More Economical Method Of Storing Grass Silage
A demonstration from Illinois farm shows grass silage stored as a ground piled pile method called the "silage pile." Trucks and tractors compact 400 to 450 tons into a 14 foot high pile, covered with soil or left open, offering low spoilage and minimal initial costs. The method promises easier, cheaper storage and improved yields for cross-legume crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlinois Farm
Charlie
Enlow
Soil Conservation Servce
Christmas wishes span ages in Frederick county
A reporter survey across Frederick and nearby areas gathers diverse Christmas wish lists from residents of all ages. Older participants favor nonmaterial gifts like world peace or a Korea end to hostilities. many hope for service-related prizes such as an honorable discharge or paid vacation. Younger respondents seek toys and personal goods, from bb guns to bicycles, and one child desires a pony, reflecting a wide range of expected presents.
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Korea
Ron LeGore
Frederick
Glenda Brown
Robert Schauer
Betty Crawford
Carolyn Phillips
North Market Street
Court News Equity Stine V Stine Divorce Bill
Equity Helen L Stine sues Norman H Stine for absolute divorce by bill of complaint. Marriage licenses issued to Germd D Holler 25 Bakerton W Va and Florence F Fletcher 21 Martinsburg W Va. Several divorces noted including James L Mayhugh 34 Bristow Va and Jean Venable 19 Manassas Va and William H Harbaugh over 60 widower with Katherine Ellen Eyler 36 New Midway. Paul Eugene Wagner 20 405 East Patrick Street and Paggy Marie Kolb 18 13 East South Street. Property transfer Charles C Ahalt and wife to Clifford F Ahalt and wife $1 county. Also Arizona Wildcats golf team strong in Border Conference with seven league titles and seven runner-up finishes.
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Equity
Helen L. Stine
Norman H. Stine
Germd D. Holler
Bakerton
W. Va
Florence F. Fletcher
Martinsburg
James L. Mayhugh
Bristow
Jean Venable
Manassas
William Henry Harbaugh
Katherine Ellen Eyler
New Midway
Paul Eugene Wagner
East Patrick Street
Paggy Marie Kolb
East South Street
Charles C. Ahalt
Clifford
F. Ahalt
We Need Record Grain Crops To Sustain Appetites
MINNEAPOLIS December 22 Agriculture put under strain as General Mills board chairman Harry A. Bullis warns the nation needs record crops to meet rising meat dairy and egg demand. He notes high consumption and export programs strain grain supplies while urging larger acreages and careful resource use to avoid a potential cereal shortage.
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Gaynor Maddox
Minneapolis
Harry A. Bullis
General Mills
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bullis
Winterizing Your Home Says Keep One Room Cool
A V Erewhtch an extension agri cultural engineer at the University of Maryland notes you can sleep in a cool bedroom with fresh air while the rest of the house stays warm. He urges weather stripping caulking storm doors and windows to cut fuel bills and improve comfort during cold winter mornings.
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A. V. Erewhtch
University of Maryland
Kre
Bright Lamps Aid Plant Growth In U S Department Lab
Beltsville December report details a controlled lighting room using eighty eight fluorescent and twenty four incandescent lamps to study light effects on plant cell growth. Researchers Borthwick and Parker note potential for disease resistant potatoes and increased crop yields globally. The system fixes light intensity and could extend productive plant cycles in varying climates.
Northeast Farmers Given Price Levels
Northeast farmers were sold last week the levels at which prices of their major crops will be supported in 1952 by the Commodity Credit Corporation. A statement from Joseph H Blandford says the U S Department of Agriculture has announced milk and butterfat corn upland cotton rice and wood will be supported at 90 percent of parity as of the start of the marketing year the maximum level allowed by the sliding scale. Soybean support is set at a level reflecting 90 percent of parity as of December first. These are the support levels the minimum dollar prices for each commodity. The department said those price support levels together with others already announced are essential price assurances to the producer. They provide minimum or floor prices and make it possible for farmers to plan the high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast
Commodity Credit Corporation
Joseph H. Blandford
Mary- Jahd Production and Marketing Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Beanstalk Surprise Spurs Seed Catalog Dream
Mia Asher of Utica raises a giant bean plant from a mailed seed, yielding a three and a half foot bean. The plant’s success fuels hopes for higher crop production next year as the Department aims for a new record to meet military and population demands. Maryland 4-H leaders and county agents from Wicomico and surrounding areas will attend training and demonstrations as part of the county extension program. The Western League sees Joe Schultz as the lone holdover manager from last season.
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Mia
Josephine Asher
Utica
Turo
Joe Schultz
Wichita Indians
Thirteen 4 H Club Members Chosen For New Windsor Event
Thirteen Maryland 4 H Club members have been selected to attend the New Windsor Recreation Laboratory to be held December 26 to January 1 at New Windsor. The Brethren church sponsors the training school and three University of Maryland Extension Service members will also attend. Activities include musical and folk games dramatics crafts hobbies and planning worship programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland 4-H Club
New Windsor
The
Brethren Church
University of Maryland Extension Service
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