Crops Meeting Scheduled Friday At Walkersville
The Extension Service schedules a crops meeting Friday March 13 at Walkersville Fire Hall. Dr Neri Clark of the Maryland Agronomy Department opens at 10 a m with Sudan grasses value, followed by Guy Gienger on minimum tillage for corn and seven tillage levels. Joe Newcomer discusses seed cents and dollars after lunch. At 2 p m Shiffler presides on alfalfa harvesting, and at 2 30 p m Gienger covers tractor safety. All area farmers are invited.
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Walkersville
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Neri Clark
Agronomy
University —_ of Maryland
Guy Gienger
Agricultural Engineering Department
Gienger
Joe Newcomer
Agronomy Department
Shiffler
Jersey Group Plans For Sale And Field Day
The District I Jersey Cattle Club met at president Thomas Shaw’s Fair Play home to plan the District I Jersey Field Day on July 25 at the Frederick Fairgrounds. A registered Jersey heifer calf will be given to a youngster. 4H and FFA members in the district are eligible. The group also discussed the Maryland State Jersey Sale on May 16 at the Frederick Fairgrounds and the State meeting in West Friendship on March 14. Fieldman Edward Crotty from the American Jersey Cattle Club reported on national Jersey activities, and John Morris from the University of Maryland outlined plans for the new Maryland Dairy Shrine.
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District I
Jersey Cattle Club
Thomas Shaw
Fairplay
Frederick Fairgrounds
Edward Kahler
Keymar
FFA
State Jersey
Big 63 Tractor Sales Rise As 90 HP Models Expand
In eight months of 1962 national sales of 90 hp plus tractors totaled 269, but by eight months of 1963 more than 2,300 moved from showrooms to farms. 1964 should see broader acceptance as major makers offer over 90 hp models, with farms expanding and farmers seeking to match larger acreages. Labor and acreage drive purchases, though some farms find big tractors impractical due to investment and operation costs.
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Cincinnati
Fns
Jem Quarterly
Which Government Milk Program Best for Dairymen
Frederick County dairymen discuss milk marketing at Walkersville Fire Hall on February 20 with panelists Ray Smith Edgar Emrich Cecil Holter Noah Kefauver and UMd economist Dr Paxton Marshall weighing proposed programs These include commodity purchase and storage mandatory supply management voluntary adjustments and direct payment subsidy. Historical farm improvements and two official tests on Dark Valley Daisy and Dark Valley Penny reference milk output butterfat and ownership by David F Grossnickle Union Bridge.
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George D. Wood
Frederick County
Walkersville Fire Hall
Ray Smith
Edgar Emrich
Cecil Holter
Noah Kefauver
Paxton Marshall
University of Maryland
Wisconsin
Michigan
New York
Ubsidy
Dark Valley X Penny
David F. Grossnickle
Union Bridge
Report Shows Work Of One SCS District 1963
Frederick Soil Conservation District’s 1963 report shows 45 farmers became co operators and 43 basic conservation plans prepared. Total 823 farmers worked with SCS across 113,097.8 acres. Conservation cropping covered 9,263 acres, contour farming began on 5,981 acres, and contour strip cropping reached 520 acres.
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Frederick
Kansas Factory Seeking Better Beefsteaks
Kansas Beef Metrics Institute near Topeka launches a million-dollar project to modernize cattle breeding. Using artificial insemination, cow calf separation, progeny testing, photo grammetry, and advanced facilities, the program seeks top bulls for semen and stud use. A gain-test herd from one bull's progeny will evaluate Candidate bulls through grain testing to raise elite ratings.
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Cincinnati
FNS
Beef Metrics Institute
Topeka
Beef Metrics team led by Loebsack Hill and Hartman
Victor H. Loebsack Dr. Harold J. Hill and Kenneth R Hartman form the leadership team behind Beef Metrics aiming to identify top performers and eliminate poorer performers.
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Victor H. Loebsack
Harold J. Hill
Kenneth R Hartman
Nutrition Conference Sets Maryland Meeting in Washington DC
The 1964 Maryland Nutrition Conference will run March 12 and 13 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC. Organized by the Maryland Feed Industry Council and the University of Maryland College of Agriculture. Contact Dr R D Creek for details. Also lists dairy test results for Clovercourt and Monocacy Meadows cattle owned by Ray H and Boyd R Smith, Frederick.
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Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C
Maryland Feed Industry Council
College of Agriculture
University of Maryland
R. D Creek
Department of Poultry Science
College Park
Maryland
Poole Operation Shows The Way To Success In Swine
Dan Poole of Jefferson runs over 40 sow lines with help from his children. They farrow about 800 pigs a year, raising 600 for sale to markets and local feeders. Daughters Susan and Patty supervise many animals while other family members manage specific litters. Maryland extension and state swine groups promote feeder pig sales in Boonsboro and Denton to boost farm income amid disease concerns.
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C. Millard Eiler JR
News-Post
Dan Poole
Jefferson
Poole
Poland
Susan
Patty
Chester
Joe Gordon
Yorkshire
China
Walter Gordon
Berkshire
Extension Service
Maryland Swine Producers Association
Boonsboro
Washington County
Denton
Maryland
James Ferguson
New Home Specialist Joins Maryland Extension Staff
Mrs Evelyn R Nantz becomes Home Management Specialist with the Maryland Cooperative Extension Staff on February 24. She is a Kansas native with degrees from Oklahoma State University and has served as Extension Home Management Specialist at Oklahoma State University since 1957. Poole family runs a large local swine operation. Photo credit C Millard Eller Jr.
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Evelyn R. Nantz
Maryland Cooperative Extension Staff
C. Millard Eller Jr
Poole
Gardeners Pruning and Seeding for Spring Greens
Spring is near and gardeners prune grapes fruit trees and shade trees. Prune grapes to within three buds of last year wood and shape trees to allow good light and spray access while removing diseased or shaded branches. Dormant spraying should avoid below 40 degrees and oil sprays on certain species. Winter fertilizing lime lawns and testing soil are advised. Sowing grass seed on light snow can yield even distribution if soil isn’t compacted in worn paths.
Big Tractor Benefits Highlight Time Saved in Investment
The piece notes that the main advantage of larger tractors is the time saved, which can offset the higher purchase and operating costs. It argues that efficiency gains from increased power and size often justify the extra expenditure for farmers seeking greater productivity.
Wil Mar cows set dairy production records at official test
Wil Mar Usnad Bevy 2721433 and Wil Mar Annie Nite 24054496 produced 111,472 pounds of milk and 3,855 pounds of butterfat in 3820 days and 102,338 pounds of milk and 3,625 pounds of butterfat in 3875 days, respectively. Both are owned by J Wilmer House of Middletown.
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Wil Mar
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Monocacy Meadows Esther
Agricultural Economics Department
Charles Lutz
Middletown
Pees
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