Elkin Fat Stock Show Scheduled Next Week
The Elkin Fat Stock Show and Sale for five counties including Surry Ashe Alleghany Wilkes and Yadkin is set for next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Agricultural Ex position Building in Elkin. More than thirty steers and 50 hogs are expected with judging by Howard Stamey and Sam Mc Cannon. Over 1 0 exhibitors from the five counties will participate, and the sale begins at 1 30 pm Wednesday with Neil Bolton as auctioneer.
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Agricultural Exposition
Elkin
Surry
Ashe
Alleghany
Wilkes
Yadkin
Howard Stamey
Sredell County
Sam McCannon
N.C
Hoskins
New Poultry Specialist Hired by Surry County Ag Staff
The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved Datten as a poultry specialist to aid producers and boost local poultry efficiency. He holds a Master’s in Education from N C State, taught vocational agriculture, helped NC State Poultry Dept with production problems, and will report July 1 with his family joining in Dobson.
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Surry
Boca County
Dobson
Dutton
Alaska Faces Fiscal Pinch Amid U S Spending Shifts
Alaska grapples with a tightening budget as federal funding and cost pressures reshape state finances. Officials warn of delayed projects and reduced services while seeking new revenue and efficiency measures to cope with the shortfall.
Mount Airy News cautions on housing, profits, broilers
The Mount Airy News notes a cautious outlook in a June 8 1968 feature. Bender advises evaluating volume capacity before housing investments, avoiding expected exceptional profits, and considering how broilers fit with the broader farm situation. He used only contract growers to reflect North Carolina’s poultry industry.
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Prise
Bender
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Where Is The Profit In Broiler Growing
North Carolina farm study analyzes costs and profits in broiler production. Brace Baker’s award funded research by North Carolina State College to determine why producers earn varying returns. The 1960-61 data from 100 contract growers shows average pay to growers and notes wide income disparities.
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Ford Metor Company
Tew
North Carolina State College
Peran County
Brace Baker
Southeast
Ford Farm
Ford
Baker
State College
Colege
Rakee
North Carolina
Filmore Bender
J. A. Sea- Kraves
Bender
Indivatas
Hender
Seagraves outlines costs of North Carolina steer ranching
A Seagraves bulletin details a study on North Carolina steer growing costs, covering feed, chicks, and medicine supplied by a feed company. Free copies are available from the Department of Agricultural Economics, North Carolina State College, requesting Information Series No. 91.
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Render
Seagraves
North Carolina
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New Man
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Nancy Jane Coe
Sue Cummings
Danne
Nancy
Sue
Charles Jackson
Fred Snow
Woodrow Smith
Westfield
Thurmond Coe
Copeland
R. J. Cummings
Little Richmond
Chick” Jones
North Carolinia
Apo
Guthion
Henry W. Miller, Jr
Consolidated Orchard Co
Paw Paw, W. Va
Ruthion Pengram
Ciutheon
Miller
Perticuler Valle Tex
Petal Fall
Fred
Cathe
Tate
Guthien
Masaal
Who Fes
Hamid
Tharrington
Department of Agriulture
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Arrington & Sons
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