Series Grow In Tennessee
Tennessee farmers report rising feeder cattle sales with total 1981 receipts of $20 679. Sales rose from one in 1964 to 18 9 head in spring and 17 341 in fall across locations including Knoxville Morristown and Nashville. Livestock associations, Agricultural Extension Service, and Tennessee Department of Agriculture back sales to aid small herds and attract buyers by volume and quality.
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Tennessee
Fohasan City
Rogersville
Greeneville
Morristown
Knoxville
Crossville
Jamestown
Cookeville
Sashwitly
Columbia
Huntingdon
Brownsville
Newhern
Agriculural
F Extension Service
Tenanssee Department of Agriculture
Atensessee
Asone
Turnishing
Profitable Tomato Farming for Tennessee Growers
UT horticulturist notes Tennessee consumes far more tomatoes than produced. Soil and climate favor tomatoes, yet state output is less than three fourths of annual demand. Tomato crops offer high returns in top income brackets for local farmers.
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ORD UT
Tennessee
Jefferson
Indian River
West Tennessee
Homestead
Moreton
New Regulations In Effect For Poultry Farmers
New regulations for the use of chemical additives in poultry products processed under federal inspection took effect March 10. Respondents must show scientific data proving safety under intended use and ensure proper labeling to indicate chemical treatment. Copies of the rules are available from the Poultry Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington.
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Atlanta
Poultry Inspection Act
Pew
Agricultural Marketing Service
Poultry Division
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Annual Dairy Council Meet Set For March
The Tri State Council will hold its annual meeting on March 21 in the Hotel General Sketchy ballroom Bristol. Dr Merrill S Reail director of nutrition research National Dairy Council will be guest speaker on Nutrition Is our Business. 1962 officers include P L Robinson president EL Smith vice president Miles Ellis secretary Ben Morgan Jr treasurer. Clinch Haven Mark Patsy 4203061 a 4 year old registered Holstein owned by Clinch Haven Farms Inc produced 15060 pounds milk and 31 pounds butterfat in a recent 305 day test.
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Bristol
Tri-State Council
Tri- State
Merrill $. Reail
National Dairy Council
Dairy Council
P. L. Robinson
Jonesboro
Kingsport
Ben Morgan Jr
Tri-State Milk Producers Association
Big Stone Gap
Clinch Haven
Clinch Haven Farms, Inc
Holstein-Friesian Association of Amer
U.S
Time Is Here For Planting Strawberries
Planting time for fresh strawberries appears near with March readiness. Claude Prince, Sullivan County agent, notes Tennessee Beauty and other varieties suit the area though later. buy reliable plants from ship suppliers. Vernon Wright urges careful planting depth and fertilizer per soil tests, with government stock considerations and farm credit guidance.
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Claude Prince
Sullivan County
Washington
Tennessee
Prince
Memphis
Tea
Russellville
Ala
Holton
Kans
Vernon Wright
U.s.treasury
Wright
Outlook Good For Tennessee Lamb Producers
Tennessee lamb producers face a favorable market with anticipated prices of 32 to 24 per hundred pounds for choice and prime spring lambs. University of Tennessee economist Eugene Gambill notes sheep numbers have risen slowly in the U.S. but declined in Tennessee this century, with factors like heavy lamb slaughter last spring shaping the 1961 market and a continued reliance on imported wool and wool incentive payments.
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Knoxville
Tennessee
Eugene Gambill
University of Tennessee Extension
U.S
Gambill
U.5
Stickley Joins American Guernsey Club
F W Stickley of Bittersweet Farms Bluff City has been elected to membership in the American Guernsey Club, a national non profit. He owns 72 purebred Guernseys and aims to reach 100 while active in related associations and shows across Tennessee and nearby states.
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Bluff City
PF. W. Stickley
Stickley
Stickles
Triplate
Bristol
Kingsport
Finemont Farms Inc
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery New Discovery
A new substance named Bio-Dyne allegedly shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves itching and pain without surgery. Reports claim gradual shrinkage and high patient satisfaction, with the product Preparation H offered as suppository or ointment at drug counters.
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New Yorks
Upechl
Norough
Future Looks Good For Tennessee In Sale Of Its Forest Products
Tennessee faces a strong rise in farm forestry with forest products valued at about 650 million dollars to the state's economy. More than 50,000 Tennesseans are employed in wood using industries as pulp mills expand and farming woodlands transition to managed stands. Local farmers like Warren Sloan and Leonard Kerr are adopting forestry management, and cheap guidance from public agencies is available through county agents.
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Tennessee
John B. Sharp
Forester
Middle
West
Warren Sloan
Hamlin County
Leonard Kerr
McNairy County
W. A. Strasser
Davidson County
William Meacham
Williamson Couny
Walter Gernt
Fentress County
Roydvill
Cumberland County
Price Brothers
Polk County
W. L. Williams
Knox County
Walter Patching
Morgan County
Ld Edgemon
Richard Hagler
Meigs County
Homer Bright
Loudon County
Adoin Queener
Anderson County
Lea Sharp
Sevier County
Bill Cole
Johnson County
Bankiay
Tennessee Farm
Machines Lift Farmers With Lifting Plan
Abingdon Virginia reports the final meeting in a series on environmental control for farms. John M. Johnson notes engineers and farmers discuss an overall plan to reduce labor through mechanization while emphasizing good management to boost efficiency and output on dairy and other operations.
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John M. Johnson
UCT Agricultural Engineer
Tennessee
Abingdon
Man
Aimal
Woodstock
Roanoke
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Thiel
Tennessee ‘Lamb Producers
F.W. Stickley
Mayo
F. W. Rickard Tobacco
Garden Seeds
E Us
Ferry Nonse
T. W. Wood & Son Seeds
Farmagarden
Dobyns-Taylor
Tracy
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