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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
8
A 90 pound lamb raised on the Jess Anderson farm near Beaver showcases the quality of western ewe flocks owned locally by Mr and Mrs Anderson. C T Shackelford, Rural Development Council manager, watches the lamb as he begins taking orders from local buyers.
National Farm Safety Week runs July 24 30 with emphasis on year round safety by every farm resident J O Knapp WVU Agricultural Extension Director nation wide observance aims to reduce farm accidents and stress personal responsibility Life Line of the Week Your Safety Is In Your Hands observations are coordinated by the National Safety Council and various farm groups across all 48 states victims families bear the heaviest toll
Engineers and entomologists of the U S Department of Agriculture announce that new filter materials pass safety tests for handling deadly phosphate-type systemic insecticides. The filters use glass wool with resin, fine-fiber wood pulp, and fine-fiber asbestos to block dangerous amounts. The insecticides penetrate ordinary filters.
Six years after the Mill Creek site was eyed by the State Board of Education for an FFA FHA camp the project nears completion. A $50 000 steel bridge now spans the creek to the camp that includes two lakes four cottages and full utilities with future plans for cabins a pool five ball diamonds an amphitheater and chapel. The camp was presented to the board by John M Lowe as the state director of vocational education, with Miss Lena Charter and Commissioner Mc Laughlin among the incorporators.
The Farm Page notes that producing food closer to point of consumption improves public health strengthens the economy and elevates culture. Farm Editor Bob Dwight emphasizes the practical benefits of local production and reduced supply chain distances for communities.
A garden column explains composting basics using kitchen scraps and yard waste. It covers location, layering, moisture, turning, and avoiding manure issues, noting it takes about a year to produce usable compost and rewards patient effort with rich soil for pots, beds, and cold frames.
A USDA report shows farm operator families increased their level of living 34 percent from 1945 to 1954 based on electricity telephone automobiles and sales value. The 1954 index reached 134 nationwide with regional variations, while farm buying power lagged behind nonfarm families.
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service says West Virginia farmers have mostly finished corn planting, with harvest of small grains underway. Pasture lands are fair to good and improving, haying is advanced, corn is waist high, wheat yields are good, and fruit crops show strength with a bright apple harvest and a heavy peach crop expected. Weather week ended Friday was three degrees above normal, rainfall 0.13 inch below normal. Glenville and Berkeley Springs reached 97 degrees, Canaan Valley 50, Valley Head 2.94 inches of rain, Beckley 0.06.
A water soluble vitamin K form added at one gram per ton of poultry feed controls hemorrhaging caused by stressors such as dubbing debeaking or overmedication with sulfa drugs. The measure offers protection against vitamin K deficiency induced hemorrhage in flocks.
The average cow last year yielded 5,500 pounds of milk while the record stands at 42,805 pounds, about eight times the average. The data highlights the gap between typical production and the top performance in dairy herds.
State forester Hays Helmick reports oaks are not doomed to extinction like chestnuts in West Virginia. Oak wilt remains a threat but is more widespread than thought with 28 of 55 counties affected. Aerial surveys and cooperation with WVU, Agriculture, and Conservation Commission aim to suppress the disease quickly.
West Virginia University extension animal husbandman Benj F Creech notes that dehorned cattle feed better and bruise less in shipping. Horned cattle suffer carcass and hide damage from goring, reducing value. dehorned cattle typically command higher prices for similar quality and condition.
Orchard grass, a key pasture species, may gain ground with a new variety named Potomac. Potomac is reported superior to common orchard grass in rust resistance, hardiness, leafiness, and quality of pasture or hay.
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