Ignorance Risks Poultry Failure Says Dearstyne
Dearstyne of North Carolina State College warns small flock owners risk failure from overestimating profits and poor management. He urges evaluating enthusiasm, securing quality stock, and consulting the local agent to ensure markets, inputs, and husbandry support a profitable, sustainable project.
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Patih
R. S. Dearstyne
Department of Poultry Science
N. C. State College
Dearsty
North Carolina
Dearstyne
Dearstone
Increasing Farm Business Can Aid Labor Efficiency
North Carolina farm management expert John M. Hunter says expanding farm enterprises boosts output and lowers costs, helping farmers beat labor shortages. He advocates adding livestock and new ventures, using idle land, and selective wood harvesting to grow income while matching labor availability.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
John M. Hunter
Bunn
Nash County
Robert Myers
Union County
Myers
George Medlin
Hunter
GYSTEX and CYSTEX advertised kidney bladder relief
An ad claims GYSTEX offers relief for urinary symptoms including frequent urination burning and bladder irritation. It promotes CYSTEX as a popular 25 year old product with a satisfaction or money back guarantee and urges asking a druggist for more details.
Dairymen Conference Set for Raleigh NC State College
The 1953 Dairymen's Conference will be held at North Carolina State College on February 11 and 12. The theme is efficient milk production with talks on cost factors and housing methods. Speakers include David S. Weaver and C J Fenzall among others, ending with a luncheon address by a prominent dairyman.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
David S. Weaver
State College
Agricultural Extension Service
C. J. Fenzall
Doane Agricultural Service
T. T. Curtis
Virginia
George Hyatt Jr
Carey Watkins
Blanch
Lee Meredith
Thomasville
R. M. Leflet
Willard
E. R. Collins
Extension
Dairy and agricultural events listed for January
A sequence of January events includes dairy schools in Burke Caldwell Watauga Rutherford Wilkes Cleveland Alleghany Mecklenburg Pinehurst and Cleve land counties plus pesticide and engineering schools at State College Raleigh and a Chatham County Farmers Day. The Southeastern Duroc Congress at Rocky Mount and the North Carolina Dairy Products Association gathering are also noted with dates January 20 to 24.
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Burke
Caldwell
Southeastern Duroc Congress
Rocky Mount
Watauga
McDowell
Rutherford
Wilkes
State College
N. C. Dairy Products Association
Pinehurst
Cleveland
Alleghany
N. C
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Raleigh
Chatham County
Legume Sod Boosts Corn Yields with Minimal Nitrogen
A State College study shows corn following a four year alfalfa sod yielded 127 bushels per acre with only 20 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer, indicating high producing legumes and grass-legume sods effectively boost subsequent crops.
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State College
TAR HEEL GARDENER
State College pathologist Howard Garriss discusses root knot nematodes reducing yields in beans tomatoes okra and other vegetables. The O Quinn family near Lillington used ethylene dibromide fumigation on 0.3 acre, reporting earlier tomatoes higher yields and more fruit. Details of application and a free Extension Circular No 337 are provided by State College Publications Department.
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Howard Garriss
State College
T. D. O’quinn
Lillington
O’quinn
Dairy schools held in 42 North Carolina counties
Dairy schools emphasizing a feed production panel are conducted in forty two North Carolina counties from January through February. The sessions run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with two films shown in the afternoon and feature panels of county agents farmers and extension dairymen led by J A Arey.
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Raleigh
North Carolin
J. A. Arey
State College Agricultural Extension Co
Morganton
Lenoir
Marion
Boone
Rutherfordton
Wilkesboro
Shelby
Sparta
Statesville
Taylorsville
Davie County
Newton
Yadkinville
Liton
Dobson
Gastonia
Alamance
Cabarrus
Asheboro
East Mecklenburg
USDA develops EQ-53 washproof fabric for clothing
The USDA announces EQ-53 a new compound that will motch proof clothes during washing and expects it to hit the market by spring.
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USDA
Nitrogen boosts lint cotton yield per agronomist guidance
Mississippi agronomists state that one pound of nitrogen can produce 12 pounds of lint cotton when balanced with phosphate and potash, assuming sufficient moisture is available.
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Mississippi Agronomists
Farmers urged to cooperate with state farm census
North Carolina farmers are urged to participate in the annual State Farm Census this month. State leaders say census data guide soil conservation and rural electrification plans, crop allotments, marketing quotas, and county policy decisions, with county figures vital for insurance programs.
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Raleigh
Tar Heel
E. B. Garrett
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Soil Conservation District
Garrett
Gwyn B. Price
Rural Electrification Authority
Production and Marketing Administration
G. T. Scott
PMA
Julian E. Mann
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Pasture Growth Gaps in Dairy Heifers Under Ten Months
Dairy heifers under 10 months fail to grow well on pasture alone while one-year-old and older heifers perform excellently on the same pasture.
Young man seeks position in furniture plants
Engineering business graduate with years of experience in furniture manufacturing seeks a position in a small or medium sized case goods plant or a plant for sale. Write Box XX, Enterprise.
Beechwood Creosote Cough Remedy Creomulsion Ad
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a potent cough medicine for chest colds and acute bronchitis. It claims to loosen phlegm and heal bronchial membranes without narcotics, guarantees satisfaction, and cites widespread use by millions of users.
Hay baling study ranks platform drier best method
Studies at State College show baled hay dried most effectively using the platform drier, outperforming other methods tested and establishing its superiority in drying efficiency.
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State College
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