Neighbors Reflect on Labor Day and Home Life
John S Phillips writes from Huntington about settling into a new home, recalling holiday gatherings at the Woman's Club, a sports editor friend, and local scenes. He muses on changing social norms, job hunting expectations, and a busy Labor Day contrasted with quiet downtown streets. He lists consumer adoption of electricity and dairy trends with figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo
Huntington
Huntington Woman's Club
Glenn Hull
John Graham
Walker Long
Emma Berg Ferguson
Mrs. Ferguson
Woman's Club
Hereford Speaker to Head New River Breeders Banquet
Douglas is hereford speaker Gus R. Douglas assistant commissioner of agriculture will address the New River Hereford Breeders Association banquet Friday at the El Chico Cafe at 6 30 p m He will discuss the Hereford industry with emphasis on West Virginia developments Also Dr T C Green state veterinarian will attend The dinner precedes the show and sale set for Saturday Sept 12 at the Beckley Farmers Market Show and sale organized with WV Department of Agriculture and WVU Agricultural Extension Service The committee lists H G Farmer chairman and others Reservations can be made by calling J E Otto or H B Thomas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford Association
Beckley Farmers Market
Gus R. Douglas
New River Hereford Breeders Association
el Chico
Paul McGraw
Bolt
J. E. Otto
Herbert Shumate
Oak Hill
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
John T. Johnson
WVU Agricultural Extension Service
H. G. Farmer
Herbert E. Shumate
Minor L. Scott
H. B. Thomas
George Siehl
H. L. Riggle
C. T. Shackelford
R. E. Harbert
James Robinson
James Lilly
Dr. Green
A. W. “‘Ham’’ Hamilton
Lewisburg
Riggle
Rural Development Council
Shackelford
Otto
Douglas
Hereford
Farmers Market
Fig trees in West Virginia spark garden talk
Halliwell and neighbors report fig trees thriving outside Prosperity. Fred Halliwell covers his tree with a barrel and straw to survive winter while Vincent Marraso locates a New Jersey brought tree buried for protection. The piece praises gardening knowledge and vocational agriculture training as valuable for families and former miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Halliwell
Prosperity
Georgia
West Virginia
Franklin Lilly
Fred
Angelo Pompie
Josephine
Vincent Marraso
New Jersey
Beckley
Lawn-in-a-spray seeds erosion and mulch aid
A paper maker markets a lawn-in-a-spray using wood cellulose fibers with seed and fertilizer mixed in water to spray on areas needing grass. Field tests show reduced seed loss to wind and water, potential labor savings, and a triple action of seeding fertilizing and mulching in one operation. Applications include golf courses airports housing sites and highway rights of way.
Agricultural notes on fertilizer and pest control practices
Vegetables respond to large fertilizer applications even with high soil organic matter. Large pruning cuts should be painted with wound dressing to prevent insect and disease entry. Weather and parasites usually keep armyworms in check, but ditch banks fence rows and barley fields offer ideal moth egg laying locations.
State Sawmill Operators Meet At West Virginia Camp
West Virginia sawmill operators from over 800 mills are invited to a September 9-10 meeting at Jacksons Mill 4-H Camp. Sessions cover headsaw troubleshooting air drying skid roads arch logging and mill automation. An organization meeting will form the West Virginia Sawmill Operators Association with aims to unite voices share info guide research and advance the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Phil Berthy
West Virginia University
John Carney
Simonds Saw and Steel Company
Rosswell Carpenter
Central States Forest Experiment Station
G. R. Trimble
Carl Barr
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
W. H. Reid
Division of Forestry
Frederick Simmons
Forest Utilization Service
Northeastern Forest Ex
Conservation Farmer Contest Under Way in West Virginia
The Conservation Farmer of the Year will be chosen in early September with J O Knapp of Morgantown leading the program. A panel visits 14 farms statewide to pick a state winner, announced November 2 at the SCD Association Banquet at Jackson's Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
J. O. Knapp
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Carroll Greene
State Soil Conservation Committee
Everett M. Jencks
WVU
Frank Glover
Soil Conservation Service
George Sharpe
Soil Conservation District
SCD Association
Jackson's Mill
Beckley Rural Development Council
BRDC
State Selection Committee
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Nashville
Tennessee
West Virginia Public Hunting Areas and Licenses
West Virginia offers nearly a million acres for public hunting and fishing. State Public Hunting Areas total 92 569 acres in 11 sections. Monongahela and George Washington lands add 803 966 and 97 417 acres respectively. Resident licenses cost 5 dollars with 1 dollar stamps. non residents pay 20 dollars for general licenses plus 5 for big game or 3 for six day tourist fishing. family head pays 2 50 for park and forest licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Division of Education
Conservation Commission
Bluestone
Hinton
Summers County
Elk River
Braxton Co
Fork Creek
Boone Co
Short Mountain
Hampshire Co
Pleasant Creek
Tygart Reservoir
Barbour- Taylor Co
Williams River
Monogahela National Forest
Sleepy Creek
Morgan- Berkeley County
Monongahela National Forest
George Washington
Ada Cox Reports From Finland in IFYE Series
Ada Cox describes her eighth Finland dispatch from Kittila near the Arctic Circle. She notes language barriers, Norwegian visitors, camp life, winter ice highways, a rebuilt Esomaa farm, dairy yields, and time with family and guests before an agricultural fair in Rovaniemi.
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Esomaa
Parkersburg
Ifye’s
Rovaniemi
Arctic Circle
Billy Craig Visits Nixon
Billy Craig of Raleigh County visited Vice President Richard M. Nixon in the Capitol office during the 13th annual Regional 4-H Camp in Washington, D C. West Virginia delegates joined 16 states for youth development discussions and tours of the White House, Capitol, Mount Vernon, and USDA offices with speakers including True D. Morse and C M Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain State
Washington, D. C
C. P. Dorsey
West Virginia University
Billy Craig
Raleigh County
Richard M. Nixon
Capitol
Cheryl Boddy
Kanawha
Dianna Belmoar
Marion
West Virginia
Anthony R. Deahl
Dianna Belmear
Carl Wells
Audrey Gunn
Fayette
Raleigh
Vera Ann Smoot
Boone
Gustine B. Elliott
L. A. Toney
White House
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mount Vernon
True D. Morse
Agriculture
F. D. Patterson
Phelps - Stokes Fund
Tuskegee
George W. Gore Jr
Florida A. and
M. University
C. M. Ferguson
Federal Extension Service
Soil Treatments For Jaw Beetle Control
Extension specialist David Q. Quinn of West Virginia University advises soil treatments for Japanese beetle grubs can be done anytime before the soil freezes. Two materials, chlordane or dieldrin, are recommended and applied to the soil surface then watered in or rained on. After washing in and drying, the area is safe for outdoor use. children should not play on the lawn until then. Five to seven years before a re treatment is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Q. Quinn
West Virginia University
Quinn
Bow and arrow license details for game and fish use
The text notes a 50 cent price for an additional family member and a bow and arrow license at 15 dollars. The license allows taking game fish and frogs with a long bow under state regulations, valid for one week.
West Virginia Experiment Bulletins Release on Pruning and Egg Quality
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station released three bulletins. Bulletin 442 reports selective breeding improves initial interior egg quality and identifies better hens via visual scoring. It includes USDA color chart for scoring broken-out eggs and guides flockowners on improving profitability. Also notes pruning bulletin and a piece on practical uses of closets from Successful Farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Harold Hyre
Hyre
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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John S. Phillips
Fred Burns
Leber
Joe Fourney
Kennedy
Nixon
South
Shack
Juanita
Tempora
Mores
T. C. Green
Halliwell
Purina
Purina Nursing Chow
Beckley Ice
the Weeders Guide
By Earl Aronson
AP News
New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
E. C. Grimm
Terra Alta
E. C. Grimm Lumber Company
West Virginia Sawmill Operators Association
Berthy
W. Va
Ada Cox
Finland
Miss Cox
Lapland
Eeva Eonen
Elli
Helvi
Eila
Kittila
Norway
New York
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