Heavy Week Rain Sets Stage for Fall Planting Plans
The Weekly Weather and Crop Report notes a dry August week across Tennessee Basin counties with 2 to 4 inches in places and widespread crop stress. Farmers report delayed land prep, damaged pastures, and hope for rain to salvage late beans tobacco and corn as drought persists. Chattanooga remains the driest area with only 0.34 inch in six days and 5 percent of normal rainfall.
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Tennessee
Carter — Hain
Avez
Eunie Lield Jobanson
Sullivan
Washington
Shattanooga
Bristol
Chattanooge
Hog Prices Fall Across Southern Packing Plants
Southern hog markets showed a drop with prices slipping 75 cents to $1.50 per hundredweight and up to $3 in Georgia Florida and Alabama plants. Friday closes around $20.60 per hundredweight for bulk hogs. Cattle and calf values varied with high grades reaching $22, while broilers and vegetables saw mixed shifts amid a busy week of arrivals and weather impacts.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
Georgia-Florida-Alstomia Pen- Dut Bel
At- Tenn
Memphis
Nashville
Louisville
Chicago
Montgomery
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Upper South
North Caralina
South Carolina
Michigan
New York
South- Tre
Allania
Hushed
Farm Issue Reappears in S8 Election Debate
A new farm policy battle looms as Democrats plan a Legislative League for farmer preservation and Republicans oppose subsidization. The issue surfaced during Aug Senate Agricultural subcommittee hearings on Von Paarlberg’s nomination for Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, with sharp exchanges from Sen. Symington and Sen. Humphrey over the policy.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Legislative League
Senate Agricultural
von Paarlberg
Agriculinns
Paarlberg
Stuart Symington
T-Mo
Hubert. H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Ithat Polley
Farmers face shift toward urban jobs and bigger farms
A 1957 Associated Press summary analyzes how price support changes push farmers toward more efficient methods, larger operations, and urban employment. It notes migration from rural areas, rising farm incomes through irrigation, and the evolving farm population as younger workers move to cities.
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Poultry Growers Face Profit Struggles From Competition
Dr. John T. Buck of Virginia Tech says higher output and steady to higher egg and meat demand keep prices down and costs up. Integrated operations lower production costs but require large capital and savvy management. many Virginia growers remain small or mid sized and cannot easily scale up. He estimates viable operations now need 2,500 to 3,500 laying hens and 30,000 to 40,000 broilers to earn a decent income.
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Vacatl
John T. Buck
Eca
VPT
Buck
Virginia
Baste
Lightning Strikes Dallas Church Steeple, Organ Out Of Service
Lightning blasted the 18 foot steeple of John Knox Presbyterian church in Pleasant Grove. The storm also knocked the electric organ out of commission. Sunday School and services proceeded as scheduled.
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Dallas
John Knox Presbyterian
Pleasant Grove
Youthful Travalar Nabbed By Policemen
PAWTUCKET KR reports youth Travalar bound and found by officers after a woman summoned help. Police took him to the station where his parents, alerted at once, confirmed his disappearance. The piece also notes irrigation trends and costs in eastern farming, including sprinkler use and mechanization.
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Pawtucket
Stephen Landry
Agricul
Pers
Milk production unmoved by hot weather say researchers
Blacksburg report summarizes Louisiana Experiment Station findings on Holsteins. Three groups tested under 70 degree barn, shaded noncooled, and routine farm conditions. Shade and water improved feed use. temperature had little effect on appetite. Providing shade, water, and feed is advised to maintain production in heat.
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Blacksburg
Daly
W. Griffith
VPI
Griffith Claus
Griffith
Louisiana Agriculture: Experiment Station
Benson Faces Sharp Questions On REA Loans
Washington Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson faces congressional grilling over Rural Electrification Administration loan authority. Sen. Hubert Humphrey’s committee questions whether REA loans above half a million require final approval by Wesley A. D Ewart. Benson’s seven week absence and D Ewart’s role are cited amid NRECA concerns.
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Washington
INS
Ezra Taft Benson
Congressional
Jones
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wents
Benson Aba
REA
David A. Hamil
Humphrey
Senate
Wesley A. D'Ewart
Director of
Agriculture Credit Services
D'Ewart
Hamil
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
D'Ewar
Bengon
NRECA
Benson
Minnesoli
Pre-Packing Aims To Speed Farm Goods To City Consumers
Washington based Agriculture Department official Donald R. Stokes says near farm packing of fresh produce into small cartons will speed crops to consumers and standardize items. He cites peaches as a test case, noting labor and timing challenges and the potential rise of band names in branding, with cooperative marketing as a possible defense.
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Washington
INS
Apriculture Department
Donald R. Stokes
Ine Bor
Stokes
Unclear Text Briefly Summarized From OCR Section
Fragmentary readable phrases describe a feeding program and various named items but the text is garbled beyond clear meaning. No coherent events, people, or places can be reliably identified for a proper news card.
You Will Look Well Dressed If You RO Hattess All Summer
A quirky note advises on headwear for summer outfits choosing hats of various styles and materials to suit different looks, emphasizing practicality and style.
Whyrther poy nee maginr park wage ne heel tee
This item describes a local park scene with workers and a plan for water access. It references a mission to expand facilities and concerns over environmental upkeep and temporary arrangements.
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Whyrther Poy
Maginr Park
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