Bitter with Sweet We Have Had Our Pill
A poultryman laments low broiler market prices and shares a 10 week flock result from El Dorado Farm and Greenview Hatchery. He notes 3.0 lb birds at nine weeks four days, 1% mortality, 3:1 feed conversion, and shifts to tubular feeders, plus windbreak plans and gardening thoughts for February. He argues feed dealers and processors take profits as growers face low markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Dorado Farm
Greenview Hatchery
Hico
Willis Wellman
White Rock
Mclaughlin to Meet RDC on Beckley Market Plan
West Virginia Commissioner J B McLaughlin will confer with Rural Development Council members this month to finalize operation plans for a proposed producers market near Beckley. The RDC also outlined county level Country Life committees and a dairy cattle show with 25 purebred cows to be sold at the Skelton market site, while 730 cows have been artificially bred this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
J. B. McLaughlin
Rural Development Council
Beckley
R. E. Hicks
RDC
McLaughlin
Hicks
Fruits and Vegetables Commission
Country Life Commission
Country Life Committees
Charles Boyles
Dairy Commission
Skelton
Boyles
Winterize Your Garden Tractor This Season
Extension agricultural engineer Waldo Bell of West Virginia University urges winterizing a garden tractor after storage. Start the engine warm, drain old acidic oil, replace with new, run briefly, add two ounces of top motor oil into the spark plug hole, reseal then turn over. Drain gasoline from the tank and carburetor to avoid gum from slow evaporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Bell
Extension Agricultural Engineer
West Virginia
Bell
Pasture Renovation Steps Listed for Drought Relief
West Virginia University specialists propose pasture renovation as drought relief for Southern West Virginia farmers. After a dry 1953, Pohlman notes many pastures cannot recover without lime, fertility, and reseeding. The plan includes liming, tillage, lime and fertilizer applications, seedbed preparation, and a mixed legume and grass seed blend with protective measures to prevent overgrazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
West Virginia University
G. G. Pohlman
Planning Pasture Right Based Upon Present Acreages
John F. Shoulders of Worcester Polytechnic Institute advises farmers to assess current pasture acreages, grass and legume types, hay crops, and soil conditions to plan seeding. He lists questions on grazing needs, insurance, hay or silage during grazing, and soil fertility. A diversified forage system with complementary mixtures provides spring to fall grazing and winter feed. Winter and drought insurance mixes like alfalfa orchard grass and sweet Sudan are discussed, and the value of pasture as the cheapest feed is stressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Shoulders
WPI
Shoulders
Coal Company and Experiment Station Unite at Island Creek Forest
Island Creek Forest of 3000 acres in Mingo County is licensed to West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station for applied forest research the coal company owning the land supervises with an assistant forester. The project aims to learn local demand for forest products and maximize value by sorting wood by species size and quality while using mine props and high grade lumber. It tests multiple production methods in divided parcels and measures results, with fire protection and a 500 acre trial area under a resident forester. Approximately 1.5 million board feet will be harvested under a cutting contract as research proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pohlman
County Agricultural Extension Office
WVU Agricultural Experiment Station
Island Creek
Mingo County
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Island Creek Forest
Island Creek Coal Company
West Virginia
FHA Fieldmen Plan Farming Projects For '54
William A. Jones state FHA field representative and Ben R Sharpe county supervisor met with several farm families in Fayette Nicholas and Raleigh counties to discuss plans for the coming crop year. The FHA offers supervised credit and guidance to reorganize farm and home operations to improve farming practices and living standards. Contact points include Fayetteville Beckley Summersville with specific Fridays and offices for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Jones
Farmers Home Administration
Morgantown
Ben R Sharpe
FHA
Fayette
Nicholas
Raleigh
Jones
Sharpe
Fayette, Nicholas
Fayetteville
Production and Marketing Administration
Beckley
Summersville
Improvement of Water Conservation Leads List of Practices During '54
The 1953 drought spurred water conservation methods, with stockwater developments rising to 2,073 and farm ponds from 725 to 1,572. Contour farming and strip cropping fell about 25 percent while tree planting rose 30 percent. Farm planning declined 18 percent, yet overall conservation activity kept the drop to eight percent from 1952, aided by 5 percent fewer personnel. By year end 1953, 29,380 farmers cooperated with Soil Conservation Districts in the Mountain State, managing 3,936,713 acres of land. surveys covered 8,910,776 acres. 161.6 miles drainage, 22.4 miles diversions, 1,913 acres trees planted, 28,163 acres pasture improvement, 5,842 acres strip cropping, and 3,988 wildlife acres planted. For cooperators in West Virginia, 6,312 farm ponds and 3,701 stockwater developments exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SCS
West Virginia
Soil Conservation District
Prepare Now for Arrival of Lambs With Proper Feed Supply for Ewes
West Virginia sheepmen should ready for lambing with thrifty ewes. Ben Morgan of WVU notes proper winter rations, emphasizing legume hay plus grain weeks before lambing. Include silage or small grain pasture, adjust grain to hay quality, and use protein supplement if hay is short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Ben Morgan
West Virginia University
Morgan
Morgan Beleves
Poultry Market Reports Mixed in Harrisonburg Va
Live poultry market unsettled on broilers and fryers with demand fair and ample supplies. Fancy heavy hens and turkeys steady, small type turkey fryers scarce, prices at farm up to 24 hours ending yesterday. Broilers 36 cents per pound, 20 to 22 mostly 21. heavy hens 22 to 23. Week ending Feb 12 1954 shows 11 percent under 3 lbs at 19-20, 3 to 3½ lbs at 19-21, 3½ lbs and over at 19-21, weighted averages 19.60 and 20.09. 2 percent change in purchases from prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Broiler Production Up In State During 1953
West Virginia produced a record 22,508,000 commercial broilers in 1953, up 18 percent from 1952. Average weight 3.2 pounds, price 26.5 cents per pound, gross income $19,087,000. About three-fourths of production came from Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, and Berkeley counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Federal
Grant
Hardy
New Hampshire
Berkeey
Warmth of Soil and Sun Heats Garden Cold Frame
A cold frame uses sunshine and stored ground heat to protect seedlings in spring. Build a pit frame with glass, slope south, and bank earth around to create a warm protected bed. Seed flats may aid transplanting while the frame serves like a hotbed without artificial heat.
National 4-H Club Week Set March 6 14
National 4-H Club Week will be observed March 6 14 led by C P Dorsey state 4 H club leader Agricultural Extension Service The program reaches two million 4 H members including 30000 in the Mountain State It highlights International Farm Youth Exchange health and safety awards and other programs It also serves as 4 H Inventory Week for clubs to review progress and plans 4 H remains the world s largest rural youth organization with 2016000 members in 87000 clubs across the U S Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico and international clubs pursue healthful living under the motto To Make the Best Better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Dorsey
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Mountain
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
England
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Austria
Holland
Germany
Island of the Caribbean
Venezuela
Uruguay
Peru
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Nations
Dorsey
State Man Wins Award For Conservation Talk
Luther Britton of Monongalia Conservation District won the northeastern regional prize in a national speaking contest by the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts and a St. Louis chemical firm. He was one of eight area winners with the speech Democracy at Work in my Soil Conservation District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Morgantown
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
St. Louis
Luther Britton
Monongalia
Ewes Should Gain During Pregnancy
Ewes losing weight late in pregnancy risk lambing paralysis and pregnancy disease says George Allen Jr. at VPI. Feed ¼ to ½ lb farm grain and 4 lb legume hay daily before lambing, then 1.5 lb grain mix with up to 18 percent protein after lambing. Ensure vitamin E via wheat bran. adjust rations with pasture. Creep-feed lambs from 10 days to two weeks, with cracked corn as prime creep ration. plans for lamb creep available from county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Allen Jr
VPI
Reducing Cracked Eggs in WV Farm Flocks
Ted R. Hash of West Virginia University warns 2000 laying birds can incur 250 to 300 dollars yearly in egg breakage. Most damage occurs in the nest from limited nesting space. provide one nest per five layers and clean material, collect eggs 3–4 times daily, avoid overfilling baskets, and keep handling records to track results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted R. Hash
Extension Poultryman
West Virginia University
Hash
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Broiler
Broilerman
Robert Dwight
Commission
Pohelman
Coal Company
By George Sharpe
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
The
Soil Conservation Districts
Path
Wheeler
BNC Printing
W. Prince ST
Beckley, W. Va
Old Crow
Old Crow Distillery
Bond
Bourbon
the Old Crow
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