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Maryland Conservation Field Day Triumph Reflects Community Effort
The 1948 Maryland Conservation Field Day on Nellie Thrasher’s Jefferson farm showcased a massive cooperative effort. Edward F Holter and Lawrence Crickenberger led a broad alliance of farmers, businesses, and officials to stage a statewide event with traffic plans, volunteer crews, public relations, and expanded facilities, underscoring better city farmer understanding and resource conservation values.
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Maryland
Frederick News-Post
Frederick County
Nellie V. Thrasher
Jefferson
Edward F Hoster
National Grange
Des Moines
Iowa
Holter
Lawrence H. Crickenberger
Pomona Grange
Catoctin
William Preston Lane Jr
Brownsville
Ohio
Crickenberger
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Middletown Valley
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Thrasher
Maryland State Soil Conservation Committee
Frederick County Roads Board
State Roads Commission
Thrasher Farm
Maryland State Police
Maryland National Guard
Red Cross
King
Frederick C¢Udty
Nellie Thrasher