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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
leeol Poultry Form
Cumberland Man Reelected To Board
Of Directors OF Southern States

Owen Forbes, Of Cumberland, was
reelected to the Southern States Co
operatives board OF directors for
three-year term at meeting o! the
representatives OF the Cooperat.ve's
members Of District 4, October 10.
in Lynchburg.
He will represent a district COM
prised Of the Southern. central and
western parts of Virginia.
Forbes is now completing his
sixth elected three-year term as a
member Of the Southern States
board of directors. He wilt be pre-
sented for confirmation at the
Annual Stockholders meeting of the
Cooperative, November 7 and in
Richmond
Forbes, who owns and operates
poultry farm in Cumberland and
Buckingham counties, is a past
president Of Southern States Co
operative having served three terms
in that capacity He has been a
member Of Southern States almost
from It's beginning "a years ago.
r. q. Light, Lynchburg. was
chairman OF the Lynchburg meeting
while r. B Hall, Buckingham. was
secretary.
Delegates to the meeting also
elected nominating committee to
serve three-year term. Members
|of the committee are S. N. Kari
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
Questitd's Of The Week

Q WheI 4oyheans are almost ma
ture shour apply chemicals to
control heEvy lnfestations Of The
yeNetbean caterpillar?
Aft is~dourful if controls will
pay III. fields where the pods arc
almost mature In fields which arc
Intermediate between very young
and almost mature. points to con
sider ate degree Of infestation
lapidity b defoilation, size Of cater
pillars. an4fho cost Of control Keep
in mind aat crops sprayed with
DOT Or teSaphene cannot be fed TO
dairy ANNALS or animals being
finished Il Slaughter.
@ How gong after sorghum has
been killsS By frost is it sac to
gra2e7 Seknd. growth sorghum has
come. up ii ms winter pasture.
AsYou pave a real problem
Sorghnnls ARE unsuitable for pas
ture generally land are unsafe to
Craze in al stages Of growth except
after the plants are mature and no
new growth is present Even mature
sorghum i unsafe To Craze after il
has been aosted You can take d
chance an. gaze II after II is com
pletely dll3 but ii would be good
idea ID nj srne test animals BE-
fore putt; t ths whole herd Oil 1t
G. How An i control babworms
on shlubusy?
A-use Fyseaate of lead spray Of
dust. 5or Dx.T spray Of dust. Apply
il the sprsa when the insects are
feeding
@ How ~-1es crab grass compare
with orchard grass for hay. and
when should IL be cut?
A Crabg4sass does not supply as
many total drgestible nutrients
TN as orchard grass. but il Will
make fair4f good hay. The best
time to cG II is right after il has
headed ouy. II you wait YOU may
run into & ring problems and loss
Of qilaliA4
9 shouA | sci my calves this
fall Or keG. them until spring?
A The s,ssrknt outlook indicates
that your .Asst bet Is to sell them
this fail
d Gan sc.ghiim be cut for silase
after frost?
A II II iS>ciit within the first DAY
after frost,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
New Booklet Tells
Radiation Fallout
Effects On Farm

Radioactive fallout could blanket
almost any farm area in the United
States II the nation were attacked
10 meet this new threat to the
nation farm families. livestock and
crops, the y. s Department Of Agri-
culture collaborated with the Atomic
Energy Commission. the u S, Pub
liz Health Service and the Federal
Civil Defense Adnllnistrati ton in pro
ducine new booklet called Radio
active F lout on the Farm /"
Farmers Bulletin 2l07.
Not everything is known about
fallout But much Of what is sig
nlicant TO farmers is written in
brief, non-technical language which
they viii find right TO the point
How do you protect. feed and
water livestock in fallout area.
which is usually undetectable by
human senses? What foods and
crops would be least contaminated
by fallout. and thus more edible and
marketable after attack? Could
cropland and rangeland be made
useful again after fallout contami-
nation and # 50. how?
These ate just few Of the cues
tons which are answered for the
nations food producers to the best
II available scientific knowledge.
Similar survival information is in
Guided oil how the farmer may pro
tect himself and his family from
fallout.
Copies CT the booklet may be OBJ
tanned at 10 cents each from the
superintendent Of Documents. U. S.
Government Printing Office. Wash
ington Is, D. C.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
FILA Supplements Credit Source OF
Area Farmers For Farm Buildings

Construction and repair Of farm
houses and other farm buildings
may be financed BY Farmers Home
Administration loans, Hunter P
Evans, the agency's local county
supervisor. said this week.
The same kind Of farm housing
lean program is available as last
year when American farm owners
borrowed sci 800 900 to construct,
improve, or repair farm houses and
other essential farm buildings. or to
provide water for farmstead or
household use. Evans said
Farmers II m Administration
loans are provided only when bank
or other lender cannot adequately
serve the farm owners credit needs,
at the present time The agency
does not compete with conventional
or cooperative lenders. Evans said,
but does supplement the credit
services supplied by other sources.
Borrowers agree TO repay the hous-
ing loans within the shortest time
consistent with their repayment
abilities. but no loan schedule can
Sao beyond 81 years The interest
rate Is four per cent
Although housing leans 90 only 10
farm owners. an owner may borrow
70 repair n build a house OF other
farm buildings for his tenants OF
farm laborers. ANY farm involved
must DC big enough and operated
in such a way as to be considered
an actual farm. and it must produce
\ a substantial part Of the operator S
annual cash income Farmers can
not use farm housing loans 10 buy
land or refinance debts
Evans cautioned loan applicants
against starting construction work
or mourning deb's for work or ma
tomals before their loans arc closed.
+ if they expect to obtain their fl
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
Wheat Ruling Given Under Soil Bank

eram 4 whcat grower signed nndcr
ille Acfeasc Reserve on ono farm
niaY nat under thc l5-acrc pro-
VISION ~ tae wheat marketing quota
ri esfaM noH under Tho Su-acre pro
VISION of thc feed wheat program.
sfow Oh anothca farm substantially
more wheat than He has been grow
ins in recent years.
If he does. the farm iii thc Aero
aee Reserve viii be considered to
be III violation
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

Multiple wheat farmers thasc
WHO produce wheat Oh more than
ono farm should clearly under.
stand an Interpretation recently
handed down under Tie Soil Bank
program
The Agricultural Sterilization aad
Conservation office explains that j
provision Of the Acreaee Reserve
program bans the Use Of any
scheme Of device which would taad
to defeat the purpose oI the pgeo
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
SOIL. BANK RULING,

lhe 81 600 limit set hg Congress
.on lais soil bark acreage reserve
payments has been interpreted ID
mean that the limit Wit b applied
III a pci farm bass rather fban as
A ceiling on fhe amount paid any
cid person for ALI farms he MAY
own The legislation provides that
mo part Of This appropriation shall
be used to formulate and admins
ief an acreage reserve program
which would result Ill total conpen-
sation being paid 10 any one pro.
ducer III excess Of ~ 900, 4"
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Herald F arm News
Take The CO1Cs To Pasture.
Or Bring Pasture To Colus

Does 1t pay to send the cows to
pasture o. is II better to bring the
pasture to tie cows2
Dr. q G. Graf. head Of the dairy
science department At vPI. says
dairy farmers everywhere h 4 e
been much interested in reccn n
studies designed to measure the
comparative advantages Of feeding
freshly cut, chopped green forage to
animals confined in pens. as com
pared to grazing the same animals.
VPI studies have shown some ad-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

him plan his farm in the 1905
Tom bought the farm from his
father about l6 years ago and has
continued to use conservation in his
farming methods
Prefers Strip Crops
Many Of the terraces established
on the farm 20 years ago are still
used and Schmidt says they are sat
isfactory.
Strip rotation Is the best.
though Tom said. pointing to some
Of his fields that he has used in
three year rotation for many years.
Il is difficult to get a comparison
with what Il vas ike before he
ased approved practices, because
most Of tho practices were started
Oh the farm when Tom was just a
youngster However. the final prod
uct is there to speak for itself The
land use IS good and the yield Is
high
4 ~ q AAi - NJ 14N q Nbii J
farm Thomas was milking Is cows
when he bought it and now has in
creased his milking herd to Sc with
a total Of about 50 head in all.
App 0Xlmately 1870 acres in the
300 acre farm are cleared
Terraces Practical
The farm stu uses lot of ter
races They are used on small
fields where strip cropping is not as
practical The terraces arc simply
large drainage bitches that run
across the field and take excess
water ffom the field and empty it
into nearby woods
Tom hopes ID eliminate some of
the wooded areas separating. several
g the small fields aild viii combine
item into one large field that viii
readily lend itself 70 economical
SLIP citation, Which be prefers.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

nanclne through the Farmers Home
Administration
Farmers buy their building ma
terials wherever they please, usu-
ally from local dealers. They obtain
their building plans from any re-
liable source they choose. T h E
Farmers Home Administration has
a limited number Of plans that APP
plicants may use if they want to.
During construction the agency
makes periodic inspections to make
certain that sound construction stan
dards are followed.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
Bv BILL WALL

Natural Resources Conservation
Week in Virginia is this week. Oct
1919 II is a week set aside TO
think about and emphasize the wise
use of our natural resources
Much has been done in Virginia
in the way Of conservation and
much more still needs to be done
One Of the best ways to see the ad.
vantages Of conservation practices
is TO talk to & person who is using
approved practice
Thomas E Schmidt has been us
ing approved soil practices for many
years and quick look at his farm
will prove the value Of planning
a farm
Since the passage Of the Virginia
Soil Conservation Districts law in
1898, more TRAN 10000 Virginia
landowners have been helped with
their conservation programs. More
strips have been established. nearly
5000 miles of open ditch drainage
and about 800. 900 feet Of tile drain
age have been installed Pasture
land improved on the cooperating
farms covers more than lJ0G. 900
acres. and more than 1900 farm
ponds have been constructed
I'm Prince Edward County iqS
farmers have cooperated on the pro
gram, representing IISS acres in
basic conservation plans. as OF Oct
Is. About IS per cent OF this is in
the 1000 acre Buffalo River Water
shed. There are some 2l4.6S0 acres
OF agricultural land in the county.
Actually the conservation history
q The Schmidt farm goes back pas,
Thomas 70 his father. HcnIy
Schmidt Mr. Schmidt used The
services ot me Gee program u help
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

SoybeanS
If you hStt approved storage, it
may pay Jp'F 10 hold beans until
after the e7 pcst market trend is set
Support ,.fs 1904 ts2.o8 for dry
beans Pr.ce to farmers last week
was S2.G5 ~ 81 IL. You might profit
BY holding that long, then decide
whether 90 under loan Or not
November. artures are $3.50 "a:
January Il ules, $2,35 81
Prospecsxor d small rise is fairly
good Defiant and export outlook
are good. ~Ard cottonseed will be
s per cenA oelew last year Farm
stocks are Ee.arly four million
bushels AGAINST two million last
year The crcp is z per cent more
than In 1886 Western growers have
shown a ,.antleEicy toward holding
which sho.ssd .help our prices
Virginia prediction IS 8 per cent
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

vantagfs 10 & con feeding, Vari0uSly
bunk feeding. etc. II results III
known AZ zero grazing. soilaGc.
higher forage yiei.s. moe uniform
quality, more uniform milk produc-
ton. more { fectiye bloat control
II also reduces fencing casis. pre-
vents soil compaction, and the ma
nure is concentrated III a smaller
area.
However. more equipment and
labor are needed il is an every dav
task. special feed "a is needed.
rainy weather may interfere ma
chimney maintenance costs are in
creased. and it is not adopted to
stony or hilly land
On many dairy farms. DR. Graf
says. green feeding may be more
profitable than grazing. Cows
trample and waste up to 40 per cent
CT the available feed while grazing
on lush growth The cost Of self
unloading wagons and feed hunks
needed for green-chop feeding Is
partially offset BY less travel In tax
Ing cows To and from pasture less
fencing. and elimination Of esten-
sive watering systems in distant
pastures
The ope ator Of a farm studied
BY the Pennsylvania Agricultural
Experiment Station had excess barn
space and plenty Of labor availa bic
4 change from grazing to green
chop feeding would enable him to
add three COWS to his he'd This
would increase his income by $500
to $500 year after interest on
capital to buy new equipment.
Before changing TO green-chop
system a dairy operator would need
70 consider advantages and disad-
Vantages as they would apply to his
particular farm resources, Dr.. Graf
says.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

below last year at nearly 5 ~
million bushels. Acreage is up two
per cent
Discounts are like this moisture
over II per cent, five cents a bushel
for every per cent, purple motif
ing. three cents a bushel FOREIGN
material, weight dockage for all
over | per cent plus a charge Of
one cent per bushel II you sell at
non-grading stations. fourth Of
your beans should show some purpl-
ing before nothing discounts take
effect.
Don't sell your corn on one quo
tation- Even though U S. supply is
adequate. the Virginia crop is as
per cent below last year and won't
fill local feed manufacturers needs.
U. S. crop is per cent below
last year but 6 per cent above
average
Virginia prices last week we're
Richmond and Petersburg, $50.
l.20 TO Sl45 elsewhere. December
futures were Sll9 - "a. There a
very strong demand for white corn
Of milling quality. and it should
bring 20 cents Or so over yellow
corn prices
Eggs
We look fol- a strong egg market
through December with some adj
iustments IT'D and down.
This is the historical up-price
period and until now production
his year hasn't maintained the
level Of last years per capita
consumption September production
vas per cent below last Septem-
Der The nations layers are per
cent fewer than last year, and so it's
higher rate Of lay that's keeping
1T up that much. However. there's
a marked loss Of demand for old
lens, and the hold-over rate is high
n all parts Of the country, up 8 per
cent.
Egg prices increased everywhere
last week Richmond was up four
cents for Grade A Large at 81 cents,
iarrisonburg, up cents at So cents;
Norfolk up seven cents at IS cents.
Roanoke four to six cents higher at
$50 cents and the New York mar
31et picked UP three to five cents al
y to s. cents a dozen
Virginia egg producers arc in a
unique position. tho latest produc-
ion repon shows. The South At
lantic area is the only region IN the
Y s. which is UP in potential
ayers-up By 3 pei cent over last
year The y S is down per cent
And the South Atlantic area is up
; per cent in layer numbers. the
MY area that's higher except the
West which is up I per cent. The
'ation is down per cent.
This points up two things or.
he swing is to commercial egg
production. more and more away
rom the farm-type flock. And two,
% compete with this trend. Virginia
producers with their growing egg
industry will have to compete on
a quality and economy basis.
Feeder Pigs
Demand heavier than supply has
held feeder pig prices firm IN
Eastern Virginia Around 40 pounds
X the preferred weight Graders
aave reported some undcrweight
aogs coming to market which could
have been held as feeders and fin
shed to more preferred slaughter
weights
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

brother, Robert. who operates a
dairy across Route 307 from his
farm. Both farms are approximately
four miles east of Rice, near the
Amelia county line.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
Schmidt Farm Shous Value Of Conservation

On some Of his tobacco fields he
uses a special four year strip ro-
tation plan, alternating tobacco, rye
or wheat. small grain and grass
Thomas works closely with his
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18
v FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

Thts Is the for Virginia looked
yrg6a Department Agriculture
offrs warning predict
ard the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

Rejecting growing export demand
for American coal, record single
cargo Of 1929 tons was loaded at
Hampton Roads recently bound for
Italy This was the largest single
tonnage ever loaded from those
docks
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-10-18

COTE. churchville: e 9. Hatcher
Jr. Bedford. and Frank Derren-
hacker. Wealthia-
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$3.50
4-Dresnet. Jack Webb.

Serot. Friday ond, officer Smith,
using directive poIicewomen as
decoys. organize on intensive
stoke-out Of the entire city to
cotch O man who hos robbed and
beoten mony women. tRepeot.l
9-climox. Dromo.
mr.. Runyon Of Broadway" A
story of the lote Demon Runyon's
efforts to expose corruption in
boxing. Ralph 6elIony. Joi Ions
ING. jock Lord.
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0ONSDA1
1900
4-News and loeoI News.
Horkness. Sproeue.
5-News.
Matthew Warren.
7-News. Weother. Sports.
MeCoffrey. Allen. Pickett.
9-News. Weather. Sports.
Richards. DouoIos. 0onieIs.
Il:I0
5-Weother Wheel.
Jean Ramsey.
Has
4-WeotheF. Sports.
Strinoer. Simpson.
5-FeotuFette. Short Subjects.
9-The Late Show. Movie.
"a Hours. "Tempicc. 1914. A
war drama about espicndae in
the reehont morine. Edword 6.
Robinson. Victor MeLoeIen.
7-PremieFe Performance.
MOVIE. Hour 40 Min. For
ever Amber" le47. Kathleen
Winsor's novel Of 18th century
tramp. lindo DorneIl. Cornell
Wilde. Richard Greene.
4-Som and Friends.
Paul Arnold and Muppets.
1880
4-Tonisht. Jack LescouIie.
w Hours. "Americe After
Dork."
ll:35
5-Woshinston Movietime.
] Hour Experiment AIcotroz."
1850. Conviets are being used for
atomic medical experiments. John
Howard. Joan Dixon.
1880
5-Thousht. InsPirotionol.
100
4-lnspirotion.
7-Lord's Prayer.
9-Meditotion. Weothes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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7-Bold Journey. Document'ry.
"SoiIors From Formoso." The
7,O00-mile voyage of Chinese
junk from Formoso TO San From
cisco. Poul Chow, the ships novi-
ootor and rodio operator. norrotes
the film.
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9-PIoyhouse 90. Dromo.

IA Hours. Without Incident"
BY Charles Marquis Woren. A
coptoin of United Stotes CovoIry
unit in the 1905 is determined to
complete O rescue mission through
treocherous lndion territory with
the customary trode mark, Mis-
sion accomplished without incl
dent" Enrol Flynn. Ann Sheridon.
Julie London. John ireland.
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lI:20

7-Premiere Performance.
MOVIE. Hour 40 Min. For
ever Amber" ls47. Kathleen
Winsor's novel Of 18th century
tromp. lindo DorneIl. Cornell
Wilde. Richard Greene.
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tack rate, is the important part
ANY way we can lower the
disruption by NEGOTIATIONS with
vaccine is q very desirable thing
to do. We certainly don't want
to alarm the country. but
think we want to alert the peo-
pie as to the probable situation
and what should be done
about it."
Asked how he knew the vac
cine will prevent Asian flu, DR.
Burney said:
1--WE know from experience
in the military with past influ-
enza vaccineS, which were pre-
pared to protect against other
strains Of the influenza virus. II
is about 70 per cent effective
in preventing the disease"
DIR. Burney said the supply OF
vaccine is now relatively limited
but that 1t is hoped enough
vaccine for so million Ameri-
cans will be available by Feb
ruary /.
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|Speedup Urged
In Soviet Harvest

MOSCOW. Aug. 26 (R.-
Pravda has called on farmers
in Siberia to speed UP the grain
harvest.
The Communist Party news
paper said yesterday that only
8 to Is per cent of the crops
were in by August 20 in some
areas. It put the blame on late
ripening of the crops and poor
use Of machinery.
Grain harvests on August 20
were 1885. 900 acres ahead OF
last year outside of Siberia, the
paper reported. 1t did not men,
ton crop yields, but said nearly
l52 million acres had been har-
vested.
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Flu in Britain
Hits 500 G|s

LONDON, Aug. 20 (P).-An
epidemic Of suspected Asiatic
flu has hit United States air
bases in Britain. More than
500 American servicemen were
reported in hospitals today.
The Air Force Cancelled a
number Of inter command
sports events and announced
plans to fly an American de-
-vised anti-flu vaccine here on
October /.
"All American military per-
sonnet in Britain will be COM
pulsorily vaccinated against
Asiatic flu," an Air Force
spokesman said. THE treat
ment will be voluntary for their
families"
The spokesman said no quar-
antine restrictions had yet been
placed on servicemen, pending
positive identification Of the
disease.
Laboratory tests have started,
but it may take about 81 days
to establish this is Asiatic fiu."
he said.
Ten new cases among Amer
lean airmen were reported in
the London area over the week
end and 20 at the northern
base Of Burtonwood.
Except for a few suspected
cases, the worldwide flu cpl.
demic has not yet hit the Brit
ish public. Medical experts
have predicted there may be a
severe epidemic in the fall,
however.
British scientists have de-
vised their own vaccine at the
notwithstanding Institute in
London. A Health Ministry
spokesman said "one or two
outstanding scientific snags"
remained to be cleared UP be-
fore a decision could be made
on its USE.
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nave eploemlcS occasionally
and have had them in the
past"
Gould the entry of Asian fiu
into the United States have
been prevented" he was asked.
Carriers Unknown
mo-" he replied. I'm the
first place. there are many un-
apparent infections. In other
words. you may have. the in
fuenza virus - carrying it
around here now. and I couldn' I
detect it in you. That's No. /.
mo. 2-There are about 1900
people who disembark on the
West Coast from the Pacific
areas every day from planes,
ships and otherwise. You can
carry the virus and there's no
way Of detecting who has it
and who doesn't have it."
DR.. Burney, asked whether
he was quite certain the dis
ease was going to come in cpl
demic proportions in this coun-
try. said:
"Yes. on the basis Of ex-
perienceS with past epidemics
and with its tremendous spread
thus far throughout the world. /"
He estimated there are now
10000 to $4,000 cases in the
United States and that between
rs to "a million persons ulti-
mately may be affected.
Would you say an individual
should be alarmed about the
outlook for Asian flu?" he was
asked.
Economic Impact Cited
no" DR.. Burney said. "As
long as the virulence of the
strain does not change - the
disease does not become more
severe-I think the individual
does not have too much Of q
problem. / think the tremen-
dous impact upon our COM
munity life and economy, by
having q Is to 20 per cent at
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First Textile Mil

PROVIDENCE.-The United
States textile industry was
started in 1873 in the old
Slater mill in Pawtucket,
Rhode Island. and the mill is
still open for daily visitors.