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First VirginiaBeef
Congress To Hear
Secretary Benson *
The national spotlight vwill focus on Virginia when Secreta® of Agriculture, Ezra Taft Bensori; addresses the state’s beef cattle’ raiers, meat packers, and livestock auction men at their first annual ’Beef Congrn” at scenic Natural Bridge, on February 17 and 18. > Long prominent as a beef producing state, :Virginia’s vast expanses of fine grazing and bring to the fecdlot some of the top feeder cattle on the Eastern Seaboard. “Commercial cattle operations, such as the giant, Stuart Land and Cattle Company in the southwest corner of the state, are furnished herd bulls by many purebred Angus. Hereford and Shorthorn cattle brederS throughout the state. . The two-day convention, which is being sponsored by state organizations concerned with, beef production, will hear nationally prominent figures in the industry. Br, A. E. Darlow, Dean of Agricul(Continued
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