Farm Front Thoughts From Henry Br Shoemaker County Agent
County Agent Henry Br Shoemaker reflects on farm life from a hospital bed linking contour farming to soil conservation and ship cropping. He urges timely field strip planning, soil testing, and Bangs test compliance, noting new veterinary funding rules and lime fertilization ahead of spring activities at Hood College and local labs.
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Henry BR
Shoemaker
Chvis
Thei
Sfant
Soil Conservation District
George W. Green
Livestock Sanitary Service Laboratory
Winchester Hall
Frederick
Hood College
Lncal
Stilbestrol Tests Watched Closely
Cattlemen report mixed gains from stilbestrol in supplements. Purina trials near Gray Summit Missouri show increased daily gain and reduced feed cost, with gains varying by management. In one 154 day study, stilbestrol added 2.27 lb daily gain vs 2.03. in another 7 day test, 3.57 lb vs 2.75.
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Ralston Purina
Gray Summit
Missouri
Purina
U S Exports of Unmanufactured Tebaccn in October 1934 Totals 98 Million Rounds
U S exports of unmanufactured tebaccn in October 1934 reached 98 million rounds, the latest month available. Exports rose from September and were about 76 percent higher than in October 1943.
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U. S
Forest Service Is 50 Years Old
COLLEGE PARK MD Feb 25 The United States Forest Service marks 50 years since Theodore Roosevelt signed the act creating the agency within the Agriculture Department to protect and increase forest productivity The Maryland Department of Forests and Parks also reaches its 50th anniversary next year with plans for celebrations Maryland's forests cover about one acre per person and Forest Service research has yielded uses from kraft paper and newsprint to lightweight structural materials and new pulping processes for hardwoods
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College Park
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
United States Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Harry W. Dengler
University of Maryland Extension Forester
Department of Forests and Parks
The
Forest Service
iChaiear
Dengler
Maryland Department of Forests and Parks
Maryland
Treatment for bovine bloat using silicone defoamer
Milton Silverman in The Saturday Evening Post recounts a silicone defoaming material as a life saving treatment for bovine bloat. In 155 cases 115 recovered quickly after a single treatment with the chemical given by mouth or injection, while veterinarians note broader uses of silicones from water repellents to aviation coatings.
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Milton Silverman
Saturday Evening Post
Silverman Gays
Silverman
Electric blanket washing safe in automatic washer
College Park February 25 The University of Maryland Extension Service says electric blankets can be washed safely in an automatic washer though some shrinkage may occur with wear. Reitz advises pretreating spots, using lukewarm water, ensuring detergent dissolves, a brief soak and careful drying to protect wires. A warm iron and careful tumble drying finish the care.
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College Park
Joanne Reitz
University of Maryland Extension Service
Garlic Quelled by 2 4 D Sprays In Maryland Fields
Wild garlic ranks as a major weed problem in Maryland farms with bulblets mixing in grain and tainting pastured milk. University specialist Paul Santelmann recommends 2 4 D ester at about one pound per acre on grain and pastures, starting on the first warm day of spring, and repeating for two to three years.
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College Fare
Maryland
Paul W. Santelmann
University of Maryland Extension
Santelmann
Colorful Vegetables Boost Daily Meals at Maryland Extension
Nutritionist Janet Coblentz of the University of Maryland Extension urges including green or yellow vegetables in meals. She highlights vitamin A and C, minerals, and tips for selecting and cooking greens like spinach, endive, cabbage, and peppers, with methods to preserve color and nutrients.
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College Park
Janet Coablentz
Uniersity of Maryland Extension Service
Miss Coblentz
Cohlentz
Freedom Of Press Pressures Public in AAUW Talk
Herbert Heston, director of Public Relations, told an AAUW gathering at Hood Cottage that six limits shape press freedom including law, public taste, access to information, and the complexity of news. He urged higher education, warned about publicity pressures, and urged journalism to adopt broader context and long view while keeping truth visible.
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Herbert XI. Heston
Hood Cottage
American Association of Univerity Women
Iision Society
West Patrick Street
Mr. Heston
John Peter’ Zenger
Heston
Jelke
Wally Simpson
Germany
Japan
Use Of Chemicals To Control Insects College Park
The second annual University of Maryland Agricultural Chemicals Conference was held in Baltimore with over 125 county agents and commercial field men. Entomologists plant pathologists horticulturists and agronomists presented recommendations on using chemicals to control insects and disease for the coming growing season. The aim was to equip county agents and fieldmen to aid farmers in fighting pests and disease, focusing on fruits vegetables hay and tobacco crops.
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College Park
Universitaryland Agricultural Chemicals
Baltimore
Farm building pest control and garden plant program discussion
Specialists from plant pathology and entomology explained the topic was added to the program due to frequent inquiries from home owners with a few fruit trees or a small garden who cannot follow commercial control schedules. The session covered general purposes for fruits gardens and ornamentals and highlighted a farm buildings and chemical weed centre.
Extension Assistant Named At Maryland
Mardus R. Warner has been appointed Extension assistant professor in agricultural engineering at the University of Maryland Dr James M Gwin director of Extension announced Walter Vantilpips will assist in farm and home counseling and planning and in some Extension marketing work He will work through the agricultural engineering department headed by Professor R W Carpenter Warner previously served as Extension Service agricultural engineer at the University of Maine for five years He is a native of Ohio and a graduate of Ohio State University with degrees in agriculture and agricultural engineering His Maine work included farm and home structures farm machinery and equipment educational outreach and active involvement in the 4 H Club tractor maintenance program He also farmed at his home in Ohio served three years in the Army in World War II and was an assistant to a Michigan Falls machinery plant engineer
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GE Park
Mardus R. Warner
University of Maryland
James M. Gwin
Walter Vantilpips
R. W. Carpenter
Warner
University of Maine
Ohio
Ohio State University
Maine
Tita
Pierce
Michigan Falls
Cow Tops 100 609 Pounds in Lifetime Milk Output
Pearl Ormsby Fobes Skevlark a registered Holstein owned by Overall Dairy Farm Mt Airy has a lifetime milk total of 110 173 pounds and 4340 pounds of fat after 2064 days of testing. The official association total is about three times the average cow lifetime production.
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Ormsby Fobes Skevlark
Overall Dairy Farm
Mt. Airy
Injures fingers in saw cutting accident
Louis J. Plumer aged 27 of rural Thurmont received outpatient treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a saw caused extensive injuries to three fingers on his left hand. The incident occurred Friday and was reported by hospital staff.
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Louis J. Plumer
Thurmont
Frederick Memoria Hospital
Japan to vote in national election amid cold war context
The News reports Japan prepared to vote in a national election with a total circulation of 217,174,490 cited as a factor in shaping the nation's course in the UN cold war struggle. The piece frames the election within the broader clash between communism and the West.
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the News
Frederick, Md
Japan
Tokyo
Tomor
United Nations
Come
Educational Scientific and Cultura
Munism
West Organization
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Andrew Crevelin
S. Olson
Oregon Ave. NW
Washington, D. C
Woodley
Freedom of Press Limited
Aauw Group
Heston ii
Presi- Tohn Sannell
AAUW
Frederick County
Citizens Council
Grace Thomas
Senate
Allister Mackay
Warne Neely
Rhoda Fogle
William Hinshaw
William Baytes
Fogle
Charles Heck
L. V. Gremillion
Gardner Gremillion
Delphey
America
New Windsor
Monument 3
Artificial Breeding Cooperative
College Park, MD
Ernest W. Barnhart
Rt. 108
Laytonsville
Damascus
Dktillad
Bangs
T. B
DHIA
Vinewood
Ransom R. Lewis
Walkersville, MD
Surtiss Curry Farms
Curtiss
Frank Long JR
J. W. Davis
Westminster
Everett Mullinix
South
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