Eighth Annual Dairy Short Course Set
Raleigh officials announce the Eighth Annual Dairy Production Short Course to be held at A and T College Greensboro for three days from February 1 to 3. The program features lectures and demonstrations at Coltrane Hall and the dairy barn with speakers from state dairy industry, milk plants, and credit agencies.
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Raleigh
A. and T. College
Greensboro
R. L. Wynn
Negro
A. & T. College
Coltrane Hall
V. A. Rice
N. C. State College
State College
J. W. Pou
M. S. Williams
George Hyatt
W. E. Reed
School of Agriculture
W. L. Kennedy
Animal Industry
S. J. Hodges
Four Tar Heels to Have Large Roles at Poultry Meet
North Carolina leaders take prominent roles at the ninth annual Southeastern Poultry Egg Association convention in Atlanta January 23 to 25. H. C. Kennett of Durham joins a five person panel on broiler business. Tom Rushing of Marshville opens turkey program. Earl A. Carriker of Charlotte is state VP. T. P. Greene of Asheville on the program committee. Fleming Specialty and Morris and Gorrell of NC display at the expo. NC delegates to the National Broiler Council attend a Wednesday breakfast.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Southeastern Poultry Egg Association
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta
H. C. Kennett
Durham
North Carolina Poultry Council
Kennett
Southeastern
Tar Heel
Tom Rushing
Marshville
Earl A. Carriker
Charlotte
T. P. Greene
Asheville
South
Fleming Specialty Company
Morris and Gorrell
National Broiler Council
Teen-Ager Receives Two-Year Prison Term
Owensboro Kentucky teen-ager William Shirley Craig pleaded guilty in circuit court to forging a $45 check on November 24 to help free his father from jail on a drunkenness charge. He admitted spending $13 of the money for the father's fine.
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Owensboro
William Shirley Craig
Fat Cattle Sales Drive North Carolina Market Push
North Carolina to host a record 12 fat cattle sales starting Feb 2 in Statesville with 600 head consigned. Six hundred animals will be offered, with at least 200 head per sale at six main events across Statesville Rocky Mount Hillsboro Greensboro Wilson Shelby Lexington Elizabeth City Monroe and more to follow through July.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Satesville
Statesville
A. VY. Allen
N. C. State College
Allen
Extension Service
State Department of Agriculture
Alen
Statesvill
Rocky Mount
Hillsboro
Greensboro
Wilson
Shelby
Meat is cheaper now than it was in 1955
Raleigh experts say current retail meat prices across the Raleigh-Durham area are well below last year with pork cuts at a 15 year low. Eggs offer the most value per pound and cold Florida weather keeps fresh vegetables high priced though sweet potatoes and cabbage are reasonably priced. Citrus remains a top fruit buy and canned and frozen goods present good values. A note mentions reported eagles attacking a small deer, though observers doubt frequency.
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Raleigh
George Abshier
Dorothy Mulder
N. C. State College
Raleigh-Durham
Mulder
Florida
Rat Population Almost 300 Million in United States
A Raleigh report cites an estimated 260 to 300 million rats nationwide. State College specialist L. C. Whitehead explains each rat consumes about $3 of food yearly and causes about ten times that in waste, driving a multi billion dollar annual burden for farms and cities.
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Raleigh
L. C. Whitehead
N. C. State College
Whitehead
North Carolina Agriculture Events Listed for January
Coming events include the Apple Growers Short Course in Asheville and a District Representatives meeting in Raleigh from January 16 to 17. Also scheduled are Pest Control Operators School at State College and Seedsmen training in Asheville Statesville Pinehurst and Raleigh with several joint and federation meetings through January 28.
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N. C
Foundation Seed Producers and Crop Improvement Association
Raleigh
Cattlemen Group Plans First Raleigh Meeting
The North Carolina Cattlemen's Association will hold its first meeting on Monday January 30 at 11 a.m. in Room 108 Polk Hall NC State College Raleigh. President K J Shaw will appoint committees for the new association. Membership open to beef cattle enthusiasts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Cattlemen's Association
Monay
N. C. State Colege
Polk Hall
M. E. Aycock
Aycock
K. J. Shaw
State College
Cotton Stocks May Depress 1956 Prices
Raleigh reports W G Tussey, extension cotton marketing specialist at State College, cautions large cotton stocks could push 1956 prices lower. He notes possible government action to ease price pressure and predicts 1956 supports set 82 to 90 percent of parity. Acreage cuts since 1953 and a 4 percent drop from 1955 aid outlook.
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Raleigh
W. G. Tussey
State College
Tussey
Congress
United States
Pest Control Operators School Set at North Carolina State College
In Raleigh pest control operators will gather at North Carolina State College for the fifth annual Pest Control Operator's School. The two day program, run by the School of Agriculture with the Extension Division, features the latest pest control information for operators, suppliers, and related business people. Dr. Carey H. Bostian will welcome attendees, and a business meeting of the NC Pest Control Association concludes the event. Attendees include representatives from pest control companies, allied businesses, the U S Department of the Interior, the Southeastern Experiment Station, the NC Department of Agriculture, and NCSU entomologists and pathologists.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
School of Agriculture
Carey H. Bostian
N. C. Pest Control Association
1 Pest Control Association
U. S. Department of Interior
Southeastern Experiment Station
N. C. Department of Agriculture
Tar Heel Gardener
Ripe tomatoes in June and jonquils in January show the warmth of a hotbed. A hotbed is a bottomless box with sloping sides glass cover and artificial heat costing about 31 dollars. It can start tomato and lettuce plants and root cuttings year round and a coldframe offers shade without heat.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Tobacco Quotas Backed by Wide Referendum Support
H D Godfrey notes that the barley tobacco quota referendum in Western North Carolina followed the pattern of prior grower referendums with 95.8 percent voting for quotas for 1957-1959. He cites 1955 and other crops showing strong approval, amid 40 percent acreage cuts. ASC records show 16,863 Burley farms producing 9,299 acres valued at about 12.07 million dollars.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
H. D. Godfrey
ASC State Committee
Godfrey
Congress
ASC
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