Hunters Asked to Help Reduce Forest Fires
District forest protector Frazier urges hunters and others in Raleigh Fayette Mercer Summers Wyoming and McLowell counties to prevent fires during hunting season from October 15 to December 15. He lists safety tips and notes brush burning near forests requires a permit, obtainable from local forest protectors.
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P.Q. Frazier
Frazier
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Summers
Wyoming
McLowell
Willife
Gardener Advises Winter Prep for Lush Spring Lawns
A garden feature urges homeowners to winterize lawns to ensure a green spring. It outlines four steps: raise mowing height, clear leaves safely, water deeply before frost, and top dress with peat humus. The article notes fall feedings are largely past and stresses composting leaves for mulch and soil humus.
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Hetler
Homes & Gardens
USDA Drops Public Forecasts to Escape Red Faces in 1950
The Agriculture Department will stop releasing formal ahead of season goals for most farm commodities in 1950, keeping calculations private to avoid embarrassment when forecasts miss. Exceptions will include crops under production and marketing controls like wheat corn tobacco cotton peanuts and possibly rice, where goals will be announced in acres planted.
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Ovida
MAR Tay
Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Not Enough to Buy This Hereford at $100,000
The article profiles Hereford cattle markets and a wealthy rancher’s view that a bull’s value may exceed $100,000. It notes high prices driven by offspring potential, with Larry Domino 37th a famed Milky Way sire and progeny winning major show ribbons across many states.
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Jack Stevenson
Phoenix
Ariz
Alan Feeney
Ais M‘y
Prince Larry Aith
Bortz
Larry Domino
Feeney
Larry
Harry Domino Soir
Ceney
Mill
Corn Planting Trial Harvest Set for Oct 5
Corn variety trials on the W. C. Keaton farm near Princeton will be harvested October 5 by R. J. Friant Extension agronomist West Virginia University. The plot aims to identify varieties best suited for Mercer County under supervision of the University Experiment Station and the Extension Service. All interested farmers 4-H members and students are invited to attend the harvest starting at 9 am.
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Princeton
W. C. Keaton
R. J. Friant
Extension Agronomist
West Virginia University
Mercer County
University Experiment Station
Extension Service
R. E B. Jarbert
Vong
Rural Development Activities This Week and Coming Events
This week includes an Agricultural Conservation Committee meeting chaired by Kelly Farner at ACA offices Beckley Lewisburg regional feeder calf sale at State Fair Grounds. Dairying Commission meets chaired by HL C Avis Memorial Building. Saturday Fayette County 4-H Leaders Association meets at Fayetteville Court House 18 aan 3 pm. Coming events list October meetings and farm events across Raleigh Mercer and surrounding areas led by J W Worley and C C Lewis with cattle sales and planning sessions.
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Agricultural Conservation Committee
Kelly Farner
ACA
Tabor
Beckley
Lewisburg
State Fair Grounds
P.m
A. W. Hamilton
Dairying Commission
HL C. Avis
Memorial
Fayette County
Assoiation
Fayetteville
Court House
Raleigh County Forest Improvement
J. W. Worley
Grandview
A. B. Lyon
Board of Supervisors
Southern Suil Conservaion District
USSCS
Tabor Hidg
Mercer Rural Planning Council
Princeton
Farm fire prevention highlighted during National Safety Week
National Safety Council urges year round precautions to cut farm fire losses. Defective chimneys, sparks, improper gasoline use, and careless handling cited. Extersion Service recommends cleaning outside only, careful handling of hot fats, checking cords, and storing gasoline away from buildings. Corn yields in West Virginia remain strong despite cold wet week per AP report.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Federal
State
Eastern Panhandle
South Branch
ACA Clerks To Meet For Special Training
Clerical assistants from five counties of the Aari cultural Conservation Association will gather in Beckley for two days of AI training. Principal clerks and office staff from Raleigh Mercer Summers Wyoming and Fayette counties will receive instruction in preparation for new procedures.
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Aaricultural Conservation Association
Beckley
Raleigh
Mercer
Summers
Wyoming
Fayette
Deer Epidemic Slackens Across West Virginia Counties
The state conservation commission reports a slackening in the deer disease outbreak in the Eastern Panhandle and Hardy County. Dr. O Olsen at West Virginia University continues studies as field reports place deer deaths at Wyoming and Logan counties totaling about 60 to 70, with cattle losses limited to one calf on a Late-acre farm.
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Charleston
Fastern Panhandle
The
Conservation Commission
O. Olsen
West Virginia University
Commission
Wyoming County
Pinnacle Creek
Indian Creek
Bearhole Creek
Logan
Olsen
Hardy County
Hardy
Hananstire County
Senate wrestles with farm price plan after votes split
Senate Agriculture Committee returns to the farm price issue amid division over price supports for corn cotton wheat and other crops. Amid railings and shifting positions Senator Barkley defends 90 percent parity while critics warn of taxpayer costs and political backlash.
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Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Lawrmakers
Barkley
Seudlers
Lothcas
Anderson
DXM
Legislaion
Aiken
Vermont
Dows
Casling
Luras
Farm Bureau and Farm Women Plan Beckley Meeting
The joint Beckley meeting of the Farm Bureau and Farm Women's Council on October 27 will feature at least eight speakers. F L Miles notes plans are nearly complete with Mrs Raymond Sarre among speakers and a special session requested by Mercer County Farm Women's Council. Other leaders include Charles T Shackelford J Lynn Clyde Bonar C C Anderson Mrs G W Myers Jr R W Pitts and Leland Booth. Leaflet 8 on preserving fence posts now available at Ratewh County Extension Office.
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Farm Bureau
Beckley
Farm Women's Council
F. L. Miles
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Mercer County Farm Women's Council
Raymond Sarre
Associated Women of the
American Farm Sarean Federation
Charles T. Shackelford
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
J. ©. Lynn
The
Washington, D.C
Clyde Bonar
Burlington
W. Va
C. C. Anderson
Agriculture Extension Service
Morgantown
G. W. Myers
Farm Women’s Council
R. W. Pitts
Leland Booth
AFBF President to Join Meet the Press Radio Show
Allan B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation will be interviewed Friday night on Meet the Press. The program airs across Mutual Broadcasting System stations with Lawrence E. Spivak arranging. Kline campaigns for flexible farm price support ahead of Congress showdown and recently returned from a Europe mission for the Economic Cooperation Administration.
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Congress
Washington
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mutual Broadcasting System
Lawwrence E. Spivak
American Mercury
Kline
Farm Bureau
Clinton P. Anderson
Europe
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Met the
Bargains on Washers at Beckley Music & Elec Co
Beckley Music and Electric Co at 110 S Fayette St offers used washers with prices from 139.95 to 499.98. Models include Automagic and Westinghouse Laundromat options with various sale prices. Phone 3393 for details.
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Westinghouse
Beckley Music & Elec. CO
S. Fayette St
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Raleigh Register Farm Page
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Raleigh County
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