County Agent Urges Profitable Strawberry Enterprise in Mercer
Mercer County agent R. E. Harbert outlines three strawberry production types. Home use patches supply family needs. semi commercial plots boost county income with local sales. and large scale wholesale production could add 2 to 3 million dollars to West Virginia farm income by 1970. He offers guidance to interested farmers.
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Mercer County
R. E. Harbert
West Virginia
Harbert
Tazewell Farmer Enrollment Time Is Now Underway
Jim Sam Gillespie announces the initial enrollment for Tazewell County farmers to request 1964 conservation practices. Enrollment runs Dec 2 1963 to Dec 20 1968 with upfront cost sharing limited by available funds. Farmers should file promptly to secure full participation.
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Jim Sam Gillespie
Tazewell County
ASC
Gillespie
Open House Slated At Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech hosts an informal open house for greenhouse growers, retail florists, and their employees from 1 30 to 6 p m. Attendees can view floriculture research ask questions and meet fellow florists with no formal program planned.
Gift of light lamp and holiday baking tips from Mercer County Homemaker
Mercer County Homemaker offers gift ideas and how to choose a lamp with a 16 to 18 inch shade and 150 watt lighting for reading, plus a tested applesauce cake recipe with pineapple and nuts. The message includes contact details for USDA booklets and extension leaflets available through the Princeton post office.
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USDA
Cooperative Extension Service of
West Virginia University
Princeton
Chestnut Tree Loss Still Haunts U S Timberlands
Forester A B Lyons of Virginia Tech notes American chestnut can not be revived after the blight, with sprouts doomed to fail, while suggesting Asiatic Chinese chestnuts offer a promising, blight resistant alternative. Testing continues for potential new Asiatic chestnut timber types.
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America
A. B. Lyons
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Lyons
Hereford Is Winner In Livestock Show
A Hereford shown by a father and son team from Iowa won the grand champion steer crown at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The 950-pound Whitefaced senior calf Real McCoy was shown by John Minish of Clio Iowa and his son Gary a University of Michigan student. The reserve grand champion steer a 1040-pound junior yearling Aberdeen Angus Blackie was entered by Ronald Strawson of Wilmington Illinois a University of Illinois freshman.
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Iowa
Chicago
Ill
John Minish
Clio
Gary
University of Michigan
Blackie
Ronald Strawson
Wilmington
University of Illinois
Silage as Insurance Against Forage Shortages
Farmers are advised that well preserved silage retains feed value for years. Making extra silage beyond current needs provides stored fodder to cover future years with forage shortages, acting as a financial and feed security hedge.
State maple producers meet at Black Water Falls Park
A statewide gathering for maple syrup producers is set for Black Water Falls State Park in Tucker County on December 12. The 9:30 a.m. start includes a panel discussion on production and marketing with speakers from USDA and maple equipment firms.
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Black Water Falls
Tucker County
Robert Bordeau
Virginia Swine Sales Set Across Three Virginia Towns
Virginia swine breeders plan winter sales sponsored by the Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association. The events run February 5 in Courtland February 7 in Culpeper and February 11 in Tappahannock, all starting at 1 p.m. Consignments are being inspected, says Rose M. Godsey of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the association secretary.
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Virginia
Family farms defined by labor and duration rules
The term family farm reflects aging farms operated by their owners and family members. It notes that the family bears risks and rewards and provides most farm labor, with classification requiring less than one and a half years of hired labor.
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