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Animal Industry Day at V.P.I. irew more than 1,500 visitors from over the state of Virginia ast Friday. Folks from Rappahannock who took part in the day-long program of looking, earning, eating and visiting were: Mrs. Lois Snead, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Coughlin, A. C. Hensley, Aubrey North, Tom Lee, John Lee, Charles Jenkins, Bill Lyne, Dabney East ham. Dr. 5oren Hoick, Lee Payne, Kenneth Payne, Ray Cannon, James Cannon, John Woodward, Maurice O’Bannon and yours truly. “Increasing Production Efficiency” was the theme. In keeping, Curtis Mast presented a preview of what Virginia’! livestock and supporting agriculture industry would be like in the vear 1980.
Dr. Hilton M. Briggs, President, South Dakota State University and main speaker challenged the purebred producer to keep ahead nf the commercial man in meeting the needs of the livestock industry. In the afternoon, the group boarded farm trucks to tour the sheep, swine and beef research : enters. At each tour stop Livestock Specialists presented a briefing on the research in progress and its practical application.
Our thanks and a tip of the ole felt hat to the progressive area businessmen who sponsored this trip by picking up the transportation cost: The Rappahannock National Bank, Culpeper National Bank, Second National Bank of Culpeper and the Rappahannock - Culpeper Coop.
*** If you would like to extend the sating time out of the home garden as long as possible, why not plant a fall garden now? Snap beans, beets, and kohlrabi will atill make it. Kale, spinach and turnips will give you fresh greens right up to hard freeze. And a r
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