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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1951
Page
5
W B Little explains that burning fields and weeds causes loss of soil nutrients and moisture, increases erosion, and reduces crop yield. He urges leaving vegetation to protect soil, noting rainfall infiltration improves where mulch shields soil from raindrop impact.
C H Parker of Princeton adopts a small grain soybean rotation yielding 30 45 bushels of wheat 100 bushels of oats and 20 35 bushels of soybeans per acre far above state averages. He uses Atlas wheat Arlington oats and Ogden soybeans with harvest in May to June and plans field cleanup shortly after.
A call invites the community to seek Him at Baptist Simultaneous Revivals from March 25 through April 4. Local churches coordinate daily sessions with prayer, preaching, and worship aimed at renewal and spiritual focus.
RALEIGH March 26 W C Moose of Stony Point whose returns on aromatic tobacco during the past two years have been well above 1000 dollars per acre is preparing to produce his third crop. The Alexander county farmer will grow about three quarters of an acre of aromatic leaf this year. He and his family enjoy working with the crop. The peak labor comes when the children are out of school and can help harvest tobacco for additional family income.
Raleigh March 26 Farmers are advised to consider hybrid certified seed for higher yields. Examples show 35 bushels per acre with open pollinated seed could rise by eight bushels with hybrid seed, costing $1.67 per acre. A 70 bushel yield could reach 88 with similar gains and costs. North Carolina State Extension Service promotes growing hybrid seed corn.
Raleigh report notes warfarin as a rat and mouse killer that works by preventing blood clotting. Discovered by Dr. Karl Link, it requires several days of exposure, with continued dosing to ensure death. government agencies have approved its sale.
North Carolina counts 67 518 home demonstration club members for National Home Demonstration Week April 29 to May 5. Miss Ruth Current says the program covers 2 483 clubs with 35 000 volunteers and 178 white plus 54 Negro agents and assistants.
The Southeastern North Carolina Junior Dairy Cattle Show will be held in Wilmington on September 27 and 28. Rural youth from 20 counties will exhibit prize animals with about 150 expected entries. Registered cattle of all breeds are eligible. two classes of grade cattle six to 12 months and 12 to 24 months will be admitted. Bulls are not allowed. White boys and girls ages 10 to 15 on show day may enter. Each exhibitor may enter up to two animals and no more than six animals may come from a single family or school.
Gov Scott calls a two week Special Term of Guilford Superior Court High Point Division beginning April 9 1951 for criminal trial proceedings Judge Susie Sharp will preside. Notice posted by L O Amos Guilford County Board of Commissioners.
The Oak View Grange welcomed Mr and Mrs Howard Payne as new Junior Club members. Starting April the meeting hour shifts from 7 30 to 8. Building fund gains include four dollars from magazine subscriptions and seven dollars forty cents from a Stanley party. The next meeting on April 12 will feature Miss Betty Daniels Guilford County home demonstration agent presenting a United Nations program.
Raleigh Ed Cotter a Negro farm leader in Cumberland County increases family farm income in 1951 by using Arlington oats and planned Ogden soybeans. Extension agent H A Johnson guides crop rotation and market development to raise two crops yearly on Cotter s small grain land based on Wake County tests.
Advertises FASTEETH alkaline powder to secure dentures without taste or sourness. Claims the product prevents slipping during eating laughing and talking and reduces plate odor and embarrassment. Available at drug stores.
Center residents announce a Grange gathering at 8 o'clock next Friday at Friends Church. The event aims to organize the local Grange and obtain a charter.
John Harr outlines seed quantities and plant counts for a family of five covering beans beets broccoli cabbage carrots and other vegetables. The piece lists varieties and approximate amounts while noting adjustments by preference and yield. It also includes a public notice about a will caveat in Guilford County North Carolina with a 20 day response window.
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