North Carolina Future Farmers Test Plots Aid Maryland Farmers
The Local FFA test plots on 25 acres near Denton Maryland involve 73 Future Farmers with Advisor John Webster and University of Maryland staff. They compare corn and soybean varieties, herbicides, and cultivation methods, with results published locally and distributed to farmers. The program educates members in scientific farming and provides up to date crop data for Maryland farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UST
Denton
Maryland
FFA
North Caroline
John Webster
University of Maryland
University
North Carolina
Meade
Dr. Meade
Webster
Corn Crop Protection Gets Attention
Maryland’s half million acre corn crop faces insect threats from European corn borers cut worms wire worms and root webworms. University of Maryland entomologists publish Leaflet No. 12 revised January 1965 advising fall plowing of sod land, careful insecticide choice to avoid residues, and safe materials for dairy farms such as malathion carbaryl Levin and Diazinon while noting other chemicals for soil and pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
University of Maryland
Theodore Bissell
Extension Agents Urge Seed Germination Tests For Clover And Lespedeza
Caroline County farmers planning red clover and lespedeza seed this spring should test germination varietal purity and weed seed content. A 1962 Tri County Seed Box survey showed homegrown red clover seed often lower quality than commercial seed, with differences in purity germination and weed seeds. Farmers buying seed from neighbors or dealers should insist on a germination test and check for purity as well as weed content before paying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Tri-County
Caroline
Dorchester
Talbot Counties
Ditch Drainage Work Acknowledged In County Report
Clearing and excavating have begun on the Cohee Gadow Rieck Public Drainage Association ditch this month. The managers are John Cohee Frederick Gadow and Paul Rieck. Winter Maryland Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors meeting noted along with other conservation activities and farmer ditching in January. Ice and snow precautions advised for shrubs and evergreens with branches tied or supported to prevent damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohee- Gadow-Rieck Public Drainage Association
Public Drainage Association
John Cohee
Frederick Gadow
Paul Rieck
Harry H. Rieck
Caroline Soil Conservation District
Charles I. Layton
Soil Conservation Service
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Baltimore
Edward R. Keil
Denton
Larry Howard
Charles Layton
Easton
William E. Darling, Jr
Charles V. Layton
State Soil Conservation Office
College Park
Chicken Bridge
Cook-Banning
Norman F. Cook
Gilbert Banning
Phillip K. Parrott
Byron Muttle
Edmund Neal
Edward Grotz
George Clendaniel
Raymond Elliott
George Clendaniel, Jr
William Lynch, Jr
Theodore Fletcher
February Meeting Schedule for Denton Area Clubs
A series of club meetings is listed for mid February. On Thursday February 11 at 1 30 pm Clothing Leaders Training meets in the Denton Post Office Building conference room. On Monday February 15 at 2 pm Henderson-Goldsboro Club with Mrs Donald Sherlaw and at 7 30 pm Prown and Country with Mrs David Mac Farland. On Tuesday February 16 at 1 80 pm Smithville with Mrs Martha Case. On Wednesday February 17 at 2 pm Unity with Mrs Martin Voss. On Thursday February 18 at 7 00 pm Progressive with Mrs Leon Towers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clothing Leaders
Denton Post Office
Henderson-Goldsboro Club
Donald Sherlaw
Pfown
David MacFarland
Smithville
Martha Case
Unity
Martin Voss
Progressive
Leon Towers
Cattle Show Planning Group Chooses 4-H Leaders
The Eastern Shore Spring Cattle Show committee met in Price Maryland on February 3 1965. Caroline County 4-H youths were named Chairman and Vice Chairman with Jay Hoffman as Chairman and Lawrence Hignatt Jr as Vice Chairman Ronnie Hutchison of Talbot County chosen Secretary. Plans were set for the Eastern Shore Spring Cattle Show to be held April 21 at Queen Annes County 4 H Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Maryland
Caroline County
4-H’ers
Jay Hoffman
Lawrence Hignatt, Jr
Ronnie Hutchison
Talbot County
Queen Anne’s County
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Future Farmer
Future Farmers
Paul Weller
By Paul Weller
John Meade
University & Maryland Agronomy
Chevrolet
Corvair
Centipede
Elkay
5Th & Gay Sts
Monza Sport Sedan
Scottie MacShore
Winter Auto Supplies
Unico
Unico Powercruiser
Agency Now
Dees Iygpave
Tupake FX
TF. M. Rogers
Grace H. Palen
Poultry and Eye National Board
Chicago
Illinois
Conrad B. Link
Sinclair
Denton, Maryland
Farm Credit
HIVE
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!