RDC Scratches Deadwood Overhauls for High Speed Year
Rural Development Council confirms a major renewal replacing half its members to boost enthusiasm for the Rural Development Program. E T Stromp urges commissions to outline plans, and new Savings and Investment chairman Frederick W. Meyer is named. Poultry and egg marketing progress highlighted, with local processing and a central grading station under study. New River Country Life Program starts with 15 communities in five counties, plus 10 more potential joins. A health officer position is discussed by a committee chair and council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Rhodes
Rural Development Council
E. T. Stromp
S. Stromp
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Savings and Investment Commission
The
Poultry Commission
Stromp
Franklin Lilly
E. O. Snider
Beaver
Lilly
Federal Agriculture Department
Ohio
Commission
Charles T. Shackelford
RDC
Council
River Country Life
Tupelo, Miss
Upper
Birch River
Greenbrier
Gus F. Walker
D. F. Brooke
John Hodel
Raleigh
Feasibility study under way for timber treating plant
The Forestry Commission of the Rural Development Council is examining the possibility of establishing a plant for preservative treatment of mine timbers and fence posts. They see a larger market if local processing reduces delivered costs, as some preserved timbers are imported for mine use due to prohibitively high freight rates. The commission elected a new leadership team with Ralph Kemper as chairman and F. Rothlisberger as secretary, and formed a four member committee to propose yearly projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Group
Forestry Commission of the
Rural Development Council
Commission
Ralph Kemper
New River-Pocahontas
State Division of Forestry
Rothlisberger
United States Soil Conservation Service
Frank Halstead
Roth
State Master Shepherd Is Monroe County Man
J. A. Helm of Links Grove Monroe County was named the 1949 State Master Shepherd, the first to win the honor twice, with his 1944 prior title. The award highlights profits per ewe bred, regional winners, and notes the B&O Railroad and WV Live stock Association support the Master Shepherd Project to boost small-farm sheep profitability. The article also covers the Southeast West Virginia Purebred Beef Cattle Association show and sale plans at the State Fair Grounds on April 26 with bull and heifer entries across Hereford, Shorthorn, and Aberdeen Angus breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jackson’s Mill
J. A. Helm
Links Grove
Monroe County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Lough
Morgantown
Helm
Lewis Gay
Pocahontas County
West Virginia Livestock Association
Agricultural Extension Service of
West Virginia University
West Virginia
B&o
Greenbrier Valley Livestock Association
Hansel Hedrick
Pendleton
H. A. Mulledy
Hampshire
C. T. Rinker
Oran Butcher
Braxton
Ned Swecker
Randolph
Clyde B
Welch Preston
Don Hatfield
Wetzel
L. C. Keys
Tyler
C. F
R. Gorrell
Gay
Delbert G. Moore
Pocahontas
Fy Register
Lewisburg
C. R. Ripley
Dairy Barn Wiring Plan Aims Top Efficiency
Dairy farming progress is shown with an adequately wired dairy barn designed for high efficiency. The sketch details electrical circuits, wire sizes, milking electrification, barn cleaner, ventilation, pressurized water system, convenient outlets, milk cooler, heater, sterilizer, feed processing room, attached silo, hay curing system, and lighting layout along litter and feed alleys.
Rhubarb Plants Readily Available From Nurseries and Gardeners
Six or eight rhubarb plants can feed a typical family. Purchases are common at seed stores or nurseries, and gardeners often share divisions from existing clumps nearby.
Community meeting at Span ishburg High School Friday night
Register staff reports a community meeting at Span ishburg High School Friday night to discuss gardening and the New River Country Life Program. A film titled More Time for Living by Westinghouse Corp will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Spanishburg
New River Country Life
Westinghouse Corp
First Girl Applicant For Camp Caesar In Raleigh
Margaret Claytor of Daniels becomes the first girl applicant this year for a Conservation Camp scholarship. A Shady Spring High sophomore and 4-H member, she is among 25 applicants from six counties. District forester H M Hart will select 11 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Claytor
Daniels
Shady Spring High School
Margaret
Future Homemakers of America
H. M. Hart
Forester
Mercer County
Harr
Alfalfa Stand Management to Last Three Years
West Virginia agronomist Dr. G G Pohlman advises maintaining alfalfa stands for three or more years with up to three cuts yearly. Last harvest by early September helps winter reserves. top dressing with superphosphate or phosphate and potash supports yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Pohlman
W. V. U. Agricultural Experiment Station
Tender Vegetables Should Wait For Last Frost
Some vegetables are hardy and can be planted in open soil once workable. Others including beans melons eggplants peppers tomatoes and squashes are tender and must not be set out unprotected until all danger of frost has passed.
W C Warner Joins Area ABC Dairymen Roster
Fayette County dairyman W C Warner endorses artificial breeding to lift per cow production. He joins early, paying five dollars for lifetime ABC unit membership near Beckley, with 25 mile reach. The Dairy Commission frames DHIA as a co op for testing and culling to raise profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Warner
Fayette County
Fayette
Raleigh
West Virginia Artifical Breeders Cooperative
Beckley
Dairy Commission of the
Rural Development Council
ABC
Clarksburg
Q. C. Hutchison
Commission
RDC
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
Michigan
United States Department of Agriculture
West Virginia Artificial Breeders’ Cooperative
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County Agricultural
H. C. Avis
Greenbrier Dairy Products Company
Dairy Commission
Register Farm
Mercer Leaders Hear Charles Sperow Jr in Princeton
Mercer County 4 H Leaders Association held its second quarterly dinner meeting at First Methodist Church Princeton. Guest speaker Charles Sperow Jr former 4 H member and 1949 International Youth Exchanger spoke of his time in Sweden Belgium Holland France Germany Norway and Denmark and shared customs and homes he visited. Slides showed scenes from the Scandinavian countries. The group adopted a constitution and by laws and a Leadership Awards System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Princeton
Mercer County
4-H Leaders Association
First Methodist Church
Clifton Dotson
Charles Sperow, Jr
E. S. Bailey
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Sperow
Berkeley County
West Virginia
Sweden
Belgium
Holland
France
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Bill Winfrey
Nemours
Barbara McKenzie
Ann Boggs
R. W. Coker
Forest Bocock
John H. Myers
Melvin Smith
Lee Bobbitt
J. S. Bobbitt
H. G. Woodrum
Mercer Rural Planning Council
Sinks Grove Flock Lambs 210 Per Cent
Sinks Grove Mr and Mrs Orr Scott report a remarkable lambing record from 40 ewes. Of 39 ewes lambed, 21 sets of twins, 9 sets of triplets, one quintuplet, one quadruplet with a dead lamb, and 7 singles. The five lambs came from a four year old. They raised all extras by hand, with 12 bottle babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Sinks Grove
Orr Scott
Arbor Day program at Montcalm JHS in Princeton
Arbor Day observance at Montcalm Junior High School featured opening remarks by Vernon Dunn, a student choir performance of West Virginia Hills, and a speech on History and Purpose of Arbor Day by W. R. Cook of the Mercer County Board of Education. A talk on Tree Planting by Hobart Woodrum followed, with planting postponed due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montcalm Jhs
Register Star
Princeton
Montcalm
Vernon Dunn
West Virginia Hills
W. R. Cook
Mercer County Board of Education
Hobart Woodrum
Mercer oat variety trials planned on Princeton Athens road
Mercer county will plant nine oat varieties on C A Fletcher farm on the Princeton Athens road to compare performance under local conditions. Last year on R B Manning’s Greasy Ridge farm Mindo led with 68.4 bushels per acre and Andrew was second with 66.1. The study is a cooperative effort of West Virginia University College of Agriculture and county agent R E Harbert, with local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Princeton
C. A. Fletcher
Princeton- Athens Road
Clinton
Andrew
Bonda
Shelby
Mindo
Zephyr
Benton
Bonham
S. Manning
Greasy Ridge
Shady Spring Names New Vocational Agriculture Instructor
John W. Ashby of Bridgeport is appointed as Shady Spring High School vocational agriculture instructor for the remainder of the term. The vacancy follows Newman Fitzsimmons resignation to join the Farmers Home Administration as farm management supervisor in Ritchie Doddridge and Tyler counties. Ashby is a West Virginia University agriculture graduate and Army veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Ashby
Bridgeport
Shady Spring High School
Newman Fitzsimmons
W. B. Connoley
Raleigh County
Ashby
West Virginia University
Potomac State College
Fitzsimmons
Farmers Home Administration
Ritchie
Doddridge
Tyler
Wetzel County
Three Mercer Farmers Get Conservation Plans
Mercer County soil conservationist John H Myers reports plans completed for J P Sammons of Princeton and W S Haldren and S H Ferguson of Pettry. Plans include contour strip cropping alfalfa planting farm pond conservation woodland wildlife management and other practices. Seed dealers show record sales of alfalfa bromegrass and Ladino clover signaling greater use of long term grasses suited to local cropland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Princeton
J. P. Sammons
W. S. Haldren
S. H. Ferguson
Pettry
John H. Myers
Mercer County
Rural Development Activities and Upcoming Meetings
Spring meeting of Beckley Federation and Future Farmers of America at Nuttall High School Lookout. tomorrow six events include Raleigh Pinners Council planning for Boy Scout Exposition at Keatley Bros. Upcoming April 24 Raleigh 4-H Leaders Association. May 1 Raleigh County Agricultural Council. May 2 pasture tour at E R Cline farm Cool Ridge with follow up during Conservation Week. May 3 Raleigh County PMA Committee at Tabor Building Beckley. May 11 Board of Supervisors Southern Soil Conservation District at Tabor Building Beckley.
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Beckley Federation
Future Farmers of America
Nuttall High School
Lookout
Raleigh Pinners Council
Keatley Bros
Pinners
Frank Bowman
Prosperity
Raleigh
Cool Ridge
Raleigh County
PMA
Tabor
Beckley
Kelley Farmer
Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
J. R. Keatley
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Frederick W. Meyer
Pioneer Enterprises, Inc
Lisberger
Wilmer Snuffer
Walter Patton
Eccles
A. B. Lyon
Halstead
H. W. Shawhan
Charleston
Mr. Helm
Ira Miller
Milk House
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West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Buffalo
Ranger
W.C. Warner
Mercer
Helen Surface
Janie Shutt
Sandlick
Basil White
Bluewell
Elaine Cook
Viola Cook
Beulah Hubbard
Goodwill
Mary Addison
Billie Nash
Camp Creek
Irene Johnston
Margaret Jean Phalen
Glenwood
Gertrude Godfrey
Annie Grimm
Matoaka
J. C. Hight
Mary Etta Hight
Athens
Elgood
Ruth Wade
Elizabeth Belcher
Athens Star Route
Guy Math
Beckley Ice & Feed Co
W. Prince St
Dialose
Shady Spring
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