“The Farm Year in Review, 1949” by F.H Jeter, Extension Editor, N.C. State College, Raleigh, as published in the Wendell Farmer, Zebulon Record, Mebane Enterprise, and Benson Review
The moving finger has written the record of another year. For your readers out in the country the record is fairly good. Those who depended upon cotton have again felt the sting of ingratitude because the old king failed them again. But, aside from that, the record is not so bad.
There is more green land in North Carolina today as Ladino clover has superseded broom sedge. We added 150,000 new acres of Ladino pasture this fall to the 200,000 acres planted in the fall of 1948.
The state ranks next to Texas in the number of farm homes electrified—that was accomplished by July first.
We have started a new sweet potato industry.
Beef cattle are being exchanged for eastern tobacco dollars by our mountain farmers.
Every county and every rural community has had its corn contest with great acre yields authenticated by reliable citizens.
There is that new thing known as a grade “A” dairy in almost every community, and from these dairies goes an increasingly greater stream of pure milk into processing plants.
The swine industry seems to be on a definite upswing, with over 30 cash hog-buying stations offered in a ready market.
Almost everywhere you go, young readers can tell you of new poultry flocks and fat broilers. Finally, there are endless chain clubs popularizing all of these among the youth of our state.
So you ought to feel pretty good even though you cannot keep very much of the money you have earned. Your paper told the story of how these new things came about in the rural life of the state.
As your reporter here at State College, where new research and new demonstrations constantly uncover the new facts of interest to your rural reader, we are glad to be associated with this progress. We thank you for your handling of the news items sent to you and we wish for you and yours a happy Christmas season.
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