Tobacco Crop For
1946 Is Greatest
An Qtil time high record tobac
co crop ? 2,248,000.000 pounds ? is
estimated for 1946. based on con
ditions of October 1, the Agricul
ture Depaitment said today.
This is more than 12 percent
larger than the former record of
1 998.000,000 pounds produced in
1945 and is about one percent
ubov ? that indicated a month
ago.
An estimated total of 1.313,000,
000 pounds of flu-cured tobacco
gives promise of a crop far above
that of last year when the pre
vious record of 1,174.000.000
pounds was produced.
The October 1 estimate of bur
lev production of 602,000,000
pounds, if realized, will establish
a new high record, exceeding last
year's production by 24,000.000
pounds and previous high in 1945
by 10.000,000
The souther Maryland tobacco
crop is estimated at 42,400,000
pounds, a record high and about
twicc the quantity produced last
year.
Production prospects changed
little during September on dark
type tobaccos. Dark air-cured
production, estimated at 49,100.
000, pounds, is about 5,500,000
pounds above the crop of 1945 J
and about a third above the 10
year average.
A much sharper increase over
last year is known for dark-fired
tobacco. The current estimate
shows 92,000,000 pounds for 1.946
which is near average, and som
pares with 57,000.000 pounds pro
duced last year.
The total production of cigar
leaf is estimated at 149,700,000
pounds, practically the same as
was forecast last month, and com
pares with 123.700,000 pounds
produced in 1945. By classes, fil
lers are placed at 63.600.000|
pounds. binders at 73,800,000 and
wrappers at 12.400.000.
The indicated production ofj
type No. 11, flue-cured, for North,
Carolina is 339,200.000 pounds and
for type No 13 for the state is'
1 12.100.000
The indicated production of
burlev by states includes:
Ohio. 15.960.000 pounds; In
diana. 13,650,000: Missouri. 7.920,
<>oo:Kansas. 285,000: Virginia.
20,010.000: West Virginia. 3.740.
000: North Carolina. 16.875.000:
Kentucky. 410,075,000 Tennesse.
! 13.100,000: and Alabama. 80.000.
As far as scientists have been
?ible to determine, working with
>t< ne is man's oldest craft
GRAND CHAMPION HEREFORD BULL
Meadows Domino 66. who was recently sold for $10,000 by J. Horton Doughton of Sparta, at a
sale attended by a larRe number of Watauga county Hereford breeders. Bred and raised on
Congressman Doughton's farm at Laurel Springs, this 16-months-oId Hereford was the grand
champion of the N. C. State Kair held in Raleigh last month. Seen with the King of the Here
fords is James A. Graham, superintendent of th'.- N. C. test farm at Transou.
Stale Has Largest
Greensboro, ? Reports on the
recently coucluded ?arm bureau
membership drive conducted
throughout the state show a re
cord enrollment of almost 60,000
individuals and 7.500 business
firms, making the North Carolina
Farm Bureau Federation the'
largest farm organization in the.
South, it was announced by R.
Flake Shaw, executive secretary
of the group
Shaw also announced today the
names of "North Carolina dele
gates to the National Farm Bu
reau convention selected by re
presentees of the various county
'organizations in the state at a
meeting in Raleigh yesterday
afternoon.
Delegates named were W. W.
'Eagles, MacClesfield; C T Hicks,
Walstonburg: George Sockwell.
lElon College; Lee Starnes. Mon
iroo: Arpe Newton. Wilson, and
Paul Shackleford. Goldsboro,
Farm Federation
were named alternates.
Mrs. B. B. Everette of Palmyra.
Mrs L M Massey of Zebulon.
Mrs Mabel Marshall of Winston
Salem. Mrs. J B Whitfield of
Monroe and Mrs. Thelma Hardy
of Greenville, were named dele
gates of associated women of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Federation to the national meet-,
ing of their organization
The national conventions are
.scheduled December 7 and 8 in
:San Francisco
The group at yesterday's ses
jsion set the state convention for
February 2 through 4 at Winston
Salem. Shaw said
NOT LIKELY
"Funny, my razor doesn't cut
at all "
"Don't be silly, dear . Your
heard can't be tougher than the
'linoleum
Rites Held For
S. V. Tomlinsonl
North Wilkesboro. Nov. 21. ?
Funeral services for S. V. Tom
linson. sixty- five, prominent
business leader of North Wilkes-,
boro who died Tuesday afternoon,)
were conducted at the North!
Wilkesboro First Methodist
church at three o'clock this after
noon. He was a member of the
Board of Stewards o? this church
for many years.
Dr Gilbert T. Combs, his pas
tor. officiated at the rites, as |
sisted by Rev. J H Armbrust ofl
Statesville, a former pastor.
The body lay in state at the
church from two until three o'
clock. North Wilkesboro business
houses closed from two until four
o'clock' out of respect.
Wife? This article says that a
it ne wolf won't attack a person. |l
Harrassed Hub ? That doesn't!
' help us: our neighbors on both |
-ides have one as well as we.
Speaking of....
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?
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WE DEEM IT A PRIVILEGE TO EXTEND A CORDIAL WELCOME TO . . .
The Burley Tobacco Growers, Warehousemen
Buyers, and Others
who are now in our midst, and wish for everyone a most successful
and prosperous season.
We are happy to have you with us, and you will find the members of
our Association anxious at all times to assist you, and to render cor
dial and painstaking service in their respective lines.
Please call upon us often, and we will be happy to serve you to the very
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