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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1967
Page
26
The life of a purebred ram hinges on feeding and handling quality. Proper pasture, limited grain except before and during breeding, and a balanced ration support breeding vigor. Methods to track ewe breeding include marking rumps with colored powder and recording service dates, with three seasonal handling options to suit conditions. A good lamb crop drives flock profitability.
William Kolker a sophomore from Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio participates in a six month cooperative work study with West Virginia University and Antioch College. He assists Parkersburg Area Center youth programs and helps organize a Parkersburg Fine Arts Camp with workshops in art music dance and drama culminating in an August 26 festival at Wood County 4H Camp. He also plans an amphitheater for a Parkersburg summer stock group and will teach guitar at 4H camps and the Parkersburg Art Center.
Clifford W. Collier Jr. explains a simple method to protect houseplants during vacations. Water the plant, place it in a polyethylene bag with pot, seal, and return it to its spot. The bag acts as a miniature greenhouse as air passes but water stays inside, keeping soil moist.
Small gardens can be dramatic with careful plant choice and scale. Expert nurserymen advise background shrubs, low growing annuals, miniature and Floribunda roses, rock gardens, and compact vegetables to create year round color and practical yields in 200 square feet or less.
WVU agricultural engineer Dr A D Longhouse told joint Canadian American Agricultural Engineering societies in Saskatoon that broiler production can cut breeding and ventilation costs by up to one third. He compared a conventional 5000 bird house with a three pen Progressive system analyzing heat and moisture transfer.
Anthony Ferrise explains zoning as an extension of land use planning from farms to towns. He notes zoning governs location, density, and building use to protect property values and promote safe, orderly development, with state differences making inter state comparisons unreliable.
Activity details a reader’s recipe using mountain ash berries to make jelly. Steps include boiling the berries to burst, straining pulp, measuring liquid, adding sugar cup for cup plus extra, and boiling until set. Optional herb like rose geranium may be added before the jelly fully sets.
Discussion on natural bloom cycles of mountain ash and berry crops, with rhododendron and azalea care tips. Advice covers soil humus, sulfur use, mulch types, watering effects on soil pH, and tips for hardiest rhododendron varieties. Includes reader question on flower bud blackening with thrips and DDT and sulfur or Captan controls.
Acting President Harry B. Heflin told vocational agriculture teachers at a four day WVU conference that farming remains robust in West Virginia. He cited four modern challenges and highlighted 11,000 acres of WVU farm and forestry lands improving and conserving the state's resources.
Waldo E Bell of WVU Appalachian Center warns tractors can overturn on level ground, with speed the main danger. He notes eight mph can tip a tractor and cites high hitching and hidden obstacles as causes. slow down in tall weeds and hitch to the drawbar to reduce risk.
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