Fayette Leads Raleigh In ABC Unit Campaign
Owners of 325 dairy cows have paid a five dollar lifetime membership fee to join the proposed artificial breeding unit spanning Raleigh Fayette and Summers counties. Most cows are in Fayette County where W C Warner of Beckwith leads the push. Enrollments, though below the 1500 goal set by the Dairy Commission, are rising with expected gains late this week. The commission aims to have an inseminatory working by November. The Rural Development Council reports progress on a third project, a pasture improvement campaign, and the Dairy Herd Improvement Association unit is 40 percent full in days of testing.
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Summers Counties
Fayette County
W. C. Warner
Beckwith
Rural Development Council
ABC
Dairy Commission
RDC
Charles T. Shackelford
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Commission
Nicholas
Summers
Mercer County
Forestry Commission
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Bees Slow In Wet Weather In West Virginia
Bees in West Virginia show reduced activity due to wet weather. Despite a 5 percent rise in colonies to 2,7? thousand, honey production remains average as rains benefit hibarm plants. The Crop Reporting Service notes mild last winter lowered losses and reports wheat and corn stock levels, with 233000 bushels of old wheat on hand July 1, down from 321000 last year and farm stocks at 2,384,090 bushels versus 3,398,000 last year.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
State's Sheep Flocks Grow Heavier Fleece
Charleston West Virginia wool production rose to 1,453,000 pounds from 269,000 sheep this year, compared with 1,442,000 pounds from 272,000 sheep last year. Average fleece weight is about 3.4 pounds, a tenth higher than four years ago and two-tenths above the 1939-48 period average.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Sheen
Cooperative
Crow Reporting Service
WVU Extension Plans Courses in Summersville This Fall
WVU extension offers graduate and undergraduate agriculture courses in Summersville this fall, with three tentative classes led by Prof. W. W. Armentrout. Courses include Agricultural Economics 320, Poultry Husbandry 201, and Dairy Husbandry 920. Tuition is 10 per hour for grads, 8 per hour for newer grads, with credit limits.
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W. W. Armentrout
Armentrout
Lewisburg
Fayette Fair Plans Complete for Eleven Exhibit Divisions
Fayetteville plans for the Fayette County Fair set for Nuttall High School Lookout on Friday August 18 include exhibits in eleven divisions with judging from 1 30 pm and public viewing until 6 pm The program features 4 H club demonstrations at 11 am a Community Health Center talk by Dr N H Dyer and an immunization clinic planned by the Prosperity Farm Women's Club with Raleigh County Health Department.
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Fayette County
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Lookout
Evan McKown
Farm Women's Council
H. F. Clench
Farm Bureau
N. H. Dyer
State Health Department
Charleston
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Prosperity Farm Women's Club
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Prosperity School
Wayne Stewart
Charles Faukus
Stewart
Stewart Home
Faukus
Wilber Bowyer
Tony Eder
Wayne Brown
Local Cannery Pats Up 1 300 Gal Last Month
W B Connaley, Raleigh County vocational director, reports July will notes: about 493 quarts frozen and 1 163 gallons canned at Shady Spring cannery. Green beans led with 759 gallons canned, other items included kraut pickles beets squash and peas.
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Shady Spring
W.B. Connaley
Raleigh County
Rural Development Activities and County Meetings Summary
Rural Development topics list weekly events in Beckley and surrounding counties. Meetings include poultry commission at Memorial Building Beckley chaired by Snider, Grandview Community Council, Raleigh County Agricultural Council at Raleigh County Vocational School with John Gorman, forestry commission in Beckley with Ralph Kemper, and several Rural Development Council sessions across county offices. Public notices mention Lookout and Danese groups, plus the Fayetteville and Prosperity councils.
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Beckley
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Grandview
Economic forces from Korea war shape U S farm and industry trends
The Korea outbreak coincides with near record peacetime U S output. MILITARY spending and aid will drive demand while supplies tighten for some goods. Farmers see rising prices with hogs and crops leading gains, dairy and meat production adjusting, and cotton usage projected at decade highs amid export strength.
From the Ground Up It Can Be a Blessing to be Fired
In McDowell County Francis Kennedy of Paynesville faced a string of misfortunes in 1924 including losing his teaching job his house fire and his wife undergoing a major operation. He later credits a 77 acre mountain farm with shallow topsoil for changing his outlook and prosperity, viewing loss as a potential gain through hard work on his land.
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Ben Rhodes
McDowell County
Francis Kennedy
Paynesville
Kennedy
Tay
Markets and crops flow with mixed gains and odd notes
Baltimore markets show apples and peaches steady to up slightly with McIntosh and Halehavens across the board. Potatoes and onions mixed, poultry and eggs steady. Chicago grains slip early while cattle and hogs trade near steady. Pittsburgh features a reflective farm tale on Kennedy’s apple and peach venture amid agricultural commentary.
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Tree Sanitation Controls Treehopper
Rough bark on fruit trees signals treehopper presence. They attack apple, peach, pear, cherry, and quince trees. Female treehoppers cut bark to lay eggs, creating scars that invite disease. Eggs overwinter. hatching nymphs feed on weeds before maturing. Control focuses on removing weeds and applying a dormant oil spray after leaf fall to kill 75 to 100 percent of overwintering eggs. Treehoppers are related to leafhoppers.
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Dean Halliday
Two teachers attend Farm and Home Electrical Workshop Conference
James Robinson a vocational agriculture teacher at Shady Spring High School and Mrs L Watkins a home economics teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School attended the Farm and Home Electrical Workshop Conference in Charleston Friday.
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James Robinson
Shady Spring High School
L. Watkins
Woodrow Wilson High School
Charleston
15 Percent Hatch Forecast Declines in State
Charleston The Co operative Crop Reporting Service predicts 15 percent fewer chicks raised in the state this year due to high feed costs and low market prices. Projected chicken production is 5,355,000 versus 6,300,000 last year. Nationwide, production falls 10 percent from last year and 14 percent below the 10 year average. Hatchery output rose early this year to meet broiler demand but declined through Mays and June as farm flock replacements dropped.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Hogs consigned to West Virginia state swine show
Forty five purebred hogs from breeders across West Virginia will be shown and sold at the fourth annual fall show and sale in Ripley on August 29. Seven breeds are represented with judges from Virginia and auctioneering by A W Hamilton of Parkersburg, as premiums are funded by the State Department of Agriculture.
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West Virginia
Lawrence Cavendish
Ripley High School
Swine Breeders Association
West Virginia State College
George (. Herring
Virginia
Sheep prizes increased at 1950 West Virginia show
Prizes total $2,832 this year up from $1,584 last year for the West Virginia State Sheep Show to be held with the Pocahontas County Fair in Marlinton August 14 to 19. Also advises removing old peach trees weakened by disease to prevent insect and disease breeding.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
Marlinton
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