Wins $100 In Corn Production Contest
W D Simmons of Hertford County won the first prize of 100 in the 1949 corn production contest for Negro farmers, producing 1274 bushels on one acre with 690 pounds of 5-10-10 fertilizer and 400 pounds of ANL. The acre, fertilized and manured, yielded 1269 bushels.
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Hertford County
W. D. Simmons
Coheld
Melvin L. Sparton
Negro County
Agen
Armimead Sharp
Harrelsville
C. S. Brown High School
Winston
Simmons
Dixie
NFA
North Carolina
Winton
E. R. Colling
State College
L. ¥. Bellentine
Time Not Constant In the Celebrations Of Christ's Nativity
The article traces how Christmas was celebrated in many months across history and explains why December was adopted. It notes Western churches fixating dates in the fourth century and Eastern churches aligning by December 25 in the sixth century, with pagan traditions influencing the Christian holiday.
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Decem
Chrrist
Thor
Farm Income Tax Law Is Changed
Farm income tax time nears as two major changes affect filing and tax payment for farm income, says C Brice Ratchford of State College extension. He notes prior obligations required January 15 estimates and March 15 final returns, now altered by the past year’s changes.
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C. Brice Ratchford
State College
Ratchford
North Carolina farmers face revised tax filing deadlines
The article notes changes to filing rules affecting farmers and business years. Farmers may choose final return timing, or file estimates with different deadlines, and North Carolina farmers with 1949 income over a threshold must file. Forms 1040 and 1040ES are available from collectors, banks, or post offices, with Schedule D for gains and losses.
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