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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1951
Page
9
A new lawn chemical, potassium cyanate, promises 95 to 109 percent crabgrass control with simple mixing and spraying. It is described as safe for children and pets, costs about one dollar per 1200 square feet, and is effective on seedlings or mature plants, best used late summer before seeding.
This week Danese Farm Club meets with John Finley as chairman. A dispersion sale at Ford Nereford Farms in Ballengee is at 1 30 p m. Coming events include the Raleigh County Agricultural Council meeting on July 2 at 3 30 p m at PMA Office Beckley. Ballengee Farm Club meets July 7 at 7 30 p m at Davis School with L L Smith and Franklin Lilly as officials.
West Virginia University's fourth Dairy Day will feature Dr Fordyce Ely head of the dairy husbandry department from Ohio State University. The Morgantown event tomorrow will offer his talk Around the Corner with the Cows. Ely is a past president and director of the American Dairy Science Association and serves on the American Jersey Cattle Club classification staff. He is known for work with students research and as a classification expert.
The Ford Foundation awards up to 70500 to the National 4 H Club Foundation to aid the International Farm Youth Exchange this year. The Institute of International Education coordinates administration. US farm youth age 18 to 26 spend three to six months abroad and foreign youth visit the US. Dorothy Talbott will depart for Scotland in weeks.
The Chicken of Tomorrow breeding program credited with expanding the U S chicken meat industry. H H Alp of the American Farm Bureau cites rising meat shares and faster growth to 10 weeks per bird. USDA officials project 800 million meat chickens in 1951, with meat birds dominating future supply.
The report notes demonstrations in about sixteen countries, mainly in Europe, with youth involvement planned for June. It mentions lace wing fly as a factor in azaleas and references farms, leaves, and rhoded ridroms. Educational literature, movies, and group meeting ideas are listed along with spray options and rotenone in June and August.
Tests by the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station indicate corn peaks in fertilizer need during seedling growth and in July and August when tassels form. Recommendations include 4-12-4 or 5-10-5 at 300 pounds per acre, plus soil-based adjustments for soil fertility levels.
Market notes report broilers and fryers at 20 to 33 with eggs 46 current receipts. Turkeys quoted 25 to 45 with varying types and breeders. regional quotes include Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva markets. Ronceverte stockyards record steers 22 to 34, heifers 20 to 35, cows 18 to 78.50, veal calves 29.90 to 39.90, lambs 30.26 to 33.90, hogs 21.60 to 23.50, sows 19 to 20.50, pigs 9 to 15.90, cows and calves 140 to 380 per head.
The USDA warns about shortages in pressure cookers aluminum and stainless steel as it aims to allocate materials for home canning. Glass container production rises 25 to 30 percent. tin and steel allocations are set for each quarter. Iris borer sprays are available. if irises have leaf spot add fungicide. Newly planted asparagus beds need careful cultivation in year one.
The Office of Materials and Facilities of PMA and the National Production Authority report plastics allocations expected to relieve a shortage. Paper containers for home freezing remain plentiful, while plastics remain tight in supply.
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