Wheat Acreage Study Of Tax Allotment Set Is Completed
Maryland wheat acreage for 1955 is set at 203,953 acres under ASC rules, a 14.6 percent drop from 1934. State and county allocations depend on ten-year production patterns, tillage, soil, and topography, with farm specifics to be announced before July 23 referenda. A separate Maryland revenue distribution study by Walker and Nystrom analyzes shifts from property taxes to state funds and their impact on local services and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
George J. Martin
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Martin
ASC State Committee
College Park
University of Maryland Experiment Station
Department of Agricultural Economics
William P. Walker
Paul E. Nystrom
Sher' Wow
Walker and
Nystrom
State General Fund
Symons Hall
University of Maryland
Maryland Vegetable Field Day Promotes Better Crops
University of Maryland Extension horticulturist Andy J. Duncan urges growers to follow researchers and attend the annual Vegetable Field Day. The sixth event will be August 14 at the Salisbury research farm with demonstrations on fertilization breeding foliar feeding disease and insect control and storage. A session on August 15 invites home gardeners and commercial growers to learn more at the State farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland
University of Maryland Extension Horticulturist
Andy J. Duncan
Duncan
University of Maryland
Salisbury
Wantichoke Road
Irrefutable and symbols in the United States coat of arms
An English lesson notes misused words and common mispronunciations. It defines irrefutable as incapable of being disproved and cites the olive branch and thirteen arrows in the talons of the eagle as symbols of peace and power vested in Congress. The piece also urges daily vocabulary growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.L. Gordon
United States
Congress
Saving Millions of Seed Through Harvest Adjustments
Experiments by the California Agricultural Experiment Station show that millions of pounds of alfalfa and clover seed could be saved annually and germination raised via proper seed harvesting equipment adjustments. Combine harvesters increased germination by about 10 percent, mainly from cytinder speed tweaks, potentially keeping United States seed production from waste. California in 1948 faced about 10 percent of improved seed at risk of rejection due to low germination, with mechanical damage identified as a key issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fescuegrass: From Pest to Useful Pasture Grass
Fescuegrass, once a pest, becomes a palatable cool weather pasture. In the mid south it reseeds heavily and serves as a base in row crop rotations for grazing hay and seed. Four uses include winter cover with crimson clover, reseeded pasture with April cattle removal, dwarf grain sorghum catch crops, and self maintaining stands with reseeded clover. High nitrogen fertilization can boost yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Hendrickson
Seed Damage and Harvesting Speed Effects on Flax and Alfalfa
Tests on harvesting gear show seed damage links to cylinder peripheral speed. After adjustments germination rose to 88–98 percent, averaging 93.7 percent, about 10 percent higher. Lower cylinder speeds improve straw condition and seed separation, boosting efficiency and reducing loss. Alfalfa yields ranged from 100 to over 1,000 pounds per acre, with initial seed damage at 17 percent across 16 combines before adjustments.
Pasture problems hit Maryland cattle herds in dry spell
University of Maryland expert notes dry pastures force some beef producers to use silage and creep feeding to support calves. Grain creep feeding boosts calf weight and finish, easing cow burden while sustaining operations through the drought. An outstanding cow, Cluve Farm Orms by Pride, yielded 709 pounds butterfat and 17,871 pounds milk in a year at a 23 quart daily rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland
University of Maryland Extension
Boyd T. Whittle
Whittle
Cluve Farm
Ormsby Pride
Edgar C. Wirts, Jr. Jefferson
U. S
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Spring Pig Crop To Soon Start To Market
College Park reports University of Maryland Extension dairyman John P. Dietrich advises dairymen to cull low producing milk cows as the 1954 spring pig crop rises. He links beef and pork prices to dairy cow profitability and notes the 56 million spring pig crop will pressure prices in late summer and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
John P. Dietrich
University of Maryland Extension Dairyman
Dietrich
Dairyman
Becomes Manager OF Milk Producers Co-Op
William P. Sadler becomes manager of the Maryland Co-Operative Milk Producers Inc in Baltimore on July 1 after a stint with the Philadelphia Agricultural Department. He will be joined by his wife once he settles here. The co op serves dairy farmers shipping milk to Baltimore retailers and handles extensive payments and field support for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William P. Sadler
Maryland Co- Operative Milk Producers, Inc
Sadler
Agricultural Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Max
Maryland Co-Operative Milk Producers, Inc
Channes Street
Civ
Co-Operative Arranars
Conservative Dairy Cooperative Leader Seeks Stable Policy
Sadler, selected to run the Baltimore City Health Department cooperative roles, emphasizes sanitary standards and dairy public relations. He supports cautious legislative action on subsidies, noting wartime shifts and the need for government aid while pledging efficiency and preservation of the group’s strong status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore City
i/t
Sadler
Baltimore
Cultural Methods Demonstrations at Maryland Field Day
COLLEGE PARK July 16 A program to give Southern Maryland tobacco growers complete information on cultural methods has been arranged for the fourth annual University of Maryland Farmer's Field Day. Dr G E Street tobacco specialist says the event will be at the Tobacco Experimental Farm four miles north of Marlboro on the Largo Road July 20. Demonstrations will show effects of various fertilizer treatments and their impact on plants with different levels of phosphorus potassium calcium magnesium sodium and sulfur. Compare fertilized plots with unfertilized tobacco to answer how nitrogen phosphorus and potash should be balanced. Additional tests compare nitrogen sources nitrate of soda urea sulphate of ammonia ammonium nitrate ammonium phosphate and cotton seed meal. Two other practices discussed are cover crops and planting rates related to fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Southern Maryland
University of Maryland
Street
Demonstration Day Revised To August 20 On Farms
The Field Demonstration Day formerly the farm tour by Four State Farmers Committee will be held Friday August 20 on E Earl Remsberg farms Buckeystown Maryland announced by committee president Herman Stockslager. The event moves from farm to farm to manage large attendance and will be a joint program with Four State Farmers Association and Mar Del Va Farm Equipment Dealers Association with Extension Service and University of Maryland engineers guiding demonstrations of grass land farming equipment. Local reps include County Agent Mark Miller Herman Stockslager and Fred C Ernst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four State Farmers Committee
E. Earl Remsberg
Buckeystown
Herman Stockslager
Stockslager
Four
State Farmers Association
Mar-Del-Va
Farm Equipment Dealers Association
Agricultural Engineering Department
College of Agriculture
University of Maryland
Potomac Edison Company
Mark Miller
Fred C. Ernst
Colleges of Agriculture
Penna State University
Agricultural Engineering
Meeting in Washington on West German sovereignty plan
On July 16 Washington officials arranged a high level meeting for next week to discuss steps toward granting sovereignty to West Germany if France does not approve a United European defense army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Tor
West Germany
Rhode Island 4-H Camp Receives Delegates From Four States
The thirty third State 4-H Club camp of Rhode Island ran June 27 to July 2 at the University of Rhode Island Kingston. Six delegates from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia attended. Barbara Hager from Caroline County and the writer represented Rhode Island. Activities included assemblies classes in home economics clothing food recreation dairy swimming dance and tractor operation. Evening programs featured vespers social hours and special honors for All-Stars with square and round dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Spurrier
Tne
Rhode Island
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Barbara Hager
Caroline County
College Park
Elkton
Barbara
University of Rhole Island
Kingston
Clovers
Edwards Hall
Scamp
Green and White Ball highlights camp social week
A Southern group profile of the Green and White Ball where camp leaders chose a King and Queen. The Thursday stage show featured local talent and guests. The tour of Rhode Island included Newport and The Breakers. The party ended Friday with a farewell, then a New York City visit with Can Can and Student Prince shows before returning to College Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Newport
Breakers
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York City
Shubert Theater
Times Square
Radio City Music Hall
Prince
New York
College Park
Milk consumption split by age in the United States
A report shows half of the fluid milk consumed in the United States goes to people under 15 years old. This equates to about a quarter of the population, highlighting early life demand for dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uluw Docllep
Milk Producers
Dept. of Agriculture
Melvin Federline
Ceresville Motor Co., Inc
Frederick Rfd I, Md
Insectoshade
Susa
Hermes
Arita Tel
Southern Distributors F. C
Braddock Heights
Tells
West South St
Sa le
Tuts
Sap Bear
Union Bridge
Frederick
Commerce Street
Southern States Valley Cooperative
Middletown
Phone Middletown
MT. Airy Cooperative
Mt. Airy
Southern States
Gaithersburg Cooperative
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!