Third New River Poultry Exposition Planned for Sept 28 29
The third annual New River Poultry Exposition will be held September 28 and 29 in Beckley at the Beckley Recreation Building. The Poultry Commission of the Rural Development Council announced the event aims to be the “best yet” with a premium list exceeding 400 dollars for layers meat-type birds and class.
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New River
Beckley
Poultry Commission
The
Rural Development Council
Commission
B. C. Snider
City Rec
Youth Plant 16000 Seedlings In Regional Land Reclamation
Area youths led by G Woodrum of the State Can-Reason 250 vocational agriculture conservation Commission plant 16 000 trees and shrubs. Projects include Montcalm Junior High School Farm and Dempsey and Ghent 4-H groups with teams from Trap Hill Woodrow Wilson Shady Spring high schools. The contest awards a Field Guide to Birds. Friends of the Land sponsor.
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Woodrum
Vocational Agriculture Servation Commission
A. B
Lyon
Fayette
Raleigh
Mercer
Talcott High School
Woodrow Wilson
Shadymore
Stratton
Samseli
Hobart
Montcalm
Ghent
Dempsey
Raleigh County
Jteams
Lo Ag
Trap Hill
Shady Spring
H. F. Perdue
Crescent Road
Friends of the Land
New River
Avis Heads 15th Dairy Month
H C Avis of Beckley will serve as State Chairman of the 15th annual June Dairy Month campaign. Selection announced by Orville E Droege of the American Butter Institute and sponsor committee president. Avis, assistant general manager of Greenbrier Dairy Products, has 25 years in dairy. He chairs the Rural Development Council Dairy Commission. Objectives include defense program ties, promoting dairy foods, improving public relations, and selling dairy foods through health and appetite appeal.
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H. C. Avis
Beckley
Mountain State
Orville E. Droege
American, Butter Institute
Chicago
Avis
Greenbrier Dairy Products Company
Dairy Industry i
Dairy Commission
Rural Development Council
Regional 4H Camp Dates Set for Pine Bluff
Fayetteville report notes the fourth annual Regional 4H Camp for Negro youths will run August 21 to 28 at Arkansas A M and N College in Pine Bluff. Mrs Mildred Stansbury says 17 states may send eight delegates per state: four boys and four girls selected for project achievement and leadership, with two adult leaders accompanying.
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Register
Fayetteville
Arkansas A. M. & N. College
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mildred Stansbury
Pax
Fayette County
West Virginia
New Midgets Fit in Small Gardens
The article highlights dwarf vegetables and melons suitable for tiny backyards. It notes the New Hampshire Midget Watermelon won a regional gold medal, matures in about 65 days, averages 2.5 pounds, and explains its icebox size and flavor. It also mentions a vest pocket cucumber from Minnesota and Tiny Green midget beans with compact growth and flavorful fruit.
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Dean Halliday
New Hampshire
A. F. Yeager
University of New Hampshire
Minnesota Experiment Station
Rural Development Activities and Coming RDC Meetings
CHIS WEEK runs today through Saturday with Conservation Week in Greenbrier Valley Soil Conservation District and Raleigh County. Saturday Ballengee Farm Club meets at 7 30 p m at Davis School. May 10 Board of Supervisors Southern Soil Conservation District Welch. May 11 Savings and Investment Commission Beckley Memorial Bldg room 10 3 30 p m. May 14 Forestry and Poultry RDC meetings Memorial Bldg Beckley 7 30 p m. May 15 Rural Development Council Beckley courthouse 7 30 p m.
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Greenbrier Valley Soil Conservation District
Raleigh
Ballengee Farm Club
Davis School
L. L. Smith
Board of Supervisors
Southern Soil Conservation District
Welch
J. R. Keatley
Bozoo
Savings and Investment Commission
RDC
Memorial
Beckley
F. W. Meyer
Forestry Commission
E. N. Winston
Kingston
Poultry Commission
E. O. Snider
Rural Development Council
Paul B. Earwood
Soil Conservation Efforts Grow In Raleigh County
C C Hutchinson of the U S Soil Conservation Service reports expanding activity as spring arrives. Jack Piney View farmers gain completed plans for several properties. 11 700 trees 18 300 shrubs and 11 000 multiflora roses delivered for reforestation and wildlife cover. Open drainage work proceeds with blasting over a mile of ditch lines. pond construction begins on J E Bing farm. Spraying delphiniums hollyhocks and phlox to start soon with Bordeaux sulfur sprays planned.
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Raleigh
C. C. Hutchinson
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
A. Farrow
Shady Spring
Carl Toney
Prosperity
Herman Harvey
Daniels
C. M. McKinney
Ghent
Howard Miller
Pine Knob
Alfred McGinnis
George Cook
Oceana
Harry Radford
John Vass
Clifford Gillispie
M. M. Meadows
Piney View
Southern Soil Conservation District
Soil, Conservation Service
J. E. Bing
North Sand Branch
Conservation of Garden Is Topic of Beckley Event
Conservation Week at 3:30 p m features cover crops seed war ches insect and disease control with H B Thomas county agent presenting at 205 Maplewood Lane Beckley. Yesterday included a pasture tour at the Cline farm at Cootridge as Raleigh County Agricultural Workers Council sponsors daily programs on soil water and natural resource conservation.
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H B Thomas
Isaac McKinney
Maplewood Lane
Beckley
BE. BR. Cline
Cootridge
Raleigh
Coxneil
Mrs. Harry Conover Praises Blue Bonnet Margarine Taste
Mrs. Harry Conover compares Blue Bonnet Margarine with any spread, noting its sunny-sweet flavor and all vegetable nutrition. The ad highlights Vitamin A richness year round and economy, urging readers to buy Blue Bonnet for flavor, nutrition, and value.
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Harry Conover
Beckley FFA Chapter Holds First Parent Son Banquet
The Beckley chapter of Future Farmers of America held its first Parent-Son Banquet at Prosperity Elementary School. About five Woodrow Wilson High School vocational agriculture students and guests attended. Speakers included CG Peregoy WWHS principal, W B Connolly county vocational supervisor, and Thomas Mickey Redes FFA president. Peregoy described agriculture as a vocational school subject and spoke on the land.
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Beckley
Athure Farmers of America
Prosperity
Woodrow Wilson High School
CG. Pereegoy
WWHS
W. B. Connoley
Thomas
Mickey) Redes
FFA
Peregoy
Rades
Connoley
C. W. Dodd
Baptist Church
Jerome R. van Meter
A. B. Lyon
Lion Forester
B. F. Moye
Ben Rhodes
Raleigh Register
Henry Peraldo
Pete Chillingworth
James Creed
Carl Solonka
James Toler
Sentinel
Richard J. Glass, Jr
Wwhs Vot Ag
Dinser
Prosperity Farm Women
Poultry market trends and local stockyard prices report
Prices shown include Fryers and broilers at 33 cents from Peerless Poultry Beckley with rural development approval, heavy hens 31, light 26, roosters 14, Egeas 39, and Delmarva and Shenandoah Valley comparisons. Greenbrier Valley Stock Yards details Steers to cows and calves, hogs to sows, lambs, and stock calves with varied price ranges. broader agricultural notes cover a meeting on Machinery in Modern Agriculture and remarks on vocational training with officials and a showing of a film.
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Peerless Poultry and Egg Co
Beckley
Rural Development Council
Egeas
Delmarva
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia broilers win again in New York contest
Six ready to eat boiling chickens entered by John E Weidlich of near Weston WV took first place in a 10 state contest in New York City. The State Agriculture Department said it is the second straight year a West Virginia entry has won the broiler competition sponsored by the Poultry and Egg National Board and the North Central Poultry Producers Council.
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Associated Press
Charleston
John E. Weidlich
Near Weston
New York City
State Agriculture Department
Poultry and Egg National Board
North
Least Poultry Producers Council
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State Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Snider
Minnesota
Atte
Ily
Ben Ebedes
Mere Zanmit
Coan
Pet
Scotts
Beckley Hardware
Heber ST
Foot of Main
Princess Pet
Guy Lombardo
Beckley Ffa
Ronceverte
Greenbrier Valley
Mserh S. Hingis
Sai
Donald Duck
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