4 H Chatter Highlights Sullivan County 4 H Events
The Kilwanis group in Kingsport and Greeneville 4 H members report on activities 4 H camp at Greeneville with 120 senior members seeks clothing classes in July plans a judging team with Claude Crumley at Crumley’s Poultry Farm meets Thursday at 3 p.m. to train juniors and seniors for TVA L Fair in Knoxville with Sh Shers bus pooling encouraged.
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Holland
Washington
Sullivan County
Kingsport Kiwanis Lab
Pountry Project
Claude Crumley
Crumley
Weavers Pike
ASC Asks Field Check Cooperation in Scott County
Field chairman Fields of the ASCS committee asks farmers to cooperate with 10 reporters in tobacco and feed grain measurements this month. Reports are in the field to cover 3,689 farms in Scott County as June visits speed the process, with farmers praised for past cooperation and urged to aid reporters on first visits.
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Gate Cityam
the Fields
ASG Committee
ASCS
Scott County
Lard Buying Program Ends After 89.9 Million Pounds Purchased
The US Department of Agriculture ends its lard purchase program that began last October after buying 89,882,800 pounds. The lard was intended for distribution to schools institutions and needy families. USDA says current supplies are adequate to meet distribution needs.
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Department of Agriculture
USDA
Feeder Pig Prices Rise Across States
Tennessee growers paid an average of 25 for feeder pigs in April up from 21 in January and 25 in April last year per the Tennessee Market Reporting Service. The April average trails most other large states, with New Jersey 20, Ohio 28.5, Indiana 80.4, Wisconsin 20.3, Minnesota 32.4, Iowa 29.3, Delaware 2.1, Maryland 22, and Virginia and West Virginia at 22.
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Nashville
Tennessee
New Jersey
Ohio
Indiana
Winois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towa
Delaware and Mary
Land
Virginia
West Virginia
Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur to address 4-H course
In Blacksburg Virginia former Miss America and Phi Beta Kappa Marilyn Van Derbur of Denver will speak to about 21 100 boys and girls at the 42nd State 4-H Short Course on Goals and Values. High yielding grasslands can produce 12 000 to 35 000 pounds of milk or 600 to 700 pounds of beet or lamb per acre per year.
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Blacksburg
Marilyn van Derbur
Denver
Nickelsville Wins First State Farmer Degree in 1965
Nickelsville and Virginia Tech report the Nickelsville FFA Chapter will award the State Farmer Degree to George Odle son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Odle. Odle, a Nickelsville High School graduate, earned salutatorian honors, held FFA offices, edited the yearbook, and led campus activities while advancing a supervised farming program. The event highlights Tennessee and Virginia agricultural leaders, with 25 000 Tennessee farmers expected to attend.
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Vigh
Wiesta- Nickelsville
van George
Jack W. Odle
Nickelsville
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
R. B. Cheek
Billy Odie
Odle
Nickelsville High School
Lass
Future Farmers of America
Wis Treas
Clinch Federation
FFA
Fall Cover Crop Aid Applications Open in Scott County
Scott County ASCS chairman Gate City M. Fields announces fall cover crops under the 3965 Agricultural Conservation Program. Applications are now being taken at the ASCS Office in the Western Auto Building in Gale City. The program pays about half the seeding cost plus fertilizer, with certain use restrictions on harvested hay or silage.
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Gate City
M. Wt. Fields
Scott County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Western Auto
Gale City
Rye Cave FFAs Win State Farmer Degree Honor
Two Rye Cave KA Chapter members receive the State Farmer degree at the 38th Virginia FIA convention at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The award honors about three percent of members for excellence in supervised farming, scholarship, service, and reinvestment. Jay Bowen, son of A W Bowen of Duffield and a 1965 Rye Cove High School graduate, and Charles Robinette, son of C M Robinette of Clinchport and a 105 graduate of Rye Cove High, are recognized.
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Clinchport, Ya
Rye Cave
Future Farmers of America
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Fia
Jay
A. W. Bowen
Duffield
Rye Cove High School
Charles
C. M. Robinette
Clinchport Foule 1
Ite
Rye Cove High
Grassland Field Day to Feature Forage Crops at Tech Virginia
Grassland farming focused on beef and dairy production will be demonstrated at the Virginia Tech exhibit in Blacksburg. The extension service will present corn silage and other forage plots as part of the National Grassland Field Day and Conference linked with the North American Hay and Silage Show at the Tennessee site near Columbia, Wednesday to Friday.
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Spring Hill
Wilh
F. J.lion
Chapman
Joe W. High Jr
A. D. Holt
University of Tennessee
Frank Clement
Webster Pendergrass
UT College of Agriculture
Joe D. Burns
UT Agronomist
Canada
Tennessee
Rae of Conservation
University of Tenessee
American Grassland Council
Blacksburg
C A
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Middle Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia
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Tennessee College
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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