
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Kinston
Ervin Hill
Deep Run
O. R. Freeman
Lenoir County
The Plant Speaks on Hidden Soil Deficiencies
Plants reveal soil needs beyond chemical tests which show element presence but not availability to the plant. The text argues soil chemistry alone cannot measure usable nutrient levels for growth.
Market Report On Fresh Produce And Truck Receipts
California bushel crates range 4.76 to 56.00 with stronger demand. Florida bushel hampers 5.00. Motors report dull Baltimore market. Florida truck receipts show lug boxes of ripes and turning wrapped. WU 8 No 1 6x6 and larger best 2.50 to 3.00 poorer 2.00 to 2.25 Ungraded 1.59 to 2.00.
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Pittsburgh
North Carolina
U. S
Louisiana
New York
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Cleveland
New Jersey
Washington
Nuu Carolina
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Jersey
Florida
LIMA
California
Third Annual Tobacco Short Course Opens in Raleigh
Dan M. Paul, director of agricultural short courses at State college, announces the third annual Tobacco Short Course to be held in Raleigh January 10 to 13, 1939. The program includes lectures, open discussions, and demonstrations in grading tobacco, with free tuition and a $1 registration fee.
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College Station
Raleigh
Dan M. Paul
State College
E. Y. Floyd
State College Extension Service
James F. Bullock
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Oxford Tobacco Station
J. B. Cotner
W. D. Lee
J. F. Lutz
E. G. Moss
R. F. Poole
J. O. Rowell
Wise Shaw
Division of Tobacco and
Luther Shaw
H. W. Taylor
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
L. T. Weeks
John W. Harrelson
I. O. Schaub
Extension Service
Food Proves Top Christmas Gift For Farm Wives
Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris of the State College Extension Service proposes Citrus Fruit Marmalade and Crystallized Grapefruit Peel as ideal gifts for Christmas. The marmalade recipe uses one orange one grapefruit one lemon and 312 pounds sugar yielding about one and three fourths quarts after steps of cooking cooling and jar filling. Crystallized peel is prepared by boiling peeled grapefruit until tender then cooking peel with water and sugar until transparent and drying before sugaring and storage.
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College Station
Raleigh
Cornelia C. Morris
State College Extension Service
AAA Officials Hopeful Dark-Fired Tobacco Surplus Will Sell
Washington officials expect disposal of the dark-fired tobacco surplus within the year. The surplus stands at about 33 million pounds as the 1938 crop was estimated at 100.6 million pounds, 17 million less than 1937. Western Kentucky and Tennessee growers see improving prospects, with signs of resumed Spanish trade through private negotiations.
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AAA
Washington
Lawrence Myers
Kentucky
Tennessee
Spain
Western Kentucky
Tobacco Shipments to Liverpool Reach September Peak
American tobacco shipments to Liverpool in September totaled 15,168,116 pounds. Virginia leaf accounted for 13,334,216 pounds, Virginia strip for 1,763,200 pounds, and western leaf for 20,700 pounds. The month saw a more than 100 percent rise from August.
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Liverpool
Plant Bed Site Selection Affects Flue Cured Tobacco
L Weeks of the Tobacco Tension Service warns that thrifty beds and proper site rotation are vital to a successful crop. Poor bed sites include improper soil prep, diseased old beds, and diseased seeds. He urges new bed sites annually, well drained loamy soil with southern exposure near water, and careful variety choice such as White Stem Orinoco and Virginia Bright Leaf.
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College Station
Raleigh
L. Weeks
State College Extension Service
North Carolina
North Carolina tobacco sales lag last year in price per hundred
NC farmers had sold 484,406,530 pounds of tobacco by December 1 at an average of 23.15 dollars per hundred, down from 25.12 dollars last year on 530,706,765 pounds. November sales totaled 61,263,239 pounds at 21.09 dollars, with belts varying from 21.36 to 19.82 dollars.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
W. H. Rhodes
Department
Guilford County Girl Wins National 4-H Prize
North Carolina 4-H girls won four blue ribbons at the National Club Congress in Chicago. Ruth Mason of Statesville earned a health contest blue ribbon and title Health Queen, while Margaret Wagoner of Greensboro also took a top honor in the home improvement exhibit shared with a Chattanooga, Oklahoma competitor.
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College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
Chicago
Frances MacGregor
Congress
Ruth King Mason
R. F. Mason
Statesville
Iredell County
Mason
Margaret BE
Wagoner
Greensboro
Guilford County
Chattanooga
Okla
Poultry and Egg Prices Steady at Lower November Levels
Egg prices rose modestly less than typical November advance while chicken prices remained at low levels, report says by C. F. Parrish extension poultry specialist at State College.
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Co, F. Parrish
Extension Poultryman
State College
Gilmer potato laboratory boosts yield and grades
The sweet potato laboratory in Gilmer Texas targets higher yield per acre and removal of lower grade potatoes from commercial markets through improved cultivation and selection.
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Gilmer
Texas
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