Dairy Group Revives Miove for Local ABC
The West Virginia Dairy Coalition plans a personal contact campaign to revive the artificial breeders cooperative unit. Officials question enrolling 1,500 cows at startup, while advocates support subsidized operation to attract more herds within a year. A producers market is nearing site finalization among four locations.
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West Virginia Artificial Breeders’ Cooperative
Rural Development Council
Wanade 1A Blind
Ataamathinga Flanes
Glivorts
Wial GreenVvil
RDC
Charles T. Shackelford
Dairy Commission
C. FE. Shumate
Beckley Dairyman
ABC
Shumate
J. B. McLaughlin
E. O. Snider
The
Poultry Commission
Health and Recreation Commission
Forestry Agency Sets Objective Education in Forest Conservation
The Forestry Commission told the Rural Development Council it aims to educate more people in forest conservation. Chairman Ralph R. Kemper outlined eight methods including demonstration areas, field tours, sign advertising, and better producer consumer marketing, with a July 12 sawmill clinic planned at Hieco. new members T R Samsell and Cyril Zenisek join as wildlife habitat specialists for District Six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus F. Walker
Raleigh
Fred W. Meyer
Savings and Investment Commission
Raleigh County
New River Country Life Program
Grandview
CLP
Shackelford
Beckley
Concord College
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
Ralph R. Kemper
Fayetteville
Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps
Kemper
Hieco
T. R. Samsell
Cyril Zenisek
State Conservation Commission
Cabbage Care: Preventing Swelled Heads and Gentle Tending
The guide explains that cabbage heads may swell and crack if overwatered, and offers first aid by bending plants to slow nourishment. Early cabbage should be harvested when well formed, as they head quickly and poorly store. later varieties store longer. Cabbage roots stay near the surface, so shallow cultivation and weed control with a scuffle hoe or hand weeding are advised to maintain a dust mulch and reduce weed competition.
92 Fayette Women Will Make Tour
Miss Lucille Hodkins reports plans for a June 22 tour by 92 farm women to Jackson's Mill. Charter buses depart Oak Hill and Mt Hope at 6:30 a.m. and return about 4:00 p.m. Passengers from Pax, Chestnut Knob, Meadow Bridge, Danese, Salem, Powellton, Arrowhead, Dempsey, Ansted, Ramsey, Clifty, Hico, Lookout, Layland, and Danese join along routes to assemble for the trip.
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Register
Fayetteville
Lucille Hodkins
Jackson's Mill
Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
Mt. Vernon
Charlie” Hartley
Meadow Bridge
Danese
Ansted
Lookout
Salem
Powellton
Arrowhead
Dempsey
Ramsey
Clifty
Hico
Lockout
Russellville
Timber Harvest Demonstration At Abshire Farm
At D B Abshire farm near Jumping Branch a timber harvest demonstration explores stumpage at 113 per acre. A three acre boundary has paid 339 stumpage and shows value from a three phase operation including harvest of mature trees removal of undesired species and thinning. Total gross income reached 1029 40 with logging and milling costs 689 50. Demonstration led by A B Lyon extension forester and funded by the Agricultural Extension Service Forestry Commission and Rural Development Council.
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D. B. Abshire
Jumping Branch
Abshire
A. B. Lyon
Lyon
Agricultural Extension Service
Forestry Commission, Rural Development Council
Fayette Field Day Planned Aug 18
Plans from the committee meeting at the Nuttall Wagon building set Fayette County Field Day for Lookout on August 18. The Farm Bureau and Farm Women's club will meet in the main auditorium, with exhibits due by 10 30 a m in the home economics cottage for prizes across 4 H FFA veterans and club categories including crafts and clothing from feed bags. A basket lunch will be served in the grove with attendees bringing their own meals.
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Register
Lookout
Nuttall Woag
Fayette County
Farm Bureau and
Farm Women's Club
FFA
Farm Women
New Manager Appointed to Direct Wildlife Program in Six Counties
T. R. Samsell named game manager for District Six effective June 15 to oversee wildlife management across Fayette, McDowell, Wyoming, Mercer, Summers, and Raleigh counties. Former assistant in District Three, Samsell, a Morgantown native and WVU graduate, succeeds E. M. Pollack who joined the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. He is married with two children and resides in Beckley.
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T. R
Pete) Samsell
State Conservation Commission
E. M. Pollack
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Samsell
Morgantown
Buckhannon
Beckley
Elkins
District Three
Fayette
McDowell
Wyoming
Mercer
Summers
Raleigh
Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
District Six
West Virginia
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
Monday
Cyril Zenisek
Westwood Drive
House to Investigate Foods and Fertilizers
Rep. James J. Delaney of New York slated to head a House inquiry into food purity. The probe will cover chemicals in production and packaging, pesticides, and fertilizers including by products of atomic energy, with possible implications for the Pure Food and Drug Act. Delaney warned of unknown fertilizer effects on the human body. Republicans see potential act changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
James J. Delaney
New York
House
Sam Rayburn
Delaney
4-H Safety and Health programs reward top clubs
Rural youth join the 1950 National 4-H Safety and Health drive with awards from General Motors. Counties with the best safety or health programs receive plaques and honors. State champions earn trips to Chicago and scholarships, while top clubs receive certificates and cash for health education efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Chicago
West Virginia 4-H Dairy Foods Demonstration Awards
West Virginia 4-H members compete in the 1950 National 4-H Dairy Foods Demonstration program under extension service guidance. Milk production peaks this month per the USDA as 4-Hers present demonstrations, win gold medals for county titles and handsome watches for state winners, with eight national champions earning trips to Chicago next November. Jo Ann Stobart of Elm Grove and Dorothy Lanham of Bristol earned recent honors alongside Lucille Wilhelm of Elm Grove, among 66 other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
4-H
Carnation Company
Chicago
Jo Ann Stobart
Elm Grove
Dorothy Lanham
Bristol
Lucille Wilhelm
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Cooperative Extension Service
Conservation Group To Meet Monday In Charleston
The seven member State Soil Conservation Committee will meet Monday to review projects. Executive Secretary Carroll Greene notes reports from national and state associations will be presented by George R. Heidrich of Charles Town and T. Paugh of Philippi. The group may move to quarterly meetings as activities expand. Others at the meeting include George Sharpe of West Virginia University, Harold M. Rhodes and Glenn Baker with the Soil Conservation Service.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Soil Conservation Committee
Carroll Greene
Associations of Soil Conservation Supervisors
George R. Heidrich
Charles Town
T. Paugh
Philippi
Greene
Agriculture Commissioner’s Office
George Sharpe
West Virginia University
Harold M. Rhodes
Soil Conservation Service
Glenn Baker
Lundale Farm Hires Herdsman for Dairy
Lundale Farm at Oak Hill hires Charles Boyles of Philippi as herdsman for a 40 cow dairy. Boyles recently earned a Bachelor of Science in animal husbandry from West Virginia University, where he was on the livestock judging team that won Hoard's Dairyman 1950 dairy cow judging contest.
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Lundale
Oak Hill
Charles Boyles
Philippi
Boyles
West Virginia University
Green leafy vegetables for early planting and year round harvest
The green leafy vegetables are the most important group for the gardener. They can be started early while the soil is cool and, with successive planting, remain available until freezing weather. They include chard collards kale turnips lettuce and other greens.
Spring Upsurge in Business Boosts Farm Prices Index
The spring upsurge in business activity strengthens demand for farm products as farm marketings decline seasonally. From mid-April to mid-May the prices received by farmers rose about 2 percent, led by meat animals wool cotton soybeans and corn. Egg prices to farmers fluctuated but stayed near February levels, while chicken prices eased. Milk production per cow hits new records with continued growth expected, and total annual output may exceed the 1945 peak. Tobacco and barley allotments shift modestly.
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Tarim
United States
North Dakota
Minnesota
Texas
Louisiana
CCC
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Heavy Storm Causes Crop Damage in Four Counties
Charleston reports four counties Roane Jackson Clay and Wood suffered heavy crop damage from last week's rains. The Crop Reporting Service didn't estimate losses. In Spencer-Clay area residents call it the worst storm in 37 years. Wet weather occurred statewide except Eastern Panhandle where rain was light. Average rainfall statewide was 1.08 inches and temperatures averaged 68 degrees, two below normal.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Roane
Jackson
Clay
Wood
Spencer-Clay
Panhandle
Rural Development Activities This Week
This week includes a 1 pm tour of a managed woodlot at D B Abshire farm Jumping Branch led by A B Lyon with Rural Development Council and Agricultural Extension Service. Tomorrow features Farm Forestry Field Day at C W Shackelford Lookout and Reed Saw mill Hiro with A B Lyon in charge.
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D. B. Abshire Farm
Jumping Branch
A. B. Lyon
Forestry Commission
Rural Development Council
Agricultural Extension Service
Fayette County Farm Forestry
C. W. Shackelford Farm
Lookout
Reed Sawmill
Hiro
Lookout Community Council
J. J. Murphy
Danese Community Council
John Finley
West Virginia University
Raleigh County
PMA
Tabor
Beckley
Kelly Farmer
Bolt
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Memorial
John L. Gorman
Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
J. R. Keatley
Bozoo
Ralph R. Kemper
Fayetteville
E. T. Stromp
Grandview
Savings and Investment Commission
Memorial Bidg
Fred W. Meyer
Mercer Co-Op Ships Animals To New England
Mercer County's first cooperative shipment of lambs calves and old sheep left Oakvale on Saturday via the Greenbrier Valley Livestock Marketing Association. Fifty four farmers sent 436 lambs 14 old sheep and 11 calves bound for Swift and Company and the New England Dressed Meat and Wool Company Summersville Mass. Prices ranged from 16 to 26.50 per hundred pounds with returns for ewes bucks and calves noted. Notable consignors included J M Neeley Athens Ward White Elgood W K Ball Fred Bolin A R Nash G L Pennington Virgil Conner R A Crawford E W Woodson Monroe County and John R Shumate Athens.
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Register
Princeton
Mercer County
Oakvale
Greenbrier
J. M. Neeley
Athens
Ward White
Elgood
W. K. Ball
Speedway
Fred Bolin
A. R. Nash
G. L. Pennington
Pettrey
Virgil Conner
Pet
Severe corn borer damage expected this year
Entomologists in many states expect sizeable losses from European corn borer due to the mild winter. DDT is recommended for control because it is inexpensive and effective. Use five percent DDT dust or 50 percent wettable DDT solution with wheat flour in water. For first brood borers spray or dust three times at five day intervals starting when sweet corn is ready to tassel, driving material into the upper whorl leaves.
West Virginia Forest Council to Meet in Charleston
The West Virginia Forest Council will hold its annual meeting June 27 in the House of Delegates Chamber Charleston. Chairman Arthur Wood Elkins said the all day event will feature committee reports a progress report and an outlook for the coming year. The nonprofit council focuses on conserving the state's forest resources.
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West Virginia Forest Council
House of Delegates
Charleston
Arthur Wood
Elkins
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