Springtime Egg Festival planned to move surplus eggs
North Carolina extension poultry official F. Parrish announces a Springtime Egg Festival during March and April to reduce spring surplus eggs. The program partners with poultry producers and trade groups including the National Association of Food Chains and Southeastern Chain Store Council. Posters promote buying eggs now as prices dip in this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollege Station
Raleigh
F. Parrish
Extension Poultry of
State College
Uncil
Arket
North Carolina
Parrish
High Point Community Forest A Unique North Carolina Project
Henry Hall notes High Point City Lake forestation work aims to curb erosion and improve watershed yield. A 1934 and 1938 sedimentation study shows silting drop from 0.87 to 0.42 percent, with 42 percent of farms under conservation and 168 forested acres. loblolly pines and willows planted for soil protection and wildlife habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
High Point
High Point Community Forest
North Carolina
City Lake
U.S. Soil Conservation Services
Versity Forest
Durham
Henry Hall
U. S. Soil Conservation Office
Sam Strickland
R. C. Mullen
High Point Reservoir
Carl B. Brown
Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Geological Survey
Henry M. Kakin
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Ramseur
High Point City Lake
Strickland
Community Forest
North Carolina counties push AAA lime and fertilizer orders
In the 1940 AAA grant of aid program fifty five of one hundred counties have ordered ground limestone, totaling 26 632 tons. Watauga Hyde Ashe Robeson Beaufort Wilkes Buncombe and Perquimans lead with several thousand tons. Triple superphosphate orders reach 1402 tons from Ashe Watauga Alleghany Avery Buncombe Mitchell Jones Granville Henderson Guilford Wilkes and Yadkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
E. Y. Floyd
AAA
State College
Floyd
Watauga
Hyde
Watauga County
Hyde County
Ashe
Robeson
Beaufort
Wilkes
Buncombe
Perquimans
Alleghany
Avery
Mitchell
Jones
Granville
Henderson
Guilford
Yadkin
Better Forestry Program Gains Ground in Watauga County
Boone March 4. Watauga County farmers, guided by Farm Agent H. M. Hamilton, show growing awareness of forestry management. Many plan systematic thinning and reforestation, with 17 farmers ordering 47 000 trees for land not suitable for crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Watauga County
H. M. Hamilton
Wayne County Farmers Show High Interest In Lespedeza
Wayne County farmers visit the county agent’s office to ask about lespedeza. A seedsman sold 1600 pounds within five hours of delivery, and about 60 percent of local farmers are expected to grow lespedeza this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Goldsboro
R. B. Harper
Wayne
Hog Fattening Costs From College Station Survey
College Station reports from March 4 show feed costs per 100 pounds of gain for hogs range around $4.70 to $4.78, disputing claims that $8.10 is needed. H. W. Taylor of State College cites trials with 66 to 101 pounds gain per pig, using fish meal corn and soybeans in dry lot conditions, suggesting pasture could reduce concentrates per unit of gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Raleigh
H. W. Taylor
State College
State College Experiment Station
H. P. Swain
Columbia
Tyrrell County
W. D. Cobb
LaGrange
Greene County
Taylor
Wilson Farmers Back AAA Plans
Wilson County farmers plan strong participation in the 1940 AAA program. J A Anthony of the State College Extension Service reported 1 158 farmers expressed intent during three day township meetings, about 60 percent of local growers, with extension forces aiming for near full participation.
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Wilson
Wilson County
J. A. Anthony
State College Extension Service
Farmer Builds $20 Home Lighting System
BRYSON CITY March 4. J. W. Allen of Canada built an efficient home lighting system costing only $20, powered by a water wheel from a small stream. He bought two second hand generators and installed the plant himself, supplying electricity for his home and poultry plant. Agent H. R. Clapp says other farmers with nearby streams can replicate the setup with planning and modest cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryson City
J. W. Allen
Canada
H. R. Clapp
Swain County
Allen
Clapp
Soaring Pasture Yields From Limestone and Fertilizer Use
Ground agricultural limestone and triple superphosphate boost hay yields and grazing capacity in Western North Carolina. Pasture remains the cheapest feed to produce for any kind of livestock, says F. R. Farnham, animal husbandman with the State College Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
F. R. Farnham
The
State College Extension Service
North Carolina Farmers Benefit From Rural Electrification
D. E. Jones of State College notes steady rise in rural electrification projects bringing power to farm families in NC. A. D. Stuart of State College predicts record cotton seed planting this year. A new milk receiving station in Shelby will force farmers within forty miles to increase dairy cattle to meet its demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
D. E. Jones
State College
A. D. Stuart
Shelby
Psychology Used In Feeding Cattle
LILLINGTON March 4 J C Byrd Erwin route 1 using psychology on his cattle to get them to eat shucks. Farm Agent C R Ammons of Harnett County reports the method, pinning shucks in the feed lock and leaving a crack around the bin. Byrd says the cattle think they are stealing forbidden feed and will finish all shucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillington
Mrs Roosevelt Returns to Capital After Fog Delays
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Washington by train after fog in Richmond interrupted her Miami to Washington trip. She had been vacationing in Florida and came to attend services for her husband’s seventh inauguration anniversary while a note on home orchards and gardens from H. R. Niswonger at State College followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richmond
Miami
Eastern Airlines
Raleigh
N. C
Roosevelt
Florida
Notice of Sale in High Point Municipal Court
A notice announces a public auction in High Point Guilford County North Carolina. Commissioner H L Baumgardner will sell land on Bynum Street listed as part of Snow Park Block 2 Lot 4 for cash subject to court confirmation and unpaid taxes or street assessments. The sale is set for March 18 1940 at 11:00 AM at the Guilford County Building east door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W
Elizabeth) Payne
William P. Payne
Ava Hoover
Harvey Hoover
Giles F. Sullivan
Susie Millikan
High Point Savings & Trust Company
Blair's Corner
Geo. W. Payne
H. L. Baumgardner
Gallimore
John. A. Cutchins
J. Allen Austin
C. R. McIver, Jr
City of
High Point
North Carolina
City of High Point
John A. Cutchins
C. R
Guilford County
N. C
Bynum Street
Snow Park
M.S. Gallimore
Rains Delaying Potato Planting In Pamlico County Farms
Bayboro March 4. Favorable weather is expected to accelerate Irish potato planting across Pamlico County. Rain delayed early planting but a large portion of growers are expected to plant under the Agricultural Conservation program this season. Farmers may earn part of their soil building payment by strip cropping erosion prone fields per AAA official Floyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamlico County
Bayboro
A. T. Jackson
State College Extension Service
Pamlico
FE. Y. Floyd
AAA
State College
Notice of Publication in High Point Divorce Action
The Municipal Court of High Point NC issues notice of an absolute divorce action between Mable Wall and J B Wall based on two years of separation. Defendant must appear and answer by April 10 1940. clerk IRVIN B INGRAM will oversee. Attorney Silas B Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Wall
High Point
North Carolina
Irvin
Ingram
Silas B. Casey
Notice of Real Estate Sale Under Deed of Trust Greensboro NC
Trustees will sell at public auction for cash at the East Door of Greensboro Court House at 2 PM on March 26, 1940. Property is 1507 Spring Garden Street Greensboro Guilford County North Carolina described in deed and map. default on secured indebtedness under extension agreement.
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J. Preston Scott
Addie Scott
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
Spring Garden Street
Kenilworth Street
W. B. Trogden, Jr
J. Prenton Scott
Geo. Donnell
Nook
Office of the Register of Deeds
Alexander Parker D. C. Macrae
High Point Auction Aims at North Park Lots 203 204
The commissioner will sell at auction on April 1 1940 at 11 00 the land described as being lots 203 and 204 in North Park Guilford County North Carolina for cash to satisfy the 1935 estate claims of C M Pace and related parties with R E Blair and Maude Blair as executors and guardians ad litem named The sale is subject to statutory restrictions and is recorded in Plat Book 3 page 79 in the Guilford County Register of Deeds office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Blair
Maude
Blair
C. M. Pace
C. C. Edwards, Myers Department Store, Inc
High Point Mortgage & Investment Company, Inc
J. N. Brown
C. R. Mcliver
Guardian-ad-litem
C.M. Pace
City of
High Point
North Carolina
City of Point
R. E. Blairr
C. R. Mcliver, Jr
Quardian-ad-litem
Guilford
North Park
Register of Deeds Office
Guilford County
High Point mortgage receivership and property sale details
City of High Point a municipal corporation R M Campbell and wife Molly Campbell J C Holmes Lumber Company C B Hanes Andrews Cooper Lumber Company Beeson Hardware Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Salem Steele Company Davis Electric Company High Point Mortgage and Investment Company John D Biggs Receiver for Commercial National Bank offer property sale for Lot 4 and 5 in Block 8 Snow Park Guilford County N C plat book 2 page 98 dated February 26 1949 at 11 00 in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Campbell
Molly Campbell
J. C. Holmes Lumber Company
Hanes
Andrews- Cooper Lumber Company
Beeson Hardware Company
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Salem Steele Company
Davis Electric Company
High Point Mortgage & Investment Company
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
City of
High Point
North Carolina
City of Point
C. 8
Guilford
H. L. Baumgardner
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