4-H Demonstrators Win District Awards
Frederick County 4 H members capped twelve championships at District Demonstration Day on July 9 at the Montgomery County Fair grounds Gaithersburg. CountyRepresentatives won twelve first place blue ribbons and three second place red ribbons. Winners included James Keller Dennis Smith Rodney Martz Edward Smariga Wayne Smith Wanda Black Jo Ann King Darlene Flock Patsy Miller Theresa Rhonerick Kathy Huffer Sarah Susan Kathy Cutsail Mary Leatherman Carol Cordyack Stephen Thomas Joy MacCartee Webster MacCartee Topper Nusbaum Gayle Gamble Evelyn Smith Dennis Poole George Hershberger. All champions advance to the Maryland State Fair Aug 30-Sept 4.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Frederick
Montgomery
Howard
Carroll
James Keller
Dennis Smith
Rodney Martz
Edward Smariga
Wayne Smith
Wanda Black
Jo Ann King
Poultry Foods
Darlene Flock
General Foods
Patsy Miller
Theresa Rhonerick
Kathy Huffer
Sarah Susan
Adab
Jane Leatherman
Carolyn Cosgrove
Chastain Hobba
Pam Rhoderick
Kathy Cutsail
Mary Leatherman
Carol Cordyack
Stephen Thomas
Joy MacCartee
Webster MacCartee
Topper Nusbaum
Junior Electric
Gayle Gamble
Evelyn Smith
Dennis Poole
George Hershberger
Maryland
Local Delegates Attend Soil Conservation Meeting
Eleven leaders from Catoctin and Frederick Soil Conservation Districts will join Maryland and regional colleagues in Frederick for the three day annual joint summer conference of the Maryland State Soil Conservation Committee and the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts. Participants include Kenneth E. Shifflet and others from Frederick area towns. The program features tours, panel discussions on soil and sediment control, a Tuesday luncheon, an address by Congressman Charles McC. Mathias Jr., and a Wednesday banquet. Animal breeding data for several Wil Mar cows from Middletown are noted with milk, butterfat, and solids-not-fat records. All cows are owned by J. Wilmer House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catoctin
Frederick
Maryland
Maryland State Soil Conservation Committee
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Boards of Supervisors of
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Winchester Hall
Carrollee H. Zecher
Burkittsville
Henry D. Lakin
Jefferson
Cyrus S. McBride
Middletown
Richard D. Holter
E. Earl Remsburg
Buckeystown
Elmer E. Hodges
Charles E. Ware
Raymond E. Keilholtz
Emmitsburg
Edwin A. Hevner
Union Bridge
Jesse M. Burall
New Market
Holiday Inn
T. Walter Denny
Queen Anne’s
Carl Johnson
Interstate Commission
Potomac River
Potomac
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Congress
Charles Remsburg
Maryland Association of Sail Conservation Districts
Cunningham Falls State Park
National Soil Conservation District
Oscar Schmidt
Queen Anne
Soil Conservation District
William Horvath
Maryland Soil Conservation Committee
Howard Erickson
Towson State College
Roger Norden
Maryland Natural Resources Institute
Charles P Ellington
University of Maryland
Wil Mar
Jerry
Wil Mar Knoll Pat
Wil Mar Posch Mollie
J. Wilmer House
Bowers Named Holstein Fieldman for Five States
Grayson R. Bowers of Frederick Maryland has been named Southeast territory fieldman for the Holstein Friesian Association of America. Beginning Sept 1 he will oversee breed promotion and organized breed activities in Delaware Maryland North Carolina Virginia and West Virginia. He is a Cornell dairy husbandry graduate and active in local dairy and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson R. Bowers
RFD
Frederick
Southeast Territory
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Robert H. Rumbler
Holstein-Friesian Association
Bowers
Delaware
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Cornell University
Frederick County Holstein Association
State Holstein
Frederick United Appeal
County Cancer Crusade
Maryland Dairy, Herd Improvement Cooperative
DHIA
Frederick County Breeding Unit
Dorothy
Frederik
Ralph, Jr
Anne
Tob
Rolstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Jefferson Boys 4-H Discusses Exchange
Jefferson 4 H club held a meeting at David Axline home to discuss the Iowa Maryland Exchange. Wayne Smith and James Keller will give County champion demonstrations at Gaithersburg with participants from Carroll, Montgomery and Howard. A July August schedule includes 4 H Camp and Black and White field day.
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Iowa-Maryland
Jefferson Boys +H club
David Axline
Jefferson
Donna Mardorf
Susan Poole
Philip Specht
Richard Remsburg
Mark Zirkebach
James Keller
Ken Beck
Wayne Smith
Dwight
Scotland
England
Brunswick
County Seeks 1965 Farm Queen for Frederick County
Frederick County plans its 1965 Farm Queen contest to choose a county representative for the Maryland Farm Queen pageant. Girls aged 16 to 18 must be unmarried and from farm families with at least 40 percent of income from farming. The event begins July 22 at Mount Tabor Park Rocky Ridge with lunch at 11:45 and the contest at 2 p.m. A Future Farm Queen event for preschoolers and a shooting match close the day's activities.
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Frederick County
Farm Bureau
Browning
Mehrl Adams
Buckeystown
Ernest Runkles
Airy
Raymond Keilholtz
Emmitsburg
Alton Kemp
Frederick
Timonium
Maryland
University of Maryland
Timely Tips on Pests and Pond Algae by County Agent
Kenneth E. Shifflett offers guidance on leafhopper damage to alfalfa in Frederick County and recommends methoxychlor spraying. He lists pests affecting vegetables including striped cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and tomato blight with Manzate as a control. For trees, mimosa webworms and bagworms are noted, with Malathion or Sevin advised, plus July–August shrub spraying. Pond algae is addressed with copper sulfate at two to four pounds per acre foot to protect fish.
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Kenneth E. Shifflet
Frederick County
Lifetime milk record set by Burke in Colorado herd
Colorado State University Holstein cow Burke 34204-39 established a new national lifetime milk production record with 206495 pounds of milk and 10835 pounds of butterfat. She averages 65.7 pounds daily since age two, milks three times daily, and has produced 46,070 pounds of milk and 1,466 pounds of butterfat in the current lactation. Burke, dam College Bessie Colantha Ormsby, is mother to six registered sons and two daughters and aims to freshen again in mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormsby Burke
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colo
U.S
Burke
Christmas Tree Growers Meet Near Unionville
The Maryland Christmas Tree Growers Association holds its annual summer meeting July 31 at Capt. and Mrs. E. M. Waldron’s plantation two miles south of Unionville. Activities include a 10:20 a.m. session, a 12:30 p.m. luncheon by Unionville Grange, talks by Dr. Walter Fix and Dr. John Genys, a tool demonstration, a plantation tour, and a business session led by Dr. F. D. Foster. The event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Christmas Tree Growers Association
E. M. Waldron
Unionville
Walter Fix
National Christmas Tree Association
John Genys
National Resources Institute
University of Maryland
Waldron
Association
F. D. Foster
Oakland
Richvale Roburke and Dottie Holstein Cattle Owned by Ahalt
Richvale Roburke Jill 4190024 VG has lifetime 108052 pounds milk and 4402 pounds butterfat in 2411 days. Richvale Roburke Dottie 4190021 GP has lifetime 102048 pounds milk and 3610 pounds butterfat in 2472 days. Both cattle are owned by C Richard Ahalt of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richvale Roburke Jill
Richvale Roburke Dottie
C. Richard Ahalt
Middletown
Richvale Grand Imp 4678449 Milk Records Highlight
Richvale Grand Imp 4678449 a six year old cow owned by C Richard Ahalt Richvale Farm Middletown produced 21944 pounds of milk and 679 pounds of butterfat in 322 days.
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Sta Lee Posch Pieh
Sta Lee Korndyke Sexton
Charles Irving Staley
Frederick
Richvale
C. Richard Ahalt
Richvale Farm
Middletown
Maryland Farm Calendar Highlights Local Events
Farm calendar lists upcoming events including 4 H Livestock Judging Practice at multiple farms and fairs. Cooperative meetings with Frederick Soil Conservation District and Catoctin Soil Conservation District. Activities span July and August with locations in Frederick Howard and Hagerstown areas and events at Mt. Tabor Park and Wolfville Elementary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Swan Farm
S—Frederick
Mt. Tabor Park
Rocky Ridge
Pomona Grange
New Midway
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Holstein
Farmers Supply CO. Delaval Milkers
DeLaval
New Idea Farm Machinery
Monument
Deming Water Fumps
South Carroll St. Frederick
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Frederick Plant
Thurmont Plant
Boyds
Rockville Plant
Colorado
Joseph C. Hemp
Walkersville
Jack T. Linton
Trail Ave
William Robert Blackett
Mt. Airy
Spring Valley Farm
Wayne Gaver
Frederick Fairgrounds
Ayrshire
Howard County Fairgrounds
Southern States
Southern States Agency
Frederick Cooperative Commerce St
Middletown Valley Co-Op
Woodsboro Cooperative
Dsbere
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