State SCS Districts To Meet This Week
The Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts will meet January 8 to 10 in Baltimore to discuss soil and water conservation. The three day meeting at Emerson Hotel covers past progress and future protection, with tours of Ashburton Filtration Plant and Liberty Dam. Speakers include Lathrop E. Smith and Turbit Slaughter on erosion and water resources.
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Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Baltimore
T. Walter Denney
Emerson Hotel
Maryland
Lathrop E. Smith
Willis Hancock
Maryland National Bank
Ashburton
Liberty Dam
Louis Ningard
Baltimore Water Supply
Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources
Marshall Augustine
Soil Conservation Service
U S Role in Exports is Explained
A U S Department of Agriculture statement outlines how the Commodity Credit Corporation supports domestic wheat prices with nonrecourse loans since 1938 and export payments in kind to exporters. It explains that these payments help keep U.S. prices above world levels, aid removal of surplus wheat from storage, and benefit farmers.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
William L. Dudley
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
United States
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cattle Deaths Traced to Japanese Yew Feedings
Washington County Extension Agent Richard Schulcraft reports cattle deaths linked to eating cuttings from ornamental Japanese yew bushes dumped where they could reach them. The evergreen yew berries attract attention during Christmas decor and pose danger when forage is scarce. Farmers are urged to remove yard cuttings from grazing areas and prevent access by livestock to such ornamentals.
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Washington County Extension
Richard Schulcraft
Schulcraft
Freeze Drying Food Processing Surges In 1970 Outlook
The USDA predicts a quarter billion dollar annual business by 1970 for freeze-dry food processing. The method removes moisture from frozen foods up to nine percent, producing light products that require no refrigeration, easing storage and shipping. Shelf life can reach two years, and foods can be prepared by adding water for cooking or eating directly.
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United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Local Holstein Breeder Awards Honor Area Farmers
The Holstein Freisian Association of America awarded progressive breeder honors to several local farmers including Leslie C. King and Sons of Clarksburg, Charles Ifert of Middletown, C. Richard Ahalt of Middletown, and Russell S. Wachter of Keymar.
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Holstein-Freisian Association of America
Leslie C. King
USDA Surplus List Shrinks as Stocks Fall
The USDA says soybeans and dry beans are removed from surplus commodity sales due to very low stock, while butter, cheddar cheese, non-fat dry milk, cotton, wheat, corn, oats, barley, rice, grain sorghum, peanuts, and flax remain on the list.
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USDA
Ornamental Flowers Add Value To Home
The article argues that attractive plantings enhance home value and curb appeal. It notes social effects, neighbor impressions, and the idea that a well framed house with a lush lawn and foundation plantings boosts perceived worth and livability.
All-America garden picks highlight zinnias broccoli and more
The 1963 All-America selections include two zinnias a cockscomb a scarlet sage and two broccoli types. Highlights are Zinnia Bonanza Salvia Evening Glow Celesia Fireglow Pink Buttons Cleopatra Zenith and broccoli Cleopatra Zenith with notes on size color and adaptability for home gardens.
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Bonanza
Grand Monde
Maryland Soil Conservation Leader Named 1963 Man of the Year
Named Maryland soil conservation figure Harry Rieck is selected as The Progressive Farmer 1963 Man of the Year in service to Maryland agriculture. He organized the Caroline County Soil Conservation District and served as its board chairman for years. He also led Maryland district supervisors and chaired a governor appointed panel studying the state's water resources.
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Harry Rieck
Maryland
Rieck
Carolin County
Soil Conservation District
Maryland Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Fewer Vegetables in 1963 Crop Totals Decline
The commonwealth reports 1963 vegetable production at 279270 tons, 19 percent below 1962, driven by reduced acreage and lower processing tomato yields. Celery sole crop with higher yield. total vegetable value $16.2 million, down 18 percent from 1962 per PCRS.
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Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Plans for Storage Bin Fallout Shelter by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture redesigned Plan No. 5948 a multi purpose shelter for crop storage or occupancy by six in emergencies such as nuclear attack or tornado. Two and one third times the minimum space per person. Ventilation by gravity air flow with optional mechanical blower for more than six. Radiation protection factor 2600 with 22 foot earth cover. Drainage required. above ground option in high water tables. Obtain drawings from County Agricultural Agent.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Treat For Bot Maggots in Equines
Extension entomologist Ted Bissell urges early winter bot control for horses ponies donkeys and mules. He explains how maggots hatch from fly eggs bite lips and tongue and reach the stomach. A hot water bath and thorough scrubbing followed by a month later carbon disulphide given by a vet can kill bots.
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Ted Bissell
Univeristy
Maryland
Bissell
Walkersville 4-H Holds December Meeting and Christmas Party
The Walkersville Junior and Senior 4-H clubs met at Walkersville Community Hall with Ruthie Barber presiding. They planned caroling at Monocacy Hall Nursing Home, exchanged gifts by draw, and noted the annual Achievement Night by Walkersville Grange.
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Walkersville
Ruthie Barber
Monocacy Hall
T. Pam’ Roderick
Walkersville Grange
John Garst
Arthur Brown
Name registered for Holstein cattle near Damascus
John Doody of Monrovia has been granted permission by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America to use the name Wynde for all Holstein cattle raised on his Damascus area farm.
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John Doody
Monrovia
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
Wynde
Damascus
Ag Census Due in 1964 Says Census Bureau
The 1964 Census of Agriculture will mail forms to farmers in October and send a census taker in November or December to verify answers. The do it yourself plan aims to save millions and adds questions on recreation income and pest control. Ray Hurley says it is the most significant farm census since 1940, measuring nationwide changes in land use, expenditures, crops and livestock. It will be the first farm count since 1959 and the first on farm residents since 1960.
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Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Ray Hurley
Hurley
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