Health Contest To Be Conducted For County 4 H Club Members
A health contest will award trophies to the leading county 4 H club and its health committee. Winners chosen by health exams conducted by a doctor, with The Raleigh Register selecting individual trophies. The event ties to the 4 H sanitize program covering pest control, home and yard care, and waste disposal. Regular club enrollment and up-to-date projects required.
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Base
Aleigh County
Clarence Wooten
Raleigh Register
Ingestinal Lane Haeomal Hooncet
Beuvus Pesays
Barn safety: annual checks and fence repairs urged
West Virginia University Extension urges farms to conduct yearly safety inspections of barns and fences. Experts advise planning repairs, clearing debris, upgrading lighting with approved electrical gear, and using fresh materials to prevent injuries and livestock losses. Follow guidance on safe ladders, gear, and proper fence tensioning to avoid accidents.
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Walto Specialists
Agricultural
Do Bell
Extension Agricultural Co- Extension Service
West Virginia
Gineer
Milk Consumption Survey Revealed by IRIS Friedricshen
A survey on milk use shows about 40 percent of families drank less than recommended and that milk consumption rises with income and education. White males aged 6 to 19 drink most milk, and school lunch periods boost intake. Bulk tanks aid quality but cost and upkeep deter some dairymen.
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United States
New Ford Cultivator For Six or Four Row Use
Ford Motor Co Tractor and Implement Division announces a four to six row vegetable cultivator with a quickly attached frame and hydraulically controlled linkages. It supports 34 inch four row and 22 inch six row spacings for crops from carrots to squash, and tops sugar beets cabbage beans okra and sweet potatoes. Ground tools include weeding discs rigid shanks shovels and knives plus spring trip shanks and adjustable footpieces for pitch. Accessories feature a high cap-
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Ford Motor Co
Pruning Book Aids Gardeners 4 Now Available
A new 36 page circular Pruning Fruit Trees issued by the Agricultural Extension Service Office in Raleigh County Court House. Authors R S Marsh and Oscar E Schubert detail pruning theory practice and season by season methods for apple pear peach cherry plum and more.
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Agricultural Extension’ Service
Raleigh County
H. B. Thomas
R.S. Marsh
Department of Horticulture
West Virginia University
Oscar E
Schubert
Losses from farm price supports total nearly 3 billion
The Commodity Credit Corp reports losses from farm price supports under the Eisenhower era total $2.894 billion over four years, with earlier losses bringing cumulative wartime and postwar deficits to about $4.003 billion since 1933. Potatoes, wheat, and dairy losses are highlighted as major components, while substantial surplus dispositions and subsidies add to the unfunded costs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Specialist to Address County Egg Producers Meeting
Poultry specialist Charles Blake of the State Department of Agriculture will address the county egg producers meeting Friday February 15 at 730 p.m. in the Appalachian Building He is asked to discuss hanging and the West Virginia Eggs Law A nominating committee will present a slate of officers Nominations from the floor will be accepted before officer election D C Hutchinson will write by laws for the organization
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Charles Blake
State Department of Agriculture
Appalachian
Noor
D. C. Hutchinson
Tank Branch Hill
County Hybrid Corn Trials Exceed 100 Bushels Per Acres
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station reports county hybrid yield trials in 1956 averaged 101.8 bushels per acre across 16 harvested plots from 22 farms. The tests, involving 38 hybrids, show performance under actual farm management. favorable moisture boosted yields while wet spring, early frost, and bird damage limited some plots.
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West Virginia
State Department of Agriculture
4-H Talent Acts Set for Sophia at Raleigh County Show
The Raleigh County 4-H Talent Show at Sophia High School on Monday Feb 18 at 7 30 am offers two entries per club with individual and group categories. Prizes award top three, Mason Lilly Crab Orchard to MC, tickets sold by clubs with a five dollar scholarship to camp for the top ticket seller, door sales allowed. A hay baler by New Holland Machine Co promises gentle flow action to preserve leaves and nutrition.
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Raleigh County
Sophia High School
Mason
Lilly
Crab Orchard
New Holland Machine Co
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