Hints to Control Garden and Fruit Pests This Week
Dr. C Frank Bishop Extension plant pathologist and entomologist offers pest control tips for home gardens and small fruit crops. Flea beetles threaten early potatoes and tomatoes. use DDT sprays for large potato patches and methoxychlor in home gardens. Cabbage worms rise as cabbage butterflies appear. dust crucifers regularly, combine methoxychlor and malathion. For cucumber bacterial wilt, cover young plants with a hemispherical cheesecloth shelter to exclude insects. For raspberries and grapes, apply captan plus DDT or ferbam plus DDT before flowering and again at fruit size, noting flea beetle activity on buds.
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C. Frank Bishop
New Formula In Calf Growing Cuts Costs and Scours
Dr. G C Graf of Texas A and M reports a new fatty ester additive for milk replacer that supplies fat and prevents nutrition related scours. Made from vegetable oil by products, the formula is home-mixable and storage friendly. The study shows a daily cost drop from about 50 cents to 15 cents per calf and allows abrupt switch from colostrum to replacer. Current feeds include dried skim milk, dried whey, anti scour additive, antibiotic source, and stabilized vitamin A per 100 pounds of milk.
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G. C. Graf
V.P.1
Texas A & M. College
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Cow Diet Linked to Calving Outcomes, Kalison Says
Veterinarian Dr S L Kalison of VPI notes dairy cows need proper feed in the last 60 to 90 days before calving. German researchers cited say nutrition then affects ease of calving, colostrum milk quality, production records and next lactation, and later breeding regularity.
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S. L. Kalison
VPI
Model Saw Mill Demonstration At Woodland Show
A one inch to foot model saw mill from the Forest Products Laboratory Madison Wisconsin will be displayed at the Fifth Annual West Virginia Woodland Show at Camp Creek State Forest on May 20. Powered by a 1.33 horsepower motor the belt driven model cuts three foot logs into uniform boards. Demonstrations of chain saws brush removal equipment and other woodland tools will accompany exhibits and a noon sawing and chopping contest with spectator prizes.
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West Virginia
Camp Creek State Forest
The
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison, Wis
Madison
Wis
West Virginia University Forestry Club
Rural Development Council
West Virginia University
West Virginia Forest Council
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
Berthy
Spanishburg
Parent-Teacher Association
Camp Creek
Ayrshire Field Day Set For Buckhannon May 24
The West Virginia Ayrshire Breeders Association hosts a Field Day at John Carr Farm Route 4 Buckhannon Upshur County May 24. R A Ackerman secretary and WVU dairy science staff organize events including a judging contest junior and adult awards a fitting demonstration by Franz Taylor and Clark Taylor talks by Robert Dix Degraff Ohio and demonstrations of anhydrous ammonia plots. Program runs 1 to 3 30 p.m. four miles north of Buckhannon toward Hall near Post Mills.
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West Virginia Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
John Carr
Route 4
Buckhannon
Upshur County
R. A Ackerman
Ackerman
West Virginia University
Franz Taylor
Clark Taylor
Robert Dix
Degraff
Ohio
National
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Carr Farm
Hall
Post Mills
Ackenman
Fence Post Treatment Plant Considered by SSCD
The Southern Soil Conservation District board in Beckley discussed purchasing a fence post treatment plant to serve six counties Raleigh Fayette Mercer Summers Wyoming and McDowell. Supervisors will interview cooperators to assess equipment needs while a new SSCD bulldozer arrives in Fayette County.
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Southern Soil Conservation District
Sscd Board of Directors
Beckley
SSCD
Fayette County
E. H. Sudduth
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Summers
Wyoming
McDowell
Soil Conservation Society of America
Bluefield
Sudduth
West Virginia
Virginia Water
Plan to Add 2000 Sheep in Raleigh County Farms
Livestock Commission of the Rural Development Council proposes adding 2,000 head of sheep to Raleigh County farms. Chairman J. R. Beaty said a public meeting will outline the plan to farmers and bankers, aiming for as many as 10 carloads of Western ewes in July. The effort follows a dog control success and includes seeking Extension sheep guidance. Commercial tomato production is also poised to surge with 50 to 60 acres planned at Beckley Farmers Market, while efforts to market green-wrapped tomatoes grow with interest from at least one Elkins producer.
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Raleigh
Livestock Commission
Rural Development Council
J. R. Beaty
RDC
Beaty
Farmers Home Administration
North Dakota
Beckley
Elkins
Soil Stewardship Week Endorsed by Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson designates May 15 as Soil Stewardship Week urging conservation across farm church and civic groups. President Eisenhower approves viewing the observance as a path to wiser land use and protecting natural resources for future generations.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Department of Agriculture
New Insecticides Aid Home Garden Pest Defense
As temperatures rise, home gardeners are urged to dust or spray crops to prevent insect and disease damage. The article reviews DDT’s historic role and introduces safer, newer chemicals such as Chlordane Dieldrin Lindane Methoxychlor Parathion Nabam Ziram and Zineb while noting ongoing research for broader pest control.
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American Standards Association Committee
Tin Cans Popular Rooting Method
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station horticulturists explore growing ornamental plants in cans to cut handling and shipping costs. They will test can sizes from one to five gallons and evaluate soil mixes watering practices and winter hardiness, comparing against balling and burlaping.
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West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Poultry Market Report From Harrisonburg Virginia
Shenandoah Valley area live poultry market remains steady for broilers and heavy hens with good demand. Turkeys nearly steady with fair demand. farm prices as of noon yesterday show broilers under 3 lbs at 36 cents, 3 lbs and over at 28 cents, small turkey fryers 30 to 31 cents, heavy breeder hens at 22 cents. Weekly summary shows 31 percent under 3 lbs at 24-26 cents average 24.99, 48 percent 3 to 314 lbs at 25-26 cents average 25.69, 21 percent 3% lbs and over at 25-27 cents average 26.25. reported purchases minus 3.7 percent from prior week.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
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