West Virginia Forests and the Woodland Wealth Debate
Dr Lane argues forest products are a major economic factor in West Virginia with one in ten workers tied to forest industries. He cites 70 percent forest coverage, 133,500 woodland owners, and strong timber markets, contrasting a survey deeming timber a zero factor in Appalachia. He urges protection, management, appreciation and wise use to unlock ongoing income.
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Woodland Show
Warden Lane
Emma
Appalachian
Maryland
Massachusetts
Lane
West Virginia
Mississippi
Lawn watering myths debunked in reverse True False guide
AP News columnist Earl Aronson lists ten lawn watering myths with opposite truths to help homeowners test practices. The piece cites home ownership density, suggests adjustable watering by soil type and weather, and notes cost ranges from affordable sprinklers to an expensive loaner model used for public park dedications.
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Earl Aronson
AP News
Strawberries Drive Beckley Market Demand Calls for Advance Notice
Farmers with strawberry crops are urged to notify Beckley Farmers Market two to three days in advance for proper care. The market has already sold more strawberries in 1960 than in any previous season, said market manager Porter Lewis, urging cooperation.
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Beckley Farmers Market
Porter Lewis
Soap and hard water form insoluble curd on clothes
In hard water soap reacts with minerals like calcium and magnesium to create an insoluble curd that clings to fabrics, causing gray, harsh textures and poor cleaning results.
Dairy Day Speaker Jack Nisbet to Talk June 30 at WVU Farm
Jack Nisbet, longtime friend of West Virginia dairy farmers and current president of Agricultural Selling in Columbus, Ohio, will headline West Virginia University Dairy Farm's Dairy Day on June 30 with the address There Will Always be a Dairy Business. Nisbet, a former extension dairyman in Kansas and Wisconsin and executive secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Club, previously spoke at Dairy Day in 1956 on It's Great Fun to Sell.
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Jack Nisbet
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Columbus
Ohio
Hoard’s Dairyman
Extension
Kansas
Wisconsin
American Jersey Cattle Club
Wool payments begin April first under 1960 program
Franklin Lilly, manager of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office in Beckley, announced that marketings since March 31 will be eligible for 1960 wool program payments. Farmers in Raleigh and Wyoming counties are urged to file complete sales records. payments for 1960 will be issued in 1961, with the highest price wool grower receiving the largest incentive, tied to a 62 cent per pound target. The Gloriosa daisies, developed by Dr. A F Blakeslee and institutions, are described.
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Franklin Lilly
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Beckley
Lilly
Raleigh
Wyoming
Anthony J Terzis Selected To Attend Sciences Institute
West Virginia University hosts the 1960 Life Sciences Institute beginning June 6 for four weeks. Twenty West Virginia high school juniors will study agronomy biochemistry nutrition and more under 24 faculty from the Agricultural Experiment Station. Seminars feature lily genetics soil dynamics agriculture business and animal sciences led by notable academics including Drs Emsweller Bear Kottman Van Landingham. Participants include Emmet G Bailey Robert Clubb Abe Cyrus Barney Ellison Fredric Delp Robert Ot Fowler Carl E Ker Stephen R Goode Andrew R Templeton and Anthony J Terzis of Beckley son of Mr and Mrs James Terzis.
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Life Sciences
West Virginia University An of Agriculture
Vestrumencs
C. J Burger
West Virginia
Dents
S. L. Emsweller
Firman E. Bear
Soil Science Magazine
Roy M. Kottman
Ohio State University
A. H. van Landingham
Agricultural Experiment Station
Emmet G. Bailey
Marlinton High School
Robert — Clubb
Notre Dame High School
Abe F. Cyrus
Buffalo High School
Barney G. Ellison
Magnolia High School
Fredric Lee Delp
Sutton High School
Robert Ot Fowler
Carl E. Ker
Huntington East High
Stephen R. Goode
Andrew R. Templeton
Elkins High School
Wilmer Hale
Wilmer Hale Logan High School; John Holovak, Weir High School; Earl D. Kuhl
Jane Lew High School
Douglas J. Ladish
South Charleston High School
Jameson Meredith Jr
Fairmont High School
Roger R. Morris
Elkview High
Warren S. Napier
Rainelle High School
John L. Perrine, II
Mannington High School
Jerry Summers
Stonewall Jackson High School
Leslie Wade
Ravenswood High School
Anthony J. Terzis
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
James Terzis
Westwood Drive
Robert Daniel Plans Farm Tile Drainage
Robert Daniel of Glen Daniel will drain a wet field by installing 4475 feet of tile and 2022 feet of open drainage. Soil Conservation Service staff prepared a design with tile size and grade, with a machine to be used in Raleigh County in September. A pond may be built on the farm to supply stock water and recreation.
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Robert Daniel
Glen Daniel
Soil Conservation Service
State Soil Conservation Committee
Raleigh County
Bob
That Ol Swimmin Hole
George Hoak notes old tim ers recall the "ol swimmin hole" while many ponds dry up or become polluted. He cites a Soil Conservation Service booklet on safe farm ponds with rules to prevent drownings. Key guidance covers liability, clearing debris, removing drop offs, marking swimming areas, posting signs, not swimming alone, avoiding ponds in storms, and child hazards.
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Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Eee
Woman boards moving car carrier in snowstorm
In Le Grand Iowa a lone woman sought weather and road cans at a service den. She waited in her car while an empty auto transport arrived. The driver nodded, lowered the ramp, and the woman steered her car aboard then rode away with the transport in heavy snow.
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LE Grande
Iowa
Broadloom Carpets Defined by Width Not Construction
Broadloom refers to carpet width rather than construction style or quality, typically woven on looms six to eighteen feet wide.
Select Lawn Mower According To Use
West Virginia University extension specialists advise choosing reel or rotary mowers by duty. Reel mowers best for formal or semi lawns for a clean, groomed cut. Rotary mowers also grind leaves and trim but less precise. choose 18–20 in for up to 8,000 sq ft, 21–24 in for 8,000–13,000 sq ft, and over 13,000 sq ft require larger than 24 in.
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Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Hog cholera vaccination rate deemed too low nationwide
U S Department of Agriculture experts warn vaccination coverage for hog cholera is insufficient to prevent heavy losses if an outbreak spreads. Last year vaccination fell short of 1958, with 7 million more pigs farrowed but 1 million fewer vaccinated. experts urge spring or fall vaccination to curb potential epidemics and protect farm income.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia
Uni
United States
Midwest
South
Tenderness Tester May Predict Meat Tenderness
A U S Department of Agriculture tenderness tester measures beef tenderness in a small sample, raw or cooked, using a hydraulic pressure gauge. The device promises pre-purchase tenderness insight, potentially allowing meat to be graded by tenderness in addition to other factors. Tests align with established cooked-meat evaluation methods.
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Betty Roberts
Extension Foods & Nutrition
West Virginia University
U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Farm Safety Week To Start July 24
National Farm Safety Week runs July 24 to 30 proclaimed by President Eisenhower. Jointly sponsored by the National Safety Council and the U S Department of Agriculture to address farm safety problems and the high farm death rate and its economic drain.
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Eisenhower
National Safety Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Council
Neighbors Reflections And Reminiscences From John Phillips
John S Phillips writes a neighborly column reflecting on daily life from Main Street to Sullivan Road. He notes remodeling photos of the Gravely house, recalls past church and firehouse scenes, praises newspapers, learning, and health, and signs off with friendly Sunday goodbyes.
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Dave Ashworth
Main Street
Frank Patton
Sullivan Road
Farm
Wood Water And The Fish
Lewisburg article explains how early forestry and settlement altered water cycles and fish habitats. It argues clear-cutting reduced sponge effects, increasing runoff, scouring riverbeds, and washing silt that smothered nests and harmed fish populations.
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Lewisburg
North America
James
Forest management and mill pollution threaten fish habitats
Water unsuitable for fish due to dams, log jams, mills, and polluted streams. Logging left bare hillsides, but practices are changing. Programs study effects of pulp and paper waste and methods to treat effluent to protect rivers and restore healthy water.
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Ind
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Tams MT
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the Weeders Guide
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Farmers Market
Dairy Day
A. F. Blakeslee
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Cold Springs Harbor
N. Y
Smith College
Northampton
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J. M. Harris & Co., Inc
Roanoke, Va
Sciences Institute
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