Price Supports Debated At North Carolina Farm Week
The 46th annual Farm and Home Week at North Carolina State College will feature a full airing of price supports from June 7 to 10. An all-day session June 10 will cover farm policy with experts in farm management and economics.
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Raleigh
Congress
N. C. State College
Brice Ratchord
North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
Ratchford
Brooks James
Department of
Agricultural Economics
State College
James
Williams
Extension Service
Flake Shaw
N. C. Farm Bureau
Harry Caldwell
N. C. State Grange
Ed Bishop
Rural Church Development winners to be named in Raleigh
The 1953 Town and Country Church Development Program announces 10 North Carolina winners with $950 in awards and merit certificates at Reynolds Coliseum on June 8 during Farm and Home Week. Gov Umstead will present prizes and recognize progress from April 1953 to April 1954 among over 200 participating churches. The state winner advances to Rural Church of the Year in the South competition.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
William B. Umstead
Reynolds Coliseum
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Emory University
Atlanta
L. R. Harrill
North Carolina
Tiny Red Oak Christian Church
Pitt County
South
Albritton Strawberry Weighs More and Holds Up In Shipment
Whiteville report notes Albritton strawberries weigh five to ten pounds more per 24 quart crate than Massey. State extension agent Charlie Raper cites firmer berries with fewer hollow spots as key, aiding shipment durability and making Albritton a buyer favorite.
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Whiteville
Charlie Raper
Columbus County
State College Extension Service
Raper
Perquimans Farmers Aid Injured Neighbor
Perquimans County neighbors rally to support Brennan Winslow of Belvidere Route 1 after a dynamite blast injured him while working on his farm pond. While recovering, locals plant and cultivate his crops with 14 tractors in the fields and many help with fertilizer and seed delivery.
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Hertford
Perquimans County
Brennan Winslow
Belvidere
Route 1
Thompson
Brennan
Farm and Girls Enrolment Across 4H Clubs Hits Milestones
United States 4H program reports 2 058 144 farm and girls enrolled statewide across 86 660 clubs. The figures reflect broad membership and widespread Extension service participation nationwide.
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United States
TAR HEEL GARDENER
John H. Harris extols daylilies for easy care and long bloom, noting 3600 varieties and night flowering Calypso, with tips on soil, light, planting time, and division. He mentions harvesting edible flowers and historical color improvements since 1930.
Smiths Community Drives Unified Robeson County Progress
Robeson County farmers in Smiths Community, largely on Route 5, 2, report strong farm upgrades under the North Carolina challenge movement. A joint effort by 75 percent landowners, PTA, FHA, SCS, ASC, churches and agencies spurred by Otto Owens and Hilda Clontz led to kitchen, home, and farm improvements, new pastures, ponds, mail boxes, and increased canning and home gardens.
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Smith’s
Robeson County
Lumberton
Smith's School
M. R. Rich
J. W. Wilson Jr
Otto Owens
Hilda Clontz
PTA
FHA
SCS
ASC
State Forestry Department
Education Department
Medical Society
Churches, Welfare
Raritan
Woodmen of the World
Home Demonstration Club
Owens
Robeson
J. W. Wilson
Zion's Hill Baptist Church
Smith’s Methodist
Dennis W. Biggs
Biggs
Stafford Sessoms
J. W. Neal
Sessoms
Seth Wilkins
Raymond Stubbs
Lloyd Freeman
H. Pf. Kinlaw
Wallace Kinlaw
Miss Clontz
Caswell Farmers Put Out Record Silage
YANCEYVILLE Caswell County dairy farmers are filling silos with 10 dairymen producing 15 to 200 plus tons each. Upright and trench silos are used as growers wilt grass or legumes before storage. Only one farmer uses preservative. A favorable cotton year is forecast for boll weevil outlook in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yanceyville
Caswell County
J. E. Zimmerman
The
State College Extension Service
Zimmerman
North Carolina
Jones
Hog Prices Seen Sliding Earlier This Year
US slaughter prospects suggest hog prices will decline sooner than usual, though still favorable against feed costs. Strong demand and expanding supplies may pressure prices the coming months.
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United States
Poultry Old Days Set Across North Carolina Farms
Poultrymen will hear expert guidance at two Field Days in June. On June 16 at Willard Test Farm Pendr County and June 24 at Waynesville Test Farm both start at 9 30 am. C F Parrish leads the program with talks on diseases birds for layers cages and egg preparation. A later panel features Western North Carolina poultrymen and NC State College expert R S Dearyne answering farmers questions.
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Raleigh
Agricultural Extension Service
Williard
Pender County
Waynesville
C. F. Parrish
State College Extension Service
Willard
North Carolina
Itry
Parrish
Weevil caution shapes 1954 cotton plan for North Carolina
North Carolina State College entomology head George D. Jones warns growers to keep weevil control ready this year. He predicts a variable 1954 with potential drought and late July activity, urging timely insecticide applications and integrated management to achieve high yields and profits.
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George D. Jones
Jones
N. C. State College
Queson
North Carolina
Coming Events for 4-H Elimination Contests and Sales
June events include Southeastern and Northeastern district 4-H elimination contests in Rutherfordton and Raleigh, Western district elimination, a Purebred Ram Sale in Raleigh, and Farm and Home Week at State College from June 7 to 10.
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Rutherfordton
Raleigh
State College
Farmers Cash Receipts Drop From 1953 Levels
Farmers’ cash receipts in 194 are likely to be down somewhat from 1953 as a result of low prices. In the first quarter of the year both prices and receipts were about 3 per cent below a year earlier. Domestic mills are expected to consume about 8.8 million bales of cotton this year, compared with 9.5 million in 1952-53.
West Germany Must Be Rearmed, Say Senators
Senate leaders Knowland and Mansfield urged rapid German rearmament despite the stalled European Defense Community. They warned that West Germany may need NATO inclusion for Europe's defense if the EDC fails, noting four of six EDC members have ratified while France and Italy have not.
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Washington
Knowland
California
Mansfield
Montana
West Germany
European Defense Community
EDC
Russia
Germany
France
Italy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Hunan Roundup Sentences 12 to Death for Anti-Red Group
The Kung Sheung Daily News reports Communist authorities in Hunan Province sentenced 12 people to death in an anti-Red roundup. Eleven others received life imprisonment. The dispatch says 169 were arrested last April in the China New Socialist party sweep.
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Hong Kong
Hunan
Kung Sheung Daily News
China New Socialist Party
Chimp Takes Picture Of People At London Zoo
The Daily Mirror published a striking photo taken by a chimpanzee at London Zoo. The cage mounted camera was triggered by the chimp pulling a string, capturing visitors in view.
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London
The
Daily Mirror
London Zoo
Hit or Miss Soil Practices Outdated Says State Official
H. D. Godfrey, state ASC administrative officer, says hit or miss farming without soil analysis is outdated. The 1954 ACP requires soil samples and analyses for cost share on permanent legume and grass covers and initial improvements. Farmers urged to mail samples to Raleigh Soil Testing Lab now to avoid fall backlogs.
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Raleigh
H. D. Godfrey
ASC
Godfrey
North Carolina
State Agriculture Building
Healthy Burley Crop Depends on Controls
Asheville based report notes Wendell Brown of Leicester has not had a plant bed failure in eight years. He maintains flea beetle control with DDT as sprouts emerge and uses bluestone lime for wildfire. Fermate applications curb blue mold throughout the season.
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Asheville
Wendell Brown
Leicester
Brown
James E. Davis
Poultry Industry In Iredell Booming
STATESVILLE Iredell County's poultry industry is booming, says William C. Chuber assistant county agent for the State College Extension Service. Since December 1, 1953, 35 additional poultry buildings have been planned and 19 projects completed, an average of seven buildings per month for the past five months.
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Statesville
Iredell County
William C. Chuber
State College Extension Service
Chuber
Proper Breeding Assures Good Cows
Franklin J. S. Gray, a Macon County dairy farmer, argues it is easy to form a strong herd if heifers can be produced. He notes seven artificial heifers descended from a top producer and that the cow has yielded five heifer calves in five years, with two daughters also bearing heifers.
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Franklin
J. S. Gray
Macon
T. H. Fagg
State College Extension Service
Gray
Fagg
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