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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1967
Page
31
Four week salute honors youth leaders in business government and education reaching nearly 41 000 West Virginia members and 2 percent million 4 H chapters nationwide as the campaign salutes their community work and achievements.
West Virginia apples dominate the Eastern Panhandle with Yellow and Red Delicious Stayman and Jonathan varieties. The 1967 crop is estimated at 193.2 million bushels with storage using controlled atmosphere. A cake recipe blends apples with black walnuts, and National 4H Week runs Oct 7 highlighting youth programs and the Citizenship in Action initiative.
A new and different publication titled Farm Pond Harvest arrives, offering guidance on planning, construction, weed control, and fish production for better farm ponds. It covers managing wild fish and maintaining balance, with free copies available by writing Wayne Liser, Editor, 1874 Schuyler Ave, Kankakee Illinois 60001.
Clear steps for selecting healthy shade trees and preparing planting pits. Use pits one foot wider than the root spread and deeper than the earth ball, with bare root trees 2 1/2 to 3 feet between. Secure with stakes, wrap burlap, build an earth ring, backfill with a 1 3 3 mix, and inspect regularly.
Consumers may be confident that foods contain few pesticide residues. FDA market basket studies show 81 chemicals found in domestic and imported samples, with higher residues in imports but overall wide safety margins.
Fire Prevention Week is observed Oct. 14 this year as colder weather drives home fires. Waldo Bell of West Virginia University offers tips on the fire triangle, extinguishing methods by fire type, and safety steps such as turning off power and using appropriate extinguishers while keeping calm and planning ahead.
Prices paid at Morgantown Livestock Sales this week by weight or head include baby calves 14 to 25 dollars, common calves 4 to 8, heifers 18 to 24, fat heifers 16 to 19.30, slaughter cows 10.20 to 16.90, stocker steers 23 to 23.35, fat steers 18 to 23.35, sows 20, ponies and colts 11 to 15, mare pony 23.
The highest annual human consumption of sugar is in Australia, Denmark and the United Kingdom with more than 110 pounds per person. The lowest consumption is about three pounds per person in China.
Garden note advises dividing peonies every 8 to 10 years while iris should be divided every 3 years for best results. If peony buds brown early due to botrytis, prune, apply captan or bordeaux mix, remove debris, and replant divided sections with one or two eyes each. A free guide offer follows.
Waldo E. Bell WVU Extension Specialist explains gasoline in small engines can gum up after forty weeks as the volatile portion evaporates leaving a gummy residue that fouls fuel systems and resists renewal with fresh gasoline. Rapid turnover and proper disposal of leftover fuel prevent major next year problems.
WVU Appalachian Center horticulture specialist Carl Hardin advises mulching strawberry beds after several sharp freezes in the low 20s, using wheat or rye straw and three to four inches of depth. Remove mulch in spring as growth resumes, fork it between rows to control weeds and keep berries clean, and cover rows if frost threatens open flowers.
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