Foresters Aid Local Economy With Timber Program
The State Conservation Commission began a forest management program in 1949 in the Southern Soil Conservation District. The county forester has assisted 500 landowners, guiding sound practices on small woodlots, with over a million board feet harvested and more than $29,000 returned to landowners. The program promotes fire protection, grazing control, and reforestation, selling nearly 1.4 million trees this year for reforestation at $12 per 1,000. New Community Tree Farm efforts and a forest products yard at Beckley Farmers Market aim to boost small timber owners against larger operators, with subsidies through the Agricultural Conservation Program. The work supports the area’s economy as coal declines shift revenue toward agriculture and forests as a key resource.
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State Conservation Commission
Southern Soil Conservation District
Princeton
Beckley
Parsons
Khrushchev Urges US Farm Methods for Soviet Corn Boost
In a speech before the Central Committee Khrushchev praised American farming, urged Soviet farmers to adopt US corn cultivation and hybrid varieties, and push wheat and corn for fodder and silage to lift livestock production. He set a goal of 10 billion poods of grain yearly, noting the US widely expands corn for feed and silage.
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Moscow
United States
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Central Committee
Russia
U.S.S.R
Stalin
Khruschev
Cattle Spray Toxaphene Alert From Vet Authority
Dr S L Kalison of the VPI Agricultural Extension Service warns that toxaphene must be used only as directed for livestock. A recent report cites 44 deaths in 24 hours after plants use toxaphene at double strength on 72 cattle.
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S. L. Kalison
VPI Agricultural Extension Service
Farmers Cry Over Land Ruin Amid Farmland Loss
Farmers warn that one hundred million acres have become useless since settlement began. The land loss spans vast tracts comparable to three states the size of Michigan, signaling widespread degradation and economic impact on agriculture.
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Michigan
No Land to Lose We Face Soil Erosion Threat
Soil experts warn the nation has no more land to spare as erosion accelerates. If current rates persist, living standards could fall within 50 years due to declining productive acreage and increasing costs from degraded soils.
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Use
Poultry Market Quiet in Shenandoah Valley
In Harrisonburg Virginia the Shenandoah Valley live poultry market reports quiet demand, adequate supply, and light receipts. Farm prices as of noon yesterday show broilers under 3 pounds at 22-23 cents, 3 pounds and over at 23-24 cents, heavy hens 20-22, small turkey fryers 31-32, breeder hens 26, and toms 18. Weekly week ending February 11 lists purchases of pets under 3 pounds at 21-23, average 22.76. pets 3 to 5 pounds at 22-24, average 23.09. pets 3% pounds and over at 23-25, average 23.84, with a plus 29.2 percent change from the prior week.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Western Ewe Orders Prompted by Rural Development Council
Deadline looms for ordering Western ewes for spring lamb crops through the Rural Development Council. RDC Manager C T Shackelford in Beckley invites local sheepmen to discuss orders. 100+ ewes already, 200 head needed for carload. Estimated cost about 25 dollars per bred ewe.
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Rural Development Council
RDC
C. T. Shackelford
Memorial Building
Beckley
Raleigh County
Virginia
Noah Sowers
Montgomery County
Roanoke
Sowers
Been Creech
West Virginia University
Shackelford
Area FFA Boy s Schedule Events
Future Farmers from Sandstone Summersville Talcott Thayer Spanishburg and Shady Spring chapters are in a Safety On the Farm contest, climaxing March 18 to 25. Winners advance to state. state winner to a national contest in October. Jerry Moses of Shady Spring High School disclosed plans at a Spanishburg meeting. The Ham Bacon and Egg show at Duncan Catton Motor Company Beckley occurs March 11 and 12. winners receive blue ribbons only this year. Eighteen boys compete in Beckley. eight or nine in bacon. ten in egg show. Last year the winning ham and bacon sold for over $1 per pound. Future Farmers also plan a Shady Spring baseball tournament and a March 16 banquet.
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Sandstone
Summersville
Talcott
Thayer
Spanishburg
Shady Spring
Jerry Moses
Shady Spring High School
Duncan Catton Motor Company
Beckley
Kill Wild Garlic Now
Late winter is a good time to kill wild garlic with 2 4 D sprays says John M Amex weed specialist at VPI. Spraying should occur before bulblets form in soil which starts in late March or early April. Temperature should be 60 degrees or higher for best results. In lawns or grass pastures 24 D ester at 2 to 2 1 2 pounds per acre works well, with precautions for clover grass pastures. A leaflet on control in different situations is available from county agents or VPI Agricultural Extension Service Blacksburg.
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John M. Amex
VPI
VPI Agricultural Extension Service
Blacksburg
Deadline set for 1954 corn loan applications
Farmers may still secure 1954 corn loans through Commod ity Credit Corporation with February 28, 1955 final date for loan eligibility. Applications go to the local ASC committee, with Raleigh County rate at $1.34 per bushel. Loans require No 3 or better grade, or No 4 by test weight, and moisture must not exceed 20.5 percent for loans through February 1955.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Kelly
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Raleigh County
ASC Committee
ASC
H. B. Thomas
Stress Quality Over Quantity for Broiler Chicks
VPI poultry specialists advise broiler growers to emphasize quality over numbers. Start with top quality chicks, ensure ample feed and water space, proper brooding temperature with gradual reductions, vaccination for Newcastle, strong ventilation, and strict biosecurity. Regular bird checks and immediate action on signs of illness are urged.
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VPI
Newcastle
Bees Boost West Virginia Honey Yield in 1954 Report
Charleston—The Federal State Crop Reporting Service notes West Virginia produced 2,196,000 pounds of honey in 1954, up 4 percent from 1953, driven by higher yield per colony though colonies declined to 122,000. Honey value reached $659,000 with 439,000 pounds on hand in mid December. beeswax output was 44,000 pounds worth $19,000. Potato stocks stood at 160,000 bushels on hand January 1, with 1,680,000 bushels produced in 1954, up 26 percent from 1953.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Mountain State
Temporary Silo Topic For Livestock School
The Rural Development Council Dairy Commission begins its second 1955 dairy school with a talk on Temporary Silos by D A Hutchinson WVU Dairy Department. Hutchinson will describe economical silo methods and silage prep, speaking February 23 at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courthouse. The meeting includes forum on forage and questions.
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Rural Development Council
Dairy Commission
D. A. Hutchinson
WVUI
O'Dell Jessup
Hutchinson
Raleigh County
Robert Dwight
William Shanklin
C. T. Shackelford
O. C. Hutchison
Ruben Cook
Walter James
Walter Patton
Frank Dearing
West Virginia
Jessup
Mount Tabor
Commission
G. Heebink
West Virginia University
Rubber Band Castration Declines Among Farmers
Dr S L Kalison of VPI Agricultural Extension Service says elastrator castration and sheep tail docking with rubber bands have declined due to unreliable elasticity and recurring open wounds that invite infections and tetanus. Surgery and emasculation are more efficient and economical, with surgery considered the cleanest and most reliable option.
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S. L. Kalison
VPI Agricultural Extension Service
Kalison
Twin Calves Sought for USDA Feeding Experiments
Researchers at the U S Department of Agriculture Beltsville Maryland center seek identical twin beef calves under five months old within 200 miles of Washington D C for a new spring feeding study. Purchases made on offer and acceptance basis depending on suitability and price.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, Md
Washington, D.C
USDA
Fruit Stock Shortages Prompt Urgency for Orders
Horticulturists at WPI warn that south and unfavorable growing conditions over the past two seasons have reduced fruit planting stock. Smaller numbers of trees will be available for planting this winter, so growers planning to set trees are advised to order immediately.
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WPI
Phenothiazine Popular For Sheep Worm Control
USDA testing over twelve years shows phenothiazine mixed with salt fed free-choice safely controls internal parasites in pasture sheep. Higher doses cleanse heavily infested livestock. Ben Morgan notes 1939 sales began with 900 pounds, rising to 3,000,000 pounds by 1944 and about 5,000,000 pounds annually.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ben Morgan
West Virginia University
United States
Morgan
USDA
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