Oak View 4-H Club Elects New Vice President At Meeting
Oak View 4-H Club held a morning meeting at the school with Michael Denny presiding. John Carroll reported on County Council plans at Bessemer School on November 1 and Barbara Groce was elected the new vice president.
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Oak View
Oak View Club
Barbara Groce
Julia Watts
Charlotte Smith
Paul Seward
Bobby Carter
Gene Abbott
Marion Murdock
John Carroll
Hay and Silage Question Says Important One
North Carolina dairy researchers report a few pounds of hay daily can boost milk by about 1.5 pounds when silage is the main roughage. Experiments suggest small hay amounts (two to five pounds) improve production while generous silage can sustain cows with minimal hay.
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Raleigh
R. K. Waugh
W. R. Murley
Department of Animal Industry
North Carolina State College
Waugh
Murley
North Carolina
Off Farm Income Boosts North Carolina Farmers Noted
A 1950 census analysis shows 27 percent of NC farm families earned more from off farm work than from farm sales in 1949. About one third of farm operators worked off the farm, with 100 days or more common, and 200 days more rare. Off farm income supports part time and small commercial farms, raising total family earnings and efficiency.
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North Carolina
North Caroline
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agricultural Economics
North Carolina State College
Co. E. Bishop
J. G. Sutherland
Piedmont
Two Jailbirds Caught In Barroom Brawl
Detroit police stopped a barroom brawl involving Gregorio Silva and Gregorio Valdez. Both men were fugitives. Silva to Texas for burglary and Valdez to Oklahoma City for a 1947 murder after resolving a felonious assault case.
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Detroit
Gregorio Silva
Gregorio Valdez
Cers
Silva
Christi
Tex
Valdez
Oklahoma City
Worm farming tips from scientists guide backyard hobbyists
Scientists from State College and the Fish and Wildlife Service explain worm culture for fishing bait. Use wooden boxes 14 by 18 inches, stacked for ventilation, with hay at the bottom and a mix of stable manure topsoil and peat moss. Feed with corn meal or mash, water weekly, and ensure drainage to prevent rot and escapes.
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L. C. Whitehead
State College
Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Department of the Interior
Coming Events Navy 13 and November Ag Meetings
N C Holstein Federation meeting in Greensboro on members day November 13. N C Hereford Association polls safe in Winston Salem November 15. Farm income tax short course Raleigh November 17 to 19. Burley tobacco referendum November 22. National County Agents Association meeting Chicago November 29 to December 3. National 4-H Club Congress Chicago November 30 to December 4.
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N. C. Hereford Association
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Navy
National County Agents Association
Chicago
Moth and Weevil Infestations Threaten Stored Corn
Farmers face moth angoumois and rice weevil infestations in stored feed corn near barns. Kulash of North Carolina State College advises cleaning bins, sorting corn, using poor corn first, and fumigation with approved agents. Clean storage, gas masks, and county agent guidance are urged. avoid unsafe fumigants like carbon disulphide.
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Raleigh
W. M. Kulash
School of Agriculture
N. C. State College
Kulash
Pecan Trees Live On Water and Color Additive
John H. Harris visits a community where growers report high survival of pecan trees. A salesman claims success stems from weekly treatments of water with cake coloring, and advises Stuart trees, proper planting, deep holes, pure topsoil, and a four foot mulch. The piece notes the psychology behind the method.
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Charlie Welch
Businessman Plugs Rain Request as Drought Grips Nebraska
Omaha businessman Walt Burritt placed a want ad in the World-Herald seeking rain as Nebraska faces another drought. He recalled a previous ad years ago that brought heavy rain and quips that they got enough to drown a goose.
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Omaha
Neb
Walt Burritt
Omaha World-Herald
Burritt
Nebraska
Free pine seedlings offered to North Carolina landowners
The International Paper Company will distribute 500 000 free pine seedlings in 39 NC counties for the coming season. Landowners may order 500 to 5 000 seedlings in 50 seedling increments, choosing from loblolly longleaf shortleaf and slash pines. Application blanks via county agents or State Forester Raleigh. Plant and protect seedlings to fulfill obligation.
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Raleigh
International Paper Company
Georgetown
S. C
North Carolina
John L. Gray
State College
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United States
PVA
ADO
Hospital Care Association
the Blue Cross Plan
Wright
Groucho
DeSoto
N. C. Holstein Freedom Association Meeting
Greensro
Equator
TAR Heel Gardner
John H. Harris
Piedmont Airlines
Louisville
Woianapolis
Ivangvelle
Wonder Drug
Reader's Digest
McCalls
Sulfa
Mann's Drug Stores
Carolina Duerbalers
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, N. C
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