Japanese beetle quarantine ends this month
After a thirty one year battle, West Virginia lifts the state wide quarantine on February 15 as the Japanese beetle spread is controlled. Agriculture officials credit limiting spread to under ten miles per year and note federal permits still required to ship soil or plants out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Johnson
F. Waldo Craig
Craig
Johnson
West Virginia
Agriculture Department
Department
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Charleston
Farm Trends Warn of Lower Meat Prices and Farmer Profits
Livestock buyers expect declines in cattle and hog prices into summer as higher output lowers values. Steers in Chicago averaging $25.80, hogs $15.50 in the Midwest. profits for farmers may shrink despite cheaper retail meat for households.
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William P. Gruber
United Press International
Chicago
Midwest
New York
Cleveland
Corn Drying At High Heat Ruins Seed and Milling Value
Corn dried to over 140 degrees Fahrenheit is likely spoiled for seed use and damaged for milling. The heat exposure compromises germination and grind quality, prompting concern among farmers about storage and processing viability.
West Virginia 4H Winners Dominate State Honors in 1962
Five youths from three northern counties in West Virginia headline 1962 4H Club honors. Karren Witte of Pine Grove repeats as state dairy foods and bread demonstration winner earning a Chicago trip and a Carnation wrist watch. Doris Wratchford and Ellen Groves of Maysville win the top bread demonstration prize with the Staff of Life presentation and share $50 savings bonds. Jeffrey Yost of Berkeley Springs gains a state beautification prize and a wrist watch for the Yost family lot master plan. Dick Bartrug of Jacksonburg takes the dog care title with Spot, receiving a Ralston Purina wrist watch.
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Northern Counties
West Virginia
Karren Witte
Pine Grove
Chicago
Panhandle
Doris Wratchford
Ellen Groves
Maysville
Dick Bartrug
Jacksonburg
Jeffrey Yost
Berkeley Springs
Charles R. Walgreen
Yost
Alaska
Dairy Foods
Witte
Wetzel County
West Virginia University
Carnation Company
Miss Wratchford
Miss Groves
Life
U.S
Standard Brands Incorporated
Delmar Parsons
Earl Groves
Bartrug
Ralston Purina Company
Extension Service Commends State Educational Leaders
Two former 4-H Club members who became leaders in West Virginia education are named the state's 1962 4-H alumni award recipients.
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Extension Service
4-H Club
West Virginia
RDC Manager Back From Planning Trip
C. T. Shackelford Rural Development Council manager returned to his office Tuesday morning after a trip to Clarksburg West Virginia and Knoxville Tennessee. In Clarksburg plans were laid for three Country Life Program Leader Training Conferences on March 11 12 and 13 in Clarksburg Parkersburg Beckley. In Knoxville he participated in the Southeastern States Community and Industrial Development Conference of which he is immediate past president.
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C. T. Shackelford
Rural Development Council
Clarksburg
W Va
Knoxville Tennessee
Country Life Program
Parkersburg
Beckley
Knoxville
Tennessee
Southeastern States Community and Industrial Development Conference
WVU President Miller and Parkersburg counselor win 4 H alumni honors
Dr. Paul A. Miller president of West Virginia University since 1962 and Alma Lucille Wharton Parkersburg guidance counselor and future WV Guidance Association president elect receive 4 H alumni awards. They earned polished copper plaques from Olin Mathieson Chemicals Division Agricultural, sponsor of the awards. Miller, WVU alumnus 1939, rose from agricultural agent to university leader after studies at Michigan State University and a PhD in 1953. Wharton, a mathematics teacher turned guidance counselor in 1956, also contributes to WVU Extension and state guidance work. The program showcases 4 H ideals of clear thinking loyalty service and better living.
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Paul A. Miller
West Virginia University
Alma Lucille Wharton
Parkersburg
West Virginia Guidance Association
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation
Chemicals Division
Agricultural
Miller
WVU
Ritchie
Nicholas
Army Air Corps
Michigan State University
Michigan State
Michigan Cooperative
Wharton
Wood County
Hancock County
Cooperative Extension Service
West Virginia Dairy Short Course On Milk Marketing
State dairymen and farmers will attend WVU Dairy Short Course at Jackson's Mill February 26 to 28. Topics include milk marketing bulk tank care sanitation and the American Dairy Association ad program with speakers S B Wells L L McConnell Ted Richardson and others. Winners of the Hay and Silage Show will be announced.
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West Virginia University
Jackson's Mill
Samuel J. Weese
S. B. Wells
Wells
Tri-State
DCSA
L. L. McConnell
State Department of Agriculture
McConnell
Weese
Ted Richardson
Atlantic Dairy Association
American Dairy Association
J. L. Copeman
Monongahela Power Company
George Sharpe
West Virginia farm price index up from December and January
The January 15, 1963 price index for West Virginia farmers stood at 260 percent of the 1910-14 base, up 6 points from mid-December and 8 points from last January. Beef cattle averaged 18.30 per cwt, calves 1.50 above mid-December, hogs down sharply, eggs and poultry mixed, and feeds generally higher led by cottonseed meal.
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West Virginia
Statistical Reporting Service
Neighbors Talk of Weather Worldviews and Education
John S Phillips laments weather shifts in Huntington and shares a bustling column on travel, snow, a moon sighting, and a quirky classroom anecdote. He urges early specialization, notes rising math and language demands, and champions a reform to prepare youth for a changing world.
Hereford Steers Score Twice At Fort Worth
Sixteen year old Janey McBride of Llano exhibited the grand champion Hercules at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. Jackie Henson of Tuscola won reserve grand with a 1 070 pound Hereford. The photo shows judges and officials with the two champions.
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American Hereford Association
Fort Worth
Texas Erefords
Janey McBride
Llano
Hercules
Jackie Henson
Tuscola
Billy Bob Watt
W. P. Adams II
Odebolt
Val Baunardt
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Janey McBrie
Astro Guide Solo Work Advice and Historical Note
The guide advises working solo rather than seeking cooperation and warns temperaments run short under current setups. It notes social activities favor evening hours and mentions the Great Wall’s completion in the second century B C by Emperor Shih Huang Ti who unified China and built the wall to keep out nomads.
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China
Shih Huang Ti
Zodiac Advisories and Night Service Trend Noted
The page notes growing night service by auto repair shops as daytime access remains inconvenient. It lists daily horoscopes for Aries through Pisces with concise guidance and ends with the attribution 1963 Field Enterprises Inc.
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Farm Trends
Miss Witte
RDC
HN S. Phill Farm
United States
Bureau of Advertising
Beckies Post-Herald
Raleigh
Gaylord P. Godwin Washington
UPI
U. S
Great Plains
Plains
Montana
North Dakota
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Dr. Miller
Mrs. Wharton
John S. Phillips
Florida
California
Arizona
Spain
Huntington
John McKay
Charlie
J. McKay
Eight Street Road
Huntington Galleries
Evelyn Harrah
Jinny
Hereford Steers
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Field Enterprises, Inc
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