Frederick Dairy Princess Contest Seeks Regional Contestants
The Frederick County Dairy Princess Committee seeks contestants for its annual event on Saturday May 30 at the Frederick County 4 H Camp and Activities Center. Eligible entrants must be high school sophomores, involved in a 4 H or FFA dairy project or dairy farming, and may have lived on a dairy farm recently.
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Frederick County
Dairy Princess Committee
Mary Louise Wilcom
Susan Summers
4-H Camp Registrations Due for Howard County Camp
Registrations are open for the Howard County 4 H Camp at the Western Maryland 4 H Center Garrett County June 21 27 for ages 8 13 as of Jan 1. Costs 115 for non members 105 for 4 H members. Cabin space reserved for 4 Hers until March 27 then open to non members until May 1. Scholarships available to cover transport food lodging crafts postage and insurance.
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Howard County
Maryland
Garrett County
Mayne places second in state corn yield contest
M Franklin Mayne of Maryland Springdale Farm Buckeystown earned second in the no till irrigated division of the National Corn Growers Association state contest with a 109.74 bushels per acre yield from Pioneer hybrid 3343 planted April 30, 1991 in 30 inch rows. The no till crop was fertilized with 190 pounds of nitrogen, 80 pounds phosphate and 80 pounds potash per acre and harvested Sept 17 at 26 percent moisture after being irrigated with sprinkle water and weeded with atrazine Bladex and Dual preplant treatments.
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M. Franklin Mayne
Maryland
Springdale Farm
Buckeystown
National Corn Growers Association
Mr. Mayne
Mayne
Bladex
Maryland Agriculture Open House Set In Annapolis
The Maryland Department of Agriculture invites the public to an open house in Annapolis on Saturday March 21. Events include the Maryland With Pride 10-K Run at 9 am, tours of the new wing laboratories, cooking and food sampling by state commodity groups, and children activities such as a farm coloring contest face painting and a petting zoo. For details call Desiree Mundell at 410 841 5770.
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Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Maryland
Desiree Mundell
Pesticide exam dates and a three part distance riding series announced
Carroll County Extension Service schedules private pesticide applicator certification exams on March 20 with optional training March 13. Study books available at the office. For details call 410 848 4611 or 410 875 2801. United States Trail Ride Inc offers a three part distance riding series on March 7 8 and April 11 with experts and hands on clinics. Fees vary by parts and memberships. proceeds support the series. For more information call 703 882 4159 or 703 822 5866.
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Carroll County Extension Service
United States Trail Ride Inc
Lucketts Community Center
Herbert Howard
U.S. Trail Ride Inc
Ken Sullins
Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center
Paul Evans
Bethesda
Robin Duncan
Berryville
North Fork School of Equitation
Jefferson
Nancy Spenser
U.S
Sweden
Kentucky
Richfields Farm
Purcellville
USTR
Dairy co op distributes equity payments to members
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has distributed 3.29 million dollars in equity payments to members led by treasurer Evan Fineman. The payout includes 2.14 million in patronage refunds and 1.15 million from a former capital retain program ended in May 1987. Final return was planned for 1992. The patronage refunds are based on milk sold during the 1985-85 year. Also note a Maryland Soil Conservation Committee meeting on Thursday Feb 20 at 9 30 a m at the Maryland Department of Agriculture Annapolis with agenda items on appointments and reports.
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Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
Evan Fineman
Atlanta
Maryland Soil Conservation Committee
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Local vet warns horses of moldy corn disease risk
Woodsboro Veterinarian Lee Miller warns horse owners that dry summers and wet falls foster mold growth producing leukoencephalomalacia. He urges switching to alternative feeds, cites past horse losses in 1986 87, notes symptoms and the lack of a cure, and advises testing and careful sourcing of corn to prevent outbreaks.
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Woodsboro
Lee Miller
Miller
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Penn State Mycotoxin Lab
Frederick News-Post Ag Calendar 1992 listings
Frederick News-Post Agriculture section lists 1992 items with deadlines for submissions. Key events include National FFA Week February 16 22, Maryland Holstein Convention and Sale February 21 22, and multiple meetings and forums across Maryland from February 24 to March 7 1992, with venue and times where provided.
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Frederick
Sandy Cove
Cecil County
North East
Thurmont Grange
Grangehall
Center of Adult Education
College Park
Frederick County
Loews
Annapolis
Carroll Manor
Grange Hall
Frederick County Ag
Francis Scott Key Mall
National Holstein Association
Holiday Inn-Fsk
Maryland Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Mount Airy
Dairy diversion and higher support could boost prices
Missouri economist Ken Bailey analyzes how a milk diversion program, paired with a higher support price, might lift 1992 all milk prices from near 12.33 to about 13.45 per hundredweight. He notes costs would be borne by dairy farmers through higher assessments, yet net gains remain possible even after those costs.
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Hoard
Dairyman Magazine
Ken Bailey
University of Missouri-Columbia
Senate Agriculture Committee
Patrick Leahy
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Treeshelters Boost Seedling Survival In Frederick County Sales
Across America renewed interest in accelerated tree planting through Soil Conservation Districts. Frederick County offers seedlings at good prices with advance payment and pickup in mid April. The program includes treeshelters, translucent tubes protecting seedlings from wind and animals, boosting growth by shielding moisture and light.
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America
Frederick County
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Dairy Co-Op
Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
SPA
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Onversation
Journal of Forestry
Eees
Woodsboro Co-Op
The
Stoffer-Sanner Agency
Stoffer-Sanner Insurance Agency, Inc
N. Court St. Frederick
JCB
H.B. Duvall, Inc
E. Patrick Street
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