Atoms Will Cut Down Boll Weevil
Dr. Robert T. Gast of North Carolina State in Oak Ridge for a one month course on radioisotopes at ORINS. He studies using radioactive materials to track insect deaths and migration and to study resistance to pesticides. This method could map weevil movement and help determine if pests originate locally or come from neighboring farms.
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Robert T. Gast
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
North Carolina State
Gaston
North Carolina
Record high temperatures hit Miami in 1927 and 1913
In Miami temperatures reached a record 8 degrees above normal, tying historic highs from 1927 and 1913 and signaling an extreme heat pattern for the season.
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Miami
Grass Seeding Advice For North Carolina Regions
A state agriculture adviser answers common questions about when and what grass to seed. He recommends Merion and Kent bluegrasses for sun, white Dutch clovers for shade, centipede or Bermuda in Coastal Plain, and Tifton 57 Bermuda for golf courses. May and June are best for seeding. soil tests via county agent advised.
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Kent
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Bermuda
State
Wake County Girl Shines as Australian Farm Host
Sue Nichols, Wake County 4H Club girl, travels in Western Australia for four weeks as part of the Farm Youth Exchange. A host farmer, Miss Doman, praises Sue for sharing American 4H spirit and for enriching her farm leadership view in the land Down Under.
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Sue Nichols
Wake County
Western Australia
One of Agriculture
Procader
North Carolina
Clubs of
America
Tinued
Sue
USDA
Usda Pro R
L. R. Harrill
State College Extension Service
Doman
Brooding Chicks Boosts Profits And Requires Care
North Carolina poultrymen invest about thirty one million dollars annually in baby chicks with hatcheries adding sixty million last year. Dearstyne of the State College Poultry section urges careful brooding including space, water, feed, ventilation, and litter to raise healthy chicks to ten weeks and avoid costly mistakes.
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North Carolina
S R.&. Dearstyne
N. C
Dear
Styne
Dust Seed Treatment Can Help Prevent Decay
Dust seed treatment of hand and machine shelled pea nuts proves cost effective, says J C Wells extension service agrology specialist. Arasan 38c per 100 lb, 2 percent Ceresan 28c, Yellowide 1.5c, Spergon 36c. apply three to four ounces per 100 pounds seed with a barrel or drum treater, and ensure complete coating. Treated seed should be labeled and stored dry. avoid treating shelled seed.
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J.C. Wells Siaat Thology
Bi ‘Ollege Extension Service
Wells
Ceresan
Arasan
Apple Chemical Eed
Iiem Ny
February through March cattle sales and events listed
A compiled calendar lists ice cream marketing course in Raleigh on February 5 to 7, then regional livestock events across Bennettsville, Filleboro, Windsor, Statesville, Hillsboro, Greensboro and Wilson. Highlights include Hereford shows, fat cattle sales, dairy Ayrshire sales, and DHIA testers training from March 10 to 22.
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State College
Raleigh
Bennnetteville
D. C
Orange County
Filleboro
Bertie County
Windsor
Statesville
Hillsboro
Aberdeen Angue Sala
Greensboro
Wilson
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English St
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Post Office
Carolinas
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North Carolina Citizens Council
Floyd Chadwick
Sec’v
Raleigh, N.C
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