Farmers See U.S. Farm Progress Amid Rising Standards
A Associated Press report from a U.S. Department of Agriculture meeting notes that farm families are growing while per family income lags total farm income. It cites rising ownership of autos telephones freezers and other equipment between 1950 and 1954, and highlights new soybean varieties tuned to latitudes. It warns future pest control must target insects themselves and stresses safety and maintenance tips for farm work and equipment.
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Associated Press
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Banner Tennessee farm year in 1955 yields records
Tennessee farm hands reported a banner crop year with all-time high yields in corn and soybeans, plus record oats and peanut production. Wheat fell to its smallest since 1911 as acreage dropped. Total corn output neared 59 million bushels, burley tobacco reached about 93 million pounds from 60 thousand acres.
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Nashvillf
Tennessee
Berylee
Fewer People Now Working On U S Farms
The Agriculture Department reports the average number of people employed on farms last year was 9,237,000, a 0.5 percent decline from 1954. Both family and hired workers fell, with hired workers down 1.8 percent and family workers down 2.8 percent.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Department
Marketing Service
Crop Reporting Board
House
Pacific States
Fleenor And Harr Herds Win In Production Race
Warren Fleenor’s Holstein Valley and Bullivat Cow herd led December milk output with an average of 97 pounds per cow, second in butterfat at 40.4 pounds, while B. R. Harr of Blountville posted the top butterfat-producing herd with 14 cows. C. G. and Ray Van Huss of Elizabethon placed third with 44 cows. The three top individual cows yielded 95.2, 86, and 87.8 pounds of butterfat, owned by Harr, Glover, and Cox respectively, as the association of 708 cows averaged 670 pounds of milk and 28.9 pounds butterfat.
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Warren Fleenor
Holston Valley
B. R. Harr
Blountylile
Ty Bullerfal
Heyman Smith
GHTA
C. G
Ray van Hnys
Hizabethton
Harr
B.S. Glover
Phil Cox
Fleenor
Cox
W. d. Allen
Allen
J. R. Dishner
Hetde
Sled Runners Endanger Lawns and Winter Gardening Tips
A NEA Service column warns sledders and readers about lawn damage from winter traffic and dry spells. It advises on protecting grass during thaw, notes snow and ice conserve moisture, and offers practical garden Q&A. It covers dog repellent with nicotine sulfate, why some shrubs bloom out of season, and seed sowing for Japanese maples and forsythia.
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Menry Uree
NEA
Japring
Itrer
U. S. Department of Ag ‘Culture
Henry Pree
Nuclear science aids fight against crop pests
Washington based scientist Dr H L Haller told the Conference on Radioactive Isotopes in Agriculture at East Lansing Michigan that nuclear science and radioactive tracers reveal how pests metabolize poisons and resist insecticides. He described mutations causing fatal self harm and how Geiger counters can track insect paths underground or under bark to guide development of better insecticides.
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Washington
INS
Falture Department
H. L. Hatter
East Lansing
Mich
Haller
Aureomycin Adds Protein To Pork
Dr. Robert F. Kelly at Virginia Tech tested aureomycin in pig rations from weaning to 205 pounds. Pigs fed aureomycin showed no carcass protein increase. Carcass fat measures and dressing percentage were largely unchanged, though iodine and unsaturated fat acids differed in treated meat.
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Slacksiurg
Robert F. Kelly
Vel Agricultural Experiment Station
Made
Wilehole
Kelly
Blacksburg
Virginia
Southwest Virginia Sheep Breeders Meet at Bland
The Southwest Virginia Purhred Sheep Breeders Association will hold its annual luncheon in Bland with C. Kidd of Bland presiding. Plans include 1866 sales and officer elections plus awards for the 1955 Retume per Ewe contest. The 1046 Eastern Studium Sale committee meets in Staunton January 21, chaired by Albert Wilson of Rural Retreat. the sale is planned for June 14 and 14 at Staunton.
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Bland
Southwest Virginia
Purhred Sheep Breeders’ “Association
D. C. Kidd
Staunton
Albert Wilson
Rural Retreat
Member Will Win A Heifer For Free At County Meet
A 14 month old registered Holstein heifer will be awarded to a Bullivan County area member at the Breeders Association annual meeting scheduled for 10:30 AM Saturday at Blountville High School. The heifer Inka Skylark Oly, sired by Harryson Ormsby Adwood Joe, is owned by the East Tennessee Artificial Breeders Association. Dam performance includes 8107 pounds of milk and 345 pounds butterfat in 282 days as a two year old. grand dam produced 12049 pounds milk and 514 pounds butterfat in 312 days as a four year old.
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Bullivan County
J. W. McClain
Blountville High School
Harryson Ormsby
East Tennessee Artificial Breeders Association
McClain
Wasshington
Agriculture Department
Old Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance Ad
A Kansas City Kansas City Mo ad invites ages 60 to 80 or under 40 to apply for a $1000 life insurance policy to cover final expenses by mail with Old American Ins Co. No obligation no calls. Write for free information by mail to 3 W. Std. Dept. L141B Kansas City Mo.
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Old Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Kansas City
Ins. Co
W. Std. Dept
Sheep Decline Reported by Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department reports a decline in the number of sheep and lambs on feed for market in the United States, indicating a downturn in the wool and meat sector and signaling potential adjustments in supply.
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Wabrington
INS
The
Agreine Department
U. S
Developing Eon ay Kingsport Camera RHOP 108 Cherokee St
Local listing shows a 4-Moor service at 10 and an event ending at 4. The notice mentions a camera shop at 108 Cherokee Street in Kingsport with unspecified service details. No further context or names are provided.
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Kingsport
Cherokee St
Steam inhalation with VapoRub relief plan
Persuasive note touts medicated steam using VapoRub to ease stuffed nose and chest congestion. Claims quick, comforting relief as breathing eases and passages clear when directions followed.
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Vicki VapoRub
Avery
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