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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1950
Page
22
Ohio Experiment Station reports four year history of feeding corn minerals and Ladina clover to poultry. New finding shows this mix supports egg production as well as growth. An experiment used 180 Rhode Island Red hens to test outcomes.
The government will support grower prices on major crops at 90 percent of parity in 1951, with wheat and other crops including cotton corn rice tobacco and peanuts to follow. Secretary Brannan aims to keep supports high amid international tensions to encourage large crops and a formal 1951 program announcement may come soon.
In Summers County a small audience heard Bryce Browning of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District describe recreation and reservoir plans. His film and talk urged local planning to attract industry and tourism, noting the Bluestone Reservoir’s potential for economic growth.
The report notes Korea remains largely agricultural with about three quarters of production from farming. It cites South Korea relying on northern fertilizer before the partition and a sharp drop in fertilizer imports after 1945, leaving agriculture dependent on imports and irrigation. It highlights rice as the key crop and the small average farm size, plus scarce livestock and crude farm tools.
Japanese beetles are numerous in Jefferson and Berkeley counties and are causing considerable damage in some fields according to the Cooperative Crop Reporting Service.
Four Raleigh County girls Betty Lewis Janet Meador Catherine Huddleston and Shirles Riffe plus Margaret Stafford from With Florence Howard attend Girls State Camp at Jackson's Mill. The camp opened Monday and closes tomorrow with a breakfast. Subjects include grooming dancing traditions nature archery music and leadership. The event featured a reception All Star tea chief barbecue council events and a camp newspaper.
Sage can be grown from seed or from spine plants sold by garden seed stores or nurserymen. The article notes planting in perennial borders and herb corners, advising to trim growth and avoid overwatering to maintain full foliage. Sage events and regional contests are listed with dates around September and August, including mentions of locations and participants.
Morgantown reports dates for dairy cattle sales by state breeders groups. G Hecbisk of West Virginia University outlines sales at Jacksons Mill and State Fair Grounds with Holstein Guernsey and Jersey events from Sept 15 to Sept 29.
Spencer Feeder Sales will be the biggest ever says Rigdie, with consignments already pledged from Gilmer, Clay, and Roane counties. Inspectors work on animal types and driving market signals.
Raleigh County beef producers plan eight sided silos built from unfinished lumber to cut losses from wet seasons. Plans call for a 24 foot high silo using cement foundation, 82 by fours for hoops, one inch sheathing, and roofing. Three men reportedly build it in about ten hours and expect it to conserve grass and boost profits.
Community schedule lists Aug 28 Lookout Club, Aug 20 Danese Farm Club, and Ballengee Farm Club’s Third Annual Pisso Day at 1 PM. Also includes Raleigh County Agricultural Council, PMA Committee, Board of Supervisors of Southern Soil Conservation District, Raleigh Pinners Council, Grandview Community Council, Forestry Commission Rural Development, and Rural Life Conference chairmen with dates Sept 2 to Sept 9 in Beckley and surrounding areas.
Wendell and Charles Ore of Pike County Illinois quit corn and hay work to adopt a five year rotation of corn oats and three years of alfalfa-brome-ladino pasture. They farm 443 acres with pasture finishing cattle for sale in October. The plan aims for higher income and lower capital and labor by using pasture as the main feed and embracing soil conservation.
A 20000 acre tract owned by Rowland Land Co. has been certified as Tree Farm No. 30 by the West Virginia Forest Council. The program promotes intensive forest management for sustained timber yields and is sponsored with the State Conservation Commission and Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. The Rowland property on Clear Fork of Big Coal River includes Sycamore Creek and multiple creeks in the area.
Ballengee Farm Club prepares its third annual Field Day on September 2 with President L. N. Lively. The all day event includes farm inspections for conservation practices, a triangle dinner, and a club meeting at the Community Recreation Center on the Davis farm near Muddy Sulphur Spring. It opens at the Richardson farm and ends at the Ford farm with four member farms on the itinerary.
The West Virginian Farm Bureau will open a three day annual convention at Jackson's Mill on August 28 with Circuit Judge Max Deberry of Harrisville speaking at the banquet on August 30. Other speakers include Roger Fleming, Dr. Roger Corbett, Dr. Hi R Varney and Dr. J O Knapp. The Petersburg FFA chapter will receive a top $20 prize for membership gains along with other awards.
Eight lots of Tuscawilla bred swine are consigned to the West Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association fourth annual show and sale on August 29 in Ripley. Three Duroc-Jerseys and five Tamworths form the Tusca willa entry among seven breeds in 45 head. Judges include Boyd Whittle of the Maryland Agricultural Extension Service. cash premiums from the State Department of Agriculture. ribbons from the Little Kanawha Regional Council.
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