Sawdust Piles to Be Sold as Soil Improver by Lumbermen
Agricultural experts tout sawdust as a valuable mulch and soil improver for vegetables and flowers. National Lumber Manufacturers Association tests claim high germination and yields for treated sawdust, with conversion using heat and an acid catalyst to a fibrous, easily handled material. Cost remains a concern, but reports from New England show sawdust becoming a market product as farmers buy it up. The Savings and Investment Commission meeting, postponed, will be rescheduled with time and place announced later.
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Bex Rhodes
Register
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
New England
Savings and Investment Commission
Fred W. Meyer
Feeding program becomes insurance for cattle costs
An Iowa father and son from Sac County run a cattle feeding system that centers on roughage to cut costs. They raise yearlings on grass and hay, use corn silage and chopped hay in winter, and shift calves to silage and hay as seasons change. The plan spreads risk by diversifying feed sources and timing across the year.
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Iowa
Dale Irwin
Orie
Sac County
You Can Plant Grape Vines in Fall
Fall planting of grape vines can be successful in many regions. Choose varieties suited to your area and plant vines 2 inches deeper than nursery depth. Prune before planting and train vines on trellis or arbors with proper spacing and yearly pruning guidelines.
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Dean Halliday
Experimental Dry Kiln Built in WVU Stadium
West Virginia University’s Division of Forest completed a dry kiln under Mountaineer Field with 6,000 square feet of lumber storage. The kiln features three steam-heated cells and internal fans for forced draft, enabling hardwood seasoning and wood utilization experiments. Short courses for kiln operators are planned, and university repairs will use the facility.
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University
Division of Forest
Wood Utilization Department
West Virginia
A. M. Miller
Farm Fuel Storage Takes Special Care
Agricultural extension specialists warn that summer fuel use on farms raises fire risk and urge strict safety rules. Key advice covers underground tanks with pumps, steel tanks away from structures, labeled safety containers for gasoline and kerosene, and never refueling a hot running tractor.
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Agricultural Extension Services
West Virginia University
National Safety Council
Lamb Crop is Far Below Average in West Virginia
West Virginia's 1950 lamb crop totaled 246000 head, five percent under 259000 in 1949 and 22 percent below the 10 year average of 316000. The decline is linked to fewer breeding ewes on farms, with 234000 breeding ewes aged one year or older on Jan 1 1950, down five percent from 1949 and 26 percent below the 1939-48 average of 337000.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
West Virginia foresters tour Duke University campus
Forty two West Virginia University forestry students completed a week at Duke University Durham North Carolina studying Southern pine forest management and comparison with West Virginia hardwoods. The group saw a 9060 acre experimental forest heard lectures by Dr C F Korstian and Virgil Watkins toured White Furniture plant and concluded a ten week camp at Camp Arthur Woech in Avon Greenbrier County.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Duke University
Durham
N.C
West Virginia
Edward P. Craft
Princeton
James E. Mier
Lookout
Robert F. McGuire
Lewisburg
Harry L Man
Ronceverte
Duke
C. F. Korstian
Virgil Watkins
White Furniture Company
Mebane
N. C
Arthur Woech
Alvon
Greenbrier
E. H. Tryon
Gi. G. Marra
Forestry
Cooker Demonstration Set at Alderson High
Alderson High School home economics teacher Mrs. Velta Knapp will demonstrate pressure cookers and frais on August 24 at the high school. All area housewives served by the Alderson cannery are invited. Demonstrations include all cooker types and gauge testing by faculty member Frank McClung. A furniture firm will exhibit cookers.
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Ho Register
Wreter Alderson
Velta Knapp
Alderson High School
Frais
Alderson Cannery
Frank McClung
Potatoes rot on ground due to wet weather in Charleston
The Cooperative Crop Reporting Service notes heavy potato losses in certain localities as harvests stall from persistent wet conditions. A separate warning cites gasoline storage hazards in elevated tanks, including gravity flow, defective hoses, and missing self closing valves, urging avoidance of flammable liquids near ignition sources.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Rural Development Activities This Week
Tomorrow a meeting of the Board of Supervisors for Southern Soil Conservation District 1K. Kealley and Bogan chair Raleigh Pinners Council with Frank Bowman of Prosperity as president. Upcoming events list multiple commissions and council meetings through September with dates, locations, and chairmen across Beckley Fayetteville Lookout Danese and Raleigh County.
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Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
Kealley
Bogan
Raleigh Pinners Council
Frank Bowman
Prosperity
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
Reom
Memorial
Beckley
Ralph RB. Keer
Fayetteville
Poultry Commission
ADE
Ream
KO. Snider
Dairy Commission
RDC
Memorial Blig
Avis
Pan
County Court
Roun
Bob T Stromp
Dempsey Real Life Conference
Col. Gattie
Grandview
van W. Carper
Lookout
West Virginia
Lookout Community Club
J.J. Murphy
John Finley
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Raleigh County Vocational School
John L. Gorman
Raleigh County
PMA
Wieeling
Tabor
Kelly Farmer
Boll
Food Prospects in United States Rise on Record Supplies
The USDA reports US food supplies remain high with near record crops expected for poultry and turkeys this fall and winter. Dairy stays plentiful while fruit crops like citrus and pears suffer. grain remains abundant and farms can expand output barring drought.
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Department
Market Tension and Cattle Run Noted Across Cities
Chicago opens with moderately active grain trading on the Hoard of Trade as March, May, and September contracts show movement in corn soybeans and oats. Baltimore notes varied cattle runs with steady to weaker demand. prices for steers, heifers, and fat cattle reflect early-week weakness and mixed loads across outfits.
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Byrne Esuceai
Chicago
Bard
Janan
Neo
Baltimore
PSDAI
Odd Bats
Vpurkodenes
Ely
Attys
Espertas
Ricky
How to Arrange a Vegetable Exhibit by Claude Kemper
Extension specialist Claude Kemper explains exhibition standards for tomatoes and potatoes. Guidelines cover size shape uniformity ripeness and skin, avoiding blemishes, plus plate presentation and counting five specimens per plate. Also notes on dusting and timing affecting yield.
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Kemper
Claude Kemper
WVU
Orchid handed to Raleigh specialists signals council leadership
Carl J. Johnson extension forester says the Raleigh County Agricultural Council is leading the state's agricultural workers groups in planning. The RCAC, with state and federal representatives, the county school system and Rural Development Council, will host a forest protectors meeting on Sept. 24. Johnson cited the council’s conservation and land use contest, Conservation Week, and a joint long term farm management demonstration as key projects contributing to its statewide repu tation. He urged attendance at the West Virginia Woodlands Equipment Show near Clarksburg next month to keep forestry progress rapid. The next RCAC meeting is Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Raleigh County Vocational School.
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Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Carl J. Johnson
Extension Forester
Agricultural Workers Councils
RCAC
Rural Development Council
John J. Gorman
Johnson
State Agricultural Extension Service
Jtarwell
Cherry Creek
West Virginia Wood-landa
Clarksburg
West Virginia Forest Council
Upper Monogahela Valley Association
Little Kanawha Regional Council
Raleigh County Vocational School
West Virginia sets 1951 wheat quota at 100,043 acres
J Ward Wood of Morgantown announces West Virginia’s 1951 wheat allotment at 100,043 acres. He says growers should follow allotments to qualify for price support and notes supplies are not large enough for marketing quotas. Wood adds ample production depends on average conditions and careful calculation to meet national needs. Swiss chard ready for first culling when outside leaves reach a foot. harvest should begin light to keep growth rapid.
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United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
U.S. Department of Agricultuure
West Virginia
J. Ward Wood
Morgantown
State Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Wood
Last Lap Is Here Planting Still In Full Swing
Extension specialist Kemper Clauder advises gardeners to plant kale and other crops in the garden’s last lap of the season. He recommends kale as a strong late crop and outlines soil preparation, row spacing, thinning, and nitrogen fertilization steps for a winter kale crop.
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Clauder
Kemper
Kate
Oklahoma Professor to Speak at WVLA 50th Anniversary
Dr. Carl P. Thompson of Stillwater Oklahoma will be the banquet speaker for the West Virginia Livestock Association 50th anniversary. He serves as administrative field representative for Oklahoma A and M College. WVLA sessions run Wednesday to Friday on the West Virginia University campus in Morgantown.
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P. Thompson
West Virginia Livestock Association
Carl P. Thompson
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Soybean Oil Meat Promotes Efficient Poultry Growth
A WAVC Agricultural Experiment Station study shows soybean oil meal supports rapid chicken growth with minimal waste, outperforming meat scraps and corn gluten meal, and matching fish meal protein. Soybean oil meal remains most efficient but needs other base nutrients.
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Wavc. Agricultural Experiment Station
Poultry Section
Department of Agricultural Biochemistry
State Livestock Meet Opens at WVU Tonight
Morgantown West Virginia University hosts the 30th anniversary meeting of the West Virginia Livestock Association with field programs at the animal husbandry farm. A livestock judging contest is set for tomorrow morning followed by the association’s annual business meeting in the afternoon. The concluding banquet Friday features Dr Carl P Thompson of Oklahoma A and M College and other speakers including Dr B A Live say head of WVU animal husbandry, Extension Animal Husbandman Benjamin F Creech, Ross Tuckwiller, Col Edward M Wentworth and others.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
West Virginia Livestock Association
Carl P. Thompson
Oklahoma AL
M. College
Bclaide
B.A. Lives
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