Farm Officials Urge Record Vote in Three Referendums
North Carolina officials urged farmers to cast a large turnout for three Saturday referendums. Commissioner S A Ballentine and county agents touted the questions on flue cured tobacco quotas price supports and peanut marketing and use programs as vital to the state economy.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Agricultural Extension Service
Commissioner of Agriculture
S. A
Weaver
Technical Agriculture Committee
Ballentine
Tobacco Associates
N. C. Peanut Growers Association
TAR HEEL GARDENER By JOHN H. HARRIS
Raleigh gardener answers reader questions on mulching to weed and water manage borders. Mulch preserves moisture and moderates soil temp while reducing erosion, with materials like pine straw leaves sawdust and straw recommended. Long term use may affect nitrogen but soil fertility recovers with time and extra nitrogen.
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Raleigh
Annual 4 H Club Week Scheduled Next Week
More than 1 200 farm youths will attend the annual 4 H Club Week at State College from Monday to Friday. Gov Hodges and local and national leaders will lead speakers and teachers for the 30th annual convention with finals, elections, and a Parade of Talent to close Friday.
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Raleigh
State College
L. R. Harrill
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Hodges
G. L. Noble
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Chicago
International Farm Youth Exchange
State Agricultural Trials
Ers
William Neal Reynolds Coliseum
Coliseum
G. K. Davis
State 4-H Council
Carey H. Bostian
D. S. Weaver
Harrill
Fourice
Trains Collision Kills Dozens in San Bernardo Chile
In dense fog a Santiago bound passenger train crashed into two rear cars of a stopped train in San Bernardo. Officials report at least 32 dead with over 100 injured as searchers comb wreckageand morgue tallies vary.
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San Bernardo
Chile
Santiago
Stanly County Leads NC in Livestock and Poultry Output
A state agriculture feature praises Stanly County as a premier farming region with high poultry egg output exceeding 242 million dollars annually. It notes strong grain, hay, and silage production, soil-building programs, and widespread irrigation boosting crops. It highlights irrigation benefits at Jackson Training School and Harnett tobacco irrigation, plus Moore County growing broiler capacity.
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Raleigh
Stanly County
North Carolina
Agricultural Extension Service
State College
Clayton P. Libeau
Stanly
Albemarle
Cabarrus County
J. Frank Scott
J. L. Lowery
Jackson Training School
Concord
Cliff Ammons
Harnett County
Cary Howard
Sanford
Howard
Moore County
F. D. Allen
John Linberry
Linberry
Piedmont Red Yellow Soils Studied By NC Agronomist
Dr. Stanley B. McCaleb at North Carolina State College uses a 9400 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the red and yellow soils of Piedmont North Carolina. The project examines color, horizons, and parent material to explain soil formation and aims to apply findings broadly.
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Ralbeigh
N. C
McCaleb
Piedmont
North Carolina
Tobacco Field Day Scheduled
Farm families from 13 northwestern North Carolina counties are invited to attend a tobacco field day at the Upner Piedmont Tobacco Research Station in Rural Hall. Two half day programs, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., feature demonstrations on transplanting equipment, fertilizer, insect control, and other tobacco practices with remarks by L Y Ballentine and Extension Service leaders.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Upner Piedmont Tobacco Research
R. R. Bennett
State College Extension Service
Forsyth
Stokes
Davie
Davidson
Alexander
Caldwell
Surry
Yadkin
Wilkes
Guilford
Rockingham
Rowan
Iredell
L.Y. Ballentine
D. S. Weaver
Extension Service
W. E. Colwell
Henry Marshall
F. A. Todd
Bennett
S. N. Hawks
H. H. Nan
Eldon Scott
Over 300000 Farmers Eligible For Weed Vote
North Carolina farmers will vote in the tobacco marketing quota referendum this week. Eligible voters include flue-cured tobacco producers and couples who own or jointly rent farms. A two-thirds yes vote is required for quotas and 90 percent support to take effect.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
H. D. Godfrey
Godfrey
Tar Heel
Obacco Associates
Coming Events July 15 C Holstein Breeders Field Day
July 15 events include C Holstein breeders field day at Dey and S Bunn Farm Spring Hope. July 20 to 22 features Eastern Parish Jersey field day at J W Taylor Farm Richlands. July 25 29 hosts State 4H Club Weed Raleigh with Aberdeen Angus field day July 28 at Cullowhee.
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C. Holstein Breeders
Dey
S$. Bunn Farm
Spring Hope
Eastern Parish Jersey
J. W. Taylor Farm
Richlands
Raleigh
Cullowhee
Primatene Nonprescription Asthma Tablet Gains Popularity
New York reports a tiny tablet called Primatene that opens bronchial tubes and loosens mucus, stopping attacks in minutes with relief lasting hours. The drug is claimed to be prescribed most by doctors and available without prescription at drugstores for 98 cents with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
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Goody's
Agricultural Comment
George N. Anderson
of Dentistry
Church ST
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Valetone
Main
Valetone Quality
Frigidaire
City Appliance CO
Nash Jewelry CO
N. Main St
Fantegis
Clip and Mail
Piedmont Natural Gas
S. Main ST
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