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Rappahannock farmers have bought over a hundred tons of drought relief grain and fifty odd car loads of hay have come in under the 50% railroad reductions rate. Agriculture Commissioner, Brinkley, requested this office to submit an estimate of the hay needs to be bought by Tuesday of this week by Rapphannock farmers. An estimate' of 40 additional cars was reached after much telephoning to farmers, hay dealers, etc. and Mr. Brinkley advised. At present none of the railroads serving Rappahannock farmers have agreed to extend the freight rate reduction.
S. W. Lidstone, Rt. 2, Culpeper (telephone 7892) reports having for sale 30 tons of quality orchard grass hay for sale F. O. B. his farm at $35.00 per ton.
Sheepmen are reminded of the increased dangers of pregnant ewe disease created by the recent snow fall. To avoid •such taking place increase the daily feed allowance of grain and allow all the bright leafy legume hay the ewe flock will clean up,
J. Rodes Brown, H. L. Miller and your county agent attended the annual meeting of the Virginia Beef Cattle Producers Assbciation held at Roanoke last Monday during which much business concerning the Virginia Feeder Calf Sales transpared. A copy of the Feeder Calf Sale Promotional Account is available at my office for those who might be interested in knowing how their fifty cents per calf consigned was spent.
Percentage—wise Virginia feeder calves have sold as follows: In Virginia: 1951-58% ; 1952-48% ; 1953-40%. Out of State: 1951-42%; 1952-52%; 1953-60%.
Ohio purchased double the number of calves at Virginia sales in 1953 as compared to a year earlier, while Pennsylvania buyers purchased 3%
82.2%