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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1954
Page
7
Raleigh reports a new Tar Heel Farm Hour series begins on the State College campus and will air Monday through Friday across a statewide relay network. The program features three officials and a farm broadcaster discussing topics from dairy breeding to fertilizer use and homemaker aids.
North Carolina introduces the Every Farmer Participation Contest to award cotton yield rather than fixed acreage. East and west sections will award 300 and 200 dollars for first place, with an 800 dollar top prize for the overall best yield. Awards hinge on total tonnage and gin records.
Listings of county stein associations meetings and grain production schools across Guilford Forsyth Davison and other areas. Events include Guilford County Steins Association meeting at Grange Hall Selene citizenship workshop Forsyth meeting unknown time Elizabeth grain school Washington and Lumton field day plus Jones County Aberdeen-Angus and a National 4-H Club event.
A reader describes starting seedlings using sphagnum moss in a shallow, perforated container covered with glass and shaded. After sowing, a light mist and careful watering keep seeds moist until germination, with fertilizer applied only if moss is used for transplanting.
North Carolina could see a 50 percent rise in fertilizer use across crops if recommended practices are adopted, says E T York of NC State. He argues fertilizer increases would double yields of corn, wheat and oats and boost farm income, with cotton and tobacco already showing strong returns.
Raleigh notes stress that a child’s shoes affect long term foot health. Julia Meter says feet grow every two months for ages two to six, quarterly for six to ten, and every four to six months for thirteen to fifteen, with growth continuing until age two.
The Jane S. McKimmon Loan Fund in North Carolina has funded college for over 122 girls since 1930, with 20 current students. It provides interest-free loans during school and six percent interest after graduation, supporting rural women pursuing four year degrees in state colleges.
RALEIGH NC farmers increasingly plant vegetables to supplement tobacco cotton corn and peanuts. In Wake County Negro farmers like B T McNeill report expanding market vegetable and sweet potato acreages on a commercial scale. Bruce Duston Frank Fowler and James Young are pursuing new cash crops and improved practices to reduce potato market losses.
Fragmentary note cites potatoes and farming practice over two years. The passage highlights selecting sed potatoes as the most important routine, suggesting a focus on crop quality and consistency within agricultural work.
The piece notes longer lifespans as one of many shifts in recent years. It highlights broader societal changes including larger families, more construction, and higher earnings as part of a general rise in living standards.
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