Beckley Market to Aid Christmas Tree Selling
Beckley Farmers Market manager O. C. Hutchison urges area Christmas tree growers to list their crop. He notes early preparation is essential and requests name, tree location, species, quantity, and size. An advertising program will be launched to help growers find markets, and local merchants may notify needs.
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Beckley
O. C. Hutchison
Beckley Farmers Market
Hutchison
Rural Development Council
Native Trees Dress Up Farms On Farmstead Planting
Kenneth Reisch of Ohio State University advises farmers to select and mark young trees now for fall transplanting. Prefer red and sugar maple, oaks, hackberry, wild cherry, sycamore, hornbeam. 2-4 inch diameter. Transplant after leaves fall with soil ball for large trees, burlap wrap, proper digging and deeper holes, fertilize and mulch, stake small trees, plant 50 to 75 feet from house for open areas and balanced appearance.
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Kenneth Reisch
Ohio State University
Reisch
Land-O-Hills Promotion Program Slated by RDC
The Rural Development Council approved a comprehensive Land-O-Hills promotion plan to raise public awareness of the trade emblem. Activities include pamphlets via PTA, radio interviews, newspaper stories, a Speakers Bureau, civic club endorsements, decals, and display cuts for producers and sponsors. The committee meets again December 8 to launch the program.
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RDC
Land- O-Hills
Rural Development Council
Hulett C. Smith
Land-O-Hills
Parent-Teachers Association
Land-O
Country Life Clubs
Land-O-Hills Promotion Committee
Smith
Earl O. Snider
Joe Ressa
R. E. Hicks
J. B. Kessinger
O'Dell Jessup
J. R. Beaty
C. T. Shackleford
R. R. Brown H. C. Avis
Richard Booth, and
J. W. Barbour
America’s Big Industry and Shifting Diet Patterns
The food industry stands as America’s largest sector with about 6 million workers in production and 5 million in distribution. Over 15 years the diet improved while relative food costs fell. meat consumption this year is around 160 pounds per person versus 125 pounds in the prewar 1935 to 1939 era.
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America
United States
Seedling Tree Protection at Sheerland Forest Nursery
A weed killer called Alanap is used at Sheerland Forest Nursery to protect young trees. It targets weeds that would drain food and water from the soil, allowing seedlings to establish roots. Applied before or after planting, it kills 85 to 90 percent of weeds with no additional cultivation.
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Sheerland Forest Nursery
Treat Sheep for Worms On Nodular Infestation
George A. Allen Jr a sheep specialist at VPI urges drenching the entire flock with perinothiazine in late fall to control nodular worms that damage intestines and can cause digestive disorders or death. He notes many producers crotch and shear to keep clean, trim feet, and shelter ewes before lambing by at least 30 days.
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George A. Allen Jr
VPI
Allen
RDC Proposes Farm Income Boost Plans Amid Election
The article outlines party disagreement on farm income remedies ahead of elections. Proposals include paying farmers to shift some cash crop acreage to soil building crops and rural development efforts in Beckley. Critics call proposals favoring large operators while hurting small farmers.
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Beckley
Farm Mortgages Increase Over 1954 Level
Farm owners took larger mortgages in the first half of 1955 with an average loan size of 7050, up from 5990 in 1954, as total lending reached 1.3 billion dollars. Commercial banks provided 24 percent, individuals 23, insurers 22, land banks 20, and others 1. Loans by land banks rose 60 percent, insurers 34 percent, banks 22 percent. Loans ranged from 5000 to 14550, with insurers averaging 14550 and land banks 7850.
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Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Banks
Commercal Banks
Order for Truck Load Of Fence Rails
Beckley Farmers Market received a large order for fence rails. Market Manager O C Hutchison said an Ohio resident asked him to locate sound wooden rails. The buyer will visit in late November to inspect rails for sale.
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Beckley
O. C. Hutchison
Ohio
Hutchison
Future Farmer Must Know Fundamentals of Many Sciences
C M Ferguson administrator of the Federal Extension Service spoke at Ohio's Extension Service Conference outlining that future farmers must master chemistry entomology botany genetics and other sciences to keep pace with agricultural changes. He noted rural population shifts toward cities and predicted larger more businesslike farms with farmers facing broader influences beyond fences and increasing formal education among farmers.
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C. M. Ferguson
Federal Extension Service
Washington
Ohio
Ferguson
Atomic Radiation Could Preserve Foods Longer
In a future, atomic radiation may preserve meat and perishables for months without refrigeration. The United States Army and several food processors are researching atomic radiation in food preservation.
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United States Army
Nutritional Value of Food and Feed Influenced by Soil and Climate
Soil, fertilization, climate and other factors affect nutrition in crops and livestock. USDA studies show vitamin C variation in tomatoes due to sunlight, inherited differences in potatoes, and cobalt deficiency impacting forage for sheep and cattle. Hay and turnip greens reveal minerals and vitamin-like substances linked to soil factors, guiding future practical farming insights.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Georgia Experiment Station
Georgia
Better Forage Use Aim of New Research Project
At the USDA Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville Maryland researchers study if better forage use boosts milk production. Early results show cows may waste pasture under free grazing, while controlled grazing or soiling can raise milk per acre. sailing could suit tall fast growing alfalfa mixes, with soiling more applicable in irrigated regions.
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Agricultural Research Center
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
USDA
Plastic Greenhouse Lets Light In While Blocking Heat
Russell Reinforced Plastics Corp of Lindenhurst developed a quick assembling flat folded greenhouse. It measures 12 by 11 feet and can be extended by linking multiple units. Uses flat plastic sheets of glass fiber reinforced vinyl and Vibrin polyester. sheets won't shatter warp or rust and diffuse light while admitting about 60 percent of sunlight. Aluminum frame is bolted and sheets attached with self tapping screws.
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Russell Reinforced Plastics Corp
Lindenhurst
Walnuts Arrive At Beckley Mart
Beckley Farmers Market bought 625 pounds of locally produced black walnuts from Lewis Thomas of Alderson. Market manager O C Hutchison said the market will buy walnuts at 3 dollars per 100 pounds and operate Tuesdays and Thursdays. Producers are urged to dry walnuts and hull with a wheel churn, packing in burlap bags. A strong eastern crop is noted with Winters Grocery ready to purchase 100000 pounds. The market aims to sell up to 500000 pounds. last year 26000 were sold.
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Beckley
Lewis Thomas
Alderson
O. C. Hutchison
Hutchison
Monroe
Summers
Mercer
Greenbrier
Winters Grocery
Fairplain
Control Box Elder Bugs Invade Homes in Large Numbers
West Virginia University entomologist C. F. Bishop notes box elder bugs swarm from box elder plants into houses as cooler weather arrives. Removing female box elder plants and spraying with malathion emulsion helps prevent infestations. Vacuuming as they enter, and using an aerosol bomb with chlor-dane also proves effective.
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C. F. Bishop
West Virginia University
Bishop
Standby Electric Source for Farms Gains Favor in Virginia
Virginia power suppliers report many farm owners install standby generators to protect hatcheries dairies and milking operations. Older self powered war surplus units require full warm up and regular operation to prevent damage. Farmers are now using tractor operated generators sheltered inside sheds with double throw switches to isolate from the high line. Local power offices offer guidance on safe standby installations.
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Virginia Power
J. H. Strickler
Virginia Rural Electrification Council
VPI
Strickler
Police suspect thief plans return to scene of crime
In Dallas police report a shoplifter may head back to the theater after a burglary that netted 415 passes among the stolen loot. The case centers on identifying the suspect and recovering the theater items.
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Dallas
Tex. P
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Patty Myer
Jenny Wilkes
Ann Nuckols
Phyl
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