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A copy of the proposed sheet has been received at the office and may be seen by those interested. Space is provided for entry by the year (9) of: crop grown, land preparation, fertilizer analysis, rate of application, tons of lime applied per acre, pesticides', planting and harvesting dates, yields, results bf soil tests, etc. ’
If kept with any degree of accuracy and regularity I feel the sheets can be of immense value to farmers; it will allow much more intelligent fertilization in so far as selecting analysis and deciding upon rates of application and in addition developing a fertilization and liming plan by the year.
Don’t Forget 27% of Land in . Farms is in Woods Yet We Get Less Than One Percent of Our Farm Income From Timber and Other Wood Products.
Eddie Sutphin, Jack Sisk, Randall Updike, Glenn Updike, Joe Williams and Ivory Atkins, Jr. accompanied your county agent to the shearing school at "Winchester last week and accounted for the shearing of thirty odd ewes. Jack, Randall, and Glenn were selected by George Allen, instructor at the Winchester School, to attend the two-day shearing school _ for 4-H’ers at . Front Royal for bovs in the district shearing Contest. E. A. Warner of the Sunbeam Corporation will conduct this school.
There is a big need for good sheep shearers all over Virginia and our 4-H boys have vocused national attention on Virginia 4-H shearers. Several of our Rappahannock 4-H’ers are getting recognition too! Who knows but what we may come up with a state and national winner! Jack Sisk and the Updike boys are really coming fast and Ivory, Joe and Eddie are pushing them—all’s needed is more experience, they have the know how and speed will come with more experience. ■ .
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