Farm Course At College Announced by North Carolina Bankers
Lexington reports a three year program by the North Carolina Bankers Association and NC State College. County Agent Carl Earnhardt announced the 1958 Short Course for young farmers to be held February 10 to 21. Davidson County banks have sent many farmers to the course in prior years. The event targets those who plan to farm and not attend college and who have 4 H or FFA records and no prior Modern Farming short courses. Interested youths should contact their local agricultural teacher or the county agent. The first county tobacco meeting will be January 13 at North Davidson High School with S N Hawks Jr and Furney A Todd from State College attending to discuss production and disease control.
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Lexington
North Carolina Banker's Association
N. C. State College
Carl Earnhardt
Davidson County
State College
North Davidson High School
Earnhardt
S. N. Hawks Jr
Furney A. Todd
Soil Bank Pay Of 1958 To Await Statistics
The 1958 Acreage Reserve Program payments will be issued farm by farm once performance data are determined. Certificates depend on maximum harvest acres, individual crop allotments, total Soil Bank base limits, and violation indicators. Base is set mainly from 1956 and 1957 acreage. hay is excluded.
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Soil Bank
Raleigh
H. D. Godfrey
ASC State Committee
Godfrey
Chemists Will Meet At State In Raleigh
The North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society will meet in Withers Hall at North Carolina State College Tuesday at p.m. Dr. Stephen Dal Nogare of Wilmington Del will speak on Gas Chromatography. Newly elected officers include F R Darkis chair man John Dawson vice chair and H Loeppert secretary treasurer Saylor and Arthur Roe councilors.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
American Chemical Society
Withers Hall
North Carolina State College
Stephen Dal Nogare
Analytical Research and Development Group
Pany
Wilmington
Del
ACS
F. R. Darkis
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Durham
John Dawson
U. S. Office of Ordnance Research
Ramay
H. Loeppert
North Carolina Sale College
Saylor
Duke University
Sic
Arthur Roe
University Oforth Carolina At Chapcouncilor
Egg vending aids North Carolina farmer sales rise
Heath B Ponmacs near Hickory adopted a 100 dozen egg vending machine delivering grade A eggs around the clock. The system, costing 1400 to 1500 dollars, requires a steady year round supply and good location, yet can cut staff time and lower per dozen costs as volume grows.
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Heath B. Pon Macs
Hickory
Marsh
Catawba
Libeau
Diesel switch engine stolen from Union Pacific yards
A diesel switch engine was stolen Thursday night from Union Pacific Railroad yards in Utah. The locomotive was found abandoned about half an hour later near the mouth of Weber Canyon, east of the city. Yard crews reported the theft and location of the engine.
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Uudjen
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad
Weber Canyon
Here
Conservation Pays Off On Light Sandy Soil
Robert Bullard of South River Cumberland County shows strong gains from soil and water practices. Since adopting a complete plan in 1949 with rotation and cover crops, he doubled cotton yield and raised tobacco by about one third.
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Robert Bullard
South River Community
Cumberland County
J. Frank Doggett
N. C. Agricultural Extension Service
Bullard
Doggett
Oil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Experts Estimate 1958 Farm Prices
North Carolina agriculture economists from State College foresee 1958 farm price trends. Hog, broiler prices weaken while high tobacco prices, cotton near support, and beef cattle prices rise. A large spring pig crop may depress overall prices versus 1957, with spring and summer 1958 near or above 1957 levels.
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N. State College
North Carolina
VU. S&s
Discounts On Leaf Support To Continue
RALEIGH Prices for flue cured tobacco with growth characteristics of Coker 139 Coker 140 or Dixie Bright 244 or any mix of such seed varieties will be half the support rates for comparable grades in 1958. The variety discount program, operated this year by ASC, classifies these varieties as low flavor aroma light body and currently with poor trade acceptance. Farmers should buy seed only from reliable sources to avoid planting discounted varieties.
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Raleigh
Dixie Bright
ASC
H. D. Godfrey
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Godfrey
False Teeth Text Promotes Stabilizing Powder
An ad fragment touts an improved powder for false teeth to keep upper or lower plates firm without sliding or rocking. It mentions alkaline composition and claims to improve breath and fit, urging readers to get the product.
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Benno
Final Expense Life Insurance Offer By Mail
A direct mail pitch targets adults 50 to 80 offering a $1,000 life insurance policy for final expenses. Respond by mailing name, address, and age to Old American Ins. Co. in Kansas City Missouri. No obligation and no phone call. all transactions by mail.
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Old American Ins. Co
West 9Th, Dept
Kansas City, Missouri
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Naletone
Blue Cross
Hospital Care Association
Wright
High Point
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Piedmont
Bureau
Special Promotion Department
Duke Power P. O
Charlotte, N. C
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