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Burley Production Is Below That Of 11956 WASHINGTON — The Agricul ture Department today estimated thla year's flue-cured tobacco crop at 984,000.000 pounds — lowest Moce IMS, and 81 per cent leas than last year. The year-end crop report placed the production of all types of to bacco at 1,880.000,000 pounds. This would be 23 per cent below pro duction last year, 22 per cent be low the 1946-M average, and the smallest total crop since IMS. Burley production was estima ted at 480,000,000 pounds.about 3 per cent below last year's harvest and 19 per cent below average. Burley growers cut an estima ted 300,100 acres. This compares with 300,800 acres harvested a year ago. This year's average yield was estimated at 1,800 pounds an acre, second only to the 1,639 pounds of last year. Here is the breakdown among burley - growing statdk, showing |this year's estimated production. with last year's production in brackets: Kentucky, 322,875,000 pounds (SM.MO.OOO); Tennessee #000, 000 WM20.000); Ohio 14,415,000 (15,088,000); Indiana 11,800,000 (11,(28,000; Missouri 3,920,000 (V 930,000); Virginia 20,085,000 (», 908 000); Wert Virginia 3,335,000 (3,900,000) and North Carolina ,18,800,000 (njtQfiOO). Brief News Notes Indonesians order Dutch citizens to leave country, confiscate prop erty and businesses. Know where you are every step of the way in farming—keep re cords. When the top of the ground is dry, graze your small grain. Hake plans now to seed lespe deza in February. Kill hogs when the temperature falls below 80 degrees. Development Council Talks Of Future Plans 1 Tt their regular monthly meet ins. the tenuity Agricultural Work art* Council diacuaaed plana for the Community Development pro gram far the coming year. J. B. Robinson, of the Farmers' Home Administration, reported that the Mabel community la quit* later ested in organizing a Community Development dub, but that they needed to find a suitable time and place for meetings. Robert Shipley said that the Mabel Grange* organi zation could be uaed to do Com munity Development work, accord ing to the regulations of the North west. N. C. Development Asaocia tion, Inc., aa long as non-Grange members could participate. (The Northwest N. C. Develop ment Aaioeiatlon, Inc. is an organ ization to promote progress in in dustry, agriculture, recreation and community development in thia part of the atate.) Robert Shipley, vocational agri culture teacher at Cove Creek r High School, also reported that the Tamarack community may or ganize a club. They will meat Jan uary 8, IBM for a program of colored elide* and information about the Community Develop ment program and what other such clubs have Christmas Party Held By Lions A program of Christmas muiic, poems, and stories was enjoyed Tuesday night by the Boone Lions and Lionesses, a* the club held its annual ladles' night Christmas •party at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Yule stories were rendered by Lions Ralph Tugman and Wade Brown, and Mr*. Joe Crawford, accompanied at the piano by Hiss Susan Buchanan, and a poem was rendered by Lion Lea Pritchett. The entire group of some 100 persons sang Christmas Carols, led by Lion Tom Winkler, and each lady present received a gift. The hotel dining room was gaily decorated In a Christmas motif for the occasion. Mrs. Conley Yates was in charge of decorations. An excellent turkey dinner "with all the trimmin's" was served Lion C. A. Price's hotel staff.N The program was arranged by Lion J. K. Parker, Jr., assisted by Lions Tom Winkler and Dr. R. H. Harmon, and Mrs. James Winkler and Mrs. Ralph Tugman. Dr. J. H. Workman, president, presided. Information Given About Evergreens Some evergreen! do belt In fall sun, others In part (hade and a few do their belt in deep shade. When you see a "burned" rhodo dendron or a thin, miserable look ins arborviate, you can be sure the plants have been placed wrong. When chyosing evergreens, for your garden, choose plants you know will thrive in your soil and climate and whose ultimate sizes will fit the space available. The following plants like the sun: chamaecparis, junipers, ar borvitae, spruces, pines, true ced ars, (do best in mild coastal sec tions), pryacantha or firethorn, •lander, and oleaster, plumbago <Vuit$|jpto mild climates), choisya, ceanothers! These plants do their best when planted in the shade; hemlock and few (ideal for shaded parts of Northern gardens), Podocarpees (substitute for few in the far South), rhododendron, camellias, mountain laurel, leueothoes, vi burnum, hollies, glassy privet, andromedas. Healthy transplants help insure a good stand of tobacco. Use one-fourth ounce teed per 100 square yards in seeding flue cured tobacco beds. 1 Letters ToIEditor Throughout the year H ii oar pleasure to work with you, and at Christina* we like to toll you bow much wo value this privilege. As we visit with rural families in the state, as we study materials used in North Carolina news papers to pid rural people, and as wc see on every hand the results of better (arming and bettor homemaking we are fratefol for the opportunity to cooperate with so many organisations and (roups in promoting improved farm lag and more satisfying farm living. Our beat wishes (or the Holiday Season and for 19S8. O. B. COPELAND Head Division of Ag. Information ED BURKES News Editor, State College Extension Service Raleigh, N- C. As the joyful and sacred Christ mas season approaches, we reach the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. At thia time we like to think of our friends— especially those who have helped us In the work of serving the people of North Carolina. We are sincerely grateful to you for the fine support and coopera tion you have given throughout the past year and other years gone by. Any credit we may take for past successes must be shared with you, and we face the future confident of your continued good will. . With reverence to Him who taught his followers of the birds of the air and the beasts of the field, the Wildlife Resources Com mission snd the rest of the staff join me in wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Joyful and Prosperous New Year. Sincerely, CLYDE P. PELTON Raleigh, N. C. Although we hen at the Duka University Bureau of Public In formation aeldom aaa tha many wonderful paopla who work at the receiving and of our various news and feature release*, we are al ways aqitaly aware of you aa in dividuals. < The warm feelings which pew vail at the Christmas season pro vides us with the opportunity to fully express our appreciation at your cooperation—tbe help which makes our efforts worthwhile. Each of us sends our warmest parsonal regards to each of you and wish for you a wonderful Christmas and a fine New Year. DORIS HERNANDEZ Receptionist BATTLE RANKIN. Student Reporter • . BILL STRAWN Staff Writer NORMAN K. NELSON . Asst. Director It Medical Writer GLORY READ Staff Writer THAD W. SPARKS Photographer JANIS APPLEWHITE Office Manager CLARENCE E. WHITEFIELD Director Duke University, Durham, N. C. 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