Maryland Farm Cash Receipts Hit Record $1.346 Billion in 1989
Maryland farmers posted record cash receipts of 1.346 billion dollars in 1989, led by poultry and eggs which totaled 51.643 million and accounted for 38 percent of farm income. Dairy, greenhouse and nursery sectors rose, while weather improved after drought years boosting yields across crops and forest products.
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Maryland
Wayne A. Cawley Jr
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Statistics Service
Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission Meeting
The Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission will meet at 6 20 p.m. Tuesday August 28 at the Cove House Restaurant near Grasonville. The agenda covers general board business.
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Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission
Cove House
Grasonville
Case Collectors Show Opens With Mixed Farming Gear
The 6th annual J I Case Collectors Association Family Reunion runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 18 and 19 at Carroll County Farm Museum. Admission is free as Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware and Virginia collectors display horse drawn to modern tractors plus rare Case autos. Demonstrations include threshing saw milling hay baling and a flea market. The event marks the first all Case show in the east with attendees invited to bring Case items. Also, Southern States Frederick Cooperative will hold its annual membership meeting August 29 at Walkersville Volunteer Fire Co. with elections and reports on operations and services.
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J.I. Case Collectors’ Association
Carroll County
J.J. Case Co
East
North Dakota
Minnesota
Herb Wessel
Frederick
Walkersville
Southern States
B. Earl Duncan Jr
Southern States Frederick Cooperative
James Garst
Harry Murphy
Ijamsville
Michael Wilcom
Monrovia
Carcass lamb contest added to Great Frederick Fair
The Great Frederick Fair will host a carcass lamb contest in the sheep department at 4 p.m. Sunday Sept. 16 before opening. Frederick County residents only. Entry fees: $5 for 4-H and Sheep Breeders members, $10 for non-members. One entry per exhibitor. Lambs judged on hoof and on the rail. For rules call 473-5304.
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Frederick
Sheep Department
Frederick County
Ayrshire champions crowned at Frederick Field Day
The Ayrshire Field Day at Frederick Fairgrounds saw Palmyra Farm of Hagerstown win top honors with the junior two year old cow grand champion. Raymond A. Long II of Thurmont took reserve grand with his three year old in the junior show. Other winners include Reecall Martins Aryent Mr Martin of Millers, Rebecca Patrick of Woodbine, and Palmyra Farm in multiple classes amid a lengthy roster of first through fifth place finishers from Maryland towns such as Hagerstown, Thurmont, Woodbine, Millers, Rocky Ridge, and Jarrettsville.
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Palmyra Farm
Shank
Hagerstown
Ayrshire
Frederick Fairgrounds
Raymond A. Long II
Thurmont
Long
Reecall Martin
Martin
Rebecca Long
Rebecca Patrick
Pat Beachy
Mr. Long
Miss Patrick
FFA Officers Meet Yeutter in Washington Conference
Melinda Horner and Tammie Bull of Maryland joined over 100 state FFA officers to meet U S Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter in Washington D C The White House event capped the State Presidents Conference aiming to sharpen leadership and agricultural knowledge for global competition Yeutter urged language study writing skills and broad education noting historic global changes and opportunities for youth.
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Melinda Horner
Keymar
Maryland
Future Farmers of America
Tammie Bull
Maryland Line
FFA
FPA
U.S
White House
FFA Suale
Yeutter
FFA Association
Washington, D.C
Brad Lewis
Bill Henricksen
Central Region
Donnell Brown
Scott Crouch
Dan Schroer
Casey Isom
Agri-Views Terry Poole Ag Day at Frederick County
Frederick County Ag Day 1990 will be held on Wednesday August 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the East Alto farm on Manor Woods Road near Buckeystown. Admission is free and lunch is provided. The event offers large variety plots of field corn and soybeans plus new alfalfa plots and a live stock and dairy oriented grass plot. Participants can win cash in the corn demo plot by guessing top yielding hybrids. Representatives from agribusiness the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension service and the Maryland Department of Agriculture will be available to answer questions. Call the Frederick County Extension Agriculture Office at 6941594 to reserve.
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Frederick County
Eastaleo
Manor Woods Road
Buckeystown
Agribusiness
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Frederick County Extension Agriculture Office
Agricultural calendar entries for Frederick area 1990
A list of upcoming agriculture events in Maryland from Aug to Oct 1990 includes the Howard County and Montgomery County fairs, the Maryland State Fair in Gaithersburg, the Great Frederick Fair, and numerous Grange and community shows. Notable venues include Carroll Manor Grange Hall, Wye Research Center, and Catoctin High School, with dates ranging August 11 to October 2.
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National Association of Conservation Districts
Portland
Maine
Gaithersburg
Carroll Manor
Adamstown
Wye Research and Education Center
Thurmont Grange Meeting
Thurmont
Damascus
Lewis Drive
Ballanger Grange
Thurmont-Emmitsburg
Catoctin High School
Maryland
Howard County Fairgrounds
Wacohu Grange
Huyetts Crossroads
Hagerstown
Clear Spring
Clear Spring High School
Frederick Fairgrounds
Grange Hall
Glade Valley
Walkersville High School
Soil loss equation guides erosion control practices
The article explains the soil loss equation factors R for weather Lb slope K soil properties C land cover and management and P erosion control practices. It notes regional values in Frederick County and provides contact details for the Catoctin and Frederick Soil Conservation Districts.
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Frederick County
Catoctin Mountains
Catoctin
Frederick
Baltimore National Pike
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Regional Ag News
Seafood Group
Farm Show
Harrisburg
Charlie Itle
Itle
Pennsylvania
News-Post
Mark R. Valentine
Nicole Patrick
Woodbine
Michael A. Creek
Michelle Harbaugh
Rocky Ridge
Melissa Patrick
Mark A. Creek
Mr. Valentine
B.J. Waltimyer
Jarrettsville
Amanda Valentine
Waltzmyer
Valentine Open
Patrick Long
Royston G. Coale II
Millers
Mr. Waltinyer
Ms. Valentine
Raymond A. Long
Mr. Martin
Stacey Hines
Union Bridge
Mr. Marin
Ms Hines
Coale
Agri
Terry Poole
Frederick News-Post
Agriculture
West Friendship
Calocun
Adapee
Frederick/Catoctin Soil Conservation District
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