Raleigh Land Use Contest Winners Honor Raleigh County
Eight of the ten winners in the Raleigh County Conservation and Land Use Contest were honored at a Saturday dinner. Names listed include E. R. Cline first place Beckley, Raymond Bennett second, C. L. Williams third, H. O. Coleman fourth, Fred Vines fifth, Frank Lane sixth, Blair Bennington tenth, Walter Marcum ninth, plus others.
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Raleigh
E. R
Cline
Beckley
Frank Lane
Coel Ridge
Fred Vines
Odd
H. O. Coleman
Harper Read
Robert Phillips
Maple Ferk
Earl Cooper
Raymond Bennett
Abraham
Blair Bennington
Coal Ridge
C. L. Williams
ML Taber
Walter Marcum
Eccles
Register Farm Fhols
No Remedy Found for Stayman Stem Cracking
Federal fruit specialists report no adequate method to stop stem cracking in Stayman Winesap apples. Investigators identify two main factors heavy rainfall and fruit texture. The findings stem from tests in multiple states after U S Senator Byrd raised concerns.
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U.S
Associated Press
Winchester
Frederick County
H. H. Moon
Beltsville, Ltd
Moon
Virginia
West Virgina
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Department of Agriculure
WV youths win state 4-H honors in safety home craft and leadership
Peggy McKenzie 15 of Princeton is 1949 State champion in Farm Safety for improving home and yard safety and teaching children traffic rules. Jane Martin 16 of Elkins is 1949 State winner in Home Improvement for room makeover and refinishing projects. Joseph Sadler 21 of Barboursville and Mary Musser 19 of Frankford win national leadership recognitions with club service and awards.
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Peggy McKenzie
Princeton
Peggy
Chicago
General Motors
Jane Martin
Elkins
Jane
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Joseph BD. Sadler
Barboursville
Mary Musser
Frankford
Joseph
Northwestern Law School
Kyowa
Mary
Coun
Eighty Thousand Shrubs To Aid Mercer County Farmers
About 53 000 shrubs for wildlife food and cover allotted to Mercer County farmers through the Southern Soil Conservation District. John H. Myers soil conservationist says the plants will be distributed to cooperating farmers in the spring.
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Mercer Princeton
Southern Soil Conservation District
Mercer County
John H. Myers
Winter egg production tips for laying flocks and county notices
County Agent H B Thomas urges proper housing litter and ventilation to keep pullets laying in cold weather. Advice includes space per bird, insulation, continuous ventilation, 40 to 60 degree indoor temps, electric lights for a 14 hour day, and nest space recommendations. Also notes voting dates on tobacco quotas and a December calendar of Rural Development Council meetings in Beckley with various chairmen.
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Twinter
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Agricultural Conservation Association
Tabor Bhig
Beckley
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
AM. Harr
Friends of the Laun
New River
Charles H. Archer
Plans Advanced for Community Contest in Hinton
Rural Development Council sponsors a community contest with a meeting in Hinton. Extension specialist C. C. Anderson met with four county agricultural agents and others to discuss the contest and poultry exposition programming for January. Attendees included Anderson and agents Miller Lough Skirbert Beckley Peck Lyon Shackelford and others. A note on soils outlines the link between lime fertilization and higher quality hay.
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Rural Development Council
Hinton
C. C. Anderson
Commmuunity Organizon
H. By Thomas
Raleigh County
Thomas
Anderson
D. Dlaines Miller
Fayereville
Art
City interest drives Agricultural Extension Service expansion
Growth in urban interest in farming prompts expansion of the Agricultural Extension Service per USDA. County agent calls from city residents indicate a nationwide shift as townspeople take up gardening during the war era.
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Agricultural Extension Service
U.S Department of Agriculture
Extension Service Review
Jubilee Stock Show To Mark 50th International Exposition
Farm folk will flood Chicago for eight days as the 50th International Live Stock Exposition runs November 26 to December 3 in the Chicago Stock Yards. Attendees from rural areas number in the hundreds of thousands, making it the year's largest event in Chicago agriculture.
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Chicago
Kago
West Virginia University to compete in Chicago livestock contest
West Virginia University will again send its livestock judging team to the International Livestock Judging Contest in Chicago this November. Prof. B R Black, head of the Animal Husbandry Department, serves as coach for the university team.
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Doris Kutt
Elsistant
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Sweden
Hheir Tetire
Charles Sperows Jr
Virginian Iron
Martinsburg
Dedicat
Norvin Ottosson
Tual Exchange
Wem
Weers
Charles
States
Ottosson
Norvin
W.V.U
Chicago
BR. H. Black
Black
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Jane Samples
Shirley Staton
Prosperity Blue Ribbon Club
Robert Lilly
Crola General Spicion, Produce Corp
New York
Raleigh Register
W. Va
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Laird Office Equipment CO
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Thanksgiving
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