Highways Hold Key To West Virginia's Future
Lowell R. Shaw argues that West Virginia's economy depends on completing the Interstate system and Appalachian Developmental Highway Network funded by a $350 million bond. He cites 1960s estimates, federal matching rules, and projected time savings from better road access to Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and major markets.
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West Virginia
East
Midwest
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalach
West
William Micravk
Regional Research Institute
Westirginia University
Appalachian
Appalachia
Miernyk
West Virginia University
Isaac Shafran
Shafran
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Baltimore
Squirrels in the Southern Appalachians Face Food Crisis
Thousands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee squirrels are starving after late frosts and an August drought cut corn supplies. Animals roam, die, or are hit by cars while migrating for food, as Frank Barick of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission warns of a poor squirrel crop this year.
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Maggie Valley
NC Ups
Appalachian
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Great Smoky Fountains National Park
Frank Barick
Raleigh
Game Division
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Barick
Bridgeport Stockyard Sale Prices Recap
Bridgeport Stockyard reports weekly prices across cattle calves stockers and fat cattle. Notable ranges include Steer Calves 24.50 to 30.00 per cwt Heifer Calves 22.00 to 25.50 per cwt Stocker Steers 22.00 to 26.00 per cwt Fat Steers 21.50 to 23.75 per cwt Fat Cows 16.00 to 18.50 per cwt Lambs and hogs also listed with varied bids.
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Bridgeport Stockyard, Inc
B.H
Squirrels Rebound In Variable Population Years
A local expert notes that mast years and harsh cycles occur every five to ten years. He explains that despite fluctuations, squirrels reproduce prolifically with twenty to thirty percent surviving to rekindle a full population.
Two Imitation Milk Products Available
Market reports two liquid milk like products labeled imitation milk. One is non dairy imitation milk made from vegetable fats with proteins. the other is filled milk from oils and water with milk solids. West Virginia regulates and limits filled milk sales across state lines under federal and state law.
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United States
Robert Kelley
WVU Appalachian Center
West Virginia
Harold Amick
Consumer Protection Division
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Amick
State Department of Agriculture
Guernseys Top Record at Friendship Hill Farm PA
Three registered Guernsey cows at Friendship Hill Farm in New Geneva Pennsylvania set top DHIR actual production records. Supervised by Penn State, the herd yielded strong 305 day totals with Friendship Rose CHB Iodine at 12 500 pounds milk 578 fat, Friendship Van RC Topsie at 11 900 pounds milk 553 fat, and Friendship Ivy RSFRG Bloom at 11 820 pounds milk 540 fat across 305 days.
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Friendship Hill Farm
New Geneva
Pennsylvania
DHIR
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Pennsylvania State University
Guernsey
Friendship Rose Chb
Friendship van RC Topsie
Friendship Ivy Rsfrg Bloom
Plant Shade Trees Now For Immediate Outdoor Comfort
Homeowners are advised to plant shade trees this fall to lower indoor heat. Place west side trees 20 to 25 feet from the house to shade walls as the sun sinks in summer. east side trees can cool bedrooms in the morning. For quick shade, use large container or balled-root trees two and a half to three inches caliper, 15 to 18 feet tall. Smaller trees work if you can wait.
Morgantown Livestock Sale Report Readout
Morgantown Livestock Sales shows various bids including Toby Calves at 2800, Stocker Steers at 1750, Hog at 1070, Sheep at 5.50, and Pony listings. The fragment lists lot types with weights and prices across stock categories in a busy auction summary.
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Eris Ae Lea Ar Oar Livestock Sales, Inc
West Virginia Extension Offers Free Purscation Report
The purscation, current Report 53, is available free at the offices of West Virginia University's county extension agents or by writing A. H. Van Landingham, Director, WVU Agricultural Experiment Station Morgantown WV 26506.
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West Virginia University
County Extension
A. H
van Landingham
West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Morgantown
West Virginia
Cocoa Bean Shell Mulch Promoted For Rose Beds
Cocoa bean shells are touted as an ideal mulch for rose beds and around trees and shrubs. They do not sour soil or attract mice and snakes, though mildew is common during decay. The shells are about 92 percent organic matter with 3.2 percent nitrogen and 2 percent potash, applied at 2 to 3 inches.
Grantsville Livestock Prices at Community Sale
Grantsville weekly sale lists hogs with top barrows 20.50 to 22.40 and heavy butcher 20.00 to 21.90, veal good 25.00 to 42.00, sheep good 24.50 to 25.00, slaughter cattle good 26.50 to 28.50, cows commercial 19.00 to 20.50, bulls commercial 23.75 to 24.50. Prices cover hogs sheep cattle veal and related categories.
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Grantsville
Higley Cents First Copper Coins Minted in Colonial America
John Higley of colonial Connecticut used copper from his own mine to mint several varieties of three penny tokens in 1737. Though unofficially struck, these tokens are regarded as the first copper coins minted in colonial British America.
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Higley
John Higley
Connecticut
America
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Ill
By Lowell R. Shaw
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Lewisburg
Weston
Rmont
Panhandle
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Fountain State
Bridgeport Stockyard Sales
Guernseys
Morgantown Livestock Sales
Farm and Garden
Page
Mr. George Abraham, Dominios
Thumb
Naples
Grantsville Livestock Sales
Robinson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Porkmaker
Altman’s
University Avenue
Greek Limestone CO
Glass & Chemical Stone
Greer
ING and
Greer Limestone CO
Marontown
Sergante
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