Two Million Farms Underproduce Amid Labor Shortage
Successful Farming argues 2,000,000 farm families and rural nonfarm households underproduce, risking food production for defense. Proposes a three point plan: boost efficiency on small farms, relocate displaced workers to industry, and consolidate farms with larger units aided by credit and possible land purchases. Emphasizes shifting focus from price supports to productive farming and industrial development.
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United States
Successful Farming Magazine
America
South
U. SD. A
Rural Farm Units: Raleigh and Fayette See Low Output
The 1950 Census shows 1830 Raleigh farms and 1346 Fayette farms sold under $250 worth of products. Over 40 percent produced nothing for sale. By contrast only four Raleigh and five Fayette farms sold at least $25,000 in 1949.
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Raleigh, Fayette
Raleigh
Fayette
Hatchery Chick Production Hits 670000 in February
West Virginia commercial hatcheries produced 670000 chicks in February, per the Federal State Crop Reporting Service. The total trails the 676000 from February last year but surpasses the 1945-49 average of 403000.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Federal
RDC Expects 75 At Annual Rural Meet From Four Counties
Seventy five or more businessmen farmers and agriculturists from four counties are expected at the Rural Development Council s second annual meeting tomorrow night at El Chico. They will hear a Monongahela Valley speaker from Fairmont with 20 years in rural community development. RDC President E F Stromp and council fire commission chairmen will describe the 12 000 a year program s progress and 1951 goals. Officers to be elected. Dinner at 6 15 p m opens the meeting.
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Rural Development Council
el Chico
Monongahela Valley
Smith
Fairmont
Monongahela Power Co
RDC
EF. T. Stromp
Council
Fire Commission
Commission
Poultry Prices Quoted by Peerless Poultry Co Beckley
Prices from the Peerless Poultry and Egg Co at Beckley show hens heavy 34 cents light 27 cents fryers and broilers 32 cents roosters 19 cents. Eggs current receipts 47 cents per dozen unclassified.
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Peerless Poultry and Egg Co
Beckley
Rural Development Council
Mountain State tops soil district work in 14 districts
The Mountain State led all others in the quality and amount of work by its 14 soil conservation district boards. George Heinh rich of Charles Town was re elected national vice chairman. The U.S. commercial chick hatch last month reached 54 537 000, a record for the month per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
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Mountain
Boards of Supervisors
National Sail Conservation District Supervisors Association
Oklahoma City
Okla
George Heinrich
Charles Town
WU. S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics Reports
Talbott to Represent West Virginia in 1951 Farm Youth Exchange
Dorothy Jean Talbott of Randolph County 4-H will represent West Virginia on the 1951 International Farm Youth Exchange. A senior at Berea College, she has 12 years of 4-H involvement and was the 1949 state winner of the 4-H citizenship awards. The selection announced by C J Hartley of the Agricultural Extension Service at West Virginia University specifies a trip abroad to live with a farm family.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Dorothy JeanTalbott
Randolph County
West Virginia
International Farm Youth Exchange
Miss Talbott
Berea
Farm Youth Exchange
C. JH Hartley
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Government report warns of lower future meat and dairy supply
An Agriculture Department forecast shows farmers plan reduced plantings for livestock feed crops, risking tighter beef dairy and egg markets. Corn acreage may fall short of goals, threatening production and prices unless planting expands and labor issues are cleared.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Tree Planter To Demonstrate Near Mt Hope April
Mechanical tree planting for reclamation of spoil banks will be demonstrated April 6 on land of the New River Co. near Mt. Hope West Virginia. The event is part of a forestry and logging demonstration sponsored by the coal company the Southern Soil Conservation District of West Virginia and AHMI. H D Bennett AHMI forester said the meeting will launch a series of demonstrations across the Appalachian region this year. The New River Co. has notable trials to establish plant cover on spoil banks. Sawdust grass and straw are recommended mulches for raspberry plantings.
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Mt Hope
Cincinnati
New River Co
Mt. Hope
West Va
The
Coal Company
Southern Soil Conservation District of
West Virginia
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc
AHMI
H. D. Bennett
Ahmi Forester
Appalachian
Government egg price policy sparks higher consumer costs
Government farm officials question if Brannan’s egg price support cuts reduced production as demand rose. Despite lowering price supports to 35 cents a dozen, egg output stayed high and the 1950s demand surge kept prices about 33 percent above a year earlier. The laying flock began the year with at least three percent fewer hens, yet demand rose with defense spending.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brannan
Blue Ribbon Ham Wins at State FFA Show in Charleston
E Crawford of Shady Spring High School won a blue ribbon in the ham event at the State Future Farmers of America Bacon and Egg Show in Charleston. Hams averaged 1.35 per pound at auction while eggs averaged 60 cents per dozen. Other area blue ribbons went to Charles Barnes Summersville and Ira Wond Talcott for fancy bacons. A total of 234 hams 182 bacons and 229 dozen eggs were entered by FFA chapters statewide.
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New Farmers of America
Stratton High Beckley
Beckley National Bank
Frank N. Gans
Gans
Raymond Harris
Charles Town
Charles Carter
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DuBois High School
Mt. Hope
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Register Farm
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el Chico
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Charleston
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Mickey Rodes
Beckley
Southern Ffa Federation
Charles Tincher
Nuttall High School
Lookout
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Barbour
Grant
Harrison
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Farmers of America
Guy E. Cain
Charles Barnes
Summersville
Ira Wond
Talcott
FFA
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