Books and crafts fairs boost West Virginia culture
HD Agent Margaret Meador notes rising books about Appalachian life and tourism boosts in West Virginia. She highlights Night Comes to the Cumberlands and Yesterday's People, praises The Appalachians, and reports on the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair at Cedar Lakes and Beckley with calls for craftsmen and old-time native crafts. June Dairy Month prompts a no-bake lemon cream cheesecake recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Legion
The
Cumberlands
Harry Caudill
Kentucky
West Virginia
Cedar Lakes
Beckley
Lawrence Cavendish
Raleigh County
Weighs Measure Shift Studied for Metric Adoption
Congress funds a three year study to assess moving the US and Canada to the metric system. If favorable and followed by law, kilos and liters would replace pounds and quarts, demanding vast changes, costly equipment, and years to complete with benefits in international trade and daily shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Canada
Fertilizer Grades Approved by Virginia Panel for 1966 67
The Virginia Fertilizer Grade Committee held a Richmond public hearing to announce approved fertilizer grades for 1966 67 under the state Fertilizer Law. Most favored general crop ratio with minimum grade system for crops and tobacco. fish pond starter, foliar spray grades approved. Grade 10 6 4 and 2 10 8 removed. 20 35 moved to Fish Pond Only category. complete list available from the Fertilizer and Motor Fuels Section in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Richmond
General Assembly
Fish Pond
Governor Street
Hog Producers Are Field Day Speakers at Virginia Hampshire Event
Two nationally known hog producers W G Nash from Sharpsville Indiana and Roy Keppy from Davenport Iowa will speak at the Virginia Hampshire Field Day June 21 at Gwaltney Smithfield Virginia. The event opens at 10 a m with speaker Bill Powell and features discussions on type judging commercial versus purebred production and a panel Q A session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Nash
Sharpsville
Inn
Roy Keppy
Davenport
Iowa
Virginia Hampshire
Gwaltney, Inc
Smithfield
Bob Nash
Hampshire
Indiana
Keppy
Hog Farmer’s
Bill Powell
Bill Nash
Jackson Countian Granted Fellowship for 4H Study
Lowell R. Shaw 24 of Route 3 Fairview Jackson County extension agent 4H is awarded a 3000 4H Fellowship for a year in Washington DC He is among six chosen nationally Kenneth Anderson associate director of the National H Service Committee announced the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell R. Shaw
Fairview
Jackson County
Washington, D.C
Shaw
Kenneth Anderson
Weather myths and farming tips from agricultural agent
Agricultural Agent R E Harbert discusses weather myths, research on rainfall patterns in West Virginia, and practical farming tips. He urges moisture retention, fertilization, and field demonstrations while noting market and field day plans and pruning and strawberry harvest activity.
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Margaret Meador
Caudill
Jack Weller
Beautiful Mountains
Appalachians
Maurice Brooks
West Virginia Universi
Brooks
Mercer Festival
C. E. Lohr
Scott of
Bluewell
Ing Room
C. W. Porterfield
Nemours
A. J. Beck Jr
Princeton
Dominic Luciano
J. M. Gilley
Bob Beckett
Athens
C. W. Faulkner
Glenwood
Ida Truitt
Stockton
Bill
Insurance Agency
Bluefield
W. Va
Grundy
Don Long
Earl Peery
Pol. Adv
Las Fen
Jackson Countian
R. E. Harbert
West Virginia University
W. H. Dickerson
Mercer
Southern State Store
Hinton
Boston
Mercer County
Thompson Brothers
Falls Mills Road
Judy Compton
Whisty
Blue Cross
Wan Pee Shuld
Philco NO Frost
Stata
Meco
Philco
Ham
Hicage Ouuge
Bluefield, Virginia
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