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Pastures To Be 1 • *,'**•' ,'Hv » «• :',r*Srf i£V---wrtefi
Emphasized In Virginia
Agriculture
^. Pastures will be the key word in Virginia agriculture this year.
F. Hv DeHart, Extension agronomist at VPI, says farmers throughout the state are making plans to participate in the 1951 Virginia pasture clubs.
The » trend toward grassland farming is in line with Virginia’s rapid shift to a livestock economy, and is particularly sound in view of impending farm labor shortages, DeHart says. . (In 1950 some 177 farmers in nine counties were awarded pasture., club certificates. Amelia county led, with 43 farmers. Other counties were Isle of Wight, Pittsylvania, Washington, Prince William, Nelson, King William, Buchanan, and Gloucester.)
Certificates again will be issued to all farmers who qualify for membership in the pasture club.
Here are' the rules for eligibility* * *
The farmer must be a member of a county pasture clqb or .similar organization approved by the county agent.
The pasture v must be inspected - and its carrying capacity estimated by at least two disinterested persons.
The pasture must be a mixture of grasses and legumes that will pro-toe adequate grazing for one animal unit to the acre for the. equivalent of at least 200 days on at least 5 per cent of the open land on the farm, or on one acre, whichever is the larger. If the Dasture is used exclusively for hogs or poultry, it may be composed of legumes only.
The report showing names of persons ejegible'should be submitted to the agronomy department at VPI by December 31. Civic and business organizations, and other groups have indicated their interest in the pasture program, and their backing will give added impetus, much as it has done in the corn program, DeHart says.
He reports that in many counties the now-familiar ,100-bushelper-acre corn clubs may well be combined with pasture clubs, and the same “machinery” used to conduct both.
Competition is in the offing on individual, county, and area bases, DeHart says, V 'An
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