Busy Bees 4-H Club Wins At Glade Creek
Six blue ribbons and three red ribbons were awarded to Glade Creek Busy Bees at the Glade Creek Elementary School exhibit. Winners included David Griffith and Helen Long for Rabbits, Barry Lilly, Jarrell Carr, and Jimmy Harvey for Birds, and Charles Lilly for Handicraft. Red ribbons went to Mary Jane Lilly Pack a Lunch and Mary Ann Bell. Club leader D Crawford and officers Jimmy Harvey vice president, Mary Jane Lilly secretary, Helen Long treasurer, Arthur Carr game leader, Charles Bell, Janice Matherley president, Gloria Stacy member. In USDA experiments grass silage losses were reduced by sealing the silo with a plastic cover weighted at the sides and topped with sawdust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cool Ridge
BNS
Glade Creek
Gloria Stacy
Snac
Arthur Carr
Charles Bell
E. D. Lilly
Janice Matherley
Willie Matherley
Clarence Jence Stacy
U. S
Marsh Fork Sets Pace In County Improvement
Marsh Fork leads Raleigh County cleanup pushing health gains. About 150 requests for septic tank plans poured into Beverly Hume's office, more than ever in such a short period, all from Marsh Fork. Engineers from Armco Montreal mine will draft state approved plans with Stickney miners volunteering time to build a sewage facility, fostering a healthier, more attractive community.
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Marsh Fork
Raleigh of Zens
Beverly Hume
Raleigh
Hume
Stickney
Coal
Col
G. O. Fortney
State Health Department
Montreal
Armco
Raleigh County
Apple Crop Expected to Be 25 Percent Lower
Martinsburg AP reports the 1960 Appalachian Belt apple crop may fall about 25 percent from last year to roughly 25 million bushels. A smaller bloom, frosts, poor pollenization and set have reduced yields in central and eastern belt areas, including parts of Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Best prospects are in southern Virginia where Winesap is heavy and other varieties are well set.
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Martinsburg
Eastern
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Strawberry Time On The Greenbrier
In the Greenbrier Valley Alder son area farmers anticipate a good strawberry crop. Clovie Tincher on Big Branch has an acre bearing this year with early to late varieties and about an acre of raspberries. H Rodgers McVey on Muddy Creek Mountain expanded plantings, Milburn Phillips and Emmett L. Taylor farm small patches, Vernie and Maggie Phillips report sizable plantings and steady markets with Greenbrier Hotel among buyers.
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Alderson
RNS
Greenbrier
Clovie Tincher
Big Branch
Muddy Creek Mountain
Aldertson
H. Rodgers McVey
Milburn Phillips
Emmett L. Taylor
Vernie Phillips
White Sulphur Springs
Maggie Surgeon
SCS Progress Over 25 Years
A 25 year retrospective on soil and water conservation progress under a national program authority from the 1985 Public Law No. 46. Secretary Ezra Taft Benson praised farmers and local districts, noting districts cover about 90 percent of farm land and 95 percent of farms with 1.9 million participants. The article highlights watershed protection acts and key milestones from 1937 through 1960.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
SCS
Ezra Taft Benson
USDA
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Hawaii
Alaska
United States
Benson
WSDA
Great Plains
Dunns Mountaineers 4-H Club Wins Field Day Top Honors
Dunns Mountaineers 4-H Club captured top honors at the Mercer County Field Day held May 21 at Glenwood Park. The club totaled 1722 points overall, earning first place for the event. Prosperity Diamonds were second with 1504 points and Oakvale Hustlers third with 1271. Attendance reached 621 people from 31 clubs, with 30 represented.
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Glenwood. Park
RNS
Dunns Mountaineers
Mercer County
Glenwood Park
Dunns Club
Mountaineers
Prosperity Diamonds Club
Oakvale Hustlers
Clifton Dotson
Mercer County 4H
Barn Owls
Flat Top Cherokees
Brushfork Eagles
Flat Top Cherokee
Joseph Friedl
Concord College
Robert Kyle
L. L. Okes
Dunns
Wilbur Farley
Sun Valley
Dair Richmond
Camp Creek
Hallie Allen
Flat Top
Audrey Puckett
Serena
Fred Walker
Egeria
Lanham Richmond
Guy Mathena
Princeton
Walter Rogers
Harry Barbery
Paul Davis
Lerena
Frank Hodges
Prosperity
Kenneth Ball
Athens
Fred Croy
Oakvale
Herbert Miller
Danforth Fellowship Winners Named at WVU
Richard P. Dowdy and William H. Ridings, WVU College of Agriculture Forestry and Home Economics students, have been chosen as winners of the William H. Danforth Summer Fellowship and the William H. Danforth Leadership Training Scholarship. Dowdy will spend four weeks in August visiting research facilities near St. Louis and Camp Miniwanca in Michigan. Ridings will attend the American Youth Foundation Camp at Stony Lake, Michigan for two weeks.
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Richard P. Dowdy
William H. Ridings
College of Agriculture, Forestry
West Virginia University
William H. Danforth
O. J. Burger
Richard Dowdy
Hedley Dowdy
Union
Danforth
Foundation
St. Louis
W. H. Ridings
Fairmont
American Youth Foundation
Stony Lake
Michigan
No Withdrawal of 2 4 D Registrations For Weed Control
Morgantown reports that USDA said there has been no withdrawal of registrations for 2 4 D uses. Agricultural Extension Service specialists note 2 4 D has long been used for weed control and is supported by extensive research. Labels provide instructions and precautions. USDA and state and local agencies promote use in accordance with label directions and safety measures. Research continues on 2 4 D use in pastures, forage, and field crops with industry and public agency cooperation.
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Morgantown
U. S. of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
USDA
Aperson
Dairy Time In West Virginia Boosts Milk Outlook
June Dairy Month celebrates record milk production with WVU extension official Gale Lyon announcing a projected 127 billion pounds for the year, 2 percent above last year, and strong demand for dairy products. Ezra Taft Benson promotes milk as essential to diet as consumption rises in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Lyon
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Lyon
O. S. Department of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Neighbors column captures homespun WV life and church talk
John S Phillips writes a neighbors column recalling holidays with Elkins visitors and a Grand View trip. He muses on West Virginia churches, local scenery, and improvements, then recounts family singalongs at Flo Evick’s home, church outings, and a humorous grass mowing mishap with hand mowers.
Weeders Guide and other birds vanish amid insecticides
An old haunts article notes robins and other birds decline as insects resist chemicals like diazinon and DDT. elm bark beetles were targeted with elm spray. robins fed on earthworms carrying DDT residues. Critics warn of residue persistence, while farmers rely on DDT malathion chlordane or lindane for pests. A new compound dimethoate shows promise but awaits FDA approval. Also New York approves a $500 million nursery industry law to curb inferior stock and protect against pests through inspection certification and registration.
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Somme
Diazinon
Food and Drug Administration
New York State
State Nurserymen's Assn
State Department For Agriculture and Markets
Farmers Market Seeks Debeaker Return of Beaker
The market asks the owner of a missing beaker to contact them. If no longer needed, please return the apparatus to the Farmers Market. The note emphasizes courtesy and timely return to serve other customers.
Farmer digs hole and cripples communications
New York AP report recounts how Kenneth Muller digging a hole on his farm south of Ton, N.Y., cut 39 Western Union lines and halted news wires from New York to Albany for nearly two hours. The disruption affected television circuits and telephone lines as repair crews worked to restore the system. Agricultural exports rose 12 percent in the first half of fiscal 1960 versus the prior year.
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New York
Toronto
Western Union
Albany
Kenneth Muller
Ton, N.Y
the and American Telegraph Co
Ieee
Muller
Dairymen Need Grass Silage
WVU Extension dairyman urges West Virginia producers to save forage as grass silage to improve feed quality. He explains wilting to 60-70 percent moisture reduces nutrient loss, outlines benefits, and advises contacting county agents for guidance on ensiling surplus grass and adding grain if needed.
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W. L
Bill
Dairyman
West Virginia
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Mary Jane Lilly
Helen Leng
Charles Lilly
James Matherly
Busy Bees
City Ave
John 8S
Phillips Farm
Howard L. Gray
Rainelle
By Cordie Nugen
Janet Akers
Mountaineers 4-H Club
Mountaineer
W.V.V. Danforth Fellowship
John S. Phillips
Elkins
Grand View
Mount Hope
Aunt Coie
J . Aon P
Helen
Art Evick
Flo
Bud
Jones Memorial Church
First ‘Baptist Choir
Preacher Coe
Harry Ballou
Harry
Lawrence Grubb
The
Weeders
Farmers Market
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