Hinton Hosts Regional 4H Clothing School
A regional 4H Clothing School will be held Friday in Hinton for advanced 4-H members leaders and adult counselors from Raleigh Fayette Summers Mercer Monroe and Greenbrier counties. The event will share current style information on new fabrics and fabric care and sewing, with a style show featuring 11 girls as models. County Extension workers will coordinate with the State Office on planning.
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Wilh
Hinton
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Mercer
Monroe
Greenbrier
State Office
President Urges Local Relief Help For Farm Disasters
Eisenhower urged Congress to require state and local governments to cover at least 24 percent of disaster relief costs, with federal aid continued and expanded. Secretary Benson outlined a bill to boost state share and modify programs, emphasizing keeping disaster aid close to the affected people and allowing time to assess needs after rains.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Elgenhower
Benson
Henson
Sethihd
Great’ Plains
Cangrass
Group Sets 19538 ACP Practices Discussion Meeting
A joint meeting of the Rateeigh District and Wyoming County ACS committees with county officials will convene Friday at 10 a.m. in the local ASC office. Attendees include W. P. Patton D. W. Kinser RAL Carl Lucas and other agency representatives. The group will propose practices for the 1938 Agricultural Conservation Program and forward recommendations to the State ASC Office in Morgantown for national compilation and county-level selection.
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Walter Patton
Kelly
Raleigh’ County
ACS
Wyoming County
D. W
Kinser
Ral
ASC
Tms
Prince St
Farmers Home
W. F. Patton
Soil Conservation Sservice
Floyd F. Roethlisberger
Harry, Headley
H. B. Thomas
Consereee Commission
Carl Lucas
Southern
Soil Conservation
Ted Shumate
W. P. Brooks
Robert ‘Cook
Don Williams
Morgantown
Agricultural’, Conservation Branch
Washington,d. C
Atc
Jnational
Thandboo
Wool Production Shows Increase in West Virginia
The 1956 West Virginia wool production reached 1,516,000 pounds, up from 1955, with a gross of $773,000 versus $721,000 the prior year. The average price from last April to this January was 61/ percent per pound, the highest in the nation. Sheep numbers on January reports totaled 303,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago. Estrogenic substances linked to stilbestrol were found in several forage plants including clover, alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, wheat, rye, oats, and beets.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Health and club activities highlight 4-H notes
Daniels 4-H selects Eroll Lilly and Zora Lilly for the Health Contest with Zora Lilly giving a demonstration on book covers. Second Mile 4-H decorates Crab Orchard store windows for National Health Club Week. Prosperity Blue Ribbon 4-H discusses the Raleigh County Health Contest with Rob Lilly leading the program. Also compares state farm net incomes with Arizona leading at $11,892 and notes irrigated cotton production impacts.
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Raniels
Eroll Lilly
Zora’ Lilly
Daniels 4-H Club
Helen Smith
Keith Prewitt
Zora Lilly
Cuo
Prosperity Blue Ribbon
Raleigh
Rob Lilly
Connie Foose
Sandra Lilly
Sandra Hennett
Jeanette Skeens
June Blake
Dianne Stover
Donna Raynes
Rebecca Creed
Marie Karnes
Pasture Management to Counter Livestock Parasites
Guidance suggests rotating stock and resting pastures to curb internal parasites. It notes that grass grown on infected soil can harbor stomach worms, stressing careful grazing and land rest.
New Forage Growing Machine Aids Winter Dairy Feed
Dairy farmers report a compact hydroponic cabinet can grow green forage from soaked cereal grains in six days. The system uses a nutrient mist, controlled heat, and 85 percent humidity to feed cows, pigs, and poultry. Cost is about 20 dollars per ton, excluding the machine.
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Turkey
Tne
Belgium
Council Picks Agriculture Careers As New Project
Raleigh County Agricultural Workers Council met to review yearly goals. Hutchinson will ask county high schools to let agricultural representatives join career days. They plan to participate in Arbor Day observances and form a committee for June Conservation Camp plans and a scholarship slate due in April.
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Council
Raleigh County Agricultural Workers' ’Council
Tt Shackelford
D.C
Hutchinson
Nancy
Fone
Farm income figures show mixed 1956 results
The Agriculture Department reports 1956 farm net income at 11.84 billion, up from 1955 but below the 1953 estimate when using the department’s method. Critics cite 11.54 billion using another basis, with 230 million dollars of carryover crops and livestock inflating the department figure. Total farm population income reached about 19.73 billion, up 0.3 percent from 1955, while per capita farm income averaged 333 dollars versus nonfarm 2010 dollars. Operable farm unit net income averaged 2,364 dollars, up from 2,336.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenheiser Administration
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Farmers Bay
Hen Lays Unusual Eggs Sparks Inquiry in Poole
In Poole England a chicken reportedly laying curved banana shaped eggs led the British Ministry of Agriculture to place the bird in solitary confinement pending investigation. Wilfred Waterman’s farm saw eggs that barely fit breakfast cups and could not be sold. The hen, described as large and in good condition, is isolated as a precaution.
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Poole
England
Ministry ‘of Agricultture
Wilfred Waterman
Waterman
West Virginia Growers to Hold Third Winter Meeting
The West Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association will host its third annual winter meeting at Jackson's Mill on Saturday and Sunday. Area producers without reservations are urged to contact C T Shackelford Rural Development Council manager immediately.
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West Virginia
Christmas Tree Growers’ Association
Jackson's Mill
C.T. Shackelford
Rural Development Council
Four H family in Hico excels in club work
Fayettesville report details Willis Wellman family of four in Hico active in 4 H. Mrs Wellman leads Clifty Climbers Club while Willis serves as Fayete County Farm Bureau president. Children Ernest Ralph Alma and Barbara earned numerous ribbons and trips including National 4 H Congress Chicago and Boston Poultry Exposition prizes. Alma and Barbara earned blue and red ribbons in sewing and egg demonstration events.
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Willis” Wellman
Ralph
Eit
Ernest
Barbara
Alina
Dorothy Hesse
U. S. Marine Corps
Congress
Chicago
Harrisonburg
U. S.1 Marines
Winona
Clifty
Alma
Bluefield College
Poultry_ Producers « Council
Boston
Nuttall High School
Parasites Cut Sheep Profits In Pasture Health Update
A note on sustained parasite control hurting sheep profits as ranchers seek year round internal parasite prevention and management strategies to protect flock health and productivity.
Hatcheries Increase Baby Chick Production
The Federal State Coop Reporting Service notes Charleston West Virginia area hatcheries produced about 30 million eggs last month with commercial hatcheries increasing chick production by 43 percent over December and 9 92 000 chicks in January Broiler production accounted for 93 percent of the total. Egg prices averaged four cents below December and one cent behind January 1956 while poultry feed prices were stable or slightly higher.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Coop
Poultry Market Report from Harrisonburg and Shenandoah Valley
Live poultry markets in Harrisonburg and Shenandoah Valley area steady for broilers and fryers with adequate supply. Farm prices ending 12 noon yesterday show broilers 2-4 pounds at 21, hens 16-17, heavy hens 16-17, with a weekly summary for the week to March 1894 noting 300 head sold and a weighted average price of 18.59. Purchases rose 61.9 percent from the prior week according to the report.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandgat Valley
Milk production dips in West Virginia and Spencer livestock auction set
West Virginia dairy output falls to 7 million pounds in December from 12.2 pounds per cow the Federal State Crop Reporting Service reports. Wholesale milk profits drop 15 cents and gross profit sits at 3.15 dollars per hundredweight. Beef cows down to 130000 head. Spencer Livestock Exchange opens Friday March 8 with weekly auctions through mid-December as Secretary Brooks McClung predicts firmer prices and a stronger season following last year’s near two million dollar gross.
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Brooks McClung
McClung
Raleigh County 4-H Units Reach 36 Clubs This Year
Clarence Wooten reports Raleigh County now has 36 4-H clubs with 1,343 members aged 10 to 20. The list details club names officers and leaders, noting 476 boys and 918 girls participate in homemaking, food, clothing, livestock, and other projects under county and state programs during National 4-H Club Week.
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Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
Dry Hill
Donna Atha
Regina Cooper
Roy Coe
Charles Cooper
Fairdale
Dina Stewart
Linda Patton
Mary Ann Farmer
Sheldon Covey
Wires
Steve Zilinski
Linda Shrewsbury
Nellie McComas
Lester Golden Rule
Kermit Robertson
Karen Moore
Lotus Blankenship
Dale Bowling
Bela Anderson
Doris Lilly
Nellie Anderson
Virginia Richmond
Fairview
Cardinals
Party Farmer
Val Streho
Noel Mankin
Glen Daniel
Busy Bees
Nancy Shu
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