Tractor Fatalities Increase Across 1967 68 Rural Maryland
Maryland Farm and Safety Council notes 22nd tractor fatality in 18 months after a 7 year old Thurmont boy died. Geinger and other officials cite four main accident types and urge rollbars, shielding, and slow moving vehicle signs to reduce rider falls and rollovers.
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Thurmont
Maryland Farm and Safety Council
Guy Geinger
University of Maryland
Farm and Safety Council
Frederick County
Taneytown
Carl Smith
James A. Poole
James $. Fisher
Geinger
B.D. Gladhill
Glaudhl Tractor Mart
E. Patrick Street
Henry Stafford
Gladhill
Jottings From The Farm Desk Warns On Tractor Fatalities
The farm page highlights rising tractor related deaths in counties and state, urging better safety. Advice covers overturn protection like roll bars, seat belts, safer operating habits on slopes, gear shifts, and balanced wheel spacing to prevent injuries and deaths. It notes other farm dangers including drownings and fencing, urging vigilance and better practices to reduce tragedies.
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Maryland Farm News
Maryland
Shim
Frederick
Harry Quinn
Five County Youths Join National Cattle Group
Five youngsters have joined the junior membership ranks of the Holstein-Freisian Association of America. Debra Eader Judy Putman Greg M. Clabaugh Oliver L. Coblentz and Steven R. Coblentz recently joined the program which now numbers about 13 700 members.
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Holstein - Freisian Association of America
Debra Eader
Frederick
Judy Putman
Greg M. Clabaugh
Keymar
Oliver L Coblentz
Jefferson
Steven R. Coblentz
Pasteurized Milk Sours as Bacteria Recover after Heat
University of Maryland researchers report psychrophilic bacteria can regain activity after pasteurization. Roger Dabbah and Dr. J F Mattick show certain heat dead organisms revive in sealed ampules, proving pasteurization is not sterile but remains protective for dairy uses. A separate Maryland study finds a substance added to cow feed reduces oxidized flavor in milk.
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University of Maryland
Roger Dabbah
J.F. Mattick
University
Dairy Science Department
American Dairy Science Association
Dabbah
W. A. Moats
US. Department of Agriculture Research Center
Beltsville
Reduced Rainfall Startlingly Affects Area Farmlands
The region sees rain decline after wet weeks slowing field work. Corn tassels advance north to Baltimore as some fields reach tasseling while others stay stunted. Barley harvest nearly done, wheat at about 45 percent. vegetable crops progress normal but heat boosts disease control needs. Fruit markets show peaches fair quality early, apples and peaches sizing ongoing.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
Unlabeled Pesticide Kills 41 Maryland Heifers
A western Maryland dairy farmer sprayed 41 heifers with an unlabeled liquid. By 10:00 a.m. all 41 died. Lab diagnosis identified methyl parathion, a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide. Veterinarians advised burial of spilled material and labeling containers to prevent tragedy.
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Maryland
College Park Livestock Sanitary Service Laboratory
Robert Hammond
University of Maryland
Hammond
Huge Sugar Beets and Oil Wells Highlight 4 H Michigan Trip
Bay County Michigan hosted 40 county 4 Hers and five advisors on a state to state exchange with Maryland. The group toured Green Meadows Dairy Elsie 2 500 cattle and long milking hours. Bay County’s 4 H program serves 3 700 youths with summer and winter clubs and a Cloverettes bagpipe drill unit.
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Texas
Bay County
Michigan
Maryland
Green Meadows
Elsie
Mich
Sandy Sue Smith
Sally QO. Miller
Frederick County
Maryland Mosquito Control Program Boasts High Public Support
A Maryland survey reports 94 percent favorable views from 2384 residents in 17 communities across 10 counties regarding the state mosquito control program. The effort, in its 12th year, is a cooperative venture funded partly by local taxes and aims to reduce insect annoyance through spraying fogging and larviciding with safety-focused chemicals.
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Maryland
State Board of Agriculture
George
Langford
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