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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1949
Page
4
The Farm Housing Act enables rural landowners to repair or add to buildings with loans up to 23 years at 4 percent interest. Applications require county certification. offices are in the Fayetteville Post Office basement. Non-farm applicants may qualify. details at the Farmers Home Administration office.
The article notes that modern farms rely on electric motors and a range of controllers to start stop and regulate motion. It highlights remote and portable controls, overload and underload protection, and the growth of electrical systems in farm homes and equipment, including water systems and barn ventilation.
Russellville The Rugell Farm Women's Club names officers and lesson leaders for the coming year. G C Bays will lead the club with R W Burr as vice president, A C Haynes secretary, and Blanche Thompson treasurer. Committee chairs include Homes and Housing J W Flint Projects A C Haynes Health and Nutrition R W Burr International Relations and Education Chloe Haynes Special Activities Bettie Walker Devotionals and Blanche Thompson Membership.
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service said sowsfarrowing declined and the pig crop fell this year. Total pigs produced reached 336000 versus 352000 last year, with the fall crop at 153000 down from 170000 in 1948.
The Associated Press notes that through mechanization and scientific farming, U S agriculture has doubled efficiency since 1900. By 1980 farm output per hour rose sharply while land use stayed similar, with 60 million acres redirected from livestock feed to human food and 89 to 115 percent gains in output and efficiency metrics.
Delegations from many nations study the U S cow to doorstep milk system applauding wide distribution and low cost. French delegate Henry Toulouse notes France has too little milk. Soviet official Major Agintoyo recalls long kettle waits for sick friends. Critics cite state control, limited private ownership, and rigid pricing.
Directors of the New River Poultry Improvement Association will reorganize tomorrow at 4. The meeting in At. Hope includes discussion of the Poultry Exposition in Beckley January 27 28 and eye production contest beginning January 1 for Fayette and Raleigh producers. Directors expected to attend include Howard Scott Glen Morgant M H Cook Shady Loving OA Akers Daniels J A Duncan 1949 president Oak Hilly C A Crosier Oak Wil and Willis Wellman.
Dr. W. B. Pounden of Ohio State University Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster will address the Ninth Annual West Virginia University Daily Short Course at Jackson's Mill. His talk Another Look at Mastitis outlines practical mastitis control measures for dairymen.
J E B Parkin of Pennsylvania State College will speak on Health Protection in Young Dairy Calves at the conference. On the second day he will address Major Points to be Considered in the Care and Installation of Dairy Milking Machines and will give a demonstration on managed milking later the day.
The West Virginia University Animal Husbandry Department compiled Feeds of the World Their Digestibility and Con position, published by the Agricultural Experiment Station, as a standard for agricultural workers. Schneider and colleagues reviewed 2890 articles in 17 languages, compiling data from 722000 digestion experiments to assess feed nutrient digestibility and errors from animal variation and feed sampling, with notes on the influence of protein content and occasional extreme outcomes.
A weekly list of meetings and upcoming events from the New River Poultry Improvement Association and related agricultural groups. Dates cover January events in Raleigh and Fayette counties, including poultry, dairying, forestry, and extension programs, with chairs and locations specified.
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