THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. HERTFORD, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MARCH 4;' 1910V -7 1 VC .'! "i " "f
PAGE FIt ,4
most $300 million of credit out
standing to North Carolina
fanners. Commercial banks sup
P y. a large proportion of . this
credit..'.:' .::
Jciy's Oynamlc
Agribusiness
By R. M. THOMPSON
. County Agent
Agriculture has changed r:p:d
ly during the last 25 year?;-i.nd
, it coh'tinues to change r::luly.
Not jldng ago, farmers, cuced
virtually all of the supplies used
in farming. The modern iarmer
buys, his seeds, fertiljzer, ..equip
ment! and much' of his ted and
other' supplies. Ma-y of these
supplies are now :,oclujed.f by
specialists : who can produce
themmore eff.c:-Iy tlpafarrji
ers can. Ala?;'o number brin
dustries hav been developed,
therefore, v.iich depend upon
farmers t buy their products
and bn which farmers depend j facturing and passing through
for supplies. I wholesale and retail trade chan-
, No( long ago farmers also! did nels, is estimated to be about
muc or tne processing ot iarm $3.5 billion annually.
is, made by moving forward on
all fronts. ' ,
CLUB DINNER
Mrs. Mark Gregory welcomed
:. Farmers combine the supplies i llie 6 . club members, husbands
they purchase with their1 own'i,,ul special guests at the annual
resources to produce $1,140 mil-! Helen Gaither : Home Demon-
lion worth of farm products. $1 1 stratum covered dish supper
billion of which are sold large
ly to the nonfarm sectors of the
economy for further processing
and ...distribution to. consumers.
Approximately $7G0 million of
crop and $240 million of live
stock and livestock, products are
sold from.'.North Carolina, farms
annually. ' In addition, approxi
mately $138 million of farm pro
ducts are consumed on the
farms where they are produced.
Industry processes and sells
products derived from agricul
ture. The value of North Jaro
lina farm products, after manu
products and often took them
."jo marKet and soia tnem direct
: ly to consumers. Today, the
food industry is the second larg
est . andustry in the United
State$. ! It employs more ! peo
'ple , han any industry except
K the iransportation industry.
Agairl, industries have develop
ed which specialize iri the pro
cessing and marketing of farm
product's..' ' These industries de
pend upon farmers forv supplies,
and irpiei'S.rv.m I' turnj.f ;dcpend
upon thejrri for markets; Ioi'..fann
product? :f '.' ,s .,?' '
i The I welfare of firms engaged
in procuring faim '-supplies - of
i farmers, y and if firms engaged
in processing and marketing
farm products all depend heavi
ly upon conditions of agricul
ture. These ithree groups of
businesses, therefore, , , are re
1 f erred to as "agribusiness."
Agribusiness in the United
States provides employment for
6 million persons producing
farm - supplies, 8 million' farm
workers, and 10 million persons
working in processing and mar
keting farm products. The agri
business sector, therefore, em
. ploys 37 per ; ceni of the em
ployed persbns' in ! the United
States, andjf-produces $93 mil
lion of products' In North Caro-
: lina, agribusiness j is a comh;na
Taken as a whole, the agri
business system provides an ef
ficient and progressive means of
supplying our 4.5 million North
Carolina population with its
needs for food and fiber. In ad
dition, the agribusines sector
ships a large proportion of some
of our farm products to con
sumers in other 'states and
brings products from those states
back to North Carolina.
.Agribusiness is dynamic in
North Carolina. Each year pro
gress is being made in process
ing farm'-products, more , food
processing plants are being de
veloped and more services are
being provided for consumers.
More effective means of control
ing insects and diseases are be
ing dveloped, and new machin
ery is being developed to make
farm labor more productive.
meeting Thursday, February 18,
at the Agricultural Building.
Dan Berry responded to the
welcome in behalf of the hus
bands and guests. Mrs. T. E.
Madre,: club president, recogniz
ed Cecil Edward Winslow, who
gave the invocation. .
The auditorium was arranged
and decorated by the supper
committee consisting of Mrs.
Alfred Lane, . Mrs, Harry Wins
lowi Mrs. , T. E. Madre, Mrs.
V era Batten, Mrs. Maude Jones
and Mis. Mattie Matthews.
Spring flowers, magnolia leaves
and candles were used effective
ly for the decorations.
Following the supper, Gill
Underwood gave the devotional,
using he challenge "Where Do
You Stand With God?"
Pete Thompson, County Agent
and Mrs. Paige Underwood,
Homo Agent, gave the demon
stration on "Adequate Wiring
For the Home." : Miss Ila Mc
Ilwean assisted with the dem
onstration.
Mis. C. E. Pritchard led the
group in a George Washington
quiz.
Door prizes were won by Miss
Lenna Umphlette and Harry
Walton Winslow, Jr., guests of
club members.
' "O Master Let Me Walk
With Thee" was sung at the
close of the meeting. Dick
tsrewer dismissed the group
with a benediction.
gnomon , ,r , ,
onstrations by Extension Agen is
Was then made.
was given by Mrs. Stokes's sixth the 4-11 ricJc and the Pledge I la Belvidor
: grade..!: The' departure for dem-1 of A!i?'iiii)i. in.'.i fn T.inHa! Mrs. L. lay
R. M. White of Norfolk visited.
with relatives and - friends jin'-
av.t.i.-n hail, the -devotional.. The
, ir. :,: ;s . i i-.ul and approv-
j The Eighth Giade 4-11 Club' - -
I met February 22. The mec;in! O' fn-i. o W n,,t u-v ,.,.
, was caned to order by the pre si- i k . ; : I
dent. The club stood and s.n.Hli:: ::
Jay Winslow and Mrs.
Eelvidone last Saturday.
Tlln CTrr.nl mo rF a lifa id in 'i-
bi.'.I.v. il t no heart spend it for something that out- . ' j
baadj. lasts it. William James. .
BURGESS CLUB MEETS
Burgess Home Demonstration
Club held its joint meeting
Production per acre, per animal Wednesday night at the home
unit and per hour of labor used i of Mr- and Mrs. Josiah Proctor,
in agriculture have increased T A buffet supper was served
sharply since 1940. Fewer peo-lto tne members and their hus-
pie, on less farm land, are:uduus- mls- unaerwooa anai home now.
breaking farm production rec-j f efe -l hompson gave an inter
Rev. David H. Howell, pastor of Memorial Methodist Church,
Norfolk, Va will be guesi preacr.er in Rpvival Services at
First Methodist Churc'i, March 6-11. Services begin each
night at 7:30. o'clock with group and chorus singing beginning ;
at 7:20, when Miss Caroline Wright, minister cf music, will;:1
be in charge of preliminary singing. Local Revival Servicss
are pari of a simultaneous program of evangelistic mission in
ihe North Carolina Conference, wi:h Elizabeth City District ;
being part of ihe first phase of this miss.on along with ihe
Wilmington and New Burn districts. Rev. James A. Auman,
host pastor, and Mrs. Edward C. Barber, chairman of the
Commission cn Membership and Evangelism, today issued an
invitation to everyone to join them in their special services
next week.
ords in the state. Production of ' esting skit on "Adequate , Elec
crops, livestock, poultry, '.eggs i-trical Wiring and Home Mind
and dairy products are at the, '"'
highest levels ever known. Food) Mrs. J. B. Perry had charge
and fiber abundance has become, t the recreation which was en
children of South Mills were Club was called to order Feb
here on Saturday. 'ruary 16, 9(i0, by the presi-
J. H. Symon's is sick at his r dent, Ann Nowell. . The Pledge
of - Allegiance to the Flag and
the 4-H Pledge were repeated.
TVi" devotion was led bv Phvllis
the,, symbol of agricultural pro
gress. ; ' :-: . ' '. . -V ;"'';
i Thp ; ratn. nf inrrAnco in ncrri
tion of 894,000 jworkersi 267,00a.'Cultu)-al' production has exceed-
farms, more"' than ; t5,O0Q plants
processing a'grvculturall' products.
ad'.Vjhe Irate of increase in de
mand. '- Each year farm families
'more than 1,100 wholesalers, and jn North. Carolina give up about
18,000 relaiHst'ire$'0)d .eat
ing establishments." Agribusiness
firms pay 1 about Jl '. billion a
year in wages and - salaries to
employees. r , ;
' Each year- North Carolina
farmers ' purchase'- about $360
million of supplies from indus
try. The major, categories ofi
6(M)00 family members to non-
farm sectors of the economy.
Approximately one-half of these
migrants ?o to states other than
North Carolina, and the other
are absorbed in ' industrial em
ployment in North Carolina.
Farm and non-farm sectors of
our economy are partners in
joyed by all.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Copeland, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Perry, Mr. and Mrs.
Walton Lane, Mr. and MrsAJ. B.
Basrtight, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Ayscue, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah
Proctor, Pete. Thompson, Mrs.
Paige Underwood and Miss Mar
gie Corprew. j
There is a little impprovcmenl
in Mrs. John Blight's condition.
She was taken to Albemarle
Hospital several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Ownley
of Elizabeth City were ' guests
of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ownley
oh Sunday.
Mrs. Johnnie Bundy of near
Hertford and Mrs. Tommy Mann
j Williams who read the Bible and
Myrtle Winslow led in prayer.
-The minutes were read and
approved. Ellen Wood gave a
report on the County Council
meeting. For the program, Mrs.
Graham Wood's room gave a
play entitled "The Big Three."
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The Beard of tmfy Eommissioners of Per
quimans Cfflsily mm & tie Board of Equal
ization ml Mm! m Goifrt House on Mon
day, March 14 z. 10 o'clock-A. M,, for the
purpose of teaiEg c: -t 'mis and the equaliza
tion of propert 1 M ssld Board will ad
journ from day.fe ni this work is com-
of Elizabeth City were guests ! Those taking part were Ann
of Mrs. Irma Dorsey on Sat
urday.
4-H CLUB NEWS
The Winfall 5lh Grade 4-H
Club held its monthly meeting
February 16, 1960. The meet-
vernon wara irom jvioyocs ,ng was called to order bv say-
was here on Friday,
Mr. and Mrs. Cary P. Quincy,
purchases are $81 million, of progress. They are highly in
feed, $77 million of fertilizer i terrelated and dependent upon
and lime, and $62 million of new
vehicles and machinery. Farm-
each other. When progress is
made in : one sector, it makes
ers also Use extensive amounts possible progress in the other
of credit. : Today there is t al- i sector. Progress in agribusiness
Jr., and family of Bayside, Va.,
visited here Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Parrish of
New Hope were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Elliott on Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Billv Elliott and
Nowell, Bienda Byruin, Jimmy
Biddick, Wayne Winslow, Joyce
Kinks'; Alarcia Cope-land " and
Billy Heath.
.The -meeting was turned over
to Richard Bryant and Miss Ila
Grey Mcllwean. -Miss Mcllwean
talked to the girls on planning
35 to I6I lower fPs' v :
than the other four M-'A '
leading makes ! K v j
lowetl-prlced ptefcup , '2; " n m
i. new from stronger frame to MfflS? ''VSft
lonj)r-lahng enamel finish, Iff) MmimWfM nm ' '''""ll.-YTU
flfcl And your wvlngi continue mile after mile! New
r v..: . " ' .; v :"- otI 9H iffl - brake linings, for instance, last up to 13 longer.
TJ-Ty'-J"w' : New oil fiHer has 20 inatott m efficiency
The only pickup with' jj--'.
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i, ' " VQJ C-isvki9 ckanvlwi, htd Six for '
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ing the Pledge of Allegiance and and serving party refreshments,
the 4-H Pledge. Linda Owens j Mr. Bryant talked to the boys
read a story... Lee Tunnel 1 led about electricity.
in prayer. The group sang -,
"Come, Thou Almighty 'king." Winfall Sixth Grade 4-H Clubs
The minutes were read and an-; held their regular monthly meet-
proved. Vera Harrell . reported I ing February 16, at the Central
on County Council, The meet-j Grammar School. The president
ing was then turned over to the presided over the meeting. The
program chairman, Carl Lewis. group said the picdo to the
Brenda Lane, David Wi!li:uns.l tint,' - and 4-H pledge The de-Joyce-
Twine and Wallace Mor- vnlional was given by Nancy
gan were on the program. Thej Matthews cf Mrs. Julian Stokes'
meeting was adjoin nod for a j sixth , grade. A group cf girls
demonstration by the agents. j sang a song. The minutes were
thi n read and approved. A de-
The Winfall 7th Grade 4-H lighlful Valentine's Day program
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