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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
4
Farm note from GB Deboatenes stresses planned seeding to convert land to permanent or temporary pasture. Emphasizes soil tests, liming, and proper fertilizer to avoid waste, with fall seeding and specific mixes like orchard grass with clover and tall fescue substitutes. Cautions against overgrazing and advises on winter grazing mixtures and land preparation. Several regional items shown from Fort Worth and Grand Rapids briefs.
Williamsbug women from Halifax County travel August 28 for a two day مطالعه Williamsburg Virginia visit including Yorktown Jamestown and a performance of Common Glory. The group lists officers and members from multiple towns and reports on county 4 H activities including dress and clothing demonstrations contests and a plan of work for 1939.
A look at emerging home devices shows electric whiskbrooms and carpet sweepers that adjust to nap thickness, plastic bristles with static dirt trapping, and automatic can openers with touch locks. New magnetizing tools for repairs and a linoleum-like floor paint promise easier upkeep, plus a portable fire alarm system with eight detectors are marketed for homes up to 2000 square feet under $25.
A California College of Agriculture survey across California Nebraska and Rhode Island shows coffee makers as the most used utensil by housewives. Drying pans 10 to 12 inch varieties came in second. Smaller or larger frying pans ranked third, one quart saucepans fourth, pancake turner fifth, bread knife sixth, and dishpan seventh. Fancy gadgets did not place.
Mrs J W Beard and her 63 year old husband continued a horseback journey from Portland to Independence. When asked their location at nightfall they jokingly said Hereford, then corrected to Holstein near Minden Nebraska, noting they knew it was some kind of a cow.
A new cotton variety named Paula, developed by Paul Hutchens of Deering, is shown to growers in a southeastern Missouri town. It offers early maturity, strong fiber, and suitability for mechanical picking, with tests over 12 years across many states indicating wide adaptability and durability in various climates and conditions. About 20,000 acres planted this year, Paula proved storm resistant and productive, with uniform boll size from top to bottom.
Ex tension turkey specialist Lee W. Herrick Jr introduces a 16 page bulletin now available for distribution. He notes current turkey production under 400000 annually and that national demand requires about 893000 birds. The bulletin “Growing Turkeys” explains range and total confinement systems and favors the range method as practical.
The bulletin urges commercial growers in North Carolina to use grazing crops to cut feed costs, emphasizing sanitation and good management to prevent disease losses. It describes a “jelean range” with no turkeys or chickens in two years, notes transmission via droppings in fertilizer or drainage, and includes illustrations for feeders, waterers, roosting poles, and fences. Free copies of Growing Turke may be requested from the Agricultural Editor at State College Raleigh.
State College home demonstration notes advise adding air to citrus juice just before serving to restore is flavor and aroma, with juice kept chilled to minimize oxidation. Scientists caution that air should not be added in advance. The column also covers wax removal with gasoline and using a paper plate as a paint catcher, plus a damp sponge cleaning tip.
Undergrazing may be less dramatic than overgrazing but it harms permanent pastures. Excessive growth of Kentucky bluegrass or orchard grass crowds out red clover and lespedesa, while carpet grass can crowd out legumes especially in fall. North Carolina Experiment Station noted this in a dry spring 1941.
State College notes Ladino clover thrives in North Carolina with high carrying capacity a long grazing season and strong drought recovery plus 20 to 30 percent protein and 3500 to 5000 pounds of dry matter per acre. Turkeys on range require adequate shade especially in hot summers.
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