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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1963
Page
6
Virginia farmers move toward livestock income with less crop emphasis. From 1925 to 1961 livestock shares rose from 26 percent to about 55 percent of farm receipts, with beef cattle dairy and poultry driving growth. Farm size and urban population trends noted.
Back-breaking bending and stocking tearing stooping to broil food are only ugly memories of the past if you have a new electric range. Electric broilers are located where you can reach them easily.
County agent notes progress of feeder calf consignments with 41 farmers totaling 393 calves. Regional sale set for Sept 24 25 at the State Fairgrounds Lewisburg West Virginia with calf inspections in August. Mentions late enrollments and lists contributing farmers. Also covers New River Hereford Show and Sale set Sept 21 Beckley and fall Hereford Show Oct 4 at Jacksons Mill. Includes poultry tour and crop pest notes on onions corn beans potatoes with control methods using DDT Methoxychlor and Sevin.
The article surveys sugar from ancient scarcity to modern markets, noting 56 million tons produced annually and the US’s expected use near ten million tons in 1963. It traces cane and beet refining, by products, and historical spread from China to the Americas, with references to quotas, chemistry, and industrial uses.
The U S Forest Service reports 1962 forest fires burned 4,078,804 acres, up from 3,036,219 in 1961. Ninety percent of fires were man made and many large fires hit lands with little organized protection.
Two Tazewell County senior 4-H members Barnes Kidd and Carolyn Hampton returned from Fontana Village North Carolina with a broader view of Tennessee Valley resources. Virginia delegates led by Dr. George Blume presented human relations. Kidd and Miss Hampton earned certificates at the final assembly.
Sixty or more Buchanan County Four-H Club members will travel to the Southwest Virginia Four-H Center in Washington County on July 8 for a week of camping activities. Camp features a large swimming pool, handicraft, forestry, outdoor cooking, firearms safety, archery, and tribe competitions with a final award. Attendees include many Buchanan County youths plus participants from Tazewell and Carroll counties. The article also notes Sgt Raymond E Terry of Fort Benning participated in all Army Rifle and Pistol Matches June 5 to 15 and is a Kimball High School 1955 graduate.
Dr. W. B. Bell of Virginia Tech explains farming has evolved into a two sided system with off farm businesses supplying inputs and processing and marketing firms handling products. He notes agriculture as the state’s largest employer, with 1959 output around 1.7 billion and current estimates near 2 billion, and investment per farm worker above 21 thousand dollars.
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