Young Farmers Begin Modern Farming Course
About 150 outstanding North Carolina farm youths start a two week Short Course in Modern Farming at State College Raleigh under the NC Bankers Association. They will study soil testing and modern methods with field trips to McCullers Test Farm pine timber thinning and the college dairy farm. A Saturday field trip will demonstrate farm machinery and irrigation equipment.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State College
N. C. Bankers Association
Roy L. Lovvorn
State College School of Agriculture
School of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Foundation
McCullers
College
Coming Events Schedule of June Activities
A period list of upcoming events includes an Irrigation Demonstration in Nashty on June 21, Wool Pool Pick-Up in Washington June 21-22, State Negro 4-H Club Week at A&T College June 21-26, Bankers Short Course in Modern Farming at State College June 21-July 2, Poultry Field Day in Waynesville June 24, Wool Pool Pick-up in Durham June 24-25, YMW Conference in Swannanoa June 24-27, and Purebred Ram Sale in Boone on June 26.
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Nashty
Washington
A&t College
State College
Waynesville
Durh
Swannanoa
Boone
Peanut leafspot control boosts NC peanut yields and profit
North Carolina Extension Service reports leafspot diseases cut peanut yields 25 to 30 percent annually, a preventable loss. Copper-sulphur dusting in 37 demonstrations raised average nut yield by 402 pounds per acre, with net profit gain around 73 per acre. Compare straight sulphur at 192 pounds and discuss recommended application schedules, costs, and handling tips.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ptlogeen Freparate College Extension Service
Wells
Tar Heel Gardener by John H Harris
T L C is crucial for sick plants, and for drought damaged trees. Apply 8 8 8 fertilizer, drill 12 to 15 inch holes around the trunk, and avoid deep fills or mounds. Use aeration with drain tile, keep soil level, and mulch shallow rooted plants to prevent injury.
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Raleigh
Tar Heels Tidy Up Horticulturally Statewide Beautification Effort
North Carolina Extension Service horticulture chief John Harris highlights a broad push to beautify homes churches schools and communities this spring. 100000 copies of a mail box support guide were distributed and groups from Ashe to Orange counties spearheaded church grounds roadside plantings and cemetery improvements.
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Raleigh
John H. Harris
State College Extension Service
Harris
Hartis
Lillington
C. C. Greene
A. B. Addington
Ashe County
Mill Creek
Helton
Green Valley
Baldwin
John Artz
Gates County
Is County
Lwildfire
Agricultural Extension Service
Snow Camp
Cc. C. Stuart
Orange County
Don Matheson
N. Honeycutt
Pender County
Burgaw
Mt. Holly
J. A. Glazener
Transylvania County
Little River
North Carolina
Pazo Ointment Promises Piles Relief Without Surgery
An advertisement touts Pazo Ointment and stainless form suppositories claiming 90 percent improvement in simple piles without surgery. It states quick itching relief, reduced swelling, and pain control, sold at druggists.
Housefly Stamp Appeal Aids Insect Pest Fight
North Carolina entomologists back a Centennial Committee request to issue a commemorative stamp highlighting the yearlong fight against pests. Dr. Clyde Smith of North Carolina State College says Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield may approve the plan after a house fly design was prepared. The pests named include the horn fly army worm corn ear worm chinch bug European corn borer white fringed beetle and boll weevil with multi million to billions in crop losses cited.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Centennial Commemoration Committee
Poe
Clyde Smith
N. C. State College
Arthur E. Summerfield
Smith
South
Fertilizers Boost US Crop Yields By At Least A Quarter
Estimates show fertilizers contribute at least 25 percent to crop yields across the United States, underscoring their role in agricultural productivity and farm economics.
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United States
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