Fresh Pork Prices Jump As Hog Market Rises In Midyear
Farm market news shows spiralling fresh pork costs this week with hog returns at the highest since February. Hog prices up 50 cents per 100 pounds and pork loins up $7.50 to $9 higher. Live prices hit $19.10 in Evansville Chicago and Indianapolis report $19. Observers attribute the advance to packers failing to follow a higher hog market last week, narrowing margins and reducing kills.
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Ind
Chicao
Indianapolis
USDA
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Northwest
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Canada
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Paul
Corn
Midwest
Do It Yourself How Safe Is The Barbecue
Mr. Fix outlines barbecuing safety for outdoor cooking. He warns about fuel choices liquid starters and propane torches while cautioning against electrical starters and extension cords. The piece advises wind awareness glove choice and safe placement near plants and structures with a garden hose nearby as a precaution.
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MR. Fix
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. George Taylor Named Judge at West Virginia Dairy Show
Dr. George Taylor of the United States Rubber Co will serve as official judge at the 20th annual West Virginia Dairy Cattle Show in Jackson's Mill W Va August 15 to 18. The event will again separate shows for open class exhibitors 4 H club members and FFA members.
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Jackson’s Mill
W. Va
UPI
George Taylor
United States Rubber Co
West Virginia
FFA
Farm injuries and deaths prompt watchdog figures
Last year the U S Department of Agriculture reported 11 700 farm accident deaths and about 1 million disabling injuries among farm residents, highlighting dangerous conditions and risks in agricultural work nationwide.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cherries Late But Crop in West Virginia Good
West Virginia growers report a late sour cherry harvest in the Eastern Panhandle due to cool weather. Despite the delay, fruit quality is excellent and the crop is projected at about 1,800 tons, matching 1960 production.
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Martinsburg
W.va
UPI
West Virginia
Panhandle
Associate Memberships Now Available In Farm Bureau
Fayetteville reported that Fayette County Farm Bureau offers associate memberships at 2 dollars a year with privileges except state and national affiliation. The June meeting at Kenney camp elected Kenney president Skaggs vice president and Holliday secretary‑treasurer. The group voted support for the Fayette County Fair August 17 to 19 and canceled the Rural-Urban picnic, planning a Kenney camp picnic in October.
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ANS
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Cal Kenny
Kenney Camp
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Wico
Kenney
Joe Skaggs
John Holliday
Memorial Auditorium
Beckwith
Knapp relinquishes top post at WVU extension
J O Knapp chief of West Virginia University's agricultural extension since 1938 resigns as director to Dean Ernest J Nesius. Knapp will stay in farming instruction as special assistant and remains active with the 4 H Club Foundation which he helped found and chaired. He was named man of the year in agriculture in 1959 by Progressive Farmer Magazine.
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Morgantown
W.va
UPI
J. O. Knapp
West Virginia University
Agricultural Extension Service
Ernest J. Nesius
College of Agriculture
Knapp
Doddridge County
Nesius
4-H Club Foundation
Europe
England
Geneva
N.Y
Miller
Bill Luce
Yakima
Wash
West Virginia
Ed Gould
Kearneysville
Consolidated
Neighbors letter recalls Fourth rituals and RDC dinner
John S Phillips shares a breezy hometown note from Beckley and Ghent area. He describes a new Meador home near Leslie Mead, a roadside yard mower mishap, and memories of Fourth of July joys. He invites readers to the Beckley Area Rural Development Council dinner at 6 p.m. at the Farmers Market with Dr. Ernest J. Nesius speaking and tickets $1.50.
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Leslie Meador
Ghent
Beckley
Meadors
Pauline Peck
FHA
Meat output in 41 nations tops 99 billion pounds in 1960
Foreign Agricultural Service reports 1960 meat production in 41 leading producers reached 99 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 1959 and 23 percent above the 1951-55 average. U.S. output rose 23 percent above its average, with increases in the United States, France, Italy, Poland, and Denmark. The 12 leading countries accounted for 78 percent of total despite high meat prices.
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U.S. Pat
Washington
UPI
Foreign Agricultural Service
FAS
Argentina
Brazil
Soviet Union
U.S
United States
France
Italy
Poland
Denmark
West Germany
Australia
Canada
Dwarf Apple Trees important To W.Va.
West Virginia orchard industry may be transformed by dwarf and semidwarf apples. Henry Miller Jr. of Consolidated Orchard Co. argues half-size trees boost production without higher costs, enabling WV to compete with other states.
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J. Richard Toren
United Press International
Paw Paw
W.va
UPI
Henry Miller Jr
Miller
Consolidated Orchard Co
Morgan
Hampshire Counties
Allegany County
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