Russell County youths to attend Virginia State Short Course
Seventeen of the twenty three Russell County youths will enter state demonstration and judging contests at the Virginia State Short Course in Blacksburg June 26 to July 1. Delegates include Eva Lynn Searcey Barbara Vencille Carolyn Howard Brenda Barrett and others with leadership by Mrs. Stella Vencille and Peggy Warren. Senior 4H Camp participants from Russell County totaled eighteen with 125 attendees and chiefs named for the Shawnee and Cherokee tribes and for the Mingo Tribe cheerleader Margaret Howard.
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Russell County
Virginia
Blacksburg
Michael Altizer
Margaret Jean Raines
Martha
Ann Wade
Carolyn Combs
Frances Howard
Becky Fuller
Peggy Harmon
Betty Davis
Patty Skeen
Eva Lynn Searcey
Barbara Vencille
Carolyn Howard
Brenda Barrett
Stella Vencille
Belfast
Peggy Warren
Russell, Wise
Dickenson
Jimmy Gillespie
Paul Adams, Jr
Sammy Musick
Larry Musick
Allen Monk
Ronald Harrison
Kemper Gilmer
Claude Johnson
Roy Stanford Robertson, III
H. J. White, Jr
Gaines Wade Dickenson
Don Moore
Russell, Dickenson
Wise
Southwest Virginia
Rosedale
Bobby Raines
Margaret Howard
Kentucky
Lexington
Farm accidents claim many lives and injuries last year
The U S Department of Agriculture reports last year farm incidents caused 11 700 deaths and about 1 million disabling injuries across the country highlighting the danger in agricultural work and the need for safety measures.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Christmas tree growing and pruning guidance for West Virginia farms
County Agent Report explains profitable Christmas tree growing with white pine spruce and fir as native or planted crops. It covers pruning timing June July for pines February March for spruce and fir, pest control with Malathion and spraying, and shaping to ensure well formed trees for market.
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West Virginia
Greenbrier County Man Owns Champion At Staunton Show
Dr James F Mann Jr of Lewisburg Greenbrier County exhibited the champion Hampshire ram at Staunton Virginia's 20th Annual Eastern Stud Ram Show and Sale. The ram sold for 1500 dollars, a record for the sale. Sheepfield Farm New Vernon New Jersey bought it. F L Walker and Son Union Monroe County exhibited the champion Dorset ewe, sold for 275 dollars. Other exhibitors included Gayland Farms Buckeye Pocahontas County and Edwin Cooper Spencer Roane County with notable class placements.
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James F. Mann, Jr
Lewissburg
Greenbrier County
Staunton
Sheepfield Farm
New Vernon
New Jersey
F. L. Walker
Cooper
College
Virginia
Crowgey’s Guernsey Sets Milk Record in New Hampshire
In Peterborough New Hampshire a registered cow Sweetheart of Ham Farm owned by R R Crowgey Wytheville VA completed an official production record with 13524 pounds of milk and 661 pounds of fat. The ten year old cow was milked twice daily for 365 days on test.
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Peterborough
N. H
Ham Farm
R. R. Crowgey
Wytheville
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Bug used in weevil study at alfalfa fields
A parasitic wasp released after shipment from California in 1959 showed survival and parasitism of the alfalfa weevil in seven fields across Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia. Entomologists report excellent control where fields were treated with heptachlor last fall.
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California
Delaware
New Jersey
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia
Outdoor Lawn TV Show Broadcast Across West Virginia Stations
The Mountain State Outdoor Lawn TV Show from West Virginia University will air in late June and early July on eight Mountain State TV stations. Air times include June 24 1 p.m. EST on WBOY Channel 12 Clarksburg and others. June 25 2 p.m. on WJPB Channel 5 Wes ton Fairmont and WTRF Channel 7 Wheeling. June 25 6 p.m. EST on WCHS Channel 8 Charleston and WHIS Channel 6 Bluefield. July 2 5 p.m. EST on WHTN Channel 13 Huntington, WOAY Channel 4 Oak Hill, and WTAP Channel 15 Parkersburg. The program offers homemaking tips on freezing and canning and serving vegetables raw for picnics. New canning and freezing books will be shown.
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West Virginia University
Mountain State
Wboy-Tv
Clarksburg
Wjpb-Tv
Weston-Fairmont
Wtrf - TV
Wheeling
Wchs-Tv
Charleston
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
Whtn-Tv
Huntington
Woay-Tv
Oak Hill
Wtap-Tv
Parkersburg
Climatologist McGuire to speak at WVU Life Sciences Institute
Dr. James K. McGuire, Northeast Area Climatologist of the Weather Bureau, will be the feature speaker at the Third Public Seminar of the Second Annual West Virginia University Life Sciences Institute in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
James K. McGuire
Northeast Area
United States Weather Bureau
West Virginia University Life Sciences Institute
Clarksburg Hosts 1961 June Dairy Princess Event
Clarksburg hosts the June Dairy Month state princess selection on June 25 1961 at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel with a 730 pm dairy industry reception and 530 pm industry banquet. The winner receives a 500 wardrobe modeling course travel expenses and an all expenses paid trip to the national contest. Dr Ernest Nesuis dean WVU College of Agriculture Forestry and Home Economics will be principal speaker as visitors are welcomed to Clarksburg and the state dairy events.
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West Virginia
West Virgina
Dixie
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Ernest J. Nesuis
College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics
West Virginia University
Prin‘tee
Clarksburg
Economists Review New Grain Plan Impacts in Virginia
Economists in Blacksburg discuss the 1961 feed grain program and its likely effects on Virginia farms. They note uncertain farmer acceptance, potential shifts toward higher returns for grain enterprises, lower returns for livestock, and possible price movements driven by Washington, with midwest prices seen rising five to ten cents per bushel from last year.
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Aelerat
Gene McMurtry
Blacksburg
Virginia
Washington
Midwest
Dairy science reports at American Dairy Service meeting
West Virginia University researchers Clyde E. Johnson Jr and J L McCoy presented findings at the American Dairy Service Association annual meeting at the University of Wisconsin, June 19 14. Johnson reported on keeping bovine sperm viable in a chemically defined diluent at ambient temperatures while McCoy discussed removing Vibrio fetus from bovine sperm stored at low temperatures.
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Morgantown
Clyde E. Johnson, Jr
J. L. McCoy
West Virginia University
American Dairy Service Association
University of Wisconsin
Johnson
McCoy
Texan improves production and comfort with berry processing
A Texas chicken rancher aims to convert his operation into a pleasant adjunct of daily life with enhanced conditioning. An Illinois watch firm has added an elaborate atmospheric system for cooling offices. Government studies show central cooling in many U S homes. Leonardo da Vinci designed a paddle wheel to draw river air into a home attic and fill it with ice blocks. An asbestos duct carried cold air to a retreat room where Dr Bell notes personal enjoyment.
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United States
Leonardo da Vinci
Dr. Bell
Family Farm on Trial by Dr Gibson on Farm Size and Finance
Dr W L Gibson Jr argues the family farm faces a test as technology reduces labor and raises capital needs. He notes farm consolidation occurs to drive efficiency, with exceptions in fruit and vegetable sectors and some specialized livestock operations.
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W. L. Gibson, Jr
Gibson
Microwave cure for dark meat in poultry eyed by scientist
Poultry scientist Dr. E. O. Essary of Virginia Tech Blacksburg says microwave methods can remove darkening near bone in chickens. He notes color changes do not affect quality flavor or aroma and that rapid production timelines have shortened broiler processing from about 14 to nine weeks.
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Essary
Virginia Institute
Blacksburg
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