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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1956
Page
4
Scientific note describes two watering methods for indoor seed boxes using wick or sub irrigation with peat moss and waterproof paper. It advocates a 1 by 24 inch box, 3 inches deep, filled with soil and moss to prevent fungal disease, then sow seeds and provide light from sun or fluorescent lamps. Seedlings should be thinned and transplanted to reach two inches apart, with daytime temperatures around 70 and nights near 60.
Rural families face lower honey yields with farm groups citing labor shortages and weather. USDA reports 213,719,000 pounds produced this year, down from 252,799,000 last year and 1933 levels. Texas down 42 percent. urban spenders average $30 weekly on food away from home. Farm Bureau plans 38th convention in Miami Beach December 9-13 featuring Kennedy and other leaders.
Q&A from Virginia Tech extension service covers grub control timing for lawns rats and mice in homes and storage areas and long term value of pine seed crops. Experts warn grub control is ineffective after cold weather and advise late summer or early spring treatment. Traps and bait with Warfarin used for rodent control. Pine seed crops unlikely to be marketable in 10 years. in 20 years rotation could yield about $100 per acre.
Mrs Frank Munson of Alva Oklahoma runs a large chicken hatchery bus iness and is in year three of a five year plan to restore a 15 room plantation house near St Francisville Louisiana. She believes the main house dates to 1837 and may be the only Oklahoma woman owner of a pre Civil War residence.
Clarence Wooten Raleigh County 4 H Club agent leaves Saturday for Chicago to attend a five day National Association of County 4 H Agents meeting at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. He will report on West Virginia state activities at a November 23 business session with nine state representatives. The group gathers in Beckley Friday for a pre convention talk before driving to Indianapolis and Chicago to attend the International Livestock Exposition.
West Virginia property owners are warned by Commissioner John T. Johnson to beware of termite inspection operatives posing as State Department of Agriculture officials. Reports come from Huntington and Logan. Real inspectors will carry signed ID from the Commissioner. use reliable firms and local chambers for guidance.
Farmers weigh adding a sheep flock as a profitable long term option. Government payments push wool prices toward parity and total U S sheep numbers have fallen since 1912. With good pasture and early lambing, lambs reach 80 to 100 pounds by May or June, boosting income from wool and lambs.
Live poultry market steady in the Shenandoah Valley area with ample offerings for light demand. Farm prices last noon show broilers 16 to 17 cents per pound, mostly 16. heavy hens 15 to 16. small turkey fryers 25 to 26. heavy turkeys 26 to 27 and toms 24. Weekly purchases for the week ending November 16 totaled 622,100 head, 24 4-4 lbs, ranged 15 14 to 17, weighed average 13.93, down 15 percent from the prior week.
Farm page editor argues that efficient production boosts health, strengthens the economy, and raises culture. The piece stresses consumption and living standards tied to farming output.
Morgantown report explains breeders must supply a balanced breeding ration to optimize hatchability and chick growth. Experiments at Cornell show two flocks with identical egg production but differing hatch rates due to diet. Excess grain dilutes nutrients, so use a 300-day breeder ration and verify mash to grain balance for best results.
Chicago spotlight centers on farm youth entering the 57th International Livestock Exposition from Nov 23 to Dec 1. 4 H and FFA members ages 12 to 20 raise animals as club projects for junior and adult judging, with steer and hog classes, college judges, and national 4-H and collegiate livestock events.
A long catalog of property parcels across Pulaski Shrewsbury Stotesbury and other districts, listing owners by name and tract sizes with tax amounts due. Entries cover Marsh Fork, Winding Gulf, Sand Lick, Lilly Mount and Mabscott areas, detailing acres, lot numbers, and overdue back taxes plus back-tax notices and a sheriff sale warning.
Attorney Damon Keith used a writ of habeas corpus to secure release of his nephew Harold Harris from custody claiming he needed Harris to finish painting Keiths house. The judge complimented Keith on his fiancery and Harris was freed to his custodian. The article includes stray mechanical advice about tightening a gear shaft with a hammer.
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