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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
3
A practical guide to efficient lawn irrigation discusses soil types, timing, and equipment. It advises watering before wilting, avoiding continuous irrigation, and using a simple test with containers to gauge penetration. It covers hose sprinklers, distribution patterns, and how to improve efficiency. a request for a free booklet is noted.
County Agent outlines drought impact on corn soybeans hay and pasture for 1963. Emphasizes corn silage yields about 4800 pounds of total digestible nutrients per acre vs 2100 for shelled corn. Advises storing silage properly, packing with tractors, using inexpensive corn to reduce spoilage, and considering small grains likeBalbo or Abruzzi rye for grazing before cold weather. Recommends testing silage and grain ration for nutrients and adjusting protein. Notes meeting on corn and soybean topics at North Caroline High School Friday Aug 23 7 00 PM.
Grace Vernon Smith reports a flurry of regional visitors including Ellsworth Dulin in Rowlesburg West Virginia and Carroll Bishoff from Preston. Families from Morgantown Del and Chester Pa plus Dundalk Md appear in social rounds while hospital stays and upcoming weddings mark town life.
Regional notes cover a twilight meeting near the school on Friday August 23 at 7 p m for farmers growing corn and soybeans with demonstrations on fertility levels plant populations and weed killers Dr James Miller and Joe Newcomer from the University of Maryland will answer fertilizer lime and weed killer questions Barley price support set at 92 cents a bushel for 1963 with discounts for grade and quality plus terminal storage rates and a 14 cent per bushel added payment for Feed Grain Program participants Support runs through harvest to January 31 1964 A compilation of local personal updates follows including visits travels and moves among area residents.
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