Beckley Market Seeks Walnuts at 3.15 Per 100 Lbs
O Hutchison Beckley market manager notes strong demand for West Virginia walnuts with $3.15 per 100 pounds offered for hulled dried nuts. Farmers urged to harvest promptly before freezing rain damages crop and deliver to Beckley Farmers Market. state agriculture and rural development efforts support expanding this income source.
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West Virginia
O. C. Hutchison
Beckley Farmers Market
West
Hutchinson
Hutchison
State Department of Agriculture
Rural Development Council
Beckley
State Farmers Pay Big Toll in Rat Tax
Extension entomologist Dr. C Frank Bishop of West Virginia University urged farmers to stop paying the rat tax arguing WV farm and urban rat populations total about 1.0 million. He noted 1950 farm population at 410,922 implies over 900,000 rats costing about five dollars per rat year and warned mining closures will drive more rat activity and food damage. He called for a statewide rat-killing effort with merchants stocking adequate rat poisons for homeowners and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
West Virginia
C. Frank Bishop
Bishop
USDA Announces 1954 Yearbook Marketing Focus
The USDA announces the 1954 Yearbook of Agriculture titled Marketing. A 520 page volume by 117 marketing specialists covers transportation storage packaging standards prices and launching new products. Foreword by Ezra Taft Benson stresses marketing as a main spring to national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Yearbook of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Colleges
Congress
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington
D.C
Alfred Stefferud
Ezra Taft Benson
United States
Department of Agriculture
Top-Dressing Pastures Across Fall Winter Spring
Fall and winter are ideal for top-dressing dormant pastures to reduce fertilizer burn. If dry or damaged, reseed or plow old sod. Rats may need warfarin bait. ensure safe handling. Soil tests determine lime, phosphate, and potash needs. aim for pH 6.0 to 6.5.
Raleigh Pinners Run Shady Spring 4-H Ceremony
Raleigh County 4-H Pinners Council held an initiation for the Shady Spring Tigers 4-H Club Thursday evening. Pinner President Sue Henley spoke as several members were welcomed into the Raleigh County 4-H club program with Charlotte Cline and Mrs H H Harvey listed among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Pinners Council
Shady Spring Tigers
Pinner
Sue Henley
Whitby
Said
Charlotte Cline
MacArthur
H. H. Harvey
Alfalfa Best Roughage That Can Be Produced
Alfalfa is the best roughage for grown cattle high in protein minerals and vitamins. Farmers using good practices average three to four tons per acre yearly, higher than common hay crops, while enriching soil with organic matter and nitrogen and reducing erosion. The Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service offers to share seeding costs in 1955, varying by county. visit your ASC office or contact a Soil Conservation Service technician for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming - McDowell Counties
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
West Virginia
Agricultural Stablization Conservation Service
ASC
Benson to Ask Congress to Lower Wheat Feed Restrictions
Ezra Taft Benson urges Congress to revise the wheat quota and allotment provisions to permit feeding wheat on farms without penalties while not selling grain or seeking price support. C. P. Hott explains current law. smaller farms under 15 acres face limited penalties. broader reforms possible in any congressional review.
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Benson
Congress
C. P. Hott
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Hott
Ezra Taft Benson
Boxelder Bugs Invading Homes This Season
Boxelder bugs, about one half inch long, invade homes in spring and fall as they seek shelter around windows, doors, and foundations. They do not damage property but are a nuisance. West Virginia University expert Dr. C Frank Bishop advises spraying box elder trees and surrounding vegetation with malathion and applying two percent chlordane to door and window frames.
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Boxelder
C. Frank Bishop
West Virginia University
Bishop
Christmas Rose For Winter Color
Extension landscape notes advise planting the Christmas rose Helleborus niger in shady cool moist spots with rich loam. The evergreen shrub blooms around Christmas though timing varies, dislikes wet feet and heavy shade, benefits from old manure or leaf mold, and should be planted in fall at nursery depth with weekly watering in dry weather.
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T. D. Gray
4-H leaders and club agents attend recreation program
The initiation team included James Lowry Sophia Sue Henley Barbara Wooten MacArthur Phyllis Harvey Daniels and Sequita Allen Sophia Clarence Wooten 4-H club agent Miss Melba Adams of Pinners Council oversaw the recreation program Refreshments were served by the Shady Spring club.
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Clarence Wooten
James Lowry
Sophia
Sue Henley
Barbara Wooten
MacArthur
Phyllis Harvey
Daniels
Sequita Allen
Melba Adams
Pinners Council
Shady Spring Club
Nursery Flooded Alters Seedling Delivery Policy in West Virginia
Southern West Virginia landowners are urged to place seedling orders at Conservation Commission offices this month due to flood damage at the Parsons nursery. A new policy allows wintertime delivery to plant trees during February and March, aiding spring prep. Prices list Scotch pine 12, shortleaf 12, Virginia 12, white 12, red 12, European larch 12, Norway spruce 12, tulip poplar 9, black locust 9. Minimum orders: 300 seedlings total or 50 per species, with species in multiples of 50.
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Parsons
Carl Lucas
E. A. Thomas
Measures for Protecting Stored Grains to Prevent Insect Damage
WVU extension entomologist C Frank Bishop urges farmers to sanitize premises, dry grain, and use preventive treatments to guard stored corn and wheat from insects. He notes pyrenone protectant as safe for prevention, and outlines fumigation options using carbon disulfide, tetrachloride, or ethylene dichloride mixtures with dosage guidelines for different bin types and grain volumes.
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Mountain State
C. Frank Bishop
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Dr. Bishop
Bishop
Poultry Market Report From Harrisonburg Virginia
Shenandoah Valley live poultry market unsettled for broilers and fryers amid fair demand and ample supplies. Turkeys and heavy hens steady with farm prices yesterday noon: broilers under 3 lbs 17 to 18 cents, 3 lbs and over 18 to 19. heavy hens 13 to 16. small turkey fryers 32. heavy hen turkeys 31 to 32. toms 24 to 25. Week ending Nov 5 shows broilers under 3 lbs 29 percent of purchases, 18 to 22 cents, average 19.95. 3 to 3.5 lbs 54 percent, 20 to 22 cents, average 21.14. Change vs prior week minus 21.7 percent.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Area SCSA to Hold Meet in Lewisburg Nov 19
West Virginia Soil Conservation Society of America will hold a 3 p.m. meeting in Lewisburg on November 19. Area chairman Harry Headley Beckley urges all members from Raleigh Summers Wyoming Mc Dowell Fayette Mercer Greenbrier Monroe and Pocahontas counties to attend. Attendees will help plan the 1955 state meeting and hear a review of this year’s. George Sharpe Morgantown state president has been invited.
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West Virginia Soil Conservation Society of America
Lewisburg
Harry Headley
Beckley
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
McDowell
Fayette
Mercer
Greenbrier
Monroe
Pocahontas
George Sharpe
Morgantown
ACP Cover Crop Plan Provides Added Pastures
A year round cover crop plan under the West Virginia Agricultural Stabilization Conservation program helps farmers gain extra pasture in 1955. It encourages soil protecting crops on cropland out of production, aids in soil building and erosion control, and supports seeding liming and fertilizing for winter and summer crops or permanent hay and pasture. Seeding may occur spring or fall 1955 or both, and some crops may be grazed. The plan is temporary and independent of past conservation measures with possible hay or silage harvest permission by county ASC committees. Details are available from county ASC offices, county agents, or Soil Conservation Service technicians.
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West Virginia
ASC
Drouth
County
Soil Conservation Service
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National Wildlife Federation
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Texas
Robert Ketzley
State Conservation Commission
Bob Whif
Chessie’s
Cyrus Eaton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Acadia Farms
Northfield
Ohio
Acadia
John Shoulders
V.P.1
Raleigh Pinners
Shady Spring
Alfalfa
Williams
Money Makers
Ford
Fordomatic
Bair Brothers, Inc
Beckley, W. Va
East Main Street
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