Soil Conservation Service expands field day program progress
A new phase of the Soil Conservation Service program in the Southeast emphasizes wider farmer adoption through district cooperation. Dr. T. S. Buie notes 56,000 farmers in North Carolina join 650,000 acres under erosion control as 69 CCC camps support efforts.
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High Point
Greensboro
Soil Conservation Service
T. S. Buie
Southeastern
Bule
North Carolina
Buie
Wirty
State College Extension Service
Brown Creek
Anson
Union Counties
Notables Coming for SCS Field Day at High Point
A Field Day in High Point will draw distinguished visitors led by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, Soil Conservation Service chief Dr. H. H. Bennett, and Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace. The trio will visit the Soil Conservation Service Field Day event this Wednesday.
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High Point
Soil Conservation Service
Clyde R. Hoey
The
H. H. Bennett
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Welcome to North Carolina Piedmont Soil Conservation Demonstration
An editorial to Secretary Wal lace and Soil Conservation Service officials praises Piedmont efforts in soil and water conservation. It notes 70 percent of farmers on 185 000 acres in Deep River and Reedy Fork cooperate in erosion control and framing a practical demonstration of conservation methods under actual farming conditions.
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Henry A. Wallace
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
North Carolina Piedmont
Deep River
Reedy Fork
Erosion Problem Seen As Community Issue
On J E Nichols farm near Guilford College a cooperative Reedy Fork demonstration shows erosion from neighbor fields and a county highway damages his hillside ditches. He tried to keep water in ditches on each side of a cultivated hollow but heavy rains caused overflow and loss of topsoil.
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J. E. Nichols
Guilford College
Reedy Fork
Nichols
High Point Protects Water Supply With Erosion Plan
City officials and Soil Conservation Service workers describe a comprehensive erosion control program covering 969 acres around the city lake and extending along 10 miles of shoreline. Secretary Wallace is expected to speak near the lake as an example of protective measures benefiting farmers and the public.
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High Point
Soil Conservation Service
Wallace
How to Terrace Tobacco Lands Shown at Robinson Farm
Demonstrations at the Robison farm near Allen Jay School show terrace spacing and slight row slope to improve drainage for tobacco. Assistant engineer Williams Weld notes initial drainage issues were solved by increased row slope, preventing ponding and yielding a high quality crop.
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R. G
B. H. Robinson
Allen Jay School
Robinson
William Weld
Soil Conservation Service
Robinsons
Wild
Secretary Wallace Visits North Carolina Soil Projects
About 10 000 people are expected to greet Henry A Wallace as he tours the Reedy Fork and Deep River soil conservation demonstration areas near Greensboro and High Point on October 27. He will speak at High Point City Lake after tours and a noon luncheon with Governor Clyde Hoey.
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Greensboro
High Point
City Lake
North Carolina Piedmont
Henry A. Wallace
High Point City
E. B. Garrett
The
Soil Conservation Service
Clyde Hoey
William B. Umstead
H. H. Bennett
Dean IL. O. Schaub
North Carolina State College
Reedy Fork
Deep River
Garrett
Wallace
Chambers of Commerce of
A. & T. College For
Hoey
Winston-Salem
State Grange
High Point City Lake
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