Health Examination Date Set for Raleigh County 4-H Members
Raleigh County 4-H boys and girls in Beckley are set for a public health event on February 27 starting at noon. One boy and one girl per club may enter, with members must be enrolled and up-to-date on projects. Awards will include trophies for the healthiest boy and girl and a club trophy for most health goals achieved, with score cards due March 15.
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Raleigh
Clarence Cal
Wooten
S. A. Ford
Raleigh County Health Department
Register
Raleigh Register
Livestock Value Drops as 1937 Season Opens in West Virginia
West Virginia farms report fewer animals on hand as of January 1 1937. Hogs lead declines with 19 percent fewer, cattle and sheep down about 2 percent, work stock down 9 percent, while chickens fall 2 percent and turkeys rise 4 percent. Total livestock and poultry value stands at 61.183 million dollars versus 62.365 million a year earlier.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Electronics Aid Chicken Raisers
An article describes a powered chicken coop cart using transistors and a buried wire guidance system. A 12 volt battery runs the cart at a slow pace to deliver feed and collect eggs, with coils sensing position to correct course and automatically stop if off line.
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Electronics Magazine
Notes and Quotes from Second Mile 4-H and More in Crab Orchard
Reports from Crab Orchard and Dry Hill note planned window displays by Webb Floral Horton s Grocery and L E Wright Radio and a church flower delivery with refreshments after services. Officers and participants named for 4-H clubs include Gail Fitzpatrick Denzil Miller Frances Carter Melba Webb Mary Huffstutler and Rita Kay Carter. A March 18 meeting is slated at the church social room with Phyllis Webb in charge of decorations. A Dry Hill 4-H club elects Donna Atha as president and names officers and leaders, while a contest seeks a club name. The Tilden Mountaineers held a talent program with talks by Virginia Harrah and Morris Campbell on Why Chose the 4-H Club. Daniels Hustlers plan a school exhibition April 5 with Kay Nelson Margaret Barr Lowmax Kunkle and Geraldine Meadows participating. An unseen market shift notes frozen food sales rising from 68 million dollars in 1938 to 1,700 million in 1955, a 25-fold increase over VW years, signaling ongoing expansion.
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Second Mile
Crab Orchard
Webb Floral
Horton's Grocery
L. E. Wright Radio
Phyllis Webb
Gail Fitzpatrick
Denzil Miller
Frances Cartér
Melba Webb
Mary Huffstutler
Rita Kay Carter
Connie Manning
Jill Donna Atha
Dry Hill
Hilda Buckland
Regina Cooper
Jackie Horrocks
Shirley Lively
Roy
Dee
Charles Cooper
Herbert Atha
W. D. Kinzer
Richard Smith
Tilden Mountaineers
Virginia Harrah
Morris Campbell
Daniels Hustlers
1956 Star Parme Shady Spring FFA Honoree Ritch
Mrs. Fred A. Ritch of Cool Ridge is named 1956 Star Parme of the Shady Spring Chapter Future Farmers of America. Ritch, a Shady Spring High School senior, has four years in Vocational Agriculture, serving as assistant vice president and secretary of the local chapter and Federation president. He has led diverse FFA projects from field corn and poultry to hogs and tomatoes, with plans for hogs, beef cattle, corn, and crops this year. He also belongs to the National Honor Society Thespians 431 Club and the Student Council and competed in Federation parliamentary procedure and public speaking. He will receive $10 from the chapter and $10 from the State Department of Agriculture. Autrey Nileh is listed as son of Mr. and Mrs. Nileh.
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Fred A.’ Ritch
Cool Ridge
Star Parme
Shady Spring
Futture Farmers of America
Ritch
Shady Spring High School
Beavers
Cressens
Yo Ag
FFA
Thespians
Federation
State Department of Agriculture
Autrey Nileh
Bright Future Seen For Youth In Work Related To Agriculture
Virginia Techs Dean of Agriculture L B Dietrich notes rapid growth in off farm jobs for youths from farm areas. He cites a national avg of 168 young farm men replacing 100 retirees and projects about 40 percent of farm youths will seek off farm work at maturity.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
L. B. Dietrich
Dean Dietrich
Fertilizing Time For Lawns Near Beckley Area
March first to fifteenth is ideal for bluegrass and fescue lawns. In Beckley fertilization may begin late February with phosphoric high blends like 4-124 or 5-105 for new lawns. For established lawns choose nitrogen-heavy mixes such as 10-64 or 10-10-10 applied at 2 pounds per 1000 sq ft.
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John J. Flanagan
Beckley
West Virginia
Poultry Raisers Plan Prepare For New Birds
Virginia extension poultryman Byron W Moore urges chick raisers to prepare ahead for arrivals. Clean and disinfect brooder, set up equipment, adjust to 90 to 95 degrees, lay litter, provide mash hopper and waterers, fit chick guard, and align with hatchery timing. Also notes apple sauce a perk with ham and dairy cow forage studies.
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Byron W.moore
West Virginia University
Moore
Tomato Growing Topics Highlight West Virginia Meet
W H Conkle of West Virginia University outlined tomato growth factors at a growers meeting. Last year sod fields, organic matter, and manure boosted vigor. early planting was key to avoiding frost. Randolph County spacing demo suggested closer planting may help yields. O C Hutchison reported 59 growers in the mature green tomato project. 4699 bushels sold at an average $1.92 a bushel. top acre return was $300.35. John J Flanagan noted success with Sweet Spanish onions in Nicholas County.
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W. H. Conkle
West Virginia University
Conkle
O. C. Hutchison
Hutchison
John J. Flanagan
Nicholas County
Hog Prices Seen Above 1956 Levels In 1957
Virginia Tech economist 5S. H. Carter reports hog prices for 1957 likely exceed 1956 levels. Slaughter weight hog inventories shrink, last fall pig crop fell 4 percent, spring crop expected down 2 percent. Hog slaughter projected mostly below 1956 all year with a late-year narrowing gap. Pork consumption about 63 pounds per person in 1957, up from 66 in prior years, and prices higher but still lower than a few years ago. Beef and poultry competition remains strong.
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H. Carter
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Carter
Cox Visits Loan Applicants in Beckley Farm Program
Dennis F. Cox of the Farmers Home Administration appraised Beckley area farms to judge eligibility for Farm Ownership loans. The program assists citizens unable to obtain credit, requiring a family-type farm producing adequate income and a county committee to approve eligibility. Applications are filed at the Memorial Building office serving Raleigh Fayette McDowell and Wyoming counties.
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Dennis F. Cox
Farmers Home Administration
Beckley
Cox
United States
Memorial Building
Taig
Raleigh, Fayette, McDowell
Inyoming
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