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Sperryville Firemen
Lead By A Muzzle
The Sperryville Firemen are in th- lead for the $100 first prize offered by the Rappahannock Co. Farm Bureau and Angus Association to the company whose district Bangs tests the highest percentage of its cow population in the six months period April-September inclusive. With the contest less than half over ’tis any bodies guess as to the winner or even the runner up f$S0.00, cash might be). Fact is. either the bovs at Castleton or Flint Hill could be in the lead by the time this is published.
Anvhoo—from April to June 12 here are the results of our Bangs cow-testing program.
r>'sfrirt • p>dmont-H awthorne. No. cows *est"d: 471; % of total. 24.0; Wakefield. 36U 23.5; Stonewall, 207. 22.5: Jackson. 181. 13.0 Hampton, 214, 11.4.
Cow owners interested in having their herds tested for free may contact a member of their local fire department.
Point to note: The Sperryville firemen are in the lead bv having their larger herds tested first— over Flint Hill way nine herd owners with less than 10 cows each have tested! By signing up any one of several fairly good sized herds they could be out front by comfortable brisket!
Wheat Allotment For Farms With No
Wheat For 3 Years
Farmers on land on which no wheat was seeded for grain for anv of the years 1955, 1956 and 1957, may apply for a 1958 wheat acreage allotment, according to H. S. Barksdale, Chairman of the Rappahannock County Agrocultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. To be considered for an allotment on a farm which had no wheat seeded for grain for any of those years, the farmer must apply in writing to his county ASC committee by July 1, 1957. Blank application forms are available at the ASC county office for use in filing requests for allotments.
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