Agrifuture essay winner from Union Bridge is Phil Arnold
Phil Arnold son of Mr and Mrs Jay Arnold of Union Bridge won the Knott and Geisbert sponsored Agrifuture Fair essay contest at Urbana The junior at Singanore High School breeds and shows sheep His winning piece envisions the Agrivehicle and future farming energy including solar powered steam turbine systems for tractors with on board minicomputers and hydrogen fusion energy storage The contest drew 47 entries from Frederick Walkersville Singanore and Catoctin High Schools with Stull Dinkle Cramer honored in other places and prizes of 100 50 and 20 for first through third
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Phil Arnold
Jay Arnold
Union Bridge
Knott and Geisbert, Inc
Urbana
Arnold
Singanore High School
Singanore
Larry Riggs
Roy Walls
Jim Farrant
Mark Stull
H. Lamar Stull
Gas House Pike
Brenda Lea Dinkle
Harold Staley Sr
Mt Pleasant
John Cramer
Willam F. Cramer
Walkersville
Frederick
Catoctin High School
Knott and Geisbert
Paul Stull
Frederick County
Vo- Tech Center
Amos Holter Jr
Elm Spring Farm
Jefferson
Robert Beall
Rudell Beall and Sons
Modern farming dream powered by towers and seeders
A Frederick farmer recalls a high tech, tower centered operation with four field seeders, computerized tractors, and on site storage. He notes shifts since 1978 as corporations reshape agriculture, price controls bite, and farmers innovate with fuel efficiency and new gear, including a two gang plow for horses Jimmy and Rally.
Thurmont Juniors Hold Monthly Meeting with New Members
Thurmont Juniors report seventeen members at their regular meeting with two new members Kim Wilders and Kris Harbaugh. They plan poster workshops, heart fund donations, CPR courses, and craft sessions, plus a maple syrup event and continued Bike Safety Poster Contest with expanded prizes.
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Thurmont Junior Grange
Kim Wilders
Kris Harbaugh
Laura Wilders
National Grange Youth Leadership Fund
Sally Meunier
National Grange
Thurmont
Heart Fund
The
Grange
Roger’s
Fair Booth
Annette Harbaugh
Poole’s
Sabillasville
Peggy Royer
Estate Planning Seminar March 21 at Jefferson Center
The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce sponsors the second annual Estate Planning seminar on Tuesday March 21 at the Jefferson Community Center starting 9 30 a.m. The panel led by attorney W Jerome Offutt includes a bank planning officer an insurance representative and a CPA. The public is invited to attend from 9 30 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Lunch is provided by the Johnsville Boys 4 H Club. Reservations may be made through the Chamber.
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Jefferson Community Center
Frederick County
Tative
CPA
Johnsville Boys 4-H
The
Chamber
Thurmont Grange Wins State Ag Safety Award
Thurmont Grange received Maryland Agricultural Health and Safety Federation top safety honor for 1977 at a Feb 23 banquet hosted at the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus. The Grange highlighted farm safety projects from 1977 including a safety theme float, a Thurmont Emmitsburg show safety booth, and distribution of safety pamphlets and emergency resources.
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Rodman Myers
Maryland State Grange
Roger Troxell
Thurmost
Maryland Agricultural Health & Safety
University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Catonsville
Thurmont Grange
Maryland Agricultural Health & Safety Federation
William E. Burall
Frederick County
Maryland Grange
Pomie Radcliff
Charles County
FFA
Hereford High
Farm Bureau
William Overholt
Somerset County
Maryland State Police
Mah&sf
Catherine Dudrow
Talbot County
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
Grange
Gary Smith
Extension Service
William Riehl
Maryland
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Earth
Solar Tractors
Frederick Nems
Brenda Lee Dinkle
Jimmy
Rally
Victor Cullen School
Glade Valley
Community Service
Pam Martin
To Farmers Cooperative Association
E. South St. Extr
Fertilizer
Flinthote Asphalt
Tlalm
Harold Mengel
Agway Craps
Lael Ato Wade Ke Ee
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