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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1952
Page
7
March 15 marks the main income date for nitrogen applications. Experts warn April applications boost yield little, as March and April are peak period for small grain growth. Studies from 23 field tests show adding nitrogen raised wheat from 14 to 24 bushels per acre, with greater gains on sandy or nitrogen-depleted soils. A mix of cultural practices plus ample nitrogen fuels higher yields and fuller grain.
The North Carolina Experiment Station purchases a 314acre Mont County farm southeast of Raleigh to expand peach research. Director R W Station notes ongoing facility upgrades, irrigation planning, and 40 acres to be planted this year. Studies will cover varieties water use pruning and production practices. The meeting also heard on marketing trends including weighing fruit by pounds and Steri cooling methods.
Miss Charlotte Bridwell highlights the Wade Files family of Branch in Caswell County as a leading dairying household and 4 H booster. Mr Files founded the Caswell Breeders Association and engages in Kiwanis work while Mrs Files manages the dairy records garden and sewing. Their sons Douglas and Donald are active 4 H members in local schools and clubs.
North Carolina gardeners learn results from 1950 51 vegetable variety tests by the Experiment Station. Barham notes trials at Coastal Plain Vegetable Research Lab Wilmington and Upper Cape Springs with county farm partners in Pasquotank Carteret Caldwell Camden Hoke Beaufort Halifax. Information valuable to home gardeners and commercial growers.
TV walkie talkie camera to be used at Chicago political conventions for closeup views of leaders. Notes on Leap Year origins, a controversial ad phrase, Judy Garland earnings, farmer jokes, tanning history, and a West Virginia city using plastic pipes in a municipal water supply.
The note advises pruning now in March for grape vines fruit trees and shrubs. It details which plants require heavy pruning such as flowering shrubs while others like fig pecan and junipers need minimal cuts. It suggests replacing overgrown shrubs with ligustrum or Abelia and stresses maintaining natural shapes and staggered cuts to avoid damage.
The J. T. Holt family from Nathanael Greene community Guilford County is praised as a model for 4 H Club work led by home agent Miss Daniels. Leonardus 14 leads the local club and owns a tractor, while the family collaborates on dairy foods demonstrations and home projects.
The National Geographic (January issue) highlights North Carolina beef cattle expansion in a feature titled America's Meat on the Hoof. It notes farmers buying beef animals and Dr. H A Stewart of North Carolina State College pursuing crossbreeding with a South American breed and Herefords. Researchers and photographers, William H. Nicholas and Willard R. Culver, visited State College and other NC sites to gather information and images.
Raleigh report features George Farrell a tobacco farmer expanding into poultry with a 40 by 40 foot laying house for 500 birds He orders 600 Rhode Island Red chicks in two installments to be delivered January fifth and March and plans wire partitions to separate sections This approach aims to raise production reduce seasonal financial strain and meet North Carolina farming needs.
A photo shows ten cotton seedlings thriving from properly treated seed. Untreated seed leads to decay and damping off, causing replanting. Treated seed allows planting 3 to 5 days earlier and helps establish a strong stand, boosting potential cotton yields.
Dellview in Gaston County revived a 4-H relic to form a community house. Members funded the building with luncheons, bake sales, and donations totaling 251 dollars while local businesses contributed money and materials. The club supports Red Cross work and children's programs and plans future activities and a new business meeting.
Demonstrations at Raleigh area fairs compare treated and untreated fence posts to find longest lasting options. Experiments detail 50 foot test lines with end assemblies, alternating treated and untreated posts, and multiple treatment methods including hot-and-cold bath, cold soak, and osmose. Exhibits show end posts, braces, and wires with identification by wood type and treatment method.
Seven members of a wedding party in Ogden Utah were killed when their car struck a semi truck. Victims include the bride Nellie June Wilson Green 16 groom Martin Edward Green 22 and relatives Edna Wilson 40 Phyllis Christensen 38 Ralph E Green 37 Glen Charles Wadsworth 38 and Clarence Sharpless 33. The couple had recently wed in Clear Utah.
A basement apartment fire in New York killed Dorothy Illy, 38, and her niece Alice Pot ed of poisoning. The blaze forced 12 families from their homes as smoke and flames spread through the building.
London report says Big Ben will be halted from 8 a m to 6 p m while the great clock bells are overhauled restoring the mechanism. The clock famed for chiming through war and peace will pause during hammer work.
RALEIGH Total farms in the United States peaked at 6 8 million in 1935 and declined to about 5 380 000 by 1950. Land in farms rose from 1 055 billion acres in 1935 to about 1 15 trillion acres in 1950 as average parcel sizes grew despite fewer farms. Ownership patterns shifted with more full owners and fewer tenant operators by 1950.
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