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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1956
Page
6
Morgantown reports June is Dairy Month with peak milk production and abundant supplies expected nationwide. Robert L. Steele of West Virginia University outlines benefits of milk, its nutritive value, and tips for using dairy products in daily meals and economy forms.
A 136 day public feeding trial at Bourbon Stockyards in Louisville demonstrates the profit edge of a balanced supplement over single source protein. Twenty calves around 600 pounds were split into two lots and observed by the public. Lot I used fortified balanced supplement with five milligrams stilbestrol per pound plus ground ear corn. Lot II used corn with soybean meal.
Chicago scientists warn the 17 year cicada brood will emerge from soil after 17 years of dormancy. Henry S. Dyras of the Chicago Natural History Museum explains the life cycle from nymph burrow to adult chorus, noting the vast noise and brief temporary damage to twigs and roots.
Market notes list price ranges for hogs veal lambs and cattle at Wytheville with categories from heavy butcher to light butcher and sows, plus steers stockers heifers cows bulls and cutters by quality grades and per hundred or per head figures. Highlights include hog top butcher 180 to 240 pounds at 17.25 and heavy butcher 268 at 16.00, veal prime 180 to 206 at 22.75, sheep prime 93 at 28.50, steers good 16 to 18.25, cows commercial 12 to 14.50, bulls 13.25 to 14.50.
A West Virginia University study of 12 000 cows finds higher per cow production raises labor returns for dairymen. Cows averaging 7525 pounds yield 1 01 per hour while 13 675 pounds bring 2 56. Larger herds and better feeding boost income. The Missouri Ralston Purina farm shows breeding and feeding can raise herd averages from 6800 to 14 228 pounds.
Kenneth W. Shaffer announced that West Virginia farmers may obtain farm housing loans from the Farmers Home Administration. Five million dollars from Congress funds these loans, with 4 percent interest and up to 33 years to repay. Applications are accepted at 20 county offices. eligibility requires farm ownership and lack of suitable credit.
R E Harbert reports differences between treated and untreated pastures in Mercer County focusing on meadow grasses clovers and alfalfa. Trials on Wimmer Damewood and Barton farms used 200 and 100 pounds per acre of a 45 percent nitrogen fertilizer to gauge color and growth for ongoing yield prospects.
A new bulletin No. 237 titled Exhibiting Vegetables in Virginia is available at VPI. Prepared by F. H. Scott assistant horticulturist the guide outlines proper exhibit standards for classification amounts required and quality judged to improve exhibition effectiveness.
In Blacksburg Virginia where VPI foresters enlist county agents to help locate the country’s largest loblolly pine. A magazine cites a Dinwinddie County tree 128 feet tall with 5 ft 3 in diameter at 4.5 ft, a 64 ft branch spread, and an estimated 240 years old, prompting reports of any larger loblolly pines or other big trees.
The document notes an additional appropriation to farm operating expenses and debt repayment, usable until June 30, 1956. It mentions Congress weighing an extension of Farm Housing legislation beyond July 1, 1956.
Florida Everglades peat soil is being destroyed by oxidation and bacterial action, leaving bare bedrock and threatening crops like beans and tomatoes. Researchers say most soil could disappear in 50 years unless kept underwater, with the main effort focused on water-table management and drainage projects by flood control authorities.
The Philippine Central Bank reports a rise in foreign reserves from 209 million dollars at the start of 1955 to 233 million dollars. Bank Governor Miguel Cuaderno credits import restrictions for the gain.
Morgantown announces Agronomy Day at Reymann Memorial Experimental Farms in Wardeneville on Friday afternoon June 22. Dr. Collins Veatch of WVU explains the event lets farmers view experimental plots and ask researchers questions. Ten projects include anhydrous ammonia on pasture and corn, deep tillage fertilizer, corn seeding rates, irrigation for small grains, and variety trials in oats barley wheat and corn. Visitors will hear from Dr. Harry R. Varney and Dr. G Gordon Pohlman on agricultural research with emphasis on locally developed clover varieties.
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