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Power Company Ready
To Meet Emergencies v
The electric service companies in this area—as throughout the country—are prepared to meet all demands of the present emergency, R. Paul Smith, President of the Northern Virginia Power Company stated today.
President Smith said that the Potomac Edison System, of which Northern Virginia Power is • part, has increased its capacity €0 per cent since the end of World War II. By. the .close of 1952, he said that capacity will hare been boosted 120 per cent.
The dtility company president •aid, “This remarkable building of PE System facilities—made in the face of higher costs and material scarcity—included the addition of a 38,000 kilowatt nnit at Williamsport, Md., and a 38,000 lew unit at Riverton, Va.
In addition, he further stated that the power station to be constructed at Albright, W. Va., will have a capacity ol approximately 100,000 kilowatts, of whieh 75,000 low will be used by Potomac Edison System customers. This station is scheduled to go 6n the line in 1962.
“Along with the addition of the new generating units,” President Smith said, “the Potomac Edison System has continued its program of line building throughout the portions of the four states we serve. This station-line combination assures this section of Virginia sufficient electric power for any emergency use.”
This expansion program, Mr. Smith said, is typical of similar electric service boosting projects from coast to coast. He stated that electric companies since the end of World War II have undertaken the greatest expansion program of any industry in the history of the United States.
Top-Dreaaing Pastures
Should Be Done Now
It’s time to top-dress permanent pastures in Virginia.
P. H. DeHart, Extension agronomist at VPI says orchard grass— ladino clover pastures need more fertilizer than other types since they proddee more gracing.
During the dormant s&aaon, November through February, orchard grass—ladino pastures should get an spngftl top-drpssing.jof 600 to 1,00 pounds per acre of 0-10-12 or 0-14-14 fertiliser. . .
'1,000-pound maximum on pastures which have low fertility or which have been grazed very heav’ ily the past yesr.
For blue-grass-white Dutch clover pastures, 0-14-7 or 3-12-0 fertiliser, should be applied as topdressing »t the rate of 1,000 to 1,2^0 pounds per acre every three 'or four years. If annual application Is preferred, apply at this sate of 250 to 800 pounds per acre. •
Am for the choice between fer' tilizer mixtures, DeHart suggests 0-14-7 where there are enough legumes to supply nitrogen. Where the grass growth is poor, a complete fertiliser meh as 8-124-is recommended. - a’*-,, *&-. ,.' • v--- -
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