Farming Before After Strip Mining Reveals Recovery Efforts
A West Virginia farm shows recovery from strip mining with twelve pastures, ponds for irrigation, and cattle. Starvaggi rebuilt land after mining left 9 feet deep gouges, preserving soil and replanting alfalfa, clover, timothy, and oats while overseen by manager Pascoe. An Australian doctor notes gardeners may have lower cancer rates, possibly due to soil or plant related factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae Ford
Eric Goulston
Sydney
Poultry Market Sees Quiet Trading In Shenandoah Valley
Last summer a land area was divided into pasture and meadow with 230 acres interchangeable. Development work on 100 acres included grading and seeding. Pascoe notes 60 tons of silage and 750 tons of hay produced, down from 200 tons surplus hay last season. In Harrisonburg area live poultry trading is quiet. demand fair to good, outside purchases for immediate needs. Farm prices show broilers 18 to 19 percent, hogs mixed, breeder hens at 20 cents, Turkey fryers 26 to 26.5 cents. Week ended March 22 reports 625,800 broilers bought, 2 to 3 pounds, weighted average 17.65 cents. week-over-week change minus 84 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascoe
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Daniels Elementary popcorn committee elected leaders
Daniels Elementary School forms popcorn selling committee with Billy McKinney as chairman and Alvin McNiel as co-chairman.ou Reports from Raleigh County Health Con tests discussed at ay Club. Frances Lester and Regina Lester demonstrated an entomology lesson. Participants included Luanne Jolly Joyce Miller Carolyn Nelson Nancy Smith and Patricia Pitman. March Winds notes mention a TV appearance and making shamrock party favors for the Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Billy McKinney
Alvin McNiell
Richard Dove
Raleigh
Frances Lester
Regina Lester
Luanne Jolly
Joyce Miller
Carolyn Nelson
Nancy Smith
Patricia Pitman
Alvin’ McNiel
Sprague March Winds Club Delivers 160 Sham Rock Baskets
Sprague March Winds Club members showcased on WOAY TV Oak Hill as they completed 160 sham rock baskets for Red Cross hospital distribution. Report by Drema Matheney lists participants including Annette Johnson Juanita Clay Carol Hickman Owen James Mabel Daniels Maddy Daniels Billy Bargo Stephen Foster Mildred Lily Evelyn Hargis Wanda Swaggerly Paul Adkins Mary Adkins Vivian Whitaker Gale Hanson Patty Lilly Roger Jones Shirley Sloan Jo Eastrich Linda Hayden Shirley Treadway Delores Burgess Patty Redden Roger Mintz Linda Stanley Daphene Hawley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Red Cross
Jon Woay - TV
Oak Hill
Annette, Johnson
Juanita Clay
Carol Hickman
Owen James
Mabel Daniels
Maddy Daniels
Billy Bargo
Stephen Foster
Mildred Lily
Evelyn Hargis
Wanda ‘Swaggerly
Paul Adkins
Mary Adkins
Vivian Whitaker
Gale
Plastic Covers Reduce Spoilage in Trench Silos
Virginia Tech researchers report Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station tests show plastic covers with sawdust can cut silo spoilage. Across treatments, spoilage ranged from 1,000 to 1,456 pounds without covers, with dirt oats straw and limestone yielding up to 1,252 pounds loss. The plastic covered with sawdust reduced spoilage significantly, suggesting dairymen may reuse the cover.
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Griffith
W. S. Griffith
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Mississippi
Agricultural Experiment Station
Charleston
West Virginia
Chick Production Drops in March Report
The U S Department of Agriculture hatchery report shows February layer chicks at 58.9 million, down 30 percent from last year, with March incubator eggs 26 percent lower. Egg production in February reached 14 million cases, about 2 percent below year-ago levels after adjusting for an extra day. Cold delays affected rates. total U S shell egg holdings March 1 stood near 537 000 cases per government data. Spring fires struck the district last week, burning over 570 acres across Wyoming, Raleigh, and surrounding counties, with Wyoming reporting most fires and 71.25 acres burned in 13 blazes.
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U.S. Department of Agriculure -Hatchery
C. Hutchison
U.S
Weel
Carl Lucas
Forester
Wyoming
Raleigh
Fayelle
Greenbrier
Mercer
Monroe
McDoivell
Wyoming County
Fayette
McDowell
Crop acreage forecasts show declines from last year
The service estimates corn at 154000 acres, wheat 43000, oats 65000, each down about 10 percent from last year. Barley 15000, tobacco 2500, potatoes 11000, and soybeans rising from 6000 in 1956 to 7000 this year in another shift.
Broomsedge Burning Harms Soil and Wildlife in Pastures
A West Virginia extension note warns that spring burning of broom sedge harms soil cover, increases erosion on steep cleared slopes, and offers little grazing benefit. It urges liming and fertilizing over mowing or burning, notes broom sedge as a nurse crop that aids soil protection, and cautions that field fires endanger nearby forests.
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West Virginia Canoe A Commission
Nyestock
Inyvang
Advisory Members Named for Raleigh Egg Producers Group
The Raleigh County Egg Producers Association selected eight advisory members at a Monday meeting. Named are O Del Jessup Merchard Feed and Supply J S Larrick Beckley Ice and Feed Donnie Moorefield Southern States Cooperative Dwight Caste Beckley Feed and Supply E O Snider Rural Development Council poultry commission chair C T Shackelford Rural Development Council manager H B Thomas Raleigh County agricultural agent Iris Friedrichsen Raleigh Register farm reporter Howard Scott Grandview Ernest Walker Table Rock Estel Farrow Shady Spring O C Hutchison Tank Branch Hill R E Dwight Glen Morgan will join a standing committee on local egg quality control. At the April general meeting Walker and Scott will discuss the West Virginia fresh egg law and other topics include egg marketing and displays by Hutchison Dwight and Farrow and Farmers Day exhibits by Mrs Eugene Jarrell.
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Board of Theaters
Raleigh County Eye Producers Association
O'Dell Jessup
Merchard Feed
J. S. Larrick
Beckley
Donnie Moorefield
Southern States Cooperative
Dwight Caste
E.0. Snider
Rural Development Council Poultry Commission
C. T. Shackelford
Rural Development Council
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
Iris Friedrichsen
Raleigh Register
Howard Scott
Grandview
Ernest Walker
Caffle Testing Plans Made in Hinton Area
Summers County agent George D. Siehl announced final preparations for brucellosis testing of all cattle in the county set to begin the week of April. Arrangements by districts plan to conduct testing with Zach district leading organizing and informing the work.
FFA Winners Named at Shady Spring High School Contest
Five first place winners were selected at the Future Farmers of America Contest at Shady Spring High School on Wednesday. First place honors went to teams and individuals from Trap Hill Bluestone Shady Spring Spanishburg Richmond and Nicholas County in public speaking creed quartet singing string band parliamentary procedure and cattle district tests.
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Eddie Lester
Ralph School
Shady Spring High Farmers of America
Future Farmers of America
Shady Spring
Trap Hill
Bluestone
Creed
Spanishburg
Richmond
Nicholas County
Shady Spring High High School
Farmers of Ameri
Merica Southern Federation
Varieties Taught At Shady Spring Gardening School
West Virginia vegetable varieties were discussed at a garden school at Shady Spring Elementary Monday. Nancy Boyd explained the garden calendar from the Extension Service and WVU. Page includes a potato baking method and guidance on dust sprays containing zinc, malathion, and methoxychlor. John J. Flanagan discussed the Rural Development Program and weed killer experiences.
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West Virginia
Shady Spring
Nancy Boyd
Raleigh County
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Miss Boyd
John J. Flanagan
USDA
Flanagan
Fayette, Raleigh
Summers Counties
Damp Basement Problems Sliced By Forethought
Virginia Tech engineer J A Waller outlines home building practices to prevent damp cellars. Elevate site for drainage, ensure porous soil, verify water supply and waste drainage, and keep gutters clear. Use a 4 inch tile near cellar to remove groundwater. Install automatic cellar pump if needed. Farmers add molasses to livestock feeds for palatability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Waller
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Waller
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Starvaggi
West
Louis Pascoe
Beckley Foods & Refrigeration Corp
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Tala
Aery
Beckley Hardware
Heber St
Main
Veterans Hospital
Chick
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Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince ST
Phone
Vigoro
Aids
Monz Janming
Egg Producers Association
Virginia
Hutchison
Oy Dwight
Emil Farrow
Este Farrow
Eugene Jarrell
Caffle
Hinton
FFA
Future Farmers of America Quartet
Jack Burleson
Roger Henderson
Leonard Lambert
Ronald G. Milam
Old Hickory
OLD Hickory Distillers Company
Philadelphia
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