$45,000 In Prizes Set For Pa Dairy Show
State Agriculture Secretary Leland Bull announces $45 000 in premiums for the Pennsylvania All American Dairy Show September 1 17 at the State Farm Show Complex Harrisburg. Holsteins top premiums at 8950 followed by Guernseys 8129 Brown Swiss 7445 Ayrshires 5738 Jerseys 6768 and Milking Shorthorns 6376. The Junior Dairy Show on opening day and the Black and White Show the next day also receive premiums. all six principal dairy breeds compete in both events. Show budget totals 927 00 with 520 000 from the Commonwealth and 40700 from private donors. A banquet September 16 at the Harrisburg Penn Harms Hotel honors sponsors exhibitors and show personnel.
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Pennsylvania
Leland H Bull Bull
United States
Canada
Harold R. McCulloch
Commonwealth
Penn Harns Hotel
Harrisburg
Sorghum Almum Declared Noxious Weed In Maryland
The Maryland State Board of Agriculture warns farmers against Sorghum Almum seed sold as suitable for pasture or silage. It is illegal to sell under state seed law and closely resembles Johnson grass, which has been banned since 1959. Sorghum Almum is a cross with Johnson grass and should not be confused with purpose bred pasture sorghums.
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State Board of Agriculture
Maryland
M Hanford Day
Maryland Seed Inspection Service
Day
Demand Grows for Trained Agronomy Specialists in Maryland
Dr. James R. Miller of the University of Maryland warns that demand for agronomists is rising with more lawns and sod farming expanding. He notes Maryland’s field crop value increasing from 57 million to 79 million dollars between 1959 and 1964 and cites growing soil science, turf management, extension and research roles amid abundant job opportunities surpassing graduate supply.
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Mars
Agronomy Department
University of Maryland
James R. Miller
Earth
Miller
Maryland
Maryle
Marsland
Federal Milk Orders Explain Producers Equalization System
An overview of how Federal Milk Orders create price equalization by balancing producer payments and utilization values through the Producer Settlement Fund. It describes seasonally variable pricing tools, base-excess plans, and allocation rules when producer milk mingles with other sources, including methods to assign milk to Class I versus higher priced classes.
State Organizations To Study Farm Labor Situation
The Mars lana Farm Manpower Conference will be held next month at the University of Maryland College Park campus to discuss farm labor. Dr Ray Murray says the theme is the development of Maryland agricultural human resources with speakers from Cooperative Extension Service and related agencies. Advance registration is at the Department of Agricultural Economics.
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Marslana
University of Maryland
College Park
Ray Murray
Department of Agricultural Economics
Maryland
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Maryland State Department of Education
State Grange
Maryland Farm Bureau
State Employment Service
Agriculture Research Service
USDA
Federal Extension Service
Maryland State Employment Farm Service Section
Vocational Agriculture
Institute of Applied Agriculture
Demonstration Days At Frederick Fairgrounds Recap
Eighteen H club members competed in the final half of Demonstration Days at the Frederick Fairgrounds last week. Champions from both days, totaling 30, will advance to the district Demonstration Day on June 9 at the Montgomery County Agricultural Center in Gaithersburg. Top demonstrators from Frederick, Carroll, Howard, and Montgomery Counties will vie for a chance to enter the state contest. Winners include Dairy Junior individual Dennis Smith. Candy Martz and Ralph Kreimer Jr.. Geralyn Smariga as junior team champion with Unionville Pioneers. Urbana second among juniors, Gary and Carolyn Nicholson. senior individual champion Rodney Martz. Farm machinery and automotive junior Edward Smariga. senior champion Alex Smariga. vegetables champion Steven Thomas. Livestock junior William Swet. senior team champions Libertytown with George Hershberger and Dennis Poole.
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Frederick Fairgrounds
Montgomery County Agricultural Center
Gaithersburg
Frederick
Carroll
Howard
Montgomery Counties
Dairy
Dennis Smith
Monocacy Village
Candy Martz
New Midway
Ralph Kreimer Jr
Geralyn Smariga
Unionville Pioneers
Tuscarora
Joy MacCartee
Webb MacCartee
Urbana
Gary
Car
Olyn Nicholson
Rodney Martz
Edward Smariga
Danny Swet
Alex Smariga
Unionville
Steven Thomas
Rocky Ridge
Thomas Stevens
Libertytown
William Swet
Gayle Gamble
New Market
George Hershberger
Dennis Poole
Iris and Bearded Iris in Gardens and Lumber Grading
Gardeners seeking easy perennials find iris a strong stopgap with foliage all summer. Bearded iris from rhizomes are praised for large blooms and deep plum rhizomes, planted late June to early July with rich soil. The text also notes Southern Pine framing lumber grading enabling engineered construction with standard strength values and insulation benefits from wood on sunlit exteriors.
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Walter Haldeman
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Southern Pine Association
Two Girls Win Maryland Angus Scholarships
Virginia Huebner daughter of Dr and Mrs Robert J Huebner of Ijamsville received a 150 dollar Bernice Morrow Scholarship from the Maryland Angus Women's Club. The second award followed a 300 dollar prize to Jeanne McQuaid of Whitehall. Both students were honored for school 4H and community work and interest in Angus cattle.
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Angus
Maryland
Angus Women's Club
Joseph Etter
Jeanne
McQuaid
Virginia Huebner
Elmer Shaffer
Miss McQuaid
Miss Huebner
Bernice Morrow
Robert J. Huebner
Ijamsville
Maryland Angus Women's Club
Jeanne McQuaid
Whitehall
Potter
Cecilion
Huebner
University of Maryland
Pennsylvania State University
Frederick County 4H livestock judging season opens with sheep event
Frederick County 4H launches its annual livestock judging program with sheep at George Speer farm Urbana tomorrow at 7 36 pm. Ten practices follow through August 28 at farms and fairs countywide and beyond. Top four in junior and senior divisions advance to State Fair Timonium, with four top individuals chosen for the Maryland team to contest the International Livestock Judging Contest in Chicago.
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Frederick County
George Speer
Urbana
Er Priseman
Kenneth E. Shiffler
David D. Eigenbrode
Timonium
Maryland
Chicago
Bryan Grossnickle
Wayne Hevner
William Castle
Virginia Huebner
Dale Hevner
Robert DeLauder
Susan Poole
Wayne Gaver
Shiffler
Eigenbrode
Speer
Robert Huebner
Ijamsville
John Wilbur
Adamstown
Arcadia Fair
Baltimore County
Spring Valley Farms
Poolesville
Middletown
Robert Shank
Washington County
Hagerstown Fair
Howard County Fair
Montgomery County Fair
Iowa 4H Events Calendar and Notes
Farm Calendar lists upcoming 4H events in Frederick and Garrett counties including 2-County Campfire at Frederick Fairgrounds, 4H Exchange Delegation arrivals and departures, 4-H Style Revue, District Demonstration Days, State Conservation Camp, and the Maryland Association convention at the Holiday Inn Frederick. Also notes Holstein Field Day at Frederick Fairgrounds and a pre 4-H Club Week meeting at the Extension Office.
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News-Post Office
Ilowa
Frederick Faire Grounds
Iowa
Garrett County
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Holiday Inn
Frederick Holstein
Frederick Fairgrounds
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