Frederick County Tops State In Milk Production
Frederick County leads Maryland in dairy output with about 445 million pounds of milk yearly from roughly 00 farms and 38 000 cows. The county accounts for two percent of state production, with dairy earnings driving more than 40 million dollars in local activity and 80 percent of agricultural gross receipts.
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Frederick County
Marg Fouche
Allen Bryant
Frederick
Carroll County
Washington County
Bryant
Montgomery
Howard
Guernsey
Jersey
Ayreshire
Young Farmers Promote Milk Drive and Events
The Frederick County Young Farmers and Singapore FFA and Alumni promoted Daily Night at the Frederick Towne Mall on Friday in June. Seven members have donated blood this month, with one more needed to reach the quota. The annual picnic is set for July 25 at the Snyders’ home, and the Fall Dance returns to the Liberty Fire Hall on October 29.
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Frederick County Young Farmers
Singapore
FFA
Frederick Towne Mall
Young Farmers Group
Frederick County
Young Farmer's
Gary Snyder
Liberty Fire Hall
State sewing contest winners announced
Winners in the State Grange sewing contest held at Leitersburg Grange Hall include Sylvia Dell Liver Run Grange first in Class A and Carol Struben Jarrettsville second with Mrs Richard Black Singapore Grange third. Anne McGinnis Nourrisville Grange led Class B with Karen Ricketts Middletown Grange second and Debbie Barton Beltsville Grange third. Judith Horne Middletown Grange won Class C first with Betty Baldwin Jarrettsville second and Ethel Jane Stevens Beltsville third. Russell Madison Glade Valley Grange took Class D first. Best of Show went to Sylvia Dell Silver Run.
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Leitersburg
Frederick County
Sylvia B. Dell
Liver Run Grange
Carol A. Struben
Jarrettsville
Richard Black
Singapore Grange
Anne McGinnis
Nourrisville Grange
Karen Ricketts
Middletown Grange
Debbie Barton
Beltsville Grange
Judith N. Horne
Betty Baldwin
Jarrettsville Grange
Ethel Jane Stevens
Beltsville
Russell
Madison
Glade Valley Grange
Sylvia Dell
Silver Run
Luther Naylor
Bruce E. Crum
Frederick
Charles Huff
Washington County
John Mans
Carroll County
Harold Wolf
Prince Georges County
Charles Myres
Howard County Tractor Pull at West Friendship Fairgrounds
The Howard County Fair hosts a tractor pull at West Friendship Fairgrounds on Saturday June 26 starting 10 a.m. Dozens of skilled drivers bring super-powered tractors to compete for honors. Last year over 2,000 attended the first annual event organized by the Howard County Fair and Heart of Maryland Tractor Pullers.
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Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship
Howard County
Heart of Maryland
Dairy Princess shares dairy based recipes from Miss Debra Hawker
Miss Debra Hawker, Frederick County Dairy Princess of 1976, offers readers a collection of milk rich recipes. The notes cover an ice cream pie, homemade ice cream, macaroni and cheese with Velveta, a hot milk sponge cake, milk soup with rivvies, and a milk shake.
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Debra B. Hawker
Dairy Princess
Debra Bo Hawker
Middletown
Frederick County
Hawker
Union
Theos
Glade Valley Grange Held Sewing Contest and Fashion Show
The Glade Valley Grange hosted a sewing contest with a covered dish supper and a garment modeling session featuring 21 outfits across four classes. Winners included Barbara Ann Crum and Terri Stup in class B, Anna Stup in class C, and Hassell Madison in class D. judges were Mrs. Haller Dettham and Hackelford.
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Glade Valley Grange
Barbara Ann Cram
Evel Brachey
Rita Robertson
Terri Stup
Fase Ann Zimmerman
Carne Wiles
Anna Stup
Etta Leveronne
Ruth Roderock
Hassell Madison
Margaret Haller
Ernest Dettham
Hackelford
Shirley Zammerman
Pomona
Middletown Chast
Barbara Ann Crum
Tern Stup
Russell Madison
Madison
Leitersburg
Grange Hall
Tear
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Carroll
Washington
Circus
Rose Hill Manor
Farm Bureau
Frederick Fair
Walkersville Fire Hall
Hal Zimmerman
Hort Aide
Ellen Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Braddock Heights
Michal J. Crogan Jr
Ren
D. Hunt Hendrickson
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Association
Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers
Maryland
United States
Soil Conservation Districts
Paul Edwards
Raymond Keilholtz
Frederick Soil Conservaion District Board of Supervisors
Jorrias Beckmann
Middletown Christ Reformed Ucc
Henry Pai Lakin
Catoctin Scd
News-Post
Cy Gallon
Ginjon A
Girton
H.B. Duvall, Inc
East Patrick Street
Farm Credit
East ST
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