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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1951
Page
3
Oak View Grange holds its regular meeting Thursday evening at 7 30 at Ruths Correction Center with a film on what to do in case of anatomic bomb attack. Oak View community urged to attend at First Baptist church at 8 30. Northern pike spawn when water hits 60 and bass at 65 to 70. Bark beetles carry…
North Carolina peach growers at the Peach Growers Annual Meeting in the Sandhills outlined pests and recommended sprays. Specialists from State College and the USDA detailed major insect threats such as the plum curculio and oriental moth along with diseases, and urged December to January emission spray, February lime sulfur, and March pink bud timing. They warned home gardeners to avoid parathion and announced a new publication Peach Spray Information with free copies from the county agent or State College.
Lyons Cascade Nova a registered Holstein cow in Mills Home Baptist orphanage herd tops a lifetime production test of over 100000 pounds of milk. Nora ranks as the 2426th Holstein in U S history to reach this mark with 106962 pounds milk and 3730 pounds butterfat in nine years. Her best year yielded 16929 pounds milk and 619 pounds butterfat at seven years four months.
The Carolina Experiment Station outlines a 1951 peach spray program detailing eight to ten annual applications to combat borers, scale, leaf curl, peach scab, bacterial spot and brown rot. The plan uses zinc sulfate, hydrated lime, wettable sulfur and lead arsenate with an optional parathion based regimen for broader pest control.
Entomologist G D Jones says no accurate data yet on how cold weather affected boll weevils in NC. Intensive studies will begin soon across the state in cooperation with farmers and experiment stations, with results checked by federal entomologists and released to the public. The Cotton News Letter reports on 1951 outlook and a drive to plant 960 000 acres of cotton, plus expectations for vegetable demand and farm incomes.
John D. Ford 11 15 of Oak Ridge won $1000 from Frank Haralson district manager for The B F Goodrich Company Akron Ohio. Ford a tenth grade student at Summerfield high school Oak Ridge was among five tied for first as adult dealers entries dominated. The youth selected a series of Power-Curve testimonial letters judged best for advertising purposes.
Extension dairy specialist A C Kimrey of North Carolina State College argues cottonseed meal is scarce so dairymen must produce more and better pastures hay and silage. He notes average NC cows still rely on poor pasture and hay quality is weakened by heavy rainfall.
A Brushy Mountains fruit growers meeting stressed that housewives determine produce demand by color and size. Reds and pinks sell best. Golden Delicious and white varieties may be overlooked. The article also notes farmers’ cash receipts and highlights Carnation Homestead Daisy Madcap as the top butterfat cow in U. S. dairying with 34,553 pounds milk and 1767 pounds butter in 1951.
Guidance from agriculture specialists notes frequent egg collection reduces contamination and improves hatchability. Eggs stored 0 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit in wire baskets with careful handling from lay to hatchery delivery. breeder diet and management, including a constant breeder mash, influence chick vitality. Green peas highlighted as key frozen vegetable. timber harvesting guide cited. December per capita milk production at 1.8 pounds, a 21 year low.
U S consumption of cigarettes in 1950 exceeded 1949 by 2.5 percent in the first 11 months. The note cites about 50,000 known diseases of economic plants.
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