Game Chief Wins Nash Award For Conservation Work
West Virginia game chief Handley earns Nash Award of 500 dollars and bronze plaque for outstanding state wildlife management including white tailed deer and wild turkey. Ed Zern announces 10 professionals will receive awards, with presentation by Nash Motors official in Charleston.
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Co. O. Handley
Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Ed Zern
Handley
Nash
Nash Motors
Charleston
Zem
Bell-ans claims faster stomach relief test proof
A certified lab test shows Bell-ans tablets neutralize three times as much stomach acid in one minute as many leading digestive tablets. The ad promotes Bell-ans as the fastest relief and lists a price of 25 cents.
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Bell-ans
Poultry Market Report from Harrisonburg Virginia
Live poultry market in Shenandoah Valley area remains about steady with fair demand. Turkeys weak while farm prices show 24 hours to noon yesterday. Broilers under 3 lbs 29 30 cents. 3 lbs and over 30 31. Heavy hens 23 24. small turkey fryers 29 30. Weekly summary for week ended April 1 shows 25 percent under 3 lbs averaging 29.35. 53 percent 3 to 3.5 lbs averaging 29.42. 22 percent 3.5 lbs and over averaging 30.29.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Poultry Crossings Divide On Hens Egg Quality Debate
Ohio State poultryman Dr. George Jaap tells farmers crossbred hens lay more eggs than purebreds and crossbreds outperform in production though white-egg strains face tough selection. He notes similar laying-house mortality across types and minor egg quality differences while warning against untested strain crossing. Shady Spring Future Farmers hosts a four week farm safety drive starting March 18 with 10 five member teams surveying farms, correcting hazards, and advancing to a federation contest.
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George Jaap
Ohio State University Poultryman
Ohio
The
University Poultryman
Jaap
Shady Spring
Future Farmers of America
FFS Federation
Crossbreeding Prospects for Poultry: Red Cornish-New Hampshire
The report highlights Red Cornish New Hampshire as a top growing cross though red feathers and poor hatchability pose challenges. It notes difficulty in producing superior white feathered crosses and predicts crossbred chicks will become future broilers.
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New Hampshire
Jaap
Nematode Control Shows Gains in Home Gardens
Nematodes in garden soil are identified as common culprits for root damage and poor yields. Simple soil fumigation methods using a liquid drench at row bottoms improved carrot, beet, radish, cucumber, and pepper growth in treated plots, with larger yields and healthier roots observed versus untreated areas.
General Insect Control Program Listed by Fayette County Agent
Fayetteville RNS report says county farm agent J Haynes Miller urges gardeners to check insecticide supplies now as spittlebugs appear around April 10 to 15. He lists recommended sprays for legumes, seed treatments for corn, and specific mixes for weed type and high pressure sprayers, plus treatments for livestock pests, strawberries, grape spray timing, ornamentals, and lawn grub control with detailed chemical rates and schedules.
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Fayetteville
Rns
J. Haynes Miller
Miller
Plymouth PowerFlow 1955 Low-Price Car Promise
The 1955 Plymouth features PowerFlow 117 engine with high compression and Chrome-Sealed Action for strong performance and fuel efficiency. It offers Forward Look styling, Full-View windshield, and value features like electric wipers, Safety-Rim wheels, independent parking brake, and oil bath air cleaner. Compared with medium-price cars, Plymouth asserts lower prices for more car.
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Plymouth
Home Gardener High Yield Guide by County Agent Thomas
County Agent H B Thomas outlines a home garden fertility program to achieve high yields and quality produce. Recommend soil testing and liming to pH 6.5 if needed, and using 5-10-10 or 10-10-10 fertilizer at 50 lb per 1000 sq ft in three applications. Include manure for organic matter, with additional nitrogen sidedress and starter solution for transplants.
Strawberries growers urged to time pest sprays carefully
Virginia Tech specialist J M Amos notes Kentucky tests show two applications of five percent chlordane with five percent DDT reduce millipedes plant bugs spittle bugs and the strawberry weevil when applied at 75 percent bud formation and repeated 7 to 10 days later no fruit injury expected once fruits form avoid insecticides. Early control around bud and blossom crucial. captan sprays help gray mold near harvest adding four to five applications at 7 to 10 day intervals until fruit reddens boosts yields.
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J. M. Amos
VPI
Kentucky
Amos
Watering Channel A Strawberry Barrel Growing Guide
A simple strawberry barrel method uses a barrel with two inch holes staggered every six to eight inches. Fill with rich soil, plant crowns through holes, and stack soil to each row. A stove pipe guides watering via a gravel filled top, with a wheel axle rotating to water all plants.
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