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business organization to which (they may belong regardless of whether the individual interest may be favorable or critical.
Sjhen-Valley’s Annual Membership Meeting has been schedduled |or March 29th at 11:00 a. m. at (the Broadway High School Auditorium with Maury Hubbard Executive Secretary of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation as guest speaker. Both President Bob Graves and Manager Jack Jessee will give their official reports which will be followed by election of directors. Maurice O’ Bannon having been nominated to represent Rappahannock membership.
I’ll be happy to take a car-load over, First come-First serve basis.
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I Rappahannock Orchard Grass Seed Production
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Data recently received from Henry M. Taylor, Agriculture Statistician shows Rappahannock produced 238 acres of orchard grass seed for an average yield of 286 pounds per acre. While Loudon and Fauquier counties produce 70% of Virginia grown orchard grass seed Rappahannock yield indicates her farmers can produce on a competitive basis as our yield was but 9 lbs. below that obtained in Fauquier; within 4 IbsJ of that from Loudon. The average yield reported from Culpeper county was over a hundred pounds less than ours.
Rappahannock’s yield could easily be mluch higher and more economical! r produced as farmers reports to date indicate our fertilization s far below the rate giving grea est economic return. Considering our topography, soils and climatic conditions orchard grass seed production is an enterprise that well deserves wider consideration as a cash crop.
• * * Alfalfa Weevil Larvae I Alfalfa weevil larvae are hatjehing out from eggs laid on the Rubble last fall and are being found in the tight bud of the new groth in several Virginia counties. While no fields have been inspected n Rappahannock to date growers are advised to do themselves.
j Regardless application of an early spray; Dr. Evans, VPI Agricultural Experiment Station, suggests waiting a few days and watching the fields closely. Waiting a few days will give an opportunity to observe the extent of damage alrvae are doing, to see if the weather is going to be to the advantage of the growers, and give plants a chance fur the leaves to open so that insecticides will bbe triore effective. Cool and damp or rainy weather will slow down alfalfa wee vile larvae activity. As long as the majority of the new growth is Still in a tight bud with leaves folded and the larvae well
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