Picnic and Vesper Planned by Prosperity Women
The Prosperity Farm Women's Club plans a picnic and Vesper service for August 14 at Flat Top Lake. The club met Tuesday at Mrs. Ed Bays's Baymont Addition home. President Mrs. Wayne Stewart led a lesson on selecting and buying children's clothes. Devo prayers, singing, and scripture readings followed. Refreshments served to 10 members and one guest.
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Flat Top Lake
Prosperity Farm Women’s Club
Ed. Bays
Baymont Addition
Wayne Stewart
Wilbur Stover
Bays
Farm Fire Extinguisher For Tractor Mounting Debuts
A new farm use fire extinguisher with a bracket for mounting on tractors and frame machines is now on the market. It is a vaporizing double action liquid pump unit capable of projecting a stream up to 30 feet and effective against oil gasoline and electrical fires. Refills are available and the liquids will not damage clothing or equipment.
West Virginia Poultry Field Day and Cattle Show Preview
Morgantown reports set for the West Virginia University Poultry and Animal Husbandry Field Day at Reymann Memorial Farms near Wardensville with speakers including Dr. Sr. R. Varney and Agriculture Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin. Cattle entries for the State Cattle Show number 120 from 4-H and 113 from adults, with teams from Berkeley, Greenbrier, Mason and Marshall counties competing at Jackson's Mill August 30. The State H. Vegetable Judging and Identification Contest is also set for August 30 at Jackson's Mill, open to 4-H members over 16 with horticultural projects, with the top team entering the December national contest in Cleveland. Charleston notes markets favor larger, meatier chickens and smaller eggs, with New Hampshire breeds leading meat chickens and big eggs declining to 9.5 percent of purchases.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West
Virginia University Poultry and Animal Husbandry
Reymann
Ithe Lareeet
West Virginia University
Sms
West Virginia
FFA
Jackson's Mill
Berkeley
Greenbrier
Mason
Marshall
Jay
Cleveland
Charleston
Agriculture Department
New Hampshire
WVU Scientists Stymied By Black Patch Disease
Morgantown West Virginia University reported two years of research failed to yield a definite control method for black patch disease in red clover. The Agricultural Experiment Station noted the infection is highly destructive in northeastern West Virginia, reducing seed yields by harming the clover plant. Greenhouse work suggests seed treatment lowers seedling infection and may create disease resistant stands, but further studies are needed before recommendations can be issued.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Agricultural Experiment ‘Station
West Virginia
OPS Lifts Price Controls on Vegetable Plants and Services
Washington Officials announced OPS removes price controls on tomato pepper and cabbage plants plus related services. Seeds and flowering plants nursery stock had earlier been exempted with similar action.
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OPS
Iyne
Associated Press
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
GPS
Hogs Pay On Grass For Fertility Returns
A paying proposition to put hogs on grass at current prices. A fattening pig yields about $1.30 worth of fertility to the soil by market age, while a sow or boar adds around $4 worth in a year. Most fertility is lost when hogs are kept in dry lots, reports Successful Farming magazine.
Rural Development Activities This Week
A sequence of upcoming rural development meetings and events in Beckley and Raleigh County. Details include chairs such as Van W. Carper Frank Lilly Kelly Farmer Bolt J. R. Keatley Ben Rhodes and E. N. Winston, with dates from July 24 to August 21. Activities cover Farm Club PMA sessions, Agricultural Council, PMA Committee, Board of Supervisors, Savings and Investment, Country Life, Rural Development Council, and Forestry Commission at various Raleigh County venues.
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Grandview
Table Rock
van W. Carper
Danese Farm Club
John Finley
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
PMA
Tabor
Southern Soil Conservation District
Raleigh County
Beckley
J. R. Keatley
Bozac
Savings and Investment Commission
RDC
Memorial
F W. Meyer
Country Life Commission
Appalachian Auditorium
Ben Rhodes
Rural Development Council
Dempsey Rural Life Conference
C. R. Colle
Alert to Corn Earworm Threat to Sweet Corn
A Garden-Graph advisory warns of the corn earworm migrating from the south to sweet corn plantings in early summer. Moths lay eggs on young silks, larvae bore into ears, and the practical control is to destroy larvae before they reach the ear by applying a mineral oil solution at 0.2 percent concentration.
Corn Earworm Oil Treatment Guidance For Silks
A Press Association note explains timing for oil applications on corn silks to protect against earworm damage. Apply 15 to 30 drops per ear when silks begin to wilt, about 4 to 5 days after emergence. Apply with a dropper to avoid waste. a pint covers about 600 ears and proper use guards 75 to 90 percent of ears from damage.
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Halliday
Press Association
Wonders of antibiotics boost 1950 animal growth
The 1950 feeding news centers on antibiotics speeding growth in swine and poultry. Commercial broiler and starter rations now incorporate these wonder drugs, with Successful Farming magazine reporting rapid improvements in yields and efficiency.
Woodland Show and Poultry Topics Dominate RDC Meeting
The West Virginia Rural Development Council discussed the Woodland Show planned for Oct 10 under the Forestry Commission, poultry marketing issues, and a potential farmer cooperative. Highlights included composting city garb age waste, artificial breeding programs, and financing via producer dealer contracts.
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West Virginia Woodland
Rural Development Council
Forestry Commission
EB. N. Wriston
Scarbro
Wriston
RDC
West Virginia Forest Council
BE. O. Snider
Poultry Commission
Raleigh County
Fayette
South Branch Valley
33rd annual 4 H encampment set for Camp Beckwith
Fayettville February report outlines the 4 H encampment to be held at Camp Beckwith July 23 to 28. Eligible clubs receive letters detailing fees, camp needs, transportation and programs including weaving and a girls style revue. The $11.31 cost covers meals lodging swimming and new year insurance, adding about 40 cents per person.
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Ay Register
Fayetteville
Camp Beckwith
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