Maryland Farmers Report 1967 A Record Year
Maryland State Board of Agriculture releases the Maryland Agricultural Statistics annual summary showing 1967 as a good year with corn yields over 43 million bushels, soybeans at 5.33 million, and nearly three quarters of a million tons of hay harvested though quality dipped from frequent showers. Milk, eggs, broilers and cattle saw gains while crops like vegetables and apples varied with weather and disease pressures outweighing improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Agricultural Statistics
State Board of Agriculture
Department of Markets
Farm Bureau Chief Attacks Agriculture Act Extension
Charles B. Shuman of the American Farm Bureau Federation told a Senate Agricultural Committee that the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 should not be extended. He urged a broad-based program to raise net farm income and warned extension would lock farmers into an unsatisfactory regime until 1973 and burden taxpayers. He called for changes in 1969 with a new Congress.
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Farm Bureau
Agriculture Act
General Farm Organization
Senate Agricultural Committee
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Damp Weather Spurs Plant Diseases in Maryland
Damp weather with rain and high humidity favors early blight anthracnose and gray leaf spot threatening Maryland tomato crops. Late blight reported on potatoes in York County Pennsylvania and on Long Island. State growers urged to monitor and spray with fungicides such as Mancozeb Dithane products and Zineb for potatoes and vegetables. County Agent Allen Ry Tant offers guidance.
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Maryland
Lo, Weaver
University of Maryland
York County
Long Island
Mimeo 23
Allen Ry
Regional 4-H Horse Clinic Continues Through Tomorrow
The second annual 4-H horse and pony clinic runs today and tomorrow at the Frederick Bair Grounds drawing 55 youths from Frederick Carroll Montgomery and Howard counties. Instructors include Sam Paylor from Virginia for western riding and Gene Bennett of Utica for English riding. The event, tied to the fairgrounds barns, features four hours of riding plus two hours of lectures and two hours of demonstrations daily, with more than 50 horses and ponies registered.
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Worst and Pony Clinic
Frederick
Frederick Bair Grounds
Carroll
Montgomery
Howard Counties
Sam Paylor
Arthur Godfrey
Virginia
49Ers
Gene Bennett
Utica
Bennett
Avalon Riding School
Japan
Wheat payments set for 1968 program with $1.28 per bushel
Wheat certificate payments to farmers in the 1968 program will be 1.28 dollars per bushel based on the gap between the July 1 parity price and the national loan rate. About 12 percent of Maryland wheat allotment is on participating farms and payments start mid July as announced by the Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee. 4H youth camps run under County Agent Miss Sally Miller amid an exchange with Michigan. she plans a summer wedding and 4-H Camp fire at the fairgrounds. Harry Miller of Frederick High School receives a vocational agriculture award, the state’s third in a row. Off farm income averages 4400 dollars for 3.2 million farm families in 1965, double 1960. On-farm income averages 2900 dollars, showing farming alone now contributes less to total family income.
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Department of Agriculture
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Sally Miller
Camp Greentop
Bay County
Mich
Prospect Shopping Center
Fair Grounds
Harry Miller
Frederick High School
Frederick County
45 Travel To Michigan In 4-H Exchange Program
Forty senior county 4 Hers with five adults traveled to Bay County Michigan for a two way exchange. They will stay with 4 H hosting families for a week and observe farming operations while gaining knowledge of farming methods and cross cultural understanding.
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Bay County
Michigan
Frederick
J. Howard Smith
Kenneth Gland
Thurmont
Sally Orant
Jerome W. Anderson
Malinda Anderson
Barbara Rusherman
Walkersville
Eugene Bollinger
Ralph Bowers
David Barrier
Union Bridge
Kaye Barrier
Middletown
Donald Cline
Mt. Air
Frederick County Women Attend Annual College Week
About 13 Frederick County women participated in the University of Maryland College Week at College Park. Dr. Frank J. Bentz Jr. presented certificates to attendees for completing the annual conference study. Mrs. George Chick of Knorville was the sole Frederick County recipient of honors.
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Frederick
Frederick teacher earns top state vocational ag award
Frederick High School educator Harry Miller won Maryland Council of Farmers Cooperatives top in service award for advancing agri business in Frederick County. He connected 56 agri business operators and placed students through a cooperative program, drawing praise for community ties and in service efforts. Miller also became president of the Maryland Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association for 1968 69 while Reese Poffenbarger of Singapore was named secretary.
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Miller
Frederick County
Edgar G. Emrich
Thurmont
Maryland Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Emrich
Maryland Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Vo - Ag
Reese Poffenbarger
Singapore
Harry Miller
Frederick High School
Maryland
World Conference to Discuss Food Taboos and Prejudices
Proceedings of the Second World Conference on Animal Production at the University of Maryland July 14 20 feature 200 speakers from about 30 nations. Topics include taboos on eggs colostrum and shifts in diets as Western habits change and livestock production gains emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland
College Park
Britain
Orwile
Freeman
George J. Mehran
Ferereative
Agribusiness Counce Inc
And
Lanspor
Maryland Becomes 13th State Certified Free of Brucellosis
Maryland today earned official Brucellosis Free status after a 23 year campaign led by the Maryland State Board of Agriculture and USDA officials. The certification, presented to Gov Spiro Twerth and state agricultural leaders, follows decades of testing. The effort, costing Maryland up to 1 million dollars annually, aims to protect the cattle and dairy industry nationwide.
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Maryland
Man
USDA
Spiro Twerth
Maryland State Board of Agriculture
MSBA
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shuman
Frederick Feir Grounds
Arabian Horse Farm
Barnesville
Morgan
Potomac Morgan Club of
Maryland Quarter Horse Association
Farm Desk
Frederick Countian
Yong
Maryland Council of Farmers
William G. Baker
Thurmont High School
George Remsberg
Walkersville High School
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Dickie Dixon
Centreville
Region VI
Richard Redmond
Georgetown
Earl Harrington
Gaithersburg
Delbert Waybright
Oakland
John Weimer
Williamsport
George Nicholson
Ladiesburg
Wayne Leppo
Westminster
Joe Saunders
Hughesville
Natson
Thomas A. Ladson
Livestock Sanitary Service
John Deere
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