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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1961
Page
7
John S Phillips writes a breezy community column mixing theater previews Honey In The Rock and Honey to you with observations from the Raleigh Fayette area. He recalls local history, mentions Reverend Bryce Griffith, coal mining by products, Camp Creek State Forest plans, and readers’ anecdotes about sunglasses and foresters.
A dairy farmer faces a choice between horizontal trench or bunker silos and upright silos such as concrete stave steel or glazed tile. Horizontal silos cost less and suit self feeding but are harder to move and mechanize while upright silos offer automatic unloading but require more power to fill and careful location planning to allow future barn expansion.
Weather disrupted shipments in California and the prairie states, lifting corn, soybean progress in the Corn Belt while potato, onion movements slowed in Alabama. Drought and heat pushed grain futures up in Minneapolis and Winnipeg, with flaxseed and rye gaining. Hog prices hit a near three month high as lighter slaughter and lean supply supported the market. Livestock feed shortages pressured cattle and lamb trends, while wholesale beef eased.
Nearly all vegetable crops can be damaged at some life cycle stage by drift from 2 4 D or 2 4 5 T vapor. The text notes the vulnerability across crop types and stages, highlighting herbicide drift as a risk factor for vegetable production.
Six Raleigh County 4-H members, five girls and one boy, returned from the State 4-H Camp at Jackson’s Mill. The group includes Gloria Shumate, Sharon Withrow, Carol Goodman, Patty Houchins, Barbara Manning, Norma Parker, and Paul D. Smith, all active in school bands, clubs, and church groups with multiple blue ribbons and state camp experience.
Summer is the time to inspect furnaces and chimneys before cold weather. Check gas systems leave pilots on, clean and replace pipes, and have controls tuned by a pro. For oil furnaces fill tanks and have adjustments checked by oil companies. For all systems seal leaks, lubricate parts, and clear chimneys from roof if safe to do so.
A planned localized weather forecasting service for the four state Appalachian fruit belt would be funded partly by a $75,000 federal grant. The program would add Weather Bureau personnel at key points to interpret data for local farmers across parts of West Virginia Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The U S Department of Agriculture renames the agency as Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service to streamline operations. It will absorb Commodity Stabilization Service duties and milk marketing orders, with ACP remaining under Deputy Administrator Carl A. Larson and local offices unchanged. Franklin Lilly notes the shift is a top-level realignment for efficiency.
Raleigh County farmers can access the expanded West Virginia University Forage Testing Program from the Agricultural Extension Service. Participants in the complete program pay a minimum fee of 25 dollars for six samples with 5 dollars for each additional sample, plus grain rations guidance. Non enrolled farmers may obtain 5 dollar sample containers and receive analytical reports without feeding recommendations.
Studies of pasture rental rates in 12 Midwestern States show wide variation. North Dakota $1.80 per acre, Indiana $9.40 per acre, average $5.69. Brundage notes 5 to 8 percent of land value as rent, with per head per month averaging $2.80 across 42 states. Appalachian area $2.10 per head monthly. full-farm rents about 1 percent higher. In Raleigh County rents range from $1.00 to $5.00 per head. Franklin Lilly notes most farmers use pastures themselves. Some leases cover up to 400 acres.
The program could save dairy farmers between $50 and $125 per month on feed costs, potentially tipping profit toward viability. Director Knapp urged enrollment and urged contacting the county agricultural agent for details. Raleigh County contact is H. B. Thomas.
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