Meador Builds Ditching Pond Under ACP Aid
J C Meador of Mount View enhanced drainage on 2000 feet of ditches using dynamite for wet ground and back dragging for mower friendly slopes. He plans a near acre pond with a concrete trough for stock water, bass and bluegill stocking, all under Agricultural Conservation Program assistance approved by the county ACP committee.
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J. C. Meador
Mount View
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Meador
Harry L. Headley
Soil Conservation Service
ACP
Southern Soil Conservation District
State Conservation Commission
Poultry Market Report from Harrisonburg Virginia
Live poultry market unsettled with good demand and ample supply. Farm prices last noon show broilers 2-3% lbs at 20 to 20 percent. heavy hens 22 to 24. small turkey fryers 30. breeder hens 26 to 27. toms 30. Weekly purchases ended May 25 totaled 957,800 head, weights 19 to 21 pounds, average 20.51, up 21.8 percent from prior week.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Starting Tricks For Chicks Told By Ohio State Poultry Dept
J H Smith of Ohio State University offers beginner brooder advice to poultry keepers. Emphasizes sanitation before arrival and during life, selection of high quality pullorum clean stock, proper ventilation and dry litter, preheating brooder houses, avoiding crowding, and careful feeding and waterer setup to support growth and low mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Smith
Ohio State University
Poultry Department
One Million Dairy Cows Free Boarding
Government dairy experts say at least one million cows on U S farms are free boarders not producing enough milk to pay for themselves. With 22 million cows total, about one million produce under 5,000 pounds annually. Surplus milk depresses prices, profits fall, and culling is urged as the remedy over broader price support changes.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
J. Frank Kendrick
Grain Prospects Down Egg Supply Off 3 Per Cent
Charleston May 15 The state's wheat prospects for 1956 show a crop of 814000 bushels, 7 percent below 1955, due to reduced acreage and lower yield. Rye and hay conditions weaker, pasture 64 percent of normal, milk per cow 14.1 pounds daily, April milk 66 million pounds. Egg production fell 3 percent in April from 1955, with 41 million eggs in April down 7 percent from last year. Tobacco set a WV record with 1,600 pounds per acre and four million pounds total output, price 58.4 cents.
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Charleston
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
West Virginia
Entries Mounting for Farmers Day Parade and Exhibition
Entries for the Farmers Day parade and exhibition on June 6 at 1 p.m. include livestock producers 4-H and Future Farmers of America chapters, farm equipment and feed dealers. Exhibits feature old farm machinery Edgar Dickson Monroe County and J W McConnell Flat Top old guns Phillip M Kincaid Charmlee and wooden movement clocks. Memorial Building Beckley will host displays with three community exhibits from Dittsville Dry Hill and Mount Tabor. Special prints will be awarded for top parade and exhibit presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
Edgar Dickson
Monroe County
J. W. McConnell
Flat Top
Phillip M. Kincaid
Charm
FFA Soil Judging Day Set at Shady Spring
The Southern Federation of the Future Farmers of America in West Virginia will hold a soil judging and field day on June 1 at 9 am on the O. P. Griffith Farm at Shady Spring. The winner will advance to the state contest at Jackson's Mill next fall, with the state winner advancing to nationals next spring.
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FFA
Southern Federation of the Future Farmers of America
West Virginia
O. P. Griffith
Shady Spring
Federation
Jackson's Mill
Southern Federation
Surveyor Ffa
Trap Hill High School
James Robinson
Oklahoma
Nottingham Forest Attacked by Weevils in Sherwood Forest
In Nottingham England the Forestry Commission reports tree killing weevils attacking Sherwood Forest. The pests have destroyed or damaged about 40 000 trees threatening the historic woodland once linked to Robin Hood and the sheriff of Nottingham.
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Nottingham
England
Forestry Commission
Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
Root-eating maggot pest in cabbage and broccoli beds
A note mentions a “done-it” control for a trouble maggot that feeds on the roots of young cabbage, broccoli, and related plants, highlighting a remedy for this garden pest.
Farm Bill Expands Soil Bank With 1.2 Billion Annually
President Eisenhower signed the farm bill enabling a soil bank program of 1.2 billion dollars per year. Officials warn timing may limit this year’s benefits as payments depend on Benson’s decisions. The act also raises price supports for oats, barley, rye, and grain sorghum and adds 500 million dollars to a fund for purchasing surplus perishables.
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Washington P
Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Enson
Bensor
Egg level steady in West Virginia production
West Virginia egg production remained at 41 million for April, unchanged from March and 3 million below April 1955. There were 2,207,000 layers in April, 98,000 fewer than March. Commercial hatcheries produced 1,586,000 chicks in April, up 7 percent from March. Turkey production remained limited with some hatcheries indicating no output. Poultry prices eased on April 15 across classes. Broilers at 20 cents were 20 cents below March, farm chickens one cent lower. Commercial feeds rose versus March. scratch grain at 4.20, broiler feed up 10 cents, laying mash up 5 cents. Heavy breed chicks at 15 per hundred unchanged. Turkey poults volume insufficient to set a price.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Federal
How Herbicides Work When Used To Control Weeds
Ten years ago farmers knew little of herbicides that kill weeds while boosting yields. By 1952 production reached 71 million pounds. Herbicides fall into contact, soil sterilants, and growth regulators like 2 4 D. 2 4 D is valued for selectivity and safety to soil and animals, though high rates reduce selectivity. It is inexpensive and noncorrosive, with minimal soil microbial impact. Tests show livestock exposure is safe at weed control rates, though spraying oil can be harmful if ingested in large amounts. Farmers should consult county agents for current guidance. Palladium leaf production for decorative use is a recent development.
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Harry Headly
U.S. Conservation Service
SCS
TOR
Gos
Vival
Culan
Richmond
VPI
Nottingham Forest
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Murphy's
Gey al Ba
TNT
Dale Tul
Super-Tex
W. Main St. Beckley
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