Merchants Sponsor Farm Page For Progressive Farmers
A new weekly farm page sponsored by the High Point Merchants' Association will debut each Wednesday in The Enterprise. It will feature authentic content from the U S Department of Agriculture and state sources, ask farmers to contribute articles, and help farmers secure market prices quickly. Local merchants listed as sponsors promise support and practical farming guidance for wheat corn and other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Merchants’ Association
United States Department of Agriculture
State Department
High Point Merchants ‘Association
Allen Bros. Amos Furniture Co
Beavans
W. C. Brown
F. Beeson Hardware Co
Bradner and Co. Brackett
J. T. Capital Grocery Co
Culler
Cannon and Fetzer Co
Dowdy
W. H. Elm Street
Farriss Pub. Co
Fowler and Pickett
Fowler
Encouraging Cottage Cheese and Local Cheese Factories
The USDA promotes dairy cheese making as an alternative to meat and outlines when cottage or factory cheese production is feasible. It notes costs about 2.5 cents per pound to manufacture and market cheese, milk-to-cheese yields, and requirements such as 4,000 pounds of milk daily, 200 cows within four miles, cool nights and ample cold water, plus regional suitability in the Great Lakes, northern mountains, western coasts, and northern U.S. The department offers guidance and limited cooperative assistance to viable localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Lakes
Great Plains
Farmers Convention Plans Highlight Food Production Goals
The fifteenth annual Farmers and Farm Women state convention will run August 28 to 30 at the State College of Agriculture and Engineering. Expected attendance surpasses 1000, focusing on food production and conservation with lectures demonstrations and joint sessions for men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and E. College
Farmers’ and Farm Women’s
State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Blue Ridge
North Carolina
Livestock program expanded at State convention
The Farmers State convention will feature a strengthened livestock program led by Dan T. Gray. The August meeting plans at least 45 lectures and demonstrations on livestock and poultry topics, a sharp increase from the prior eight or nine.
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Dan T. Gray
Animal Industry Division
Canning Guidelines for String Beans Turnips and Tops
The National Emergency Food Garden commission in Washington cooperates with the newspaper to promote conservation. Guidelines cover selecting young beans and uniform sizes, blanching times, packing into jars with salt, and sterilizing glass jars for two hours or cans before full sealing. Turnips are packed whole or in sections with hot water and salt, sterilized for one and a half hours, with similar steps for turnip greens. Continuous cooling and dark storage follow to prevent bleaching.
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Tolay'sulletin
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Washington
Peanut Seed Drive Aims to Double Southern Acreage
Southern extension workers are urged to push a campaign to double peanut plantings this year. An arrangement keeps ample Spanish variety seed stock available through July 1 at 2.50 per bushel fob Virginia and Texas shipping points. Global food shortages suggest rising peanut demand over the coming years.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South
Virginia
Texas
Law Professor Thomas Bogle Farewell Banquet
Ann Arbor faculty of the law department held a farewell banquet Friday night for Prof. Thomas Bogle who resigned after 23 years on the faculty. They presented him with a traveling bag.
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Ann Arbor
Thomas Bogle
Detroit Free Press
Wealth Shock Idea Raises Grim Thoughts
The Tampa Tribune cites Johnny Spencer and Nick Romanoff in a reflection on wealth and confinement. It imagines possessing 400 million dollars as a trap, where sudden wealth becomes prison and a coroner's jury might deem death from shock.
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Johnny Spencer
Nick Romanoff
Tampa
Tribune
Wagner Still One Of Baseball's Top Hitters
Manager Honus Wagner of the Pirates remains a premier hitter while guiding the club. National league base stealing lags behind American league speed, Hal Chase struggles for power, and Reds first baseman trails top NL hitters. Slim Caldwell of the Yankees shows brilliance then disciplinary issues with fines and suspensions.
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Honus Wagner
Pirates
Hal Chase
Asteik
Reds
Ascker
Canning Tips Urge Saving Cherry Juice and Pits
The National Emergency Food Garden commission and The Enterprise promote canning of surplus fruits to avoid waste. They advise saving cherry juice from pitted or unpitched fruit, using hot jars and syrup, sterilizing for 16 minutes, and storing wrapped to preserve color. Big stores and theaters support the campaign. officials note high demand for manuals and limited government printing capacity.
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National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Charles Lathrop Pack
Commission
P. 8
Ridsdale
Government Printing Office
Department of Agriculture
City urged to raise rabbits for meat across backyards
Biologists from the United States Department of Agriculture say Belgian hares and other rabbits can be raised in urban backyards to ease meat shortages. Rabbits mature quickly, cost about 6 cents a pound, and need little space. Breeding stock costs vary from $1 to $3, with four litters yearly possible. The department published a bulletin to aid new producers.
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Europe
America
United States Department of Agriculture
Can Baby Beets For Winter Use
Washington July 11. The U S Department of Agriculture advises gardeners with excess early beets to can or dry them. Steps cover washing, blanching, skinning, packing in jars or cans with salt, sealing, and sterilizing for 90 minutes. Surplus beets may be dried and packed in moisture and insect proof containers.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Old Paraffin May Be Cleaned and Reused
Paraffin used in canning and preserving can be cleaned and reused. A United States Department of Agriculture specialist suggests brushing in cold water, or heating to boiling and straining through cheese cloth or absorbent cotton. If still unclean, repeat heating and straining.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
County Commissioners Meet Monday July 9 for Tax Assessment Hearings
County officials convene at 10 o clock Monday morning July 9 to hear taxpayer complaints on property tax assessments. Willis Booth, County Auditor, notes the session as part of equalization efforts.
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Willis Booth
Winter Gardens for North Carolina Farms
A 1917 convention session focuses on winter gardens amid food shortages. Experts discuss vegetables that can be grown and stored through fall winter and early spring with a horticultural demonstration on college grounds led by Prof. J. P. Pillsbury.
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North Carolina
College
J. P. Pillsbury
Cut This Out It Is Worm Money
A Mississippi reader, A M Hunsucker of Bogue Chitto Misa, reports relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble and dizziness after Foley Kidney Pills. The letter notes disordered kidneys warn with pains in the back joints and fatigue and mentions Mann Drug Co. as a source.
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A. M. Hunsucker
Bogue Chitto
Misa
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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N. H. Thacker’s Shoe Store
Vestal, J. H. Wood Bros.,Inc
Fisk
Fisk Tires
Fisk Rubber Company of
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Slim” Caldwell
Yankees
Zloczow
Macon Telegraph
Greensboro
S. W. Bagley
Greensboro, N. C
U. S
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve/Bank
Prudence
Savgs
Diabank & Trust
Compa
Ny Capital
Wescott Roberson
W. C. Idol
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