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'V-l i’ 1« ' /*/ TAI fOUBNAL J''***'* s If U Results Report^ -•i!*js i!5.. *.'yi''iriTy. ■/■ . . ^ f‘Measured Crop Performance,” the-ennual pidjlication of the Nor th Carolina Agricultural Experi- nmnt Station which carries the results of crop variety testing throughout the State, has jiist b^n published an^ is available on request to .the. Agricultural Editor at State College. • The '52-page circular gives re ports on tests with com hybrids, cotton, wheat, oats, and barley. It is intended-as a guide for far mers who about this time of year begin looking aroimd for sources of good seed. Thj tests are conducted an nually with funds provided'by a special act of the 1&41 General Assembly, by commercial seeds men, and by the North Carolina Crop Improvement* Association Test fields are located in differed sections of the State chosen to represent variations in climate, soils, and prevalence of insects. Results of the 1948 tests and averages for several years are given in 28 tables in the bulletin, which was prepared by H. L. Cooke, research instructor in charge of variety tests, and R. P. Moore, director in charge of the Crop Improvement Association. that “a perform- f^lainlng tert' may be^ wihp&irfeS with an athletic contest where the best ttam does not always win, but generally does,” Cooke and Moore list recommendations for 1949. For com, they ' emphasis the consistently high yields of hy brids, particularly N, C. 27, N. C. 26, and Dixie'17.. The small grain recommendations remain aboipt the same. A promising new bar ley, knvvn as Sunrise Sc David son 2989, vill be released this summer, and two new wheat varieties, known as 5450 and 5466, are described as two of the most promising wheats yet developed by the Experiment Station. Persons desiring a copy of the publication should ask for Ex periment Station Circular No. 364. 0 . Four-'H Club boys in Forsyth County have listed more than 600 individual projects for 1949. Corn, swine, dnd gardening are the most popular, with about 90 each in the county. ■ 0 A total of 2,653 Negro farmers and veterans attended a series of educational farm meetings held in 12 southeastern counties htis winter. LOCALCffiL dW^iEGlGOVER^J^Y V // ■w- YOUl inv HOME WIU HiVE THE BEST CARPENTRY .******* # * * * ♦ * * KOMI MmOUL Bwn * ■■KHUlWPUO * * * * * ******** KOOLVENT ALUMINUM AWNINGS The original Vcnilated Metal Awning Koolvent Awnings can’t rot, rust or rip; won’t sag, Wow dow^ or fade; and are not affected by heat, cold, dryness or dampness. 'They eliminate the troublesome searohal maintenance jobs of repairing, putting up, taking down, and storing awnings. Weatherproof, fireproof, storm proof—Koolvents ends awning troubles forever. Pictured are the judicially robed officers of the Greensboro College student govern ment which will mete out punishment to erring classmates this year. Elected following recent campus campaigns, the tribunal group are front row, left to right, Betty Davis of Raeford,'day student representative; Ann Oakley of Greenville, second vice-presi dent; Sue East of Greenwodd, S. C., first v ce-president; Helen Schwartzbard of High-- land Park, N. J., president; and back row, Jean Tyree of Rocky Mount, recording sec retary; Mickey. Marsh of High Point, treas ure; and Kash Davis of Weldon, correspond- ind secretary. . We carry a complete line of Venetian blinds for Com mercial an'd Home use. Featuring all Almninum remov able slats for easier cleaning. ■ K Enhance your store front with our Aluminun^ or Plastic Lettering. Our Salesman will call and give free estiinates without obligations to you. - m . . i KOOLVENT METAL AWNING CO. H Dial 6501 - 5032 - Fayetteville, N. C. ' Speaking Contest Finals Scheduled High school students in approx imately 90 counties participated in the opening round the North Carolina agricultural speaking contest this year, reports J. Frank Doggett, soil conservation ist for the State College Exten sion Service. The State finals in the contest will be held in the YMCA audi torium at State. College on Fri day, M^ch 25, at 2 p. m. The public is invited. Th6 finals will be open to winners in theHo districts of the State. Presiding will be John P. Stedman of Lumberton, chairman of the agricultural committee of the North Carolina .Bankers AS- sqciation, which is sponsoring the contest. Judges will be D. S. Wea ver, assistant director of the Ex tension Service; E. Y. Ballentine, State commissioher of agricul ture; and Jule B. Warren, editor of “We The People”’ magazine. The general subject fo reach contestant is “Proper Land Use and Treatment—Its Effect upon the Economy of North Carolina.” State prizes, all in savings bonds, will be $400 for first place, ‘$100 for second, and $50 for third. The contest is the fourth annual one to be sponsored by the Bankers Association. — 0 — Sclerotinia, a stem-rot disease, has caused serious damages to al falfa and clover stands in several North Carolina counties this winter. Many Carolina Gardens Will Be Displayed During April This Year r'. DON’T SKIMP ON THE WIRING! FARMER: ' Do not delay longer , Take your fertilizers now. \ Unless you accept early delivery, we f ■ * are afraid the producers of fertilizer materials will divert of our supplies to other sections of the country due to our lack of storage space. ACT PROMPTLY! Dixie Guano Co. LAURINBURG, N. C. .Telephones: Main Office 63 and 65. Plant O Manufacturers of Quality Ferti L-- ■}. liljl I''-: i. .::i \ 'ft,WE5 Get our prices before buy ing your monument. Southern Marble Works Lumberton, N. C, c»g^psj!«?ipQtig.Pi^iBgggaai Are You Trading Cars? REGARDLESS OF WHERE OR WHEN — LET US •• # FINANCE IT FOR YOU. Lumber River Discount Co. Phone 767 South Elm St- LUMBERTON, N. C. Raleigh, N. C.—As never be fore, historical and floral North Carolina will be on display all during April this year; as never before in the annals of the Gar den Club of N. C., the events in 15 towns have been carefully plann^ for- spectator enjoyment and programmed m a 28-page bo^let just released, it was an nounced by Mrs. Wesley Taylor, (Publicity Chairman of the N. C. Garden Club, (Justamere Farm) Greensboro, N. C. Dame Nature is co-operating with gwdeh lovers this year—af ter the mildest winter in a decade threatened to bring out flowers durhig March, a present cold snap has, in the opinion of horticul tural experts, guaranteed April jfull-bloomings in garden '"and field. Wilmington’s all-out three day Azalea Festival, complete with tours, parades, a beauty contest, three simultaneous balls, a na tionwide radio broadcast and a golf' -tournament April 1 thru 3, after fearful moments is assured a “million azaleas” in full bloom. 'Goldsboro, also on April 1, is hoping for blooming of the unique mountain flora in Cliffs-of-the- Neuse State Park. Rounding out the first week. New' Bern will show a half-hundred old homes and as many gardens in guided tours April 3 and 4. Chapel. 11'1! (1 thru I’T), Con-; a};! cord, and T.-yon-have continuing events rchiM'.icd; in Chapel Hill - x Coker. ArL 'Ctum will feature; , in Coric( rd e C; nno'n farm, ‘Tor /;■ Pity SiikC'". .is open -by arrange- : . ; 'Tientt I'r’.' ■ Garden ,Cluo fea tures Pc;.-.- 'Sails. Special flow- 1 er shows arc cnedi’.lo.'l ;n Greens- - 'boro April : and 22:^ in llil's- ' • boro 23/a!’. -H and in Wilson on the 2^n. ' 1: Greensbor .'c guided tours c- :v. vents arc 'vd for tne 91h 10th. Eden . ..1 the same week‘(8 thru 10); vn.’ open for the time'in a (’...-'ade the. old homes and gardens which witnessed the : ™ birth of a st.'.te and a Nation in . ™ a gala hdn.ccoming.' Southern , ^ Pines, in the midst of a specta- cular Spring winter-resort season, ! ~ will add garden tours to horse and = golf events there and nearby ! = Pinehurst, April 12 and 13. Dur ham (15 and 16) will open pri vate gardens to add to the con tinuous showing of Duke Memor ial Gardens, and Henderson, with no charge on any event, will show on the 16th. Up in the mountains, Asheville’s internationally-fav ored resort facilities will devote the 14th and 15th to special tours. ■Within driving range of Coker Arboretum, Duke Memorial Gar dens and Old Salem’s (Winston- Salem) continuing Moravian- town and tobacco mantifacturing tours, Reidsville (22) and Point (29 and 30) will round out the Seventh Armual North Caro lina Garden Club Tours. With all events in all sections planned in co-dpw-ation with re sort and commercial interests, ac commodations Will be available throu^out the state. Transpor tation' for thte dated tours can be in private or provided cars. Some 40 events besides the garden tours are planned in North Carolina during' April—towns with tours planned, ranging from 5,000 to 60,000 population, have modem entertainment and shopping fa cilities. Full information on Garden Tours and other events is avail able at State News Bureau, Ra leigh, N. C. II When you build your new home you will insist that the carpentry be of the best. You will wont no "jack- leg'' job done in so important a part of your home. By the same token you will wont the best electrical wiring job that you con hare. You will want a wiring system that is adequate for the present and FUTURE needs of your family so thert you oon en joy all the comforts and conveniene- es of modem electrical living now and in the years to come. ^ CCAROLINA POWER A LIGHT COHIPAIIYj It Pays To Advertise i Q -L * f \ A-'- IN Lit: LH ED iy\n J \\ \ ^ -f ' '.5 3 Piece - 4 Poster BEDROOM SUITES Complete With Mattress and Springs 95 TO 50 N. McNair Smith ATTORNEY AT LAW General Practice^ Johnson Cotton Company Of Raefordy Inc. Credit If You Need It S
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