Feeder Pig Prices Fall In Maryland and Denton Markets
The Denton and Eden feeder pig sales report November and December results with 1 776 pigs sold in November at Denton and 1 171 at Eden, plus December totals of 2 302 at Denton and 565 at Eden. Prices per head span 25 35 pounds to 100 pounds plus, with varying averages by weight class and year totals for Maryland in 1970 showing 34 145 pigs sold and gross value of 744 409 88. Demand urged consignors to support Maryland feeder pig sales to keep the markets active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Eden
Maryland
Dr Clinton E Meadows To Speak At Dairying Today 1971
Frederick County hosts Dairying Today 1971 on Tuesday February 9 at Walkersville Firehall starting 9 30 a m. Five speakers include Dr Clinton E Meadows Michigan State University Dairy Extension Specialist on Feeding Dairy Cattle For Profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton E. Meadows
Frederick County
Walkersville
Michigan State University
Meadows
Dr. Meadows
Arkansas
Henderson State College
University of Arkansas
Iowa State University
Substitutes for restricted home pesticides advised by state expert
Maryland entomologist Dr George Langford outlines safe day to day pesticide use as restrictions grow under the Maryland Pesticide Applicators Law. He cites malathion Sevin and methoxychlor as examples with low human and pet risk and stresses reading labels and following directions for approved pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. Langford
Maryland State Board of Agriculture
Maryland
Department of Entomology
State Board of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Maryland
Del Mar Va Soybean Meet Held January Twenty Eighth
The Fifth Del Mar Va Soybean Meeting convenes at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Salisbury on Thursday January 28 starting at 9 a.m. Sponsored by The Soybean Processors Allied Agricultural Industries Co operative Extension Service on Delmarva. Speakers include Ron Wade and University of Maryland expert Joe Newcomer on soybean behavior and coastal plain soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Del-Mar-Va
Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
Salibury
Allied Agricultural Industries Cooperative Extension Service
Delmarva
Ron Wade
Joe Newcomer
University of Maryland
Coastal Plain
Harold Mason
Clemson University
Mid-Atlantic Soybean Association
Mid-Atlantic
Olin Gooden
MASA
John Crothers
A. W. Perdue and Son, Inc
Salisbury
Cargill, Inc
Norfolk, Va
Seaford
Del
Continental Grain Co
Delmarva Fertilizer Association
Eastern Shore Grain and Feed Dealers’ Association
Louis Dreyfus Corp
Baltimore
Southern States Grain Marketing Coop
Balt, and Townsend’s Inc
Millsboro
Francis Webb
Spin Cookery Demonstration In Westminster
The Carroll County Cooperative Extension Office announces a Spin Cooking demonstration by Mrs. Mary Jo Chipman from John Oster Manufacturing Company. It will be at Westminster Agricultural Center on January 28 at 1 pm and 7 30 pm. The program showcases new small electric appliances and exciting recipe ideas and is free. To register contact Pat Kennedy Extension Agent at the County Office Building Westminster by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Westminster
Ballenger Boys 4-H Club Holds December Meeting
The Ballenger 4-H group met December at Ballenger Community Hall for Nee 98 on December 3 with 18 members and two visitors. Officers elected for 1971 were President Eddie O Hara and Vice President Allen O Hara. The January meeting was hosted by David and Perry Ifert at Jefferson with Stanley Tucker as president and Lois Remsberg as treasurer. World cocoa output in 1969 totaled 1,289,754 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballenger Boys
Cook
Larry Rems
Ballenger
Clubsburg
Billy Kemp
Eddie Jefferson Boys
O’hara
Allen
David Iferts
Jefferson
David
Perry Ifert
Stanley Tucker
Doug Axline
Lois Remsberg
David Axline
Kathy Gordon
Joe Gordon
Extension Service January Calendar Highlights and Meetings
A dense schedule lists January events for Frederick County 4-H groups extension homemakers and agricultural associations. Highlights include special interest groups at Mother Seton Day Care Center in Emmitsburg, 7 p.m. sewing workshops, 9 a.m. crop and dairy programs, and multiple 4-H basketball games at Walkersville and Frederick High Schools. Also noted are meetings for Maryland Farm Bureau 4-H Leaders Angus Association and Holstein Club, plus pesticide and pollution training sessions at Winchester Hall and local extension facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Seton
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
DHIA
Maryland Crop Improvement Association
Holiday Inn
Baltimore
Walkersville High School
Maryland Farm Bureau
Lord Baltimore
Farm Bureau
Maryland Angus Association
Howard County Fairgrounds
Frederick High School
Mather Seton Day Care Center
Chesapeake Inn
Maryland Park Producers Annual Meeting
Ag Center
Gaithersburg
Yardman warns on salt snow in yards and shrubs
Dr Francis R Gouin Extension horticulturist at University of Maryland warns homeowners about two winter dangers to low growing shrubs. Rock salt wash off from sidewalks and driveways and snow accumulation on branches can injure plants. Heavy watering helps symptoms but does not remove salt damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis R. Gouin
University of Maryland
Gouin
Department of Horticulture
Maryland Dairymen Listed Among 1307 New Holstein Members
New Holstein memberships from the area include Lynn Rusherman Walkersville Glenn A and Jeanne H Beard Mount Airy Robert E Carr Williamsport Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Trappe Timothy P Crawford Gaithersburg Boyd J Delp Whiteford Wilber Eugene Dove Woodbine Richard A Edwards Ridgely Gordon L Flickinger Union Bridge Alexis M Gagarin Hagerstown Ernest L Gance Jr Frostburg William W Geisler Mr Airy Emory A and Betty I Hargett Middletown and J Dorsey Howes Germantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holstein
Lynn Rusherman
Walkersville
Glenn A
Jeanne H Beard
Mount Airy
Robert E Carr
Williamsport
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Trappe
Timothy P Crawford
Gaithersburg
Boyd J Delp
Whiteford
Wilber
Eugene Dove Woodbine
Richard A Edwards
Ridgely Gordon L Flickinger
Union Bridge
Alexis M. Gagarin
Hagerstown
Ernest L Gance Jr
Frostburg
William W Geisler
Mr Airy
Emory A
Betty I Hargett
Middletown
J Dorsey Howes
German
John L Morris Receives 4 H Distinguished Service Award
Dr John L Morris a University of Maryland Extension dairyman received the first annual 4 H Distinguished Service Award for outstanding work in 4 H and Youth Development. Morris of Gaithersburg has coached 4 H dairy cattle judging 19 years with 10 national and three international winners and serves on the National 4 H Cattle Judging Contest advisory committee while chairing the 4 H Dairy Development Committee. The conference also elected 1971 state officers Karen Furner Bradley Powers Jean Baker and Bernardine Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland Extension
Old Line
Maryland Association of Extension
John L. Morries
Gaithersburg
Annapolis
Morris
Extension Dairyman
United States
South America
Chestertown
Kent County
Iowa State University
University of Delaware
Karen Furner
Montgomery County
Bradley Powers
Jean Baker
Easton
Talbot County
Bernardine Coleman
Elkton
Cecil County
Also Mentioned on This Page
James E. Click
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
R. C. Hammond
William Groseclose
Rockingham National Bank
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Harvey E. Shaffer
Pennsylvania State University
Frederick County Extension Service
Bob Mill
Wicomico County
James Parocchetti
Ed Ralph
Donald Spies, Sr
Frank Adkins
Hebron
William Mitchell
John Schillinger
Ken Shiffler
Eeperyattie
Central Maryland
Walkersville Firehall
Michael Pue
Legore
Eddie O’hara
Holter Agency
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
F&t
Ensurance Company
Pee Usl
Farm Credit Association
East St
Fred Miller
Winchester Hall
Frederick County Guernsey Association
Christ Reformed Church
Farm Automation, Inc
D. Lee Morgan
Pres
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Yardman
John L. Morris
Benjamin Moore
Sain
Garst
Paint Center Inc
Frederick
Home Eet Farm Equip
Southern States
Mt. Airy
Southern States Valley Co-Op
Woodsboro
Your Southern States Cooperative Agency
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