District Supervisors Plan Conservation Drive and Education
Raleigh County District Supervisors outlined goals to recruit 50 new cooperators in 1962, expand key conservation practices like diversion ditches and stock water ponds, and partner with the Upper Marsh Fork Watershed Association. They emphasized educational efforts, including a West Virginia Conservation Workshop, an annual essay contest, and Soil Stewardship Week, urging teachers and ministers to promote conservation across schools and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Upper Marsh Fork
Soil Conservation District
Ritchie Snuffer
John Phillips
George Siehl
RAD
Ministerial Association
C. T. Shackelford
Walter Patton
H. G. Farmer
Floyd Rothlisberger
Lester Espy
H. B. Thomas
Frank Patton
Harry Anderson
Charles Hodel
Siehl
Snuffer
Phillips
Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation Service
Charleston
West Virginia Conservation Workshop
Beckley Artificial Breeders Association to Meet Monday
The annual meeting of the Beckley Artificial Breeders Association will be held Monday at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Court room. Richard Chichester of Clarksburg will discuss bulls in the West Virginia Maryland Stud with slides and report on ABC and DHIA progress. Two new directors will be elected to replace Humphrey and Pettry. Directors continuing are Pace, Scott, James, Farrow and Smith. Officers listed as Pace president Pettry vice president Shackelford secretary treasurer. In the Beckley area Deering inseminator and Patton DHIA tester are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Artificial Breeders Association
Raleigh County Court Room
ABC
DHIA
Richard Chichester
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Chichester
W. Va.Md
Pace
Pettery
C. T. Shackelford
Beckley
Frank Deering
Jack Patton
Parasite Worm Control For Calves Outlined
WVU veterinary professor Dr Norman O Olson outlines practical parasite control for calves. Signs include rough coats weight loss coughing and diarrhea with thousands of worm eggs shed daily. Follow these steps: separate by age keep quarters clean remove manure daily rotate pastures avoid overgrazing avoid wet spots and provide quality feed and clean water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman O. Olson
College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics
West Virginia University
Olson
Public Hearing Set On Milk Price Formulae
The Agriculture Department schedules a Chicago hearing January 17 to 19 to consider a common price formula for bottling milk in 36 milk order areas. Ohio centers include Greater Wheeling, Cincinnati, Dayton Springfield, Columbus, Northeastern Ohio, Toledo, and others. hearing requested by producer cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Ohio Area
Greater
Wheeling
W. Va
Cincinnati
Dayton - Springfield
Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Ohio Valley
Fort Wayne
Ind
Youngstown-Warren
Barley Use in U S Feeds Exports and Malt Production
In recent years about half of U S barley goes to livestock feed about a quarter to exports and about 75 million bushels or nearly one fifth of total use are used for malt production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Do It Yourself Rust Prevention For Tools
Do It Yourself Rust Prevention offers practical steps to protect tools from rust. Brighten metal with steel wool or emery cloth and speed up rust removal with a few drops of cutting oil. Use light rust removers per instructions and ammonium citrate for soaked cases. Paste wax on tables and tool heads, heavy grease for storage ends, and moisture control to keep basements dry.
New Dairy Leaflets At County Agent's Office
Three publications from the Cooperative Extension Service in West Virginia detail dairy cattle judging opportunities for 4 H youths and college students, selling dairy heifers and manufacturing milk. Edsel Gainer and I D Porterfield describe costs, sources, and market prospects, noting grassland use, low lend values, and steady demand for well bred heifers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Extension Service
Mountain State
Ernest J. Nesius
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics
CES
West Virginia University
Misc
Edsel Gainer
Gainer
West Virginia
I. D. Porterfield
Department of
Dairy Science
Porterfield
Nesius
Farm price trends show mixed gains despite govt efforts
Purdue economist M. Paul Mitchell notes parity price index slipped from 81 to 79 amid rising costs. Hogs averaged 1.25 per cwt while steers and calves varied, lambs hit a postwar low, and poultry and grains showed uneven moves. Milk prices rose slightly on higher supports as cattle and hog markets posted mixed results across Chicago and Midwest figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
M. Paul Mitchell
Chicago
New Committee Will Study Stricter Livestock Tests
A six member committee will study tougher livestock disease testing in West Virginia. The plan, agreed by the State Department of Agriculture and the West Virginia Livestock Auction Market Association, calls for brucellosis tests for all female cattle over 500 pounds and for all bulls at auction markets. Tests would occur when animals are returned to farms. E E Peters Jr of Terra Alta was elected association president, with John Coffman Moorefield as vice president, Roy McCuty Spencer as secretary treasurer, and Charles Conway Elkins as director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPSD
West Virginia
State Department of Agriculture
West Virginia Livestock Auction Market Association
Gus R. Douglas
E. E. Peeters Jr
Terra Alta
New Association
John Dawkins
Ronceverte
John Coffman
Moorefield
Roy McCulty
Spencer
Charles Conway
Elkins
Cattleman's Capital Bull Sale Announced
Owen Thomas III, secretary of the Virginia Hereford Association, announces the Cattleman’s Capital Bull Sale in Winchester Virginia on February 2 1962. About 200 bulls sold at 1960 sale. this year consignments come from 30 eastern herds offering 100 top quality bulls. Bulls graded for good plus or better. sale begins 12:00 noon after 8:00 AM grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Thomas, III
Virginia Hereford Association
Winchester
Virginia
Mississippi
Ie East
East
Clarence Cross
Colquitt
Curtis Mast
VPI
Joe Graham
Department of Agriculture
S. L. Kalison
Market report shows mixed prices across livestock and grains
Receipts rose versus last week while lambs and beef saw varied shifts. Chicago dressed beef steady to higher on some cuts, New York prices mostly lower, pork loins and butts higher, grains mixed with soybeans firm in near term, and eggs and dairy steady to modestly up or down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Freeman Holds Line on 1962 Farm Price Supports
Secretary Freeman signals a hold-the-line stance on 1962 farm price supports for cotton rice peanuts dry beans and honey keeping 1962 levels at 1961 rates. The move aims to curb costs amid debate over farm income and public understanding of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord P. Godwin Washington
UPI
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
James G. Patton
The
National Farmers Union
Patton
Natural Resources Must Be Conserved
George Sharpe urges broad participation in soil and water conservation citing Kennedy Freeman and Whitten. He stresses that federal action alone cannot conserve resources and calls for state local and private industry involvement to address erosion and land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sharpe
WVUI
CES
Kennedy
Orville L. Freeman
Jamie Whitten
House
United States
Panama Canal
Neighbors column recalls RCAW dinner and stories
John S Phillips reflects on a Raleigh County Agricultural Workers annual dinner with friends from Fayette County and the Forestry Division. Rev Earl Cochran, Conservation Minister of the Year, spoke on Christianity and land care. A Ray of local chatter includes a lunch encounter with Carrington Lewis and a letter from Homer Griffith about an onion cup weather forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Agricultural Workers
Forestry Division
Fayette County
RCAW
Earl Cochran
Earl
Southern Soil Conservation District
W. C. Lowdermilk
Homer Griffith
Sophia
Enid
Oklahoma
Mary Rose
St. Mary's Hospital
Alva
Okla
Soils and Water Conservation discussed in Raleigh area column
A Raleigh County observer favors calling the field Water and Soil Conservation. The piece notes Pop Rothlisberger’s Saturday installation as RCAWC president, presents a rustic gavel, and humorously recounts a chair incident near the Raleigh County Court House. It remarks on Shack Shackelford’s composure and a playful vision of St Peter at the gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop Rothlisberger
Raleigh County Agricultural Worker Council
RCAWC
Pop
Shack Shackelford
Rothlisberger
Prince Street
Raleigh County Court House
Hereford Hereford Business Dinner Jan 25 Plans Set
The Hereford Association will hold its annual dinner and business meeting January 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Elks Club. Officers for 1962 will be elected, a special educational program arranged by County Agent Thomas, and B W Wamsley from West Virginia University will speak. A film The Hereford Story will be shown. invites go to state officials and members and wives are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River Hereford Association
Elks Club
Sara Otto
B. C
Johnson
Gus Douglas
T. P. Siburt
Thomas
B. W. Wamsley
The
Extension Service
West Virginia University
Quality First American Home Lumber Preferences
Americans favor trusted brands and known products especially for homes. They seek durable framing and finishing lumber with proven longevity and prefer west coast species such as Douglas fir, west coast hemlock, and western red cedar.
Variety Drives Modern Homes Use Cedar Siding Inside
A note on architectural taste notes variety in modern homes with cedar siding lumber used inside for living room paneling and design flair.
Agricultural scientists find chemicals blocking insect reproduction
U S Department of Agriculture researchers report that several chemicals can prevent insect reproduction, which could enhance pest control methods and possibly aid in eradicating some of humanity's most problematic pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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John S. Phillips
WVII
Winnie Wilts
London
BY MR. Fix
Newspaper Enterprise Assa
Farm Trends
By William P. Gruber
United Press International
Midwest
Cattleman’s Capital Bull Sale
America
Public
Justin Doak
Porkey
Doak
Missouri Farmers Assa
Gallatin
Flo
Carrington Lewis
Grif
O.K
Fair Land
Katy
Hyere Mountains
Francis Keiling
Lionhearted
Pinecrest
Murrill Hannan
Huntington
Murrill
Temple of Justice
Shack
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
Beck
Hereford
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