Four Area Teens Gain Holstein State Honors
A 15 year old Montgomery County girl and three Frederick County youths were honored by the Maryland Holstein Association. Jo Anne Doody of Monrovia was named outstanding Holstein girl of the year. Frederick County winners were G Rodney Martz New Midway Kevin Dudrow Lime Kiln and Valerie Remsberg Middletown who earned top state ranks in senior and junior book competitions. Doody and outstanding Holstein boy Edwin Fry Chester Town will compete for national honors. Doody has shown dairy cattle at county district and state levels while Fry was praised as outstanding boy for his dairy judging and showmanship.
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Montgomery County
Frederick County
State Holstein Organization
Jo Anne Doody
John Doody
Monrovia
G. Rodney Martz
Russell Martz
Martz
New Midway
Kevin Dudrow
C. Lester Dudrow
Lime Kiln
Valerie Remsberg
J. H. Remsberg Jr
Middletown
Dudrow
Remsberg
Doody
Edwin Fry
Chestertown
J Magic
Fry
Maryland
Timonium
Marking 50th Year Kansas Town Leads Honors For Federal Land Bank System
A Central Kansas town will host a March 27 celebration honoring farmers and ranchers as the Federal Land Bank System marks its golden anniversary. A two hour parade, art show, and panel forecasts are planned with Ambassador MacArthur II and Gov. Tootell speaking, followed by a time capsule planting. The event recalls the system’s founding at Larned in 1917 and its role in providing long term credit.
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Kansas
Federal Land Banks
America
Federal Land Bank System
United States
Midwest
Southwest
Douglas MacArthur II
Robert B. Tootell
Farm Credit System
Federal Land Bank Association of
Larned
Ned
Atlantic
Pacific
Fort Larned
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Pawnee
Frederick County Farmland Loss and Farm Size Shift 1959 1964
Frederick County lost 15 800 acres to development or nonagricultural use from 1959 to 1964 as 473 farms disappeared while average farm size rose from 136 to 157 58 acres. The census shows 2 306 farms in 1959 down to 1 833 in 1964 with dairy and field crops shifting output. Economic value per farm rose and statewide trends mirror local declines in small farms while larger farms grew in size.
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Frederick County
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Montgomery County
Montgomery Farm
Montgomery
Maryland
4 H Club News Lewistown and Mt Pleasant Meetings
Lewistown Boys 4 H Club met with 14 members two leaders and five guests including Miss Sally Miller and Harvey Clem. Demonstrations covered fitting and showing dairy animals and judging dairy stock. Mt Pleasant Boys 4 H Club hosted 21 members with talks on Morgan horses by Mrs Vona and a demonstration on Western and English Tack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown Boys View
Cindy
Karen Long
Lewistown Boys 4H Club
Sally QO. Miller
Harvey Clem
Denton Lenhart
David Firor
Jeffery Rosenwald
Paul Shuff
Mt. Pleasant
Pamela Sheetenhelm
Reading Club Meeting Highlights and Guest Lesson
The meeting featured Maggie Little reading Tricks with Crackers and Banana Smoothie plus Elizabeth Anderson with How to Frame a Picture and Wanda Black presenting Bedroom Magic. Melinda Anderson read Fruit Bread. Pam Reed spoke on How Much People Really Get out of 4 H. Special guest Miss Sally O Miller spoke on Your Appearance Counts Too at Maggie Little's home on March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Little
Elizabeth Anderson
Wanda Black
Melinda Anderson
Pam Reed
Sally O. Miller
Fruit Meeting Scheduled In Thurmont
The Annual Frederick County Fruit Growers meeting will be held Thursday at 1 p m in the Thurmont Fire Hall. Dr Leslie Weaver University of Maryland Plant Pathologist will speak. Kenneth Shiffler Extension Agent says the meeting will bring new information on insect and disease control chemical and cultural practices. Information on strawberries plums raspberries and cherries for home growers will also be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Thurmont Fire Hall
Leslie Weaver
University of Maryland
Kenneth Shiffler
U M Sets Herdsman AI Training Course
The Department of Dairy Science at the University of Maryland will host a five day herdsman short course on artificial insemination for dairy cattle from March 13 through March 17. Applicants may apply by March 3 at the Frederick County Extension Office in Winchester Hall or through the Dairy Science Department. The program aims to improve reproductive and productive performance, covering reproductive physiology AI, breeding, feeding and management practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Dairy Science
University of Maryland
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Dairy Science Department
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Kansas Town
Blue Ribbon Meeting
Thurmont Blue Ribbon Club
Melida
Lana Black
Ling
Eric Green
Karl Warner
John Rosenwald
Charles Moore
John
Frederick
Frederick City
Robin Fifer
Mary Leatherman
Brenda Cook
Molly Shipley
Western Shore
Sarah Dorrell
Julie Gaver
Jane Duggan
Susan Tinney
Kathy Kelly
Molly Sheply
Future Farmers OF America
National Ffa
Scout Sport
Scout
Thurmont
U.M
A.l
Madison Silos
Hospital, Medical Group Insurance
Mariettag
Race Road
Pulaski Highway
Baltimore
Frederick County Fair Grounds
James G. Trout
4-H
Centreville, Md
Earl Meeks
Queenstown
M. J. Grove Lime CO
Flinthote Co
Brunswick
Charmont
Southern States
Frederick Cooperative Commerce St
Frederick, Md
Middletown Valley
Southern States Woodseboro Cooperative
Woodsboro
MT. Airy Cooperative
Mt. Airy, Md
Mt. Airy
Your Southern States Cooperative Agency
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