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Halifax Cotton Gins Ahead But 1943 Crop Likely 20 Percent Off
A Census report shows Halifax County ginned 22 207 bales from the 1943 crop before November 14, up 0 6 percent from 1942 for the same period but farmers expect a completed total about 20 percent lower. Statewide 1943 ginning trails 1942 by similar margins, with 660 000 bales forecast from a 732 298 bale 1942 state total. The article notes crop timing explains the apparent lead and cites local social events including Mrs Junius Tillery’s bridge party amid wartime bonds promotion.
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Herald
R. S. Clark
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D. C
Halifax County
Clark
Halifax Goung
Worthampton County
Halifax
North Carolina