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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1961
Page
8
John S Phillips writes of Christmas aftermath and neighborhood quirks. He recalls parking squabbles, gifts and humor, lists festive musings, visits, and friends far away, then ends with a hopeful note for the new year and a goodbye until Sunday.
West Virginia reports 11 387 feeder calves sold across two state and 13 regional demonstrational sales. Total value 1 231 275 72 dollars with steers averaging 27 26 per cwt and heifers 22 71 per cwt. Buyers spanned Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland and more.
A DIY guide explains common lock problems and fixes for winter. It covers warming frozen car keys with a cigarette lighter, using graphite lubrication, and remedies for broken keys or misaligned doors. It advises careful handling, moisture protection, and consulting a locksmith for stubborn issues.
The Agriculture Department reports over 14 million children are eating nutritionally balanced school lunches this year, a 5 percent rise from last year. Average lunch is 27 cents, about 60 percent paid by children and the rest by federal, state, and local sources, with roughly $280 million in federal contributions.
The 29 member Public Advisory Committee on Rural Areas Development calls for immediate local initiative and leadership to boost rural development. It proposes five steps, including a clearing house for information and broader farm program bargaining power, with emphasis on employment growth and education. Dr. Ernest J. Nesius of WVU leads WVU’s extension service, and Gale Lyon serves as executive secretary.
Agriculture Department estimates the 1962 spring pig crop at 51.5 million head, about 2 percent higher than 1961, with farmers expected to farrow 7.3 million sows up 3 percent from 7 million. The 1961 pig crop totaled 93.2 million, a 5 percent rise. The 1961 spring crop was 50.5 million, vs 47.3 million in 1960. fall crop reached 42.7 million, up 4 percent from 41.1 million. Average pigs per litter in 1961 was 7.18, the highest on record.
Petersbur g West Virginia poultry leaders request help from congressional delegation to reduce freight charges on feed and livestock shipments. Donald J. Baker, president of the WV Poultry Association, backs Southern Railway System move for new multiple car grain rates suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission for review.
Virginia University associate animal scientist Ben Wamsley Jr outlines a winter feeding plan for ewes to ensure lambs are healthy. Roughage should comprise about 80 percent of intake. high quality roughage is essential. If roughage is scarce, add a high protein supplement like soybean meal. Recommend one fourth pound per ewe per day of protein supplement. Until six weeks before lambing, rely on high quality legume grass hay. later, add 1-2 pounds per head per day of grain mix. Ensure fresh water and a salt mineral mix, with a mineral blend of salt, steamed bone meal, and phenothiazine. delay phenothiazine if not previously fed until after lambing.
Martinsburg reports from the State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service show West Virginia’s commercial apple production up 17 percent from 1960. The peach crop matches last year at about 750,000 bushels, while one million bushels of apples moved into fresh channels from the four-state Appalachian belt between December 1 and 15.
Meat men discussed bets that hogs would reach $20 a hundredweight in Chicago futures next month. A bullish gov't spring pig crop estimate and tight supplies supported gains, while many dealers remained cautious. Other market moves included steady to lower cattle and steady pork, with grain futures mixed and egg prices rallying before potential fall surpluses.
Milk production per cow in crop reporter herds averaged 20.49 pounds on December 1, 1960, a four percent rise from the prior date record. The increase from November 1 was typical. Regional gains ranged 4 to 10 percent, with West Virginia reporting 125,000 cows and 4,092 pounds per cow for eleven months, total 603 million pounds, at an average price of 4.78 dollars per cwt.
JOHN S. PHILLIPS explores how producing food closer to consumers strengthens health, boosts the economy, and raises culture, emphasizing practical farming as a path to better living. The article links local agriculture to community resilience and sustained prosperity.
Dr G Herbert True, famed for creative problem solving, will be the keynote speaker at the 1962 Southeastern Poultry and Egg Convention in Atlanta January 29 to 31. He heads a roster of notable speakers with a 2 p.m. address on January 29, as organizers expect a record attendance.
West Virginia University Experiment Station is launching a project titled Equipment for Permanent Hillside Pastures led by Ross Phillips to develop and test gear for slopes where standard machinery cannot operate. The study covers soil tire friction, tipping stability, windrow-harvester chassis adaptation, and prototype design for hillside forage use.
The 1962-model laying hen is a stripped-down model of high efficiency says Ted R Hash poultryman for the Cooperative Extension Service of West Virginia University He compares the new hen to a modern automobile and urges poultrymen to select stock that fits their needs He notes chicks should be tested by growers and neighbors and to check the growing period mortality and egg production per hen He adds markets may demand different egg sizes and to match the strain to the market The compact 1962-model hen lays eggs quickly uses little fuel per dozen and, with proper care, will perform well but has limited trade-in value after 12 to 15 months in laying houses.
Dairyman W L Bill Northern argues underfeeding is widespread in dairy herds. Citing Washington State University records from 2480 cows in the DHIA, May milk peaks show cows calved in February or May reach higher outputs when feed improves. He warns winter feeding is inadequate and cows must reduce milk or lose weight.
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