Farmers urged to take soil samples early for ASC program
H D Godfrey of North Carolina ASC warns Tar Heel farmers not to delay soil sampling this year as soil tests determine eligibility for Practice 19 cost share for topdressing drought hit pastures. He notes a three week delay in processing and urges prompt action with containers and instructions available from county ASC offices and the State Soil Testing unit.
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Raleigh
ASC
H.D. Godfrey
Godfrey
State Soil Testing of
North Carolina
Cottage Cheese Called Cheapest Meat for Health and Wealth
North Carolina dairy experts tout cottage cheese as a frugal protein source costing about 29 cents per pound. A 12 ounce carton provides half the daily protein needs with only 8 percent of calories, and expanding use could boost state milk demand and farmer income.
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Raleigh
Pe Aga Atein State College
Importance Of Strip Cup In Dairy Milking
RALEIGH The strip cup is essential to milk quality and mastitis detection says Marvin E. Senger extension dairy specialist. Stripping first squirts reduces bacteria counts and aids milk letdown while washing the udder with warm water before use trains cows for rapid milking.
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Raleigh
Marvin E. Senger
State College
Azalea Camellia Fever and Soil—Raleigh Gardener Notes
The columnist warns azalea and camellia affection is widespread, urging proper soil prep for gardening success. He details hole sizing, organic soil amendments, and depth, stressing soil testing, pH balance, and avoiding overfertilizing to prevent yellowing leaves and root damage.
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Raleigh
Agricultural Comment Highlights North Carolina Farm Trends
Raleigh reports detailed farm notes across Southeastern North Carolina. Dairymen in New Hanover see yellow oat patches from possible manganese deficiency. ash County fox numbers threaten quail and rabbits. beekeeping gains with modern hives. Robeson pecans shift to smaller, steady output with dry yields blamed on last summer.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
New Hanover County
John Leeuwenburg
Market Street Road
New Hanover
D. D. Baggett
Leeuwenburg
State College
Clifford Darnell
Laurel
Ashe County
Mr. Darnell
Jesse Giles
Catawba
Giles
A. A. Greene
Deep Gap
Watauga County
Watauga
Topdressing On Time Aids Grain Yields
Raleigh reports extension expert F. J. Bell says timely topdressing between February 15 and March 15 can double small grain yields. Tests show 32 pounds of nitrogen topdressing boosted yields from 20 to 36 bushels per acre, with wheat rising from 17 to 27 bushels when planting-time fertilizer was withheld.
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Raleigh
F. J. Bell
Bell
North Carolina
Blue Mold Expected To Hit North Carolina Again
North Carolina farmers face blue mold for the 23rd straight year with warnings from N C State College plant pathologists. Spore spread from old beds and wind-blown spores threaten Tar Heel fields in Georgia and beyond. Preventive treatments such as ferbam and zineb should start when plants reach dime size, with two applications weekly and after rains until transplant. The same controls also curb anthracnose first noted in beds in 1950.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
A. Yd. Ng
N. C
Georgia
Todd
North Carolina Dairy Conference Draws 300 Farmers
More than 300 dairy farmers are expected at the annual North Carolina Dairy men’s Conference at State College tomorrow and Wednesday. Programs include lectures on dairying futures and grassland farming, hay judging demos, a milk handling panel, and a noon luncheon at the College Dairy Farm.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Dairymen
State College
J. W. Pou
Department of Animal Industry
College Union
College
Pou
Pou; and “Grassland Farm
W. D. Hunnicutt
National Dairy Son Corporation
Newark City
M. EE. Senger
C. D. Grinacus
John Weaver
W. E. Thomas
J. E. Legates
G. Matrone
R. D. Mochrie
W. R. Marley
Upcoming Farm Conferences and a Pinehurst Peach Meeting
A regional events list shows the Dairy and Seedsmen conferences in Raleigh and Greensboro with dates from Feb 14 to 26. The North Carolina Peach Growers Annual Meeting gathers at Pinehurst. The note highlights record supplies of canned corn and snap beans as strong buying points.
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Raleigh
Raleighsia and Television Institute
Raei Fi
N. C. Peach Growers
Pinehurst
Greensboro
Statesville
New Milk Handling System Spotlighted at Dairymen Conference
RALEIGH The North Carolina Dairymen’s Conference focuses on a bulk tank milk handling system with Oscar Turner of Maryland Producers Cooperative sharing his experiences. A panel featuring W M Roberts D W Green Gordon Battle Wade Files and R B Redfern will discuss implications for NC dairies. The program includes talks on grassland farming hay curing and disease alongside milk promotion.
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Gates
W. L. Boyd
School of
Universia Minnesota
Carl Whiteside
North Carolina
American Dairy Associa
Turner
C. W. Pegram
Dairy di- Stateee
Agsr D. W
School of Agriculture
Wil
Raleigh
N. C. Dairymen
J. D. George
State College Agricultural Extension Service
Oscar Turner
Maryland Producers Cooperative, Inc
Baltimore
W. M. Roberts
State College Animal Industry Essor
Turner, Co
W. Pegram
State Department of Agriculture
D. W. Green
Biltmore Farms
Biltmore
Gordon Battle
Sanitarian
Guilford County
Wade Files
Dairyman
Blanch
R. B. Redfern
George
College Union
Carey H. Bostian
State College
Aromatic Tobacco Interest Grows in North Carolina
RALEIGH reports rising interest in aromatic tobacco among eastern North Carolina farmers. Agriculture official Crouse warns coastal soils are unsuitable, favoring Piedmont and Mountain Clay soils with low to medium fertility for production. Some western growers who left aromatic tobacco four to five years ago are returning, and Clay and Cherokee counties plan small plantings with forced air curing units.
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Raleigh
Crouse
North Carolina
Coastal Plain
Clay
Cherokee
Holstein-Friesian Group Sets Spring Cattle Sale Plans
The North Carolina Holstein-Friesian Association will hold its annual spring cattle sale with site selection to follow. At a Greensboro meeting last week directors accepted the resignation of J A Arey as sales supervisor, who said he will retire to focus on farming. Barnard Dougherty of Boone succeeded Arey in the position.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Holstein-Friesian Association
Greensboro
J. A. Arey
Arey
Barnard Dougherty
Boone
Grass and Legume Seed Distribution to Continue in 1955
The USDA announces continued federal distribution of limited supplies of foundation seed for grass and legume crops in 1955. The program aims to support growers by providing essential seed for forage and soil improvement amid tight shortages.
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USDA
Sheep and lambs on feed for market drop four percent
On January 1 the count of sheep and lambs on feed for market stood at 3 952 000, four percent below the 1953 figures, signaling a seasonal decline in inventories.
Oak View to Get Street Markers
Oak View Grange members adopt project to place street markers in the Oak View community. Co chairs are Mr and Mrs James Forbis and Mr and Mrs Colvin Freeman. Committee works on fund raising to cover project costs.
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Oak View Grange
Oak View
James Forbis
Colvin Freeman
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