Agronomy Field Day Planned by County Agents
The She County Agent announces a June 19 field day at the University of Maryland Experiment Station near College Park. Visitors will view experimental plots and demonstrations on weed and insect control, fertilization, and pasture work, with program from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Spittlebug control tests using Toxaphene and other chemicals are reported, with notes on timing and dairy cautions. Also covered are Sudan Grass pasture, seeding dates, and fertilizer needs for summer feed.
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Caroline County
University of Maryland
College Park
Sudan
1952 Barley Price Support Details for Maryland Farmers
Maryland barley growers may obtain government loans from harvest through January 31, 1953 if grain meets eligibility. Loans: 1.35 per bushel farm stored, 1.53 in Baltimore or Philadelphia warehouses. applies to clear No 2 or better with 10 cent discount for lower grades. Apply at local PMA county office for loan or more info. Net farm income in 1952 may dip from 14.9 billion in 1951 per Department report.
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Maryland
James A. Cottman
Maryland Production and Marketing Administration
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Cottman
Production and Marketing Administration
1952 Farm Outlook: Higher Marketing Volume Expected
Agriculture officials say if growing conditions are average farm marketings this year may be higher than 1951 and possibly any previous year. Prices likely to stay slightly below 1951, offsetting volume gains. Farmers’ expenses rose 12 percent last year and may keep rising slowly. Purchasing power may decline 3 to 5 percent from 1951. National income in early 1952 runs 3 percent above 1951.
Tomato Improvement Meeting For Caroline County Colored Growers
Twenty six tomato growers and their wives and several 4-H Club boys met at Andrew Kelley farm Harmony to study spacing fertilizing and disease control of tomatoes and truck crops. University of Maryland Extension Service notes were distributed by the Negro County Agent and a tomato hotbed demonstration was shown. Attendees from Harmony Preston Bethlehem Federalsburg and nearby included Ulysses G. Adams A J Hubbard Luther Friend Enoch Friend Russell Friend Chas Foster Sr and Jr Dorsey Beasley Robert Beasley Charles Molock John Austin Louis Seymore Rev J F Walker Claude Johnson Mrs Marie Johnson James Southerland Lawrence Jenkins James Webb John J Newcomb Edward Newcomb Timothy Staten Lester Prattis and Elliott Robbins. Hubbard spoke for the Farmers and Homemakers Association of Caroline County praising attendance and participation. Walker lauded the Extension Service demonstrations for colored tomato growers. Donald Mosley of Ridgely was named one of Maryland’s six delegates to the Regional 4-H Club.
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Andrew Kelley
Harmony
University of Maryland Extension Service
Kelley
Preston
Bethlehem
Federalsburg
Ulysses G. Adams
A. J. Hubbard
Farmers and Homemakers Association
Luther Friend
Enoch Friend
Russel Friend
Chas. Foster, Sr
Charles Foster, Jr
Dorsey Beasley
Robert
Samuel Beasley
Charles Molock
John Austin
Louis Seymore
J. F. Walker
Claude Johnson
Marie Johnson
James Southerland
Lawrence Jenkins
James Webb
John J. Newcomb
Edward Newcomb
Timothy Staten
Lester Prattis
Elliot Robbins
Association of Farmers and Homemakers of
Caroline County
Extension Service
Donald Mosley
College Park
Carlos Mosley
Ridgely
Maryland
Civil Defense Volunteers Sought for War Readiness
Men and women are urged to join civil defense efforts to save lives in air raid and enemy attack scenarios. Thousands are needed as wardens first aid workers fire fighters and rescue staff at the county headquarters today.
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Civil Defense
Delmar Purina Mill Plans Dedication June 4
The Ralston Purina Co will dedicate the new Delmar mill in an all-day program on June 4 expected to draw 4000 to 7000 broiler growers and allied industry reps. An inspection tour precedes the 1 PM dedication with speeches by Maryland Delaware and Virginia governors. A luncheon and entertainment will follow.
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Ralston Purina Co
St. Louis
Delmar
Allied Industries
Delmarva Peninsula
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Corn yields may rise 42 percent with extra nitrogen
North Carolina's Agricultural Experiment Station reports corn yields in the Southeastern States could increase by about 42 percent if 30 pounds of nitrogen per acre are added, outlining potential gains and agronomic implications.
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North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment Station
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Theodore L. Bissell
J. L. Newcomer
Joe
Alvin Edwards
Paul S. Ebling
Charles Hammer
Greensboro
Alvin
Joseph Edwards
Hammer
The
Department
of Agriculture
Mr. Cottman
Colored Farmers and Homemakers News
By Elliott Robbins
Si.Pe
Miller’s
Waker
Southern States Farmers’ Supply Cooperative, Inc
Denton, Maryland
Tle Lumber Co
Denton
Wood
G. Emory Gottwall
Delmar Purina Mill
W. T. Lockerman Company
Ferguson
Harry Ferguson, Inc
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