Two Taylor Farmers Win Butterfat Merit Awards
Two Taylor County dairymen will receive certificates of merit for producing above 400 pounds butterfat per cow at the dairy show set for January 6. Kinsee of Flemington produced 497 pounds butterfat per cow. both are members of the Dairy Herd Improvement Program. The event opens Monday with remarks by state officials and features talks on dairy housing, breeding, and forage topics for the seventeenth annual dairy short course and show.
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Taylor Cor
Watson
CrAee
R- Kinsee
Flemington
J.T .Formson
Charleston
Com‘missioner of Agriculture
J.O .Knapp
Agriculture Extension Service
A. Dingham
I Agricultural Experiment Station
Robert, N. Hurst
Broughton
Marietta
Ohio
Europe
Wcubsday
Ken Brundages
WVII
Nesselroad
George Tobjem
WVUAN
P. Bayley
Beltsville
C.F. Rogers
Ater
Ohioners
Hay and Sill
West Virginia to enforce new slaughterhouse rules
Commissioner Johnson announced state regulations will govern buildings equipment transport and handling in slaughtering plants to improve sanitation. Existing authority allows action without new legislation and periodic inspections will verify compliance. Initial inspections should finish in 90 days, adding staff to support the program.
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Johnson
Verg
T. C. Treen
Department of Agriculture
Green
West Virginia
C. Harald Amick
Powy and Food Division
Holstein export plans crop up in South America
Wisconsin and Illinois breeders select nineteen top Holsteins for export to Venezuela. Two new pastures in the South American country support herd expansion as shipments proceed to bolster dairy herds there.
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Obibamtileboro
Wisconsin
Illinnis
South
Ce Venezuela
State 4-H Achievement honors go to Jo Ann Swisher and Darrell Echols
Jo Ann Swisher of Harrison County and Darrell Echols of Monroe County received top 4-H Achievement recognition. Jo Ann earned a state delegate spot to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, with Ford Motor Co sponsored trips and awards. She is a West Virginia University senior and active in 4-H planning and media appearances. Darrell Echols was a state and national winner in 4-H Boys Agricultural work, credits include earnings from his project and farm partnership with his father, under the Cooperative Extension Service program.
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JoAnn Swisher
Darrel Echols
Jo Ann Swisher
Harrison County
Darrell Echolt
Monroe County
Jo Ann
Chicago
Ford Motor Co
Last Summe
West Virginia University
Darrell
Cooperative Extension Service
Poultrymen Urged to Plan for 1958 and Beyond
West Virginia Extension poultryman Ted R. Hash urges farmers to plan now for 1958 and future years. He notes market prospects vary by sector, with egg producers enjoying a strong market while croilers and turkeys face low prices, and stresses high efficiency, 200 eggs per hen, and 85 to 90 percent laying-house livability as essential for survival.
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Ted R. Hash
Extension
West Virgina University
West Virginia
Croiler
Turkey
Hash
Bees Inspire Lightweight Honeycomb Metal For Supersonic Flight
A feature tracing how a honeycomb inspired core of ultra-thin steel strips yields an all steel honeycomb sandwich. The design promises immense strength with minimal weight, enabling aircraft and missiles to survive extreme heat and stress at speeds above sound. built by U S Air Research Development Command and praised for its bee inspired architecture.
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Allen C. Gilbraith
Central Press Association
Adrian B. Drew
U. S. Air Force
U. S. Air Research Development Command
Taylor County Not a Deer County Says Winter Review
A local piece argues Taylor County cannot be classified as a deer county due to limited habitat and pasture area. It notes 176 square miles with over 6 percent pasture, supporting only a small deer herd but high potential for small game. It urges cooperation between sportsmen and landowners for beneficial hunting.
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Taylor County
Blanket Of Snow Protects Wheat And Stresses Rural Life
In West Virginia neighbors welcome a light snowfall that blankets young wheat and seeds moisture at roots. The note reflects farming routines, chores, livestock care, and community mood as Christmas nears, with Blanton managing chores while Gene rests from rheumatism.
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Ais
Blanton
Gene
Jenny
Snow Drifts Like Sand and cattle safety noted
A daily farm diary describes heavy snow and drifting sand but cattle moved to safety in lower areas. It praises veterinary help and antibiotics, mentions wheel tractors aiding chores, and recalls a University of Alaska basketball game attended by the author and family. Christmas memories close the week with carolers.
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Stanton
University of Alaska
Theissens
Carl
Branton
Cris
Mom
West Virginia farms shrink in number yet grow larger
U S farms get larger as WV specialists note about 70 000 farms in the state, down from 105 000 in 1936. Census revisions through 1958 show farm numbers rising in 1910 to 97 000. meanwhile investment per farm averages 27 000. National cropland harvested remains similar to 1940, but farm size up 40 percent since then and output per farm up 74 percent. Farm output per worker now feeds itself and 20 others.
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U.S
West Virginia
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Insects Sought to Fight Weed in Idaho Cattle Range
Southern Idaho cattlemen and sheep growers seek import permits for insects from arid Europe and Asia. USDA entomologist says these insects feed on halogeton a weed threatening cattle and sheep. University of Idaho extension service alerted ranchers to this option.
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Moscow
Idaho
Southern
Europe
Asia
U. 8
Department of Agriculture
University of Idaho Agricultural Extension Service
4-H students win national college scholarships and honors
Reta Morrison of Hillsboro wins a $400 Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp scholarship to pursue education at the University of West Virginia after selling and displaying her project. She earned over 1700 quarts of food and has shown since 1951 at Pocahontas county and state fairs. Richard Brooke of Lumberport earns a Home Grounds beautification award and a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress, with support from Mrs. Charles R. Walgreen. He leads a college group at West Virginia Wesleyan and previously led the Lumberport Eagles 4-H Club. National programs are run by the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work and the Cooperative Extension Service.
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Reta Morrison
Richard Brooke
Hillsboro
Pocahont County
Kerr Glasa Manufacturing Corp
Reta
University of West Virginia
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
Richard
West Virginia Wesleyan
National Committee On Boys and
Cooperative Extension Bervicoy
Four-H Club Winners Return From Chicago Congress
West Virginia 4-H youths earned state honors at the Club Congress with outstanding performances in food canning cooking and home economics. Joyce Mumme 16 Cabell county won state honors in Frozen Foods and earned a trip to Chicago. Eloise Lilly 19 Raleigh county excelled in Home Economics and earned a trip to Chicago. Martha Smith 20 Berkeley county led Poultry with 10 years of care for 2 700 birds and multiple blue ribbons. Mark Rennish 16 Randolph county claimed Field Crops with a strong strawberry focus. awards funded by Whirlpool Sears Roebuck and Arcadian Products plus the state extension service.
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Pira Conservetm
Shady Spring High School
Cony
Mark Renniz
Randolph County
Mark
Tia
Weree Reese Helse Lilly
St Joyes Mumme
Cabell County
Chicago
Whirlpool Corporation
Joyce
Eloise Lilly
Raleigh County
Montgomery ‘Ward
Eloise
Mark Rennis
Martha Smith
Pittsburgh Terminal
Lele
Arcadian Proucts
Dep Foal & Dye Corp
Berkeley County
Statespion
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Cooperative Extension Service
Eggs and poultry output and prices drift in mid month report
Production of eggs and chicks by commercial hatcheries rose 5 percent from November 1956 and 36 percent above 1951-35 averages. West Virginia egg production fell 7 percent year on year to 23 million. Broiler and farm chicken prices weakened while turkeys moved to market in larger volumes.
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Volgiume
Charleston
West Virginia
Farmers Home Administration Loans for Hay and Grain Support
The Farmers Home Administration offers operating loans in drought-affected areas for feed, equipment, fertilizer, seed, and fencing. Loans may refinance debt and assist part time off farm workers with substantial farming, repayable over nine to seven years at 5 percent interest. Loan size depends on need and repayment ability, with plans to project income and expenses, ensure farm viability, and require US citizenship and farm suitability.
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Farmers Home Administration
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