Livestock Marketing Agencies in North Carolina
North Carolina Experiment Station releases Ex in Bulletin No 377 on Livestock Marketing Agencies in North Carolina. Walter P. Cotton notes many markets too small and most sales uncertified by grade. The study covers agency types numbers locations volumes and transport methods for livestock to and from markets with limited cattle and calf price info.
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North Carolina Experiment Station
North Carolina
U. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Walter P. Cotton
North Carolina Studies
Seasor
Exio
Agen
Department of of Pulications
State College Station
Raleigh
Ladino Clover Aids Bristol Farm Yields Low Costs
Hayesville report outlines Arthur Bristol using Ladino clover on seven plus acre orchard plots with 70 bushels of produce and 100 pass elements fed via self feeders. County farm agent R G Clay County Extension Service notes costs stayed under 10 cents per unit as late fall supply reduced.
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Hayesville
Arthur Bristol
R. G
Clay County
Bristol
North Carolina Dairy Group Plans 18th Convention in Pinehurst
The North Carolina Dairy Products Association convenes its 18th annual meeting at the Carolina Hotel Pinehurst January with about 500 attendees including agricultural leaders. Featured speakers include A Fifer Chicago. R Flake Shaw Greensbo ro. Dr George Benson Arkansas. Dr J H Hilton NC State and others focusing on butter, dairy industry tools, and dairy production.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Dairy Products Association
Carolina Hotel
Pinehurst
Janwad
J Lloyd Wa Langnen
Ian
Assell Fifer
Joe Chicago
R. Flake
Eere
Carolina Farm Bureau
Henson
Arkansas
Issioner
Ballentine
Benson
A. S. Browning, Jr
Kalmia Dairy
Hendersonville
E. L. Homan
the Kroger Co
Cincinnati
W. A. Foster
Jos Hoe Ee Co
R ‘En Doscher
Va Dent
York City
Pksowa
Doaneese
Sore Ice, Inc
St. Louis
Doane
J. H. Hilton
N. C. State College
L. L. Ray
Foundations
The
North Carolina Dairy Products Asa
En Anuary
A. Fifer
Chicago
Butter
Sete R. Flake Shaw
Greensboro
Wesquente
Farm Bureau
George Benson
Harding Collie Arcy
Changes On Farm In 20 Year Period
Hyman, a Black farmer, returns from New York after 20 years to his rural home in January 1951. He finds methods outdated and learns success now requires modern farming practices. Farm agent R McK Edwards notes plans to drain part of the land and take soil samples for lime and fertilizer guidance.
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Rip van Winkle
Robert Hyman
Hobgood
Hyman
New York
Times
R. McK. Edwards
Martin
State Ice
Von
Middleton Celebration Notes Charleston Gardens' Season
Middleton Gardens marks its 200th anniversary with ceremonies and plans for 1952. Planting 35,000 azaleas along Rice Mill Pond, new Cypress Lake development, and a Camellia Garden are highlighted. Schools may visit at reduced rates, with free admission for children under 12.
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New World
Smith
South
United States
Charleston
C. Norwood Hastie, Jr
Magnolia Gardens
B. R. Kittredge, Jr
Cypress Gardens
Middleton
Cypress Lake
Food Value of Collards Nothing to Joke About
Nutritionists praise collards as a special green, noting high vitamin C content and health benefits. Dr. Walter J. Peterson of North Carolina State College reports cooking methods retain nutrients, with pressure cooking best and freezing preserving value. Nitrogen fertilization boosts carotene and riboflavin, while storage requires immediate use or refrigeration to minimize losses.
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North Carolina
Walter J. Peterson
N. C. State College
Peterson
Slow growing evergreen shrubs for the South from State College talk
A nurserymen short course highlighted slow growing evergreen natives and ornamentals. Professor Fred Galle praised hollies Ilex crenata as good boxwood substitutes and recommended Danae racemosa Gardenia radiance Camellia? wait Oregon Grape Euronymus English Ivies and other slow growing options for sun or shade with guidance to consult nurserymen for more varieties.
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State College
Fred Galle
University of Tennessee
South
Pittsburg
Former 4-H Clubber Becomes Outstanding Home Demonstrator
Mrs. Richard Smith of BurlingtonRoute 1 formerly Cleo Rumwy rose from a 4-H participant to an outstanding home demonstration member. She served as Flow 4-H Club secretary and now leads Highland home demonstration club with roles in arts and crafts and 4-H neighborhood leadership. Her home blends craftwork with china painting and corsages from nylon, reflecting a life of service and community activity.
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Richard Smith
Burlington
Smith
Cleo Rumwy
Elizabeth King
Cleo
Flow
Highland Home Demonstration Club
Dairy Cows Must Give Lots of Milk
Dairy specialists at State College analyze North Carolina Dairy Herd Improvement Association data from 1950 to show milk production drives profits. The study finds returns above feed cost rise with butterfat output, suggesting higher feeding efficiency boosts farm income and urging improved feeding practices in 1952 with guidance from local agents and State College publications.
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State College
North Carolina
Dairy Erd Improvement Association
Department of Publications
State College Station
Raleigh
Specialists Discuss Farm Supply Outlook in 1952
Agricultural experts from the North Carolina Extension Service project 1952 labor shifts and price changes. They forecast fertilizer costs rising about 5 percent and farm wage rates up 5 percent as metal shortages affect machinery. Seed prices should stay near late 1951 levels with fescue and alfalfa seed in short supply. Farmers are urged to use proven equipment, home-grown materials, and early fertilizer orders to offset labor and material shortages.
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Yadoraltate
Col¢ Extension Service
Tar Heel
Ene
Gio
Weather dampens small grain stands in NC demo plots
Seed specialist F. J. Bell reports mid January visits to demonstration plots across mountain coastal and piedmont counties show winter-killed wheat oats and barley in some varieties, but recommended types for North Carolina show no damage yet. Early seedings suffered from low temps and dry conditions with slow tiller development. Egg prices have recently matched parity in only two of twenty years.
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F. J. Bell
State College
Lee
Mountain
Aa Plain
Piedmont Couna
Bell
North Carolina
Mountains
Bar- Piedmont
Atlas
Cokerth
Arlington
Vicrain
Coastal Plain
Arli
Piedmont
Maine
Tie Jourcey
National Hog Sale Planned in Winston-Salem Next Fall
The National Tamworth Show and Sale will be held in Winston Salem in October, hosted by the State Tamworth Breeders Association. Jack Kelley of the State College Extension Service confirms dates and plans, with John Archer of Arden Farms and Bolton of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce named secretary for the event.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Winston Salem
State Tamworth Breeders Association
Jack Kelley
State College Extension Service
Kelley
John Manager
Arden Farms
Clemmons
Tamworth
Bolton
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina Sets 1952 Sweet Potato Acreage Goal
The state aims to plant 60 000 acres of sweet potatoes in 1952, a 50 percent increase over 1951, reflecting growth in production targets and expansion plans by agricultural authorities.
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North Carolina
Free loblolly pine seedlings offered to 4-H members
State Extension forester Ford reports 187 clubs in 27 counties have ordered 250 450 seedlings to plant this winter aimed at boosting reforestation. Any 4 H member can request up to 5 000 seedlings with advice on planting season from January to March. Seedlings should be planted six feet apart in rows seven feet apart with 1 000 per acre, including use on wake land.
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John B.rant Forester
Calleus Extension Service
Ford
Caswell
Guilford
Davidson
Rowan
Cabarrus
Mecklenane Gaston
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Russell Fifer
KR. Flake Shaw
Middleton Gardens
S. C
Henry Middleton
First Continental Press
Arthur
New York Botanical Gardens
Schadow
Italy
Charleston Gardens
5. C
Garden Club of America
Bulkley
J. J. Pringle Smith
Middletons
First Continental Congress
H. D
Guilford Optical
General Electric
Ett
Tae
J. D. Rike
TEL
J. D. Rike & Son
Ey Pattee
Cecil
Office Equipment CO
Main ST
C. L. Poore
Highway Cafe
Greensboro Road
Kerns Baker
A. B.C
FOX
FCX
High Point
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