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Pine Seedlings Being Planted By Manv Fanners On Fong Term Investment

1 u . iiiQiic one in.. lake ” said P T Au.iiiS'U <if Hampden-Sydney. one ners in tl an i sir.aid hav«- named all my trees in l'M'J.” he explained “T wasn't the first h\ a long shot.” said the Hampden-Sydney man m< d<';-t!y. i. D O. Chappell and m vet-.-l o!Ik : - in tin; section plantetj, tin loblolly pines- 'before I did but mine were among the first. T had !' r ■! 1-ek ” he cont'nueci. ”1 planted them in April, lulu, and County P -ont Striplin estimated that I hud at least ur, per cent to live " Tin' four and otie-half acres he planted in l*i4 i now support as fine a stal’d of pines as you could ever t, pe t. f Xi;t mound iiuderneath has the -oft springy feel ot a pine needle blanket, and some of the majestic loblpllys are as much as 4'! nclies in circumrerence a few feet from eround level. He planted most of them six feet clear, and they stand :n a perfect pattern, just like row.-, of tobacco in the lield. "I tided to rahse a crop of corn on tin’ land before I planted the t- ••os.” Mr. Atkinson said. "The land was so poor that the corn hardly got above waist high. It was just unsuitable for farming so I put it in trees." He planted 1,090 trees to the acre. Air ut >. 'ht years ago he planted another 8.000 trees. These are now growing rivht along and are upward lo 29 lire: high. Last year Mr. Atkin son planted up additional 50.000 seedlings He reports that they have re quired no Cure I believe 1 did go out one time to h(lp light a fire in tin- neighborhood, but that was not much.” he explained. As he wandered through the man made forest, he pointed across the road and indicated several growths of scrub pine. "No comparison t-o these loblolly” lie said emphati e. Tree Farm Movement

The tree farm movement started at about the same time Mr Atkin son began his tree planting. The American Tree Farm system is an industry-sponsoied program through which rood forest manage ment ) publicly recognized. Warn a landowner feels that he is manag ing his weodlot wisely, he may ap ply to his suite Trie Farm com mittee which arranges to have the V.'oiullot mspecte ! If the inspection by a recognized forester how,- managt-m- nt meas ures up to the principles of the American 1'ree Farm system, the land i.vi,' : w’s .1 certificotc and a tret farn d play on hi farm. Whether a landowner joins the Tree Farm system or not is imma terial said a spokesman for the A me -can Forest Products Industry The impos" int thing is that a land : a well-managed woodlot. Interest in tree farming or the growing of timber as a money crop is best attested by the fact that to da‘e 11 1 tes pari cT'ate in the volmitai v Tree T arm system. More than f n:r millk n actes were put into tree s Iasi year Planting in this Area The following figures released last wi ck by the Virginia Forest Service indicate the number of persons par ticipating and the number of trees planted in this area this year: Amelia county, jo participants.

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319,000 s c* e cl 1 i li g s: Appomattox county, 37 participants, 328,750 seed lings; Buckingham county. 36 par ticipants. 472.000 seedlings; Char lotte. 6G participants. 320.000 seed lings: Cumberland, 40 participants, 3U2.000 seedlings: Nottoway, 12 par ticipants. 365.000 seedlings; and Prince Edward, 24 participants, planting 304.000 seedlings. 'The figures were not immediately available for Powhatan county.' The forestry report continues by stating: The report shows that more and more people are deciding that lim ber is a worthwhile additional crop on then farm. Especially when they .consider that it. will grow on their poorest fields and still needs no i‘ iti]izer or cultivation. Except for and . ing. there is no work needed be ta. “ii planting and the first harvest, when planted on open land. How ever. the seedlings that were planted on cut-over land will probably need some release work done to insure proper growth. Release here refers to the cutting down of any tree species that are competing with the ' For assistance in both the plant ing of seedlings or release of seed hags already planted, landowners are invited to contact the Division of Forestry. Box 385, Farmville, Va. FEEDER PIG SALE Approximately 70 pigs have al ready been Consigned to the 1957 feeder pig -ale to be held in Sep tember at the Goochland livestock market. E. C. Trueti. Goochland county agent reports.

For Week Ended April 5 Heavy Rains Slow Down Farm Viork; Create Favorable Ground Moisture

Editor's nolo: This is the first weather and erep report for the 1957 season. Weekly reports will be published until tiie latter pari of November. These reports are based upon information supplied by volun tary vt i-ather and crop observers, vocational agricultural instructors, and county agents. Farm work was retarded! by heavy rains, in most parts of the State during the past week. Growth , of small grains and pastures its well ivanct n i I The ground moisture supply is better than it has been during the past five years. i the state The heaviest rains were generally west of the Blue Ridge Mountains Freezing temperatures t station no damage was reported Martins ville and Farmville reported a low of 23 degrees. Crops Pastures have made an early start ant! are already providing con siderable forage for livestock. Re ports indicate that 35 per cent of forage requirements are noW pro vided by pastures Wheat and other fall sown grains have also made rapid growth; It is too early to determine fruit pros pects but to date the outlook is fav orable as there is a heavy set of apple and peach buds and little or

I no freezing or frost damage has oc curred. , Peaches are in bloom in centra! [and southern counties. Strawberries are blooming later than usual. Alfalfa weevil is appear ing in south central counties and ; farmers are preparing to spray and dust to control this insect. Farm Work Plowing and seeding oats were the principal activities during the .past week but progress was. retarded by heavy rains in most areas. At the end of the week approximately 55 per cent of the spring oats acre age had been sown. Spreading fer tilizer and manure has also been an important activity when weather conditions permitted. Orchardists have been spraying and this work is well along. Generally, farmers have b e e n planting early vegetables in then gardens. Pan Protector

It's a sitnple matter to pre vent chickens from turning over water pans or scratching dirt into them. V tomato hamper will make an ideal guard. Re move every other stave, sawing through center hoop stapled to each stave. Rock or other weight placed on top of the hamper will keep it trom being overturned. C u m be r 1 a n d W a r d e n Issues Fire Warning E. H. Robertson, chief forest warden of Cumberland county wishes to request the cooperation of all the citizens of Cumberland county in protecting the forests from destruction by fire. He issued the reminder that the 4 p. m. brush burnine law is now in effect and will be until

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Concentrate Milk Mav Be Next Step On Virginia Farms Evidence is slowly but steadily mounting that fresh concentrate milk may -soon be produced and sold commercially. And Virginia dairymen are being advised by VPI economists to keep a close watch on developments. The possible sale of concentrate milk m Virginia could present stiff competition to local producers and distributors, the economists say. A recent survey done by econo nvsts at the University of Wisconsin *ndicated that fresh concentrated milk would have wide acceptance among consumers if it were sold “or less than fresh whole milk. Uni versity economists checked the popularity of the concentrate, not yet on the general market in the area, with 919 families in Madison and Beloit, Wis. They found that if it sold for two cents less a quart than fresh whole milk, half of the families would use it in place of their regular milk. If the concentrate was six cents less, 75 per cent would make the switch. Only 22 per cent said they would not change at any price. All comparisons in the survey were made with regular milk figured at 20 cents per quart.

The concentrate can be used as drinking milk, coffee cream, or heavy cream, depending on the amount of water added. Nearly all of the 919 families used it for drink ing, Some (i2 per cent said they thought it just as good as regular milk. 14 per cent said they liked it better, and less than 25 per cent preferred the regular milk About 25 per cent considered the concentrate more convenient, favor ing it because it was easier to store, while another 25 per cent said it was less convenient. Veterans’ Widows May Get Benefits Eligible widows of veterans who die of service-con necked cause may receive financial benefits computed on current military pay scales, even if the veterans served when military pay was lower than at present. Veterans Administration offici als said the survivor benefits act. I effective January 1. 1957. relates ■a widow's benefit payments to the pay grade attained by the veteran during his service. Terms are optional for a widow whose husband died of a service | connected cause before January t. 1957 but when the serviee | connected death occurred on or after January 1. 1957. the widow will be eligible to receive compen sation only under the new law. Under the new law the benefits may be paid to a widow at a monthly rate of $112. plus 12 pei cent of the monthly basic pay now being received by a service man whose rank and years of service are the same as those of the deceased veteran. Payment is rounded to the next, higher dollar. Minimum benefit is $122. The military service depart ment. not the VA. decides the amount of basic pay in each case. VA said.

■' a> scales in me nunuuy serv ices change from time to time, just as do civilian wages. Twenty years ago. an Army private start ed at $21 a month. Today a pri vate’s starting pay is $78 month ly. Periodic increases, are given for length of service. Military pay grades, however, indicate whether a man is a pri vate, a corporal, a sergeant. With minor changes, the present pay grades have been in effect since 1908. May 15. Robertson says that m check ing his records for 1956 he finds that most fire.s that escaped in Cumberland county were caused by persons burning after 4 p. m. who had failed to check and see that the fires were dead out by midnight.

More Jobs Ahead For Rural Youth Numerous Openings In Related Fields Jobs in fields related to agricul ture are multiplying rapidly, and 'many young people from farm areas are being drawn into these new positions, the U. S, Depart ment of Agriculture reports. Un a national average there are now 168 young farm men to replace every 100 farmers who die or reach retirement age. As a result, al most 40 percent of boys now grow ing up on farms are expected to seek employment off the farm when they reach manhood. Many new positions are avail able for these young men who leave the farm For example, there will be two jobs waiting this year for almost every graduate in ag riculture from our land-grant uni versities and colleges. Some 8.500 students are expected to graduate, and there are approximately 15,

More and more jobs In fields related to agriculture are becom ing available—jobs in which a ‘■farm" background will be an outstanding asset. 000 job openings for them in fields related to agriculture. These in clude positions in teaching, re search, extension, communications, conservation, farm services, and others. Many jobs are available also for those who don't have a college education. They include work in industry, trucking, artificial breed ing, repair and servicing of farm machinery, fruit spraying, airplane dusting, and mapy other fields. The increase in off-farm employ ment opportunities has accompa nied the national decrease in num bers of farms. There are about 1.6 million fewer commercial farms today than there were 25 years ago. Farm Accidents Need Not Happen Many farm accidents could be prevented if farmers were as con cerned about good housekeeping in their barns as their wives are about the appearance of their ■ homes. When it comes to preventing accidents, good housekeeping around the barn is just as impor tant as keeping the house spick and span, advises O. 3L Hogsett, extension safety specialist at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. Farmers should take a little time right now to clean out haz ards around the l?arn to make chores easier and safer for the rest of the winter. If alleyways or other work areas are cluttered with sacks of feed, stools, carts and other obstacles, find a safe, out-of-the-way place for them. Forks, scrapers and oth er barn-cleaning tools belong in a safe storage rack—not standing in the corner or stuck up over beams. You're using the ladder or stairs to the haymow more often now, so make sure all steps and rungs are sound and fastened wiell. If the ladder doesn’t extend well above the loft floor, build an ex tension.

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Fatal Accidents Gain 50% In Rural Virginia

Fatal non-transport accidents in Virginia In 1956 increased by 50 over the year before, and falls moved up to first place on the list of causes of accidental deaths. Statistics compiled by the Bureau of Vital Statistics and released through the Virginia Rural Safety Council show that 591 people died accidentally in rural areas last year. Of that total and compared to 1955 , 301 deaths occurred in the home, up one; 70 occurred on the farm, up 18; 157 occurred in public publices, up 27: and 63 occurred in “unspecified places,” up four. Accidental falls caused 15>6 deaths as compared to 113 the year before. Still high oti the list as causes of deaths are fires and explosions. 114|—down 27; drowning, 103—up 30; firearms. 40—up two: machinery. 37-i-up 20; inhaling food, etc., 24—up four; poisoning. 22—down six: suffo cation in bed and elsewhere. 18 down one; and excessive cold. 12. Back on the list of the “10 top killers" were accidental blows from falling objects, which accounted for 17 deaths. Electric current was dropped as one of the leading causes.

Adulthood, denned as 2;> to 64 veins of age. continued as the most dangerous time of life. Number of deaths in this classification was 193 anj increase of 16 from 1955. Next came old age. 65 years and over, with 192 accidental deaths, an in crease of 45 from the year before The Grim Reaper also gained the accidental deaths with youth. 15 to 24 years old. with fatalities in that group numbering 66. up 17 from the ynar before. Slight decreases were noted for school-age children 1 five | to 14 years old1 with 50—down | sdven; infants 'under one year with 45—down 15; and preschool one to four year with 42 deaths— down eight. Of the 156 fatalities caused by falls, 117 were in the home and . most of the people involved were in i the old age group. Of the 114 deaths caused by fires atsd explosions. 99 were m the home jOf the drownings. 77 were in pub lic places, but 15 occurred on the farm. Thirty-five of the drownings were m the 15 to 24 age group, with 24 in the 25 to 44 age group, and IK in the five to 14 age group Most of those choking to death were in I he infant and preschool

group, and most accident in th. classification occurred at h>*n. Long the target of safeti-nunned individuals, farm animal:. . died • id;, five people in rtnal Vtr nia la year. Also low on the lint wa light ning. winch killed four Virginians continued to fall out < ’ bed, slip on the bathroom flour, and aim "unloaded" guns and to die Not counted in these statistics art 53 deaths occurring in mines and quarries and 13 occurring in indus trial places in the rural areas of Virginia Also not counted arc to lucky ones—those who had co-uK accidents but survived. Tests Show Alfalfa Silage Good Feed For Dairy Calves

Virginia farmers who haw lw-u discussing the pros and com of feed ing alfalfa silage to dairy calvt ' should be interested in a recent less at Pennsylvania State University, belieyes Dr. W s tbiffitli. a- * taut dairy bu bandmau ' VPl Dr Griffith explain- that fm years books on dairy cattle feeding and management have indicated that silage was of little value for the dairy call In Virginia, many | farmers find it easier to make high quality silage than t-> make hi: h quality hay The Pennsylvania | tests hold some good news on tin value of alfalfa silage in the die of the young dairy calf A total of 94 Holstein and Guern sev calves were used in the test The calves were cm trial j from six days of age through It; weeks. So long as each calf received a mini mum of three pounds of grain daily, the free feeding of alfalfa silage pi^jmoted normal growth with lust as good gains as did al falfa hay Although one group of calves was permitted to eat hay and silage in. addition to the three pounds of gram daily, that group did not gam any faster than the group on silam without hay. Dr Griffith says many dairy calves m Virginia are eating poor quality hay. and this isn't good enough for normal growth A good hay-crop silage can be used to good • advantage.

Form Questions of Hie 11 eek

Q—Can a cow that will calve shortly be tested safely for brucel losis0 A—Yes Q—Where can 1 get information ; oil the production of charcoal? A—From the Forestry Depart ment. VPI Agricultural Extension Service. Blacksburg Specialists there say charcoal production is a good way to make money out of low-grade hardwoods. A cinderblock kiln can be built cheaply

Q—My cattle grazed alfalfa for two hours in the afternoon. That night all four of the cattle died. Could they have died from bloat.’ A—Yes. likely bloat was the trou ble. However, it could have been something else. A check with your local veterinarian is in order. Q Will Stocker CaHli . : ic- ■■ higher this month? A—Prices will be good but not necessarily higher than they are now.

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