Hog O Rama Show Highlights Tennessee Hog Quality
Knoxville reports the Hog-O-Rama in Nashville featured about 17 high quality hogs. W G Brown Jr notes the event promotes pork quality and household use. Lyle Conatser of Jamestown won lightweight champion with a 210 pound Duroc. Cary Brothers of Sumer County exhibited the 200 pound Hampshire as purebred champion. Four Jamestown FFA boys showed multiple top finishes across commercial and purebred classes.
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Knoxville
Tennessee
Nashville
W. G. Brown Jr
University of Tennessee Extension
Lyle Conatser
Jamestown
Third State Joins Poultry Inspection Plan
New Jersey becomes the third state to adopt a USDA backed poultry inspection program. The state will receive up to 30 percent funding and technical assistance under a shared plan with the Consumer and Marketing Service to extend inspection to intrastate poultry operations.
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Atlanta
New Jussey
Consumer and Marketing Service
U. S
California
Wisconsin
New Jersey
USDA
CEMS
Steadman Bull Tops At Sale
Steadman Farms of Blountville led a livestock sale at Ellington Agricultural Center Nashville securing top Angus bidder status. The U S Department of Agriculture accepted 672000 pounds of lard for export to Britain last week under its export payment program totaling 324 million dollars with future offers to be considered. The sale utilized 43000 dollars of Section 32 funds.
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Atlanta
U. S&. Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Blountville
Steadman Farms
Angus Dullas
Ellington
4 H Club Members Attend State Congress in Nashville
Sullivan County 4 H youths Susan Jones and Phyllis Tatum of Central High School travel to the State 4-H Congress in Nashville this week. Sponsored by Kingsport Publishing Corp, the pair serve as Times News readers and junior senators respectively, after leading county scores in 4 H competition.
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Sullivan County
Nashville
Susan Jones
Phyllis Tatum
Susan
Phyllis
Times-News
Congress
Kingsport Publishing Corp
Piyllis
Indian Springs
Piney Flats
Tennessee 4-H Congress Opens Busy 22nd Session
Tennessee’s 4-H Congress opened its 22nd session in Nashville with about 500 4-H members and leaders gathering at the State Capitol. Activities include public speaking preliminaries, state finals, and a history bowl, plus sessions on citizenship, government study, and community participation.
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Nashville
Williams
Dyer County
Tennessee
Congress
House
State
Tistuss
America
Senate
Patsi Barnes
Sullivan County
Halston High School
Emory & Henry College
Wayne Hall
Trousdale
C Uilor
Cindy
University At Tennessee Men's Glee Club
Robert H. White
Sheraton Tin
Knoxville
Chicago
Tennessee Farm
Spring Lake Farms Plans Annual Production Sale in Moneta
Spring Lake Farms in Moneta Va announces its sixth annual calf and cows with calf at side and rebred production sale set for April 5 with 25 open bulls and 15 bred heifers plus 30 cows. The sale includes delivery and precautions on hog health amid cholera concerns. Manager T Locklear cites vaccination as limited and stresses feeding practices to guard against disease.
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Moneta
Spring Lake Prospect
Bedford Couly
Roanoke
Locklear
North Caroliva
Willfarm
Association
Virginia
Woob Adams
Yweigart
Hereford — Association
Lake Farms
Maurice B. Rowe
Commissioner of Agriculture
Adams
Beef Bull Sale Averages Reach $433 In Kingsport Event
CORTE T. W. Cox of Kingsport purchased an animal for 750 dollars. The sale offered thirty yearling beef bulls with an average price of 433 dollars per head.
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Corte T. W. Cox
Kingsport
4 H Chatter Scenes Across Sullivan County 4 H Clubs
Reports from Akard Orebrank Arcadia and Sullivan County 4 H meetings highlight demonstrations on grooming for a show telegraph making photography bread history lamp wiring and gun safety. Club members Daniel Janet Elsea Riley and others prepared for the 4 H Club Congress in Nashville with more than 500 attendees noted.
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Tommy Smith
Tommy
Bruce Peters
Wayne Steeg
Kay Akard
Kate Daniel Kurlowisch
Mickey Nottingham
Arcadia 4
Me. Mays
Mrs. Tilly
Planting Potatoes Guides From County Agent
The article outlines potato planting tips including varieties Norland and Kennebec, soil and lime needs, seed selection, cutting into eye-bearing pieces, green sprouting, spacing of 6 to 8 inches, and earliest planting once weather allows. It also covers safe tractor use and accident prevention practices for farmers and families.
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United Press International
Robert D. Freeland
University of Tennessee
Bury
Norland
periKennebeck
Tee Boone
Farm Credit Association Sets Stockholder Meeting
The Easttrooper farm credit system invites stockholders to its 35th annual meeting in Greeneville area. Marvin Ogle, general manager, reports government capital and total assets above 17 million dollars. Two directors will be elected as local farmers oversee the association’s ownership and operations.
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Kind Association
Farmers Reed Annual Meeting
Frazier
Central High School
Jimmyleredil Servier
Ectors
John Heall
Pole@l
Sullivan Farm Credit System
CUNY
Marvin Ogle
PCA Greeneville
PCA
Blountville
Meat Production Up Statewide in January
Tennessee commercial red meat output for January reached 69,260 pounds, up 9 percent from January last year and 1? percent above December. Cattle slaughter rose 32 percent year over year, hogs up a percent while calves fell 9 percent and sheep and lambs declined 2 percent. December comparisons show cattle up 13 percent and calves down 7 percent. Nationwide figures: 3,143 million pounds of red meat, up 2 percent. beef 1,858 million pounds, up 3 percent. veal 94 million pounds, down 5 percent. pork 1,170 million pounds, up 2 percent. lamb and mutton 55 million pounds, down 7 percent from January 1968.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Tennessee Crop Reporting Service
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Steadman
Britain
Farm Report
North Carolina
NCSU
Nogram
Spring Lake Farms
T. F. Zweigarl
Zweigarl
Jon M. Baker
Orebank
Orebrank
Jon Janet Elsea
Mary Hughes
Janet
Jeremy Carol Riley
Jane Pecktol
Phyllis ‘Tatum
Kathleen Lane
Claude Prince
Cavaly
Farm Credit Association
UGHT
Sultana
Florida
Jane Parker
Vienna
Aemroneste
Ekleche
Merico Biscuits
Remium Saltine
Ann Page
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