Pennsylvania Introduces Weevil Parasitic Control in Alfalfa
The Pennsylvania State Agriculture Department announced a spring rollout of a parasite-based measure against alfalfa weevils. Secretary Leland H. Bull called it a key step to curb crop losses as weevil damage grows, with heavy infestations in eastern counties and alfalfa hay vital for dairy cattle.
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Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
State Agriculture
Leland H. Bull
Henry F. Nixon
Department’s
Bureau of Plant Industry
Nixon
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Moorestown
N.J
UM Exhibit To Feature Annual Grasses
University of Maryland exhibit at the Second National Grassland Field Day in Columbia Tennessee compares summer annual grasses with bluegrass. Visitors see a million dollar exhibit, automated feed handling, a North American hay show, youth forage judging, and a three day forage conference. West Virginia sportsmen gain spring gobbler hunting with a May opening and a bag limit of one, while rubber tired farm equipment speeds hayfield travel by 180 percent over steel wheels.
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United States
University of Maryland, College of Agriculture
Agronomy
Dairy Science
Information and Publications
National Grassland
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
Columbia, Tenn
Counci
West Virginia
Dates Set For 1906 Pennsylvania Farm Show Week
Pennsylvania's 50th Farm Show will run Monday through Friday January 10 to 12 with 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. hours daily except Friday after the traditional auction of 2-H Club market lambs and baby beeves. The theme is The 50th Farm Show Salutes Progress in Pennsylvania Agriculture. Secretary Leland H. Bull notes the show's fifty year mark reflects growth and educational value.
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Pennsylvania
Leland H. Bull
Bull
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Society For Promoting Agriculture
Pennsylvania Farm Show Commission
Department of Agriculture
William W. Scranton
Specialist Warns Parents To Examine Children For Ticks
A University of Maryland entomologist urges parents to check children twice daily for ticks especially along the hairline. He advises removing attached ticks with tissue, using alcohol, heat, or iodine if bites occur, and trimming grass and treating with DDT or lindane to reduce tick exposure.
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University of Maryland
Ted Bissell
Mr. Bissell
Quest For Quality Conservation Success
Publication of a new nine page conservation yearbook Quest for Quality by the Department of the Interior sets a high standard for government publications says the National Wildlife Federation. Distributed at the White House Conference on Natural Beauty May 94 95 the book features color illustrations on wise and improper resource use. Available from the Superintendent of Documents Washington DC 40402 for $1.
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Department of the Interior
National Wildlife Federation
White House
America
Washingtonton
D.C
Howard Co DHIA Records Sups: Medovu Fanny Raggie totals
Unit 1 supervisor W Stanton and Unit M Leber report dairy cow Medovu Fanny Raggie 3839592 has a lifetime 107,920 pounds milk and 3,983 pounds butterfat over 3,113 days. Owned by John L King Jr of Gaithersburg.
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John L. King Jr
Gaithersburg
RT. Dowd
Fritz & Sons
Warfield
Stewart
Carroll
Oakdale Farms
Bowman
SM Pickett
AGG
Crum
R Jones
Brabant Farm
R. T Gowd R&gh
Harwood RH
Simpson Rji&gh
Moxley Jr. R&gh
Baker H
Bowman, de
Re&gh
Vv Crum R&gh
Beckett Rabrgh T
Jones & Sons J c
Ruth Beau Baron
Maggie Design Baron
Charles Effert
Middletown
Paul K. Coblentz
Denney To Classify Herds In Colombia
Roger P. Denney a Frederick type inspector for the Holstein-Friesian Association of America will visit Colombia this summer to classify Holstein herds. He departs June 23 to judge the Papayan District Holstein Show June 25 and will work in Colombia through July 24. The visit is sponsored by the Asociación Colombiana de Holstein-Friesian and follows decades in inspection work and prior cattle duties in Ohio Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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Roger P. Denney
Frederick
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Columbia
Denney
United States
Association Colombiana de Holstein - Freisian
The
Holstein Association
Ohio
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Colombia
Ecuador
Chile
Peru
Kansas Opens Deer Seasons After Population Boost
The National Wildlife Federation notes North American deer are more abundant than colonial times. Kansas reports a harvestable surplus with deer populations rising about 30 percent yearly, now estimated at 25 000 to 30 000, allowing legal hunting next fall under new open seasons by the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission.
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North America
National Wildlife Federation
Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Farm Calendar highlights 4-H events and dates
Farm Calendar lists 4-H activities including exchange delegations, county campfire at Frederick Fairgrounds, district demonstrations, state conservation came at Garrett County, annual Maryland association convention in Frederick, Holstein Field Day, and pre 4‑H club week meeting at the extension office with contact details for the Farm Editor.
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News-Post Office
Frederick Fairgrounds
Garrett County
Maryland Association of So! Conservation Districts
Frederick
Holstein
ASC Head Defines Diverted Acres for Farm Programs
Harold M. Free, chair of the Frederick County Farm Stabilization and Conservation Committee, outlines rules for diverted acreage under USDA Wheat and Feed Grain Programs. Diverted fields must match farm productivity, be whole or reasonably sized plots, have erosion protection, and prohibit pasturing or harvesting. Clipping is optional unless weed control is needed. Conserving base acreage is separate from diverted acreage.
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USDA
Harold M. Free
Frederick County
Faecultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Free
House For Sloping Site Plan 7151 From Farm Building Plan Exchange
A four bedroom masonry house with full basement designed for a sloping site features a first floor entry near the living room, a compact flow to the kitchen and bedrooms, and built-in storage options. The basement holds a fourth bedroom, second bathroom, recreation area, and utility space with outside access. Plans stamped 7151 available via county Extension agent from the USDA Cooperative Farm Building Plan Exchange.
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Kenneth E Felton
University of Maryland
Usda Cooperative Farm Building Plan Exchange
Kee Seta
Maryland West Virginia Stud Convention Hosts 600 Delegates
The 18th Annual Convention of the National Association of Animal Breeders will be held August 22 to 25 at the Statler- Hilton in Washington with more than 600 delegates from the United States and Canada. Maryland West Virginia Bull Stud at Frederick hosts in cooperation with the national group, with W. Lewis Campbell as convention chairman and a team of local officials managing. The event features national authorities on animal breeding, research, and artificial insemination, plus a bus tour of Beltsville Animal Research facilities and a chicken barbecue at the stud farm north of Frederick.
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United States
Canada
National Association of Animal Breeders
Statler-liston Hotel
Washington, D.C
Frederick
Maryland
Columnia
Missouri
W. Lewis Campbell
Fred Downey
Williamsport
John L Morris
College Park
Dean Plowman
Beltsville
W. L. Northern
Morgantown
West Virginia
Marsland
United States Department of Agriculture Animal Research
Maryland - West Virginia
University To Offer 2-Year Applied Agriculture Course
The University of Maryland will launch the Institute of Applied Agriculture on the College Park campus this fall for Maryland high school graduates. The two year program covers Farm Operations, Turf and Landscape, Arboriculture, and other agribusiness areas. Open to men and women with a high school diploma or equivalency, admissions close September 1. Director George D. Quigley emphasizes training for diverse agriculture related careers beyond farming.
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Maryland
Gordon M. Cairns
University of Maryland
Institute of Applied Agriculture
College Park
Institute
George D. Quigley
Barley Crop Price Support Announced for 1965 in Maryland
Maryland growers will receive a 1965 barley price support of 1.06 per bushel nationwide with 1.12 at the Baltimore terminal for grade No.2 or better. Rates reflect 4 cents lower loan and purchase but 4 cents higher price-support payments versus 1964. Eligibility requires 20 percent diversion to conserving use under the 1965 feed grain program. Applications available at ASCS County Offices. Garstlyn Normalee, a Guernsey cow from Walkersville, posts 10,070 pounds milk and 517 butterfat in 305 days under DHIR records.
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Maryland
James M. Voss
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Baltimore
ASCS
Garstlyn
K. J. Normalee
Guernsey
Donald L. Garst
Walkersville
DHIR
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Pesticide Containers in Use Prompt Warnings Issued
National Wildlife Federation warns that America uses over 325000 tons of pesticides yearly and 54000 chemical formulations exist in containers. National Safety Council urges farmers to never discard containers with residues in trash, to dispose of empties immediately, crush and bury metal or glass containers if possible, and avoid inhaling fumes when burning containers.
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United States
National Wildlife Federation
National Safety Council
Farmers Told Of Oats Use As Silage
Oats seeded in Central Maryland as nurse crop may be harvested for silage or grain. Ex tension Agent Allen B. Bryant advises dairy producers to limit oats to 15 percent of grain in mixes, cut at boot or very early head stage, wilt to 50 to 70 percent dry matter, and chop to one inch or less. If wilting isn’t possible, add ground corn and cob meal or similar feeds per ton of forage.
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Maryland
Allen B. Bryant
Bryant
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South Carroll
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Frederick Plant
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Brunswick
Boyds
Rockvelle
Cooperative Extension Service
W. Stanton
M. Leber
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ASC
Hedgeapple Delta Eve
Hedgeapple Master Cross Dolly
Arthur G. Rhoderick
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