Improved Pasture Practices Observed Across Local Farms
An assistant farm agent and specialists from State College led a tour of farms in Knightdale Raleigh and Garner to study pasture methods. Stops included Ladino clover and or chard grass pastures at Woodrow Smiths farm and Carl Williamson’s first year stand, with Arlington oats at Faison, and rotational grazing with Ladino at George Bryan, plus purebred Herefords at Rand Bryans and Yeargan’s grain yields with top dressing.
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F. J. Bell
Tre
Lewis Allison
State College
Woodrow Smith
Route 1
Knightdale
Smith
Carl Williamson
Shotwell
J. W. Faison
Route 2
Raleigh
George and
Jaspeh Bryan
Bryans
Rand Bryan
Benson Road
Bryan
S. A
Rural Minister of the Year Honored in North Carolina
Rev. Dumont Clarke of Asheville named Rural Minister of the Year by The Progressive Farmer for promoting the Lord's Acre Plan. The program mobilizes church members to contribute varying goods to strengthen country churches. Clarke will receive a scholarship to a university in Atlanta in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumont Clarke
Farmers Federation
Asheville
North Carolina
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Lord's Acre
Larke
Atlanta
Two NCSU Scientists Seek Alaska Survey Trip
Two zoology staff members from North Carolina State College departed Raleigh on June 16 to join a U S Air Force survey in Alaska. Frederick S Barkalow and Raimard Harkema will help collect and identify insects animals and other disease conveyors across the territory for the Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory at Ladd Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
U. S. Air Force
Alaska
Frederick S. Barkalow
Rainard Harkema
Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory
Ladd Air Force Base
One Sheep Pays Off For Mocksville Man
Mocksville resident C W Thompson bought one sheep last year to help his lawn care. He planned to raise three ewe lambs this spring but they did not sell for $30. Davie County extension agent Leo F Williams notes Thompson can sell lambs for at least $100 and the flock will yield about seven acres of wool valued at $9. Thompson says with a few sheep like this he would have a nice income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mocksville
C. W. Thompson
Leo F. Williams
Davie
State College Extension Service
Thompson
Negro Farmer Finds Way To Control Weeds
Caswell County farmer Junior Swann of Mebane reports weed control with 16-8-2 fertilizer on tobacco beds. He seeded fall beds and planted 100 days later, checking mid May with about 90 percent weed reduction and very few weeds. Local farmers visited the demonstration.
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Raleigh
Caswell
Junior Swann
Sweet Gum
Route 3
Mebane
Swann
Carraway
TAR HEEL GARDENER
Exhorting a Raleigh horticulturist recounts his unusually early tomato crop. He describes starting seeds in February using varied containers, thinning to one plant per container, and weekly fertilizer to avoid root burn, noting record earliness once moved to the garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Harris
State College
Heeven
Raleigh
Butter Making Made Easy or Hard for Small Herds
A. C. Kimrey of State College offers practical guidance for young farm women on butter production from small cow herds. It covers churn sizing, cream temperature, repeated rinsing steps, salting, and printing butter, plus how to store in a refrigerator or tin bucket and how to make extra buttermilk from clabbered milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
A. C. Kimrey
State College
Saturn Moon List Names Nine Moons in System
Scientists catalog Saturns moons Dione Enceladus Hyperion Iapetus Mimas Phobe Rhea Tethys and Titan, noting their varied orbits and sizes in the giant planet system.
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Saturn
Dione
Enceladus
Hyperion
Iapetus
Mimas
Phobe
Rhea
Tethys
Titan
Grange Hosts Safety Talk At Community Meeting
Oak View Grange held an open meeting last Thursday night with a program titled A Study In Safety by Henry York of the Arm Bureau Ins. Co. He cited accidents and car deaths, then showed The Closed Book film. A committee led by Mrs. Enos Blair planned Centennial Celebration activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View Grange
Henry York
Arm Bureau Ins. Company
Erk
Enos Blair
Colonial
New Industrial Machine Tests Rubbers in Ozone Chamber
A testing device exposes rubber and rubber-like materials to ozone inside an exposure chamber. An ozone source feeds the chamber while specimens rotate on a rack to simulate exposure conditions.
North Carolina Dairy Gains Big Milk Output and Income
Dairy specialists report North Carolina milk production rose from 1945 to 1950 by about 200 million pounds with income increasing from 62.3 million to 86.9 million dollars. The rise is linked to permanent pastures and Clover use, with average milk per cow climbing from 4030 to 4510 pounds, indicating room for further gains.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ongge Ste Collen
Theaa
North Rolina
Artis
4 H Club Members Learn Production and Safety Skills
North Carolina 4 H clubs study ways to increase food and fiber production through efficient electricity use accident prevention and family health maintenance. County winners receive medals for Electric and Safety reports while Kellogg Company awards certificates in Health. State winners earn trips to the National 4 H Congress in Chicago and cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Home Electric
Westinghouse Educational Foundation
General Motors
Kellogg Company of
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago
Farm and Home Electric
Donald Brown
Franklin
Farm and Home Safety
Milton Spain
Greenville
Shirley
Brown
Selma
Cooperative Extension Service
Smithfield 4-H Star Earns Profit at Fat Stock Show
Pine Level senior 4-H member Jack Edwards cleared 710.34 on his co champion steer at Johnston County Fat Stock Show and Sale. He says livestock must be fed and managed properly for profit. he spent 254.26 to raise the 910 pound animal sold at 1.06 per pound for a gross return of 710.34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Jack Edwards
Pine Level
Theohnston County
W. T. McPherson
State College Extension Service
Jack
Honey yields expected in Surry County bees
Indications point to a good honey crop in Surry County as strong colonies already store honey from poplar locust holly and clover. Beekeepers anticipate sourwood prices at least 60 cents a pound amid growing demand and limited supply with 1947 as the last strong sourwood year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson
Surry Cow
Jady R. Fuller
Surry
State College Extension
Echae
Aide
Roper Elected Second Vice President of 94th Division
Sam Roper of Charlotte North Carolina was elected second vice president as the 94th Division Association held its second reunion in Chicago. The former division members endorsed premium pay for infantrymen in combat and adopted a resolution calling for a clear cut realistic foreign policy for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sam Roper
Charlotte
N. C
Roper
United States
Peach Prices Stable As Peak Harvest Shifts North Carolina
North Carolina extension expert C Klingbell says peach prices should stay steady with peak Sandhills harvest from June 10 to August 1. Varieties Red Bird to Elberta peak at various dates July 1 to August 1, with shipments heavy July 15 to August 5. Quality likely best in years due to good pest and disease control.
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Raleigh
Tar Heel
C. Klingbell
Extension
North Farge
State Cole
Lingbell
Sandhills
Dixigem
Jubilee
Sunhigh
Bell
Georgia
Hiley Belle
Elberta
Klingbell
North Carolina
Poultry Plan Pays Off For Man and Son
Dr A Drye and his son C A Jr in Iredell County joined Balanced Farming Association in 1949 and diversified with 12 acres seed corn 12 acres small grain and a 600 bird laying flock. They built two laying houses and expect higher profits per hen as 400 hens remain active. They also run a 20 cow beef herd and 1,000 laying hens alongside corn and grain crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
A. Drye
Iredell County
Balanced Farming Association
R. F. Shepherd
Iredell
State Car Extension Service
Drye
C. A. Jr
Eee
Beauty Queens of Scotland Said to Have Small Feet
A brief note claims the smallest and prettiest feet belong to Scottish women from Edinburgh Dundee and IGiaagow with a boastful South Seas tone. The line lists three cities as source of the admired feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh, Dundee
Igiaagow
Farm Doings Profit From Peaches at New Bern
Craven County farmers Kenith and Frank Heath of Rhems grow peaches on nearly five acres. They plan to market all peaches locally this year as agent A T Jackson urges county farmers to pursue similar fruit ventures.
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New Bern
Craven
Kenith
Frank Th
Rhems
A. T. Jackson
State College
Extea Service
BC Headache Tablets and Powders Promise Fast Relief
Advertisement touts BC headache products offering quick relief for nerve headaches neuralgic pains and muscular aches. Claims mix of popular relief ingredients provides fast action in tablet and powder forms with 10c 25c and family sizes of 50 and 100 tablets.
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Walter Bell
Arlington
Yeargan
Orden
Enea
Grange
Rockingham
J. M. Frazier
Richmond County
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The
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Pacific Coast
South America
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Reader's Digest
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Ecclaume
Chesterfield
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