FHA Loans Boost Broiler Output in Fayette Raleigh Counties
Farm editors report increased broiler production in Fayette and Raleigh counties aided by Farmers Home Administration loans totaling over $72,000 in 1952 and continuing into 1953. Loans funded new buildings and expansions at J. A. Davis and others, aiming for 500,000 annual broilers with a projected 120,000 boost in two counties. Ben R. Sharpe, FHA county supervisor, oversees loans across Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas, McDowell, and Wyoming counties with offices in Fayetteville Beckley Summersville and Succession Fridays.
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BOB Dwight Register
Broiler
Raleigh
Farmers Home Administration
Ben R. Sharpe
Fayetteville
J. A. Davis
Hico
Congress
Rural Development Council
Poultry Commission
FHA
George Arthur
Shady Spring
Q. C. Hutchison
Tank Branch Hill
R. V Campbell
R. E
J. M. Miller
Danese
Dwight
Sullivan Route
Considera
Sharpe
Fayet
Jarmette
S. Soil Conservation Service
Clarence E. Griffith
Miller
Bath
Fords
Landisburg Coal Co
Fayette
Nicholas
McDowell
Wyoming
Beckley
Summersville
Greenview
Offico
Willis Wellman
Nicholas New
Feed Grain Stocks Under Peak Years
The Agriculture Department reports farm livestock feed grain stocks at year start. Corn on farms totals 3.27 billion bushels, wheat 399 million, oats 791 million, barley 99 million, rye 3.6 million, flaxseed 9.72 million. Grain sorghum 23.9 million, hay 16.19 million tons. Large quantities of 1952 corn and wheat held under price support loans and purchase agreements as market prices dip below support levels. Price supports active for 1952 crops through May.
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Washington
Agu
Culture Department
Towa
Illinois
Nebraska
Minnesota
Indiana
South Dakota
Missouri
Ohio
Export Markets Shape U S Farm Production
Secretary Brannan in his final report notes exports must stay strong to avoid production cuts. He warns domestic production would require allotments if foreign markets shrink. Tobacco wheat cotton lard dried and fresh fruits could be kept at current levels with exports at 25 to 50 percent of output. He cites foreign trade restrictions and reduced aid as factors.
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Washington
Brannan
Agriculture Department
America
U. S
Soil Districts Meet Set for Omaha Feb 3 5
The National Association of Soil Conservation Districts will hold its seventh annual convention in Omaha February 3 5 with about 1500 representatives from every state expected to attend. The meeting will focus on strengthening local districts land preservation and improving agricultural productivity through soil conservation programs and self governance.
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Omaha
Neb
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Soil Conservation Service
We Nation
Chickens Produce More and Cost Less in Ohio Research
Stimulated by poultry studies at Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, chickens now cost about half as much to raise. Feed per pound of chicken dropped from five to 2.5 pounds, and feed per dozen eggs fell from ten to six pounds. Hens now yield about 180 eggs yearly, versus 80 decades ago. Built-up litter in hen houses, pioneered at the station, improves livability and flock health. In 1951 Ohio poultry income topped $120 million, with further gains expected as research expands the program.
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L. L. Rummell
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Rummell
Ohio
Feed Dealer's Meeting Scheduled January 28 29
The annual Feed Dealer's Short Course is set for January 28 29 at West Virginia University Morgantown in the Mineral Industries Building. Sponsored by the University College of Agriculture with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and the West Virginia Feed Dealers Association the event includes talks on animal feeding problems tours of campus farms and a banquet with remarks by leaders of the industry including A W Carpenter and Roy Keys.
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Tos
Morgantown
Gerald C. Anderson
West Virginia University Department of Animal Husbands
University Mineral Industries
University College of Agriculture
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
West Virginia Feed Dealer's Association
Anderson
Irvin Stewart
University Courge of Agriculture
Roy Keys
A. W. Carpenter
Eastern Federation of Feed Merchants, Inc
Feed Dealer's Association
George Darlington
West Virginia
College of Agriculture
Carpenter
Marvin Snyder
State Department of Agriculture Feed Control Laboratories
Strawberry Meeting Set In Oak Hill Jan 22
A farm meeting on strawberry production and marketing is planned for January 22 at 7 30 p m in Oak Hill. The Appalachian Electric Power Co Building hosts the event directed by J P Wilkins with Fayette County 4H agent James Baker and RDC manager C T Shackelford. Topics include 4H strawberry project aims, 1953 planting, marketing plans, and festival preparations with 4H clubs from four counties.
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Oak Hill
Appalachian Electric Power Co
J. P. Wilkins
James Baker
Fayette County
West Virginia Extension Service
Rural Development Council
RDC
C. T. Shacklefords
Shackelford
J. Haynes Miller
State Farm Sets Record Price for Hereford Bull Sire
Akron insurance executive E C McCormick of Cormick Hereford Farms paid 35 000 for half interest in Larry Domino 12th the champion Hereford at the 1947 International Livestock Exposition. The bull’s offspring have won 14 championships at national Hereford shows across the county.
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Chester
Akron
E.C. McCormick
Ste Cormick Hereford Farms
Meldina
C. A
Bugs Increase Feed Efficiency of Cattle
West Virginia University and Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station scientists report that rumen bacteria boost cattle feed efficiency. Feeding well fed rumen microbes enhances nutrient status, especially with roughage. low quality roughage requires protein supplements to increase bacteria numbers for better digestion.
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Benj. F. Creech
Extension Animal Hubandman
West Virginia University
Orville G. Bentleys
Animal Science Department
Ohio
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bently
Creech
Pesticide Effects on Soil Bacteria Highlighted by WVU Study
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station researchers examine how common pesticides like BHC Parathion Systex Phygon and Fermate affect soil bacteria vital for nutrient cycling. Testing used high concentrations to establish results, finding BHC toxicity only at excessive doses with persistence decreasing after a year. Chlordane shown as less toxic.
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West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Pesticide Effects on Nitrifiers in Soil and Marshall Islands Note
Greenhouse tests show Phygon at five times normal rate not poisonous but injurious at twenty five times. Fermate injures nitrifiers. 375 pounds per acre five times rate nearly halts nitrifying activity. Other pesticides show no poison. DDT and 2 4 D untested here. elsewhere DDT under 100 pounds per acre safe for nitrifiers, 200 pounds per acre toxic to all soil microbes but nitrifiers recover. Marshall Islands belong to the atoll chain Biocresonesia.
Increased Grassland Farming During 1952
The final Soil Conservation Service report for 1952 shows West Virginia achieved high efficiency with similar accomplishments to 1931 but with 5 percent fewer workers. Pasture improvement and farm ponds rose sharply while contour farming and drainage declined. Woodland management held steady, and the piece links to the Greener Hills program, noting the shift of land into grass and the importance of woodland use for farm income.
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George Sharpe
West Virginia University
Soil Conservation Service
West Virginia
SCS
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