Changes in Agriculture Sweep North Carolina Farms
North Carolina farmers face long term shifts revealed by USDA trends. Farm numbers decline from 1910 to 1960 and beyond as tenants and laborers drop while owners rise slightly. Tractor use surges, acreage shifts from workstock to human food, and land prices soar with farm consolidation continuing. Electricity access expands, diets change, and farming remains a managed, adapting business.
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North Carolina
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
N. C. State College
United States
Kentucky
Iris care and planting tips for late summer and beyond
Late summer is a good time to plant bearded iris and other varieties. Key steps include dry rhizomes with moist roots, excellent drainage, full sun or partial shade for color, light loamy soil with organic matter, and a low nitrogen fertilizer such as 2 12 12. Divide every 3 to 4 years, discard old rhizomes, and replant with rhizomes just below soil. For more details contact State College Raleigh for a mimeographed iris guide.
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Grandmother's Garden
State College
Raleigh
4-H Exhibit Wins First Prize at North Carolina State Fair
Beaufort County 4-H club members designed an educational display titled Easier Ironing for You and built a booth demonstrating modern ironing methods. The exhibit by Mamie Whisnant highlights sitting-down ironing, adjustable boards, a 1000 watt iron, and a well planned ironing center with good light ventilation and storage.
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Ralefigh
Beaufort County
4-H Club
Mamie Whisnant
Beaufort 4
New Faces at the Dinner Table for American Farmers
The article notes almost seven thousand new faces arriving at the dinner table, a situation that places a duty on American farmers to keep the table supplied with food.
Farm Agents Honored By Lederle Division Tribute
Lederle Laboratories Division of the American Cyanamid Company dedicates a tribute to the service of farm agents who conveyed scientific information to farm people.
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Lederle Laboratories Division
American Cyanamid Company
Coming Events Schedule Highlights Local Ag Activities
November events include a short course on fruits and vegetables at State College, N. C. Hereford Association fall sale in Kinston, Spotted Poland China sale in Dunn, State Home Economics Association in Greensboro, National 4-H Achievement Day, N. C. Hereford Association all-polled sale in Winston‑Salem, and a farm income tax short course in Raleigh.
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State Home Economics Association
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Raleigh
Houston Clean Up Week Theft Report
A Houston resident reported theft from a storage shed during Clean Up Week. About 300 rolls of wallpaper 10 gallons of white paint four gallons of gray paint and two rolls of screening wire were taken. In a separate item a Houston mother had surgery performed on her six month old son to enable crying tears to flow normally.
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Danny Alsebrook
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