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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1951
Page
7
The 1951 Federal Revenue Act lets farmers treat sales of draft breeding and dairy livestock as capital asset sales under conditions such as ownership for at least 12 months and use for farming purposes. Retroactive for 1948 1950, with six months ownership required for some years. poultry sales excluded from capital asset treatment. Farmers may amend returns for possible refunds, subject to record availability and audits.
The Maryland Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting January 3 and 4 in Hagerstown drawing over 300 fruit growers from Maryland and nearby states. Topics include chemical use in fruit production, thinning by chemicals, preharvest fruit drop control, insect and disease control, orchard practices, and harvesting and marketing the 1951 peach crop. Dr. I C Haut will discuss the peach situation and variety plantings. A panel of ten growers will discuss better results in fruit growing, with a business session, officer elections, annual dinner, and a fashion show for attendees.
A three day herdsman short course will be held at the University of Maryland January 28 29 and 30. Extension livestock specialist Joseph St Vial says the program covers beef cattle sheep swine and horses with lectures on feeding and breeding. Attendees should contact Mr Vial or their county agent by January 15.
A grade Holstein cow on Silas D. Bittle’s Myersville farm gave birth to quintuplets three of which survived. Sired by a Guernsey bull, the living calves weighed 31 to 41 pounds each totaling 174 pounds. Vet Dr. Thomas W. Clark verified all five calves were normal despite the cow’s thin gestation.
Baltimore dispatch recalls Jacob R. Thomas of Carroll County who began work on a horse powered reaper in 1809. Tests showed wet grain and poor sheaf formation but his effort predates Cyrus McCormick by over twenty years. Thomas later faced criticism, while Obed Hussey advanced the design and patent debates followed.
C E Wise Jr Maryland Farm Bureau executive secretary says the Maryland Farm Bureau convention at the Lord Baltimore Hotel January 9 12 will be the most important ever and attract the largest attendance The Associated Women's Candlelight Vesper service is set for January 10 at 7 p.m. with Mrs John Flook Boonsboro presiding Allan B Kline president American Farm Bureau Federation will speak on Farm Bureau Day Friday along with Mrs Raymond Sayre and the Country Women of the World The Maryland Poultry Council winter meeting and exhibition will run January 8-10 in conjunction with the University of
The Maryland Farm Bureau resolutions committee will meet Wednesday, affiliated grower groups meet Thursday, and the annual business meeting occurs Saturday. Wilson Heaps of Stree, president of the Maryland Farm Bureau, will open with his annual report. Claude C. Phillips of Quantico, vice president, will chair the resolutions committee.
Six residents and visitors voiced varied views on 1952. Mark Parziale expects prosperity with no war, while Mrs. Stup is uncertain. Mildred Dulaney Thomas foresees a bust but not in 1952. Lemuel Gordon and Orville Smith express optimism. Mrs. Raymond Walter believes prosperity is likely but peace may lag.
Mrs Jammer L Topper and infant Pam ala Louise were discharged from Annie Warner Hospital on Saturday. The infant was baptized at St Joseph's Church with Rev John D Sullivan officiating. The sponsors were Marie Topper and Maurice Zurgable. Included are holiday visits by relatives and service members stationed away, plus local Christmas events and community notices from Emmitsburg.
In Emmitsburg the Universal Week of Prayer will feature four union services across town churches from January 6 to January 13. Notable speakers include Adam Gunn, Rev. Edmund Welker, and Rev. Philip Bower, with services each 7:30 p.m. and hosted by alternating congregations. Community events include Christmas visits, hospital news, and carol singing, reflecting a busy holiday week in the town.
Lookabout Golden Era, a registered Holstein Friesian cow from Westminster Maryland, completed a 321 day production test with 385 pounds of butterfat and 38101 pounds of milk. Testing was supervised by the University of Maryland in cooperation with the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
Bing Crosby regains top status as favorite actor among rural moviegoers in Country Gentleman ninth annual poll. Results show John Wayne close behind, Gregory Peck third, with June Allyson Doris Day and Susan Hayward top female picks. Readers select best 1951 film crop: Show Boat, The Great Caruso, David and Bathsheba, Samson and Delilah, Here Comes the Groom, A Place In the Sun, On Moonlight Bay, Lullaby of Broadway, That's My Boy, Father's Little Dividend.
Scholars believe the introduction of the iron axe enabled Norse shipbuilding, empowering raids along European coasts. This shift aided maritime expansion and Viking influence across early medieval seas.
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