Farm Bureau approves bylaw changes at spring meeting
Frederick County Farm Bureau members voted to add a second vice president and limit the president to three consecutive one year terms during the annual spring gathering at the Independents Hose Company. Bruce Hawley of the American Farm Bureau spoke on national affairs and a new hay and straw market report was presented by Daniel Poole. Local crime prevention by Corporal Tom Zufall was showcased with slides and exhibits. Carroll Manor Grange No 496 donated a sign language song book to Carroll Manor Elementary School, Life Up Your Hands Vol 2, with Vol 1 previously given.
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Frederick
County Farm Bureau
Bruce Hawley
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Hawley
Farm Bureau
Reagan
Daniel Poole
Frederick County
Poole
Cpl
Tom Zufall
Maryland State Police
Zufall
Carroll Manor Grange No. 496
Carroll Manor
Adamstown
Grange
Changing Role of Agriculture in Frederick County
Premiere slide show on April 30 at 4 p.m. in Walkersville High School auditorium explores agriculture’s evolving role. Led by Mrs Gerry Dresser and Happ Dresser with 4-H FFA and junior Orange members. funded by a $5,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant. free admission with refreshments. reservation by county 4-H office at 694 1589.
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Frederick County
Walkersville High School
Walkersville
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Orange
Gerry Dresser
Happ
Complete Farm Records Guide by Penn State Professor
Frederick A. Hughes, farm management expert, urges complete record keeping beyond tax forms. The Farmer's Account Book, offered as a correspondence course, guides year long farm finances, cash and expense records, inventory, and business analysis for informed decision making and tax convenience.
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Frederick A. Hughes
Hughes
Penn State
County 4-H'ers attend overnight sewing school
Four dozen Frederick County 4-H girls participated in a 24 hour sewing school at the YMCA and North Frederick Elementary School with sessions on fashion and garment construction. Leaders from Carroll, Montgomery, and local clubs assisted, featuring fashion talks, sewing classes, and a Stretch N Sew workshop.
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Frederick City
Melody Gibson
Wendy Ward Charm School
Beth Leber
Baltimore
YMCA
North Frederick Elementary School
Mary Stambaugh
Paula Stambaugh
Kathy Boyer
Julie Ahalt
Carol Linton
JoAnd Krema
Kathy Mauk
Deb
Gaithersburg
Frederick County
4-H
Carroll County
Cindy Shaw
Amy Fleming
Angie Boone
Montgomery County
Becky Money
Angela Lamas
Bear Creek
Jennifer Martin
Gayle Engel
Stephanie Gibson
Aty
Australian scientists boost forage palatability with phosphate
Australian Institute of Earth Resources researchers Peter Gozanne and D B Purser report that higher phosphate in superphosphate fertilizer increases forage palatability. They say feeding grown with more phosphorus may raise intake and digestion, boosting production. Three sheep trials on dry pasture residues and one on green forage yielded similar results.
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Peter Gozanne
D.B Purser
Australia
Institute of Earth Resources
Catoctin FFA Alumni Meeting Highlights and Plans
The Catoctin FFA Alumni met at Catoctin High School with President Bobby Myers presiding. Reports covered the beef committee’s latest meeting and 1982 scholarship plans in memory of Karl Brown, plus a note on basketball games in March and a state alumni picnic at Staley Park in Frederick. Also included is a long discussion on phosphorus in sheep feed and pasture fertilization, noting higher phosphates increase intake and digestibility, while supplements are less effective.
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Catoctin
Staley Park
Frederick
Brenda Keilholz
Emergency Feed Program final deadline and April purchases
The Emergency Feed Program ends April 4 with a May 29 deadline to submit April purchase documents. Frederick County ASCS urges all approved producers with remaining feed purchase allowance to file documents promptly to finish operations and close the program on time.
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Frederick County
ASCS
EFP
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