Immunizing Chickens Against Big Liver Disease Shown
USDA scientists report first success in immunizing chickens against visceral lymphomatosis or big liver disease. Vaccination passed protective antibodies to chicks via eggs, reducing tumor development from 41 to 70 percent in controls to 3 to 13 percent in offspring of vaccinated hens.
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USDA
Poultry Research Laboratory
East Lansing
Mich
East Lansing Laboratory
B. R. Burmester
Due Ourse
Doan’s Pills Offer Relief for Backache Sleep Aches
Nagging backache and restless nights from stress or overwork ease with Doan’s Pills. The ad touts pain relief, soothing bladder comfort, and mild diuretic action to support kidney function, urging readers to try the remedy that millions have trusted for over six decades.
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Dean
Doan
Low Shrubs Best For Foundations
Practical guide to replacing overgrown foundation plantings with compact shrubs. Recommends evergreen and broadleaf varieties that can be pruned to stay small, lists suitable forms such as Asiatic hollies, boxwood, Abelia, firethorn, Mugho pine, dwarf junipers, yews, and dwarf spruces, and notes pruning to avoid regrowth into a towering hedge.
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J. C. Hetz
Andorra
Controllable Metritis in Cattle and Hogs with Mycisulfa
A report notes that uterine infection metritis in cattle and hogs can be controlled using mycisulfa, a tablet combination of sulfathiazole and neomycin, administered in tablet form for infection management.
Scientists Seek Keys to Improve Wool Production
U S Department of Agriculture specialists pursue sheep breeding to boost both meat and wool quality. At Dubois Idaho, Rambouillet improvement yields higher fine-staple fleece, and new Columbia and Targhee breeds emerge. Crossbreeding at Beltsville Md raises clean carded wool yields versus pure breeds.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Dubois
Idaho
Columbia
Idaho Experiment Station
USDA
Beltsville, Md
Record Hay Crop on Nation Farms
The USDA via Agricultural Situation says 1955 hay production may top all records at 109 million tons, second only to corn in farm acreage. West Virginia University extensions note much hay remains low quality and advise improved hayland management and harvesting methods. 1954 yielded 104 million tons valued around 309 million dollars.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
USDA
Yankee Stadium
Sodded Waterways Protect Farmland
West Virginia University extension soil conservationist George Sharp says grass waterways protect farms during heavy rains when standard practices fail to hold water. They should be dense, well maintained, and properly designed to handle all rainfall, with construction advised where natural waterways do not exist.
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George Sharp
West Virginia University
Sharpe
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
October Garden Practices Listed
Garden tasks for fall include cleaning up trash to reduce pests, sowing cover crops of oats barley or rye, and feeding soil. Remove asparagus tops after frost, lightly disk beds, and apply calcium cyanide to control broadleaf weeds. Mulch for winter protection, plant some onions in fall, and choose Virginia varieties Ebenezer and White Portugal. plan next year's seed orders.
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L. B. Wilkins
VPI
Wilkins
Ebenezer
White Portugal
Virginia
Poultry Market Report from Harrisonburg Virginia
Live poultry market weak in Shenandoah Valley area with fair to good demand. Buyers paid highest prices for chickens under 3 pounds. Farm prices reported for 24 hours ending yesterday show broilers 18-19 cents per pound, heavy hens 18-19, turkey fryers 31-32, hens 32-33, toms 27-28. Weekly summary for week ended Oct 21 notes 23 percent under 3 pounds, 53 percent around 33.4 pounds with weighted averages near 20.58 and 20.37 for other categories. Change from prior week shows a minus 25.1 percent.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Japanese Cattle Produce Choice Grade of Steaks
Japanese cattle living with their farmers for six years produce top grade beef in Tokyo markets selling for 70 cents to 2 dollars per pound. The cattle are pampered at home with careful feeding and daily straw rubdowns to flavor the meat. Seared over cherry red charcoal with soy sauce and garlic, the steaks are described as a rare Orient delight that may change a life.
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Tokyo
Hanako
Michiko
Tests on Feeding Chicken Litter Listed in Virginia
Virginia farm researchers report tests from Arkansas showing that ground chicken litter can replace soybean meal in rations for wintering ewes and steer feeds. Over 156 days, ewes and lambs achieved similar gains to soybean meal. steers on a 112 day trial gained nearly as well as those with cottonseed meal. Precautions include heat treatment to curb disease, minimum nitrogen, suitability for ruminants only, and limiting nitrogen contribution to about half of ration needs.
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VPI
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Honey Stocks Rise and Fall Across States and Nation
The 1955 West Virginia honey crop totals 2,071,000 pounds, down six percent from 1954 due to 11 percent fewer colonies and a per-colony yield of 19 pounds. Nationwide production reaches 243,100,000 pounds, up 12 percent with 5,238,000 colonies. Mid-September on-hand stocks total about 92,000,000 pounds, 38 percent of expected 1955 output.
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West Virginia
Federal
United States
South Atlantic
West
East North Central
West North Central
South Central
North Atlantic
North Central States
South Central States
California
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Florida
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
New York
Indiana
West North Central States
Soil Tests Guide Efficient Farms
Soil tests are free and reveal six key soil factors including lime potash calcium magnesium organic matter and phosphoric acid. Take 10 to 30 field samples to form a representative composite sample and submit a half pint for testing. Collect with clean containers and plan testing two to three months before planting. county agents assist with sampling and records.
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WPI Agronomists
Senators Hail Benson’s Plan in Minnesota Hearing
The Senate Agriculture Committee welcomed a federal move to buy surplus pork to stabilize hog prices, hoping to ease farm income pressures. Sen Humphrey called Benson’s action long overdue while critics urged sufficient buying and accompanying feed grain measures to curb overproduction. The first hearing in St Paul exposed dairy farmers divided on price supports payments and controls.
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Worthington, Minn
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
Benson
Agriculture Department
Humphrey
D-Minn
Sen
Thye
R-Minn
Young
R-Nd
St. Paul
Walnut Tree Proximity Kills Tomato Patch
Black walnut trees and tomato plants are incompatible. If a black walnut stands within 40 feet of the tomato patch, verticillium wilt, a fungus disease, is likely to devastate the tomatoes.
Weight shift report from year to year and region
The data show a decrease from 60.0 pounds to 54.3 pounds in the West and from 30.5 pounds to an unspecified figure this year. The figures indicate regional variation in weight metrics across time.
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