Sawdust Helps Frede rick County Farms Face Straw Shortage
Frederick County farmers, led by dairymen, are using sawdust as bedding and a soil builder to offset straw shortages. Wilbur Barkdoll's use of sawdust with cattle urine, as detailed in Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife, boosted fertility and crop yields, with hay up 22 fold and wheat from 15 to 45 bushels per acre.
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Frederick County
Wilbur Barkdoll
South Mountain
Franklin County
Farm Journal
Ings
C. R. Ingling
The
Soil Conservation Service
Farmer's Wife
Barkdoll
Contour Plowing Is Giving Greater Yield
Maryland surveys show contour plowing boosts yields about 25 percent across 1500 farms. Experts say moisture retention and soil protection from erosion drive the gains, with level rows following terrain around hills. Farmers are using levels or string tools to lay out contour lines and improve conservation practices.
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College Park
Soil Conservation Service
Maryland
John Cotton
University of Maryland
Cotton
Contour plowing guidance offered by county agents
Farmers are advised to consult their county agent or contact their local Soil Conservation District. Experienced men are available who can assist in laying out fields for contour plowing and planting.
U. S. Hay Subsidy Program Concluded in Maryland
The U S hay subsidy ended Thursday praised by Maryland farmers as a success. Since September the Southern States Cooperative distributed subsidized Canadian hay at 20 dollars a ton, with farmers buying over 4.5 carloads. without it many dairymen would have faced ruin due to drought and high open market prices. The cooperative denied reports of poor quality and noted complaints from under 3 percent of buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Southern States Cooperative, Inc
R. W. Shermantine
Maryland Milk Cooperative
Southern States Cooperative
T. K. Wolf
Richmond
Seed Potatoes Advised For 1944 Crop And Certification Call
Dr. R A Jehle urges potato growers to select or order seed now for 1944. Irish Cobbler Chippewa and Katahdin are suitable early varieties with Irish Cobbler maturing sooner. For late planting Dakotas and Sequoia varieties are recommended, but Sequoia requires spraying due to late blight risk. Only certified or home seed equal to certified is advised to avoid Ring Rot. Seed orders should be placed immediately with sources through county agents or Dr Jehle. A new U S Department of Agriculture pump kin variety for seed breeders was released, but seed won t be widely available until 1943.
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College Park
R. A. Jehle
Lzfe
Jehle
Garrett County
R. A Jehble
University of Maryland
Sowern
Stotes
Kentucky
Cooperative Service Agency
Farmers praise subsidy program across six states
Farmers from all six states served praise the subsidy program noting their herds were saved by the subsidy and expressing gratitude for the support. The text highlights broad, positive reception from participating producers and credits the subsidy for protecting livestock.
Weekly Farm Talk By Frederick County Agent
Henry R B Shoemaker notes farm labor will be scarcer in 1944 and calls for greater cooperation in labor and equipment. Deferments are being tightened for ages 18 to 21, with most Frederick County workers already showing 16 war units. Dairy Improve ment Association leader George Hyatt Jr. praises Frederick County cows, urges more producers to keep production records, and aims to double the 67 herds totaling about 2,000 cows. Transportation bottlenecks threaten 1944 agricultural output despite more civilian trucks.
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Henry RB
Shoemaker
Frederick County
Farm Labor Advisory Committee
Selective Service
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Farm trucks need careful maintenance to extend life
Limited supply means trucks in use must last longer. Farm repair shops in several county communities, supervised by Robert K. Remsberg of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, support this effort under State and County Boards of Education. The article notes many farmers use the shops to prolong valuable machinery and improve soil and water conservation by following contour plowing, shifting the measure of a good farmer from straight rows to curved rows to curb erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
County Boards of Education
Robert K. Remsberg
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
Important That Grasses Be Seeded At Right Time
College Park reports University of Maryland agronomy specialist John W Magruder notes seeding times for grasses and legumes in Maryland align with spring late summer and fall. He emphasizes timing varies by plant type regarding planting window seed supply and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland
John W Magruder
University of Maryland Extension Service
Magruder
Plants Best Planted By Season Forage Grasses and Clovers
The article lists forage species suited to fall and late summer planting. It identifies orchard grass red clover ladine clover sweet clover alsike clover white clover as best when planted in fall or late summer. Timothy tall meadow oat grass are hard to establish by spring seeding. Late summer sowings run August one to September ten depending on location moisture. Fall plantings often accompany small grain seeding.
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Doll Jewelry Store
South Market St
Frederick, Md
George Nusbaum
New Market-Libertytown State Road
Glison
Prince
Nuraber
Queen
T. B
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McCormick-Deering
Syracuse Barshear
Schuttler
Deering
Delaval
Washington
George C. Reynolds
MT. Airy, MD
Glenn Trout
Raymond L. Kelly
Woman's Society OF Christian Service OF Central Church
U.S Department of Agriculture
Dosh's
Virginia
Earl Dosh
Frederick
Dosh’s Livestock Market
Chaney
Mt. Airy
Harriaville
Unionville
Rock
Pearl
Fannie
Ned
International
John Deere
Little Chief
Barshear
Oliver Chill
Syracuse
J. ED W. Chaney
Ladies OF West Falls Church
Em Bedford
Bedford Way
Monrovia Supply CO
Monrovia, Maryland
Farmers Supply CO
Walkersville, Maryland
A.C
Carclog
Carrpiog Ao
Sears, Roebuck Amd CO
South Market ST. Frederick, MD
George W. Young
West Seventh Street Pike
City Reservoir
E.W.T
Nellie
Scott
Tuck
Shirley
Guernseys
Jerseys
McCormick- Deering
Thomas Grain
Ross
M. Austin Young
Seventh Street Pike
Emmert BR. Bowlus
E Quiloore
Southern States
Coop i Servic Agency
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Waving
Grubbs
Monrovia
Kemptown
George
Nell
Pete
Guernsey
A. C. McCardell
Bang
Farrow
Hampshire
Studebaker
Skeln
Massey-Haras
Farquhar
Baxton
Hamburg
John C. Derr
Emmert R. Bowlus
Lewistown
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Lowtown
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Westinghouse
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