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Marion Progress
Marion, Mcdowell County, North Carolina
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North Carolina's turkey production decreased by 10% this year compared to 1937, per state statistician W. H. Rhodes' survey, contrasting with a 3.7% national increase; 90% from small flocks under 100 birds.
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Raleigh, Sept. 29.--There will be fewer turkeys available this season for Thanksgiving dinner tables in North Carolina.
That's what W. H. Rhodes, North Carolina Department of Agriculture's chief statistician, found in a survey of state-federal reports indicating a ten per cent decrease in turkeys this year compared with 1937.
While North Carolina farmers report a decrease in their turkey population in the September 1 survey, growers throughout the United States as a whole indicate an increase of 3.7 per cent over last year.
Approximately 90 per cent of the turkeys in North Carolina are produced from flocks of less than 100 birds, the survey revealed.
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North Carolina
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Sept. 29
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ten per cent decrease in turkeys this year compared with 1937
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W. H. Rhodes, North Carolina Department of Agriculture's chief statistician, found in a survey of state-federal reports indicating a ten per cent decrease in turkeys this year compared with 1937. While North Carolina farmers report a decrease in their turkey population in the September 1 survey, growers throughout the United States as a whole indicate an increase of 3.7 per cent over last year. Approximately 90 per cent of the turkeys in North Carolina are produced from flocks of less than 100 birds.