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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1964
Page
10
The note invites readers to evaluate the Farm Page and suggest changes. It asks to check liked items and remark on disliked ones, offering a clip or drop by at the North Court Street office. The tone is informal and community driven, seeking input for improvements this spring.
Extension agent Allen B. Bryant outlines replacement options for dairy herds. Raising calves remains most reliable to replace culled cows, with emphasis on housing, feeding, and health. Dairymen should track each cow’s production, evaluate bulls, breed for higher offspring output, balance protein and energy in rations, milk efficiently, and cull rigidly.
The 36th McDonogh Fair is scheduled for May 2 with Nawens ven AALHIVE noted in the event lineup. Local residents are invited to enjoy exhibits, games, and community activities at the fair.
More than 30 youth competed last week in the County 4-H public speaking contest with Sue Carol Adams Buckeystown and Dwight Smith Jefferson taking senior division honors. Junior winners were Lana Black Thurmont and Rodney Martz New Midway. Senior girls also included Susan Messer Ariana and Becky Keilholtz in the field of entrants.
The Maryland West Virginia Bull Stud of Frederick purchased the Holstein bull Dris wood Zeus Burke Triune from William E Walker Shenandoah Junction WV. Triune will serve local herds as 20w. The 36th annual McDonagh Fair on May 2 features 4H cattle shows with five breed classes Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey and beef divisions judged by a panel led by Theodore Ridgely David Brauning and Dr E C Goodwin.
The county 4-H rifle instruction series starts Friday at the Army Reserve training center near Frederick. Three two hour classes cover safety and familiarization, with possible advanced sessions later. The three week course runs April 10, 16, and 23 for up to twenty members per session. $1.10 covers ammunition and targets. Parent permission is required, rifles and jackets are loaned by reserve units, and local leaders should be contacted to enroll.
John L. King is appointed to replace Donald Hobbs as supervisor of the Montgomery Soil Conservation District. Re‑elected for another term are Bernard D. Gladhill and Wiley G. Griffith. Other district supervisors include Chairman Lindy Beall Col Lathrop Smith and Work Unit Conservationist Lewis H Williams. Herbert Alkire spoke on weather factors with slides at the meeting held in Browningsville Church Hall. Dinner was served by Bethesda Methodist Church WSCS.
The University of Maryland Extension Service plans horse and pony programs after a resurgence of interest in pleasure horses. Four‑H youth and animal science agents met in March to coordinate events including a May 9 clinic at Al Marah Arabian Farm in Bethesda and a May 16 rider training session at McDonogh School. Lt. Col. Jonathan R. Burton, famed US Equestrian Team member, is featured as a senior judge. The aim is updated horse care, feeding, and management guidance for owners and clubs. Also listed are official horse-raising records for Edjarry horses owned by Edgar C. Virts Jr. of Jefferson with milk and butterfat figures.
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