Maryland January 1 grain stocks higher than year earlier
Maryland and Delaware Crop Reporting Service reports show January 1 grain on hand higher than last year. Corn totals reached 19 848 000 bushels with 12 792 000 on farms and 7 056 000 off. Barley stored 1 426 000 with 4 199 000 on farms and 227 000 off. Oats fell to 804 000 from 1 339 000. wheat at 7 210 000 with 6 877 000 off farm storage.
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Maryland
Maryland-Delaware
United States
Breed Sales To Highlight Pa Dairy Show
The second All-American Dairy Show will run September 13 to 17 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Building in Harrisburg. Holstein Black and White, Guernsey, and Jersey sales are scheduled with free admission and parking, drawing dairy breeders from the United States and Canada to cement the event as the world’s largest.
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Pennsylvania
Leland H. Bull
Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied Industries Association
State Department of Agriculture
Farm Show Commission
Cuthbert Nairn
Douglassville
PLAZA
United States
Canada
Harold R. McCulloch
State College
Springfield
Mass
Warm season grasses grow fastest in summer season
Fast grasses like Bermudas and roystas are warm season varieties that show peak growth during the summer months, highlighting their rapid summer development.
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Bermudas
Roystas
Co-Op Sets Regional Meet February 16 Near Westminster
Nearly 80 Southern States board and committee members, agricultural workers, and agency managers are expected at a regional board meeting at the Carroll Agricultural Center near Westminster. Stanley P. Stabler of Brooksville will preside, a Maryland public director on the co op board since 1963. A. P. Sale, fertilizer services director, will report on six months of operations and outline long range plans to address the changing agricultural economy.
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Carroll Agricultural Center
Westminster
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Kentucky
Stanley P. Stabler
Brooksville
Co-Op
A. P. Sale
Coop
Food Stretching Tips From Cooperative Extension Service
Cooperative Extension Service home economists suggest stretching meat, fish, or chicken by pairing with a thin cream sauce and cooked noodles or rice in a casserole type dish to extend portions.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Editor's Corner Explores Johnson Farm Program Budget and Parity
The piece argues President Johnson's recent farm budget figures and his call for parity of opportunity align. It contends his $100 billion target drives modest USDA cuts while pledging to preserve price supports and commodity programs through Congress. It links parity to poverty efforts and rural economic development.
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Johnson
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Johnson
USDA
America
Feed Values for Dairy Cattle Formulation Guidance
Extension Agent Allen B Bryant outlines how to balance a dairy cow ration by evaluating roughage and supplementing with a grain mix rich in protein and energy. He emphasizes calcium phosphorus salt vitamins A D B and palatability while offering calculated feed values based on corn and soy meal prices to aid formulating economical mixtures.
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Allen B. Bryant
Dairy Science
Time Of My Life story by Maryland 4H winner
Dwight Smith of Jefferson, Maryland, winner of the Maryland 4H Congress recreation project, recounts his Chicago trip and experiences at the National 4H Congress. He thanks sponsors and mentors, describes influential speakers, and vows to continue helping youth in 4H back home in Frederick County.
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National
Elgin Watch Co
Dwight Smith
Jefferson
Maryland
Club Congress
John H. Furbay
Kenneth Hildebrand
Museum of Science and Industry
Purdue University
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Firestone
General Motors
Ford
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Coats and Clark
Maryland Fair Board
Congress
Chicago
David Ifert
Doty Remsburg
David Eigenbrode
Jefferson 4H Club
Charles
Jane Smith
Wayne
Michigan Avenue
Frederick County
Windy City
Careful management boosts yields of sorghum sudangrass hybrids
Penn State agronomist Joseph D. Harrington reports high yields from sorghum sudangrass hybrids like Suchow 34 and Tru dan I but warns on prussic acid risk. Drought raises toxin levels. plant height and split nitrogen aid safety. Avoid feeding until 96 hours after killing frost.
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Harrington
Lancaster
Westmoreland
Centre Counties
Cattle Ailments Alert Lice Mange Grubs Rise
Dr James Ferguson University of Maryland Extension warns lice mange and grub infestations reduce cattle efficiency and can cause weight loss or death. He urges timely dusting with Rotenone and the use of methoxychlor and rotenone on milking cows while avoiding milking or slaughtered cattle for 60 days. The barn itch mite will vanish as cattle go to pasture next spring.
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James Ferguson
University of Maryland Extension
Cy Ferguson
Maryland Farm Bureau Responds to Editor’s Corner Critique
E Rankin Lusby, executive secretary of the Maryland Farm Bureau, writes to defend the bureau against alleged errors. He asserts national policy recommendations are forwarded and debated through democratic procedures, and that Maryland’s dairy policy was substituted on the floor, not unanimously adopted. He calls the article misleading and vows to provide facts on request.
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Frederick Post
Maryland Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau
Letime
Farm Bureau
Maryland
E. Rankin Lusby
Wide variety of items on grocers shelves noted in past two decades
The report claims consumers now have about 8 000 items on grocer shelves versus 1 550 twenty years ago. It cites figures for Farm Bureau milk activity and butterfat test results, while mentioning a factor of political affairs and ownership by C. Lester Du to address problems in Lime Kiln.
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Jackie
Farm Bureau
C. Lester du
Milk Calcium Richest Source of Calcium in US Diet
University of Maryland Extension home economists state milk provides the richest calcium among commonly eaten foods in the United States, highlighting its role in daily nutrition.
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United States
University of Maryland, Extension
Low Calorie Eggs Trend At Food Markets
Markets tout eggs as a big value with high protein and essential vitamins A B D and minerals. The low calorie profile appeals to health conscious shoppers seeking nutrition without excess calories.
Time vs Food: Workers now fill basket with 37 hours
The average American factory worker now spends about 37 hours of earnings to buy a month’s market basket, down from 60 hours 15 years ago. This reflects a long term improvement in purchasing power and cost of living.
Farm Calendar Highlights Local Agriculture Events
Field appears to list multiple farm and 4 H classes, photography sessions, and shows across Frederick County sites including Adamstown Thurmont Walkersville Middletown and Winchester Hall. Activities include Adult and Young Farmer Classes, 4 H events, a Spring Market Hog Show and a 4 H Public Speaking Contest with dates in February March and April.
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News-Post Office
Aduit
Adamstown
Thurimont
Thurmont High School
Francis Scott Key Hoel
Frederick
Winchester Hall
Middletown
Watkersvill High Schoo
Walkersville
Linganore
Thurmont
Adust
Walkersville High School
Baltimore’ Union Stockyards
Battmore
Thurmans
Winchester
Hall
Welkersville
Dairy Men Join Holstein Friesian Group in Maryland
Twenty one Maryland dairy men secure membership in the Holstein Friesian Association of America. Notable names include R G Bartlett Jr John W Bradley Frederick Norman R Bassler Paul F Brower and John D Gartrell. Heather Blundell, three time British women’s squash champion, plans to compete in Britain South Africa and the United States this year.
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Maryland
The
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
R. G. Bartlett Jr
Charles Austin Wiles
John W. Bradley
Frederick Norman
R. Bassler
New Windsor
Paul IF
Sterling R. Brower
Taneytown
John D
Dorothy M. Gartrell
John S
Naomi F. Moser
Middletown
Heather Blundell
Britain
South Africa
United States
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Farmers Supply CO
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