Census Preliminary Reveals Raleigh Farming Largely Part Time
The 1950 Census shows Raleigh County farmers largely combine farming with other work. Off-farm labor reached 1,283 operators in 1949, farmland occupies 115,111 acres, and average farm size is 50.4 acres. Tenancy declined slightly, with 427 tenants and 1,684 full owners. Negro-operated farms rose to 26, and land value rose about 9 percent since 1944.
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Raleigh
U.S. Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Wool pools boost Maywood wool prices promised by state group
Daniel Webster quote frames farmer strength as soil rooted. BR Pitts explains wool price surge. West Virginia Wool Pools offer advance payments of one dollar per pound for dear medium and 90 cents for fine wool. Producers pledged to stretch flocks to meet demand as government control shifts. Nearby county managers listed in Raleigh County notes.
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Ben Rhodes
West Virginia
Register
BR. W. Pitts
State Wool Marketing Association
Pitts
United States
Raleigh County
Fayette
R. N. Fox
Crickmer
Mercer
Hack Scott
Princeton
Summers
J. Henry Smith
Forest Hill
Greenbrier
H. B. Wilson
Lewisburg
Doni Buldt Finding Relief
A Kentucky resident Luther Harris of Chestnut Street credits HADACOL with relief from nervousness aches and fatigue. He describes improved energy after starting HADACOL and says he would not do without it. The ad urges relief by addressing vitamin deficiencies B1 B2 niacin and other factors.
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Luther Harris
Chestnut St
Eling Green
Kentucky
Hadacol
Mr. Harris
Daniels Hustlers plan exhibit and tea at Daniels School
The Daniels Hustlers will hold an exhibit and public meeting at 1 p m April 26 at Daniels Elementary School with a tea for parents. Their next club meeting is scheduled for March 22. Fayette County 4 H members earned national tenure awards including Cordin Haynes and others from Russellville Dempsey Smithers Oak Hill and more.
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Daniels Hustlers
Daniels
Maron
Payetteville
Fayette
Fayette County Farm Bureau to Meet in Fayetteville Tomorrow
Fayetteville headlines say the Fayette County Farm Bureau will gather tomorrow at the county extension offices in Fayetteville. Morning sessions will cover civilian defense, markets, poultry, health, land use, forestry, yards and gardens, and the country life conference, with a joint session in the afternoon after a Farm Women dinner. Speakers include J. C. Dillon of Summers County and F. H. Halstead of the West Virginia Farm Bureau, plus Art Lough on the Greener Hills Program. Memorial tributes will honor deceased members.
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Y Register
Fayetteville
Fayette
J.C. Dillon
Summers County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
F.H. Halstead
W. Va
Fayette County
Art Lough
Summers
Greener Hills
Rural Development Activities And Coming Events
Raleigh County committees and clubs meet this week with multiple mornings and evenings in Beckley Princeton Shady and Beckley hosting, chaired by Kelly Farmer H Dale Covey James Lowry Van W Carper and E O Snider events include poultry show NFA ham show Forestry Commission and rural life conferences across March 16 to 19 with Farm Woman's Club meetings and high school events.
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Raleigh County Production and Marketing Committee
Tabor
Beckley
Kelly Farmer
Bolt
Surveyor Farm Women’s Club
Surveyor Church
H. Dale Covey
Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
Princeton
J. R. Kealley
Bozoo
Raleigh Pinners Council
James Lowry
Sophia
Poultry Commission
RDC
E. 0
Snider
Grandview Community Council
van W. Carper
Shady
Spring Farm Woman’s Club
Worthy Harris
Maxwell Hill Farm Woman’s Club
L. W. Fridley
NFA Ham
Stratton High School
J. B. Elliott
Forestry Commission
Memorial
Ralph Kemper
Fayetteville
Dempsey Rural Life Conference
C. R. Cottle
Prosperity Farm Woman's Club
Wayne Stewart
Forester to Address New River Friends at Oak Hill
Arthur C. McIntyre forester with the U S Soil Conservation Service will address the New River chapter of Friends of the Land at Collins High School Oak Hill Monday night. The program includes forest management progress discussion and watershed movement plans with dinner at 6:15 p m and a business session in the library. Reservations to Ben Rhodes Beckley due by Friday.
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Forester
New River Friends
Oak Hill
Friends of the Land
New River
Arthur C. McIntyre
Upper Darby
Collins High School
Thomas F. Stafford
Beckley
McIntyre
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
New England
Stafford
Raleigh County
Raileigh
Mercer
Sayette
Rner
Jteria
Ben Rhodes
Mercer St
Beckiey
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Farm Wage Rates Rise Seven Percent in 1950
Farm wage rates moved upward during 1950 and averaged seven per cent higher in December than a year earlier. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics said the biggest increase was in rates paid regular full time workers. The smallest increase was in the hourly rates paid farm labor.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Farmers push Greener Hills program into Raleigh County contest
Raleigh County Agricultural Council approves adding parts of the Greener Hills program from the Agricultural Extension Service and College of Agriculture to the Raleigh County Conservation and Land Use Contest. The plan aims to strengthen the local contest with expert input and practical farming guidance.
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The
Agricultural Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Franklin Lily
Gardener Plan for Efficient Planting
Experienced gardeners know the value of a scaled garden plan drawn before spading. Rules include orienting rows for wheel tools, running across slopes to slow runoff, planting tall crops behind low ones, and grouping perennials at one side. Soil testing, site size, and crop succession ensure steady harvests for a family of four. For novices, local experts and state extension services offer guidance and recommended vegetable varieties.
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Robert E. Geiger
State Agricultural College
State Extension Service
West Virginia
Queen of Greens pushes cabbage prices up amid weather and markets
Local markets show brisk demand for cabbage under regal price tags as weather disruptions hit producing areas. WVU cautions gardeners about late cabbage shortfalls for kraut and storage, urging early plantings like Early Jersey Wakefield and Marion Market, with late Wisconsin Hollander No 8 for storage. County extension offices offer insect and disease guidance.
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West Virginia University
The
University
Jersey
Wakefield
Marion Market
Golden Acre
Wisconsin
Maple Meadow
Dolly Cochran
H. B. Thomas
Register Farm Hoto
Poultry Prices Rise at Peerless Market Beckley
Poultry market prices show hens up one cent from a week ago and fryers up three, with roosters at 20 cents. Heavy hens listed at 29 cents and light at 23, eggs receipts 44 cents, current week volume 19 cases versus 25 last week.
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Peerless Poultry and Egg Co
Beckley
Rural Development Council
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Doni Buldt
Associated Press
Morgantown
Ken Warner
U. S. Agriculture Department
Clarksburg
B. F. Creech
West Virginia ‘University
Warner
Federal Department
C. P. Dorsey
Fayette ‘County
General Motors
Fayette County Club
James H. Dowdy
Dowdy
Armed Services
Joe Cashion
County Board of Education
4-H Leaders Association
Kathleen Rule
Ansted
Stella Cavendish
Lora G. Miller
Lookout
Corrine B. Lowery
Scarbro
Fayette Farm Bureau
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Schenley Distillers, Inc
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BYUS
Mankin
Pattie C. Stockdale
Colcord
Robert §. Boal
West Virgina University
A. B. Lyon
West Virginia Artificial Breeders’ Cooperative
ABC
Conney Wyatt
Glen Daniel
Perry Snuffer
Pairdale
Society of American Foresters
Livin Stewart
College For Agriculture, Forestry, and Homeonomics
Professional Foresters' Society
Rhodes
Beth
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