County 4 H Beef Tour Set For Weekend
Frederick County 4 H Beef Tour runs Friday Saturday and Monday starting at 9 00 a m at the Frederick Fairgrounds. Members will tour beef projects and report project facts including purchase details cost birth date feed data and estimated weight. Leaders include Chester Stone Joseph Etter Elmer Hodges Ralph Grashear Dennis Flook and Ralph Keilholtz Sr.
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Frederick County
David D. Eigenbrode
Frederick Fairgrounds
Dente Brashear
Larry Doub
Garry Grossnickle
Elmer Gouker Jr
Cynthia
Lawrence Green
Larry Flock
Larry
Sally
Jean Lutz
Alan Shafer
Fred
Charles Thornton Jr
Robert
David Axline
Susan
Patty Poole
Walter
Joseph Gordon
Virginia Cook
Priscilla Benn
Robert Haines
Brenda
Douglas van Sant
Price Lewis Jr
Mark Long
Eugene
Katrina Bollinger
Paula
Sharon Goetz
Stephen DeBerry
Timothy
Becky
Ralph
Mary Ann
Thomas Keilholtz
Bonnie
Steven Wachter
Robert Garrines
Clifford
Ellen
Kent
Michael
James Perry
Kim
Gary
Helad Weedy
David Stup
Thomas St. Clair
Don
Mamie Patton
David
Ronald Gareth
Charles Harshman
Michael Etter
Donna
Sharon Weingarten
Virginia
Susie Huebner
Richard Stone
Thomas
Ian Smith
Elinor Morris
Charles Garst
Ezra Gratham
Daniel Zimmerman
Paul Green
Racial discrimination in federal farm programs noted
The United States Commission on Civil Rights reports unequal treatment of Negro farmers in the South across four USDA agencies including the Extension Service and ASCS. It cites disparities in loans, staff access, and program reach, with many Negroes denied full benefits and leadership opportunities.
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South
United States Commission On Civil Rights
Commission
Federal Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
SCS
ASCS
USDA
Maryland
Management Specialists Meet At UM For Northeastern Farm Talks
A regional gathering on the University of Maryland campus brings together twelve northeast states and the USDA. Maryland figures, including Dr. Ray A. Murray and Dr. George A. Stevens, participate as members of the agricultural economics faculty. The event features a field trip, expert talks, and sponsorship by the Farm Foundation. Also listed are livestock performance figures for several Edjarry e producten and a price benchmark noting early cut hay at $47 per ton versus $50 for grain.
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United States Department of Agriculture
University of Maryland
Ray A. Murray
Maryland
George A. Stevens
Agricultural Economics
William M. Crosswhite
University of Delaware
Herman Bowers
University of West Virginia
The
Farm Foundation
Joseph Ackerman
R. J. Hildreth
American Grassland Council
Topdress Pastures For Early Grazing
Free state dairymen face hay shortages this spring and early pasture may help. Dr. V Allens Bandel of the University of Maryland recommends complete fertilizer now to start pasture growth, with nitrogen balanced by phosphate and potash.
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Free State
V. Allens Bandel
University of Maryland
Bandel
USDA Favors Amendments To Market Order
The USDA announces a final decision favoring amendments to the Washington DC Federal milk marketing order covering DC and parts of Maryland and Virginia. Amendments require two thirds of local dairy farmers’ approval and include base-excess rules for pesticide residue regain, free transfer of bases, minor base- calculation changes, and class II inclusion for yogurt. The decision follows a public hearing at Gaithersburg on January 6.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
Gaithersburg
LSS Veterinarian Leads Dairy Mastitis Workshop
Dr. Elizabeth J. Schultz of the Live Stock Sanitary Service of Maryland heads the 4H dairy workshop on mastitis detection and control at North Frederick Elementary School. Extension Agent Allen B. Bryant covers feeding and calving records. Albert R. Zimmerman conducts milk testing. junior members learn Jersey breed origins. John Morris from University of Maryland discusses foot rot, bloat, and records. a Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers Association rep demonstrates milk composition.
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Elizabeth J. Schultz
Ijamsville
Livestock Sanitary Service of Maryland
Schultz
University of Pennsylvania
Allen B. Bryant
Albert R. Zimmerman
Jersey
Jane Neilson
John Morris
University of Maryland
Bryant
of Maryland Cooperative Milk
Producers Association
North Frederick
University Sets Sheep Shearing Class
The University of Maryland hosts sheep shearing classes in Howard and Kent Counties in April. Instructor Hal K Bowman of Sunbean Corp will teach holding sheep, using the shear, and tying fleeces to boost value amid a local shortage of shearers. D Edwin E Goodwin assists as livestock specialist.
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Maryland
University of Maryland
Howard
Kent Counties
Free State
Howard County Fairgrounds
Andelot Farm
Chestertown
Hal K. Bowman
Sunbean Corporation
Chicago
Bowman
D. Edwin E. Goodwin
Proper shearing classes promised to raise wool value
The article notes that proper shearing techniques can add up to 10 cents per pound to wool value. Classes will start at 9 00 a.m. and participants are advised to wear work clothes.
Farm Bureau Head Convocation Speaker at Maryland
Charles B. Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation will speak at the University of Maryland Agricultural Convocation on the campus. He will discuss Farmers Look to the Future at the 8 pm meeting in the Business and Public Administration building auditorium.
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Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
University of Maryland Agricultural
Agricultural Student Council
Business and Public Administration
Robert C. Wiley
Shuman
Orville Freeman
Madrigal Singers
University of Maryland Music Department
Maryland Farm Calendar Highlights Local Events
Frederick County hosts dairy princess pageant consignment sale and spring feeder sale at Frederick Fairgrounds. Nutrition classes at Winchester Hall dot the month along with 4-H demonstrations, dairy workshops and poultry judging. Ford events include the Maryland Angus sale and Older Youth Leadership Camp in Rocks.
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News-Post Office
Frederick County Hatstemn Association
Frederick Fairgrounds
Frederick County
Winchester
Winchester Hall
Maryland
West Friendship
West Frederick
Welah Birds
Feed Dealers Taking Course In Nutrition
Central Maryland feed dealers begin a five night nutrition course in Winchester Hall with University of Maryland dairy experts Drs. Davis Cason and Chance teaching energy proteins vitamins minerals and water needs. The sessions will include nutrient sources content in feeds and feed formulation for various animals and east coast rations. A Jersey cow owned by Wallace Platt Neilson Route 2 New Windsor Md earns the Ton of Gold certificate for producing 2000 pounds of fat or more in four or fewer lactations on official test.
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Central Maryland
Central Maryland Feed Dealers Association
Winchester Hall
R. F. Davis
J. L. Cason
Charles Chance
University of Maryland
Dairy Department
Jersey
Wallace Platt Neilson
Route 2
New Windsor
Insect Damage Warnings From Maryland Agriculture Board
The Maryland State Board of Agriculture urges homeowners and farmers to report unusual insect damage to ornamentals, trees, and crops. Dr. George Sanford asks quick reports to the Cooperative Extension Service or University of Maryland entomology, as Maryland joins a national stop pests program. Officials warn of imported and native pests threatening crops and call for vigilance to prevent widespread control efforts.
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Maryland State Board of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Maryland
George Sanford
College Park
Maryland
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Langford
Free State
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
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