22 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1968
Page
1
In a rural reminiscence the writer recalls Mr Bob walking the creeks bank every winter with mink traps and pelts, symbolizing a bygone way of life. The essay contrasts simple living with modern comforts and laments the loss of Mr Bob and the values he represented. It questions who will preserve the simple life as new generations pursue material abundance.
Four five day non degree courses will be offered at two locations with sessions in January February and March for farmers and others. Courses cover weed control insect and disease management dairy production and feed energy content with details from university staff and county extension offices.
Three farm management schools are scheduled for Scott County at the Appalachian Power Company auditorium in Gate City. A dairy school starts at 7 p m on January 3, followed by a beef and sheep school on February 7 and a crop school on February 14 at 7 p m. Extension agents will teach with topics on new developments labor saving ideas and chemicals.
Scott County beekeepers may attend two bee management schools led by John Amos of Virginia Tech. The first session is at Nickelsville Vocational Agriculture building 7 p.m. Tuesday and the second at Gate City Vo-AR building 7 p.m. Wednesday. Amos notes small-hive keepers can find beekeeping enjoyable and profitable with proper management.
In Gate City area farmers discuss forming a tomato marketing cooperative tied to a Polled Hereford event. Tennessee Polled Hereford Association and Agriculture Department plan an eleventh annual show in Nashville with 10 head from across the region and Kentucky Mississippi for 200 dollars in prizes. The following day an auction of 68 Herefords. County agents note Trellis tomatoes as promising cash crop with potential high income per acre. Possible grant to fund grading equipment and a paid manager is explored with Extension Office and Rural Development office contacts.
Grain stocks show mixed results with major grains up sharply while oats barley rye and soybeans fall. Wheat rises 174 percent while corn advances 87 percent and rye drops nine percent. Oats down two percent and soybeans down twenty nine percent.
The column notes lost items like Joe Wallen’s 414 Honor Club key replacement after several attempts. It highlights Linda Hodges and others in horse and pony safety projects, sewing demonstrations by Candy Gruchow and Nancy Keels, and a beef carcass demonstration by Linda Green. It announces Honor Club and State Congress applications due by January and February 9, plus a Bluff City senior meeting at First Methodist Church.
Tennessee Crop Reporting Service notes December milk production at 15 million pounds, down from 150 million a year ago and near the 1961-63 December average. Egg production rose about 12 percent from December 1966 to 60.8 million, with 6,044,000 laying hens and eggs per 100 layers up 7? from last year. Total poultry output for the year shows eye production at 3.697 million, down from 5.837 million.
Virginia Forestry urges planting trees on cut‑over idle land to restore value, stop erosion, protect watersheds, and provide income. Seedlings of white and loblolly pines, ash, and yellow poplar offered with ASCS cost‑share support. contact county forest warden to order.
Sullivan County Young Farmers and Homemakers Club plans two February conferences. President Billy Joe Johnson and Dwight Hannigan will join a leadership school in Milan Tennessee February 11 to 15. Billy Joe Johnson and Kathy Johnson will attend a Citizenship Short Course in Washington DC February 18 to 24 as Tennessee delegates.
Loretta Jean Armentrout of Washington County, last year's staff winner in dairy, started young by helping siblings with dairy projects. She earned 612 ribbons from heat to junior champion, won a wrist watch as state dairy winner, and earned a trip to the National Club Congress in Chicago as one of 36 exceptional winners.
The State Soil Testing Laboratory in Nashville analyzed 1 163 soil samples for Sullivan County farmers, ranking Sullivan third in the state for the year. County Agent Claude Prince urged more farmers to submit samples, noting only about 550 farms were represented with roughly two samples per person. He explained lime and soil nutrients unlock plant elements and boost yields, urging soil test guidance to raise desired soil acidity levels. Sample boxes and instructions are available at county offices in Bristol and Kingsport and at the ASCS office in Hountville.
Sullivan County Agent J. W. McClain announces two tobacco production meetings at the Farm Bureau Building in Blountville. An afternoon session at 1:30 and a night session at 7:30 will cover varieties, plant bed weed control, production, land selection, fertilization, and disease and insect control with Gilbert Rhodes of the University of Tennessee leading. All tobacco growers are invited to attend the session of their choice.
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