18 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1971
Page
1
Tennessee crop values rose by 16.5 million dollars from the prior year with tobacco again the leading money crop. The report notes 125,000 farms in 1971, down 2,000 from 1970, and average farm size rising to 123 acres as land value climbs.
The author recalls a snowbound morning, fires up the house, and cooks biscuits from unbleached flour while noting Old Christmas Epiphany customs. A tale of family, chores, and superstition accompanies a simple New Year supper of peas, collards, cornmeal dishes, and a focus on economical, homegrown meals.
United Press International reports UT dairy specialist Herbert Holt links bulk tank leucocyte counts above 500,000 per ml to milk production losses up to 20 percent. He notes mastitis, udder infections, and milking equipment issues drive high counts and urges farmers to locate and fix the problem with cooperative help. UT experts also advise off season servicing of farm machines to prevent engine deterioration.
Beef cattle production meetings led by UT professor Br Haley Jamison will be held at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Farm Bureau Building Blountville. Topics include sire selection by performance, culling cows and feeding. All beef cattle producers are invited to attend the same information.
Dig 6 inches deep to take a soil sample from 15 to 26 locations at random. Combine soils in a box, fill the carton from the composite sample, and obtain cartons from the county extension office. The rest notes livestock feed needs and NRC guidance for cows after calving, including postcalving increments.
WCYB-TV hosts a window treatment series with Mrs. Helen Stocking and Pat Bowling on Tuesday and Thursday at 9 am through February. A free materials packet is offered, and a drapery panel will be constructed on the show. Send your name and address to Pat Bowling for the packet. County 4-H breadbaking contests are underway in Sullivan County with muffins and biscuits winners advancing to Feb. 20 at the National Guard Armory in Bristol.
West View Girls practice baking demonstrations presented by Mike Stefly Jody Clemons Kevin Everett and Gary Delen during the January West View H Club meeting. Miss Bowling spoke about dogs and Jody Clemons led two games. Karen Cassell read Tavalions. Next month features a bread baking contest at Mrs Cassell's home for practice.
A church conference center in Glorieta New Mexico showcases a stone pumice block arrangement stabilizing an eroded bank. Dormitories sit on the ridge above as Tom Ritdie, former grounds foreman, surveys the area before grasses and flowers are planted in soil filled holes. Soils guidance was provided by the Soil Conservation Service.
Sullivan County ASCS chair Joe Carmack announces a 1:30 p.m. Wednesday briefing in Blountville to explain 1971 wheat and feed grain programs under the 1970 act. County ASCS executive James Barnes details voluntary set asides and price supports, with signup March 1 to April 9.
GATE CITY The former Agricultural Conservation Program is replaced by a Rural Environmental Assistance Program, chaired by Charlie Starley. The plan aims to address environmental problems from agriculture with a broad, shared effort among federal, state, city, and local governments. Funding for 1971 is not set, but Hardin assures ASC leaders the year will be funded and 1972 funds will be sought. An Orebank Eighth Grade 4H Club meeting had no demonlations. members sang a song.
The article explains dry and oily dandruff as scalp inflammations caused by excess oil or secretion. It notes sealing of the scalp as a warning signal and mentions pharmacist backed preparations to alleviate dandruff and address general medical needs.
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