Beef Bulls Available Through ABC Service
The Beckley Artificial Breeding Cooperative will offer Hereford bull services around May. The local unit supports the state program and will provide semen to members once it arrives. The service assists farmers with five to six cows who cannot afford a bull and seeks to improve low producing cows. Registered cattle require ownership of both bull and cow. For details contact Frank Dearing in Beckley or the Rural Development Council.
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Beckley
W. L. Northern
West Virginia University
Northern
West Virginia
ABC
Northern Added
Nothern
Frank Dearing
Rural Development Council
Increased Youth Forestry Projects Sought in WV
Ben Rhodes of American Forest Products Industries urged the Forestry Commission to expand 4-H forestry projects in West Virginia. He noted fewer than 100 projects last year, contrasted with Indiana’s 5,200 in 1953. He stressed WV’s strong forestry potential and regional importance, predicting profits from timber despite slower returns than poultry and dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Ben Rhodes
American Forest Products Industries
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
Indiana
Appalachian
Commission
Forest management urged to grow West Virginia tree farms
Rhodes urged expanding tree farms in West Virginia where fewer than 60 exist mainly on large holdings. He urged private forestr y to boost continuous production, thinning, and 4 H forestry, noting Mead Corp plans pulpwood purchases in Kanawha and possibly Fayette counties. He cited rising wood products from 4000 to 6000 and possible New River study on income lost from grazing forest land.
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Rhodes
West Virginia
Conservation Commission Division of Forestry
Madock White
Princeton
Chicago
Mead Corp
Chillicothe
Ohio
Boundry
Kanawha County
Fayette County
Tractor Sprayers Have Many Uses
J M Amos at VPI says power take-off sprayers, usually used for weeds, can spray fruit trees ornamentals and cattle to control insects and disease. Use separate tanks to avoid harming plants and avoid spraying after using 2 4-D or brush-killing mixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Amos
VPI
Amos
Inform Consumers In Values of Milk
Rural Development Council Dairy Commission forms committee to publicize June dairy month. Producers selling Grade A milk urged to use the Land-O Hills symbol. Lew Campbell may speak at Beckley ABC meeting. New Dairy Herd Improvement Association members sought. six owners expressed interest. Committee includes Charles Boyles chair and Shackelford Dwight Hutchison Patton Avis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Development Council
Dairy Commission
Lew Campbell
West Virginia Artificial Breeders Association
Beckley Abc Group
Poultry Market Update in Shenandoah Valley Area
In Harrisonburg Virginia live poultry markets show weakness with fair demand. Farm prices for the 24 hours ending noon yesterday list broilers and fryers at 22 to 23 cents per pound, heavy hens 20 to 22, and a small lot of turkey fryers at 32. The week ending April 16 reports broilers under 3 pounds down 14 percent, prices 23 to 25, average 24.45. 3 to 3.5 pounds 61 percent at 23 to 36, average 25.33.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Snap Beans and Veg Market Outlook Amid District Feud
A farmer dog narrator laments confinement at a small El Dorado farm while outlining a bleak season ahead. An agricultural forecast from VPI notes demand for asparagus, snap beans, broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, sweet corn, eggplant, onions, green peppers, early potatoes, squash, and sweet potatoes with price trends and production hints for 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VPI
U. S
Puerto
RDC to Prepare for Annual Meet and Market Progress
The Rural Development Council plans its June annual meeting with a committee led by Hulett Smith to arrange details and an outside speaker. A nominating panel includes James Kessinger Rosser Long and E T Stromp. The group will review agricultural expansion progress plus a new producers market slated for July near Cranberry.
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Rural Development Council
RDC
Hulett Smith
Wayne Mason
Paul B. Barwood
Floyd F. Rothlisberger
James Kessinger
Rosser Long
E. T. Stromp
R. E. Hicks
Fruits and Vegetables Commission
Beckley
Hicks
Columbia
Usc
Cranberry
E. O. Snider
Poultry Commission
Snider
Robert Dwight
Dwight
Country Life Project
Costs Higher Per Bushel of Corn On Low Yields
Agronomist G R Epperson notes higher costs per bushel in low yield farming and urges high yield practices. Emphasizes ample plant food, soil testing for phosphorous and potassium, nitrogen as a side-dress, thick plant stands, proper depth of planting, and using only adapted hybrids to maximize corn production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Epperson
WPI
Diagnosis Sparks Brucellosis Control Advances
Veterinary researchers at VPI credit diagnosis progress for brucellosis control in humans and cattle. A blood test is common. a plate test aids quick screening at auctions. Calf vaccines exist. a new M Vaccine targets adults. Sanitation and management remain essential to prevent herd entry via infected cattle, shipments, shows, and farm-to-farm contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VPI
Virginia
Clover Needs Aid To Make Recovery
Ladino clover shows a slow comeback in some pastures and benefits from specific management practices. Do not let tall grass crowd ladino, keep grazed height at four inches or less, clip if needed, and avoid grazing closer than two inches. In mixed pastures graze four to six inches down to two, then let recovery to six to twelve inches. For silage or hay, cut between head emergence and bloom to improve quality and prevent crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Shoulders
VPI
Practices Listed For Increased Hay In State for 54
Extension agronomist R J Friant of West Virginia University urges timely actions to boost hay production for next winter. The plan suggests assessing farm hay needs now and applying nitrogen to meadow stands or reseeding with soybeans and corn, with soil lime and fertilizer recommendations to raise yields and protein content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Friant
Extension Agronomist
West Virginia University
Immortal Potato May Lead To Refrigeration-Free Food
Senate committee hears Dr. J. S. Butts of the Atomic Energy Commission describe an "immortal potato" preserved by radiation. He notes a companion potato treated differently shows decay, underscoring a broader 5 year six million dollar Army drive to preserve food without refrigerators. He says radiation could kill spoilage bacteria in potatoes onions and meats.
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Washington
J. S. Butts
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Butts
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
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el Dorado
Susie
George Sharpe
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Missouri
Andrew
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Lacy Dillon
Ravencliff
New Ri
Soulsville-McGraws-Ravencliff
Lon Stewart
J. H. McGraw
McGraws
Home Improvement
Ted Clay
Saulsville
Mittee
Mary McGraw
Holyrod Brooks
McGraws- Saulsville-Ravencliff Country Life Program
New River Country Life Program
Miletus McGraw
Agriculture Committee
G. Perry Spence
Wayne
City Ave
S&h
Jewelers
Neville St. Beckley
Bond
Ania Ae
Bourbon
Llery
Old Crow
LY Ae
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