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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1957
Page
4
West Virginia farmers join a month long observance promoting animal health. Officials urge sanitation checks for visitors and disinfection at barn doors to curb disease spread. Emphasis on vaccination, first-aid measures, parasite control, and periodic tests in Raleigh County programs.
H B Thomas Raleigh County agricultural agent urges sanitation to control flies on farms and homes. Clean stalls and barns, promptly remove spilled milk and feed, wash drinking cups, use screens, and spray hog pens and garbage areas with approved insecticides to prevent fly breeding before the season begins.
Dr. W. A. Hardison of Virginia Tech reports tests show simple grain mixes can match complex concentrates when cows have access to ample good forage like alfalfa hay and corn silage. Ohio and Michigan studies echo no clear advantage for mixed grains over simple rations, with energy from forage often limiting rather than protein content.
A wet spring and late frosts made 1956 a lost year for West Virginia strawberries. Many standard varieties suffered severe damage yet a single new variety named Pocahontas showed promise despite the adverse conditions.
Agricultural experts report rising profits from sheep despite fewer U S numbers. Virginia and West Virginia trials compare Pocahontas Dixieland and new varieties Earlidawn Jersydelle Redglow Surecrop with standard types Mid land Catskill Vermilion and Eric Jerseybelle. Results from Morgantown 1957 will guide adoption by July 1958.
The Dry Hill Toppers 4 H Club members plan to buy equipment for community use. Regina L Cooper reports on the newly organized group and its aims. Calorie deficiency is cited as a common cause of low reproduction in animal husbandry.
About 158000 plants received by the local Conservation Commission for wildlife plantings. Species include 135000 multiflora rose, 4000 white pine, 9200 Norway spruce, 2504 Scotch pine, 5000 red pine, and 2000 autumn olive. Rose plants form living fences and provide bird and animal food.
Officials expect the Agriculture Department could leave price support largely unused as the 1957 crop potential may meet market demand. A loan program at about $2 per bushel lets growers store grain and receive government loans, with surplus stock totaling around one billion bushels from past programs.
A 1930s era advisory outlines farm fire dangers, citing 3000 lives and $152 million in losses yearly. It stresses isolation from fire services, emphasizes building spacing, heat hazards, and hazards like hay and gasoline. Practical tips include garden hoses, a five gallon backpack pump, ladders, pails, extinguishers, water supply via pond or cistern, and lightning protection.
Virginia Tech expert notes curiosity about on farm refrigeration costs and flock size. Michigan State and Texas A&M studies show on farm coolers use around 0.4 to 0.8 kWh per case, with total economics yielding 0.3 to 2 cents per dozen premiums depending on price spreads, pickup frequency and grade.
Live poultry market activity quiet with adequate offerings. Prices and head counts listed for farm sales ending noon yesterday show broilers 248-354 Tos, 115,000 head, heavy hens 16-17 cents. turkey fryers 28 cents. Week ended March 29 purchases total 718,294 head with weighted average 18.9 percent. Cooling unit guidance for insulated walk in rooms and cooler capacity described.
The Dairy School sponsored by the Dairy Commission of the Beckley Area Rural Development Council will be held Thursday April 11 at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courtroom. Col E A Livesay head of the livestock division of the State Department of Agriculture will be instructor with forage production as his topic. Livesay a former head of animal husbandry at West Virginia University is a leading authority on the subject. Livestock producers will also be invited.
Agricultural officials warn hay and corn acreage will fall this year due to excessive rainfall. Wheat sowings and fruit buds show varied impacts while forest fire risk remains tied to drying periods and budgeted suppression efforts across the state.
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