Senate Approves 2 Billion More For Commodity Support
The Senate passed a bill authorizing an additional 2 billion dollars for government price support of farm crops through the Commodity Credit Corporation. If enacted, CCC borrowing could total up to 6.75 billion for price supports on wheat cotton and corn. The measure faces House action on an amendment related to imports of foreign farm products.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Congress
Williams
R-Del
GOP
Cain
R-Wash
Lucas
Illinois
Ellender
D-La
General Accounting Office
Secretary of Agriculture
Swiss Chard as a Versatile Home Garden Vegetable
Swiss Chard is a beet variety valued for leaves and stems. It yields best in warm weather, tolerates heat, and is suitable for freezing. Varieties include Rhubarb Chard with crimson stalks Lucullus with mild spinach flavor and tender leaves.
Nine Point Cattle Health Program Advised in Fayette County
Fayetteville farmers are urged to follow a nine point plan from the American Foundation for Animal Health via the extension office. Key steps include gradual green-feed introduction to prevent bloat, weekly herd inspections for pink eye, vaccinating calves against blackleg, fly control with approved insecticide, regular pasture checks for poisonous plants, vigilance for wounds to block parasite entry, removing suspected lumpy jaw cases, testing cattle for bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis, and monitoring older or community pastures for parasites.
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Fayetteville
American Foundation For Animal Health
Fayette County
Iowa Herd Inbred Without Freaks
The Neal family of Linn County Iowa maintains a hardy beef herd with a 97 percent calf crop and no outside blood for 38 years. Since 1912 they have used a single bull purchased for 400 dollars, eliminating bad traits by selecting superior calves and occasionally changing bulls. Distinct cow families emerged, with culling based on merit rather than strict pedigree.
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Neal
Linn County
Successful Farming
Burt Neal
Neals
Pest Watch for Ornamental Plants Considered
Plant aphids lacewing flies on rhododendrons oyster shell scale on lilacs ten caterpillars and dogwood and flowering quince scale insects should all be watched for and sprayed promptly if discovered.
Weeders Guide Garden Notes and Neighborhood Gardening Woes
CHAPPAQUA New York gardener shares tales of pests and plants. A trespasser in the seed beds, earthworms thriving, robins aiding compost, and neighbors exchanging peat moss. He trims hydrangeas with stubborn resolve and guards tomato sprouts against late frost while a spouse debates timing.
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Chappaqua
N. Y
Farmers West Virginia study raises per acre corn yields
West Virginia farmers and West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station collaborate with the Agricultural Extension Service on corn trials. They test varieties adapted to local soils and climates and study heavy fertilizer effects. Last year the state average rose to 44 bushels per acre, with several trials yielding over 90 bushels.
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West Virginia
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Extension Service
Floyd F. Farrow
Shady Spring
Farrow
U. S
W. Va
ACP Purpose is Better Grassland
Princeton report quotes Basil Neeley of the Mercer County Production and Marketing Committee explaining that lime and phosphate assistance under the Agricultural Conservation Program aims to grow more and better grass and legumes. Soils in Mercer County are acidic and phosphate deficient, requiring test and treatment to establish strong grass and clover cover to curb erosion and sustain productivity, with cost sharing about half by the farmer.
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Register
Princeton
Basil Neeley
Mercer County
Principal touts Hadacol cure in 1950Vincent notice
A Vincent High School principal recounts stomach trouble and rapid relief after using Hadacol. The notice extols the product as a health booster with vitamin deficiencies claim, urging trial sizes and money back guarantee. Payment via drugstores, advertorial tone, LeBlanc Corp branding.
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Vincent High School
ACOL
Hadacol
Smith
Self-Help Path to Prosperity Urged for Summers County
Publisher George M. McLean urged Summers County business people and farmers to partner in agriculture to revive the economy. He cited a 1944 eight hundred thousand dollar agricultural base, warned of past losses including sheep devastation by dogs, and urged expanding dairying beef raising and sheep while leveraging proximity to eastern markets and Bluestone reservoir recreation. He argued for building from existing assets rather than chasing new factories.
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Ben Rhodes
Hinton
Summers County
Southern
George M. McLean
Tupelo
Miss
McLean
S. J. Graham
Summers
Bell Wether
Bluestone
Grass-Legume Silage Proves Superior Roughage For Cattle
Over six years at West Virginia University Agriculture Experiment Station grass-legume silage showed high quality, cheaper roughage for beef cattle across ages. Comparisons with corn silage oat silage and mixed hay consistently favored grass-legume, with wintering trials at Wardenville showing heavier gains with corn silage but calves from grass-legume cows equal in all respects.
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W.V.U. Agricultural Experiment Station
Wardenville
Mercer County ACP report shows lime and phosphate use
The 1949 ACP totals reveal 368 farmers in Mercer County used 5,265 tons of lime and 910.48 tons of superphosphate (20 per cent) last year. Lime was applied to 2,632 acres and phosphate to 3,567 acres.
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Mercer County
Shrimp Canning Dominates U S Fisheries Share
About one fifth of the United States shrimp catch is processed into canned products. The figure highlights the canning industry's role in seafood supply and market dynamics impacting producers and retailers nationwide.
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U. S
Accountant Shows Tax Loopholes For Farm Income
New York farmers can boost keep home income by tax planning says Augustus Morris of the Research Institute of America in the June Journal of Accountancy. He notes benefits from incorporating or forming partnerships, hiring farm children, and exploiting exemptions, with careful attention to income and filing requirements.
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New York
Augustus Morris
The
Research Institute of America
Journal of Accountancy
Morris
American Institute of Accountants
National Organization of Certified Public Accountants
Poultry Field Day Planned at West Virginia University
Morgantown will host a Poultry Field Day on July 14 with demonstrations and exhibits in the afternoon. T. B. Clark of the University Agricultural Experiment Station described egg washing demonstrations and a new method of elevating grain by forced air.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
T. B. Clark
University Agricultural Experiment Station
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