Corn Tillage Demonstration At Westminster Held Tomorrow
University of Maryland Extension Service hosts a full day corn tillage field demonstration at the Carroll County Agricultural Center near Westminster. Eleven methods will be shown including conventional tilage with Atrazine and wheel-track planting. The program starts 9 30 A M with coffee and donuts, and Kenneth Shifflet will meet the Frederick young farmers at 9 A M at Prospect Shopping Center guiding a caravan.
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Agricultural Center
Westminster
University of Maryland Extension Service
Maryland
Kenneth Shifflet
Young Farmers Group
Prospect
Frederick
Carroll County
Linganore FFA Wins County Soil Judging Contest
Linganore FFA teammates John Carpenter Skip Summers and Jim Burall won the Frederick County soil judging contest with 730 points on April 22 at Nicodemus farm near the school. Walkersville FFA placed second led by Darrell Hummer Larry Marshall and Monoree Grossnickle. Carpenter also posted a top individual score of 290. The Singapore Chapter will represent the county and Region 2B at the Maryland State Contest on May 8 at the University of Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
FFA
Walkersville
Nicodemus
Linganore Ffa
John Carpenter
Skip Summers
Jim Burall
Darrell Hummer
Larry Marshall
Monoree Grossnickle
Singanore
Steve Flook
Middletown
Singapore
University of Maryland
Paul Galbreth
Charles Fraley
Charles Ware
Frederick County Soil Conservation Unit
Catoctin Tour Draws 300 Students On Conservation
The Annual Tour of the Catoctin Soil Conservation District was held April 23 on Everett Moser’s Middletown farm. About 300 students from Brunswick and Middletown schools toured three soil and water conservation practices, with detailed explanations by Mr. Charles Ware and others.
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Catoctin Soil Conservation District
Everett Moser
Middletown
Brunswick
Vong
Peggy Carter
Ralph Dyer
Thelma Gross
Jenkins
Lionel Baker
Alten Stern
Helen Zigler
Loms Ahalt
Vo Ag
Moser
Charles Ware
Soil Conservation Service
Timely Tips on Corn Crops and Pest Control Tour Notes
Extension agent Kenneth Shifflet outlines fertilizer rates for corn in the absence of soil tests and urges planting sorghum varieties, rye or oats for silage, and May to July planting windows. He warns about pests like cutworms and alfalfa weevils and recommends specific chemical treatments, plus guidance on land with steep slopes and rock outcroppings.
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Kenneth E. Shifflet
Sudan
Kenneth Shifflet
Mr. Schaelchli
Tip A Phone Gardening Tips Schedule from Extension Staff
Montgomery County Extension operates Tip A Phone. Rockville number 762 5454. Messages updated weekdays at noon and mornings Monday through Friday. Next week’s topics include Euonymus scale May 4, Lawn care May 5, Viburnums May 6, flowering shrubs May 7, African violets insects May 8, and moles control.
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Montgomery County
Rockville
Outstanding District Cooperators Highlight Tour Site
William Howard of the Soil Conservation Service explained water supply uses while Everett Mosers farm was chosen as the tour site to honor Mosers 1963 Outstanding District Cooperato r awardee status. Board plans were led by H D Lakin chair Carrollee Zecher vice chair Ridgely Flook treasurer Kenneth Shifflet secretary with members Richard Holter Cyrus McBride and Charles Ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bill) Howard
Soil Conservation Service
Everett Moser
Mr. Moser
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Catoctin
H. D. Lakin
Carrollee Zecher
Ridgely Fiook
Kenneth Shifflet
Richard Holter
Cyrus McBride
Charles Ware
Gloria E King Finalist In INHCG Contest
Gloria E King 21 of Clarksburg was a finalist in the 22nd National Holstein Champion Girl contest and earned the National Herd Record Award for accuracy and dairy project records. A University of Maryland junior, she shares runner-up honors with three others from 32 contestants and was a 1962 finalist. Her 4 H work spans gardening clothing and public speaking, with Brook Lodge herd animals noted. She and her family operate Kingstead Farms under Leslie C King.
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Gloria E. King
Clarksburg
Leslie C King
Kingstead Farms
Miss King
University of Maryland
Hol
Stein - Friesian Association of America
Melleen Herchenhahn
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
King
Gloria
Maryland
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Potomac Edison
West Patrick Street
William Browning
Farm Bureau
Queen Anne’s County
Co-operative Extension Service
Caton
Irvington Korndyke Sallie
Irvington Gracious Eva
W. I. King, Ganthersburg
Pond View
Alle Messer
Gladevale
Pietje Miss
Sir Della Pietre
George C. Stauffer & Son
Win Day Wood Pabst Della Jo
Win Day Wood Burke
Sara
Charles L. Hardesty
Woodbine
Holterholm
Rachel
Cecil K. Halter
Jefferson
Brook Lodge
Frank G. Remsberg
Toppa
Thurmont Young Farmer Group
Rght
James Miller
Lantz
Charles Harbaugh
Sabillasville
Norman Shri
Walkersville Young Farmer Group
Robert Ramsburg
Unionville
Hubert Brown
Lewistown
Kenny Speilman
Keymar
Larry Duncan
Young Farmer
Ken Wisner
Southern States Cooperative
Southern States
Frederick Petroleum Cooperative, Inc
Evergreen Point
Treeland Nurseries, Inc
Roffie
Frederick, Md
Dairy Princess
Glenda Jean Bid
C. Millard Eller Jr
Alice Elworthy
Angela Remsberg
Bonnie Mathews
Sue Adams
Jo-Ann Martin
Brook Lodge Farm
Rudy Schaetwini
Bel-Air Farms
Millbrook
New York
Chemagro Corporation
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