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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1957
Page
4
Girls from the Slab Fork Ever Ready 4-H Club placed second at a talent show held Monday at Sophia High School. An original skit about caskets won the prize for Berita Rib in a test segment to the right.
Donnie Moorefield of Southern States Cooperative Beckley attended a three day farm service conference in Huntington. Officials from the cooperative central offices in Richmond Virginia led sessions on seed feed fertilizer and farm supplies.
Farmers were the leading buyers of farm real estate in the 1955 56 season purchasing 65 percent of all farms sold. A small portion around 2 3 percent of farms were bought with some form of credit financing.
Shady Spring High School rotational agriculture students reported an 1956 labor income of 11121.57 and total returns of 25692.78 from 39 students across 103 enterprises including 43 livestock and 60 crops. Potatoes and truck crops yielded the largest profits. costs totaled 14571.21 while livestock markets included swine sheep dairy beef and poultry.
The third annual winter meeting of area Christmas Tree growers will be March 10 at Jackson’s Mill. Reservations should go to H P Berthy WVU Shackelford said interest in tree production is rising. Attending will be C Z Shackelford Dr A G Chapman and Jim Pendry. Topics include planting pruning marketing and grading.
Farmers using Farmers Home Administration plans keep detailed records of income expenses and living costs to guide yearly targets and long term plans. FHA loans support farm ownership development and housing projects with a three member committee approving applications. The Beckley FHA committee includes Luther Bennett Abraham John Cook and William M. Shanitin.
A Layland Trailblazers H Club Valentine gathering in Fayette County featured games cake walks and music by Harold W. Sullivan with many attendees listed by name. Winona Jolly Workers held February meeting at Winona School focusing on a profitable project and home-area cleanup pledge. Milk consumption in the US rises to 356 pounds per person annually with Finland Sweden Australia Norway and Canada cited as higher per capita users.
The article portrays George Washington as a foremost conservationist and farmer. It notes his contour planting and crop rotation, Mount Vernon operations, diverse crops beyond tobacco, livestock breeding efforts, and experiments with fruit trees. It highlights his meticulous farming ledger, energy, and role in advancing agricultural practice.
To ensure proper fertility, soil tests should be repeated every three to five years or roughly once per crop rotation.
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