Holstein Cattle In Area Rated Excellent By Association
Nineteen registered Holstein cattle on area dairy farms received an Excellent rating from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. About 821 of 70,000 cattle were labeled Excellent last year. Readable names include DMH CF Yarda Admiral Lass 4138452 at University of Maryland Research Farm and Cross Mistress Sylvia 4716971 among others from multiple Maryland farms and breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
DMH
Yarda
Admiral Lass
University of Maryland Research Farm
Ellicott City
Sylvia
Richard R. Remsberg
Jefferson
Marvin L. Burdette
Monrovia
Monocacy Meadows
Karen
Ray H
Boyd R. Smith
Rederick
Diseases and borers threaten irises in gardens
Iris growers face bacterial leaf spot and iris leaf spot with gray centers that can kill leaves and weaken rhizomes. Control involves removing infected foliage, fall burning, autumn raking, and regular fungicide applications such as Maneb or Zineb on a 10 to 14 day schedule. Iris borers damage by boring through leaves into rhizomes. begin protective sprays when growth starts using DDT dust or spray, then switch to systemic Cygon for rhizomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris
Frederick County Extension Service
The Dirty Word of the Day Heptachlor Policy Debates Milk Contamination
The Editor's Corner discusses how new residue tests cut many milk shippers, with farmers blaming agencies and calling for a staged cleanup plan. The piece notes University of Maryland tests showing contamination, questions USDA FDA and health dept roles, and urges public meetings and citizen input through Congressman correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Drug Administration
University of Maryland
USDA
FDA
Baltimore City
Washington, D.C
Frederick
Twilight Meeting Held by Guernsey Breeders Association
About seventy attendees gathered for the sixth annual Twilight Meeting of the Frederick County Guernsey Breeders Association on June 24 at the Lewis farm near Walkersville. Hosts included Mr. and Mrs. R. R Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Babington and Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Cramer. Association president Paul E. Spurrier opened with remarks and introduced Roger Strack of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Strack and R. A. McLaughlin selected cattle classes for judging plus two cows to demonstrate production. Members judged, with four giving placings. A slide talk by Thomas Fouche covered a 4H dairy farm tour sponsored by the Maryland Artificial Breeders Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Guernsey Breeders Association
R. R Lewis
Walkersville
Glenn W. Babington
Paul E. Cramer
Paul E. Spurrier
Libertytown
Roger Strack
Freliman
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Strack
R. A. McLaughlin
Guernsey
Thomas Fouche
RFD
Frederick
Maryland Artificial Breeders Association
Penn State Farm Business Kit Aids Farmers
The Pennsylvania State University offers three Farm Manager's Business Kit correspondence courses Farm Management Marketing Farm Products and Farm Accounting. The kit costs 5.75 dollars and is sent by mail to University Park Pa 16802. A flashing light with a 75 watt bulb helps drive away birds from hay lofts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa. State
Pennsylvania State University
University Park
Timely Tips for Pastures, Grain Storage, and Shrubbery Care
Extension Agent Kenneth E. Shifflet discusses clipping pastures to control annual weeds and encourage new growth. He outlines grain bin cleaning, malathion spraying, and moisture guidance for long and short term storage, plus watering rules and drought signs for newly planted shrubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Shifflet
USDA To Buy Chickens For School Lunches
The U S Department of Agriculture will buy Federally inspected U S Grade A fresh frozen cut up young chickens for distribution to National School Lunch Program participants. Purchases support protein needs as about 17 million children take part in 1964 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Pinching Seed Pods Boosts Next Year’s Blooms
A gardening note explains that rhododendron azalea and mountain laurel should have seed pods pinched off after flowering. Seed development wastes energy and reduces next year’s flower buds. Pinching prevents seed formation and yields more and better blooms from flowering evergreens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Swenson
Hessian Fly Damages Local Winter Wheat Crops
Hessian fly has damaged winter wheat in the county with losses up to fifty percent as heads and stems break. Extension Agent Kenneth E. Shifflet notes flies laid eggs three to four weeks ago and larvae fed at the nodes. He advises not planting wheat before October 3 and choosing resistant varieties to withstand attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Shifflet
Catoctin SCS District Runnerup in State Awards
Catoctin Soil Conservation District named Maryland’s second outstanding district in Goodyear Tire and Rubber Awards 1963 after committee review. Howard Zimmerman, Jefferson, selected as district outstanding farmer coop for 1963. Middletown meeting set August 18, 1964. District board includes Chairman Pat Lakin and others. New Holland notes say hay baling control yields better shaped bales.
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Catoctin
Maryland
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Howard Zimmerman
Jefferson
Middletown
Pat Lakin
Carrollee Zecher
Cyrus McBride
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Richard Holter
Bertram Enfield
Wheat prices tumble as harvest marks progress
Government price supports a week old as local wheat sells for 1.25 per bushel, far below last year’s 1.98. Farmers’ Co-Op in Frederick handles rising wheat and barley volumes with moisture around 12 percent, some smut, and barley quality described as excellent at 50,000 bushels. Harvest is about one third complete with expectations of more arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer’s Cooperative Association
H. K. Staley
Farmer’s Co-Op
Paul Green
Farmers’ Supply Company
Walkersville
Green
Co-op
Frederick
Image of Farmer Healthy Image Growing Under Johnson Plan
Agri Secretary Freeman says the Johnson Administration improved the public image of American farmers. He told President Johnson that more Americans now understand farming remains a family business and that the Agriculture Department serves all Americans. Freeman predicts rural renewal with farmland repurposed for recreation and land reserves, plus better jobs, education, health, and housing. He notes labor and land constraints, and cites U S meat inspectors' ongoing oversight of about 1600 plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Freeman
Johnson
Agriculture Department
United States
Ezra Taft Benson
America
Farm Safety Week Proclaimed Across Nation
President Lyndon B Johnson proclaimed July 19 25 as National Farm Safety Week urging unity to reduce farm home and rural highway accidents. The 21st annual campaign by USDA and NSC focuses on farm chemicals poisoning prevention and tractor safety. NSC president Howard Pyle cites farm deaths remaining high while farm population declines. An Arizona farmer harvests 28000 tons of silage yearly linking to milk supply for 95000 people. Land grant colleges have educated many Nobel laureates, a noted educational fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
NSC
Pyle
4 H Livestock Judging Practice Sessions To Start
The first 4 H Livestock Judging practice of the year will be held tomorrow at the Frederick Fairgrounds. A placings record will be kept and the four top individuals in both junior and senior divisions will join county teams. Tomorrow's session focuses on sheep at 8 p.m., with follow ups on July 15 swine at John Wilbur farm Adamstown, July 22 beef at Dr Huebner farm Ijamsville, July 29 sheep at George Speer farm Urbana, August 12 swine at Marvin Hope farm Petersville, August 19 beef at Robert Ritchie farm Ijamsville, August 22 beef sheep swine at Howard County Fair 9 a.m., and August 29 beef sheep swine at Montgomery County Fair 9:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fairgrounds
Kenneth E. Shiffler
John Wilbur
Adamstown
Robert Huebner
Ijamsville
George Speer
Urbana
Marvin Hope
Petersville
Robert Ritchie
Howard County
Montgomery County Fair
Farm Calendar: 4-H events and district field days listed
Farm calendar lists 4-H exchanges camps and field days through August. Events include 4-H Boy's Camp Penial, Girl's Camp Peniel, District Holstein and Guernsey Field Days at Frederick and Westminster, Feeder Pig Sale in Boonsboro, Beef Field Day at Holly Hill Farms, and the State Fair opens at Timonium with Farm Queen contest. Includes dates, locations, and judging times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Penis
Camp Peniel
Maryland
Frederick Fairgrounds
Holly Hill Farms
Howard County Fairgrounds
Guernsey
Carroll County
Westminster
Pomona Grange
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Belle
Glenita
Leslie C
Della Pansy
Russell S. Wachter
Keymar
Hickoryvale
Ira D. Ifert
Hurlwood
Lucifer Delight
William D. Kepler
Irvington Admiss Samba
Irvington
Woodmiss
Regal Peg
W. L. King
Gaithersburg
Pond View
Pat
Allie Messer
the Editor's Corner
C. Millard Eifler JR
Niewepa
Phives
Ass‘n
Poultry Division
Washington, D. C
Yzarebook
SCS
New Holland
Farmer
New York
San Francisco
Ohio Agriculture Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Frederick Plant
Thurmont Plant
Brunswick
Boyds Plant
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Arizona
Timonium
State Fair
Bill
Southern States
Frederick Petroleum Cooperative, Inc
Evergreen Point
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