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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1960
Page
10
The writer argues that producing food closer to consumption improves public health strengthens the economy and raises cultural standards. Focus is on shorter supply chains and local farm networks benefiting residents and regional markets.
How much time do you spend tending your lawn and how much could you save with power equipment. The piece compares manual gardening time to gas and electric tools and notes added benefits and quirky observations about toads radishes and sound wave growth findings from Pennsylvania State College.
Extension entomologist Dave Quinn cautions beetles will eat plants unless a control program is used. Sevin at 2 level tablespoons per gallon of water is advised with repeat applications. Other recommended mixes include DDT plus malathion and methoxychlor plus malathion for home gardens.
John R. Cook is named to the Farmers Home Administration county committee by William F. Patton. Cook, who runs a small Fairdale farm, joins Earl O. Snider and Glenn R. Scott on the three member body. Snider chairs the panel for the 1961 fiscal year.
State 4-H Leader C P Dorsey reports WV 4-H enrollment rose to 34,232 in 1960 from 31,505 in 1958. Harrison County 1518 and Kanawha County 2782 lead counties, with Raleigh County second at 2462. In 1959, 11,559 attended club camps and 22,543 trained in Citizenship, 21,875 in health exams, and 22,240 in Farm and Home Safety. Eligible members must be 10 by year end 1960 and under 21 by that date.
The all commodity index of prices received by West Virginia farmers near mid June stood at 244, down six points from May. Feed prices remained largely unchanged, with cottonseed meal up 10 cents per 100 pounds and bran and mixed dairy feeds down 5 cents. Baled hay rose to 25.50 per ton, up 70 cents from last June, while beef cattle averaged 18.40 per 100 pounds, down 1 from May. Calf prices slid, hogs rose slightly, and chickens and eggs showed mixed changes.
USDA figures show the Northeastern states produced 19.3 percent of the nation’s broiler type chicks in the first five months of 1960. Georgia led with 158,108,000 hatchings. Maryland and Delaware followed in the region. U S broiler type hatchings Jan-May 1960 totaled 863,982,000, up 2 percent from 1959. Egg type chicks in the period Northeast states produced 16.5 percent. Pennsylvania led egg types with 19,656,000.
Milt Miller, longtime field representative for the American Angus Association, is named director of the field staff effective August 1 and will also serve as sale manager of the expanded National Western Angus Bull Sale. He will head ten full time reps and move with wife Eva and five of their six children to St. Joseph Missouri.
AP reports the first commercial apple movement in the four state Appalachian Belt with Lodi fruit trucked to Washington markets. The initial sale priced at 10 cents a pound for 2 1-4 inch stock packed in 35 pound cartons, quality noted good. Jefferson and Morgan Counties West Virginia supplied the first shipments as other fruit awaits after July 4th. Weather remains warm days and cool nights aiding growth and ripening.
W R Strickland of the Davey Tree Expert Co. warns that grading a new home site risks tree health. Remove debris before grading, avoid soil contamination, and use light cultivation. Prevent soil compaction and shallow fills. provide deep water and nitrogen rich tree food to protect woody plants.
The 1960 spring pig crop totaled 49 million head, a 16 percent decline from 1959. About 7 million sows farrowed this spring, 15 percent below 1959, with expectations of lighter fall litters. On June 1 hogs six months old plus were down 70 percent from a year earlier. Mulching advised for most vegetable crops, though gardeners favor crops kept in gardens all season.
West Virginia University hosts an Animal Husbandry Field Day on July 23 at the WVU animal farm near Morgantown. Teams compete in cattle, hogs, and sheep judging with awards from Monongahela Power. Purdue’s Claude Harper discusses New Zealand livestock practices. field demonstrations include fertilizer distribution and a fence builder.
Extension specialist Carl Hardin of West Virginia University explains water as the keystone of plant growth. Vegetables are mainly water, with cucumbers about 93 percent and other vegetables around 90 percent. A week’s water for home gardens equals about two quarts per square foot, or one inch of rainfall. Proper timing, mulch, and organic matter help hold moisture and prevent evaporation while overwatering harms roots and fruit development.
John S Phillips writes from Beckley about the political convention and hopes for leadership to strengthen the nation. He notes local figures like J R Cook and Earl Snider, mentions Embee’s nightly signoff, and previews farm coverage, urging readers to share local improvements and respond to correspondents.
The writer recalls a jovial chat about regional dialects and the word carry versus escort or drive, noting Virginians use it. He also mentions an Ag Council gathering that failed to meet, with Jack Horrocks awaiting updates from Camp Caesar and several others tied up. Ruby Wallen, now in Letcher County, says reading the column made her homesick and wish she could follow the page.
Extension Specialist Carl Hardin of West Virginia University promotes mulching as the best weed-control method for home gardens. He notes chemical weed control is not recommended for home gardens and lists plastic film straw and sawdust as options. He advises applying before weeds emerge, cautions on rainfall, and recommends shallow cultivation and hand-weeding, concluding that mulching is best.
The West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission promotes a brochure listing 28 farms open to vacationers and tourists with room and board rates and details on farm houses nearby recreational areas. The Conservation Commission plans a hunter and fisherman housing list and offers application forms. brochures aid both out of state and local residents seeking rural vacations.
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