Mercer County Farm Tax Guides and Apple Quality Tips
County agent outlines 1965 Farmers Tax Guide items including mileage deductions and income averaging. He notes Cortland apples from J M Pruett, praises pruning fertilizing and spraying for orchard quality, and urges soil sampling and ASC program readiness.
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J. M. Pruett
Toledo St
Bluefield
Horticulture Department
West Virginia
Cortland
Macintosh
Ben Davis
West Virginia farm markets show vast sales growth
Commissioner John T. Johnson reports total farm market sales at established markets exceeded 2.5 million dollars in the 1963 64 biennium, five times the 1952 level as West Virginia expands a modern marketing system with Beckley Parkersburg Weston and Inwood major markets and multiple receiving stations statewide.
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West Virginia
John T. Johnson
Mountain
Johnson
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Beckley
Parkersburg
Weston
Inwood
Berkeley County
Danville
Logan
Ranger
Summersville
Union
Wayne
Lamberton
Franklin and
Gassaway
Hancock
Brooke
Ohio
Wetzel
Monongalia
Preston
Grant, Mineral
Jefferson
Mason, Putnam, Cabell
Kanawha
Clay
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Peanut goodness and goober peas across Civil War to today
A nostalgic feature traces peanuts from Civil War days and a Southern folk song to modern uses. It highlights peanut butter as a rich protein source and provides multiple recipes for Marzipan style candy, spiced peanuts, and Peanut Scramble, plus a TV appearance invitation for Christmas Cookies demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
West
Corn Silage Uses More Nitrogen Than Grain
University of Delaware researchers report that corn silage removes significantly more soil nitrogen than grain corn. High yielding silage crops pull much more nitrogen from the ground, reducing soil fertility if not managed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Delaware
Delaware
Diatoms Found Inside Fog Droplets
Researchers report diatoms, single celled organisms, inhabiting microscopic water droplets in fog. This discovery shows life can persist in minute aqueous environments and expands understanding of microbial resilience in atmospheric mist.
Farm Bureau grows as price cost squeeze deepens
Rotary treasurer Roger Fleming reports at the 46th annual Farm Bureau Federation meeting that costs rise due to wages taxes and inflation. He cites new high membership of 1 647 455 and warns lawmakers proposals to repeal Section 14B payroll tax hikes minimum wage increases and lost coverage exemptions worsen the squeeze. He notes 1947 and 1963 farm incomes with rising costs reducing net gains and calls for better urban communication and unity in food and fibre policy.
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Rotary
American Farm Bureau Federation
Roger Fleming
Fleming
Federation
Washington
Farm Bureau
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West Virginia University
ASC
Goober Peas
Margaret Meador Mercer
Judy Compton
Whis-Tv
Princeton
America
Supreme Court
Voice OF Music
Diamond Neeme
Sono Eee
Prere Coed Ders Gery
Lowe's
Thorn Street
Lowe
Prices and Credit
Ammer Furniture CO. Ec
Salem
Serge Tripple
Bassett
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