Strawberry Harvest Shines In Mercer County Report
County Agent R E Harbert highlights a near finished 1965 strawberry harvest with strong yields from Charles Hill and Floyd Ferguson plots. He notes 21 farmers enrolled, 214 calves consigned, and upcoming field day at Wardensville plus Holstein Twilight Meeting near Union. A television show Summertime West Virginia airs June 23 to address home lawn issues.
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Charles Hill
Princeton
Fountain Park
West Virginia
Floyd Ferguson
Kellysville
C. C. Christian
James Mayberry
J. C. Stanfield
John A. Scott
John Scott, Jr
James Ellison
W. A. Goodwin
West Virginia Extension Service
Wardensville
Hardy County
Mercer County
Dwane Wilkinson
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Harry Lee Walker
Union
Monroe County
Lou Campbell
Clark Taylor
Foster Mullenax
State Extension
Radio and Television
West Virginia Appalachian Center
Whis Television
Channel 6
Bluefield
West Virginia University
Three Mercer County Women Named West Virginia 4H All Stars
The West Virginia Volunteer Leaders Conference at Jackson's Mill honored 18 area 4-H leaders with All Star recognition for service. Three Mercer County leaders Mrs Peery E Blackwell Mrs William D Caffee and Mrs George Gilliam head the Greenview Challengers clubs with eight years as local leaders and strong records.
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West Virginia
All Stars
Jackson's Mill
Mercer County
Peery E. Blackwell
William D. Caffee
Greenview Challengers
George Gilliam
Corn Exhibit Planned for National Grassland Day
The Extension Service at Virginia Tech will enter an exhibit on Corn Silage Intensifies Virginia's Grassland Agriculture for the 2nd National Grassland Field Day and Conference June 23-25. The event, combined with the North American Hay and Silage Show, will be at the Middle Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station near Columbia, Tennessee.
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Virginia
Virginia Tech
Middle Tnnessee Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia, Tenn
Connecticut Reaches Brucellosis Freedom Milestone
Connecticut becomes the fourth New England state and fifth in the nation to attain freedom from brucellosis, the costly livestock disease that can transmit to humans as undulant fever.
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Connecticut
New England
Shenandoah Sheep Sale Set for June 25 at Research Station
Ninety rams from four breeds Hampshires Dorsets South downs and Suffolks will be sold at the fourth annual Performance Tested Ram Sale at the Shenandoah Valley Research Station Steeles Tavern. A group of 58 registered ewes with performance records will be sold after the rams. Sale starts at 11 a.m. with a barbecue lunch. ram sales begin about noon and ewes follow.
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Shenandoah Valley Research Station
Steeles Tavern
Four H Short Course at Virginia Tech Opens Week
More than 1,100 Virginia boys and girls from nearly every county will gather on Virginia Tech campus Monday for the 42nd annual State 4 H Short Course. The theme is 4 H Learning for Living and the meeting runs through Saturday July 3, per Jack M. Tyree state 4 H club agent.
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Virginia Tech
Virginia Association of the Future Farmers of America
Virginia
FFA
Learning For Living
Jack M. Tyree
Burkes Garden Ruritans Mark 14th Anniversary
Burkes Garden Virginia Ruritan Club celebrated its 14th anniversary and showcased active community involvement. Guest speaker George Litton highlighted local work habits and achievements, including past electricity production and ongoing projects with the Community League. The club plans a August picnic, street signs improvement, highway linking effort, and a new Thompson Valley branch, while pursuing a cafeteria project at Burkes Garden Elementary School and a membership drive.
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George Litton
VPI
Burkes Garden Raritan Club
Litton
Tazewell County
Burkes Garden
Ruritan Club
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Raritan Club
Jack Meek
George Peery
Ceres
Peery
Raritan
George R. Johnson
Rocky Gap
Jim McDonald
Evans Omar
Graham Hedrick
Bluefield
Meek
Community League
Garden
Grapefield
Thompson Valley
Virginia Tech professors named to Contab dairy committee
Three Virginia Tech professors were appointed to a regional dairy conference planning committee by Dr. Wilson B. Bell. They are Dr. James R. Nichols, head of dairy science. Dr. Vernon L. Baldwin from dairy science. and Dr. M. C. Conner from agricultural economics. They will attend a committee meeting in Atlanta on June 30. The article also notes advice on feed quality from Leandre Leduc, a Quebec dairy farmer, in Grassland News.
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Virginia Tech
Wilson B. Bell
College of Agriculture
James R. Nichols
Vernon L. Baldwin
M. C. Conner
Atlanta
Leandre Leduc
Quebec
New Holland
Grassland News
Mercer Group Attends Camp For Citizenship Training
The first Area Youth Conference June 15 to 17 at Raleigh County 4-H Camp focused on citizenship and communications for youth under the theme U and I. Mercer County sent 20 youths and 97 campers from five counties explored topics such as social responsibility democracy and understanding others through talks, group discussions, music, and vesper services.
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U and I
Raleigh County
Halley Bubbs
Marshall County
Clifton Dotson
Mercer County
Harley Cutlip
Jackson's Mill
Frans McClung
Lewisburg
Michael Girard
Carol Butler
Carolyn Cunningham
Nancy Okes
Earl Pettrey
Pamela Harvey
Debbie Lineback
Debra Pennington
Carol Shields
Marilyn Tabor
Ophalee Gooch
Phillip Wyatt
Margaret Corvin
Judy Gail Oxley
Mike Meador
Barbara Craghead
Penny Lane
Betty Lou Faulkner
Joan Reed
Darryl Pritchett
Samuel White
Immunization gaps and booster advice highlighted in county meeting
Margaret Meador reports on a county health briefing where Virgil Cook from the State Health Department cites high shares of unvaccinated residents and the need for booster shots. He warns temporary immunity and urges boosters for all ages every four years, with outreach by home demonstration clubs.
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Virgil Cook
State Health Department
Cook
Richlands Plans Four Day Fair and Stock Show
Richlands VA prepares for a four day fair starting Wednesday June 23 with exhibits inside the National Guard Armory and outdoor livestock activity on the show grounds. Homemaking Four H and horticulture events at Richlands Elementary run first, followed by beef cattle dairy cattle livestock parade and pony show with exhibits due to be moved by 4 PM Saturday.
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Richlands
National Guard
Richlands Elementary
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Tle
Bluefield, Va
Blacksburg
Star State Farmer
FFA Foundation
Star Farmer
Kenneth Kennedy
Cadiz
Ronald Millner
Appomattox
Robert Carpenter
Winchester
Phil Lineberry
Shenandoah
U.S
Tech
Contab
W. Va
Northside
City Hall
Mercer
Margaret Meador
Pressure Canner Clinic
Jim Walter
Ity
Oxford
Bristol, VA
Bluff City
Hwy. Pr. D
W.va
P.O
Beckley
Fisenhower
JIM Walter Corporation
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