Savings Bonds for Farm Machinery Replacement Plan
West Virginia Savings Bonds Division urges farmers to match annual depreciation of farm machinery with U S Savings Bonds kept to fund replacements. J O Knapp, WVU Agricultural Extension director, explains, using a tractor example: invest 225 dollars yearly for 10 years to yield over 2600 dollars, enough to buy a new tractor. Bonds are safe, earn interest, and are replaceable if lost or damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Savings Bonds Division
U. S
J. O. Knapp
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Agriculture Committee
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Knapp
U.S
Bees and sprays raise clover seed yields in Iowa demo
Ohio State University entomologist T. H. Parks notes clover seed faces pollination and pest risks. An Iowa demonstration using bees for pollination and spraying for grasshoppers and plant bugs yielded 1.45 bushels per acre versus a state average of 0.78. Parks cites dwindling Ohio beekeeping, seed loss at harvest, and upcoming root borers as threats with limited current controls, while Wooster reports promising insecticide results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Parks
Ohio State University
Parks
Iowa
Ohio
Wooster
Increases Milk Production Through Pasture Program
Ohio farmer Russell Cook of Columbiana County boosted milk output by 35 821 pounds from 1950 to 1952 through soil conservation and pasture improvements. He cut concentrates by 19 250 pounds while expanding blue grass and legume pastures including alfalfa ladine timothy and brome. Fertilizer and lime costs were 25 60 with seeding at 70 74 and top dressing 304 per acre.
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Ohio
Russell Cook
Columbiana County
Cook
Better Liming Aims At Health Through Local Farming
Farm Editor Mowe reports on initiatives to improve soil and lime use to boost local production. The piece links farm practices to healthier diets, stronger local economy, and higher cultural standards, stressing practical steps for farmers.
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Bob Dwight
Mowe Forming
Lighted Poultry House Keeps Egg Production High In Winter
A well lit poultry house maintains peak egg output during winter. Light stimulates the hen’s egg producing mechanism, allowing steady laying despite shorter days. Proper illumination covers floors troughs roosts and water, with 1 to 38 foot candles sufficient if no shadows.
Gardener Santa Claus Gift Guide for Christmas
A playful guide urges early shopping for gardener gifts to please Dad, Mother, Brother John, and Sister Sue. It suggests options from power mowers and hedge clippers to garden books and magazine subscriptions, plus certificates giving kids a share of spring garden plots with seed and seedlings.
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Green Thumb
Dad
John
Sue
Pop
Garden Magazine
St. Nick
Muffins Rest Before Serving with Spatula Tip
Instructions advise using a small spatula or knife to tilt each muffin in its cup to prevent steaming. Move muffins to a warm place while awaiting serving.
Winter Mulch Advised For Strawbery Beds
Melvin H. Kolbe of West Virginia University urges mulching strawberry beds when temperatures stay near 20 degrees. Use wheat straw, avoid leaves, and apply 2.5 tons per acre for light mulch or five tons for heavy mulch to protect crowns, hold moisture, keep fruit clean, and reduce weeds.
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Melvin H. Kolbe
West Virginia University
Kolbe
Sanitation key to poultry disease control says experts
Virginia Tech poultry disease experts warn that miracle drugs cannot replace sanitation and proper management. They outline four methods: eradication, sanitation and management, immunization, and drugs. Emphasizing clean feed and water and well built, ventilated houses, they note vaccination can prevent fowl pox Newcastle disease and laryngotracheitis, though chronic diseases resist immunization.
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VPI
Four-H Club Crops Winners at National Meeting
At Chicago national 4-H awards ceremony six state winners received $300 Harvester Co. scholarships for crops. Notable recipients include Eddie Frazier of Sparta Georgia and Charles Rogers of Wake Forest North Carolina. Other 4-H programs awarded scholarships to winners in frozen foods home safety and home improvement.
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A. D. Crusoe
Chicago
Eugenia Ellis
New Bern
Tenn
Sandra Luan Ball
Hemingford
Neb
Joan Karns
Orenco
Ore
Ann Wade
Ochlochnee
Ardella Rusk
Wellington
Kan
Ruth Louise Propst
New Brunswick
N. J
Crusoe
Donald L. Brittson
Stockton
Calif
Kenyon E. Geise
Loganville
Wis
Bill Oden
Shawnee
Okla
Martin W. Johnson
Laurel
Del
Fred D. Cox Jr
Assaria
Adrian Miller
Bernardston
Mass
International Soundphoto
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Agriculture College Extension Services
International Harvestes Co
Eddie M. Frazier
Sparta
Cornell E. Read
Bay Springs
Miss
Charles Lee Rogers
Wake Forest
N. C
Sonny O'Neill
Ponca City
Harold Seely
Hubbard
Harvester Co
Sara
Louise Grant
Soddy
General Motors
Erich Willen
Westminster
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Marybelle Helen Remsburg
Frederick
Naomi Ruth Judy
Circleville
W. Va
Spool Cotton Co
Ann Runkles
Avalone Ellis
Nashville, Tenn
Roxanna Rogers
Winchester
Early Started Pullets Earn More Egg Profits
U S government analysis shows pullets started January to early March yield higher egg profits than later flocks. Early starters gain in price peaks from September to December, with 12 cent per dozen country average and up to 20 cent in some areas. February hatched birds lay about 20 more fall eggs than April, or 20 cents per bird. January hatch affords about 40 more eggs in high priced months, a 40 cent per bird increase. Also covers preferred litter materials and warmer housing strategies for early starts, plus benefits of earlier care and range readiness.
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U S
U. S
U.S
Frequent oil changes in cold weather extend engine life
Agricultural Extension Service specialists at West Virginia University urge frequent oil and filter changes during winter, arguing oil costs are minor compared to repairs and downtime. They note cold weather causes carbon, fuel dilution, and water in the crankcase, and that heavier oil, used properly, helps suspend contaminants. Warming up the engine reduces fuel dilution.
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Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Director Change in State ASC Committee Asks Benson Announcement
Clarence P. Hott of Marysville was named chairman of the West Virginia State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee by USDA Secretary Ezra T. Benson on Friday. He succeeds J Ward Wood of Lost Creek, former head of the agency then called the State Production and Marketing Administration Committee. M Earl Nelson of Lowell and Sidney E. Blake of Lesage will remain as members.
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Clarence P. Hott
Marysville
West Virginia
M. Earl Nelson
Lowell
Sidney E. Blake
Lesage
State
ASC
Benson
Poultry Market Report from Harrisonburg Virginia
Live poultry market remains steady in Harrisonburg and Shenandoah Valley area with good demand and moderate receipts of chickens and light turkey arrivals. Farm prices reported for 12 noon yesterday show broilers under 3 pounds at 23 cents, 3 pounds and over 25 to 42, heavy hens 21 to 22, small turkey fryers 37 to 42, heavy toms 30 to 31, with weekly broiler purchase breakdowns by weight class and a 38.8 percent drop from the previous week.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
After School Snack Idea With Cinnamon Toast and Milk
When the cookie jar is empty, small fry enjoy cinnamon toast with mugs of milk or hot cocoa as an after school treat. The recipe suggests simple pantry items and warm beverages to soothe hunger after class.
Dairy Cows Spend Most Day Grazing on Pastures
A VPI Agricultural Experiment Station study tracked dairy cows over several 24 hour periods. Cows spent about 16 hours standing daily, with nine hours of grazing and seven hours loafing. Grazing peaked after morning and evening milking, while they loafed and rested during the hotter midday and after midnight. Water intake occurred upon pasture arrival both morning and evening.
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VPI Agricultural Experiment Station
W. A. Hardison
Dairy Department
Toast with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Glaze
A quick toaster topping idea: spread hot buttered toast with brown sugar then dust with three-quarters of a teaspoon of cinnamon. Return under the broiler briefly to melt and caramelize the sugar for a glossy finish.
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