Eshelman Opens New Georgia Mill With 60000 Ton Capacity
John W. Eshelman & Sons opens a Chamblee Georgia mill this month with 60000 ton annual capacity. The $750000 plant employs about 30, on Southern Railway access to Georgia Alabama northern Florida and western South Carolina. Raymond Benner manages. Newton Allen is superintendent.
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Eshelman
New
Georgia
New Chamblee, Ga
John W. Eshelman & Sons
Gulf States Construction
Atlanta
Southern Railway System
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
H. Roy Eshelman
Lancaster, Pa
Raymond D. Benner
Newton Allen
Colquitt
Benner
Hays
Georgia-Alabama
Chamblee
Eshelman Company
Lancaster
York
Circleville
Ohio
Tampa
Fla
Sanford
N. C
Maine
Atlantic Seaboard
Red Rose Research Center
Red Rose
John Eshelman
Howard J. Eshelman
H. R. Eshelman, Jr
Howard J. Eshelman, Jr
John B. Eshelman
Oak Wilt Disease Down 38 Percent From 1956
Harrisburg report credits Pennsylvania's eradication drive for a 38 percent drop in oak wilt infection areas in 1957 across 12 counties. The survey noted 243 infection spots and destruction within 50 feet of each, continuing a campaign begun in mid June with aerial and ground teams.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Thomas L. Guyton
Bureau of Plant Industry
Mifflin County
Susquehanna River
Tillage Practices May Influence Nutrient Percentages in Grains
USDA and ARS cooperative studies show subsurface tilling and stubble mulching often reduce nutrient uptake versus plowing. Fertilizer can offset deficits. yields vary by climate with stubble mulching reducing wind erosion in the West and plowing favoring moisture years. Subtillage raises nitrogen in corn and wheat but not oat grain or straw. fertilizer boosts straw nitrogen in all plots.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department’s Agricultural Research Service
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Great Plains
Oak wilt reports span six aerial surveys statewide
Dr. Guyton notes areas aerial surveyed up to six times and the entire state covered once. Oak wilt appeared in Allegheny Blair Bedford Butler Cumberland Fulton Franklin Huntingdon Juniata Perry Mifflin Somerset with Huntingdon leading at 73 sites Franklin 59 Bedford 54. Pennsylvania unique for statewide program and removing all oak trees within root grafting distance.
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Allegheny
Blair
Bedford
Butler
Cumberland
Fulton
Frankin
Huntingdon
Juniata
Perry
Mifflin
Somerset
Huntingdon County
Franklin County
Bedford County
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Guyton
Fall Use Vapam on Seed Beds to Boost Tobacco Yields
Sprinke Vapam on seed beds to kill weeds grasses germinating weed seeds soil fungi and nematodes within 30 days. Stronger seedlings and higher transplant success lead to bigger crops and profits, with low cost per square foot and no special equipment needed. Approved by the Department of Agriculture for all food and fibre crops.
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Department of Agriculture
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Fry
John Fry
Hollinger RD
Abingdon Livestock Market, Inc
Abingdon
Virginia
Tazewell Livestock Market
Tazewell
Division of
Tetra Petkus
Balboa
Pennell
Thorne
Seneca
Wong — Kenbar
Hudson Farmers Supply CO
E. King ST
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