Tobacco Station Field Day Plans and Talks in Greeneville
Greeneville UT tobacco experiment station announces a Summer Field Day on August 10. Tours begin at 9 a.m. with UT and USDA staff detailing alfalfa varieties, burley breeding lines, hybrid tests, nitrogen and potash effects, cover crops, weed control, disease displays, lighting for stripp ing rooms, and demonstrations. Afternoon shorts cover tobacco plant production and beetle control, plus atomic research notes from Oak Ridge and cattle feeding remarks.
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Greeneville
University 1 of Tennessee Tobacco Experiment Station
J. Hugh Felts
USDA
Hurley Tobacco
N.S. Hall
Ut-Arc Pal
Oak Ridge
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4-H Group Photos with Rep Quillen on Washington Steps
Sulli county 4-Hers visited Washington and posed with Rep James H Quillen on the Capitol steps. After a first shot failed, they reassembled for a second picture with supporters and chaperones named among the group including Patricia Denton, Wiley Moret2 dr, Mary Frances King and many others.
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Sullivan County
Washington
James H. Quillen
Capital Steps
Patricia Denton
Wiley
Christmas Tree Growers Learn To Improve Shape
Blacksburn Virginia reports a six meeting series by the Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association with Montvale and Fox Hill Farm demonstrations. Pruning, shearing, weed control and color improvement were shown to boost density taper and balance. A marketing system by Fox Hill Farm may aid sales. potential annual revenue could reach one million dollars as membership grows to about thirty-nine with nineteen new signups.
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Virginia
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Fox Hill Farm
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Montvale
John
Ginia Tech
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Fox
Virginia Christmas Tree Growers’ Association
Census Shows Tennessee Farm Sales Rise Despite Losses
Tennessee farm census data for 1964 reports total farm sales near 529.5 million with crops and livestock driving gains. State farms numbered 143,445, with average size expanding and 453,793 people on farms. Gibson County leads in sales at around 1.0 million while tobacco and vegetable sectors posted notable gains.
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Tennessee
U. S
Gibson County
4-H Chatter on Washington Trip Highlights and Mishaps
The Washington trip drew praise from 4-H members for interest in sites. Fifteen of 32 chose the Navy band over swimming, with humor about penny pinching. A photo mishap led to re-shoots, and Wade Thomas's poultry house burned after sawdust ignition, a noted misfortune among the group.
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Navy
Jimmy Hawk
Washington Monument
Jimmy
Wade Thomas
Wade
Meat Slaughter To May Higher Than Last Year
Tennessee May red meat production rose 9 percent from a year earlier to 52.95 million pounds, with cattle slaughter at 45,500 head and average live weight 918 pounds. Hog and veal slaughter also increased, while overall U S production reached 2.574 billion pounds, up 1 percent from April.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Continental States
Junior Beef Field Day Set July 18
Young exhibitors in East Tennessee are invited to a junior beef cattle field day on July 18 at Wayland Crouch farm Jonesboro. The event, first of three statewide programs, aims to assist youth and parents in selecting feeding, fitting and showing beef projects with demonstrations, contests and hoof care sessions.
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Jonesboro
East Tennessee
Wayland Crouch
East
Tennessee Angus Association
Middle Tennessee State College
Murfreesboro
John Smith Farm
Denmark
West Tennessee
American Angus Association
University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Tennessee Junior Angus Associations
Soil Test Now For Fall Crops
UT agronomist urges sending soil samples to the University of Tennessee Soil Testing Laboratory in Nashville for fall crop prep. He advocates lime and fertilizer worked into the top six inches, noting phosphate moves slowly and high soil pH boosts phosphorus efficiency. Continuous alfalfa fertilization shows topsoil accumulation, underscoring topsoil treatment before seeding.
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Knoxville
Joseph N. Matthews
University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
University of Tennessee Soil Testing Laboratory
Broadway
Nashville
Milk Market Prices Up in Federal Dairy Orders
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman announced changes to federal milk orders affecting 73 marketing areas. Prices for fluid use will rely on existing Class 1 values and economic indexes, with a guaranteed minimum of $4 per hundredweight for manufacturing milk. The actions require formal approval by a two-thirds majority and will be determined through regional hearings and cooperative input.
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Atlanta
Orville L.jmilk
Freeman
Speed Increases Danger Of Tractor Accidents
Virginia Tech agricultural engineer S. Smith warns speed and rough terrain drive most tractor accidents. He cites doubling speed quadruples upset risk and urges seat belts, shields, guards, proper brakes, drawbars, and safety devices to prevent rollovers and injuries.
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Blacksburg
S. Smith
Virginia Tech
Smith
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