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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1956
Page
6
County agriculture writer advises on saving strawberry plantings from 1955 by fertilizing with 5-10-10, mulching with straw, weeding, and using Creg Herbicide No 1 for weed control. Recommends early August nitrate of soda for fruit bud development. stresses dry conditions during fertilizer application and careful cleanup of leaves.
Stringfellow Barr, former president of St. John’s College, says American colleges are churning out graduates who read and write but lack decision making skills. He argues colleges should shift toward producing graduates who can read, write, and decide.
West Virginia University agronomists study subsoil fertilization effect on crop yield at Reedsville and Wardensville experiments. Results vary by soil type and tillage, with field day set for Friday June 22 at 1 p.m. EST inviting all interested in agronomy.
The Mercer unit of the Greenbrier Cooperative Livestock Marketing Association shipped 404 lambs and old sheep from Oakvale last Saturday. Next shipment is planned for July 7. Exports include 200 blue lambs averaging 79.87 pounds at 22 dollars per hundred, 154 red lambs about 74.7 pounds at 18 dollars, and 29 medium at 14 dollars. old sheep range from 4 to 2.50 per hundred. Gross income reached 5986.40 dollars with 41 farmers trading, led by Fred Ball Athens 56 and Paul Hall Peterstown among others.
North Carolina State College readies accommodations for about 3000 farm cooperative and youth delegates for the 28th summer meeting of the American Institute of Cooperation from July 30 to August 2. The event, hosted in Raleigh with nearby Durham and Chapel Hill, features workshops on public relations and director duties, with notable speakers including Dr. Frank Graham and Governor Luther Hodges. Approximately 1000 attendees come from states as far as Oregon and Canada, with lodging in dorms or 22 local hotels and guest homes.
Mary Virginia Fletcher lists a week of Home Demonstration Club events starting June 18 with Lebanon and six other towns. Each day features demonstrations led by multiple hosts including Mrs. Harold Jessee Mrs. Carl Jones and others at 2:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. as noted.
Fred Cheatwood of Athens tops Mercer County wool consignors with 744 pounds graded 738 clear medium and 6 pounds rejects. The 1956 pool totals 16 773 pounds from 110 farmers with 16 186 clear medium, 37 half blood, 521 rejects, and 29 tags. Payments planned include 45 cents for clear medium, 3 1/2 cents for half blood, and 30 cents for rejects per pound.
A grassland Field Day is announced for June 27 hosted by County Agent R E B Harbert. The program includes visits to two farms in Spanisbourg and on the Spanishburg Gardner Road with tours of high nitrogen pasture trials and alfafa variety plots. Attendees meet at 2 pm at Carl Barton’s farm and at 3 30 pm at Hack Scott’s farm to observe pasture improvement and alfalfa varieties. All interested in grassland improvement are invited.
West Virginia officials announce participation in the 1956 Acreage Reserve Program under the Soil Bank Act. Secretary Ezra Taft Benson says the 1956 plan is a special year with rates set for 1956 only. Aimed at reducing surpluses and safeguarding soils, the program includes two payment types for farmers and will be explained locally by the ASC Office when agreements are ready.
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