Conservation Week Planning to Begin Monday in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Agricultural Council and Beckley groups plan Conservation Week with church, civic, school, and club involvement. John Gorman said the committee will present its schedule Monday, featuring demonstrations on soil and land conservation and reforestation, plus farm management and land use projects.
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A. B. Lyon
State Conservation Commission
The
Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Gorman
Raleigh
State Educators Farm Bureau Plan Joint Discussion of Mutual Problems
West Virginia educators and farmers plan the first annual joint conference on education and agriculture in Clarksburg. Co sponsored by the West Virginia Farm Bureau and the West Virginia Education Association, the one day meeting will cover rural housing and personnel issues, expansion of vocational programs, the School Bond Amendment, and farm children leaving school. Leaders from both groups and other farm education organizations will attend to exchange ideas and shape long range policies.
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Clarksburg
ANC Mecn
West Virginia Farm Bureau
West Virginia Education Association
Farm Bureau
Clyde Wonar
Margaret L. Wheat
Timber Wastes Made Valuable By Wood Chipper
A Midwestern paper maker unveils a wood chipper that handles hardwood under four inches and up to 20 cords per hour. It utilizes edgings veneer cores and waste, feeding into a conveyor truck with an eight to ten ton track. Chips are directed to a semi chemical pulp mill, enabled by two decades of Forest Service research in hardwoods for paper making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Products Laboratory
The
U. S. Forest Service
Ten Lawn and Garden Tasks for Early Spring by Expert
Extension landscape architect T D Ghay outlines ten practical steps for lawn and garden care. Prepare soil deeply for new lawns, reseed thin areas, transplant deciduous trees, study catalogs, choose disease resistant varieties, warm hotbeds, prune grapes and fruit trees with clean tools, spray for scale and pests, start vegetable seeds indoors, and force pussy willow and flowering branches for early bloom.
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West Virginia
Kentucky
San Jose
World Milk Output Must be Increased
Sir Herbert Broadley of the FAO warns that world milk production must double by 1960. The Syracuse Merald Journal says the United States can boost output through science, while vast tropical regions in Africa and the Americas require extensive improvement.
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Herbert Broadley
U. N
Food and Agriculture Organization
Syracuse
N. Y
Merald Journal
Tropics
Africa
Central
South America
Rural Development Activities THIS WEEK
Raleigh County PMA Committee meets with Kelly Farmer as chairman. Tomorrow a Board of Supervisors session of the Southern Soil Conservation District at the SCS office Beckley with J R Keatley as chairman. Raleigh Pinners Council meets. February 13 Conservation Week planning group includes Raleigh County Agricultural Council and invited representatives of the county superintendent of schools Boy Scouts Beckley Ministerial Association. John L Gorman chair. February 20 Forestry Commission Rural Development Council meeting chaired by Frank Halstead. Raleigh 4-H Leaders Association meeting February 20 22 Raleigh County 4 H Project and Program training school. February 21 Rural Development Council meeting E T Stromp president. February 23 41 Regional Style Review Beckley with girls eligible from Mercer Summers Monroe Greenbrier Raleigh Fayette counties. March 14 Fayette County gardening school Nuttall High School Lookout with WVU specialists in landscape beautification small fruit culture pest control and vegetable garden fertilization. March 15 18 17 Gardening schools in Raleigh Mercer and Summers counties in that order with same instructors as Lookout.
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Raleigh County
PMA
Kelly Farmer
Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
SCS
Tabor Bldg
Beckley
J. R. Keatley
Bozoo
Raleigh Pinners’ Council
Conservation
Raleigh
County Agricultural Council
County Superintendent of Schools
Boy Scouts of America
Beckley Ministerial Association
State Conservation Commission
Daniel Ridg
John L. Gorman
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
Frank Halstead
E. T. Stromp
Fron
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Fayette Counties
Fayette County
Nuttall High School
Lookout
West Virginia University
Rileigh
Summers Counties
al Lookout
Experts Study State Farm Housing Needs
Rural families in the Northeast favor home desks for records and business yet only 1.7 percent have one. A WVU Agricultural Experiment Station report notes old frame houses predominate, high median ages, and demand for central heating closets and porches. The study, part of a project on farm housing, aims to define space dimensions and arrangements for home offices and equipment.
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Northeast
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
United States
Northeastern Farm Housing Technical Committee
A. D. Longhouse
West Virginia
Appalachian
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Martha Prouk
Asisistant
Acm
I-Hers Pinners to Meet Tomorrow Night
The Raleigh Pinners Council will meet tomorrow night with President Frank Bowman announcing a focus on a report by Secretary Sue Henley about the Opportunity School at Berea College last month. The session will cover recruitment of models for the 4-H Style Review and plans for extending the county 4-H recreation program. The council is preparing to assist the five day recreation leadership school in March 2024 in Heckley, sponsored by the Health and Recreation Commission of the Rural Development Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Pinners Council
Frank Bowman
Sue Henley
Berea College
Bowman
Heckley
Health and Recreation Commission
The
Rural Development Council
Small Saw Mills Dominate US Lumber Output in 1947
Small and intermediate size mills produced over half of the nation’s lumber in 1947, per Harold E Holman. A total of 53,109 mills were active, yielding 35.4 billion feet. 47,538 mills averaged 191000 feet annually, totalling 9.1 billion feet or 25.7 percent of the output.
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United States
Harold E. Holman
Forest Products Division
Office of Domestic Commerce
Bogs and Glades in West Virginia Feature in Castanea
The West Virginia bogs and glades are described in Castanea by Dr. G. B. Rigg and Dr. P. O. Strausbaugh. The Cranberry Glades in Pocahontas County illustrate high elevation bogs with sphagnum moss and shrubs.
Fewer Japanese Beetles Expected This Year
The USDA reports many eastern areas may see fewer Japanese beetles next year as high temperatures and drought this past summer helped reduce their numbers.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Early start urged for high producing pullets in WV
West Virginia University extension poultryman Ted R. Hash says current egg price slumps reflect mild weather and not poor flock performance. He urges poultry raisers to order early hatched chicks, preferably February or January hatcheries, to reach peak production by August and ahead of price declines, stressing care in flock selection and avoiding low price advertised chicks.
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Ted R.hash
West Virginia University
Hash
West Virginia
National Poultry Improvement Plan
Pasture Upgrades Slash Dairy Costs With Legume Mixes
A Wisconsin dairy farmer, Elsmer Berg, reports pasture fertilization and legume-grass seeding cut costs while boosting yields and milk production. Since 1942, Berg uses concentrated phosphate with high analysis potash on a legume-grass stand, increasing hay and small grain yields at least 25 percent. Four cows rose from 327 to 570.3 pounds per mature-equivalent, and Berg now feeds a high-energy grain mix to support higher milk output.
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Wisconsin
Elsmer Berg
Dodge County
Berg
Farm Real Estate Values Decline Across Nation
The first major drop since 1932 33 shows U S farm real estate values down six percent from November 1948 to November 1949. Fewer buyers able to pay cash or provide down payments slowed sales from 58 to 41 per 1 000 farms.
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United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau
USDA
Robert §. Boal
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Mississippi
Boal
Seven Top Guernseys Serve Co-Op Herds
The article reports Argilla President, a seven-year-old Guernsey bull bred by S. M. Merrill, now in the ABC Clarksburg farm stud. Described as a top sire, President has high butterfat tests and strong production, with daughters outperforming dams. He is used in semen production by the West Virginia Artificial Breeders Cooperative.
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Guernsey
Clarksburg
Argilla
S. M. Merrill
Argilla Farm
Ipswich
Mass
ABC
Clifford G. Eno
West Virginia Univerisity
Eno
Antietam Farms
Ample Lane Farm
Langwater Farm
Green Meads Farm
Topsfield
Massachusetts
Tamworth
Isabel
West Virginia
Artificial Breeders’ Cooperative
New Farm Potato Allotment Deadline Approaches
Fayetteville February 15 1950 marks the closing date to file for new farm potato allotments. A A Argabright chairman of the Fayette County PMA Committee notes a new farm means no potato planting in 1947 1948 or 1949 and eligibility for 1950 price support depends on meeting acreage allotment rules. County PMA office in Fayetteville can provide further details.
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Fayetteville
A. A. Argabright
Fayette County
PMA
Argabright
Excessive Moisture in Dairy Barn Is Whipped by Ventilation System
An old dairy farming note explains that moisture from cows can exceed safe levels in barns, especially winter. Proper ventilation with multiple electric fans, intake placement, and thermostat control can maintain heat, reduce drafts, and protect barn materials while supporting milk production.
Movie Projector Available in Southern Soil District
A 16 mm sound movie projector is available for agricultural workers in the Southern Soil Conservation District, Floyd Rothlisberger announced. Agriculturists who can operate or supply a competent operator may borrow by contacting the Beckley Soil Conservation office. One film, Permanent Agriculture, is there, with more titles from State SCS and Agricultural Extension Service. Equipment was allotted to Beckley SCS from the state office for use in Raleigh, Fayette, Mercer, Summers, Wyoming and McDowell counties.
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Southern Soil Conservation District
Floyd IF
Rothlisberger
Soil Conservation ‘Office
Beckley
State Conservation Commission
Agricultural Extension Service
Beckley Scs
State Scs
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Summers
Wyoming
McDowell Counties
Game Specialist Hired For Southern Counties
Cyril Zenisch an Ohio State University graduate has been appointed assistant game manager for District 6 by Dr C F Mc Clinton ic director of the State Conservation Commission. The appointment effective February 14 creates a vacancy from J C Appel’s transfer to District 4 last week. E M Pollack Beckley manager of the state's farm game program in six southern counties said Zenisch formerly worked with the Ohio Wildlife Division and the Soil Conservation Service in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Zenisch
Ohio State University
C.F. McClintic
State Conservation Commission
J. C. Appel
District 4
E. M. Pollack
Beckley
Southern
Zenisek
Ohio Wildlife Division
Soil Conservation Service
Ohio
Raleigh County Farm Bureau Meets Tomorrow for Reorganization
Officers, directors and membership chairmen of the Raleigh County Farm Bureau will convene at 7 30 p m tomorrow in the court house, announced President Minor I Scott. The meeting, called very important, will cover reorganization and the 1950 membership drive, with urged attendance.
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Raleigh Farm Bureau
Raleigh County Farm Bureau
Court House
Minor I. Scott
Scott
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Raleigh ‘Ag’ Council
Raleigh, Rod and Gun Club
Boy Scods
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
John Gorman
Agricultural Council
Eugene Jarrell
Cherry Creex
Jarrell
Farm Bureau Plan
T. D. Ghay
Pinners
Morgantown
Castanea
Botaniccal Club
G. B. Rigg
University of Washington
P.O. Strausbaign
Wiele
Cranverry Glades
Pocationtas
Pocahontas
Nicholas
Webster
Randolph
Tucker
Miterat
Preston
Federal Prison
Cranberry Glades
Veccher
French Creek
Upshur
Highway 219
Pocahontas County
Droop Mountain
Hillssore
Virginia Line
Ben Rhodes
Zaming
Bobi Lining
Yaenowaya
Ceenibieks
Artificial Breeers
David
National Distillers Products. Corporation
New York, N.Y
Bourbon
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