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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1968
Page
29
Grass tetany cases rise in Monongalia County and across the state, with emphasis on prevention. magnesium oxide or epsom salts recommended for cows, plus prompts for water, troughs, and a plan for spring pastures, plus notices of ABC cooperative meeting and district planning sessions with prices for feed and grain listed.
A University of Wisconsin report notes trees and plants filter air like mechanical conditioners by emitting pure oxygen and diluting pollutants. They trap dust with leaf hairs, wash it via rain, and help reduce smog along highways. Fragrance from blossoms can mask odors, suggesting shrubs and trees offer environmental and cosmetic benefits for properties.
Bridgeport stock yards last week saw steer calves 27.50 to 31, heifer calves 23 to 27, stocker heifers 120 to 150 per head, fat steers 24 to 25.40, canners 12 to 16.50, baby calves 10 to 40 per head. Veals 25 to 43, lambs 23 to 26.35, hogs 20.50 to 22, shoats 10 to 18, horses 80 per head.
West Virginia farmers planning commercial strawberry projects should contact their county Extension Agent. Carl Hardin of West Virginia University notes county agents provide details on plant procurement, herbicides, fertilizer, and financing through the Farmers Home Administration FHA funds are available for equipment and machinery and several co operatives have formed among growers financed by FHA loans Contact local agents or FHA representatives for more information.
Planting choices to draw birds to yards from West Virginia University experts include mountain ash maple oak bombeam larch crabapple hawthorn and evergreen junipers firs. Fruit shrubs bayberry black alder chokeberry viburnums attract wildlife while vines bittersweet honeysuckle and Virginia creeper aid arrivals. Sunflower coreopsis lily-of-the-valley wild roses partridge berry feed seed eaters and hummingbirds may visit with flowering options like columbine delphinium dragonhead phlox false dragonhead and red hot poker. Collier advises checking catalogs for suitable varieties to promote bird life around home grounds.
Prices at the Grantsville Community Sale ranged across hogs from 12.50 to 22.90 for sows and barrows, sheep and lambs 14.25 to 26, cattle with good slaughter at 25 to 26.20, heifers 12.70 to 22, cows 12 to 20.70, bulls 20.80 to 24.60.
A gardening note describes using vegetables as indoor ornaments such as carrots in olive bottles and avocados in water, plus ideas for sweet potatoes onions and citrus. It covers Jiffy peat pellets for starting tomatoes, eggplant culture and a free guide, and tips on storing seeds for next year.
Winterize lawn mowers to save time in spring. WVU extension specialist Waldo E. Bell advises washing, draining gas, changing oil, cleaning or replacing air cleaner and spark plug, lubricating moving parts, and storing in a dry place until use resumes.
A West Virginia University Appalachian Center weaves the difference between compost and mulch. Compost adds organic matter and plant nutrients when mixed into soil, while mulch covers soil surface with leaves grass or plant residue to preserve moisture and regulate temperature.
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