Granville Farmers Product Exchange Welcomes Negro Sellers, Discusses County Hatchery, Oct. 28, 1923

Oxford, Oct. 27—The board of directors of the Granville county farmers product exchange met in regular session Saturday. The meeting was presided over by W.T. Yancey. The matter of the negroes of the county selling the products through exchange was brought up and it was decided that they should sell their products through the exchange if they so desired.

J.H. Blackwell, county farm demonstrator, introduced a motion to effect that the board endorse a hatchery for the county. The board instructed J.Y. Crews, secretary of the board, to investigate a hatchery for Granville county with reference to operation and cost, to be presented to the next meeting.

Much discussion was given to the standardization of the hogs and poultry of the county. After long discussion the board unanimously decided to advocate Berkshire and Hampshire hogs and Barred Rocks and White Leghorn poultry for the county.

From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, Oct. 28, 1923