Gardeners Guide to Chemicals for Insects and Diseases
County farm agent H B Thomas outlines practical garden chemical use for pests and diseases. Key compounds include methoxychlor, chlordane, lindane, zineb, and DDT with recommendations on applications, timing, and safety. He emphasizes soil health, crop rotation, sanitation, resistant varieties, and soil testing to determine fertilizer needs.
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ETS Gardeners
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Raleigh
Resource Conservation Discussed At Watershed Conference
Experts will discuss water and land conservation at the New River Watershed Conference on April 24 in Beckley Memorial Building. Morning sessions introduce topics with Paul Barwood and L L Lough outlining land water conservation issues, then afternoon panels on water resources urban and industrial topics and recreation.
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Memorial Building
Beckley
Charles H. Archer
Mercer County
Archers
Carl Johnson
States Conservation Commission
5. L. Salgin
Star
West i Lo
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Gus F. Walker
Rural Deevelopment Council
Health and ‘Recreation Commission
Paul B. Barwood
Rural Development Council
L. L. Lough
Soil Conservation’ Service
C. S. Kistler
State Recreation Commission
Paul H. Price
Robert Smith
Ariet
United States Geological Survey
Stanley C. Higgins
New River Coal Operators Association
Clarence EF. Ghermiley
Soil Conservation Service
Ted
Braxton Farmer Wins West Virginia Master Shepherd Award
Hazel Butcher of Braxton County has been named West Virginia's Master Shepherd for 1951. announced at the West Virginia Livestock Association 52nd annual meeting during the Spring Livestock Round-Up. Butcher, a repeat winner from 1948, managed 29 lambs from 16 Dorset ewes bred to a Corriedale ram, with gross income per ewe bred totaling 65.91 dollars and all 29 market lambs graded blue. Regional winners across four regions were named, with farmers from Hampshire, Barbour, Tucker, Mercer, and other counties earning top placements.
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Jackson's Mill
Hazel Butcher
Braxton County
West Virginia
Westginia Livestock Association
Ray B. Frye
Hampshire County
Hugh Moyers
Pendleton
Don Hesse
Grant
Charles Shelly
Hampshire
Floyd Golden
Barbour
Willis Lantz and Son
M. H. Hoke
Tucker
Don Hatfield
Wezel
C.F. and
Rus. Gerrell
Tyler
R. S. Hall
A. R. Nash
Obediah Keaton
G. R. Coburn
Mercer County
Effective Fly Control Includes Screening Cleaning Spraying
Agricultural guidance from H B Thomas urges sanitation as the key to fly control in dairies. Use screens, thorough barn cleaning, prompt spill cleanup, and regular cup washing. Inside barns methoxychlor at 2.5 percent is advised. outside, alternatives like DBT chlordane oxaphene or methoxychlor may be used.
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H. B. Thomas
Colcord Mission School Hosts Wooster Students for Mission Career View
Twenty three Wooster College students visited Colcord Stockdale School in Raleigh County to study future ministry and social work. They volunteered 500 plus hours painting, building, and farming, aiding buildings and grounds while sampling meals prepared by their group called the Seats from Wooster College. This second visit, led by Fred Wollerman, drew participants from multiple states and denominations in a productive work week away from Cantonese work.
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Stockdale School
Colcord
Wooster College
Ohio
Raleigh County
Clear Creek
Hien
Amiga
Dry Creek
Fulton
Africa
India
China
West Virginia
Texas
New York
New Mexico
New Jersey
Illinuis
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Walter Elkins
Elkins
Lahor
Akroy
Stockdale
Fred Wollerman
Wollerman
Ranfolph
Ohio State
Wooster Students Form Ramp Club After Plant Discovery
Wooster College students on vacation at Pattie C. Stockdale School in Caoleordthe ramp region in Southern West Virginia discovered a unique plant. The group adopted the distinct order of the ramps as their club name and wrote a ramp themed song describing their stay and work.
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Wooster College
Ohio
West Virginia
Pattie C. Stockdale
Caoleord
Nitrogen feeds soil life and plant growth
The text explains nitrogen nourishes soil organisms and plants. It notes organisms require nitrogen for growth and will consume available nitrogen from the soil if other sources are lacking. It mentions crop residue and organic matter as nitrogen sources and the role of straw, grass, and similar materials in soil nutrition.
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Y. Thomas
Shumate
Harper Road
West Virginia University Extension Service
John Shumate
Grimm
Buffalo
Dairy Commission
Howard Camp
Vines
Burtone Es Apes
Cohen Drug Co
Bob Dwight
Braxton Farmer
Master Shepherd
Reddi
Otal Wip
Bou
Chenge
Pery Os Am
Picasa
C. Stockdale Schoost Culvord
Mildred Locklin
Punjab
Liiver Childs
Angola
Portugese
Romig
Hwayuan
Donald Elliot
Amarillo
Tex
Fred Waller
Colcord Mission School
Westinghouse and
Lester
W. Va
Beckley Insulation Co
Best Homes
Lin Ad
BN Cao
Park & Tilford
America
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