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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Wheat Program
Change Announced
BY State -ASC Office

A change in the method for de-
termining the wheat acreage his
tory on wheat farms which under
seed the allotment has just been an
nounced by the Agricultural Stablll-
cation and Conservation "a G.
State Committee The change is the
result OF recent legislation designed
to help farmers who underplant pro-
tect their future allotments. j. s.
shackleton. Jr.. Acting ASC State
Administrative Officer. said.
Under the new law, farmer who
plants no wheat for harvest in 1860
may still obtain maximum credit
for 1860 if his actual planted acre
age of wheat in either 1858 or 1855
plus any acreage diverted from
wheat under the Soil Bank pro
gram-Was equal to Is per cent of
his farm wheat allotment for that
year
Shackleton xplained that a
farmer who does not meet this re-
quirement and who still wants to
get maximum history credit for
1860. must seed u per cent Of his
allotment for 1860. In other words,
he said that a farmer by planting
3 per cent of his wheat allotment
in any one Of the three years 1858.
1850. or 1860 assures himself Of full
wheat history credit for 1860.
Also a farmer who is prevented
from planting his 1860 wheat crop
because Of unfavorable weather can
preserve his maximum 1860 acre
age credit if he notifies the ASC
county committee by December l..
1853 and the committee makes an
official determination Of this fact.
The law relating to history credit
for wheat farmers who overproduce
has not been changed, ShacKleton
pointed out The farmer who ex-
ceeds his allotment will receive his
tory credit only for the allotment,
except when he elects to store his
excess wheat. and underplant the
following year, to avoid or post
pone the penalty
Farmers having any questions re-
garding these changes in the wheat
program should consult the ASC
county office within the short time
that remains before wheat planting
time.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

Most frequently mentioned solu
ton to increasing foreign compa
tition is an upward revision Of our
tariffs. That could be OF help to
some industries, but it is not the
correct overall answer. There are
various reasons for taking this DO
sitiOn.
First, except i'll the case Of in
dividual commodities the problem
does not arise primarily from too
many imports. Granted the number
of these competing commodities
groW-the answer, nevertheless.
must be found in more not less,
imports In some instances it may
be proper. perhaps necessary to
make an upward revision OF the
tariff. but that argument must be
left to the individual industries inn
mediately concerned
Foreign Trade Benefits
/ Second, the greater the volume
Of foreign trade, the better it IS for
both the U n III Il d States and the
! world as a whole Raising tariffs re-
duces the volume Of foreign trade
and places other nations at an in
/ creasing DISADVANTAGE
] Finally, as the leading creditor
nation of the world, it is not proper
for us to be a high tariff country
We must be able to meet our inter
national balance Of payments De
ficit in some other manner.
How can we enlarge our volume
Of exports? That Will require q
lowering Of our prices, and that
means we must reduce the cost OF
production. Two steps are essential
to reduce the cost Of production
First, we must give every pos
sible incentive to American firm
to modernize their plants and install
the most efficient machinery.
Second, we must bring to al
end the habit Of raising wages
every year 1t is not necessary, ant
certainly it is neigher economically
possible OF desirable 70 redlc'
wages But if We start to holl
wages ste a dy. and eliminat
feather bedding. there will be {
margin by which many prices ma,
be reduced. This will not be trus
in every commodity, but it can &C
cur in enough in tances t
strengthen our position in interna
tional trade. and confer great bene
fits upon the American public
This is not merely a matter o
holding wage increases to TIL
growth in output per manhour
! When wages are raised by tina
amount there is no leeWay fol
management to reduce prices. Ans
since lower prices are essential
exports are to be enlarged al
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Dairy1n men Still Advised To Keep
Calves Off Pasture For Six Months

Dairymen have been advised to
keep their dairy calves off of pas
ture until they are at least six
months old.
Now, some questions are being
raised about that recommendation
says w. S. Griffith. dairy special
ist at VPI.
However. i'm spite of some newly
published research which indicates
pasture might be all right for young
calves, Griffith still feels there is
not enough evidence to warrant
changing the current recommended
ton.
In the studies. conducted by
Purdue University. one group OF
calves was barn fed, receiving grain
and hay. Tn second group grazed
and also received grain. The third
group grazed, and was given free
access to good hay and limited
grain. In tn e tests, no bad effects
were noted when young calves were
on pasture.
Why does this research seem to
conflict with the usual calf-raising
recommendation and what practice
should Virginia dairymen follow?
Calves are thought to be more
susceptible to parasites than older
animals, so it has been considered
best not to expose them to para
sites ordinarily found in pastures.
Purdue investigators reported no
parasites on pasture. but it is doubt
full that this condition would exist
on most Virginia dairy farms
Very little is known about the
ability Of the young dairy calf to
DIGEST fora onS but if has been
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

thought that the calf is probably
not capable of using grass ef-
fectively. In the Purdue tests. how
ever. one eight-day calf was
placed on pasture and was seen
to chew her cud within four hours
This could indicate that more re-
search is needed to establish de-
finitely the age at which calf can
begin to use forage efficiently. Ger
tainly the cost Of raising dairy re-
placements could be greatly re-
duced if pasture could be used as
major source of food during the
first few months Of life.
Griffith points out that only 80
calves were studied at Purdue, and
that the pastures used were free OF
parasites. SO it is possible that the
results are not conclusive and
should not be expected to occur I'M
der average Virginia dairy farm
conditions
The researchers felt that the pas
ture and hay calves looked smooth
er and thriftier than the others
The calves on pasture were al
lowed to eat maximum Of two
pounds of grain daily each for the
last two months Of the test. Al
Of the calves we're fed on a limited
milk schedule from birth to Sc
days Of age. For some reason the
Guernsey calves failed to develop
as well on pasture as did the Hol
stems. 1t was not known whether
. this was caused BY a lower ave
rage grain consumption, or theil
unwillingness to eat enough pasture
to overcome their lack Of grain
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23


There is ONE underlying
strength in the overall supply and
demand picture for eggs, but tenn
porary factors are likely to keep
the price unsettled for the next two
or three weeks.
The New York market. which
sets the pattern for egg prices
across the nation. has been depress-
ed under the combination of the
dock strike, which cut off foreign
shipments and purchases by ships
themselves, and heavy shipments
from the South looking for a mar
ket
The steel strike has also had a
depressing effect on consumption at
the same time that warm weather
has held production up in most
heavy producing areas.
Normally. egg prices turn up a
little from mid October to mid-No-
vember. and there is nothing in the
big picture to indicate they won't
this year, once these temporary
factors clear up.
Total estimated egg production on
October | was less than one per
cent above October | a year ago
Storage was up 20 per cent from
last year. but still below average
for the date.
School lunch dried egg purchases
were discontinued September |. but
Spain was to start spending 81 000.-
600 in government credits to buy
y. S. eggs to be shipped in Sep
TENDER and October.
There was one seriously disturb
ing factor in the picture for the
man who intends to stay in the egg
business Although consumer de-
mand is turning UP seasonally per
capita consumption continues to de-
cline even with lower prices
The charts show that consumer
demand not only doesn't respond
proportionally to short-time price
drops but that per capita consump-
ton Of eggs has been dropping
steadily for the past several years.
even though egg prices have gen
orally declined and egg quality i'm
proved. So far in 1859, a low egg
price year. per capita consumption
has declined faster than the popu-
lation has increased. making a net
loss in total shell egg demand COM
pared 10 last year
Corn
Don't look for much improve
ment in corn prices before about
certainly not any in the
next two to three weeks. The over
burden of harvestime supplies. es-
pecially in the Nations corn belt.
will have to clear before any climb
in price is going to take place
If you still have corn. your best
bet now would be to take advan-
tage of the loan program at sl2a
bushel. If you're feeding live
stock, now is a good time to buy
your corn.
Number 2 yellow corn was bring
ing in Richmond last week 81 06 a
bushel; Norfolk. sl05 to S1l0;
Northern Neck, Sl03; Piedmont
area, Sl.15 and in the Valley 81 30
to SIPS Chicago market for yellow
number two corn was 81 10.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Good Reason

The defendant acknowledged that
he hadn't spoken to his wife in five
years and the Judge put in ques
ton
What reason have you?~ he
asked severely
Replied the husband. II didn't
want to interrupt her"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Plant Disease
Summary Given
For Virginia

Anthracnose was the most pre-
valent alfalfa disease in Virginia
this season, with blackstem and
various leafspots following close be-
hind. reports S. B. Femme. plant
pathologist at VPI.
Spcciments Of diseased plants
sent to VPI throughout the season
provide reliable guide to Vir
ginia's disease problems In his last
plant disease summary from the
plant disease clinic at the college
for the season, Femme notes further
that leaf hoppers and boron de-
ficiency complicated plant disease
identification on alfalfa.
Tobacco Specimens
Tobacco specimens were receiv-
ed in quantity. Blackshank con-
continues to be the disease most
often reported, although great
deal Of pythium was reported early.
Two new cases Of blackshank were
found in southwest Virginia-one in
Lee and the other in Scott Nema-
todes were second on the list of
tobacco ailments. In most cases the
trouble was caused BY rootknot
nematode. ! h Dug h there were
some other species Virus diseases
especially mosaic, were reported Of
ten. In many cases sunscald fol
lowed the virus infection, causing
seVere burning Of the tobacco
leaves. Lightning injury was com
mon during the past season.
Soybean diseases were mostly mo
sale, southern stem rot. and injury
/ from dry weather and fertilizer
Peanuts were severely damag-
/ ed by stem rot. Femme emphasize:
/ that there is a good control work
ed out by the Experiment Station
and there should not be such ;
serious problem in the future. Elk.
tension Circular S25. Control Stem
\ Rot in P eanuts BY Cultura
\ Methods, gives details.
/ Corn Diseases
There were several cases of stall
and ear rot on corn There were
/ also several corn specimens re-
ceiyed showing injury from nutrien
deficiency
20
I injured by PAD, and some wa
infected with fusarium wilt. Ap
\ Darently some farmers still grow
a nonresistant variety.
F'usarlum wilt seem TO be thu
most common disease on tomatoes
although there was some bactera
Kilt, virus disease. and blossom enc
rDt RootknoW nematodes continue
to be serious on tomatoes. 1njur,
from 2,4D was often noted. People
still are careless in using thl!
hormone around tomatoes
Garden beans suffered with roo
rot and rootknot Where beans ar
grown in the same soil for severa
years in succession, they almost a.
ways become infected with roc
rot. 1t is very important to rotat
beans and other vegetables. Ar
thracnose or beans continues to b
reported Apparently many garder
ers still are not convinced OF tn
importance of using western-grow
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

A young teacher substituted for
a friend who was taking a weeks
honeymoon. A month later at Ia
party someone started to introduce
the groom to her.
"Oh, he answered brightly. II
know Miss Royal very we'll indeed
she substituted for my wife on oul
h0neVnODn =
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
eutworm Damage
Seeding Alfalfa

Cutworms are causing damage to
seeding alfalfa in some areas in
Virginia. report entomologists at
VPI.
In their weekly report ON insect
activity in the state. the entomolo-
gists note that if the cutworm lar
vac have almost completed their
development and injury is subsid-
ing. control measures can be with
held for this season.
Corn earWorms and velvetbean
caterpillars are troublesome on
late soybeans, and earworms are
feeding on some alfalfa. DOT will
control them in alfalfa not to be
harvested Or fed this year.
Where puss caterpillars are col
lecting on shrubbery, they can be
controlled with DOT spray or dust.
The caterpillars are singing in
sects, but are Of little economic inn
portance. Control measures usually
are not necessary.
Foreign grain beetles are causing
trouble in some areas. Remove and
destroy material they are breeding
in, then treat the premises with a
\ residualtype insecticide,s being es-
pecially careful not to contaminate
food or utensils used in processing
or storing food. Read closely and
follow directions on the labelt Of the
insecticide container.
Flower flies, reported in some
areas, can be controlled by the
same methods used by cluster flies
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

All indications point to an in
crease in soybean price as we move
away from harvest. So if you watch
the market and situation closely
you stand to make more from your
beans
The national crop Is down eight
per cent and Virginia S crop is down
four per cent. according to the latest
estimates.
So it looks like this is going to
be a good year to count on farm
storage as good insurance. This
year offers storage possibilities bet
ter than for recent years.
In Richmond last week, soybeans
were bringing Sl96 a bushel and
in the Northern Neck 81, while Nor
folk ranged from 50 to SCOT.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23

bean seed Western-groWn seed is
free of anthracnose and bacterial
blight. Home grown seed is likely
to be contaminated.
BlueStem is perhaps the most
serious disease of sweet potatoes.
The only control is to plant sweet
potatoes in soil that has not grown
the crop for five or six years, and
to use certified slips.
Rotation Advised
Fusarium wilt Of Watermelons and
bacterial wilt Of cantaloupes and
cucumbers were reported fire.
quently. Fusarium wilt Of water
melons can be controlled by follow
ing long time rotation and grow
ing a resistant variety. Bacterial
wilt Of cucumbers and cantaloupes
is controlled by controlling cucum-
Der beetles which carry the bac-
terial causing this wilt
! Several specimens of diseased
cherry leaves have been received
Most Of the damage was caused
by shothole disease If this leaf
spot continues for several years,
considerable damage can be done.
It can be fairly easily controlled BY
following proper spray program.
Black rot of grapes also was fire.
Z
program will control this also.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

This the
the Virginia Department Of Agriculture Friday
ment offers to farmers with the that
prices and be right the time
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26
Taylor's Bridge

The Woman's Society of
Christian Service will meet Fri
day night with MIR. and Mrs.
Earl Downs. Those on the re-
freshment committee are Mrs.
Downs and Mrs. William Gard
ner.
Friendly Neighbors H 0 m e
Demonstration Club will meet
Tuesday, March 3 at IL o'clock
with Mrs. Lee w. David.
Misses Nancy and jeanne
Voss of Dover spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
A. David.
Mrs. William Francis and
sons spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Alfred Gohl,
and family, in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bonham and Miss Min
ME Spitsnagel in Bridgeton,
New Jersey.
Mrs. Elmer David and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kitty Bulger of Smyr-
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26

Mrs. Towers, Ridgely. The vice
president, Mrs. Butts was in
stalled by Mrs. Louise Singer.
After the business meeting a So
cial hour and refreshments were
enjoyed. The next meeting will
be held at Greensboro Friday
evening, March 6. This will be
a joint meeting with the men
as it will be the annual memoir
ial service. There will be a din
ner followed by the service in
the Methodist Church.
Mr.. H. K. Shuts, John Shuts
and Mr.. u. L. Harman attended
a soil conservation dinner meet
ing held at Denton on Monday
evening.
Those on the sick list this
week are David Bickling, Leslie
States, Mrs. Lee Leslie, Rae
Markley. Mrs. Charles 10th is a
patient in Kent General Hospit-
al, Dover.
Mrs. Wallace Stafford and
Mrs. Louis Collision, along with
other Dover teachers, attended
the A.A.S.A. convention held in
Convention Hall, Atlantic City,
N. ]. on Thursday. They heard
Van Kliburn, pianist from Tex
as.
Little Bernard, six-weeks-old
baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Han
non, was baptized on Sunday,
Feb. Is at Immaculate Concep-
ton Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam L. Oxley are the godpar-
ents, and Father Leonard Mac
kewiez officiated.
The Marydel Woman's Soci-
| ETY. of Christian Service will
meet at the home of Mrs. Lee
Harmon on Tuesday evening,
March 3.
Mrs. Carl Heinle, Short Hills,
N. j., spent several days last
week with her brother, MIR. T. E.
Heather, Jr., and family.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26

ma, were Sunday visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Keiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Evans
and family of Townsend and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reynolds
Jr. and son were Sunday visit
Iors with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Steller.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McClain
of near Smyrna spent Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph McClain and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Newman
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Unruh and family in Odes-
Sa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Weis and
family attended the annual
Mancus banquet in the Gold
Ball Room of Hotel Dupont on
Monday evening.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26

riculum. Other members of the
local English department also
aided in the preparation of the
report.
Before beginning her work
here, Mrs. Meyer worked for
two years on the staff of the
Lewes Special School District
in Sussex County. Since joining
the faculty here, her work has
centered on the senior high
school level. This year, in addi-
ton to her eleventh grade Eng
lish class, she teaches a seventh
grade reading-spelling class, and
has charge of the library in the
Smyrna Elementary School. De-
spite her busy two-school sched-
ule, she still finds time for all
departmental meetings and has
hosted the English department
at her home for one of their
monthly business meetings.
In addition to membership in
the Delaware State Education
Association, the Kent County
Education Association, and the
Smyrna Education Association,
she is also a member of the Del
aware Council of Teachers of
English and has worked on re-
cruiting campaigns for that or
ganization. Her religious and
community activities cent e r
around Asbury M e t h o d S t
Church, where she is member
of the Harvey c. Jones Bible
Class. This year she also served
as a sponsor of the senior trip
to the United Nations. Hobbies
include reading, interior decor
ating, and furniture refinishing.
The Lester Duffy" Meyer
family, including their two boys,
Mark and Dwight, who are both
in Smyrna Elementary School,
resides at 10 Clayton Boulevard,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26

A member of the very active
English department of John Bas-
sett Moore High School is the
subject of the know Your
Teachers" series today. The sub
ject is Mrs. Dorothy A. Meyer,
who this year became a part
time member of the elementary
school faculty by assuming the
library duties in that school.
Mrs. Meyers schooling was
obtained in the Smyrna system
from the sixth to the twelfth
grades, so she is no stranger to
the town. She earned a Bachelor
of Arts degree in English and
library science from Western
Maryland College, Westminster,
Maryland. She is presently en-
gagged in working toward mas
ter's degree at the University
of Delaware in the field of sec
ondary education.
The teacher participated in
the statewide Curriculum Study
for English, the results of which
were made public last month.
Her speciality in the volumon-
Gus report was the placing of
book reports in the English cur
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26
Leipsic Citizen
Dies I'm Hospital

Mrs. Maggie ]. Parker, S5, of
Leipsic died at Kent General
Hospital on Feb. %. She was
the widow of Charles Parker,
and daughter of the late Edward
and Clementine Horn. Funeral
services were held at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel, Smyrna on
Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 2 pm.
with the Rev. o. B. Reed, pastor
of the Leipsic Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment was at the
Leipsic Cemetery. She is surviv-
ed by two sisters, Mrs. William
M. Pauley and Mrs. ]. Edward
Powell, both of Wilmington; al
so several nieces and nephews.
She had spent most of her life
in Leipsic and was a member of
the Methodist Church.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26
Marydel

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Collision
and son, Andrew, attended the
Christian Beacon banquet on
Saturday evening at Ceilings
wood, N. ].
On Tuesday evening, Feb. II,
a family dinner was held in hon
or of Bill Oxley, Jr., who cele-
brated his 18th birthday.
The regular meeting Of the
Civic Club will be held on
Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. A. H. Wyatt. Mrs. Rey-
nolds Meyers and Mrs. Edward
Lapham will be co-hostesses.
Mrs. Thomas E. Eveland, Den
ton, will give a talk and show
pictures on Thailand.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maslar and
children, of Dover, were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Oxley.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Richard
son were guests in Rehoboth
Beach on Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Donald Huse,
of Mt. Kisco, N. Y, and Mrs.
Helen T. Huse, North Sutton,
N. H., visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis H. Collision on Monday.
On Friday evening, several
ladies from town attended the
meeting of the Caroline County
Ladies Firemen's Auxiliary held
at Denton. Mrs. H. R. Butts,
past president of Mary-Del Aux
iliary, installed the following Of
ficers for the year: Mrs. Lois
Singer, Denton, president; Mrs.
Rudi Merkel, Henderson, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Lola Karch-
er, Greensboro, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Frank Bezerics,
Marydel, treasurer; directors:
Mrs. Louise Spencer, Denton;
Mrs. William Ross, Goldsboro;
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26
Book Review Is
Slated At Club

The regular meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club will be
held today at 2 pm. with Mrs.
Kenneth D. Mihills, president,
conducting the business session
and serving as chairman of pro-
gram. There will be a book re-
view by Mrs. Edgar w. Buchan-
an, of Dover. The hostess COM
mittee has as chairman Mrs.
William H. Revelle, Jr., assisted
by Mrs. James Kirk, Mrs. Rob-
ert Sarde, Mrs. George Robin
son, Mrs. George Scout, Mrs.
James Everett, Mrs. William
Pritchard, Jr., Mrs. c. j. Prick
EFT, and Mrs. Marjorie w. Speak
man.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26

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Sedans and a 4-Door Sport Sedan.
BISCAYNES: Lowest priced Chew
rolet models-2-Door Sedan, 4-Door
Sedan, Utility Sedan.
STATION WAGONS: A choice of 5
models-2-Door or 4-6-passenger
or 9 (rear-facing back seat).
Smyrna times., 1959-02-26

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