Virginia 1941 AAA program discussed by county leaders
Over 100 county AAA committeemen and county agents from 28 Virginia counties met in Luray to review the 1941 AAA program. The session urged follow up outreach to farmers, emphasized soil conservation, and highlighted wheat support, loans, and insurance alongside planned conservation payments and extension collaboration.
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AAA
Luray
Virginia
Albemarle
Alleghany
Augusta
Bath
Botetourt
Clarke
Craig
Culpeper
Fairfax
Fauquier
Frederick
Greene
Highland
King George
Loudoun
Madison
Montgomery
Orange
Page
Prince William
Rappahannock
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Warren
Agriculture conference outlines move toward cooperative farm program
J H Shoulders AAA official cites long history of price and production controls while urging farmers to adjust production on a cooperative, planned basis. Dr O C Stine discusses defense era prospects, with P M Jackson presenting "The River" film and slides on soil fertility and practices under the AAA. Attendees include Farm Bureau and extension staff from multiple Virginia counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
J. H. Shoulders
O. C. Stine
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
P. M. Jackson
Informations
State Office
Virginia
Permits For Buildings Show Some Increase
Richmond reports Fifth Federal Reserve district permits valued at 118,659,780 in the latest period, up from 113,621,366 a year earlier. November 1940 saw 2,701 permits totaling 13,076,326 compared with 1,? in November 1939, with state-by-state tallies for Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and the District of Columbia.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve District
Federal, Reserve Bank of Richmond
Maryland
Virginia
West Viretaia
North Carolina
South Carolina
District of Columbia
Polish Explosion Fatal to Two Sisters in Virginia
Two sisters about 70 died after a polish explosion in their home in Barboursville. Mrs. Jenny Wood died en route to University of Virginia Hospital and Miss Betty Mahoney died at the Charlottesville hospital from first and second degree burns. They were using an inflammable substance on the stove. the house was saved by dousing flames. The sheriff said they were found conscious six hours after the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Wood
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Betty Mahoney
Orange County
M. M. Meyers
Meyers
Cashew Tree Exudes Gum Similar to Gum Arabic
The trunk of the cashew tree releases a resinous gum resembling gum arabic in texture and appearance, described as slightly acidic in character and resembling natural plant exudates.
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Smith Brothers
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