Dwarf fruit trees fit small gardens with care
Dwarf trees suit limited spaces as ornamentals or along borders though not for commercial orchards. They bear early, are easy to prune and spray, and fruit is usually large and colorful but require staking, fertile moist soil, and protection from cold. Malling IX is a common dwarf apple rootstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Klingbeil
State College Extension Service
Klingbeil
East Malling
Kent
England
Jonathan
North Carolina
McIntosh
Bartlett
Duchess
Keiffer
Anjou
Improper Use Of Insecticide Is Dangerous
Entomology leader George D. Jones warns farmers insecticides are poisons and must be used with care. Parathion dust or spray on tobacco requires four to five days of field exclusion after application. TDE parathion mixtures may not align with insect presence, while hornworms and aphids shift between broods. Parathion urged for aphid control in North Carolina. hornworms expected to decline until the next brood in July or August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
George D. Jones
State College Extension Service
Jones
4Vers
North Carolina
US reports 7 percent drop in chick hatching this year
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics finds seven percent fewer chicks hatch this year than last. Resulting eggs may be scarce in late fall and winter. C F Parrish of State College warns farmers to source pullets bred for egg production and avoid high prices for unsuited stock. An agricultural act wool support program is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
C. F. Parrish
Colver
Parrish
Guernsey Field Day Set at State College Dairy Farm
The Guernsey Breeders Association will hold its annual field day July 9 at the State College Dairy Farm near Raleigh. Events begin 10 a.m. with tours of calf barns milk house and bull barn followed by talks from J. E. Legates F. M. Heigs lunch program and remarks by D. W. Colvard and J. H. Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Guernsey Breeders Association
State College Dairy Farm
Ward Snarr
Swer City
College
W. Colvard
J. E
Animal Industry
Bankers Conference
Chapel Hill
Guernsey Rs
Dairy Pavilion
F. M. Heig
Bankers’ Group
J. H. Hilton
H. Cairns
University of Maryland
Coming Events and Postwar Farm Notes Compiled
State College Bee Service lists July events including tobacco field days at McCullers and Shotwell Ox ford and Cullo whee. 4 H conferences at Camp Millstone and Raleigh. dairy, beekeeping and cattle meetings in Greensboro Asheville Statesville Transoll and Waynesboro. plus Farm and Home Week and 4 H Week. The note adds wartime peanut reductions and soybean harvest data with USDA context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College Bee Service
McCullers
Shotwell
Seeson
T. College
Greensbo
Camp Millstone
Boone
Oxord
State Beekeepers Association
Cullowhee
Sok
National Farm Safety
State College
Raleigh
T. Conore
G Sepenmore
Tobacco Field Patural Hall
C. Dairy Products Association
Asheville
C. Hereford Association
Statesville
Transoll
Ule College
Waynes
Come
State College Names Hyman As New Editor
Theodore M. Hyman was named assistant editor at North Carolina State College to oversee radio and television within the School of Agriculture. He arrives from Virginia Tech where he was extension radio editor for four years. Hyman holds degrees from Wisconsin and Clemson and is an Army veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Theodore M. Hyman
North Carolina State College
F. H. Jeter
Hyman
School of Agriculture
State College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
University of Wisconsin
Clemson College
Clemson
S. C
Haywood County
Waynesville
American Association of Agricultural College Editors
National Association of Radio Farm Directors
Kiwanis International
Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Fraternity
Block and Bridle Club
North Carolina State Leads Poultry Air Sac Infection Study
North Carolina State College and six land grant institutions join the U S Department of Agriculture in a seven man project to identify the cause, transmission, and control of air sac infection in poultry. Field visits revealed lapses in sanitation such as farm-to-farm movement without disinfection and reuse of crates, underscoring need for better sanitation to curb this and related diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
B. F. Cox
Broiler
Newcastle
North Carolina Tops Nation in 4-H Enrollment in 1951
North Carolina led the nation in 4-H Club enrollment for 1951 with 2 227 clubs and a combined 133 251 members including 59 652 boys and 73 599 girls. Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas followed in enrollment and completion rose to 73 16 percent. The State College Extension Service administers the program under J R Harrill who has led the effort for over 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Ala
Georgia
Texas
State College Extension Service
U.S. Department
Lawn grasses in sun and shade tested for NC yards
A North Carolina reader reports Kentucky bluegrass dies in full sun while Marion bluegrass tolerates sun and shade with some disease spots. Bermuda and centipede rank as prettiest lawns, zoysia matrella dense but slow, Z 52 faster yet taller. Overall, mowing needs and soil care noted. advice to contact county agent or NC State College for a lawn bulletin.
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Marion
Bermuda
North Carolina
N. C. State College
Several New Materials On Market
Raleigh report notes shifts in textile choice from four natural fibers to numerous man made fabrics. Orlon, Dacron, Dynel, Vicara join rayon and nylon, with uses ranging from rainwear to suits. Vicara blends with other fibers for baby clothes and men’s wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State College
Julia McIver
Orlon
Dacron
Dynel
Vicara
Orion
Funeral services for Albert Clin ton Jones held at Wesleyan Church
Albert Clin ton Jones aged 42 of 1226 Redding Street died in a local hospital Friday night from injuries in an automobile accident on Ragan Road. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at four o'clock at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev. J. C. Reynolds and Rev. Fred B. Barlow presiding. Burial followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed include W. R. Jones Joe Harrelson Lee Asbill Lester Webb J. L. Mathews Jr and Will Board. Honorary pallbearers included Glenn Marley Bodie Bodiford Herman Johnson Marvin Ingram and C. C. Hanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Clinton Jones
Redding Street
Ennis Street
Wesleyan Methodist Church
J. C. Reynolds
Fred B. Barlow
Ward Street
Will
Glenn Marley
Bodie Bodiford
Herman Johnson
Marvin Ingram
C. C. Hanes
Floral Garden Park
Mr. Jones
Ragan Road
Funeral service for Jordan R. Skeen in High Point
Funeral services were held for Jordan R. Skeen 78 of Route 1 Trinity at Calvary Church of The Nazarene High Point. Ministers A H Johnson and Zebe Thompson officiated. Pallbearers included John T Skeen Jr Austin Skeen Jack Skeen Boyd Skeen Robert Oldham Jr and E W Garrett. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery High Point. Mr Skeen died Friday afternoon in Randolph Hospital Asheboro. Asbestos was first used in automobile brake linings in 1906.
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Jordan R. Skeen
Thomasville
Trinity
Calvary Church of the Nazerene
High Point
A. H. Johnson
Zebe Thompson
High Rock Baptist Church
John T. Skeen
Austin Skeen
Jack Skeen
Boyd Skeen
Robert Oldham
E. W
Taft Ballot Split Seen At 14 to 12 Favor balance
Dixie GOP delegates were to divide Taft Eisenhower lines on a convention rule change to bar disputed delegates from voting until their seats are upheld. Taft leaders Adkins Townsend Pickett Jackson Howard Tipps opposed the measure while Vardaman Baley and Landreth backed it. Florida delegates planned a caucus to decide their votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Dixie Gop
Taft-Eisenower
Adkins
Alabama
Townsend
Arkansas
Roscoe Pickett
Georgia
John E. Jackson
Louisiana
Perry Howard
Mississippi
Tipps
Tennessee
Vardaman
Baley
North Carolina
Landreth
Virginia
Florida
Floor Fight At Chicago Faces GOP Convention Turmoil
Delegates split over convention rules dampen enthusiasm for Eisenhower and Taft, but no break occurs. The platform moves toward broad agreement while preconvention ruckus centers on procedures as both parties anticipate the Democratic challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Taft
Democratic Party
Beauty spots fad takes hold with Sailor Joe in Montreal
Montreal women seek skin etchings from tattooist Sailor Joe Simmonds as beauty spots become a growing fad. He runs a studio behind a pool room and reports many customers are sailors with a record of leaving his marks on both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Joe’ Simmonds
Simmonds
Book Tells How Newspaper Fell to Enemies In Argentina
A 1951 Buenos Aires suppression of La Prensa is chronicled in Defense of Freedom. The volume recounts the 81 year history from founder Jose C Paz to Peronist seizure, the 1951 union pressure, and a deadly ambush that ended La Prensa. It notes a loyal staff later walked to the plant, was attacked, and the paper’s fate changed. Fort Worth brief mentions bank officials and a Time of Day Bureau insurance offer. Farmers use fertilizer at nearly three times 1940 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Prensa
John Day Co
Defense of Freedom
Jose C. Paz
Peron
Paz
Ministry of Propaganda
Alberto Granza Paz
Ezequiel Paz
Union of
Fort Worth, Tex
Fort Worth National Bank
Chicago
Bureau
Local Insurance Man Earns Virginia Trip
R Ben Sutton, Atlantic Life Insurance representative here, placed among top contenders in the company annal sales campaign for May and June. Charles W Phillips of Richmond, Va, vice president and superintendent of agencies, announced Sutton earned a trip to Richmond on July 8 with a Chesapeake Bay fishing excursion and a July 9 10 visit at Horse Point Inn near Deltaville Va. U S farmers grow more than 80 million acres of corn each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ben Sutton
Atlantic Life Insurance Company
Charles W. Phillips
Richmond
Sutton
Chesapeake Bay
Horse Point Inn
Deltaville
BC Headache Tablets and Powders Ad
An advertisement promotes BC Headache Tablets and Powders as quick acting relief for headaches neuralgia and muscular aches. It highlights a multi ingredient formula available in tablet or powder form with 10¢ 25¢ and larger family bottle options.
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Riety
Guernsey
U. S
N. C
N.C
TAR Heel Gardner
General Confederation of Labor
Virginia Trip
Pontiac
Carsons Inc
Cient Cab
Yellow Top Cab Company
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