Revival of Broom Making Spreads Across West Virginia
A. T. Howell spearheads West Virginia broom industry growth with 75 new factories and a rise in broom corn acreage from 40 to 200 percent in under a year. Expected yearly savings approach one million dollars as local production expands in Danville, Spring Hill, Wayne County, Huntington, New Haven, Beckley, and other sites. Howell, from Putnam County, was appointed by James H. Stewart in January to develop the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
A. T. Howell
State Department of Agriculture
Mr. Howell
Putnam County
James H. Stewart
Danville Broom & Manufacturing Co
Danville
L. F. Hale & Co
Spring Hill
J. F. Booth
Wayne County
Care of Seed Corn for Home Gardens Requires On- ear Maturation
United States Department of Agriculture specialists advise letting sweet corn seed ripen on the plant. Select best ears by stripping husks to inspect grain and remove worms, then reseal. Let ears dry thoroughly on the stalk, or hang plants in dry, frost-free conditions to prevent moisture damage. Remaining ripe ears at season end should be saved for seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Tasks and Storage for Winter Work
The passage advises harvesting and saving sweet corn for seed and enjoyment, noting sweet corn spoils quickly and should be husked and spread to dry. It suggests storing corn on the ear and keeping farm animals to provide profitable winter labor, distributing work and income throughout the year.
Animal breeding shapes quality car cass meat
The text notes that breeding animals is key to a high quality car cass. It stresses selection, long-continued care, and intelligent feeding as the methods to produce meat of desirable quality.
Farm meat costs rise with nonfarm inputs, notes farmer
The statement that the cheapest meat a farmer can use is the product of his own farm holds for rural and suburban farmers who fatten one or two hogs on kitchen and garden wastes. It underlines frugal farming relying on homegrown feed and waste streams.
Hay Marketing Burden Increases Farm Labor
In hay and roughage marketing a large bulk demands heavy handling and hauling to delivery points. This extra labor for grain and crop farms reduces fertility that could return to fields if the products were fed to livestock.
Bigamy charge against Oscar R Davis in Bluefield jail
Oscar R Davis, jailed in Bluefield, faces a bigamy charge to be returned to Fayette County. He married a Lynchburg woman five years ago, then a Montgomery woman before a divorce decree, and later wed another woman in Bluefield after leaving the second wife last February.
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Oscar R. Davis
Bluefield
Fayette County
Davis
Lynchburg
Montgomery
Investigation halted in Guyan Valley coal field inquiry
Governor Cornwell suspended the Kanawha field investigation Friday as several mines were closed by strikers who did not cooperate. Only a few witnesses remained. the panel planned an extended field tour, with no start date announced.
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Guyan Valley
Cornwell
Kanawha
How to Cure Pork Right With Brine
A historical brine curing method for pork outlines a 100 pound meat batch with dairy salt brown sugar saltpetre and water. It instructs boiling the solution cooling submerging ham shoulders bacon and fatback, weighing down, and monitoring brine quality. Smaller cuts cure in 30 to 40 days while hams extend two weeks longer before smoking.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Farm Bureau
Agricultural Extension Department of
West Virginia University
Chas. Lively
Frank S
Huntington
A L. Gilbert
New Haven Broom Co
Beckley
America
Keystone
Keystone Lubricating Company
Philadelphia
Guyan
Pringe Alberi
Hey
Tobebee
Prince Albert
P.A
P. A
Sawhill
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N. C
Kanawha Valley Leather Company
Kanawha Street
Charleston, W. Va
Bank of Raleigh
Ches. Field
Orient
Xanthi
Cavalla
Smyrna
Samsoun
Chesterfield
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