National Dairy Council Meeting set for Feb 25
Final plans for the 49th annual National Dairy Council meeting were released by NDC President Milton Hull. The Miami Beach event at the Deauville Hotel Feb 25 will spotlight health education and nutrition research as paths to boost dairy sales with about 600 leaders attending. Commissioner Doyle Conner will welcome members, with experts from广告 and education detailing consumer psychology, merchandising, teen outreach, milk nutrition, and sales opportunities.
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National Dairy Council
Milton Hull
NDC
Miami Beach
Deauville Hotel
Dairy Council of
South Florida
Doyle Conner
Florida State Department of Agriculture
Virginia Miles
Young and Rubicam
New York
J. Lloyd Langdon
Pet Milk Co
Milton Hult
Leland Spencer
New York State College of Agriculture
Eugene Gilbert
Gilbert Marketing Group
Dairy Council
Darrell Deck
Steffen Dairy Foods Co
Wichita
Kans
Grace R. O'Keefe
Ben F. Morgan, Jr
Tri-State
Ass'n., Inc
Bristol, Va
Mary M. Garrett
George K Davis
University of Florida
Grace A. Goldsmith
Dept. of Medicine
Tulane University
G. Donald Whedon
National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases
Bethesda
William B. McKinney
L. N. Hoopes
NDC Board
Safeway Stores, Inc
Oakland
Calif
J. D. Kilgore
Pine State Creamery
Raleigh
N.C
Theodore Laursen
Michigan Milk Producers Ass’n
John Seremet
Connecticut Milk Producers Ass
Hartford
Conn
Hult
Outlook for Maryland corn prices after 1963 harvest
Dr. Les Stice of Maryland Agricultural Economics outlines factors keeping 1964 corn price rises modest. He notes 1963 crop conditions, a record U.S. harvest, lower loan rates, and CCC certificate sales limiting price gains. Maryland yields and area will influence local prices though statewide increases should lag national trends.
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Les Stice
University of Maryland Agricultural Economics Department
Maryland
Mid - West
U.S
CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Stice
Peton Harvest Jerom
Farm Minimum Wage Law Faces Farm Economy Critique
Mary land Farm Bureau president Kefauver opposes the USDA report proposing minimum wage rules for family farm workers. He warns higher wages could raise farm costs, hasten mechanization, and reduce non skilled employment. The National Agricultural Advisory Commission report also recommends price stabilization and production restraint to protect family farms.
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Maryland Farm Bureau
USDA
Noah E. Kafeuver Jr
Middletown
Kefauver
USD
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
FDA Plans Bar Crops With Chlordane Residues
The FDA proposes banning interstate commerce of any food crops with Chlordane residues. Current tolerances of 0.3 part per million apply to 47 fruit and vegetable crops, set in 1935 from 1950 studies, with updated safety methods and re-evaluated toxicity data. Public comments are invited within 30 days.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Fertilizer as Ice Melt Advised for Walks
A brief guide praises commercial fertilizer to melt ice and snow on walks. It notes fertilizer run off can act as a turf builder next spring, compared with salt which damages grass. High nitrogen fertilizers melt faster, and readers are urged to keep a container handy for early morning use.
Public Health Veterinarian Monitors Zoonotic Diseases
Dr. Kenneth L. Crawford, Maryland Public Health Veterinarian, outlines the role of preventing and controlling diseases transmissible between humans and animals. The zoonoses include rabies and others like brucellosis, tuberculosis, leptospirosis, ornithosis, psittacosis, tularemia, trichinosis, ringworm, and salmonellosis, with surveillance and vaccination programs under way.
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Kenneth L. Crawford
Maryland
United States
Crawford
Livestock Sanitary Service
Jefferson Boys Club names officers for coming year
Robert Tregoning is named president at the Dec. 16 meeting held at A. Doty Remsburg’s home. Officers include Gloria Axline as vice president Patricia Poole as secretary Richard Remsburg as treasurer Susan Poole as reporter and Denny Remsburg as historian. The club plans a holiday party for Vindobona patients and a bowling party. The next meeting is Jan 9 at James Keller’s home. Nineteen members two leaders and one new member David Axline attended.
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Jefferson
Robert Tregoning
Jefferson Boys’ Club
A.doty Remsburg
Gloria Axline
Patricia Poole
Richard Remsburg
Susan Poole
Denny Remsburg
James Keller
David Axline
Dairy Picture Not Optimistic For Maryland Farmers In 1964
Farmers face modest gains, with Maryland milk prices seen around 4.66 dollars per hundredweight in 1963 and a cautious 1964 outlook. Dr Dean Tuthill of the University of Maine notes improved balance between U S consumption and production, slight production decline in 1963, and expectations for higher output and steadier prices if per capita consumption remains stable.
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Maryland
Dean Tuthill
University of Maine
U.S
United States
Washington, D.C
Benefits Of ACP Program Highlighted By Maryland Leader
William L. Dudley, chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee, says the Agricultural Conservation Program funds soil and water protection on private farms nationwide. He notes cost share assists more than a million farmers and emphasizes enduring benefits through practices like vegetative cover, erosion control, and water use efficiency, with wildlife-oriented measures strongly encouraged in the 1964 program.
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William L. Dudley
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Dudley
ASCS
Grange Names Committees At TUSCARORA Meeting
At the last Grange session the by laws were revised and a Christmas party was planned for December 21. Committees for the coming year were named with chairmen spanning home economics health and safety agriculture youth pomona extension membership education civil defense soil conservation and other areas.
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Tuscarora
Grange
Tean Harbaugh
Naomi Wachter
Esther Warren
Margaret Putman
Kathleen Putman
Mary Margaret Stacy
Beverly Tyeryar
Richard Arnold
Richard Harbaugh
Charles Putman
Austin Hahn
Barbara Putman
Pomona
Leslie H.stull
Audrey Mercer
William Hamm
Eslie H. Stull
Catherine Hahn
Sallie Delaughter
Laura Staley
Upton Quinn
Paulean Jones
Richard
Lillian Arnold
Pom
Jean Harbaugh
Knowledgeable Poultry Practices and Beef Herd Guides
USDA experts outline poultry classes and best uses in a poster folder sold by the Supt of Documents. Additional items include Dr Ferguson's beef cow management mimeo and guidance on breeding cattle, wildlife habitat, and ACP cost-share details for 1964 through the ASCS County Office.
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USDA
U.S
James R. Ferguson
U. of Md
Usda Farmers Bulletin
Ou & Gort “Printing Office
Catoctin SCS District Meet Held Recently
The Board of Supervisors of the Catoctin Soil Conservation District met in Middletown Fire Hall. Officers and attendees included Chairman Lakin and members McBride Flock Ware Zecher Holter Ware Wood. Bills totaling 81.17 for equipment repair and 5.00 to the janitor plus 25.00 to hall management were approved. Reports covered ASCS practices, basic farm plans for several farmers, map and pond surveys, conservation guides, and a farm film shown at Middletown High School. The next meeting is set for January 2 with the 1963 annual report on the agenda.
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Board of Supervisors
Catoctin Soil Conservation District
Middletown
Carrollee Zecher
Henry Lakin
Hidgely Flock
Cyrus McBride
Richard Holter
Charles E. Ware
George D. Wood
Flock
Lakin
McBride
A.S.C.S
Frederick County
Ware
Francis Eugene Moser
M. Richard Beachley
Richard H. Arnold
Kaye Bittle
Cecil Holter and Sons
Cyrus S. McBride
Albert DeGrange
Albert Marcey
Maurice Pryor
John Summers
Charles Lutz
Michael Rogowsky
Gaither Leatherman
Lloyd Lady
Floyd Wickham
M. Warrenfeltz
Paul Warrenfeltz
Alonzo Sahfer
Winter Wheat Crop Seen At 959 Million Bushes In 1964
The Agriculture Department projects the 1964 winter wheat harvest at 959,056,000 bushels based on conditions on December 1. This is 54,228,000 bushels above the 1963 output of 904,828,000. The 1964 crop is growing without federal marketing quotas, a plan rejected by growers in May referendum.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Cost Of Farming Costs Rising In Maryland
Maryland farm expenses have climbed steadily, with 1964 costs projected about 2 percent above 1988, totaling roughly 5 million dollars. From 1949-51 to 1960-62 expenses rose 37 percent while cash receipts grew 7 percent, squeezing net income and highlighting rising input costs despite productivity gains.
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Maryland
George Stevens
University of Maryland Agricultural Economics Department
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