Bees and Grange News at Oakview Meeting
Oak View Grange held a Thursday night gathering with 35 members at Ruth's Recreation Room. Grover Jones spoke on bees, sharing hive habits and life spans, plus tales from his beekeeping. The Grange and community booths won second at the High Point Fair. a new Grange hall near the old Delano site awaits roofing as members plan to finish the interior. Winter meetings start at 7 30 in October.
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Oak View Grange
Ruth's Recreation Room
Grover Jones
Jones
America
Grange
Delano School
Prevent Fire To Keep Off Statistics
Raleigh report urges farms to assess fire safety during National Fire Prevention Week Oct 5–11. USDA Safety Council cites $122 million annual losses and 3,500 farm deaths, with rural fatalities 29 percent and main hazards including chimneys, sparks, storage of fuels, and faulty wiring.
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Raleigh
United States
United States Department of Agriculture Safety Council
Truman
Charles F. Brannan
State Fair entry deadlines set for cattle and other divisions
North Carolina State Fair entries close October 1 for Dairy and Beef Cattle spaces, with other departments closing October 6 to October 11. R W Shoffner notes space may be filled. flowers in Horticulture may enter until 11 00 a m on opening day. Forms are available from Manager, State Fair, Raleigh. A NC 4 H Dairy Judging team departs September 24 for Waterloo Iowa.
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Raleigh
N. C
R. W. Shoffner
State College Extension Service
J. S. Dorton
Shoffner
Waterloo
Iowa
North Carolina
J. D
New Circular Tells How To Cull Flocks
State Extension Service releases Extension Circular No. 156 on culling poultry flocks for profit and health. Authors Parrish Morris Andrews advise starting with baby chicks and continuing yearly replacement to raise egg output and seasonal prices. Circular available through county agents or Publications Department North Carolina State College Raleigh.
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State College Agricultural Extension Service
Oeaupin
C. F. Parrish
T. B. Morris
W. G. Andrews
N. C. State College
Aleigh
Kudzu Vine Surprises Homeowner After Vacation
Mrs. Jo Farmer returns from vacation to find a giant kudzu vine has grown through a window and twined around pictures and the piano, covering most of the exterior of her home.
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Providence
R. T
Jo Farmer
Planting Narcissi Hyacinths and Other Forcing Bulbs Indoors
Instructions for growing narcissi hyacinths and other bulbs indoors for winter forcing. Choose 5–6 inch pots with drainage, two thirds soil, place bulbs, water, then store cool and moist, burying pots to protect from freezes. After root growth and about two inches of top growth, bring indoors with light. Some use pebbles and water but soil method is best.
1952 Tobacco Loan Rates and Stock Totals
The U S Department of Agriculture announced an average loan rate of 50.6 cents per pound for 1952 crop flue cured tobacco. By June 1, 1952 CC loan stocks of tobacco from 1946 to 1951 crops stood at about 388 million pounds with a value of 196 million dollars.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Thief Steals Snow Chains During Heat Wave
In Stanford Connecticut a thief planned ahead and entered a car to steal a pair of snow chains while temperatures neared 90 degrees. Police cautioned residents to lock vehicles and report suspicious activity.
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Stanford
Conn
W. D. English Herd Ends Test in North Carolina
Brattleboro Vermont reports a Holstein Friesian herd owned by W. D. English of High Point completes a test year with an average 370 pounds of butterfat and 10 036 pounds of milk. The herd produced about 15 quarts per cow daily under the Herd Improvement Registry program supervised by North Carolina State College and the Holstein headquarters.
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Brattleboro
W. D. English
High Point
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
North Carolina State College of Agriculture & Engineering
National Holstein Headquarters
U S Agriculture Advises Care With Soil Conditioners
The U S Department of Agriculture urges buyers of soil conditioning chemicals to treat purchases as experimental at the moment, advising caution in using the products until further guidance or results are available.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Entomologists Cite Radioactive DDT Clues for Mosquito Killing
U. S. Department of Agriculture entomologists report that radioactive DDT use provides clues to more effective methods for killing mosquitoes and other insect pests.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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