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Rappahannock sheepmen were advised by W. S. Belfield, presi- _ dent of the "National Southdown" Breeders Association, that both his purebred and commercial flocks of ewes were never fed groin, as his quality pasture and forage program made grain feeding unnecessary. For pasturage other than during the breeding season Mr. Bellfield prefers Ladino mixed with Red Clover to facilitate seeding. During the breeding season he prefers straight bluegrass and White Dutch Clover pastures. Mr. Bellfield also brought out that sheep thrived on variety and while his sheep pastures consisted primarily of these grasses and legumes there were always other natural plants to provide the variety. For early winter and early spring grazing Mr. Bellfield uses a mixture of small grains at 1 bu. wheat, 1 bu. barley, 1 bu. rye per aere plus 700 lbs. 8-12-6. Ewes are not allowed to graze small grain covered with hoar frost.
Charlie Funkhoueer advised the sheep farmers with ewe flocks to stay away from the fat lamb feeding project unless they had extra acreages, housing equipment etc., as to attempt conducting the two sheep enterprises together usually proved disastrous are result* of introduced diseases, external parasites, when local late produced lambs were to be fed. The other source is western lambs which are usually free of diseases and parasites and which “will submit to dry lot feeding’' contrary to what might be expected of our native lambs. Mr. Funkhouser I understood feeds both local and western and plans to continue doing so as long as “they treat The like they1 have been doing in past several years”. Mr. Funkhouser feeds equal parts by weight baled soybean hay and ear com ground in a hammer mill.
Although there was a $15.50 spread In production values of the high and low ewe in the demonstration flock not one in attendance could pick them out. This tends to confirm the belief expressed by Mr. Funkhouser that the only really sound way to cull a ewe flock fe through efficiency records. Burke selected the high producing ewe while D. D. Miller and Donald Gore were successful in picking out the low producer.
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At the fruit growers meeting last Wednesday, Fred Drieling, associate horticulturist of VPI Extension Service, advised the Virginia Peach Crop was beginning to move to market at $3.50 in half bushel baskets. The national crop is expected to be around 65-million bushels compared to 52 million last year and a 71-million crop ten year average.
Both quality and size is expected to be good although in some sections there is brown rot and oriental fruit moth damage. Drieling expects the Virginia crop to bring somewhere near $3.50 a bushel.
Peach growers were advised the next spray card would be. out in early July with the spray to be applied to this section 5th to 7th^ He suggested that local growers start with the wettable sulphur and continue weekly applications up to picking. Regarding apples— Drieling stated national production was expected to be around 115 million bushels and the West to be short on Delicious; Virginia., production is'expected to be a bit under that of last year but with
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