Maryland Farmers Use Wheat as Feed Amid Low Prices
The federal wheat program faced opposition as Maryland farmers stored about 7.21 million bushels at year start, using wheat as livestock feed due to drought and corn shortages. Despite higher feed values, Maryland producers lack large acreage to benefit from certificates, while midwest producers faced forced market sales. Projections suggest 1965 may differ if drought returns or prices stay low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Maryland
John Crothers
University of Maryland
Crothers
University
Midwest
Ers
High-Quality Seed Pays Off In Bigger And Better Yields
University of Maryland extension agronomist Joe Newcomer warns farmers that cheap seed harms yields. On-farm surveys show many plant seed from bins or neighbors with low germination and weed contamination. Experts urge testing, cleaning, labeled seed, local adaptation, reputable dealers, early purchase, and seed testing.
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Joe Newcomer
University of Maryland
Newcomer
Field Seed Institute of North America
Field Seed Institute
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Dairy Science appoints Charles M Chance as associate professor
Dr. Charles M. Chance, a Maryland native, was named Associate Professor in the Dairy Science Department at the University of Maryland. He will serve as Extension dairyman focusing on dairy cattle management problems. Junior member George D. Moser of Jefferson also gains junior status in the Holstein-Friesian Association of America headquartered in Brattleboro, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Chance
University of Maryland
Richard F. Davis
Maryland
Chance
George D. Moser
Jefferson
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Vermont
Maryland deadline set March 1 for loaned wheat and barley
Maryland farmers have until March 1 to redeem loaned wheat and barley under government loans. Producers with farm or warehouse stored grain must notify their local ASCS County Office if paying off the loan and repossessing the grain. If not repaid by March 1, CCC will take the grain as full repayment of principal and charges.
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Maryland
Dudley C. Rist
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ‘State Office
ASCS
CCC
Garden pest spray advice from Maryland entomologists
University of Maryland entomologists advise spraying insects in February and March when they are most susceptible to chemicals to control pests infesting shade trees fruit trees and shrubs.
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University of Maryland Entomologists
Not Fast Enough In Last Crop Year World Output Rises
In the final crop year world production of agricultural commodities rose by 1 percent but lagged behind population growth. Hickoryvale Admiral Carrie 3609264 (VG) yielded 116,556 pounds of milk and 4,443 pounds of butterfat in 3,540 days on official test, owned by Ira D fert of Middletown.
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Hickoryvale
Carrie
Ira D. [Fert
Middletown
Pond View
Helene Korndyke
Allie Messer Frederick
Ray H. and
Boyd R. Smith
Frederick
Farm Calendar Entries for this Month
Farm calendar notes upcoming adult and youth farmer classes in Aiddletown Walkersville Linganore Adamstown and Thurmont plus 4-H events including photography contests hog shows broiler contest public speaking and high school sessions at Winchester Hall Baltimore Union Stockyards and Thurmont High School Dates include February 1 2 3 4 6 7 10 15 19 21 24 30 with multiple locations and times for classes and contests.
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Aiddletown
Walkersville High School
Walkersville
Linganore
Adamstown
Thurmont
Thurmont High School
Wincheste Hall
Middletown
Baltimore Union Stockyards
Baltimore
Winchester Hall
Thurmont High
Pilots Invited To Meet On Pesticides At Cornell
Maryland aerial applicators are invited to the Aerial Applicators Conference at Cornell University March 23-24. David Shiver of the University of Maryland urges Northeast pilots to attend with industry representatives and Extension Service entomologists. The program will cover insecticides and fungicides use for fruit and vegetable pest and disease control, safe chemical use, new regulations, and control of mosquitoes forest insects weeds and orchard mice. In Maryland planes are commonly used to apply pesticides to tobacco soybeans and vegetable crops.
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Maryland
Cornell University
New York
David Shiver
University of Maryland Agricultural
Free State
Northeast
Cooperative Extension Service
Lunch programs tied to $1 billion yearly market
The USDA ERS reports 1962 to 63 school meals totaled 3 billion meals worth about $1 billion. NSLP participation, local sourcing, and donated foods drive a large share of the value. Milk, meat, fruits, vegetables and baked goods comprise the bulk of school food expenditures, with per pupil values around $31 to $40 depending on program type. Projections suggest potential growth of roughly $250 million more in the next decade if access and participation rise.
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Johnny
Usda Economic Research Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service
NSLP
Corn Insect Controls Outlined By UM Leaflet
University of Maryland entomologists outline cultural practices and insecticides to protect about five hundred thousand acres of Maryland corn. Leaflet 12 revised January 1965 covers plowing to destroy borers cutworms and root webworms and specifies safe insecticides for dairy and non dairy farms. It notes the Md Pond View Helene Korn dyke milk records and mentions the northern corn root worm as a new Maryland concern. Report unusual insects to the County Extension Agent. Copies of the leaflet are available at the Extension Agent's office.
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Maryland
University of Maryland
Theodore Bissell
Bissell
Mississippi Valley
Breeding Swine Nutrition by Bryant University Extension
Antibiotics are not usually recommended for breeding swine unless a disease condition prevails. Maintain sows and gilts in a relatively thin condition during pregnancy to reduce pig losses after farrowing. Feed plans vary by stage including flushing prebreeding, gestation, and lactation with specified daily amounts and protein levels.
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Allen B. Bryant
University of Maryland
Ernst Tops In State In P C Registration
F C Ernst & Son of Clear Springs led Maryland in Poland China breeding stock registered in 1964, per the Poland China Record Association. The Ernst farm registered 60 head of Poland China boars and gilts in the past year.
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F. C. Ernst & Son
Clear Springs
Maryland
Poland
China Record Association
Galesburg
Illinois
National Recording Organization
Ernst Farm
Rebuttal to Farm Bureau secretary on dairymen base program
A delegate contends the Maryland Farm Bureau approved the dairymen base program with broad support though not unanimous, citing a lunchtime policy committee meeting that influenced the substitute motion. The writer challenges Secretary Rankin Lusby’s portrayal, questions lack of discussion, and notes doubt about national lobby strength and coverage in the State Farm Bureau magazine.
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Farm Editor
Farm Bureau
Rankin Lusby
Maryland State Farm Bureau
Lusby
State Farm Bureau
Pesticide Survey Set In Pennsylvania
Ten men and women were named to conduct a farm use pesticide survey in nine Pennsylvania counties and one in New Jersey under the Crop Reporting Service. Director Leland H Bull and statistician Donald L Keating will train them at the State Agriculture Building ahead of a national study in 400 counties. The survey begins Thursday and runs through March to assess economic impact of chemical control measures.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Leland H Bull
State Agriculture Building
Donald L Keating
PCRB
Keating
Blunt Opinion From Royd R. Smith At Convention
Royd R. Smith declares that Mr Lusby’s stance shows a blatant case of reversed osmosis in the grass roots, asserting firm belief in the heated debate at the convention.
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Lusby
Royd R. Smith
Survey on pest control practices in 1964 research
The U S Department of Agriculture investigates pest control methods by asking farm operators in survey areas to report sprays and dusts used in 1964 against crop and livestock insects and for weed control, plus costs and application methods. Dinosaur track stride measured about 12 feet from the Navajo Reservation tracks in Arizona.
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US Department of Agriculture
Navajo
Arizona
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P. C
Columbia Cross
Gordon S. Smith
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Smith
Boyds Plant
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Brunswick
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