Guilford Farms Lose Ground In 1954-55 Census
Unofficial 1954-55 Guilford County farm census released by the Crop Reporting Service shows declines from the previous year in population, livestock, major crops harvested, fertilizer use, hay crops harvested, and pastureland as of January 1 1956. Idle cropland, woodland and wasteland rose, while increases occurred in milo soybeans alfalfa and market vegetables offsetting some declines.
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Crop Reporting Service
Raleigh
Guilford County
Guilford
N. C
U. S. Departments of Agriculture
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
8100 Feeder Calves and Steers Scheduled for NC Sales
Raleigh reports a total of 8100 high quality feeder calves and yearling steers to be marketed across 12 North Carolina sales this fall. With finished cattle prices rising last month, demand for feeder calves and yearlings is expected strong in September and October.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. S. Buchanan
State College Animal Husbandry
Laurel Hill
Pembroke
Rocky Mount
Lancasters
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Livestock Market
Shelby — Fairgrounds
West Jefferson
New Farmers Livestock Market
Asheville
Seed List Sources Released For 1956 Fall Crops
RALEIGH The seed list of certified fall planted crop sources for 1956 is released by John C. Rice director of the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association. The list names certified growers and addresses by counties and shows small grain varieties from the past season. North Carolina farmers seed dealers and agricultural workers may obtain copies from the association at NC State College.
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Raleigh
John C. Rice
N. C. Crop Improvement Association
Rice
North Carolina
N C. State College
Crop Improvement Association
Arlington
Big Opportunity For Students In Poultry
Dr. E W Glazener head of NC State College Poultry Science says the poultry industry in North Carolina has grown rapidly from 1940 to 1955 with millions of laying hens broilers and turkeys and now valued at over 120 million dollars. The field offers careers in feed manufacturing hatchery operations processing marketing and extension work with more demand for college trained poultry specialists.
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E. W. Glazener
Department of
Poultry Science
North Carolina State College
North Carolina
Glazener
United States
Phone Cable Stolen Across Suburban Bellefontaine
In St. Louis area suburbs, a 170 foot stretch of copper telephone cable was stolen from poles causing widespread service outages. Police and investigators searched for suspects and secured the scene.
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ST. Louis
Bellefontaine
State Garden Schools Set For Autumn
State College Extension Division announces autumn garden schools in Canton Wilmington and Charlotte with lectures by Mrs. Salois Mrs. White and others. Courses will run Oct 1 3 in Canton Nov 5 7 in Wilmington and Nov 27 29 in Charlotte. Proceeds from Mrs White’s Raleigh talk support a permanent garden at State Hospital chapel.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State College
Canton
Wilmington
Charlotte
Edward W. Ruggles
Garden Club of North Carolina
John Salois
Dallas
Texas
National Council of State Garden Schools
Earl White
Winter Haven
Fla
Marie Fort
Griffin
W. A. Florence
Greensboro
White
H. Stewart Ortloff
Huntington
N. Y
Landscaping Authority
Charlote
Employment on U S Railways in 1956
Employment on U S railways in 1956 averaged 1 058 216 persons. This is about 500 000 less than in 1926.
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U. S
Governor Roberts Loses Handshake Asset After Bee Sting
Providence Rhode Island Gov. Dennis J. Roberts a Democrat was stung by a bee on his right hand while greeting well wishers at a West Warwick clambake. The incident deprived him of the aggressive public handshake he relied on as a political asset.
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Providence
R.I
Dennis J. Roberts
West Warwick
Mercury: the only metal liquid at ordinary temperatures
Mercury remains a liquid metal under standard conditions, a unique property among elements. This characteristic allows its use in thermometers and various industrial applications spanning centuries.
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Colemans
Burlington Road
Greensboro, N. C
R. C. Coleman, Jr
L. Coleman
Davie
Reynolds Tobseco Co
Winston-Salem, Wn, C
Thard
Harold C. Davis
Davis Patrol & Detective Agency
Jack S. Davis
Office CO
Weathertron
Zett
P Electric
Lic
N. Main ST
Moore
Benjamin Moore
Hedgecock Lumber Company
Ward ST
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