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THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA C630.6 NSa 1956/58 UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL 00033953605 This book must not be taken from the Library building. BiensucU R&p&d 1956-1958 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Ensuring Democracy through Digital Access (NC-LSTA) http://www.archive.org/details/biennialrepagric19561958 BIENNIAL REPORT for 1956-1958 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE L. Y. BALLENTINE. Commissioner RALEIGH, N. C. 12-58 )M OUR COVER PICTURE The photo on our cover symbolizes in several ways the "new look" in North Carolina agriculture. It illus-trates our expanding grain and forage production, which in turn partly reflects the steady expansion in our livestock industry. It depicts the trend toward in-creasing mechanization in our farming operations. The tall corn in the picture is a North Carolina hybrid, symbolizing our progress in utilizing agricultural re-search to obtain greater yields. All of these are encouraging signs of a brighter fu-ture for the state's agriculture. But they also mean that our farming people have been making, and must continue to make, some radical readjustments. North Carolina is a state of small farms, with the largest farm population in the nation. To meet competition, we must continue the trend toward mechanization and more effi-cient production methods. At the same time, it is desir-able to keep our large farm population gainfully employed in agricultural pursuits, and our farm pro-grams must be shaped with this need always in mind. To meet the challenge before us requires imagination, ingenuity, know-how and determination. But it can be met, because our farmers and agricultural workers have these qualities ; and, in addition, we are generously blessed with the necessary resources of soil and climate. \ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Board of Agriculture .._•. 5 Personnel 6 Commissioner's Summary : ___. 13 Highlights of Board Meetings 21 Accounting Division . 28 Chemistry Division . 35 Credit Union Division •_ 43 Dairy Division 45 Entomology Division 49 Markets Division 55 Museum Division 79 Publications Division 87 Research Stations Division 90 Seed Testing Division ___108 Soil Testing Division _v 111 State Fair Division . 113 Statistics Division :„115 Veterinary Division 119 Warehouse Division 126 Weights and Measures Division 129 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner Ex-Officio Chairman J. Atwell Alexander Stony Point W..I. Bissette Grifton Glenn G. Gilmore Julian Hoyle C. Griffin Monroe Claude T. Hall Roxboro George P. Kittrell Corapeake J. Muse McCotter New Bern Charles F. Phillips Thomasville J. H. Poole West End A. B. Slagle Franklin PERSONNEL of the STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE June 30, 1958 L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner Administration John L. Reitzel Assistant Commissioner Bettie H. Carrigg Stenographer Clerk III Hazel I. Horner Stenographer Clerk II Doris B. Wofford _. Stenographer Clerk III Division of Accounts Grace H. Malloy ___. Auditor Edna C. Brown Accounting Clerk I Gaynell Bullock Accounting Clerk II Alicegrae F. Ferrell Accounting Clerk IV Mildred M. Horton ._ Accounting Clerk I Elsie W. Jordan Accounting Clerk III Jean G. Pace Accounting Clerk I Gwen W. Ratchford Accounting Clerk I Lena P. Sockell _ Stenographer Clerk II Lunelle Yeargan Cashier Department of Agriculture Publicity and Publications Blackburn W. Johnson Public Information Officer III Mary Yvonne Creech ____ Stenographer Clerk II M. Pauline DeCosta Public Information Officer I Joseph A. Hunter Clerk II Bettye T. Rogers Clerk I Inspection George A. Brown, Jr Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I E. H. Cooper Tax Auditor III Lindsey Ennis Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I Harvey C. McPhail Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I James R. Stevens Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector II Markets John A. Winfield Director Agricultural Marketing Wilbur S. Brannan Marketing Specialist III Betty W. Chapman Stenographer Clerk III John H. Cyrus Marketing Specialist III Jay P. Davis, Jr Marketing Specialist IV Lewis F. Dunn Marketing Specialist II Louise T. Dunn Stenographer Clerk III Dewey H. Evans, Jr Marketing Specialist III Ollie W. Faison.. Marketing Specialist IV Jesse R. Ferrell Marketing Specialist II Cleo M. Gault Laboratory Technician I Joe B. Gourlay Marketing Specialist III Report for 1956-58 — Personnel 7 Elmer C. Green Marketing Specialist III Thomas E. Green, Sr Marketing Specialist III Evelyn G. Harper Stenographer Clerk II George F. Harrington Marketing Specialist II Wendell P. Hedrick Marketing Specialist IV Vernon W. Hill Marketing Specialist III James F. Hockaday, Jr _ Marketing Specialist I Julius P. Jenrette Marketing Specialist III Fred P. Johnson __ Marketing Specialist IV Ralph B. Kelly Marketing Specialist IV Ethel Y. Kiker _ Marketing Specialist III Katherine B. Koppen ._ Stenographer Clerk III Frances A. Lancaster Stenographer Clerk II William E. Lane.. Marketing Specialist II Melba J. Lindsay Stenographer Clerk II Staley S. Long, Jr Marketing Specialist II Hugh B. Martin Marketing Specialist IV Neii.l A. Morrison, Jr Marketing Specialist III Charles G. Murray Marketing Specialist III Lavinia E. Murray Stenographer Clerk II Hobart W. Myrick Marketing Specialist III Mary L. Norman Stenographer Clerk II Betty S. Pethel : Stenographer Clerk III Arthur K. Pitzer „ Marketing Specialist III Lois M. Pleasants Laboratory Technician I Phoebe D. Powers Stenographer Clerk III H. D. Quessenberry Marketing Specialist IV B. S Rich Marketing Specialist IV Carson W. Sheffield __ Marketing Specialist IV Beatrice L. Smith Accounting Clerk I Horace A. Smith Marketing Specialist HI Robert W. Southerland Marketing Specialist II Ann B. Stoddart..- Accounting Clerk I Annie R. Strickland __ Stenographer Clerk II Clrtis F. Tarleton Marketing Specialist IV Carl H. Tower _ Marketing Specialist HI George H. Turner, Jr Marketing Specialist II Euris R. Vanderford ___ Marketing Specialist II Paclin e M. Watkins _. _ Typist Clerk I Dewey C. Wayne Marketing Specialist IV Patsi C. Wellborn Accounting Clerk II James A. Williams Marketing Specialist II Dairy C. W. Pegram Director of Dairy Service Lafayette H. Boykin, Jr ...Dairy Specialist II Elmo H. Hollomon Dairy Specialist II Paul R. Jordan, Jr Bacteriologist W. L. McLeod Dairy Specialist II Robert L. Merritt Laboratory Helper Francis Patterson Dairy Specialist III Mary M. Weathers Stenographer Clerk II Giles M. Williams Dairy Specialist II Entomology C, H. Brannon state Entomologist Hugh I. Alford, Jr Entomologist II James F. Greene Entomologist II J. A. Harris ...Entomologist III Pauline P. Newsom Stenographer Clerk II Jesse F. Sessions Entomologist II D. L. Wray... Entomologist III 8 N. C. Department of Agriculture Seed Laboratory Willard H. Darst Director of Seed Testing Magdalene G. Brummitt ....Seed Analyst III Walter E. Burgiss Seed Specialist Prances H. Colvin Seed Analyst II Mahlon B. Dickens Seed Specialist Stella W. Etheridge Seed Analyst II Pearl G. Gray .. Stenographer Clerk II Virginia B. Griffin ....Seed Analyst I Theodora W. King Seed Analyst I Murphy G. McKenzie, Jr Seed Specialist Kenneth M. Mintz Seed Specialist Evelyn J. B. Murdoch Seed Analyst I Ewald Smith Seed Analyst II Joe N. Tate, Jr Seed Specialist Mildred W. Thomas Seed Analyst II Analytical E. W. Constable State Chemist L. V. Amburgey Micoranalyst Henry W. Barnes, Jr Chemist IV Elizabeth F. Bartholomew Chemist II Samuel C. Boyd Laboratory Helper Z. B. Bradford ._ Chemist IV Burney A. Britt Chemist II David E. Buffaloe Chemist IV Margaret B. Carter Chemist II James A. Chapman Laboratory Helper Vera A. Culler. Chemist I Dorothy M. Davis Stenographer Clerk III J. Whitt Davis Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I Ralph E. Ferguson, Jr Chemist I John J. Filicky _„. Chemist II Evelyn A. Freeman Stenographer Clerk I Robert L. Freeman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector Charles H. Godwin, Jr Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector Samuel H. Hinton Laboratory Helper Velva E. Hudson Typist Clerk III Harold L. Jackson Chemist I Jesse G. Jernigan Chemist II H. D. Matheson . Chemist II W. P. Matthews.. ~ Chemist IV Mary A. Melvin. Stenographer Clerk II Harry A. Miller ..Chemist VI William A. Morgan Laboratory Helper L. M. Nixon... Chemist V Fred P. Nooe Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector Myrna L. Nowell Typist Clerk III H. F. Pickering Chemist IV J. S. Pittard Chemist IV L. B. Rhodes _ Food Chemist Clyde W. Roberts Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector Don H. Smith Laboratory Helper Valyne F. Starling. Chemist I William Sylver, Jr Laboratory Helper Robert N. Tulloch • Chemist II Muriel M. Weathers Chemist II Hazel L. Willis Stenographer Clerk III Crop Statistics John T. Richardson Administrative Officer Raymond R. Alford, Jr. Miscellaneous Duplicating Machine Supervisor G-S 4 Report for 1956-58 — Personnel 9 Mary S. Allen Research Analyst I Louise W. Byrum Research Assistant Ben E. Clayton, Jr Statistician I Charlie H. Cross, Jr Duplicating Machine Operator II John S. DeCourcy Analytical Statistician GS 7 Martha F. Early Research Assistant Terry M. Edwards Duplicating Machine Operator II Evelyn L. Finch Vari-Type Operator II Winifred C. Karangelen Research Assistant Ida L. King Research Assistant Mary F. Lloyd Vari-Type Operator II Carrie M. Mann Research Assistant Janie H. Murph Research Assistant Nancy C. Penny Stenographer Clerk II Josephine H. Smith... _ Research Assistant Robert H. Tilley Analytical Statistician GS 11 Olaf Wakefield Analytical Statistician GS 12 Harry A. White Analytical Statistician GS 12 Rosa M. Wrede _ Research Assistant Soil Testing Eugene J. Kamprath Director Soil Testing John O. Anderson Laboratory Helper Jo Ann Briggs Stenographer Clerk I Carolyn E. Carroll Stenographer Clerk I Evelyn S. Conyers Chemist I Carolyn O. Copeland Chemist I Roberta B. Dean ..Chemist I Ruth S. Gardner Chemist II Arthur Giles , Laboratory Helper Joann J. Leazer ... Typist Clerk I Gerald D. McCart Agronomist I Alice F. McLamb Typist Clerk I Luella M. Remini Stenographer Clerk III Margaret E. Stancil Stenographer Clerk II Dorothy R. Thornton Stenographer Clerk II Charles D. Welch Agronomist II Veterinary Hal J. Rollins..... State Veterinarian Josephine A. Allen Stenographer Clerk III William A. Andrew.... Poultry Specialist I John D. Baker Veterianrian III Marvin O. Batchelor Livestock Inspector Samuel O. Benson Veterinarian III Charles R. Border Veterinarian III Wilma N. Boykin Laboratory Technician I G. I. Bullock Livestock Inspector Julius B. Cashion Poultry Specialist I Jesse J. Causby Poultry Specialist II Kenneth G. Church Poultry Specialist I James H. Clegg Poultry Specialist I William W. Clements : Veterinarian II Henry B. Collins Livestock Inspector Donald E. Cooperrider Director of Diagnostic Laboratory Alton L. Corbett Livestock Inspector Eugene C. Couch Poultry Specialist I Lilly F. Daughtry Stenographer Clerk II W. J. Elkins _ Poultry Specialist II L. J. Fourie Poultry Specialist III Jamfs A. Frazier Poultry Specialist I George D. Fuller Livestock Inspector 10 N. C. Department of Agriculture Frank S. Hall Clerk I Ralph Hamilton Veterinarian II Franklin J. Helm ....Veterinarian II Elizabeth R. Helms Laboratory Technician II Frank Howard, Jr.- Laboratory Helper G. W. Ivey ._ _ - Poultry Specialist II R. Russell Jeter Veterinarian II William H. Justice Veterinarian II James D. Kellet Poultry Specialist I Irene K. Kilpatrick Laboratory Technician II Fred D. Long __ ....Poultry Specialist I Paul C. Marley Poultry Specialist I N. P. McDuffie Poultry Specialist I Lola S. Mitchell Stenographer Clerk II Sue F. Odom Stenographer Clerk II Donald D. Pate Veterinarian III Peter S. Penland Poultry Specialist I Lucy D. Ponder Laboratory Technician III Verlin E. Reese _ Poultry Specialist I James U. Richardson Laboratory Helper Laurie E. Roach Veterinarian II Phil R. Sandidge Poultry Specialist I Dixie D. Southard Poultry Specialist I John Williams, Jr Laboratory Helper Theron S. Williams Veterinarian III John R. Woody Poultry Specialist I Auburn L. Wright __ ..Poultry Specialist I Research Stations Cecil D. Thomas Director of Research Stations Julia N. Medlin Stenographer Clerk II George F. Stanley. Administrative Assistant of Agriculture J. L. Rea, Jr ___. Research Station Superintendent Elwood A. Allen Senior Herdsman Herbert W. Allen Farm Foreman II Lillian A. Bishop Stenographer Clerk I Fenner B. Harris Herdsman I J. M. Carr Research Station Superintendent Elizabeth Floyd Stenographer Clerk II Locke C. Hagwood Farm Foreman II Chester Kearney Feed & Farm Laborer Marjorie J. King Typist Clerk I Warren H. Bailey _. Research Station Superintendent Susan D. Killebrew. Stenographer Clerk I Thilbert A. Suggs Farm Foreman II Randolph Whitley Herdsman I Murray R. Whisenhunt Research Station Superintendent Theodore R. Burleson, Jr __ Poultryman Rufus Curtis "Z~ZZ'ZZ"....Dairy<man James R. Edwards __ Dairy Superintendent Bernice H. Harrell ..„ Stenographer Clerk II Garfield Harris Farm Foreman II William C. Holder.... Dairyman Dana F. Tugman Research Station Superintendent Anna S. McClure Stenographer Clerk I Gordon D. Sheets.... Farm Foreman II Dan L. Taylor Herdsman I Jesse W. Sumner.... Research Station Superintendent Ernest W English _ Poultryman Jacob B Matthews Dairyman MELviN G. Richert..... Dairyman John Sasser, Jr..... _ Farm Foreman u B. L. Williams..... Stenographer Clerk II Report for 1956-58 — Personnel 11 J. W. Hendricks Research Station Superintendent Gentry E. Belvins Farm Foreman II Rose B. Ingram Stenographer Clerk II Samuel M. Miller, Jr Herdsman Maynard L. Self Dairy Research Supervisor William L. Steele Dairyman Clyde Z. McSwain, Jr Research Station Superintendent Dwight C. Austin Farm Foreman II Julia L. Skinner Typist Clerk I Wallace J. Dickens Research Station Superintendent William T. Grimsley Farm Foreman II Weights and Measures C. D. Baucom Superintendent of Weights and Measures John I. Moore _. Weights and Measures Inspection Supervisor Walter R. Burnette. Heavy Duty Scale Inspector I Joyce G. Carter Stenographer Clerk II William T. Crawford Weights and Measures Inspector Grady F. Hall Heavy Duty Scale Inspector I Roderick M. Horton Liquid Fertilizer Specialist Marion L. Kinlaw, Jr Weights and Measures Inspector Grover R. Kiser Weights and Measures Inspector Rufus A. Malloy Weights and Measures Inspector Ned A. Powell Heavy Duty Scale Inspector II Marvin E. Shambley Weights and Measures Inspector James M. Vestal, Jr ._ Weights and Measures Inspector Frances A. Wilson Stenographer Clerk II Dan C. Worley Weights and Measures Inspector Gordon S. Young Heavy Duty Scale Inspector II State Museum H. T. Davis Museum Director Dudie V. Ashe Maid Julian W. Johnson Museum Exhibits Designer Ernest R. Jones Janitor-Messenger F. B. Meacham Zoologist Julia F. Nowell Stenographer Clerk II Sara D. Prince Clerk I Custodial Robert Harris.— Stock Clerk I Vernon A. Williams Stock Clerk I Gasoline and Oil Inspection C D. Baucom Director of Gas and Oil Carey M. Ashley Chemist I Milton Barefoot Gasoline and Oil Inspector Maddrey W. Bass Gasoline and Oil Inspector Malver L. Boyette Gasoline and Oil Inspector Kathleen C. Brafford Chemist I John A. Bynum... Gasoline and Oil Inspector William L. Carpenter Chemist II Glenn R. Cates Chemist I Lonnie E. Cayton Calibrator Harvey Clodfelter, Jr Chemist I Jack C. Connolly, II ___. Chemist I Milton C. Converse __ Chemist II Joseph Denton Gasoline and Oil Inspector Paul H. Etherujge Chemist I J. A. Galloway Gasoline and Oil Inspector Roy B. Hallman Gasoline and Oil Inspector Elliott Harrison Laboratory Helper Hugh F. Hayes Chemist II 12 N. C. Department of Agriculture Horace E. Heemak _ Calibrator Clarence L. Holland, Jr .- Chemist I Ira G. Holloway Gasoline and Oil Inspector Edwin H. Hutchins Chemist I Herman L. Jones Gasoline and Oil Inspector Lucy E. Jordan Chemist I Richard W. King Gasoline and Oil Inspector Gertrud Lare -. Accounting Clerk II William J. Lee Chemist I Robert H. McArver Gasoline and Oil Inspector Claiborne M. Nixon Calibrator Francis W. Oakes. Gasoline and Oil Inspector W. T. O'Briant Gasoline and Oil Inspector Douglas M. Pait Gasoline and Oil Inspector William H. Perry .. Calibrator Betty J. Phillips __ -Stenographer Clerk I Parley B. Rasmussen, Jr Chemist II James R. Rivers— Gasoline and Oil Inspector Milton H. Rowe, Sr -Gasoline and Oil Inspector H. L. Shankle Chemist V J. T. Shaw Chemist II Harry W. Shelton Chemist I Ray D. Sigmon Gasoline and Oil Inspector Koy S. Smith Gasoline and Oil Inspector David B. Spivey _ Calibrator Fred O. Sumner Liquified Gas Inspector Ralph G. Thornburg _"_ Chemist II James E. Turpin ._. Gasoline and Oil Inspector Leon E. Van Brunt Calibrator Bobby M. Wagner.. ..Chemist I Mary Jo Warren Stenographer Clerk II Mildred B. York Stenographer Clerk II Cooperative Inspection Service Eldridge C. Price Marketing Specialist II Peggy Y. Smith Accounting Clerk II Egg Marketing Act Stuart A. Glover, Jr Marketing Specialist II Lilliam T. Isley Stenographer Clerk II Cecil R. Register Marketing Specialist II State Warehouse System Supervision A. B. Fairley Warehouse System Superintendent Hazel K. Cobb Clerk II Hallie K. Morrow Stenographer Clerk II Frank C. Person Warehouse Examiner Martha E. Swindell Stenographer Clerk II Credit Union Supervision W. V. Didawick Credit Union Administrator A. S. Bynum Fiscal Examiner II Howard L. Pijahn Fiscal Examiner II Edward H. Sessom _. Fiscal Examiner II John T. Simpson Fiscal Examiner II Structural Pest Control Commission Harry B. Moore, Jr Entomologist III Distribution of Surplus Commodities James A. Graham Manager Farmer's Market Elizabeth M. Boykin . Secretary BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE By L. Y. Ballentine Co minissioner of Agriculture North Carolina agriculture is going through a transition period which began shortly after the end of World War II. The nature of agriculture is such that any radical readjustments are some-what slow in coming about, and we can expect to remain in a transitory stage for years to come. Nevertheless, during the past two or three years the changes have accelerated in pace and broadened in scope. This is a very gratifying development. The state's agriculture has been shifting toward a position where it can begin more fully and efficiently to utilize our great resources of soils, climate and farming people. But, of course, the many changes have had their impact on the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. They have made new demands on the Department, and called for expansion of traditional activities. Much of this new or expanded work has been carried on with little or no increases in funds or personnel. This achievement has been due, in large measure, to two factors. One is increased efficiency made possible by the construction of badly needed facilities. The other, and most important, has been the dedi-cated loyalty of Department employees who have exerted them-selves "beyond the call of duty" to meet the demands. Further complicating and adding to the work of the Depart-ment and the Board of Agriculture have been the rapidly chang-ing technologies which have a direct bearing on the Department's regulatory and service work. In the dairy industry alone, for instance, new methods for handling milk at the farm, and new processes or products developed by dairy distributors, have call-ed for a great deal of effort in formulating regulatory measures and procedures. New methods for the manufacture and delivery of feeds and fertilizers have posed problems of inspection from the standpoint of both quality and quantity of these products. These are but illustrations of the types of changes which are calling for increasing work and study on the part of Department 14 N. C. Department of Agriculture personnel and members of the Board of Agriculture. They are referred to in more detail in chapters of this report prepared by the heads of the various divisions responsible for these phases of the work. This section of the report will be devoted to the duties and activities which devolve more directly upon the Commission-er of Agriculture, some general departmental activities not cover-ed in other sections, and a review of some new responsibilities placed in the Department by the General Assembly of 1957. Activities of the Commissioner As agricultural problems and programs increase, so does the necessity for the Commissioner of Agriculture to work with other agencies dealing with agricultural problems at state, inter-state, and federal levels. At present, the Commissioner of Agri-culture for North Carolina is chairman of the Transportation Committee of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and a member of that Association's executive committee. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Cooperative work under the Agricultural Marketing Act with State Departments of Agriculture, the Agricultural Advisory Committee of the Democratic National Committee, and the Agri-culture Department Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. At the state level, he is a member of the Governor's Farm Advisory Committee, a director of the Agricultural Foundation of North Carolina State College, a member of the North Carolina Cotton Promotion Committee, and chairman of the North Caro-lina Committee on Migrant Labor. By legislation, the Commissioner of Agriculture is also chair-man of the State Board of Agriculture, the State Board of Gaso-line and Oil Inspection, and the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame. He is a member of the North Carolina Milk Commission and of the Crop Seed Improve-ment Board. He is also charged with the responsibility for licensing and inspecting all agricultural fairs held in the state; and for regulating, licensing and inspecting all North Carolina rendering plants. All of these activities, whether in cooperation with govern-ment or non-government agencies, and whether voluntary or required by law, have an important bearing on North Carolina's agricultural welfare. The names of these committees or agen- Report for 1956-58—Administration 15 cies indicate their character and the importance of their acti-vities to the state. Certain laws also require other Department personnel to parti-cipate in the work of independent agencies. One of these makes the Commissioner and the head of the Department's Seed Test-ing Division members of the Crop Seed Improvement Board. Another provides that the Governor shall appoint two members from the Department to the Structural Pest Control Commission and that one of these shall be from the staff of the Department's Entomology Division. By appointment, Dr. D. L. Wray has represented the Entomology Division, and Assistant Commis-sioner John L. Reitzel has represented the Department at large, since the Commission was established in 1955. Dr. Wray has served as secretary to the Commission since it was established. However, shortly after the end of this biennium Mr. Reitzel was elected to that office for the ensuing year. The law enacted in 1953 to license and regulate rendering plants authorized the Commissioner of Agriculture to designate a member of his staff to serve on a committee charged with making regulatory recommendations and rendering plant in-spections. Dr. H. J. Rollins, State Veterinarian, has represent-ed the Department on this committee since 1953. This law au-thories the Commissioner of Agriculture to adopt the regulations governing rendering plants, of which there are now 13 licensed in the state. Near the end of the 1954-56 biennium, the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Hall of Fame set up standards for the select-ion of individuals to be given recognition in the Hall, and de-signated a room in the Agriculture Building for its location. In May, 1957, Colonel Leonidas LaFayette Polk, first North Caro-lina Commissioner of Agriculture and leader of the National Farmers Alliance, was chosen as the first member of the North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame. As this biennium draws to a close, plans are under way for converting into a suitable shrine the room selected for the Hall of Fame. Supervision of agricultural fairs in the state continues to be an effective tool in preventing the abuse of the name "fair" by undesirable fly-by-nights. Under state law and regulations, the term fair must apply to bona fide agricultural and industrial expositions. Those classified as commercial (that is, charging admission or operating any traveling shows or games) must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture. There were 79 fairs 16 N. C. Department of Agriculture licensed in 1956, and 77 in 1957. All of these fairs were inspect-ed ; and only one fair in 1956, and two in 1957, failed to meet the minimum standards and qualifications for re-licensing in the succeeding year. Commodity groups are continuing to take advantage of the state law which permits them to place assessments on their prod-ucts, when these are approved in referendums authorized by the State Board of Agriculture. The assessments are for the purpose of raising funds to promote the use and sale of such prod-ucts. Personnel of the Department of Agriculture assist such groups in launching these programs, and for several of them the Commissioner of Agriculture collects the assessments through the Department's Accounts Division. The North Caro-lina Peanut Growers Association chose this method of collection, and during the 1956-58 biennium, a total of $110,136.92 was col-lected and turned over to this association. Peach growers held a successful referendum in May, 1956, and authorized the Commissioner to collect the assessment of one cent for each tree in commercial peach orchards. Collections turned over to the North Carolina Peach Growers Society, Inc., during this biennium amounted to $5,861.90. During this biennium, the North Carolina Cotton Promotion Association and the North Carolina Cattlemen's Association re-quested and received authorization from the Board of Agri-culture to hold similar referendums. In both cases the assess-ments were approved by the required two-thirds majority of those voting. The cotton assessment became effective Septem-ber, 1957, and by the end of the current biennium the assess-ments collected totaled $21,270.90. The assessment on beef cat-tle sold for slaughter became effective April 1, 1958, and by the end of the biennium $3,617.40 had been collected. In 1957, North Carolina farmers for the third time overwhelm-ingly approved the "Nickels-for-Know-How" program. This is the popular name for a program authorized by state law under which farmers may vote an assessment of five cents a ton on all feed and fertilizer sold in the state to raise funds for the pur-pose of supplementing agricultural research and dissemination of research information. The law provides that referendums on the question of continuing the assessment be held at three-year intervals. The State Department of Agriculture serves as the collecting agency for these "nickels". During this biennium, "Nickels-for-Know-How" collections total $275,946.67. This Report for 1956-58 — Administration 17 money was turned over to the Agricultural Foundation at N. C. State College, which administers the fund. New Legislative Responsibilities Technological changes in agricultural production and process-ing frequently make it necessary to re-appraise the legal and regu-latory measures designed to protect the farmer and consumer. A typical case is afforded by the flue-cured tobacco situtation at the beginning of this biennium. New methods of processing tobacco, and new types of cigarets, caused a shift away from light-bodied tobaccos to heavier types. In the meantime, several varieties had been developed which were high yielding but which had undesirable qualities in the light of the changes in consumer demand. Late in 1956, the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture an-nounced price support discounts, or penalties, on these varieties. The immediate result was a surplus of seeds of these penalized varieties and a shortage of seeds of the acceptable types. Inas-much as a tobacco variety cannot be determined by a visual ex-amination of its seed, it soon became apparent that some amend-ments to the Seed Law were needed to afford greater protection for the farmer in variety labeling of flue-cured seeds. The state Board of Agriculture, at the request of the Depart-ment's Seed Testing Division, the N. C. Experiment Station, and the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association, sponsored legislation designed to provided needed safeguards. These were enacted into law on April 9, 1957. In brief, these amendments provide (1) That any flue-cured variety offered for sale in the state must be recorded with the Commissioner of Agriculture before November 1 each year. The same designation must be used for each variety recorded as was used when the variety was first sold or recorded officially with an agency responsible for the enforcement of a State Seed Law. (2) That a one-ounce sample of seed of each variety must be furnished the Commissioner at the time of recording. These samples are for planting in verification tests. (3) That the Commissioner accept for recording only those flue-cured varieties which have been declared by the Tobacco Seed Committee to be correctly identified. The Tobacco Seed Committee consists of four ex-officio members from the North Carolina Experiment Station and three persons appointed by the 18 N. C. Department of Agriculture Commissioner of Agriculture to represent the seed trade, the seed producers, and the farmers at large. A new law enacted in 1957 permits processors of meat and meat products to enter into voluntary agreements with the Com-missioner of Agriculture to have their products inspected for condition and wholesomeness under state supervision. To obtain this service processors must meet minimum requirements for plant facilities and processing methods under regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture on July 29, 1957. Processors pay the cost of the service including the salaries of plant inspect-ors and the Department of Agriculture is empowered to add a rea-sonable administrative charge. By the end of this biennium eight meat plants in the state had come under this voluntary in-spection program, and seven others did so shortly after the close of this biennial period. A law sponsored by the North Carolina Peanut Growers Asso-ciation to license and regulate buyers of. farmer stock peanuts became effective July 1, 1957. Under this law, any firm or in-dividual who buys one ton or more of peanuts from producers must obtain an annual license from the Commissioner of Agri-culture. A fee of $10 per buyer provides funds for the admini-stration of this law. While the law authorized the State Board of Agriculture to adopt rules and regulations necessary for its enforcement, it also stipulates that the Commissioner of Agriculture shall ap-point a five-member committee to advise in the enforcement of the law and in formulating regulations. The committee, by law, is made up of two representatives of North Carolina peanut growers, one representative of the Cooperative Marketing Asso-ciation serving the state's peanut growers, one member repre-senting North Carolina peanut commission buyers, and one repre-senting the peanut millers and shellers of the state. Regulations recommended by this committee were adopted by the Board of Agriculture on July 29, 1957. Under these regu-lations all licenses expire on June 30 each year, and each buyer must obtain his annual license at least 15 days before he makes his first purchase during the effective period of his license. An-other regulatory provision requires buyers to retain all records of transactions until the first day of October following the buy-ing season during which the transaction took place. The Plant Pest Law was extensively re-written by the 1957 legislature to broaden and clarify the regulatory authority of the Report for 1956-58 — Administration 19 State Board of Agriculture and the responsibilities of the De-partment as they pertain to the control and eradication of inscets and other plant pests. Personnel Changes On December 15, 1957, Dr. S. L. Tisdale, who had been director of the Soil Testing Division for two years, resigned to become manager of the National Plant Food Institute's regional office in Atlanta. Dr. Tisdale had made a fine contribution to North Carolina agriculture, first as Research Associate Professor of Agronomy at N. C. State College, and later in maintaining high standards of efficiency in the Department's Soil Testing Labora-tory. It was with reluctance, therefore, that we accepted his resignation — the more so because his new position took him out of the state. We had the good fortune, however; to obtain the services of Dr. Eugene John Kamprath to fill the post left vacant by Dr. Tisdale. Dr. Kamprath also came to the Department from N. C. State College, where he had been an Assistant Professor of Soils. He was graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B. S. in 1950 and an M. S. in agronomy in 1952. He did post-graduate work in soil fertility at N. C. State College, which a-warded him a Ph. D. in 1955. As this biennium drew to a close the Department of Agricul-ture was saddened by the death of Blackburn W. Johnson, who for 10 years had been director of the Publications Division and Secretary to the Board of Agriculture. He brought to this posi-tion broad experience in newspaper work, having served as a re-porter for the Associated Press and for several North Carolina papers, one of which he owned and published for a time. He had also been editor of the Farmers Federation News, Asheville, N. C, for several years, and, for a brief time, editor of the Carolina Cooperator, published by the Cotton Association and the F. C. X. in Raleigh. Such a combination of journalistic and agricultural experience, combined with his high standards of integrity and warm personality, made him invaluable to the Department and beloved by his co-workers. Filling the vacancy left by such a man was not easy. But as this report is written, we are glad to announce that a man who is well-equipped for the position by background and training has been appointed to this post. Elwood Mintz, who takes over the duties as head of the Publication Division on September 8, 1958, comes to the Department from the N. C. Agricultural Ex- 20 N. C. Department of Agriculture tension Service, where he has been assistant publications editor for the past four years. He was born and reared on a Bruns-wick County farm and was graduated from the University of North Carolina with an A.B. degree in 1950. His earlier experi-ence includes several years of teaching school and two years as safety representative for the Department of Motor Vehicles. State Board of Agriculture The State Board of Agriculture is the regulatory and policy-making body for the Department of Agriculture. Its 10 mem-bers are appointed by the Governor for staggered terms of six years, and the law requires that they represent the major sec-tions of the state and various types of agricultural production. They serve without compensation, except for the days they are in session. During this biennium Board members, too, have borne the brunt of fast-changing agricultural and technological problems of the Department of Agriculture. Many complicated techni-cal matters have required their study and consideration, both during and between meetings of the Board. North Carolina is particularly fortunate in its Board of Agri-culture. The Commissioner and personnel of the Department of Agriculture, as well as the farmers and other citizens of this state, are deeply indebted to this group of men for the public service which they have given freely, and for the wisdom and impartiality they have brought to the offices they hold. During the 1956-1958 biennium, the State Board of Agriculture held 11 meetings and was in session 12i/2 days. Following is a brief list of the meetings which indicates the wide variety of subjects requiring the Board's consideration and judgment: HIGHLIGHTS OF BOARD MEETINGS 1956-1958 Biennium July 26, 1956, Raleigh Statesville Test Farm Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell. J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phillips. Heard report on auction of Old Piedmont Test Farm at Statesville, June 15, 1956. Adopted motion to commend Commission appointed to handle sale. Warehouse Loans Approved loan of $137,500 from Warehouse Fund to States-ville Elevator Co. for erection of grain elevator. Approved loan of $13,000 from Warehouse Fund to Farmers Bonded Warehouse, Inc., Wagram, N. C. Approved loan of $23,000 from Warehouse Fund to D. D. McCall and H. C. Council, St. Pauls, N. C. Approved loan of $25,000 from Warehouse Fund to Sandhill Bonded Warehouse, Inc., Southern Pines, N. C. Budget Requests October 15, 1956, Raleigh Tidewater Re-search Station Easement for Telephone Line Bottling Non- Milk Beverages in Dairy Plants Ice Milk in Open Containers October 16, 1956, State Fair Heard heads of divisions of Dept. explain proposed budget requests for the 1957-59 biennium. Approved budget. Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phillips, J. H. Poole, A. B. Slagle. Approved easement granting right of way to Carolina Tele-phone and Telegraph Company for telephone line and poles across Tidewater Research Station. Held public hearing and amended regulations to permit bottling of non-carbonated citrus juices in plant bottling Grade A milk. Held public hearing on proposal to permit ice milk to be served in open containers for immediate consumption. Deferred action. Attended opening of N. C. State Fair. Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter, J. H. Poole. Approved loan of $88,000 from Warehouse Fund to Fred Webb, Greenville, N. C, for construction of 250,000-bushel grain elevator. Dairy Regulations Held public hearing on amendments to Dairy Regulations: (1) Multi-vitamin milk and fortified skim milk—appointed a committee to recommend regulatory measures. (2) Defi-nitions of cottage cheese and creamed cottage cheese — adopted definitions. (3) Reports from butterfat testers adopted regulation. (4) Licensing milk samplers—adopted regulation. (5) Procedures for sampling milk from farm bulk tanks deferred action. (6) Condemnation of worn or corroded equipment for manufacturing frozen desserts adopted. (7) Requiring submission of plans for alteration or construction of ice cream or frozen dessert establish-ments— adopted. (S) Regulations to permit operation o* mobile frozen dessert units—deferred. January 14, Raleigh 1957, Warehouse Loan 22 N. C. Department of Agriculture Bologna, Frank-furters and Smoked Sausage —Definition Tobacco Seed Labeling (Variety) Piedmont Test Farm, States - ville Witchweed (Striga) Soybean Cyst Nematode February 18, 1957, Raleigh Tobacco Seed — Amendments to Seed Law Seed Potato Law Amendments "Nickels For Know-How" Referendum Ice Milk in Open Containers Vitamins in Milk Dairy Regulations —Sampling from Farm Bulk Tanks Warehouse Loan Mobile Frozen Dessert Units News & Observer Farm Income Contest April 8 and 9, 1957, Raleigh Held public hearing and adopted regulation to define and limit the amount of cereal and dried milk solids in bologna, frankfurters and smoked sausage. Appointed committee to draft amendments to seed law for purpose of tightening provisions for labeling tobacco seed as to variety. Received report on land sold and remaining unsold at Old Piedmont Test Farm, Statesville. Heard report from C. H. Brannon, State Entomologist, on discovery of new pest known as "Witchweed" (Striga) in four counties of North Carolina. Heard report from C. H. Brannon on new discoveries of soybean cyst nematode in Tennessee and Missouri. Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, Charles F. Phil-lips, J. H. Poole. Heard and approved recommendations of committee ap-pointed January 14 on amendments to seed law providing for registration of tobacco seed varieties. Heard and approved proposal to amend seed potato law to require notification to Department as to disposition of potatoes found in violation of the law and as to anticipated shipments of seed potatoes; also to make illegal the posses-sion of un-official seed potato tags. Authorized "Nickels for Know-How" referendum to be held in 1957. Received request from counter-freezer operators for action on proposal to permit sale of ice milk for immediate con-sumption in open containers. Also heard opposition to this proposal from representatives of N. C. Dairy Products Association. Deferred action for further study. Received report of committee appointed Jan. 14 on recom-mended definition for fortified skim milk, but committee requested more time to prepare a definition of multi-vitamin whole milk. Voted to defer action on fortified skim milk until it could be considered with definition for multi-vitamin whole milk. Adopted regulations specifying procedures for sampling milk from farm bulk tanks on six months trial basis. Approved increasing by $6,000 the loan to D. D. McCall and H. C. Council, St. Pauls, N. C, approved on July 26, 1956. Considered further the request to adopt regulations to permit operation of mobile frozen dessert units. Deferred action. Voted to go on record as endorsing the Raleigh News & Observer's Farm Income Contest, and urging organizations and individuals in the various counties to supplement and support this program. Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phillips, J. H. Poole. Report for 1956-58 — Administration State Pair Audit State Fair, Ap-pointment of Manager Japanese Beetle Quarantine Milling Grade of Corn Vitamins in Milk Dietary Beverages Received Report on Audit, North Carolina State Fair, for the period January 1, 1956, to December 31, 1956. Reappointed Dr. J. S. Dorton as Manager of the North Carolina State Fair for the next 12 months. Amended regulation to extend Japanese Beetle Quarantine to 10 new counties. Held public hearing and established standards for a mill-ing grade of corn. Received report of committee appointed on January 14 to recommend regulatory measures, and adopted regulations on a six-month trial basis, governing Fortified Grade A Skimmed Milk and Grade A Vitamin-Mineral Fortified Milk. Held public hearing and adopted regulations and standards for dietary beverages made with non-nutritive sweeteners. ice Milk in Open Adopted regulations governing the sale of ice milk in Containers open containers when dispensed directly from freezers for immediate consumption on the premises. Three-pint ice Postponed action on a request from a container manufac- Cream Container t Urer to permit the sale of ice cream in three-pint con-tainers. Legislation to License Peanut Buyers (April 9) Cotton Refer-endum June 3, 1957, Raleigh Fertilizer Grade List Endorsed legislation proposed by N. C. Peanut Growers Association to license and regulate buyers of farmers stock peanuts. Certified N. C. Cotton Promotion Association, Inc., as group representative of N. C. cotton producers, and authorized the Association to hold a referendum among cotton growers on the question of levying upon themselves an assessment for promoting the use and sale of cotton. Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette. Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phil-lips, J. H. Poole. Held public hearing and adopted official fertilizer grade list for fiscal year 1957-58. Fertilizer Regis- Adopted regulation prohibiting registering as a specialty Bomnv °f £nles grade any grade of fertilizer which has appeared on the official grade list at any time during the five years imme-diately preceding such registration. Removed From List Warehouse Loan Application Received application for loan of $55,000 from the Ware-house Fund to Shelby Bonded Warehouse. All money being-out on loan, agreed to give this application first considera-tion when money becomes available. Dietetic Ice Milk Adopted definitions and standards for made with non-nutritive sweeteners. 'Dietetic Ice Milk" Oxford Research Appointed a committee to negotiate with Oxford Future In- ^esWcr^ndus- dustries regarding an exchange of land from the Oxford trial Site Research Station for a prospective industry. July 29, 1957, Raleigh Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore. Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter. Charles F. Phillips, J. H. Poole, A. B. Slagle. 24 N. C. Department of Agriculture (Oath of office reappointed members) Oath of office was administered in the Governor's office to Claude T. Hall, J. H. Poole and A. B. Slagle for appoint-ments to new six-year terms. Dairy Regulations Held public hearings on proposal to amend dairy regula-tions as follows. Farm Bulk Milk Holding Tanks Dispenser Milk-shake Machines Definition for Whipped Cream and Table Cream Topping Swine Diagnostic Laboratory for Eastern N. C. Meat Inspection Regulations Fertilizer—Re-quest for Ex-ception From New Regulation Statesville Test Farm, Commit-tee to Lay Out Roadway State Fair Man-ager, Salary Peanut Buyers Regulations October 14, Raleigh 1957 Witchweed Quarantine Soybean Cyst Nematode Quarantine Nursery Regulations Beef Cattle Pro-motion Assess-ment Referen-dum Dairy Regula-tions— Choco-late Milk Amendments to clarify, and adapt to modern tank designs, regulations for installations of farm bulk milk holding tanks. Postponed action on proposed regulations to permit opera-tion of dispenser milkshake machines. Appointed com-mittee to make recommendations at next meeting. Postponed action on proposed definitions for "Whipped Cream" and "Table Cream Topping" and authorized com-mittee to make recommendations at next meeting. Authorized Commissioner to appoint a committee of repre-sentatives from eastern hog-raising counties to select the location for a swine diagnostic laboratory in Eastern N. C. Held a public hearing and adopted regulations under new law providing for voluntary inspection of meat, meat prod-ucts and meat by-products. Received request from H. G. Hastings Company, Atlanta, Ga., for exception from regulation requiring 5-year waiting period before grades removed from official list may be registered as specialty. Request denied. Authorized committee from the Board to lay out a road-way back of an 18-acre tract recently sold from the Old Piedmont Test Farm at Statesville. Approved increase in salary from $8,118 to $9,054 for Dr. J. S. Dorton, Manager N. C. State Fair, amount of increase representing equivalent of pay increase granted by legis-lature to State employees classified under Personnel De-partment. Adopted regulations under new law to license and regulate buyers of farmers' stock peanuts. Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phillips, J. H. Poole, A. B. Slagle. Adopted regulations quarantining certain areas of the state to prevent the spread of a new plant pest known as "Witch-weed" (Striga sp.) Revised regulation placing a quarantine on certain areas of the state to prevent the spread of soybean cyst nematode. Held public hearing on proposed revision of nursery regu-lations. Postponed action. Authorized North Carolina Cattlemen's Association to hold a referendum on the question of assessing themselves to promote the use and sale of beef. Held public hearing and amended Dairy Division regula-tions to permit the sale of chocolate milk containing a minimum of 2 percent butterfat. Report for 1956-58 — Administration 25 Milkshakes Milkshake Dis-penser Machines Fertilizer Regula-tions, Guaran-tees of Water - Soluble Mag-nesium Amended definition of milkshake to require the use of Grade A milk in this product. Adopted regulations governing operation of milkshake dis-penser machines. Heard request from fertilizer manufacturer that regula-tions be amended to permit guaranteeing percentage of magnesium which is water-soluble in tobacco fertilizers. Deferred action to permit industry to be heard. Fertilizer Regula-tions— Registra-tion of Grades Removed From List Cotton Assess-ment Referen-dum Report Nickels for Know-How Ref-erendum Report Whipped Cream and Table Cream Topping October 15, 1957 Raleigh December 19, 1957 Raleigh Appointing Head of Soil Testing Division Fertilizer Grade List-—Request for Reinstate-ment of 3-9-6 Heard request from fertilizer manufacture for modifica-tion of regulation prohibiting registration as specialty grade any grade which has appeared on the official list within a five-year period. Deferred action pending com-mittee recommendation and public hearing. Received report from North Carolina Cotton Promotion Association on results of self-assessment referendum held August 23, 1957. Received report from Agricultural Foundation, State Grange, and N. C. Farm Bureau Federation on results of "Nickels for Know-How" referendum held August 23, 1957. Received recommendations of committee appointed July 29, 1957, that whipped cream and related products be re-quired to conform with regulations governing fluid cream products. Authorized Commissioner to notify manufac-turers of such products that they must so conform. Attended opening of 1957 State Fair. Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phillips, J. H. Poole, A. B. Slagle. Approved appointment of Dr. Eugene John Kamprath as head of Soil Testing Division, replacing Dr. S. L. Tisdale, who resigned effective December 15, 1957. Heard request for reinstatement of 3-9-6 on official fertilizer grade list. Deferred action until regular fertilizer grade hearing for 1958-59. Dairy Regulations —Butterfat in Skimmed Milk and Buttermilk Held public heaing and amended Dairy Regulations to place a maximum of one percent butterfat permitted in skimmed milk and buttermilk. Fortified Milks Made trial definitions of Fortified Grade A Skimmed Milk and Grade A Vitamin-Mineral Fortified Milk permanent sections of the Dairy Regulations. Sampling Proce-dures for Farm Bulk Tanks Made trial regulations governing sampling procedures for farm bulk tanks a permanent part of the Dairy Regulations. Nursery Regula-tions Adopted new Nursery Regulations, including revised nurs-ery inspection fees. Piedmont Re-search Station— Purchase and Sale of Land Authorized a committee to conduct preliminary negotia-tions in connection with offers to buy three outlying tracts of land at the Piedmont Research Station in Rowan County, and recommended purchase of a 20-acre strip and building adjacent to the southeast boundary of the farm. 26 N. C. Department of Agriculture Sale of Bldg. at Ratified sale of an old frame tenant house at the Upper R&s P e e a r rch°sta-in Mountain Research Station, Laurel Springs, tion Sale of Bldg. at Ratified sale of 2-story wood frame barn at Piedmont Re-feafcTltaton Search Station ' Rowan County- Weights & Meas- Held public hearing and adopted regulations setting forth tions—Custom- customary standards of weight and capacity measures, and ary standards, prescribing standard weight packages for butter, cheese, and Regulations oleomargarine and shortening, on Sale of Oleo-margarine, But-ter, etc. March 3, 1958, Raleigh Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phillips, J. H. Poole, A. B. Slagle. Piedmont Research Received report of committee appointed December 19, 1957, of a LancT Sale *"° aPPra* se land for which purchase offers had been re-ceived. Approved sale of 23-acre tract to J. W. Hamby for $50 an acre, and sale of 4-acre tract to town of Kannapolis for $1,000. Piedmont Research Approved granting right-of-way easement to Duke Power of^WavlSii^*" ^°" *" 01 P°wer lines connections at Piedmont Research Sta-ment tion. Visit by Gov-ernor Hodges Heard brief talk by Gov. Hodges commending the Board for their services to the state and urging their cooperation with Governor's Advisory Farm Committee. Swine Diagnostic Laboratory for Eastern N. C. Approved accepting the gift of one acre of land in Chowan County offered by J. Wallace Goodwin as a site for swine diagnostic laboratory near Edenton. Warehouse Loan— Shelby Bonded Warehouse Departmental Budget—1959- 1961 Approved loan from Warehouse Fund of $55,000 to Shelby Bonded Warehouse, Shelby. Reviewed proposed requests under "A Budget" for operat-ing Department of Agriculture at present levels of service and for Capital Improvements. May 12-13, 1958 Raleigh Present: J. Atwell Alexander, W. I. Bissette, Glenn G. Gilmore, Hoyle C. Griffin, Claude T. Hall, George P. Kittrell, J. Muse McCotter, Charles F. Phillips, J. H. Poole. Seed Regulations Amended — Germination Standard for Garden Beans Amended seed regulations to lower minimum germination standard for garden beans from 75 percent to 70 percent, to bring this standard into uniformity with federal regula-tions. Added witchweed to list of noxious weeds prohibited in crop seed. Lease to State of Approved lease to the State of North Carolina of certain Market 1 Farmers equipment and facilities at Raleigh Farmers Market, to be operated by the N. C. Department of Agriculture in co-operation with other state agencies in providing marketing services to farmers and conducting experiments in the operations of farmers' markets. Report for 1956-58 — Administration 27 Meat Tenderizers State Fail- Audit Report State Fair Man-ager Appointed Apple Growers Referendum Department Bud-get 1959-61 (May 13. 1958) Fertilizer Regula-tions Grade List Discussed with Health Department and industry representa-tives requests for regulations to permit the use of tender-izers on meat processed in North Carolina. Appointed Committee to study the problems involved and make recom-mendations to the Board. Received report from Department of State Auditor of audit for the North Carolina State Fair for the calendar year 1957. Re-appointed Dr. J. S. Dorton to serve as manager of the North Carolina State Fair for another year. Certified the North Carolina State Apple Growers Associa-tion as the agency representative of commercial apple pro-ducers in certain counties; and authorized the association to hold a referendum on the question of self-assessment to promote the use and sale of apples. Reviewed requests under "B Budget" for new or expanded activities in the 1959-61 biennium. Approved "A Budget" reviewed at March 3 meeting, "B Budget" and "Capital Improvements" requests. Held public hearing on various proposed amendments to fertilizer regulations. Adopted official fertilizer July 1, 1958. ?rade list for year beginning Minor Elements Discussed proposal to require guarantees of amounts of in Fertilizer minor plant foods when these are advertised. Deferred action. Registration of Grades Re-moved from List Labeling Fertilizer- Insecticide Mixtures Amended regulation prohibiting registration as specialties any grades of fertilizers which have appeared on the grade list during the preceding five years, by making this prohi-bition apply only to fertilizers sold in bags of 25 pounds or more. Authorized Commissioner of Agriculture to accept labeling meeting federal requirements for the labeling of fertilizer-insecticide mixtures. ACCOUNTS Grace H. Malloy Auditor Financial report of the Department and the various divisions. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Code 1101 STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Summary by Purposes 1957-58 I. Administration _. $ 39,584.29 Accounting Office 43,227.01 Publicity and Publications 37,988.42 II. Inspection 56,173.53 III. Markets 344,034.68 V. Dairy ._ 58,765.10 VI. Entomology 77,462.81 VII. Seed Laboratory 83,634.34 VIII. Analytical 222,310.34 IX. Crop Statistics ~- 150,632.29 X. Soil Testing 91,533.72 XI. Blister Rust Control XII. Veterinary 335,541.60 XIII. Research Stations 490,185.39 XV. Weights and Measures 89,725.05 XVI. State Museum 31,761.41 XVIII. Custodial ___. 18,044.44 XIX. Miscellaneous 109,495.74 XX. Rabies XXI. Japanese Beetle Control XXII. White Fringed Beetle Control XXIII. Indemnity Diseased Slaughtered Livestock XXV. Vesicular Exanthema Deferred Obligations—Transferred to 1957-58 Total Expenditures $2,280,100.16 Summary by Objects 11. Salaries and Wages $1,547,930.90 12. Supplies and Materials 138,889.06 13. Postage, Tel., Tel., and Express 33,571.72 14. Travel Expense 178,919.47 15. Printing and Binding 27,429.93 16. Motor Vehicle Operation 15,337.07 17. Light, Power, and Water. 7,189.06 18. Repairs and Alterations 18,236.25 19. General Expense 108,081.33 22. Insurance and Bonding 3,074.38 23. Equipment 61,952.63 32. Additions and Betterments : , 34,944.16 1956-57 $ 36,744.86 25,186.19 32,688.34 50,753.90 292,419.83 52,990.40 47,462.02 75,272.64 228,099.35 143,741.46 78,413.60 896.32 257,326.14 415,357.81 87,431.64 28,318.70 17,296.54 105,518.69 6,905.32 9,488.01 8,023.45 19,748.22 21,841.00 $2,041,924.43 ,336,321.51 121,146.83 30,544.82 167,764.65 24,448.68 18,257.47 5,166.11 16,758.31 103,280.09 3,074.38 62,511.84 42,714.32 Report for 1956-58 — Accounts 29 1957-58 1956-57 33. Stores for Resale 19,526.05 15,885.89 Contribution to Retirement System 85,018.15 72,208.53 Deferred Obligations—Transferred to 1957-58 21,841.00 Total Expenditures $2,280,100.16 $2,041,924.43 Less Transfer from RMA 68,855.99 79,373.77 Less Transfer from AMA 1,898.48 3,716.93 Less Sale of Land—Balance 18,679.15 Less Transfer from USDA Cooperative Agreement 1,562.94 1,998.17 Less Research Stations Perquisites 10,591.67 9,744.52 Less Sale of Land—Piedmont Research Station, Iredell County 30,725.00 Less Sale of Land—Piedmont Research Station, Rowan County 2,176.00 Less Deferred Obligations — Transferred from 1956-57 21,841.00 Less Transfer from Cooperative Inspection Service, Code 1803 3,726.00 Less Transfer from State Warehouse System Supervision, Code 1801 3,283.00 Less Peanut Handler's Licenses 1,840.00 Less Sale of Automobiles _.. 5,334.93 Less From Code 3214—Purchase of Land Tobacco Research Station 4,945.00 Totai $2,128,265.15 $1,923,466.89 CONDITIONS OF FUNDS Treasurers Cash—June 30 __ $ 48,199.85 $ 161,027.51 Investments in Bonds and Premiums on Bonds 103,874.98 103,874.98 Total Credit Balance June 30 $ 152,074.83 $ 264,902.49 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Code 1101 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Fertilizer Tax $ 357,805.51 $ 383,854.72 Cottonseed Meal 920.85 1,042.96 Feed Tax 337,269.57 297,689.45 Seed Licenses 30,394.00 28,981.00 Condimental Feed _. 8,200.00 4,680.00 Serum 15,972.37 17,668.98 Costs 13,400.28 14,855.69 Linseed Oil 504.09 328.29 Bleached Flour 7,275.00 7,560.00 Bottling Plants „ 1,650.00 1,150.00 Ice Cream 2,445.00 1,435.00 Insecticides 31,620.00 28,270.00 Research Stations 139,457.79 148,103.93 Bakeries 2,550.00 2,660.00 Chicken Tests 59,738.23 58,680.66 Seed Tags 19,374.33 25,396.54 30 N. C. Department of Agriculture 1957-58 1956-57 Inspection Entomology 10,021.55 9,098.80 Oleomargarine 1,150.00 1,250.00 Land Plaster and Agricultural Lime 23,014.50 22,722.26 Fertilizer Registration 6.368.00 6,432.28 Miscellaneous 91.76 10S.77 Feed Registration 8,256.00 7,738.00 Canned Dog Food Registration 515.60 390.04 Lime Registration 375.00 335.00 Livestock Marketing Permits 6,300.00 5,500.00 Dog Food Stamps 11,613.01 11,194.71 Hatchery Fees and Supplies 4,007.05 4.323.30 Permits for Out-of-State Milk 425.00 575.00 Anti-Freeze Permits 2,935.00 1,475.00 Weights and Measures Fees 7,215.00 8,317.50 Garbarge Permits 713.00 777.00 Babcock Testers Licenses 232.00 255.00 Tobacco Curers Tags 602.00 20.00 Land Plaster Registration 30.00 2,650.00 Rendering Plants 50.00 Sampler's Licenses 496.00 246.00 Interest on Investments 2,500.00 2,500.00 Total Agricultural Receipts... $1,115,437.49 $1,108,315.88 Contribution from General Fund '. 900,000.00 798.958.00 Total Revenue.... $2,015,437.49 $1,907,273.88 SHEEP DISTRIBUTION PROJECT SPECIAL FUND—Code 3 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956— June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 48,189.18 $ 15,148.96 Revenue Collections 253,347.47 169,404.10 Disbursements 286,998.54 136,363.88 Credit Balance—June 30 14,538.11 48,189.18 DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES Code 19 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 116,758.39 $ 114,496.96 Revenue Collections 6,607.30 12,849.85 Disbursements 6,785.43 10,588.42 Credit Balance—June 30 116,580.26 116,758.39 N. C. AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND MARKETING ACT FEDERAL FUND Special Fund—Code 51 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 9,300.65 $ 6.978.06 Receipts—RMA Matching Fund 70,814.06 70,814.03 Sale of Cars 2,696.00 Report for 1956-58 — Accounts 31 1957-58 1956-57 Disbursements Markets Division Expenses in Connection with RMA Project—Transferred to Code 1101 Crop Statistics Division Expenses in Connection • with RMA Project—Transferred to Code 1101. ... Credit Balance—June 30 68,855.99 64,794.03 1,898.48 3,697.41 12,056.24 9,300.65 SPECIAL DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT REPORTING SYSTEM Code 56 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 4,750.00 $ 4,500.00 Receipts—(Cash Bond Deposits) Reporting System 250.00 Handlers of Farm Products 5,000.00 Credit Balance—June 30 9,750.00 4,750.00 GASOLINE AND OIL INSPECTION General Fund—Code 320 STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Revenue Appropriation $ 311,043.00 $ 276,511.00 Disbursements 299,862.40 258,815.35 Unspent Balance of Appropriation 11,180.60 17,695.65 STATE WAREHOUSE SYSTEM—SUPERVISION Special Fund—Code 1801 FINANCIAL STATEMENT July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 21,618.87 $ 22,098.04 Receipts Revenue Collections 34,059.41 33,266.85 Miscellaneous Collections 333,628.55 878,071.12 Disbursements Expenditures 38,719.25 33,746.02 Miscellaneous Expenditures 333,984.88 878,071.12 Credit Balance—June 30 . .._._. ____.. 16,602.70 21,618.87 STATE WAREHOUSE SYSTEM—PRINCIPAL Special Fund—Code 1802 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Cash on Hand—State Treas.—July 1 ..„._.$ 10,193.75 $ 53,183.83 Receipts Repayment of Loans 42,279.97 22,768.03 Sale of Bonds 208,255.23 43,241. S9 Total Availability 260,728.95 119,193.75 32 N. C. Department of Agriculture 1957-58 1956-57 T~)l si") II T*fiPlYlPTl t s Loans to Warehouses 260,500.00 109,000.00 Treasurers Cash—June 30 _ ._ 228.95 10,193.75 Loans to Warehouses _ _ 612,868.00 394,647.97 Invested in 2%% U. S. Gov't. Bonds 97,000.00 333,000.00 Total Worth—June 30 710,096.95 737,841.72 COOPERATIVE INSPECTION SERVICE Special Fund—Code 1803 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30. 1958 Treasurers Cash—July 1 $ 78,200.84 $ 32,326.20 U.S. Treasury Bonds—2%% Par Value 40,000.00 40,000.00 Premiums on Bonds 1,175.00 1,175.00 Credit Balance—July 1 119,375.84 73,501.20 Receipts 447,623.44 408,435.46 Disbursements 455,154.98 362,560.82 Credit Balance—June 30 111,844.30 119,375.84 EGG MARKETING ACT Special Fund—Code 1804 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 8,918.09 $ 5,210.92 Receipts _ 19,702.34 19,076.50 Disbursements ._....: 15,206.79 15,369.33 Credit Balance—June 30 13,413.64 8,918.09 STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL Special Fund—Code 1805 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 6,081.89 $ 3,696.05 Receipts 17,613.00 7,001.00 Disbursements 8,707.02 4,615.16 Credit Balance—June 30 14,987.87 6.081.89 VOLUNTARY POULTRY INSPECTION Special Fund—Code 1806 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 5,052.03 $ Receipts 80,614.16 61,043.72 Disbursements 80,691.96 55,991.69 Credit Balance—June 30 4,974.23 5,052.03 Report for 1956-58 — Accounts 33 credit union supervision Special Fund—Code 1807 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 1957-58 1956-51 Credit Balance—July 1 $ 4,538.18 $ Receipts 37,572.23 32,918.46 Disbursements _ 35,502.34 28,380.28 Credit Balance—June 30 6,608.07 4,538.18 VOLNTARY MEAT INSPECTION Special Fund—Code 1808 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Credit Balance—July 1 .....% $ Receipts .__. 13,382.33 Disbursements 10,929.32 Credit Balance—June 30 2,453.01 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GENERAL FUND General Fund—Code 3212 STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Revenue Appropriation $ 945,640.00 $ 908,284.79 Expenditures Contribution to Department of Agriculture — Code 1101 900,000.00 798,958.00 Hay Curing Research Project 1,035.80 USDA Feed-Grain Program 2,102.80 Distribution—USDA Food Program 1,444.87 Unspent Balance of Appropriation 45,640.00 104,743.32 PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS—ADDITIONS AND BETTERMENTS Code 14391 STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Appropriation $ 132,938.35 $ 13,259.48 Receipts 129,100.00 Disbursements 126,583.96 9,421.13 Unspent Balance of Appropriation _____ 6,354.43 132,938.35 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Code 1483 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1. 1956—June 30, 1958 Appropriation $ 258,000.00 $ Receipts 16,700.00 Disbursements 90,817.42 Unspent Balance of Appropriation 183,882.58 34 N. C. Department of Agriculture EMERGENCY HAY PROGRAM Code 22 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 1957-58 1956-51 Credit Balance—July 1 $ $ U. S. Department of Agriculture Allotment 582.49 48.33 Disbursements 582.49 48.33 Credit Balance—June 30 .__ N. C. EDUCATIONAL RADIO & TELEVISION COMMISSION General Fund—Code 637 STATEMENT OF DISBURSEMENTS July 1, 1956—June 30, 1958 Appropriation $ 3,205.00 Disbursements _ 1,672.85 Unspent Balance of Appropriation 1,532.15 DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY Dr. E. W. Constable State Che?nist The work of the Division of Chemistry involves administration of a group of control laws, the purposes of which are to safe-guard the health, welfare and economic interests of consumers, to promote sound agricultural and business economics, and to curb fraud and unscrupulous or destructive competition. As implied by the Division name, chemical and related pro-cedures are basic factors in this work to make determinations and evaluations. Because of their highly technical nature, these are services which cannot be performed generally by the people themselves. The products covered by these laws are fertilizers and ferti-lizer materials; liming materials and landplaster, livestock and poultry feeds, pesticides, linseed oils, automotive antifreezes, foods, drugs, cosmetics and devices, oleomargarine, flour bleach-ing, enrichment with vitamins. The Division also adminis-ters the laws regulating application of pesticides by aircraft, and inspections of bakeries, bottling plants, other food processing plants, storages, vehicles and sales outlets through which these products are handled. Requirements which apply generally to the products covered are that they shall bear specified, factual and informative label-ing and guarantees which must be met. It is further required that foods, drugs and cosmetics be wholesome and free from adulteration or exposure to insanitation, that drugs shall carry cautions, adequate directions for use, and in case of dangerous drugs, notice of restricted sale. Pesticide labeling must also give directions for use, warnings of danger, antidotes and first aid instruction when neeeded. Operators in aircraft dusting must meet certain qualifications and procure state licenses in order to operate legally in the boundaries of the state. Summaries of these activities, with other pertinent infor-mation are given in the following sections. Commercial Fertilizers and Liming Materials Samples of fertilizers, fertilizer materials, liming materials and landplaster are officially collected from all parts of the state by Division inspectors and sent in for analysis to determine com- 36 N. C. Department of Agriculture pliance with guarantees. Inspections include checking for com-pliance with labeling requirements and coverage by inspection taxes. Analyses are made respectively as follows : for fertilizers —the content of nitrogen, phosphate, potash, calcium, magnes-ium, chlorine, sulphur, boron, acid-forming qualities, and (re-cently added) iron, manganese, copper, zinc, and molybdenum; for liming materials—calcium, magnesium, and screen size; for landplaster—calcium sulphate. Coverage for the biennium was : Official fertilizer samples 20,528 Unofficial samples of fertilizers and materials for farmers 87 Official liming materials—with potash and landplaster 226 Total 20,841 Details of samples collected and analyzed are published in the Annual Fertilizer Bulletins. These results show the products to have been generally of standard quality and as represented. The direct use on the soils of nitrogen solutions, liquefied an-hydrous ammonia and, to a limited extent, liquid mixed ferti-lizers appear to have become a fixed practice in farm operations. These products are registered, sampled, analyzed, and reported, and otherwise dealt with as is the practice with other fertilizers. Among the problems which have appeared in the fertilizer field are : 1. The sale of very dilute fertilizer solutions (fractional per-centages of plant food), delivered in, and applied to turf from, fuel-oil tank trucks during the off-season in the sale of oils. 2. The sale of fertilizer in bulk, at times delivered and applied to the soil by spreader trucks. 3. The sale of liquid mixed fertilizers, either delivered as bulk lots or applied to the soil. 4. The sale of solutions from compartment tankers which mix these as they are applied to the soil. 5. The sale of materials from cars on railroad sidings, these materials moving from car to siding mixer, thence to regular vehicles for delivery as bulk mixes, or to spreader trucks for direct application to the soil for farmers. Report for 1956-58 — Chemistry 37 6. The sale of fertilizers as "buyers' mixes". The sale of very dilute solutions was stopped both because of failure to meet the minimum requirement of 20 units of plant food and also because of corrosiveness to equipment. The sale from compartment or "mixer-spreader" trucks and tankers and from freight cars at railroad sidings appear to be still in the developmental or experimental stage. Three of these practices — the sale in bulk of liquids and of solids, the delivery of these as bulk lots or spread on the soil, and the sale as "buyer mixes" appear to be growing practices. Attendant problems of pro-tection and control are now under study. Because of increased interest in trace elements in fertilizers by manufacturers and users, the provision of the law for guaran-teeing additional plant food elements was brought into force and arrangements made for adding guarantees for manganese, cop-per, iron, zinc and molydenum. Fuller significance of this move remains to be disclosed by time. The fertilizer inspectors, although they regularly work on an "intermittent" basis, returning for each fertilizer season, are classified as "temporary", therefore receive none of the bene-fits that other employees enjoy. All receive the same pay, the lowest in the inspection scale, although a number of them have been in the work 10 to 20 years. Request is being made in the pending budget for improvement in this status, putting them on a pro-rate basis for all considerations extended other em-ployees. Commercial Feeds In line with the provisions of the applicable laws, samples of commercial livestock and poultry feeds and canned dog food were officially collected from all parts of the state, checked for com-pliance with labeling, tax and other requirements and analyzed chemically for content of crude protein, fat, crude fiber, urea, medication, moisture; and microscopically for ingredients and their condition. Results of the work show that standards and quality were maintained at a normal level. These were reported individually and also published in detail in the annual Feed Bulletins. Cov-erage for the biennium was as follows Official samples 4,915 Unofficial samples 343 58 N. C. Department of Agriculture For medication (on above samples) (363) Total 5,258 The annual increase in tonnage of feed sold continued through the biennium. The accompanying expansion of sales in bulk and as "customer's mixes", as in the case of fertilizers, posed new problems in protection and control. It is recognized that absence of effective control in these areas is an open invitation for return of fraud and unscrupulous competition in this industry. Stud-ies toward needed adjustments are in progress. Economic Poisons Following a period of rapid development and the appearance of many new economic poisons, the industry and usages to a large extent continue to maintain a relatively constant position, but with the addition of new items from time to time. North Carolina agriculture calls for a large volume of these products as it does of fertilizer. The volume of samples collected and analyzed is in proportion. The pesticide season naturally falls into the calendar year rather than a fiscal year. The pesticide law hterefore places registrations and other procedures on the calendar year basis. The annual Insecticide Report, in which details of activities and results of analyses are given is also on the calendar year basis. Therefore, reports herein are on the same basis. Results of the work for the biennium 1955-57 show that stan-dards were maintained on a normal level and that generally sat-isfactory products were supplied to users. Defective products were dealt with as prescribed by law. The coverage for the two years is as folows: Official samples 2,843 Unofficial samples 27 Total 2,870 Some difficulty has been encountered due to bulk sale of pesti-cides from broken packages, an illegal practice. Some mer-chants, for greater profit or selling advantage, were buying cer-tain liquid products in 50 gallon drums and retailing them in gallon lots, put into any container handy, more often than not without the required labeling, directions for use, warnings of mis-application and dangers. In addition to this practice being il- Report for 1956-58 — Chemistry 39 legal, it resulted in damage to crops, i.e., mistakenly using MH- 30 as an insecticide on young tobacco plants, the effect on the entire plant being the same as when used to stop growth of suckers on more mature plants. The practice was largely due to lack of information or carelessness and was promptly discontin-ued on notice. Aerial Crop Dusting Purposes of the aerial crop dusting law are to eliminate un-ethical practices and irresponsible performances in some seg-ments of this business, to allay numerous complaints and group moves to outlaw this type of crop dusting, to bring better order in this business, to support and maintain the sound element of the industry, and to preserve for the farmers of the state a useful facility in the production of crops. The law, now in its fifth year of operation, although still with some exceptions, has largely accomplished these purposes. The general turmoil and confusion which characterized the industry has disappeared. Complaints now are few. Usually these are readily cleared. There still is some carelessness in spreading pesticides on property adjacent to that intended to be treated. Several court actions have been necessary to en-force compliance with the requirements for registration and liability insurance coverage. These were effective. Fuller in-spection facilities would be advantageous. Licenses issued for the biennium were as follows: 1957 1958 Contractors 50 41 Applicators 105 81 Airplanes 101 76 Automotive Antifreezes Experience in the control of internal combustion engine anti-freezes continues on the highly satisfactory level which has ap-plied since the law was enacted, 1949. No unethical operators have appeared, no spurious products have been found on the mar-ket and no complaints on these products have come to the atten-tion of the Department. Much credit for this highly satisfac-tory status is due the dealers and Oil Jobbers Association of the state and to ethical manufacturers for their cooperation. Merchants uniformly purchase stocks on authentic evidence of current clearance of these products by the Department. 40 N. C. Department of Agriculture Registrations were 65 brands for 1956-57 and 74 brands for 1957-58. These, representing 37 manufacturers, covered both the alcohol and glycol types of products. Foods and Drugs The work of the Chemistry Division in administering the North Carolina Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act has been generally ef-fective within the limits of the facilities provided for that work. It is recognized, however, that this program has not kept pace with the state's growth in population and expansion in industry, particularly that dealing with foods. Obviously a staff of four in-spectors and two food chemists is inadequate to fully cover the expanded needs in safeguarding the state's food supply. These facts are set forth in the current budget and requests are made for the addition of two food chemists and two food inspectors as at least a tentative measure toward a more ade-quate food control program. Among the provisions of the food laws is the requirement that foods shall be composed of sound and wholesome raw materials, that they be stored, handled and processed in a fully sanitary manner and that environment, housing, equipment, vehicles and other facilities be kept and used in a manner to preclude ex-posure that may result in contamination. In order to determine compliance with these requirements, regular and systematic inspections are made of these facilities and written reports made accordingly. Defects of a minor nature usually are corrected by calling attention to them and giving information on requirements. Major defects or bad conditions may require stoppage of operations until corrections are made, embargoing and diverting products to other channels of use, de-naturing and destroying unfit products, or other appropriate ac-tions according to circumstances. Actions under these headings are summarized as follows : Food Plant Inspections Bakeries and Doughnut Plants 2,136 Bottling Plants 1,184 Other types of plants (processing and packaging meats, pickles, seafood, flour, meal, candy, po-tato chips, fruits and vegetables, etc.) 2,528 Total 5,848 Report for 1956-58 — Chemistry 41 Plant Operations Suspended Bakeries 29 Bottling Plants 12 Others (as per preceding tabulation) 76 Total 117 Among the many ways in which the food supply may become unwholesome, fraudulent or dangerous to health are contami-nation with poisonous or deleterious substances, insanitation, decomposition, exposure to vermin, products from diseased ani-mals, misrepresentation, abstraction of valuable constituents or substituting with cheap or worthless diluents. Among the most insidious types of adulteration is insanitation and contamination with bacteria. These often are the cause of sickness. In addition to food plant inspections, basic procedures for de-tecting adulteration are analyses (chemical, physical and other-wise) of official samples. Because of the great volume of food on the market, the greatest effectiveness of work is dependent on the critical judging and selecting of significant official sam-ples. Further information derives from reports and complaints made by consumers and dealers and from unofficial samples sub-mitted by them. The activities of the biennium included the handling and check-ing of 2,264 samples, representing products both satisfactory and unsatisfactory; 540,000 pounds of foods and 5,000 bottled items under 190 embargo actions. These embargoes involved all classes and types of foods—canned goods, beverages, fruits, vegetables, bakery products, sugar, spices, meats, candies, milk products, etc.—and for various reasons such as spoilage, in-sanitation, contamination by insects, rodents, worms and other vermin, storm and fire damage, etc. On a year-to-year basis, statistical data of this nature will vary broadly since a single heavy storm or flood, a large warehouse fire or the wrecking of a produce train can alter the picture overnight by thousands of items or millions of pounds. Each year has its quota of losses from fires, storms, floods and wrecks. Fortunately, this type of loss during the biennium was relatively small, and mostly limited to minor fires, occurring in shopping centers, markets and bakeries. The integrity of drugs as to quality, composition, and factual labeling can be determined only by chemical analysis. This is 42 N. C. Department of Agriculture the basis for the part of the law which applies to drugs. The "boot-legging" or illegal sale of dangerous and habit-forming drugs also is a constant danger. The Department's facilities for work in this field is limited, but every effort is made to curb such activities and afford maximum protection. This work at times is carried on cooperatively with the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, since this class of drugs is produced largely in other states and moves in interstate commerce and, therefore, is subject to both federal and state laws. The policy of cooperation with other agencies permits work in certain lines to be carried out on a level of effectiveness not oth-erwise possible. In line with this procedure, the illegal sale of barbiturates was apprehended and the advertising and sale of bogus tranquilizer drugs was stopped. Under six embargo ac-tions, stock of plastic fingernail shields, located in various parts of the state, were stopped and removed permanently from com-merce, since, after being used for a period of time, they result-ed in many women losing fingernails. Personnel and Laboratories Questions of personnel and laboratories has been a part of the Division's budget and biennial reports for a period of years. Personnel status was somewhat improved in the past biennium by the addition of a secretary and a feed and insecticide in-spector. A continued need in this line, however, is for more adequate help in food inspection and analysis. Provision for two inspectors and two chemists are in the current budget requests. Laboratory needs are well taken care of by the new space in the annex to the Agricultural Building. Current budget requests in this respect are limited to need of new and improved equip-ment which is necessary in analyzing new pesticide and feed medication materials. CREDIT UNION DIVISION W. V. DlDAWICK State Superintendent of Credit Unions The Credit Union Division was established by the 1915 Gen-eral Assembly for the purpose of organizing credit unions and supervising their operation. The supervision is to ensure that each credit union is conducting its operation in accordance with the law so that the members' money will be safe. We are now making regular examinations on a ten-month basis to all state-chartered credit unions and more frequent follow-up visits to those where examination reveals something wrong. Persuasion is the chief tool used to correct a bad situation, and it usually works. But, where it fails, the Division may use firmer methods. When embezzlement is revealed by an examination, we have been doing the detailed checking necessary to substantiate the claim with the bonding company for the credit union. This is not a primary function of this office. However, it is given as an additional service which is essential but which most credit unions, being non-profit organizations, are unable to provide for them-selves. Any group having a common bond of association, occupation, or residence can organize a credit union in order to have a con-venient way to save money regularly, even in small amounts, and a place to borrow money at a reasonable rate of interest when the need arises. Because of growing interest in consumer credit costs and allied problems, many employers are now assisting their employees in securing a credit union to finance their pur-chase of consumer goods. The credit union loan is by far the best and cheapest to be had from any financial institution. Almost all of the 232 state chartered credit unions showed an excellent growth during the two-year period covered by this report. The consolidated figures reveal that the combined assets of these organizations increased $5,303,058.53 during the two-year period. Loans to members increased $4,597,170.23, and liquid assets (investments) increased $1,583,631.03. These consolidated figures were compiled from the financial and statis-tical reports received from the credit unions as of June 30, 1958. This Division has helped to conduct three workshops for credit 44 N. C. Department of Agriculture union treasurers and officers during the biennium. These work-shops will pay off in better records being kept by the treasurers and in better audits being made by the supervisory committees. This will improve the operation of the credit unions and will make our supervisory-agency examinations easier and require less time. NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP AND ASSETS OF STATE-CHARTERED CREDIT UNIONS June 30, 1956 June SO, 1958 Active Credit Unions 221 232 Total Members 80,043 83,658 Total Assets $19,241,841.94 $24,544,900.47 Average Dividend Paid .042% NORTH CAROLINA CREDIT UNIONS CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET June 30, 1956 Cash in Bank and on Hand $ 2,208,213.29 $ 1,703,626.92 Loans to Members 13,933,173.62 18,530,343.85 Investments and Bonds 2,245,634.10 3,829,265.13 Other Assets 854,820.93 481,664.57 $19,241,841.94 $24,544,900.47 LIABILITIES Shares $15,310,732.45 $19,867,044.27 Deposits 1,084,991.67 1,100,242.62 Reserve Fund 1,226,106.77 1,372,311.40 Undivided Earnings 658,173.60 537,270.55 Other Liabilities 961,837.45 1,668,031.63 $19,241,841.94 $24,544,900.47 DAIRY DIVISION C. W. Pegram Director The dairy industry is developing into big business in North Carolina. During 1957 Grade A milk production reached an all time high of 837,158,295 pounds, exceeding record production in 1956 by 10.3 percent. Fluid milk and cream sales likewise were up 5.3 percent over 1956. Milk imports reached the lowest level since records were started in 1946. Many changes are taking place in dairying. Bulk tanks, milking parlors and in-place cleaning systems are being rapidly installed by producers. Processing plants are using paper bot-tles, short time pasteurizers, automation devices ; and some milk is being fortified with vitamins and minerals. Enforcement of North Carolina's dairy laws is important, and the Dairy Division has attempted to keep pace with the growth and changes of the industry by stepping up its regulatory program. The farm bulk tank movement has affected the pattern of butterfat check testing very materially. When milk was deliv-ered in cans, samples were secured at the plant. The farm bulk tank system requires farm visits to take official samples, and it is estimated that 3,000 farm tanks are in use. Indications are that all Grade A dairymen will use them in the near future. Samples are also secured by tank routemen, 240 of whom have been examined and licensed to perform this service. Practically all milk is marketed on the basis of butterfat con-tent, which is highly variable. One of the important duties of the Dairy Division is to supervise the sampling and testing pro-cedures covering 260 licensed samplers and 108 licensed testers. The Division has two well-equipped mobile dairy laboratories which are used on a year-round basis. The following plan of procedure is used: 1. Inspections of 61 butterfat testing laboratories, with special emphasis being given to equipment and apparatus. 2. Check testing of composite samples which are the basis of producer payments. In case errors are found, adjustments are required to be made. 3. Securing and testing of four fresh stratified milk samples, either at plant or dairy farm, for the purpose of comparison with licensed samplers' tests. 46 N. C. Department of Agriculture 4. Observation of sample methods used by licensed samplers. 5. Training and examining of applicants for samplers' and testers' licenses. 6. Making special investigations upon request. 7. Mailing to producers official notices of test results. Approximately 60,000 check tests were made during the bien-nium, involving 1,615 investigations. Accurate sampling and testing requires that every step be taken properly. Carelessness and indifference have no place in this important work and when found, corrections are required to be made. The supervision given to Babcock tests has resulted in more accurate testing and a better understanding between producer and buying plant. Part of the Division's activities are devoted to the purity and wholesomeness of milk and other dairy products. Samples are purchased on state-wide basis and delivered to one of our three laboratories (one central laboratory in Raleigh and two mobile units). Laboratory tests are made for butterfat, milk solids, and bacteria. In order to maintain the standards of purity, our fieldmen are constantly checking manufacturing practices of our processors. A total of 6,583 samples were analyzed during the biennium. This work is important to the consumer and makes for fair play between competitors. Adulteration of milk by the addition of water is an ever pres-ent threat to the industry. Usually it is caused by carelessness and indifference. The use of farm bulk tanks and pipeline milk-ers has aggravated this threat. An aggressive analysis pro-gram is being carried on, in cooperation with local health de-partments and industry. Since the freezing point of milk is one of its most constant physical properties, variations from the nor-mal are used in detecting the adulteration of milk with water. The cryoscope is an apparatus used for accurately measuring the freezing point of milk. An improved type has been installed in the central laboratory, which has made for more rapid determina-tions. In December 1958, the Board of Agriculture provided for the sale of fortified vitamin mineral milk. This new product has offered additional problems in regard to labeling and assays. To determine that the declared vitamin and mineral additions are present, it is necessary to submit samples to an out-of-state Report for 1956-58 — Dairy 47 biological laboratory for complicated assays. At present, 24 plants are offering these products to the public. The matter of correct labeling of cartons occupies much time. The objective is to secure accurate and prominent labeling of milk and other dairy products in order that the consumer may fully understand exactly what he is buying and by whom it was processed or manufactured. For instance, one may easily confuse ice milk with ice cream. Enthusiastic salesmen and advertising personnel have presented many technical problems in regard to our labeling laws. Much progress has been made through cooprea-tion from the dairy industry and carton manufacturers. Another important phase of the work of the Dairy Division is administering the ice cream and frozen desserts law. This in-volves 60 wholesale establishments, and 250 retail "soft serve" plants which sell their product direct from the freezer to the consumer. The estimated production in 1957 was as follows Gallons Ice Cream 12,825,000 Ice Milk 5,802,000 Milk Sherbet 756,000 Water Ice 1,578,000 North Carolina ranks 16th among the states in the manufac-ture of these products. This supervision service is devoted en-tirely to consumer protection. As shown in the statistical sum-mary at the end of this chapter, approximately 1,600 field inspec-tions were made along with nearly 3,000 complete chemical and bacterial analyses. All manufacturers are licensed; and annual license fees of $20 are paid by wholesale plants, and $5 by "soft serve" operators. License and permit fees collected during the biennium totaled $7,144. The Milk Import Law requires that before milk or cream may be brought into the state permits must be obtained from the Commissioner of Agriculture by both the receiver and the out-of-state shipper. Enforcement of this law has provided higher quality milk to the consuming public. The dairy industry has cooperated by using available surplus milk before making appli-cation for out-of-state permits. This has made for higher returns for dairy farmers. Fluid milk imports totaling 5,701,000 pounds during 1957 were at the lowest level since records were started in 1946. Imports in 1956 were 11,560,000 pounds. 48 N. C. Department of Agriculture The Dairy Division makes every effort to cooperate with all agencies interested in promoting quality, protecting the consum-er, and rendering service toward building a greater dairy in-dustry. One of the Division's cooperative duties is making butterfat tests for the North Carolina Milk Commission. The Commis-sion's rules require a minimum of 3.6 percent butterfat in all fluid milk offered for sale in this state. To avoid duplication of effort, the Department of Agriculture and the Milk Commission entered into a cooperative agreement whereby the Commission furnishes and equips a mobile dairy laboratory, and the Dairy Division of the Department provides the personnel to run the tests. The Division made 2,845 official tests for the Commission during the 1956-58 biennium. The Dairy Division also makes butterfat tests of milk supplied to schools through the school lunch program. It also makes inspections of plants supplying frozen desserts to food contract-ors serving interstate carriers, such as air lines. This is another cooperative project which prevents duplication of effort. Cooperation was also given to state and local health depart-ments in many fields of endeavor, and every effort is made not to duplicate inspection services. STATISTICAL SUMMARY 1954-56 1956-58 Plant Investigations (butterfat check-testing) 1,199 1,615 Milk Testers licenses issued 106 125 Milk testers examinations given 36 55 Milk sampler licenses issued ._ 371 Milk sampler examinations given „ 195 Butterfat Check tests -.39,410 52,710 Composite check tests 1,479 4,797 Butterfat tests supervised — - 354 1,933 Butterfat tests for Milk Commission 483 2,362 Butterfat laboratory inspections 180 Farm Bulk Tank inspections- 239 Official butterfat notices sent to producers 3,000 3,500 Ice Cream plant inspections 1,201 1,592 Ice cream and frozen dessert samples analyzed 3,106 2,996 Ice cream establishments closed 5 3 Processing plant inspections 12 123 Gallons of milk embargoed 2,855 3,090 Lactometer tests 5,373 1,218 Cryosscope determinations 936 4,015 DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY C. H. Brannon State Entomologist The activities of the Entomology Division have been widely expanded in recent years to meet new or expanded needs. Basic legislation, long on the statute books, gradually became inade-quate to fully support all of this work. A new Plant Pest Law enacted in 1957 gives legal authority for work which has long been done, but for which statutory support was ambiguous. The Board of Agriculture adopted a new set of nursery regu-lations on December 19, 1957, based upon the new Plant Pest Law. These regulations, which revise the nursery inspection fees, also give specific instructions for the enforcement of the law, as applied to nurseries in the state. Nursery Inspection The annual inspection and certification of the nurseries of the state constitutes the largest project of this Division. There are now 725 nurseries in North Carolina which must be carefully inspected, at least once a year, by trained and experienced staff members. Nurseries with difficult plant pest problems, or those under the special requirements of state and federal quarantines, may require repeated inspections and constant supervision for the certification and movement of their stock. Nursery inspection alone requires the full-time services of three staff members for at least four months of each year. Fees must be collected and certificates issued before the nurseries can have their shipping tags printed. Each nursery is required to have an exact copy of its valid certificate printed on its shipping tag. These certificate copies must accompany all shipments or movements of stock from the nursery. The nursery inspection fees are as follows : First acre or fraction thereof $3.00 Each additional acre up to 10 1.00 Each additional acre 11 to 20 .75 per acre Each additional acre above 20 .50 per acre There are 535 nursery stock dealers in North Carolina. Deal-ers must file an affidavit with this Division, stating that they 50 N. C. Department of Agriculture will handle only certified stock. The source of their stock must also be stated. Movements of truck shipments of nursery stock are inspected at shipping points and warehouse centers. Move-ments by rail are checked at transit centers by federal inspectors, and by state inspectors within the state. Stores handling nurs-ery stock are inspected as frequently as possible to see that their stock carries certificate tags from the state of origin. North Carolina allows entry of nursery stock from other states, pro-vided valid certification tags from state of origin are attached. Valid North Carolina certificate tags are likewise accepted by other states. WITCHWEED Witchweed is the latest addition to the North Carolina list of serious plant pests. First found in this state during the latter part of 1956, this parasitic weed is a terrific threat to the basic economy of the state and the nation. Witchweed has never before been found in the western hemisphere. When and how it reached North Carolina has not been determined. It has possibly been here for 20 or 25 years, from reports of farmers in the infested area. Where heavy witchweed infestations exist, the corn crop is a complete failure ; other small grains and grasses are also attacked by the witchweed. A rapid survey in the fall of 1956 revealed a well-established infestation straddling the South Carolina line in the vicinity of Whiteville. Inspections were terminated by frost in the 1956 survey before a thorough investigation could be made. Inspections in 1957 gave the following data : Infested counties 8 Number of properties ... 278 Total acreage of infestation 23,830 This situation looked alarming. Meetings with farmers, Ex-periment Station, Extension Service, and federal officials were frequent during 1957. Early in 1957, Dr. Edward L. Robinson was employed by the Experiment Station and stationed on the Border Belt Tobacco Station at Whiteville for full-time research on the witchweed problem. Progress was slow, due to the fact that no work had ever been done before in this hemisphere. Results of work done in India and Africa, especially the latter, were carefully studied. Report for 1956-58 — Entomology 51 Twelve acres of land were leased near Evergreen, in Columbus County, for field tests of any chemicals that looked promising in laboratory or plot tests. The federal government placed into effect a quarantine against the witchweed on September 6, 1957, and the state witchweed quarantine, adopted by the State Board of Agricul-ture, became effective on October 14, 1957. The witchweed is now found on 1,450 properties on 137,710 acres, located in eleven counties, as follows: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Pender, Richmond, Robe-son, Sampson and Scotland. Congress has recently appropriated $3,000,000 for control and suppression of the witchweed because of its threat to the entire corn crop of the nation. The witchweed is also found in eight South Carolina counties it is not known to occur anywhere else in the western hem-isphere. Imported Fire Ant The imported fire ant has swept over 9 southern states from an infestation located at Mobile, Alabama. This serious pest was brought in from Australia, or South America, in about 1918, and is now well established on thousands of acres of land. This ant, which has a very painful sting, destroys crops, kills young livestock and wild life, may kill a young child, and causes painful stings to any one attacked. These insects build large, hard-crusted mounds which may be 15 inches in diameter and 10 inches in height. Blades of harvesting machinery may be badly dam-aged in striking these mounds. Over 1,000 people have been seriously stung in one day in New Orleans. A federal quarantine was placed in effect against this pest on May 6, 1958, but North Carolina was not included in this quaran-tine, due to the very small infested area in the state. The infested areas in North Carolina, all of which have been treated, are as follows Brunswick County 12 acres Mecklenburg County 218 acres Onslow County 1,337 acres Total 1,567 acres 52 N. C. Department of Agriculture Soybean Cyst Nematode The center of the soybean cyst nematode infestation has shift-ed from North Carolina to the Mississippi Valley. Large infested areas were located two years ago in areas bordering the Missis-sippi River in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee. The infestation in North Carolina may have come from the Mississippi Valley area. Let it be stressed that new discoveries of this pest do not nec-essarily mean new spreads. Infestations that may have existed for some years, being difficult to find, may have only been re-cently discovered. Federal and state quarantines have been in effect for some time and are being carefully enforced. The infested areas of North Carolina are as follows : Camden County . 225 acres New Hanover County 1,549 acres Pender County 604 acres Apiary Inspection The queen breeders in the state are carefully inspected each year and are issued certificates. Colonies were inspected in a wide area over the state in an effort to eradicate disease, where possible. Colonies infected with American foul-brood were de-stroyed unless, in the opinion of the inspector, the beekeeper was safely sterilizing with disease inhibiting drugs or antibiotics. The bee inspection program consists in carefully inspecting, as mentioned, queen breeders and package bee shippers, as well as clean-up inspections in an area or entire county. Inspections were made for all those requesting such inspections. Certificates were issued to beekeepers whose colonies were to be moved to other states, when inspections proved them to be free of disease. Inspection data is as follows : 1956 1957 Queen breeders and package bee shippers certified 12 12 Colonies inspected 6,984 7,188 American foul-brood, colonies inspected _ 79 104 European foul-brood, colonies inspected„ 61 12 Apiaries inspected 694 568 Report for 1956-58 — Entomology 53 Japanese Beetle The Japanese beetle has now spread to all sections of North Carolina. Therefore, the large trapping and suppression pro-gram formerly supported by state and federal funds, has been discontinued. However, 10 temporary inspectors were used mostly in the western and eastern counties of the state for in-spection of shipping centers, nurseries and greenhouses. This pest has now taken its place with the boll weevil, Mexican bean beetle, various tobacco pests, etc., which are established all over the state. It, therefore, becomes a problem for each individual or community to deal with according to their own means and desires. The money spent upon this pest by the state and fed-eral governments is considered well worthwhile since the spread of the beetle was delayed for many years. White-Fringed Beetle There has been no change in the status of the write-fringed beetle since the last report, when 26 counties in eastern North Carolina were under quarantine. No additional counties have become involved, though some additional acreage in the infested area has been added. Inspections and quarantine enforcement, in cooperation with the federal government, is going along very nicely. Narcissus Inspection Narcissus inspection has continued on the same basis as for many years. Growers must make application for inspections, which are designed to keep narcissus fields free from nematode infestations. North Carolina narcissus growers sell mostly cut flowers ; bulb sales are not of large volume in North Carolina. Inspection data is as follows 1957 1958 Acres inspected 89 110 Properties infested 2 2 Insect Collection and Identification The vast insect collection of this Division, which consists of over a million specimens, is being transferred to modern cabinet shelves, which are of the latest design. The old Schmidt boxes, 54 N. C. Department of Agriculture from which they are being moved, will be used for receiving, transferring and shipping to specialists for determination. The transfers will be completed during 1958, when all specimens will be safely stored in air-tight, pest proof cabinets. ASHEVILLE AND WILMINGTON OFFICES This Division maintains an inspector at Wilmington and Ashe-ville to carry out our activities in those areas. The Asheville in-spector supervises the inspection of large collecting areas of na-tive stock and cooperates with Federal and State Forestry offi-cials in the enforcement of the white pine blister-rust quarantine. All suppression and control of forest pests is under the super-vision of the State Forester. U. S. Department of Agriculture Much of the inspection, survey and quarantine enforcement of this Division is carried out in close, cordial cooperation with the Plant Pest Control Division of the U. S. Department of Agricul-ture, whose local offices are in the Capitol Club Building in Raleigh. Experiment Station and Extension Service Close cooperation is maintained with research staff members of the N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service, in all problems which vitally affect North Carolina agricultural recovery. DIVISION OF MARKETS John A. Winfield Director If North Carolina farmers had been averse to changes, and unwilling to adopt new practices and techniques in their farming operations during the 1956-58 biennium, the results could have been disastrous. Fortunately, however, customs were cast aside new enterprises were given a chance and, in general, farmers prospered despite the many factors that tended to work against them. It was not an easy task for them. Major adjustments were necessary and the large outlays of capital which were required in many instances raised the stakes in their "game of chance" to almost unthought of levels. Economic conditions made this pos-sible for some; impossible for others. Weather conditions, always a major threat to the farmer, left much to be desired during the two-year period. Optimum condi-tions prevailed only for brief periods, and quality and yields were materially affected. Such conditions increased production costs and served as a hindrance to orderly and efficient marketing. It was largely a result of these circumstances that prompted Division personnel to use a more direct approach in assisting producers and others with their marketing problems during the biennium. Appropriately referred to as the "button-hole" ap-proach by many who have observed the results of its application, it involved making the necessary recommendations for getting an efficient job done and the necessary follow-up work to see that the suggested recommendations were properly carried out. This naturally involved a large number of personal visits to indi-vidual producers, buyers and sellers. But by following through on the various problems and actually assisting in the elimination of them, worthwhile results were obtained. Had it not been for the cooperative efforts of Extension Service personnel, research workers, vocational agriculture teachers, the Department of Conservation and Development, farm groups and others, this saturated effort could not have been as effective as it proved to be during the 1956-58 biennium. Only the surface has been scratched in this endeavor. However, two years of experience and proved results of its effectiveness have strengthened the hopes of Division personnel that greater 56 N. C. Department of Agriculture and lasting efficiency in the marketing of North Carolina's agri-cultural products can be brought about. The Division of Markets is appreciative of the splendid work-ing relations it enjoyed with other agencies during 1956-58. It is the desire of the Division to continue this cooperative approach so that greater efficiency in the marketing of all agricultural commodities can be realized as quickly as possible. Following is a summary of activities for the past biennium in the various phases covered by this Division : Tobacco During the past biennium the tobacco industry experienced revolutionary changes that affected growers, as well as manufac-turers of tobacco products. The rapid changes were brought about principally by the shift in consumer preference for filter tip cigarettes. These changes reduced the total use of flue-cured and burley tobacco resulting in fewer acres planted. Changes in buying patterns of companies, and increased use of processed tobacco in sheets, also contributed to an uncertain market and weakening demand for certain grades. The situation at present is the most critical faced by tobacco growers since the beginning of the tobacco program, 24 years ago. In terms of loss to tobacco growers these shifts have meant about a 130-million dollar drop in North Carolina tobacco income. In order to offset as much of the loss as possible, every effort was made to assist growers in preparing, sorting and marketing tobacco to meet grading and buying changes. In rendering this service, group meetings were held in coopera-tion with vocational teachers, county agents, farm organizations and individual farmers. Two phases of the problem are ap-proached in these meetings. First, farmers are given a thorough analysis of the tobacco situation as it relates to stocks on hand, domestic and export disappearances, changes in consumer pref-erence and developments in the industry. These factors establish the trends that determine the kind of tobacco that will be in strongest demand during the coming season, and such analysis gives the grower a chance to adjust farming practices to market demand. The marketing phases deal with farm sorting and market preparation problems. These are subjects of practical demon-strations on the farm and in tobacco warehouses. Growers at- Report for 1956-58 — Markets 57 tending these meetings are shown a simpler method of sorting tobacco into standard grades. Display demonstrations on ware-house floors are also part of the service program. In carrying out this program during the 1956-58 biennium, specialists held 221 group meetings which were attended by 6,134 farmers. North Carolina statutes require that the Division of Markets issue a monthly report of tobacco warehouse sales. During the biennium this report was distributed to a mailing list of 1,200, including growers, warehousemen, dealers, press, radio, civic and farm organizations. The North Carolina "Tobacco Report" was prepared and dis-tribtued to 6,000 members of the industry each year. Informa-tion on prices, trends and other related subjects was also pre-pared for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV programs. Summary of Other Activities 1956-57 1957-58 Warehouses visited 311 310 Farm organization meetings 18 14 Civic Clubs 7 14 Industry meetings * _ _. 14 16 Radio talks 8 11 Magazine articles 6 9 Tobacco organization meetings 15 11 Cotton and Engineering Activities of the Cotton and Engineering Section include serv-ices in the marketing of cotton, and technical or engineering as-sistance to other commodity sections in the Division of Markets. Cotton services are designed to: (1) Preserve the grade and quality values of cotton and cotton seed in pre-ginning handling, ginning and storage; (2) provide the trade and state agencies with laboratory test data on the fiber properties of North Caro-lina cotton; (3) improve and integrate the operating policies of all raw cotton interests, particularly those of ginners and initial cotton buyers; (4) cooperate with and supplement cotton pro-grams of other agencies and organizations. Of the three factors determining grade values of cotton fiber — color, smoothness of ginning, and trash content—the last two involve gin processing, and are controllable. Cotton ginners have many opportunities to assist their customers in the marketing of cotton. As engineers, our specialists are qualified to design, erect and operate modern gin facilities and to instruct ginners with respect to operating techniques. Their ginner contacts afford many opportunities to promote recognition of grade and 58 N. C. Department of Agriculture staple values at the initial marketing level and to assist ginners in providing buying and selling services for their customers. Within recent years the use of laboratory test results on cotton fiber has become essential to efficient cotton spinning and the selection of cottons for specific end uses. The Division of Mar-kets operates a cotton-fiber testing laboratory and releases, at two-week intervals, laboratory reports on cotton from 27 selected points in the state. These reports facilitate the marketing of North Carolina cotton and increase the demand for it. Cotton work for the biennium includes 1,119 gin visits, 110 cotton mill contacts and attendance at 120 cotton meetings. Technical or engineering assistance to the corn milling indus-try in North Carolina is a continuing assignment to this section. Services to the milling industry are conducted in close cooperation with the State Chemist and the Grain Section of the Markets Di-vision. Objectives of the program are to : (1) Improve sanita-tion in handling and processing corn for human consumption; (2) improve the design, construction and use of mechanical elements and facilities used by the corn milling industry; (3) standardize milling corn procurement activities; (4) elevate the operating policies of the industry and allied interests. Field procedures are patterned after the cotton ginning pro-gram and require approximately 275 mill visits annually. Our specialists cooperate with the industry in promotion and develop-ment activities. The need for technical assistance with pre-marketing opera-tions becomes increasingly urgent as agricultural enterprises in the state become more diversified and as modern merchandising of farm products requires more and more marketing processing, conditioning and handling. Practically all commodities require some grading or sampling or treatment of one kind or another in marketing channels. Farmers' markets, assembly plants and buying stations have traffic and other operational problems. Practically all use one or more items of mechanical equipment. The success and permanency of an agricultural enterprise often are determined by the location and efficiency of processors. Engineering services provided by this section are designed to fill the need between "no engineering" and the professional talent employed by heavily capitalized firms and corporations. Our services are available to other commodity sections of the Division of Markets, all divisions of the Department of Agriculture, and other state agencies. Report for 1956-58—Markets 59 Activities of our engineers during the biennium include the design of a swine disease diagnostic laboratory, a slaughtering and meat packing plant, a sweet potato curing and storage facil-ity, a vegetable cooling device, and a method of bulk handling and sampling of peanuts. Assistance to the Grain Section in-cluded advising on the construction and improvement of 28 stor-age and handling facilities, feed manufacturing installations and commercial seed processing plants. Grain Continued progress is being made in the construction of new and additional grain handling, storing and marketing facilities throughout the state. During this two-year period, six firms built new facilities totaling 558,000 bushels of storage capacity. Twenty-five firms added 1,469,000 bushels to existing plants. Grain producers built 3,687,000 bushels of storage capacity on their farms, bringing the total on and off-farm storage capacity within the state to 26,721,000 bushels. Nine firms are planning the construction of 1,960,000 bushels of storage facilities for 1958-59. New and expanded grain storage facilities have increased the efficiency in grain handling and merchandising. They have also brought about a more competitive and stable market which, in turn, has increased the net returns to producers. With more storage facilities available in North Carolina, untold dollars have been saved and will continue to be saved from freight on grain out of the state at harvest and back in for feed during the re-mainder of the year. Market outlets are not only expanding through new and added grain facilities, but also through new and existing feed process-ing plants. This expansion has come about primarily as a result of sharp increases in the production of poultry, particularly broilers. An example of the expansion in broiler production, which caused the need for feed processing and in turn resulted in expanded outlets for grain, is found in the Rose Hill area. Three small feed mills in this area are processing approximately 1,300,000 bushels of corn per year. This is approximately one-half of the average corn production for the county. This rapid increase in grain consumption is also seen in other parts of the state. To further expand outlets for the increasing production of soybeans, Gurley Milling Company in Selma is building a solvent 60 N. C. Department of Agriculture processing plant; Buckeye Cellulose Corporation in Raleigh is installing the solvent process also, and other firms may shift to the solvent method for extracting oil from soybeans. This will enable processors to meet competitive prices because more oil can be extracted and their operations will be more efficient. The increase in grain handling facilities resulted in more re-quests from firms for assistance in operating elevators, dryers and grading equipment. This involved synchronizing the re-ceiving of grain with the size and speed of handling by the eleva-tor, and with the cleaning and turning equipment. Assistance also included checking grain dryers while they were in operation and instructing plant operators in the proper use of grain grad-ing equipment. In conducting this work, specialists made 557 visits to grain handlers, elevator operators and processing plant managers. To further train operators in the grain business, seven grain grading demonstrations were held with 447 attending. Special-ists in the Grain Section cooperated with the N. C. Grain Pro-duction and Marketing Committee in two Statewide Grain Schools with 76 attending, and 18 county schools with 374 attend-ing. At the grain grading demonstrations marketing specialists also explained the importance of merchandising grain on the basis of grade and quality, and discussed commercial facilities and marketing methods in North Carolina. Specialists cooperated with the North Carolina Extension Service in making surveys to determine the need for grain facili-ties in the areas of Selma, Kinston, Fayetteville and Rose Hill. These surveys included grain production, grain facilities, esti-mated operating cost, estimated marketable grain and an estimat-ed income. As a result of these surveys, one firm is constructing storage facilities for 100,000 bushels, and plans have been com-pleted for another with 150,000 bushel capacity. In addition, two others, which will have a capacity of 500,000 bushels, are in the development stage. Requests from commercial firms for grain inspection and grading during the harvest period is indicative of the increased interest among our grain trade in buying and selling on a grade and quality basis. Four additional full-time inspectors were placed at elevators during the two-year period. These inspectors are paid from the Department's Cooperative Account Fund, and all fees for inspections are paid into this fund. Inspection of all official moisture meters within the state were made each year of the biennium and corrections for accuracy Report for 1956-58 — Markets 61 were made where needed. Specialists also trained personnel to operate the moisture meters and other grading equipment. Another primary function of this section is to certify grade and quality of all grains, soybeans and hay upon request from commercial grain storage facility operators, feed and oil process-ing plants, brokers and handlers of hay. This service promotes the merchandising of grain and hay on a quality basis and as-sures buyers and sellers of receiving the quality of products they purchased. In this work during the biennium, specialists supervised the inspection and grading of 10,371 lots of grain and made 1,065 condition reports, representing 7,941,351 bushels of grain. There were 17 hay inspections made representing ap-proximately 170 tons. A new program in seed service and marketing is being initiated by this section. This program is designed to assist seed cleaners, seed handlers, and distributors in processing and marketing the highest quality seed possible throughout the state. Special efforts will be made to encourage proper seed treatment, seed drying and the production of seed specifically for seed purposes. The fol-lowing groups assisted in developing this program : N. C. State College Extension Service and Experiment Station; N. C. Crop Improvement Association ; Seed Testing Laboratory, N. C. De-partment of Agriculture; and the N. C. Seedsmen's Association. Fruits and Vegetables (Grading and Regulatory) The inspection and certification of fruits, melons, peanuts and vegetables continued to be a major activity. This service is ren-dered to producers, shippers and receivers upon request. Grad-ing is done on the basis of established U. S. Standards as adopted by the State Board of Agriculture. Buying and selling on the basis of established uniform standards is a basic part of orderly marketing. Properly trained inspection personnel is essential in the per-formance of the inspection work. During the 1956-58 biennium, 141 inspectors were trained, 211 experienced inspectors were given refresher courses and nine key-man personnel conferences were held by the supervisor. At the peak period, 285 inspectors were employed. Shipping Point Certifications work for the biennium amounted to: 10,500 carlot equivalents of fruits, vegetables, melons, clean-ed and shelled peanuts; 305,527 tons of farmers' stock peanuts delivered to millers and government warehouses by producers, and 27,458 tons graded out of storages for CCC. Inspections at 62 N. C. Department of Agriculture auctions amounted to 1,678,718 packages of various vegetables and berries and 837,955 bushels of sweet potatoes. Receiving market inspections totaled 883 carlots of various fruits and vege-tables for wholesale receivers, and 5,946,832 pounds of produce for delivery to military installations and state and federal insti-tutions. Inspection of string beans for delivery to processors conducted at Edenton, Pantego and Washington, and sweet pepper inspec-tion work was performed at the Dunn processing plant. Regulatory activities were chiefly the enforcement of the Han-dlers' Act and the Seed Potato Law. Contracts between pro-ducers and processors were checked and approved or returned for correction and the financial responsibility clause checked for compliance. Approximately 322,000 sacks of seed potatoes were checked for compliance with the Seed Potato Law. These meas-ures have contributed heavily to the protection of producers in avoiding unscrupulous dealings. Fruits and Vegetables (Service) The greatest needs in fruit and vegetable marketing in North Carolina at present are: (1) Better packaging; (2) more uni-form quality; (3) reduced handling costs; (4) reduction of waste; (5) more effective advertising; (6) assembling quality produce in quantity to attract larger buyers. During the past two years, the approach to these problems was through cooperation with other state and federal agencies, as well as with grower and shipper organizations and other groups. Close contact was maintained with state and federal research projects relating to improved marketing practices in 'fruits and vegetables, and the results were applied wherever possible. Among the special projects Division specialists conducted or cooperated in were : (1) Continuing to assist peach growers in their adver
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Title | Biennial report North Carolina Department of Agriculture |
Contributor | North Carolina. Department of Agriculture. |
Date | 1956; 1957; 1958 |
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THE LIBRARY OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA
THE COLLECTION OF
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1956/58
UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL
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BIENNIAL REPORT
for 1956-1958
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
L. Y. BALLENTINE. Commissioner
RALEIGH, N. C.
12-58 )M
OUR COVER PICTURE
The photo on our cover symbolizes in several ways
the "new look" in North Carolina agriculture. It illus-trates
our expanding grain and forage production,
which in turn partly reflects the steady expansion in
our livestock industry. It depicts the trend toward in-creasing
mechanization in our farming operations.
The tall corn in the picture is a North Carolina hybrid,
symbolizing our progress in utilizing agricultural re-search
to obtain greater yields.
All of these are encouraging signs of a brighter fu-ture
for the state's agriculture. But they also mean
that our farming people have been making, and must
continue to make, some radical readjustments. North
Carolina is a state of small farms, with the largest farm
population in the nation. To meet competition, we must
continue the trend toward mechanization and more effi-cient
production methods. At the same time, it is desir-able
to keep our large farm population gainfully
employed in agricultural pursuits, and our farm pro-grams
must be shaped with this need always in mind.
To meet the challenge before us requires imagination,
ingenuity, know-how and determination. But it can be
met, because our farmers and agricultural workers
have these qualities ; and, in addition, we are generously
blessed with the necessary resources of soil and climate.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Board of Agriculture .._•. 5
Personnel 6
Commissioner's Summary : ___. 13
Highlights of Board Meetings 21
Accounting Division . 28
Chemistry Division . 35
Credit Union Division •_ 43
Dairy Division 45
Entomology Division 49
Markets Division 55
Museum Division 79
Publications Division 87
Research Stations Division 90
Seed Testing Division ___108
Soil Testing Division _v 111
State Fair Division . 113
Statistics Division :„115
Veterinary Division 119
Warehouse Division 126
Weights and Measures Division 129
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner
Ex-Officio Chairman
J. Atwell Alexander Stony Point
W..I. Bissette Grifton
Glenn G. Gilmore Julian
Hoyle C. Griffin Monroe
Claude T. Hall Roxboro
George P. Kittrell Corapeake
J. Muse McCotter New Bern
Charles F. Phillips Thomasville
J. H. Poole West End
A. B. Slagle Franklin
PERSONNEL
of the
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
June 30, 1958
L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner
Administration
John L. Reitzel Assistant Commissioner
Bettie H. Carrigg Stenographer Clerk III
Hazel I. Horner Stenographer Clerk II
Doris B. Wofford _. Stenographer Clerk III
Division of Accounts
Grace H. Malloy ___. Auditor
Edna C. Brown Accounting Clerk I
Gaynell Bullock Accounting Clerk II
Alicegrae F. Ferrell Accounting Clerk IV
Mildred M. Horton ._ Accounting Clerk I
Elsie W. Jordan Accounting Clerk III
Jean G. Pace Accounting Clerk I
Gwen W. Ratchford Accounting Clerk I
Lena P. Sockell _ Stenographer Clerk II
Lunelle Yeargan Cashier Department of Agriculture
Publicity and Publications
Blackburn W. Johnson Public Information Officer III
Mary Yvonne Creech ____ Stenographer Clerk II
M. Pauline DeCosta Public Information Officer I
Joseph A. Hunter Clerk II
Bettye T. Rogers Clerk I
Inspection
George A. Brown, Jr Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I
E. H. Cooper Tax Auditor III
Lindsey Ennis Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I
Harvey C. McPhail Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I
James R. Stevens Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector II
Markets
John A. Winfield Director Agricultural Marketing
Wilbur S. Brannan Marketing Specialist III
Betty W. Chapman Stenographer Clerk III
John H. Cyrus Marketing Specialist III
Jay P. Davis, Jr Marketing Specialist IV
Lewis F. Dunn Marketing Specialist II
Louise T. Dunn Stenographer Clerk III
Dewey H. Evans, Jr Marketing Specialist III
Ollie W. Faison.. Marketing Specialist IV
Jesse R. Ferrell Marketing Specialist II
Cleo M. Gault Laboratory Technician I
Joe B. Gourlay Marketing Specialist III
Report for 1956-58
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Personnel 7
Elmer C. Green Marketing Specialist III
Thomas E. Green, Sr Marketing Specialist III
Evelyn G. Harper Stenographer Clerk II
George F. Harrington Marketing Specialist II
Wendell P. Hedrick Marketing Specialist IV
Vernon W. Hill Marketing Specialist III
James F. Hockaday, Jr _ Marketing Specialist I
Julius P. Jenrette Marketing Specialist III
Fred P. Johnson __ Marketing Specialist IV
Ralph B. Kelly Marketing Specialist IV
Ethel Y. Kiker _ Marketing Specialist III
Katherine B. Koppen ._ Stenographer Clerk III
Frances A. Lancaster Stenographer Clerk II
William E. Lane.. Marketing Specialist II
Melba J. Lindsay Stenographer Clerk II
Staley S. Long, Jr Marketing Specialist II
Hugh B. Martin Marketing Specialist IV
Neii.l A. Morrison, Jr Marketing Specialist III
Charles G. Murray Marketing Specialist III
Lavinia E. Murray Stenographer Clerk II
Hobart W. Myrick Marketing Specialist III
Mary L. Norman Stenographer Clerk II
Betty S. Pethel : Stenographer Clerk III
Arthur K. Pitzer „ Marketing Specialist III
Lois M. Pleasants Laboratory Technician I
Phoebe D. Powers Stenographer Clerk III
H. D. Quessenberry Marketing Specialist IV
B. S Rich Marketing Specialist IV
Carson W. Sheffield __ Marketing Specialist IV
Beatrice L. Smith Accounting Clerk I
Horace A. Smith Marketing Specialist HI
Robert W. Southerland Marketing Specialist II
Ann B. Stoddart..- Accounting Clerk I
Annie R. Strickland __ Stenographer Clerk II
Clrtis F. Tarleton Marketing Specialist IV
Carl H. Tower _ Marketing Specialist HI
George H. Turner, Jr Marketing Specialist II
Euris R. Vanderford ___ Marketing Specialist II
Paclin e M. Watkins _. _ Typist Clerk I
Dewey C. Wayne Marketing Specialist IV
Patsi C. Wellborn Accounting Clerk II
James A. Williams Marketing Specialist II
Dairy
C. W. Pegram Director of Dairy Service
Lafayette H. Boykin, Jr ...Dairy Specialist II
Elmo H. Hollomon Dairy Specialist II
Paul R. Jordan, Jr Bacteriologist
W. L. McLeod Dairy Specialist II
Robert L. Merritt Laboratory Helper
Francis Patterson Dairy Specialist III
Mary M. Weathers Stenographer Clerk II
Giles M. Williams Dairy Specialist II
Entomology
C, H. Brannon state Entomologist
Hugh I. Alford, Jr Entomologist II
James F. Greene Entomologist II
J. A. Harris ...Entomologist III
Pauline P. Newsom Stenographer Clerk II
Jesse F. Sessions Entomologist II
D. L. Wray... Entomologist III
8 N. C. Department of Agriculture
Seed Laboratory
Willard H. Darst Director of Seed Testing
Magdalene G. Brummitt ....Seed Analyst III
Walter E. Burgiss Seed Specialist
Prances H. Colvin Seed Analyst II
Mahlon B. Dickens Seed Specialist
Stella W. Etheridge Seed Analyst II
Pearl G. Gray .. Stenographer Clerk II
Virginia B. Griffin ....Seed Analyst I
Theodora W. King Seed Analyst I
Murphy G. McKenzie, Jr Seed Specialist
Kenneth M. Mintz Seed Specialist
Evelyn J. B. Murdoch Seed Analyst I
Ewald Smith Seed Analyst II
Joe N. Tate, Jr Seed Specialist
Mildred W. Thomas Seed Analyst II
Analytical
E. W. Constable State Chemist
L. V. Amburgey Micoranalyst
Henry W. Barnes, Jr Chemist IV
Elizabeth F. Bartholomew Chemist II
Samuel C. Boyd Laboratory Helper
Z. B. Bradford ._ Chemist IV
Burney A. Britt Chemist II
David E. Buffaloe Chemist IV
Margaret B. Carter Chemist II
James A. Chapman Laboratory Helper
Vera A. Culler. Chemist I
Dorothy M. Davis Stenographer Clerk III
J. Whitt Davis Feed, Fertilizer and Insecticide Inspector I
Ralph E. Ferguson, Jr Chemist I
John J. Filicky _„. Chemist II
Evelyn A. Freeman Stenographer Clerk I
Robert L. Freeman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector
Charles H. Godwin, Jr Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector
Samuel H. Hinton Laboratory Helper
Velva E. Hudson Typist Clerk III
Harold L. Jackson Chemist I
Jesse G. Jernigan Chemist II
H. D. Matheson . Chemist II
W. P. Matthews.. ~ Chemist IV
Mary A. Melvin. Stenographer Clerk II
Harry A. Miller ..Chemist VI
William A. Morgan Laboratory Helper
L. M. Nixon... Chemist V
Fred P. Nooe Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector
Myrna L. Nowell Typist Clerk III
H. F. Pickering Chemist IV
J. S. Pittard Chemist IV
L. B. Rhodes _ Food Chemist
Clyde W. Roberts Food, Drug and Cosmetic Inspector
Don H. Smith Laboratory Helper
Valyne F. Starling. Chemist I
William Sylver, Jr Laboratory Helper
Robert N. Tulloch • Chemist II
Muriel M. Weathers Chemist II
Hazel L. Willis Stenographer Clerk III
Crop Statistics
John T. Richardson Administrative Officer
Raymond R. Alford, Jr. Miscellaneous Duplicating Machine Supervisor G-S 4
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Mary S. Allen Research Analyst I
Louise W. Byrum Research Assistant
Ben E. Clayton, Jr Statistician I
Charlie H. Cross, Jr Duplicating Machine Operator II
John S. DeCourcy Analytical Statistician GS 7
Martha F. Early Research Assistant
Terry M. Edwards Duplicating Machine Operator II
Evelyn L. Finch Vari-Type Operator II
Winifred C. Karangelen Research Assistant
Ida L. King Research Assistant
Mary F. Lloyd Vari-Type Operator II
Carrie M. Mann Research Assistant
Janie H. Murph Research Assistant
Nancy C. Penny Stenographer Clerk II
Josephine H. Smith... _ Research Assistant
Robert H. Tilley Analytical Statistician GS 11
Olaf Wakefield Analytical Statistician GS 12
Harry A. White Analytical Statistician GS 12
Rosa M. Wrede _ Research Assistant
Soil Testing
Eugene J. Kamprath Director Soil Testing
John O. Anderson Laboratory Helper
Jo Ann Briggs Stenographer Clerk I
Carolyn E. Carroll Stenographer Clerk I
Evelyn S. Conyers Chemist I
Carolyn O. Copeland Chemist I
Roberta B. Dean ..Chemist I
Ruth S. Gardner Chemist II
Arthur Giles , Laboratory Helper
Joann J. Leazer ... Typist Clerk I
Gerald D. McCart Agronomist I
Alice F. McLamb Typist Clerk I
Luella M. Remini Stenographer Clerk III
Margaret E. Stancil Stenographer Clerk II
Dorothy R. Thornton Stenographer Clerk II
Charles D. Welch Agronomist II
Veterinary
Hal J. Rollins..... State Veterinarian
Josephine A. Allen Stenographer Clerk III
William A. Andrew.... Poultry Specialist I
John D. Baker Veterianrian III
Marvin O. Batchelor Livestock Inspector
Samuel O. Benson Veterinarian III
Charles R. Border Veterinarian III
Wilma N. Boykin Laboratory Technician I
G. I. Bullock Livestock Inspector
Julius B. Cashion Poultry Specialist I
Jesse J. Causby Poultry Specialist II
Kenneth G. Church Poultry Specialist I
James H. Clegg Poultry Specialist I
William W. Clements : Veterinarian II
Henry B. Collins Livestock Inspector
Donald E. Cooperrider Director of Diagnostic Laboratory
Alton L. Corbett Livestock Inspector
Eugene C. Couch Poultry Specialist I
Lilly F. Daughtry Stenographer Clerk II
W. J. Elkins _ Poultry Specialist II
L. J. Fourie Poultry Specialist III
Jamfs A. Frazier Poultry Specialist I
George D. Fuller Livestock Inspector
10 N. C. Department of Agriculture
Frank S. Hall Clerk I
Ralph Hamilton Veterinarian II
Franklin J. Helm ....Veterinarian II
Elizabeth R. Helms Laboratory Technician II
Frank Howard, Jr.- Laboratory Helper
G. W. Ivey ._ _ - Poultry Specialist II
R. Russell Jeter Veterinarian II
William H. Justice Veterinarian II
James D. Kellet Poultry Specialist I
Irene K. Kilpatrick Laboratory Technician II
Fred D. Long __ ....Poultry Specialist I
Paul C. Marley Poultry Specialist I
N. P. McDuffie Poultry Specialist I
Lola S. Mitchell Stenographer Clerk II
Sue F. Odom Stenographer Clerk II
Donald D. Pate Veterinarian III
Peter S. Penland Poultry Specialist I
Lucy D. Ponder Laboratory Technician III
Verlin E. Reese _ Poultry Specialist I
James U. Richardson Laboratory Helper
Laurie E. Roach Veterinarian II
Phil R. Sandidge Poultry Specialist I
Dixie D. Southard Poultry Specialist I
John Williams, Jr Laboratory Helper
Theron S. Williams Veterinarian III
John R. Woody Poultry Specialist I
Auburn L. Wright __ ..Poultry Specialist I
Research Stations
Cecil D. Thomas Director of Research Stations
Julia N. Medlin Stenographer Clerk II
George F. Stanley. Administrative Assistant of Agriculture
J. L. Rea, Jr ___. Research Station Superintendent
Elwood A. Allen Senior Herdsman
Herbert W. Allen Farm Foreman II
Lillian A. Bishop Stenographer Clerk I
Fenner B. Harris Herdsman I
J. M. Carr Research Station Superintendent
Elizabeth Floyd Stenographer Clerk II
Locke C. Hagwood Farm Foreman II
Chester Kearney Feed & Farm Laborer
Marjorie J. King Typist Clerk I
Warren H. Bailey _. Research Station Superintendent
Susan D. Killebrew. Stenographer Clerk I
Thilbert A. Suggs Farm Foreman II
Randolph Whitley Herdsman I
Murray R. Whisenhunt Research Station Superintendent
Theodore R. Burleson, Jr __ Poultryman
Rufus Curtis "Z~ZZ'ZZ"....Dairy |