Spanishburg Team Entered In National Land Judging Contest
West Virginia will send its two champion land judging teams to the ninth annual contest in Oklahoma City on April 29. The Spanishburg FFA Chapter team from Mercer County joins the Randolph County 4-H champions as WV’s representatives. Teams and coaches traveled to Oklahoma April 23 for pre contest work with soil experts and a statewide judging school.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
West Virginia
George Sharpe
West Virginia University
Randolph County
Spanishburg
Mercer County
Jackson's Mill
Sharpe
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Extension Service
Indian Service
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
New and
Edd Roberts
Guyan Valley
C. B. O'Dell
Bob Cox
Glen Karlan
Bob Templeton
Robert Hammer
FFA
Spanishburg High School
Dennis Richmond
Emerson Okes
John Hutchens
Conley Wyatt
John A. Scott
Mr. Sharpe
Observe Safety First In Use Of Pesticides
Extension Plant Pathologist and Entomologist at West Virginia University urges safe use of modern pesticides. Pesticides are highly poisonous and require careful handling, proper storage, and adherence to label directions to achieve effective pest control without personal harm. Do not bathe dogs more than three or four times yearly.
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David O. Quinn
West Virginia University
The
American Humane Sn
Carl Meadows Receives FFA Star Farmer Award
Carl Meadows of Camp Creek received the Star Farmer award at the Spanishburg High School Parent-Son Banquet of the Future Farmers of America. The event honored members with multiple awards including Green Hand, Star Dairy Farmer, Soil and Water Management, Poultry Boy of the Year, Farm and Home Improvement, Farm Electrification, Safety, and Farm Mechanics. Three honorary members were added: Lonnie Okes, Fred Cook, and Kent Lilly.
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Spanishburg
ANS
Johu Hutchins
Spanishburg Roenture Farmers of America
Yea High School
Hutchens
Ronnie Meadows
Richard Rowland
Conley Wyatt
Carl Meadows
Mont Bush
FFA
Lonnie Okes
Dunns
Fred Cook
Princeston
Kent Lilly
Camp Creek
Weed Control Essential In Strawberry Trials
John J. Flanagan of USDA Rural Development explains weed control in strawberry trials near Raleigh and Fayette counties. He promotes Crag Sesone herbicide, timing, and rates for small plots and notes success with coordinated extensions and local agents.
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John J. Flanagan
Usda Rural Development Program
Raleigh
Fayette
Flanagan
West Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Speaking Of Neighbors and Market Tales From Beckley
John S Phillips writes of a busy evening with a window fan and a trip with Shack Shackleford to the livestock market to take tintypes for a Progressive Farmer article. He notes the market's top facilities and invites readers to visit during Monday auctions at 1 30.
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Shack” Shackleford
Richmond
Unusual eggs from a duck prompt front office tease
Leela Durham, a front office worker, mentions unusually large nearly three inch duck eggs she has heard about. She plans to bring the eggs to the office tomorrow, prompting amused curiosity. Also notes a reflective aside about effort and life, ending with a friendly sign off to neighbors.
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Leela Durham
Mme
Insects Plague Farm Crops Across West Virginia
Agricultural Extension Service specialists warn farm losses from aphids, bugs, mites, and other pests affect corn, clover, alfalfa, stored grain and livestock. Modern science offers resistant crop varieties, cultural practices and chemical controls. Contact your County Extension Office for pest control information.
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Agricultural Extension Service of
West Virginia University
Your County Agricultural Extension Service
Bluefield Chosen For Dairy Month Finals
Bluefield designated the center for West Virginia June Dairy Month 1960 activities by State Chairman Cale Lyon. Parkersburg hosted the event last two years with Bluefield hosting a June 27 28 industry banquet and the selection of the 1960 Dairy Princess Janet Phillips Cameron Marshall County. A Bluefield committee led by Joe Burley is planning activities. Beckley may host the finale next year.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Cale Lyon
Lyon
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Parkersburg
Janet Phillipps
Cameron
Marshall County
Joe Burley
Fairmont Foods
Beckley
Happy Birthday SCS 25th Anniversary Observance
Extension Soil Conservationist George Sharpe marks the Soil Conservation Service 25th anniversary on April 27. He recalls founder H. H. Bennett, the growth of Soil Conservation Districts, state and local programs, and the lasting impact on farming practices and land stewardship nationwide.
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George Sharpe
Soil Conservationist
Soil Conservation Service
H. H. Bennett
Father
Conservation
Department of the Interior
SCS
U. S. Territories
West Virginia
Morgantown
Great Plains
1960 Farm Outlook Shows Northeastern Optimism
William Hardy reports a spring surge of optimism among Northeastern farmers after a harsh winter. Dairymen remain best off as milk prices stay favorable, while potential milk surplus looms with herd expansion. Potatoes may rise to five to seven dollars a barrel. fruit remains cautiously pessimistic after three lean years.
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William Hardy
Farm Journal
Ithaca
N. Y
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Hardy
Dairmen
New Look For Pork A lean trim pork gains popularity
The new look for pork features meat-type hogs with reduced fat, trim outer fat, and updated research showing higher protein, fewer calories, and stronger nutrient content. Extension expert Elizabeth Roberts notes the shift aligns with modern tastes and outdoor cooking trends with ample supplies and favorable prices.
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Elizabeth Roberts
West Virginia
Univer Bork
National Research Council
Investment Plan For Turkey Promotion
A regional plan recommended at the Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association Turkey Committee meeting aims to fund state and national Eat More Turkey campaigns through grower, processor, and hatchery assessments modeled on Virginia’s plan. The committee favors uniform regional funding and supporting all Southeastern state turkey associations. It also plans a study of the School Lunch Program to boost turkey use and considers revising grading standards. Members include Homer R. Cline and representatives from Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee.
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Southeastern Poultry & Egg Association
Turkey Committee
Homer R. Cline
Harrisonburg
National Turkey Federation
Kline
Virginia
Southeastern Poultry & Egg Assn
Harold Mayer
Walterboro
S. C
Charles Griffin
Marshville
N. C
Homer Long
Edinburg
W. C. Bates Jr
Fort Deposit
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Arista
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the Weyanoke Coal & Coke Co
Arnette
Warren Jarrell
Baileysville, W. VA
Baileysville Home. & Lumber Co
Beaver, W. VA
Lilly Hardware Company
Beckley Ice & Feed Company
Chapmanville, W. VA
Queen's Furniture Company
Coal City
Teel's General Store
CRAB
Oceana
Oceana Lumber Company
ODD
Odd Grocery
Rainelle
Rainelle Department Store
Rupert
Rupert Builders Supply Sandstone
Simmon's
Slab Fork, W. VA
Slab Fork Coal Company
ALL Crozer Coal & Land Stores
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John Meadows
West Virginia Association of Future Farmers of America
State Department of Agriculture
John Scott
Herb Riggle
Fayette County
John Cutlip
Coronado
Calif
Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force
George Clymer
Hong Kong
Extension Service
John S. Phillips
Franklin Angus McLilly
Scotland
Derb Wipperman
Sweeneysburg
Lester Espy
Lester
Old Virginna
Francis Keiling
Francis
Lee
Anele Dickies
Putaed
Wy Milton Sperling
Audrey Lancaster Hepburn
Huston
Charles Wii Bicker
Dr. In
Pat Wayne
Yvonne Craig
Gary Merrill
Nancy Davis
Warner Bros
Open Air Theatre
Stamford Rd
Harry Bellafonte
Robert Ryan
John Saxon
Glen Jean
the Big Beat
Gogi Grant
William Reynolds
Andra Martin
Jeffrey Stone
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