Six Counties to Elect Supervisors of Southern Conservation District
Six counties will hold elections to choose landowner supervisors for the Southern Soil Conservation District. Ten candidates compete, with several unopposed in Wyoming Mc Dowell and Summers. Voting is restricted to landowners with at least three acres, at polling sites across Mercer McDowell Summers Fayette and Wyoming counties.
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Southern Conservation District
Southern Soil Conservation District
Willy Falan Fling Mat
Sony Velile Wel
Wyoming
McDowell
Summers
Jamey J. McGraw
McGraws
Will R. Keyser
Welch
J. R. Keatley
Bozoo
B. A. Wright
Long Branch
C. 0. White
Hico
F. Bratton
Princeton
William K. Ball
Speedway
H. E. Shumate
Beckley
C. L. Harvey
Egeria
Mercer
West
Elgood
Elgood Schoal
Southern States
Parker's
Athens
Martin's
Camp Creek
Maxwell
Elem Adice Eet Senet
Fed Reserve reports ample food supply with potential price relief
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond predicts Americans will have as much food next year as in the past two years. Strong defense spending and high production uplift farm demand, with prices rising in mid year then easing. Grain, livestock, and other commodities show volatility, but price gains are expected to moderate if mobilization stays partial.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
United States Agriculture
Federal Reserve District
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Bank
Two 4 H Clubs Host Starlight Outing at Little Beaver
The Green Light 4 H club entertained the Starlight club Friday night at Little Beaver Park with a wiener roast boating swimming and singing. Mason Lilly leads the host club with adult counselors as guests.
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Little Beaver
Green Light
Starlight Club
Little Beaver Park
Mason Lilly
Hybrid Corn Holds Big Acreage Margin
Hybrid corn use rose across the nation with three of four acres planted in hybrids this year though a slight drop to 111 percent of total acreage from last year. The Bureau notes Colorado Nebraska and Mississippi influenced the shift while the East North Central region shows the strongest hybrid adoption and the Southeast also increased.
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Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Colorado
Nebraska
Mississippi
East North Central
South Atlantic
East North Central States
State Fruit Crop Above Average In West Virginia Outlook
The Cooperative Crop Reporting Service forecasts a 4,500,000 bushel apple crop in West Virginia, 780,000 above last year and 66,000 above average, with peaches and pears also above 1949 levels. Corn forecast raised to 10,101,000 bushels, still 4,844,000 below average, wheat harvest at 1,430,000 bushels, hay 1,070,000 tons.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Promising TCA herbicide for quackgrass found
Ohio expert C J Willard reports trichloroacetic acid TCA as a promising chemical for Johnson grass and quackgrass control though not yet economically defined. Field results show near total quackgrass eradication with salt form. soil effects and retreatments vary. Continuous tillage plus chemical follow up advised for infested fields.
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Johnson
C. J. Willard
Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio Farm
Willard
Ohio
TCA
Willard Ad
Tauber Grading Charts Available to Mill Men
Lyon invites mill operators to obtain standard hardwood timber grading charts from the Agricultural Extension Service Office Beckley. Learn chamber grades and apply standards to earn more for timber. Large wall charts and blueprinting planned. Chart defines grades with pictorial standards by AHM A and USFS approval.
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Lyon
Agricultural Exfension Service
Beckley
Agricultural Extension Service
American Hardwood Manufacturers Association
U.S. Forest Service
Watershed Conference Planned in Charleston by WV Chamber
The 6th annual West Virginia Chamber of Commerce meeting announced a state watershed conference in Charleston on Oct. 12. Committees of agriculture forestry and water resources will sponsor the event. Dr Hugh Bennett chief of the U S Soil Conservation Service will be the main speaker.
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Charleston
Aute
Te West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Resources
Hugh HB. Bennett
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Peterson's Ointment Fame From 19th Century Piles Cure
A Buffalo dermatologist created Peterson's Ointment to relieve itching and smarting piles. The preparation offered quick cooling soothing relief and gained wide popularity, with druggists selling boxes and applicator tubes and promising money back.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Rural Development Activities Schedule and Meetings
A compact list of upcoming Rural Development related meetings across Raleigh, Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer, Summers, and Fayette counties. Items include Meadow Bridge Fair, county council and PMA meetings, soil conservation district elections, and club gatherings with dates and chairpersons. From the Ground Up.
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WHS
Meadow Bridge
Meadow Mies High School
Meadow Bridge Farm Woman's Cluir
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Raleigh County Vocational School
John L. Gorman
Beckley
Union Farm Women's Club
Mess. K. Livesay
Raleigh County
PMA
Tabor Bldg
Kelly Farmer
Bell
Southern Soil Conservation District
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Summers
Raleigh
Fayette
Board of Supervisors
Sealey
Bozoo
Raleigh Pinners Council
Frank Bownan
Prosperity
Grandview Community Council
van W. Carper
J. J. Murphes
Danese Farn
John Finley
Ballengee Farm Club
M. Davie School
L. N. Lively
Ballengee Farm Club field day draws 125 in Summers County
Ballengee's third annual field day drew 125 adults and children including 12 visitors. The event featured farm inspections, a community picnic, and the club meeting at Muddy Sulphur Spring. Officers and new committees promoted a country life program with road improvements as a key project.
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Register
Ballengee
Ballengee Farm Club
H. HH. Richardson
J. HH. ‘Meadows
3. Q. Hendricks
de. S.A. Ford
JL. N. Lively
Earl Nelson
H. H. Richardson
J. Q. Hendricks
New River Country Life Program
Chiurmin L. J. Smith
H. D. Wilson
Far ‘Nelson
Dewey Nelson
L. G. Baumeardner
O. E. Garten
L. Smith
Roy Rich
Mond
L. G. Baumgardner
Hendricks
Hallengee
Summers
Rural Development Council
Conservation Contest Prizes Go On Display in Beckley
Raleigh County conservation and land use contest prizes will be shown in a Beckley Hardware window Tuesday. A record 230 farmers compete. awards include farm materials and tools with savings bonds given to top finishers in prior years. The Raleigh County Agricultural Council along with extension and soil conservation groups chose 23 prize items and three fertilizer prizes for best all round land use demonstration.
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Ben Rhodes
Raleigh County
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Raleigh County Agricultural Council
Extension Service, Conservation Commission
Soil Conservation Service Rural Development Council
County School
Market Report Shows Mixed Hog Cattle Lamb Prices
Salable hogs near 2,000 head with weights mostly over 200 pounds lower than last week. Cattle receipts rise. fed steers and yearlings steady to higher, cows and bulls mixed. Lambs show higher demand with top around 28.25 and yearlings up to 25.59, reflecting strong export market activity.
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Eee Sassuctaiotes
Chicago
USDA
AROS
Metiam
Gardener Chemical Reduces Potato Sprouting
Extension service reports a new chemical treatment to delay potato sprouting in storage. The methyl ester of alpha napthlene acetic acid dust is non toxic and does not affect eating quality when used before sprouts appear. Follow label directions and avoid seed potatoes.
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Claude R. Kemper
WYU Extension Service
Duroe Jersey Tops State Swine Show At $127
A Duro Jersey sow consigned by West Virginia University topped the fourth annual purebred swine sale at Ripley selling for $127 to E. M. Pancake of Miller Ohio. Forty six hogs sold for $2100 total averaging $46.65 each. The second high price came from Tamworth sons at Tusccawilla Farm Lewisburg bringing $98 each to H. L. Jackson of Charleston.
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Associated Press
Ripley
West Virginia University
E. M. Pancake
Miller, O
West Virginia
Comfort stalls boost profits for West Virginia dairymen
West Virginia dairy farmers may gain about 43 dollars per cow annually, based on a cooperative study at the West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station. The project compared comfort stalls with tie chain stalls, finding higher milk yields, more resting time, and similar bedding and cleaning needs, using the station herd from 1947 to 1950.
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West Virginia
J. P. Brown
WVU Ag Scholarships Awarded to Two Area Graduates
Edward C. Lowe of Forest Hill and Jack Van Stavern of Pickaway are among 15 high school graduates receiving WVU College of Agriculture Forestry and Home Economics scholarships. Each student won a $200 Sears Hoe Buck scholarship for one year based on scholastic records and 4-H Future Farmers Future Homemakers and 4-H club activities, according to Dr. D B Parsons head of rural organization.
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WVU
Register
Morgantown
Edward C.lowe
Forest Hill
Jack van Stavern
Pickaway
West Virginia University
College of Agriculture
DB. W. Parsons
University
Farm values decline as foreclosures rise in WV
Morgantown report notes West Virginia farm land values in July fell four percent from a year earlier. Extension economist Robert Boal of West Virginia University cites the price drop amid foreclosure activity and agricultural market shifts.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Robert
Boal
West Virginia University
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