Farm Tonr To Be Held

Farm Tonr To Be Held

At Middlebnrg August 8 -

The 1952 Four-State Farm Tour to be held Friday, August 8, at the Middleburg Branch of VPI’s Experimental Station, approximately 30 miles, southeast of Winchester, on U.S. Route 50, will feature important tests , being conducted in the various major phases of grass farming.

At this relatively new test farm, given to VPI by the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, answers are being developed for the many problems involved in grass farming that affect all farmers who are using grass as a major feed for either dairy or beef cattle. Results of the Station’s tests are of increasing importance to farmers of this area because they are accurately measured while only observational values are made by the farmers on their own farms.

The soil, climate and topography of the Four-State Tour site are similar to those in this area. Thus, farmers may see experiments being conducted under conditions similar to those on their own land.

At the Middleburg Experimental Station, studies are being made on all types of silage grasses, hay grasses and pasture mixtures. Those attending the Tour will be able to see these experiments in their initial stages; later they are

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