Hog Prices Rise as Cattle Prices Rally in South
Hog prices advanced in southern markets with gains of 30 to 75 cents per hundredweight for some classes. In Chicago and Nashville, prices showed mixed to lower or higher shifts. spring lamb sales rose at Nashville with demand up and prices up about 60 cents. Broiler prices held firm late in the period across southern commercial areas amid varied regional trends.
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NTA
Sei
Chicago
Louisville
Nashville
Sheice
Shenandoah Valley
Yound
DelMar-Ve
New Tobacco Redryer Plant To Be Built In Morristown
Browder announced that a new TRIGA subsidiary will build a modern tobacco redryer plant in Morristown with over 350000 dollars in investment. The Tennessee Burley Growers Association will own common stock. 5000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock to be sold to growers. The plant, on 14 acres near U.S. Highway 11E, will employ 200 to 300 and serve tobacco farmers from Bristol to Athens, with completion aimed for the 1965 crop season.
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Greeneville
Browder
Tennessee
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
TRIGA
Morristawn
Tennessee Durley Growers Tecryet and Storage Corporation
TBTGA
Bristol
Athens
Morristown
Southern Railway
Cut Worms Damage Crops in Sullivan County
Sullivan County Agent J. W. McClain reports cut worms are causing significant damage to clover alfalfa and other crops. He urges field checks and preemptive treatment with toxaphene or emulsions, discusses bait recipes and soil incorporation, and stresses regular field monitoring to treat early before populations rise.
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Sullivan County
J. W. McClain
McClain
Paris
Scott FFA Members Plant Shortleaf Pine Seedlings
GATR CITY Va Shormakers High School Future Farmers of America members planted 1275 shortleaf pine seedlings on the Ed Froley Farm near Pattonsville about 20 miles from the school. Agriculture instructor A M Starnes reported the 44 Club also planned 1000 seedlings on the same farm under Gordon Barlow's leadership. Government aid pays $12.50 per thousand seedlings planted, and Shoemaker FFA volunteers to plant trees for farmers to receive aid.
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GATR
Shormakers High School
Amerites
Pattonsville
A. M. Starnes
44 Club
Starnes
FFA
Praley
Wise County
Starnes Yleaid
Shoemaker Agriculture Department
C. C., Pendleton
James Franklin
G. B. Tiller
Bill Gregory
Talest
Philfox
Carters Valley
Cox
Raed
Grape Vines Spraying Advice Amid Black Rat Disease
Greensboro report advises grape growers to spray vines now to combat black rat disease. Claude Prince, assistant Sullivan Greensboro, outlines two spray applications using water and modest DDT or related compounds, with timing and quantities specified.
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Claude Prince
Sullivan
Greensboro
Banded Plants Boost Tomato Yields Says Farm Agent
Farm agent Claude Prince argues banded or folted plants keep roots intact reducing transplant shock and enabling immediate nutrient use from wrapped band. UT Experiment Station shows higher yields from banded plants across four pickings, with protections like paper cylinders to deter cutworms and starter fertilizer mixed for each plant.
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Claude Prince
Sullivan County
Plaats
Prince Sid
Prince
University of Tennessee Experiment Station
Improvised Cleaning Advice Cited For Nonnormal Material Use
The fragment notes using a fer burr with soap to improve spreading of material for a final application. It presents a practical tip rather than a broader process, suggesting combination use and timing without broader context or safety details.
Heavy Rain Delays Planting Across Tennessee State
Weather and crop report for the week ending April 22 notes widespread rain slows spring planting in Tennessee. Very little cotton or corn has been planted while pastures, hay, and small grains show rapid growth. strawberry beds recover from late March freeze and first week of May berry marketing is planned.
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Tennessee
Hamblen
Y Hancock
UNICO
Quotations From International News Service Report
A jumble of quotes from Arthir W. Radford Knowland Ai and Mars and Jack Benny. The text includes remarks on atomic and non-stuble warfare costs, Free China versus Free Germany, and Benny’s take on Americans becoming more sophisticated. The fragmentary items mix global defense, diplomacy, and humor trends in early media.
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International News Service
Washington
Aum
Arthir W. Radford
Tennessee farmers discuss drought pasture and silage methods
About 500 Middle Tennessee farmers and leaders gathered at a Murfreesboro field day to hear Dr. C N Stark of Middle Tennessee State College outline pasture storage strategies. He noted alfalfa silage can surpass hay in feeding value, with three steps to produce good silage and a push for leaner hog production to lift farm profits amid drought.
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Murfreeshoro
Middle Tennessee
Heata
C. N. Stark
Middle Tennessee State College
Stark
New Way To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids Reported
A new healing substance named Bio-Dyne claims to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. Case reports note actual reduction and pain relief with topical ointment Preparation at drugstores. cited as the discovery of a world famous research institute.
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New York
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Complete Farm Tire Service
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L. R. Barrett
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