(Editor’s note: Herr are the questions asked most frequently h\ \ irginia farmers during the past week, as reported by county agri cultural agents. Staff members of tile VIM Agricultural Extension Ser\ ano-or Experiment Station supply the answers.) Q I have sorghum, corn. oats, and barley. How can I best use these grains for feeding hogs? Should I feed for fast gams or for slow gains? A Peed a balanced ration made up of a mixture of the grains with protein supplement. Peed market hogs for fast gains. Peed breeding stock to keep them in a healthy con dition. but not necessarily for fast gains. Q What can I do about the al falfa weevil? A Watch your alfalfa fields close h\ and when most of the plant tops shew some injury, apply in secticides. Infestations vary l r o m medium to heavy in infested areas of the state now. dvtt v n ii v in iu Seed Not Available Until Next Year Another new yellow corn hybrid - VPI 8.53- has been developed at VPI, and is being recommended with kudos for all areas in Virginia east of the Blue Ridge this season. Dr. C. P. Center, agronomist, and Dr. C. W. Roane, plant pathologist, who cooperated in the development of the new hybrid, say it has sev eral advantages. Yields and slanda bility have been good, and the quality of the grain has been high. I! lias good resistance to both leaf blights and stlk rots. In southern Piedmont, average raid for the new hybrid has been 74 bushels, as compared to 87 bushels for VPI t,48. 78 for VPI 848. and 87 for US 282A In northern Piedmont, the new hybrid has averaged 85 bushels per acr. us compared to 81 bushels for VPI 84., bushels for VPI 848. and 80 bushels for US 282A In western and southwestern Vir ginia. yields have also been high.

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