Fourteen Frederick 4 H Members Set for Iowa Exchange Trip
Fourteen Frederick County 4-H delegates will join a two year exchange with Jones County Iowa leaving Monday for a week long visit. They travel with five chaperones to Anamosa Iowa and stay with host families Wednesday through Sunday before returning July 7.
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Frederick County
Jones County
Iowa
David D. Eigenbrode
David Yinger
Braddock Heights
Allen Flannigan
Woodsboro
Prospect Plaza
Holiday Inn
Lemoyne
Ohio
Anamosa
Frederick
Gloria Axline
Jefferson Club
Dorothy Brown
Lewistown Club
Nancy Barrier
Walkersville Club
Elaine DeLauder
Middletown
June Dudrow
Carroll Manor
Myra Jean Hahn
Walkersville
Doris Jean Haines
Skyliners
JoAnn King
Ballenger
Barbara Laughlin
Unionville
Susanne Page
Buckeystown Cloverettes
Susan
David K. Wise
Harold Shriver
Keymar
J. Howard Smith
Earl Nicholson
Urbana
Russell Martz
New Midway
Holly Anne Akre
Yinger
Mr. Eigenbrode
Government storage loans available to farmers this year
Maryland official George B. Reeves announces 85 percent loan up to specified costs for new farm storage facilities and 50 cents per bushel or 8 percent of cost for larger capacity facilities. Grain dryer loans also offered. Terms include five year facility loans and three year equipment loans at 4 percent interest.
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George B. Reeves
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Joans Tun
Reeves
District earns state award for soil conservation work
The Queen Anne's Soil Conservation District was named the state's outstanding district in Goodyear's 1963 Soil Conservation Awards Program. A committee of state agricultural and conservation authorities selected the district after reviewing the projects and achievements of participating districts.
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Queen Anne's
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Extension Agents Prepare Study On Feed Values
Extension agents outline a study on wheat as a dairy cattle feed noting wheat’s nutritional value within ration limits and its potential price competitiveness with corn and barley. Allen Bryant develops nutritional analysis and an economic summary, with mailings planned to those on the mailing list.
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Allen Bryant
Frederick
Paper earns top-three in national student paper contest
John W. Hummel, June 1964 Maryland graduate, placed in the top three of the National Student Paper Award Program. The competition included Canadian and U.S. agricultural engineering students. His report titled The Effect of Fuel Change Temperatures on the Performance of an LP Gas Engine was based on original research from his education program.
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John W. Hummel
University of Maryland
American Society of Agricultural Engineering
Canada
United States
Hummel
Shock Waves Shakers Harvest Orchard Fruit Across California
Machines using high speed vibrations shake entire trees to drop fruit within droplines so a single worker can process 80 to 120 trees per hour. The report notes pilot trials in California with apples peaches plums and prunes, offering a potential boost in thinning and harvesting efficiency. The piece also covers Maryland farm land value increases and real estate trends, citing University of Maryland economist Dr Ray Murray and Farm Journal Magazine. It discusses market conditions, financing shares, and implications for farming management and productivity.
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Philadelphia
FMS
California
Farm Journal
George Wood
Frederick County
Ray Murray
University of Maryland Agricultural Economist
Fredrick County
Maryland
United States
Sheep Breeders Meet in Frederick County Hall
The Frederick Sheep Breeders hold a quarterly roundtable Wednesday at 8 p m in Winchester Hall Extension Office. Kenneth E. Shiffler says the topic is Controlling Internal Parasites in Sheep with Dr Lee Miller as resource leader. A short film Winning the Worm War will be shown.
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Frederick
Kenneth E. Shiffler
Lee Miller
Mercing
Winchester Hall
Timely Tips from Extension Agent Plant Science
Seasonal garden advice covers brick patios weed growth and control with Amino Triazole or Amizine, plus Amizine coverage, water usage, and sprayer methods. Hay crops note alfalfa weevil treatment by malathion or Gathion depending on regrowth height. Ornamentals warn aphid control on Crepe Myrtle and maples with malathion. Parasite concerns in June and July advise pasture rotation and veterinary guidance for internal parasite management.
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Kenneth E. Shifflet
Wholesale Egg Offerings Rise and Demand Declines In New York
State and County Market in New York reports wholesale egg offerings up with varied price ranges for whites and browns across extra fancy to peewee weights. Butter offerings ample and demand fairly good. Baltimore stock trade notes cattle receipts, slaughter prices up to 100 higher for steers, and hog receipts with mixed quotes. Local markets list closing grain prices for wheat corn barley and related stocks.
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New York
USDA
Baltimore
Texans Breed Hogs for Bigger Leaner Hams and Loins
Tex as Tech College and Farm Journal report hog breeders in Texas raising hogs with hams and loins 4 to 5 pounds heavier and 60 to 65 percent lean. Scientist Ralph Durham says sacrificing belly and jowl yields bigger cuts without hurting feedlot performance. One Hampshire boar gained a pound on 2.37 pounds of feed.
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Philadelphia
FMS
Texas
Texas Tech College
Farm Journal Magazine
Ralph Durham
Durham
Hampshire
Proper mowing practices for summer lawns
The article explains adjusting mowing height with temperature and growth. In hot dry weather mow less often and avoid cutting in the sun. Keep leaf blades two inches high in summer and test blade height with a ruler. Mow in a staggered pattern to prevent unsightly stripes.
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Allan Swenson
Click Named Manager of Md Va Milk Producers
Edward C. Norman announced at the June 12 board meeting that James E. Click of Springfield Virginia was elected Secretary Treasurer and General Manager of the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association. Paul H. Snyder of Kensington was named Assistant Secretary. Click has served as Acting General Manager since the previous discharge.
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Edward C. Norman
Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Association
James E. Click
Springfield
Virginia
Paul H. Snyder
Kensington
Maryland
Click
William B. Hooper
University of Kentucky
Association
Washington Host
Atlantic Dairy Association
Washington Dairy Technology Society
Springfield Methodist Church
Kentucky
Ohio
Blue Grass
Meyersdale
Pennsylvania
Snyder
FFA
Franklin Commercial College
Connellsville
Benjamin Franklin University
Washington, D. C
Army and
Air Force
Chromatograph Lowers FDA Tolerances on Heptachlor in Milk
The FDA uses a new chromatograph to tighten pesticide limits in milk and animal feed. Heptachlor tolerances were cut to one tenth of old levels, causing dairy dumpings in Maryland as traces appear in alfalfa hay and supplements. Maryland dairy scientist R F Davis offers guidance to dairymen including testing feed and flushing cows, with fat stores as a key factor.
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Philadelphia
FML
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Farm Journal
Maryland
R. F. Davis
University of Maryland
Plastic Mulch Helps Farmer Get Early Corn
David E. Miller of Prosser Washington harvests sweet corn 17 days ahead by planting a month earlier and covering rows with 12 inch clear plastic. The plastic warms soil 10 to 15 degrees on sunny days and five to ten degrees on cloudy days, with openings slit above each plant to allow emergence.
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Philadelphia
FMS
David E. Miller
Prosser
Wash
Miller
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