Price and Production Outlook Stays Favorable
Indications show tobacco cotton and peanut acreage will be slightly below last fall due to labor and insect control. Cotton acreage may not reach the expected 44 percent rise. meats milk and eggs output should be higher statewide. If yields meet the 1946-50 average, flue-cured leaf production could rise 3 percent from 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Brown
Texas
California
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Peach and Apple Outlook Rated as Good in North Carolina
North Carolina fruit prospects are generally favorable with good peach blossoms and a likely full crop despite winter injury to apples and frost damage to blossoms. Peach leaf curl threatens the Piedmont, while some apple blooms were killed in Henderson and Haywood counties.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Piedmont
G. C. Klingbeil
State College
Henderson
Haywood
Henderson County
Tar Heels To Attend Holstein Meet In Vermont
Delegates from North Carolina F L Holcombe of Fayetteville and R H Ruffner of Raleigh will join breeders from other states at the 66th annual Holstein-Friesian Association of America convention in Battleboro Vermont. The gathering selects delegates based on state breeder membership and rotates host cities each year.
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Battleboro
Vermont
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
North Carolina
F. L. Holcombe
Fayetteville
R. H. Ruffner
Raleigh
Tar Heel earns national honor for his wheat
North Carolina farmer W. T. Moss of Youngsville earned an honorable mention in a national wheat sample contest conducted by the Crop Improvement Association at State College. Moss’s Atlas 50 sample, entered in the soft red winter wheat division, had a test weight of 63.7 pounds and previously won Moss a silver tray at the North Carolina Foundation Seed Producers meeting.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Crop Improvement Association
State College
W. T. Moss
Youngsville
Philip W. Pillsbury
Moss
North Carolina Foundation
Minnea
Honeybees Needed In War Effort
The article urges beekeepers to save beeswax for war needs as wax is used in coating munitions and airplanes. It explains how beeswax is produced from the glands and outlines salvaging old combs, with guidance from W A Stephen extension expert. Farmers are directed to contact State College Station Raleigh for Information Sheet No 3 Salvaging Beeswax.
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Raleigh
W. A. Stephen
States
Stephen
State College Station
N C Ayshire Winds Up Its Milk Test
Lindley Farms Suzy a senior two year old Ayrshire owned by Frank F Lindley Snow Camp NC completed an actual production record of 11109 lbs 43 percent milk and 473 lbs butter in 305 days on a strict twice a day milking schedule. The record equals 13320 lbs milk and 567 lbs butterfat on a mature equivalent basis per Ayrshire Breeders Association executive secretary C T Conklin. The record was made under Ayrshire Herd Test Plan rules.
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Lindley Farms
Suzy
Ayrshire
Frank F. Lindley
Snow Camp
N. C
C. T. Conklin
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Noa
TAR HEEL GARDENER
A garden columns advises early planting for beans corn and squash while noting past rots in cool springs. It endorses small initial plantings after frost and careful tomato seed choices and transplant methods for better yield and freshness.
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John H. Harris N
State College
Piedmont
Tobacco Insect Control Circular Issued by State College
Raleigh latest recommendations for controlling insects in tobacco plant beds are set forth in Tobacco Insect Control a revised circular from the State College Extension Service. Authors Townes and Mockett entomologists list treatments for insects on new and mature tobacco plants with general suggestions and precautions. Single copies are free and obtainable from local county agents or the Agricultural Editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State College Extension Service
Nry Townes
North Carolina Experiment Station
T. Mocket
State College Station
Commuter Captures Bold Chicago Fox
John Goode, 30, waiting for a bus on Chicago’s northwest side, chased a fox that strolled by. He cornered the fox a block away and bungled capture into his coat to take it home. He hopes for what is not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Goode
Production Tests Conducted Across States by Extension Departments
Monthly production tests are performed under the supervision of Extension Departments of state agricultural colleges, with cooperation from coast to coast. The program coordinates testing to ensure standardized results and broader agricultural insights.
Good Management Likely To Save Millions of Pigs
Raleigh veterinarian J Clarke Osborne of North Carolina State College says proper farrowing management can save millions of newborn pigs each year. He cites losses from poor care, inadequate nutrition, and unsanitary farrowing houses, urging cleaner pens, vitamins, iodine for stumps, and better sow milk production to prevent piglet deaths and disease.
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Raleigh
J. Clarke Osborne
N. C. State College
Osborne
Acca
Booklet Gives Gardener Tips for Extending Season
Raleigh report notes a revised State College Extension Service booklet “Early Vegetable Plants” by Glenn O. Randall explains hotbeds, protection, heating, transplanting and growing practices. Two pages with illustrations offered free via local county agents or State College Station Extension No. 231 Revised.
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Raleigh
State College Extension Service
Glenn O. Randall
State College
Veterinary guidance for a dog diet and illness
The text notes a diet of half oats and shorts with 5 percent protein and warns that a dog showing coat scours or white diarrhea needs prompt veterinarian treatment. It emphasizes timely care to address digestive symptoms in dogs.
Alan Ladd Honored by Texas Theater Chain
Hollywood UPI reports actor Alan Ladd received a plaque from a Texas theater chain for his untiring efforts to bring credit to the motion picture industry. Actress Deborah Kerr presented the plaque to Ladd, his costar in his latest film.
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Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Texas
Ladd
Deborah Kerr
Army Seeks Method To Measure Feather Filling Quality
Army researchers test down and feather filling used in pillows and sleeping bags to establish a standard specification test. Samples are weighed with high precision, temperature and humidity are noted, and a prototype 1275 inch cylinder with a 12.58 inch disc is used to assess filling power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Quartermaster General
North China
South China
Long Island
Mid-west
Military
Group Seeks Postal Reforms For Corruption Prevention
The Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report renews calls for postal reforms to curb corruption. Chairman Robert L. Johnson urges ending Senate confirmation of postmasters, merit-based appointments, and removal of political influence in hiring decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Citizens Committee
Hoover Report
Robert L. Johnson
Mississi
Congress
Hoover Commission
Johnson
Senate
Notice of Board of Adjustment Meeting
William E. Gordon Jr. seeks a variance from side yard rules in the zoning ordinance. The Board of Adjustments will hear the matter at City Hall Council Chamber at 4 00 P M on Thursday May 10 1951. All interested parties should be present. By C Cridlebaugh Chairman.
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Board OF Adjustment
Willliam E. Gordon, Jr
Board of Adjustments
Council Chamber
City Hall
Cc. Cridlebaugh Rman
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