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Page 67 - Division as an aid in indentifying varieties of fruit sent to the office from over the State. 2. NATIVE FRUITS OF NORTH CAROLINA. (CD Matthews.) The place of origin, the history, and the description of a number of varieties of North Carolina origin have been secured. When opportunity offered, the descriptions of varieties secured previous to this season were verified. Paintings and photographs have been made of the most important varieties. 3. INVESTIGATIONAL WORK WITH PEACHES. (Mountain Station,...
Page 20 - Agriculture, thus making it cooperative between the State College of Agriculture and the State Department of Agriculture, and...
Page 68 - Station in the spring of 1919, to furnish material for work on determining the relative hardiness of different peach varieties in Western North Carolina. These trees have made a very satisfactory growth since being planted. (d) Phenological Studies with Peaches. The practice of collecting phonological notes on the peach varieties in the varietal peach orchard at the Truck Station was started during the spring of 1920. These notes will be of immense value in handling the breeding project. (e) Variety...
Page 70 - Thining. (Mountain Station and Piedmont Station.) Experiments to determine the effect of thinning fruits and leaves from the fruit spurs of the apple were initiated. Work on this project has not been conducted a sufficient length of time to supply information on the subject. (c) Summer Apples. (Truck Station.) The summer apple orchard at the Truck Station did not produce a crop this season because of frost injury. EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN VEGETARLE CULTURE 1.
Page 71 - POTATOES. (Mountain Station and Truck Station.) (CD Matthews' LH Nelson and SC Clapp.) (a) Variety Testing. (Mountain Station.) The testing of varieties of Irish potatoes to determine the most desirable varieties for' Western North Carolina conditions was continued this year with 20 varieties. The testing has been in progress for a sufficient length of time to afford this Division with the necessary information to make reliable recommendations regarding the choice of varieties for the western part...
Page 69 - Station.) (a) Pruning. (Mountain Station.) The pruning project was begun during 1919 with the intention of securing information on the desirable height to head apple trees, to determine- the comparative value of the open head and the modified leader system of training, and to secure information on the amount of annual pruning most desirable. To supply material for this work, an orchard containing approximately 128 trees was planted at the Mountain Station in the spring of 1919. The trees have made...
Page 38 - ... bulls 1 bull calf Herd development work has been given first consideration during the last year, the same as in the past. The daughters of Eminent 19th are all in milk and most of them have been tested officially and have won their Register of Merit Certificate. Some have made good records. Fender Eminent Lass E, No. 369040, completed her second re-test in July, with 13,774 pounds of milk and 792.48 pounds of fat, Class AA. This makes her the Grand Champion Fat Producing Cow of North Carolina...
Page 91 - ... of these plats dolomitic limestone has been broadcasted at the rate of one ton per acre. Results thus far secured show dolomitic limestone has increased the yield on all the plats, that there was less leaf spot trouble on the limed end than on the unlimed end of plats, and that the limestone did not depreciate the value of the tobacco ; while previous experiments with the use of ground calcite showed the calcite did darken the tobacco. For that reason, we would not recommend the average ground...
Page 3 - Second District RL WOODARD, Pamlico Third District CLARENCE POE, Raleigh Fourth District RW SCOTT, Haw River Fifth District AT MCCALLUM, Red Springs Sixth District 0. C. WRIGHT, Hunting Creek... Seventh District WB MoLELLAND, Stony Point Eighth District HQ ALEXANDER, Matthews Ninth District A. CANNON, Horse Shoe Tenth District...
Page 45 - Lot 2 Hay and straw mixed 5 Ibs., Corn silage 15 Ibs., Cottonseed meal 1 lb. Lot 3 Hay and straw mixed 5 Ibs., Corn silage 15 Ibs. Lot 4 Hay 10 Ibs., cottonseed meal 1 lb., crushed corn and cob meal 1 lb. Lot 5 Hay 10 Ibs., cottonseed meal 1 lb., crushed corn and cob meal 1 lb. Lot 6 Cottonseed meal 2 Ibs., cottonseed hulls 12 Ibs. At the conclusion of this wintering period these cattle were placed on pasture for 140 days with the following gains made by each lot : This work shows conclusively that...