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By: W. H. Lyne
County Agent
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Farmer Brown has 240 cleared acres of land of which 60 acres is bieng cropped (16 acres corn, 15 acres small grain, and 30 acres hay annually).
Farmer Smith has the same total acreage, however, he only produces hay or glass ensilage jgi his 60 acres of cropland and places emphasis on the quality of pasturage produced from the 180 acres. Both men have the same type of farms, soils are the same type, and according to the most practical yardstick, both are about on par with each other when it comes to managerial ability.
Which system has produced the most net annual income during a given period? Which has pat in the most hours of labor? ^
Hear Kenneth E. Loope,"' asSOCiate extension agricultural economist of VPI, discuss “Grass Land Farming” at 8 o’clock Friday evenin, June 8, in the Courthouse at Washington.
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Listen to Farm Features at 12:45 p.m. every Wednesday over WCVA, Culpeper.
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Applications for memberships in 100-Bushel Corn Club for this year exceed any year in its history since begun by the Rappahannock Agronomy Committee in 1948. To date there are 15 applicants Xthe number required by the committee in order for the contest to be continued this year).
Applicants to date are: Franklin Yowell, William Eastham, George Grimsley, Franklin Grimsley, E. Hensley, Welch Bros., C. M. Ramey, Thomas Norman, Newbill Miller, D. D. Miller, Earl Kilby, Russell ^Sutphin, Fred Dodson, H. S. Barksdale, and Milton Gore.
Final date for making application for membership is July 1. Interested parties contact this office or any member of the Agron-i omy Committee.
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