Healthy livestock outlook noted by state and federal reports
North Carolina and national surveys show a healthy livestock situation with beef cattle rising 7.2 percent in 1953. Hog numbers declined slightly due to feed shortages, while sheep edged up in NC from 48 000 to 49 000. Cattle marketing and purebred sales improved, with more feeder calves and carcass grade programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. S. Crop Reporting Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
N. C. State College
Who Decides What Country Music Is
Raleigh readers debate the meaning of country music as Mrs. J Paul Davenport argues for broad sacred and classical works as true country music and asks who decides what programs fit the label The home demonstration music committee weighs definitions and standards and the point is raised whether Handel Messiah and biblical hymns count as country music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
County Home
Beethoven
Jene MacDowell
Percy Grainger
Home Demonstration Music Committee
North Carolina Gets Extra Cotton Acreage Under New Legislation
The North Carolina ASC will allocate most of the additional cotton acreage gained by recent law directly to farms. Allocation will use 1951 1952 and 1953 cotton plantings, with a 65 40 50 rule for farm allotments and protections against reductions from current totals. Excess or unused acreage may be released to county committees for hardship adjustments or future allotment planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Horace Godfrey
ASC
Godfrey
Congress
North Carolina
Chick buying tips for North Carolina poultry farms
North Carolina State College expert S Dearstyne advises poultrymen to avoid very cheap chicks as they are costly long term. He warns pullorum disease spreads from parent stock through eggs and stresses buying pullorum-clean chicks from reputable flocks, preferably produced in North Carolina with equal price and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
S. Dearstyne
Department of Poultry Science
N. C. State College
Dearstyne
North
Tar Heel Gardener: scale insects attack fruit trees help from State College
The entomology department at State College Raleigh explains scale insects on fruit trees and shrubs. Peach trees are highly susceptible. control with oil sprays or lime sulfur when plants are not actively growing to avoid damage. Broad leaves respond to Volck or Scalecide oils. send a plant sample to state agents if unsure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Raleigh
NC Poultry Flocks Grow Amid Egg and Hatchery Demand
North Carolina residents numbered around 4.24 million and consume eggs and poultry meat. L. J. Fourie of the Department of Agriculture notes rising demand for fresh eggs and viable hatching eggs, with hatcheries using millions of eggs annually. Poultry adoption spreads through family farms in Carteret, Martin, Northampton, and Wilson counties, driven by income from eggs and broilers and aided by cage systems and small-scale improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
L. J. Fourie
Statepartment of Agriculture
Dupchmen
Acee
Randolph Kelley
Newport
Carteret County
Mr. Kelley
Hampshire
Kelleys
Kelley
N. D. Griffin
Williamston
Route 1
Martin County
W. Brady
Northampton County
Bill Garrett
Jackson
B. H. Harrill
Garrett
M. W. Chandler
Durham
Route 5
Coming Events for North Carolina Beef Cattlemen
A list of upcoming agricultural meetings and sales across North Carolina dates from Feb 23 to March 2 including Ayrshire breeders in Greensboro Dairymen conference at State College and Hereford Holstein sales. notes a slightly better market year predicted from January 1 and Johnston County’s 205,118 cultivated acres. United States egg production surpassed year-ago figures in each of the last five months.
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N. C. Ayrshire Breeders
Greensboro
State College
Rich Square
State Hereford Association
Statesville
Guilford County Holstein Association
Grange Hall
Guilford College
Wilson
Forsyth County Holstein Association
North Carolina
Johnston
North Carolina County
United States
Colorful veggies boost appetites and nutrition
Virginia Wilson urges eye appeal in meals to stimulate appetite with color. Green and yellow vegetables and fruits provide vitamin A and vitamin C rich options. plan five daily servings including at least one yellow or green item.
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Raleigh
Virginia Wilson State
Cal Extension
Mike Wilson
Miss Wilson
Wilson
Good Planning Necessary For Wise Spending
Mamie Whisnant advises Raleigh area families to review last year s expenditures and income, then create a flexible budget. A written plan directs spending, reduces waste, and adapts to unexpected costs, aiming for greater family satisfaction and peace of mind.
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Raleigh
Mamie Whisnant
State College Extension
Miss Whisnant
War Criminal Is Jailed Again
Japanese war criminal Sgt. Maj. Tetsuo Hayashi, freed from Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, after a transfer error listed his term as 10 years instead of life. The Netherlands had sentenced him. upon notice of the mistake, he returned to prison for a life term.
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Tokyo
Mlitary
Tetsuo Hayashi
Sugamo
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Hayashi
Cotton Mechanization in North Carolina describes advances
The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station issued a 62 page technical bulletin on cotton mechanization. It notes U S competition from synthetics and foreign production limits US cotton. Rotary weeders choppers and harvesters reduce labor and costs, but harvesting m achines require large efficient farms. progress will not be overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
J. Gwyn Sutherland
USDA
H. B. James
Department of Agricultural Economics
N. C
Seedling Planting Efforts Grow In North Carolina Farm Belt
North Carolina farmers youths and pulpwood interests have planted over 14 million forest seedlings on idle acres this winter with about 17.5 million dollars more to be invested by April. Forester John Gray of N C State advises mud-dip root conditioning and large loosened planting holes to boost survival, noting deeper planting risks and the need to avoid root bend. US milk output in October hit a record 8.8 million pounds, while NC strawberry acreage fell from 6700 acres in 1941 to 2100 in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
John Gray
Extension Forester
N. C. State College
Gray
New Mills Home Church Dedicated In Services
Marie Grant reports on the dedication of the New Mills Home Church in Thomasville. The ceremony included gifts from benefactors, names honored with an organ and chimes, a visit by Miss Sallie McCracken, and remarks by Dr. J. G. Greer. The dedication featured songs by the choir, and past and present pastors led the service marking a new era for the Baptist Orphanage campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Grant Thomasville
Robert M. Idol
Torium
John H Mills
J. G. Greer
Idol
Baptist
Greer
W. C. Rees
Aftor
W. Isaac Terrell
H.od Phil
Bess D. Scott
J. A. Durham
Charlotte
Surange
Rad
Essen Yes
Sallie McCracken
Robert A. MclIntyre
Stephen McIntyre
Lumberton
McIntyre
Carolyn W Uharty
Easure
Lucile Reed
J. O. Walton
Churchland
Norfleet Gardner
Laurinburg
F. M. Powell
Terrell
McCarthy Arrival Prompted Philadelphia Security Plan
Police arranged a security guard for Sen. Joseph McCarthy at a Washington Day luncheon in Philadelphia where the Sons of the American Revolution would award the Good Citizenship Medal. Authorities cited an anonymous letter urging violence, calling it likely the work of a crackpot. The note prompted heightened precautions.
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Philadelphia
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Washington
McCarthy
Albert E. du Bois
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Carolina
Agricultural Comment
W. D. Lewis
Wilson Co
Wilson County
W. T. Varland
Kenly
Route 3
Holland Home
Foothill
Polk
Russell
Marvin Garrett
Columbus
Elmer Overman
Nahunta
Wayne County
Overman
Mr. Overman
Nelson Hayes
Alumni Association
New Mills Home
Thomasville
Robert A. McIntyre
Dr. Greer
Supt. W. Reed
Beka D. Scott
New Mills Home Church
Industrial Supply CO
S. Maio
Alleay
Pt Om Rrl
High Point
N. Wrenn & Howell
SHACK
Kivett DR
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