Timber Tops In Virginia
Virginia forestry official W A McElfrestt of Virginia Tech says last year’s pulpwood could build a world encircling fence if processed into boards. He notes Virginia is a top furniture producer, with 3 percent of U S forest land yielding 4 to 5 percent of wool products and adds more than 50 600 people are employed in wood products and another 50 000 in furniture and related industries. The forestry sector is the state’s largest employer with the second largest payroll.
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San Francisco
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4-H Chatter On Carcass Show And Camp Plans
4-H members in Sullivan and surrounding areas excel at the prerent carcass show in Bristol with Floyd Wampler Sullivan placing fourth Sam Hane bson Sullivan taking seventh and Marilyn Freeman Sullivan eighth. 4-H camp letters were distributed to members and a $12 camp fee is due by May 10 signaling attendance plans. Parker Haynes Blountville offered a horse jumping demonstration and a leadership note urged members to care for their animals. Ten new Honor Club members were initiated with Ann Freenor presiding, and dress revue sewing tips covered permanent press fabrics and techniques to reduce puckering.
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Sullivan
Floyd Wampler
Bluff City
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Sulivan
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Changing Crop Varieties Lessens Disease Problem
BLACKSBURG Virginia extension plant pathologist B Ferme notes rotating field crop varieties reduces disease risk. He says growers relying on a single variety see more severe outbreaks, while multiple varieties with different germ plasm lessen spread as spores face varying resistance. Rotation remains essential alongside variety change.
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Blacksburg
B. Ferme
Nieginka Tech
Two Junior Heifer Sales To Be Held
BRISTOL The Tri State Guernsey Breeders Association Junior Heifer Sale will be held at 7 pm Friday at the Purebred Sales Pavilion on the vold Abingdon highway. Outstanding Guernsey heifers will be sold to 4 H Club and Future Farmers of America members. East Tennessee Holstein and Jersey heifer sales follow at the University of Tennessee Farm Knoxville Saturday offering 17 Holsteins and 25 nurseys. Animals were chosen as good show prospects from high producing dams to aid juniors in purchasing show animals and breeding stock.
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Sullivan County
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East Tennessee
Animal Science
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Knoxville
FFA
Demand Up For Angus in 1966 First Half
ST. JOSEPH Mo Demand for registered angus cattle has risen in early 1966 transfers of ownership up 18.5 percent to 184,389 head from 1963. Cattlemen sold 40,365 head across 490 auctions at an average of 470 dollars, up 359 per head from the prior year, boosting gross income by 3,281,550 dollars compared with October through March 1965.
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Agents Advise On Optimal Corn Growth And Fertilization
Scott County Agent Kenneth C Reynolds outlines fertilizer plans for grain corn including nitrogen 160 175 pounds and phosphorus 60 100 pounds per acre with adjustments by land class. For silage raise nitrogen by a quarter phosphorus by a third and double potassium. Emphasizes good stand density and weed insect control for high yields.
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Scott County
Kenneth C. Reynolds
Reynolds
Reysearch
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Southwest Virginia Research Station
Emory
Pre-emergence spraying aids weed control in corn
Extension note from Sullivan County Agent SW McGlain outlines weed management for corn, comparing cultivation and herbicides. Pre-emergence atrazine and 24D targeting germinating seeds are discussed, with rates, soil moisture, and seedbed conditions key to effectiveness and avoiding perennial grasses.
Fleabeetles Threat Tobacco, County Agent Warns
Sullivan County agent JAW McClain warns fleabeetles threaten tobacco beds. He urges early insecticide use with Levin or BDT, dust or spray, and weekly or biweekly repeat applications based on rainfall and infestation. Public guidance from Special Publication 91 is available at the County Agent's Office.
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Sullivan County
Levin
BDT
Farm News Roundup on Cotton Herbicides and Labor Trends
United Press International reports herbicides used on most cotton fields can control weeds at costs from eight to nineteen dollars per acre depending on weed mix soil type and equipment. The piece notes Dutch elm disease impact years, postemergence herbicide use, and warns of rapid tree decline. It also covers farm labor declines since 1911, rising wages, and projections of continued worker reductions.
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Haywood Luck
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Tennessee Agricultural Ex- Now
Pension Service
Whitfield
Tennes
Don’t Top Shade Trees Horticulturist Advises
Knoxville based note from University of Tennessee Extension horticulturist Thin Williams advising against topping shade trees. He cites loss of natural shape, weakened wood, increased decay, and poor healing from large cuts. Pruning young trees is OK, but topped mature trees rarely regain strength or beauty.
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Thin Williams
University of ‘Tennessee Extension Horticulturist
Tennessee
Williams
The Wild Turkey Flight and Flight Avoidance
A study notes the wild turkey can fly well but mainly escapes by running. Researchers observed that turkeys favor ground speed to flee from predators, using short bursts of flight only when necessary.
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