Records Show DHIA Cows Boost Milk and Efficiency
The article notes 1962 63 DHIA herds averaged 11 286 pounds of milk and 434 pounds of butterfat per cow year with 0.6 more cows per herd since 1961 62. Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania totals are provided alongside California leader figures. It discusses DHIA benefits and cautions against overreliance on enrollment for dramatic gains. It also touches on threat prediction and Oswald case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Wood
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
California
American wives abroad find work beyond tea parties
The 200000 U.S. government wives overseas now engage in volunteer and social work, teaching history or zoology, nursing, and aiding in hospitals and orphanages. In Turkey they planted trees. in Pakistan they ferried relief supplies and endured a five day island marooning. The Foreign Service Institute runs a two week orientation to prepare them, while volunteer work helps ease personal worries about facilities and health abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Nolan
Enterprise Assn
Washington
NEA
U. S
Turkey
Middle East Technical University
Ankara
Pakistan
U. 8 S
Kenya
Can
Foreign Service Institute
State Department
Secret Service Eyes Computer to Detect Assassins
Secret Service officials proposed using a computer to help detect and track potential presidential assassins. The plan, discussed with Treasury and White House aides, faces opposition over privacy fears and doubts about spotting historical figures like Lee Harvey Oswald. The Service had maintained a near perfect security record since 1901, until the 1963 Kennedy assassination, with agents displaying strong esprit de corps amid several near misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adren Cooper Washington
Secret Service
Service
Treasury
White House
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
William McKinley
Guard Service Rules Out Major Overhaul After President Attacks
Officials defend existing guard procedures as they monitor assailant risk factors. They argue that rational attackers would be exposed, so a motive or mental disturbance must drive violence. FBI and police agencies assist in tracking violent associations while maintaining current security norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Weed Loss Hit US Agriculture Costs Exceed 4 Billion
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that annual national production losses from weeds and weed control exceed $4 billion. The figure highlights the economic impact on farmers and farm inputs nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Baltimore Livestock Auction Market Sale Report
Baltimore Livestock Auction Market in West Friendship Maryland reports Friday sales with 640 cattle including 144 calves. Slaughter steers mostly steady, cows and bulls varying. feeders and weaners stronger. hogs, sheep, and light shelly canners listed with price ranges across multiple weight categories and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Livestock Auction Market, Inc
West Friendship
U.S
Storm Proofing Trees Reduces Winter Damage
Pruning cabling and bracing now can prevent breakage during winter storms says Dr Edward J Duda director of the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories Dead and dying limbs are common in drought stressed trees Autumn winds have already brought down twigs Ice snow and sleet could tear large branches Freeing crowded crossing limbs and removing dangerous overhangs aids safety V crotches in elms maples and willows can be cabled and bolted to prevent splitting Even leafless grafts allow lightning protection and root feeding supports better anchorage before heart rot advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Duda
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Kennedy Era Foreign Policy Echoes in Johnson Watch
The piece weighs Kennedy’s nuclear test ban and belief in coexistence with the Soviet Union, then considers Lyndon Johnson’s likely shifts. It notes Johnson’s conservatism, push to repair NATO ties, and potential framing of U S policy amid Soviet China tensions.
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Lyndon Johnson
Yalta
Lyndon Johnson Iis
Kennedy
de Gaulle
NATO
Johnson
Russia
Red China
United States
Mao Tse-tung
Red
Rich Harvest for 4 Hers McDonough Queenie Cross 4 44962
Four-H dairy entries show multiple cows: McDonough Queenie Cross 4 44962 produced 16 595 pounds of milk and 655 pounds of butterfat in 388 days. Kingstead Dark Gladys 5163299 produced 17 993 pounds of milk and 615 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. Edjarry Delight Fobes 5111225 produced 17 370 pounds of milk 652 pounds butterfat and 1 418 pounds solids not fat in 305 days. Edgar C Wirts Jr owns all entries in Jefferson and Glen Toctin May. Minnie 4296736 owned by Allen Brothers produced 4 350 pounds milk and 536 pounds butterfat in 305 days.
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McDonough Queenie Cross
Kingstead Dark Gladys
Leslie C. King, & Sons
Clarksburg
Edjarry Delight Fobes
Edjarry Duke Liza
Edgar C. Wirts, Jr
Jefferson
Glen Toctin
Minnie
Allen Brothers, Jefferson
Five Dairymen On Curtiss Tour In the Midwest
Several dairymen from northern Frederick County joined a Curtiss Breeding Service Inc. tour of Illinois and Wisconsin dairies. Participants included Robert Ogle Charles Myers Louis Plumer Kenneth Smith and Edward Meadows. Curtiss reps Frank Long Jr. and Charles Yeager announced a beef cattle service now offering eight beef breeds including Angus Brahman Charolais Hereford Polled Hereford Red Angus Santa Gertrudis and Scotch Shorthorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Curtiss Breeding Service Inc
Robert Ogle
Charles Myers
Louis Plumer
Kenneth Smith
Thurmont
Edward Meadows
Emmitsburg
Curtiss
Frank Long Jr
Charles Yeager
Water and Mulch Guideline for Fall Garden Care
Home gardeners should water foundation plantings and shrubs well before ground freezes. Apply three to six inches of mulch such as peat moss or wood chips to retain soil moisture and stabilize winter temperatures, reducing drying and winter kill risk.
Carpet Bugs Active In Winter Warns Entomologist
University of Maryland entomologist Dr. Elizabeth Haviland urges vigilance for carpet beetles and clothes moths in winter. Pests enter on boxes and second hand items, hide behind baseboards, and feed on wool, fur, and animal products. Regular vacuuming and careful cleaning are recommended, with caution on pesticide use and factory treated carpets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland
Elizabeth Haviland
Haviland
U.S. C.A
Price Support Rules Tighten If Farms Don’t Join Cutback
Maryland agricultural stabilization outlines 1964 price support changes for corn grain sorghum and barley. Diversion cap rises to 50 acres per farm. signup begins February 10, 1964. New rules rely on 1959 to 1962 averages for yields and adjust loan and payment mix while limiting payments to 20 percent of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
William L. Dudley
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Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corp
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Baltimore
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North Market St
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West Second St
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