Barbecue and Fish Fry Event Planned by Local Districts
The Meigs and General meetings host a barbecue and fish fry next week in Vinton Soil Conservation Districts backsprings Fargrounds. La. L. (Linvyd) Heriéid will speak on water management, erosion control, and rainfall benefits. All are welcome. meal tickets not required.
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Luster Cooley
Mets
Meigs
Vinton Soil Conservation Districts
Comserva
T Jmne
la. L
Linvyd
Ohio Valley
Lloyd Trafreld
Foreign farm and home experts visit West Virginia state events
A delegation of 28 European leaders in agriculture and home economics arrives in Point Pleasant for a four day study tour. They will visit the Vinton Soil Conservation District sites near Orland and Jackson's Mill, attend the state 4-H conference, and meet extension agents to observe rural life and farming practices.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Vinton Soil
Servation District
Knapp
Maxwell and Miller
Virginia University
Orland
Activn
Lolany
Austria
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Luxemobourg
Netherlands
Portu
Jackson's Mill
Martinsburg
Washington
Europe
Mountain State
Mutual Security Agency
5. Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Grange to Host Sesqui-centennial Farm Tours
The Plymouth Grange chapter will host 1953 Sesqui-centennial tours starting at 3 pm with Bar Phojne serving tea from 4:30 to 7 pm. E B Smith Southeastern Chin Regional Council will speak. At Maxwell farm a new feature for livestock water supply uses portable steel tanks, plus contour strip cropping and diversion terracing of a long slope farm.
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Plymouth Grange Chapter
Barphorne
Tan Nm
E. B. Smith
Southeastern Chin Regional Coun
Maxwell
Jlatest
Maxwells
Farm Bureau proposes surplus food aid plan to see foreign sale
American Farm Bureau Federation suggests sending government surplus food to other nations under mutual aid. Raymond Ogg told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing the aid bill totals 5.8 billion dollars. He said dumping foods is not proposed and any sales would be voluntary for foreign currencies aiding development.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Raymond Ogg
Bureau
Senate
Ose
Drenching Ewes Boosts Lambs Value in Pasture
County agent Charles Ingraham says drenching ewes before turning them out increases lamb value by about 15 dollars per hundredweight. Ewes with stomach and nodular worms contaminate pasture. lambs can miss 4 to 6 weeks of market time. Phenothiazine is recommended, two ounces per ewe. Other parasite controls include plenty of grass, loose salt, and pasture rotation.
Harvester to Sell Bucyrus-Erie Tractors
International Harvester Co. and Bucyrus-Erie announce a 1954 plan. Starting Jan 1 Harvester will sell Bucyrus-Erie tractor equipment directly to its dealers and will eventually take over manufacturing. After Jan 1 Harvester will buy equipment from Bucyrus-Erie and resell to Harvester dealers.
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Chicago
International Harvester Co
Bucyrus-Erie So
Harvester
Bucyrus-Erie
Bucyrus Evie
Bricker Backs Farm Agency Plans Vote Split on Eisenhower Plan
Senator John W. Bricker supported the farm agency reorganization in a 46 to 29 Senate vote against President Eisenhower's plan. Senator Robert A. Taft was absent due to hospital treatment, leaving the tally without his vote.
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Sen. Bricker
Tngton
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Senate
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Robert A. Tait
Cincinnat
Plenty of Pasture Keynote for Dairy Production
Meigs County agent reports on pasture management at the Idles farm emphasizing abundant permanent pasture, lime and fertilizer use, and phased nitrogen applications. Rotation and legume mixes improve summer feed. liming since the 1920s supports sustained production and higher milk yields.
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E. Blakesler
Meigs
Pomeroy
Clark
John Thle
E. P. Reed
Ohio State University
Reed
GOP Backing One Million Ton Wheat Loan to Pakistan
President Eisenhower and GOP leaders agreed to back a bill for a loan of one million tons of wheat to Pakistan amid drought. House Speaker Martin said the move comes after a conference with Eisenhower and would be introduced soon. The group also approved Senate action on Agriculture Department reorganization and discussed Bermuda conference talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Pakistan
House
Martin
Mass
Senate
Agriculture Department
Forthcomme
Bermuda
U. S
Rural Phone Rates Rise 7 Percent for Farmers
The Department of Agriculture reported a 7 percent rise in local telephone charges paid by farmers in 1952 from 1951. A Bureau of Agricultural Economics survey of over 21 000 farmers found the average monthly rural rate about 4.62 dollars, with local 3.06 and long distance 1.56.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Tne
Gar
Protection From Heat Is Vital in Care of Cattle
A Pickaway County farmer adopts heat protection for hogs and cattle to safeguard profits. He builds shade and stock enclosures, uses sand bedding, sprays hogs during long hauls, and avoids loading in peak heat to reduce deaths and bruising while boosting returns.
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George L
Charlie Rose
Pickaway County
Rose
Reymann Memorial Ayrshire Herd Among Top in U S
Reymann Memorial Ayrshire Dairy Herd at West Virginia University earns high praise from National Ayrshire Breeders Association. Judge William Waston rates the herd at 8.55 average, placing it in the top ten percent of registered Ayrshire herds nationwide. The 55 milking-age cows include seven rated above average, 22 rated 85 to 90, and 23 rated 80 to 84.
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Point Pleasant
Ayrshire
West Virginia University
William Waston
Association
United States
Reymann
Five Holstein meetings planned across West Virginia
West Virginia Holstein-Friesian Association announces five twilight meetings for Holstein cattle owners from June 8 to June 12. Host farms include Greenbrier Military School Lewisburg Shadie Road Henderson Oak Grove Valley Grove Hopemont and Inwood. Each event starts 7 p.m. inspections and talks by Thomas Bentley, Holstein fieldman.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
G. Heebink
Extension Dairyman
West Virginia University
West Virginia Holstein-Friesian Association
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
Ray Crank
Shadie Road
Henderson
8. P. Wood
Ohio County
Valley Grove
Hopemont
Preston County
Invood
Panhandle
Frank
David Atnett
Fair Acres Farm
Thomas Bentley
Hesperornis Could Only Swim Not Walk or Fly
The Hesperorni s is described as a prehistoric bird that lived on land for millions of years yet could only progress by swimming, being unable to walk or fly.
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Frank Waits
Parsons
Kon
Babe
Hesperornis
Earth
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