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Taylor of Dunn. Loring, ■who owns a farm up Old Hollow, report* having an excellent Angus boll for sale which he purchased hi June of 1950 from Gilnockie Farm at Haywood. The bull 4* of Erica (Chiaftan Trojan) family and of Epponian breeding on topside of pedigree (copies of papers and pedigree available at this office) and was calved April 29, 1949.
Mr. Taylor reports further his reason for selling dae to having purchased a shorthorn bull in part, nership with a Maryland breeder. The Angus ball as well as his may be seen by appointment with Mr. Taylor’s son, Thomas, telephone SperryvilIe-2657.
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Your county agent accompanied Mr. Zinn to the Staunton Sam Sale yesterday to select a stud ram to head the flock at Dolmont. Ram prices have been quite high this year as compared to prices in recent years, thus at this time can't say for sure whether or nob we will come home with a ram or not.
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Don't forget the Cattleman's Field Day on Saturday, August 11, at Front Royal Beef Cattle Research Center. Program starts promptly at 10 a.m.
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Certain Rappahannock citizens have been invited to meet with the county War Mobilisation Committee at the Courthouse in Washington ait 3 o’clock in the evening relative to the Family Farm Policy Review to be conducted in Rappahannock. This is a most important meeting and consequently those invited should make every possible effort to attend.
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The Purebred Swine Sale to be held at Farmers Livestock Exchange near Winchester at 1 p.m. Friday, August 10, will afford Rappahannock farmers an excellent opportunity to improve their stock. The sale catalogue lists: Berkshire* . . 1 bred sow and 1 boar; Duroc, 6 bred sows and 5 boars; Hampshire*, 17 bred sows and 4 boars; Poland Chinas, 5 bred sows and 1 boar.
Jackie Side, Sperryville, reports having a Poland China boar to sell.
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