Murley Named Assistant Professor at State College Dairy Section
W Ray Murley becomes a member of the state staff as assistant professor in the dairy husbandry section of the Animal Industry Department at N C State College. He will coach dairy cattle judging teams and participate in dairy production research and teaching with a background at Iowa State and Oklahoma institutions and service in the Navy during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
W. Ray Murley
N. C. State College
D. W. Colward
Murley
J. W. Harrelson
Gordon Gray
Consolidated University
Board of Trustees
Oklahoma
Poultry Specialist Calls For Old Hens Out Of Yards
Raleigh report on North Carolina extension service advice shows poultry experts urging farmers to replace old hens with well bred pullets. Off season hatching could stabilize year round egg production and reduce reliance on imported eggs, with guidance from Dearstyne and Patton on management and market opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istyne
North Carolina
Dearstyne
Stokes County Fair Plans Highlight Home Demonstration Clubs
Raleigh reports the Stokes County Home Demonstration Clubs prepare exhibits for the Stokes County Fair sponsored by the King American Legion Post. Exhibits include basket making sewing Christmas decor and gardening with prizes of 25 15 and 10.
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Raleigh
Stokes County
American Legion
King
Gentry
Pine Hall Club
Reynolds
King Home
SewandeSee Bay
Sand Ridge
Leak Memorial
Walnut Cove
Rosebud
Ae Eee
State College Publishes Special Pasture Edition
State College Experiment Station releases a Special Pasture Edition of Research and Farming. Dr R W Cummings notes the bulletin covers pasture needs pests and utilization with Ladino clover and a history of pastures by Dean J Hilton. Residents of North Carolina may request the edition from the Editor at State College Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State College Experiment Station Tech
R. W. Cummings
Dean J. Hilton
School of Agriculture
North Carolina
State College
Vermont Production Report Details North Carolina Holstein Herds
Production report lists registered Holstein cows by owners R W Clinard H G Thacker Baptist Orphanage Thomasville and Win Mock Farm Winston Salem. Cows include Duchess Sensation with 15882 pounds milk 587 butterfat 365 days and Echo Colantha with 14764 milk 559 butterfat 275 days among others. Testing supervised by North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering with The Holstein Friesian Association of America.
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Battleboro
North Carolina
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
R. W. Clinard
Winston Salem
H. G. Thacker, Jr
Winston-Salem
de Pietre Echo Colantha
Baptist Orphanage of
Thomasville
Bonc Velma dJolan
Win-Mock Farm
Ernest Bess
North Carolina State College of Agriculture
Engine
The
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Linwood Farmer Completes 338 Day Herd Test
Linwood farmer Mr. Charlies E. Graham completed a 338 day production test in the Herd Improvement Registry. The cow was milked twice daily and began testing at 3 to 10 months. The program was conducted with assistance from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering in cooperation with Holstein.
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Charlies E. Graham
Linwood
No Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Cure For Root Knot Explained
Raleigh report from C. J. Nusbaum at State College explains curing root knot in tobacco by turning uprooted plants and sun drying. Drying winds kill nematodes. bare roots expose them to sun and air reducing populations before next crop. A turning plow should loosen soil and expose roots along each row.
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Raleigh
C. J. Nusbaum
State College
Nusbaum
Edgecombe Leads NC Better Sires Contest in 1951
Edgecombe County leads the North Carolina Better Sires contest for 1951 ahead of Lenoir and Watuga. The statewide competition, run by the North Carolina Breeders Association, rewards county agents with a $100 trip to the Chicago International Livestock Exposition for placing registered sires and rams.
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Raleigh
Edgecombe County
North Carolina
J. S. Buchanan
State College
North Carolina Bred Beef Cattle and Swine Breeders Association
Lenoir County
Watauga
Northampton Buchanan
Chicago
Wilson County Lady Says Work Is Easier
Mr and Mrs Luther Fulghum of Sims community Wilson County remodeled their old house simplifying the layout by joining a small room and back hall into a kitchen and dinette. Mrs Fulghum chose a red green and white scheme adding a double drain board sink stove and refrigerator. The interior and exterior were painted improving overall efficiency and saving labor and time.
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Raleigh
Luther Fulghum
Sims
Wilson County
Ona P. Humphrey
State College
Exac
Fulghum
Kam
4-H Club Shows Boost Poultry Farmers in North Carolina
Raleigh reports that 4-H club poultry shows and sales are helping farmers acquire prize laying stock. W. G. Andrews notes pullets win blue red or white ribbons and sell to high bidders, many buyers starting egg production quickly. To date 111 club members exhibited 1,332 pullets at an average $2.44, with more than 50 county shows planned through fall. county agents can advise on local arrangements.
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Raleigh
W. G. Andrews
Andrews
Economy Drains Pasture in Five Acre Turnaround
In Wilmington Walton drains five acres of a 15 acre pasture after advice from New Hanover county agent D. D. Baggett. A 965 foot ditch six feet wide and four feet deep was blasted by dynamite at a cost of 12.6 cents per linear foot.
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Wilmington
Ton
Masonboro
D. D. Baggett
New Hanover County
State College Extension Service
Walton
Termites Trigger Family Home Remodeling Project
The Hux family redid their house after termites damaged it. Florence Cox, county home demonstration agent, advised changes and a contractor carried them out. They added an addition with a new kitchen and living areas and converted spaces to improve privacy and storage, aiming for a comfortable winter at home.
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Seenlington
Wien
Hux
Toma Semaines
Hoong
Florence Cox
County Hore
State College Extension Service
Mary Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Huxweil
Cox
Zeke Says Nuts to Old Method of Growing Them
In Raleigh Byrd of Burnsville plans to harvest chestnuts from his own trees this fall after years of failure. With guidance from State Extension forester John E. Ford he adopted new techniques including pruning and applying 6-86 fertilizer to stimulate nut production. The trees showed signs of improvement as they matured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeke
Raleigh
Byrd
Burnsville
John E. Ford
State i
Fall nut harvest advice from expert on chestnuts
An expert recommends resistant hybrids or Chinese chestnut varieties for a fall harvest and stresses planting multiple varieties for cross fertilization. He advises against the Japanese chestnut due to oversized but inedible nuts, noting squirrels may not bother them.
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Ford
Fish Stories Out At Corn Competition
Raleigh reports the 100-Bushel a corn competition at the State Fair invites North Carolina farmers to exhibit 10 ears from a 100-bushel field with moisture at 15.5 percent. Prizes total 125 dollars with 100 for first and 25 for second. entries require evidence and careful ear cutting. Prior winners include J L Kepley and Robert Harris with seed prizes and kernel guesses.
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Raleigh
E. . Colling
State College
North Carolina
J. L. Kepley
Route 3
Chapel Hill
Robert Harris
Route 10
Charlotte
Carolina Foundationers, Inc
Keets and Turkeys Slated for Dinner
D. Wade Stevick of Pinehart, a large turkey producer, is growing the region’s biggest flock of keets with about 1,000 birds. Half started in August and half in September, the flock is fed with commercial turkey starter mash and is expected to grow to about 24 pounds by seven to eight weeks old. Stevick also raises 5,000 turkeys this year, with a large poultry buyer seeking quality guineas.
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Raleigh
D. Wade Stevick
Pinehart
Stevick
L. W. Herrick
State College Extension Service
Pinehurst
New York
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