Tennessee 4-H Leads Country In Power Work
Tennessee 4-H tops national 1955 electric program with 9,122 members enrolled plus strong state support from the UT Division 4-H Club, TVA, rural cooperatives and power boards. Nationwide enrollments reach a high of 404,253, reflecting expanded youth training in safety, wiring, motors and home farm electrical use.
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National Committee
Virginia
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E. B. Hale
Couly
Four-H Club
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Chickens Hatched Hit High Mark in June Tennessee
Nashville reports an estimated 2,992,000 chicks hatched in Tennessee commercial hatcheries in June. The figure, from S T Marsh of the Federal State Crop Reporting Service, compares with 2,250,000 in June 1958 and far above the 1950-54 average. Broiler hatchings reached 44,066,000, up 33 percent from 1955, while non-broiler hatchings totaled 5,590,000, up 9 percent.
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Nashville
Tennessee
S. T. Marsh
Federal
Report Increase In Upland Cress
Virginia farmers show rising interest in upland cress with growing production. Scientists at Virginia Tech say demand is strong, with limited acreage but promising prices higher than other greens. Local growers in Wire Bind areas report good market prospects and renewed planting.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
VPI
Purina Checkerboard ad promotes farm efficiency and nutrition
An old Purina advertisement touts checkerboard branded knowledge and farm support. It highlights lower costs, boosted profits, and enhanced animal care through Purina Sow and Pig Chow, Purina Liquid Poultry Wormer, and extensive on farm service and testing.
Hog Prices Rally After Seasonal Boost Across Markets
Southern and Midwestern hog prices rose last week as the Agricultural Market Service noted gains of 25 to 75 cents per hundredweight, with some markets up to $1. Slaughter steer and heifer prices also firmed 50 cents higher in many southern areas. Chicago steers gained $1 to $2.50, with high prime at $27.40. Hog buyers in Atlanta and Memphis saw prices near $17, while Carolina stations quoted 10.25 to 17.50 for 184 to 240 pound butchers.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Chicago
Nashvile
Louisville
North Georgia
Shenandoah Valley
Del-Mar-Va
Seaboard
New York
Carolinas
Wealthy People Eat More Lamb
Washington dispatch reports Agriculture Department officials say lamb consumption skews toward higher income groups and better educated households. Homemakers over 45 are the biggest lambeaters, and those with parents born in the northeast or north central states also show higher lamb consumption.
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Washington
INL
Agriculture Department
North Central
Anthrax Outbreak Hits West Tennessee Cattle
An anthrax outbreak near Reelfoot Lake in Northwest Tennessee kills cattle on several farms. Authorities, veterinarians, and federal agents vaccinate livestock, quarantine nine farms, and issue disposal and sanitation guidance to prevent a wider spread.
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Associated Press
Wright
Prahk Hutchinson
Reelfoot Lake
Tennessee
Hutchinson
Nashville
Netin
Reelloat
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Siooth
Mississippi River
Moses
Homer
Wippacrates
Ovid
Pliny
Anch
Europe
New Tobacco Cloth To Last 3 Seasons
Washington reports a new sun resistant cotton cloth developed by Agriculture Department scientists will shed tobacco barns and save growers about 200 dollars per acre annually. Lead chromate treated cloth lasts at least three seasons versus one for untreated cloth, already in large scale use in North Florida, promising potential savings of one million dollars yearly in that region.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Florida
Artificially Bred Heifer Sale Slated in Knoxville
The East Tennessee Artificial Breeders Association will hold a sale of high quality bred heifers on August 13 at Temple Hall, University of Tennessee. Twenty Holstein, 25 Jersey, and 15 Guernsey heifers will be offered to balance surplus dairy herd replacements and promote better dairy cattle development.
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Knoxville
East Tenneste Artificial Breeders’ Association
Temple Hall
University of Tennessee
Jersey
Guernsey
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