Plaques for 12 4-H clubs at Maryland awards event
Twelve Maryland 4-H clubs will receive plaque awards for excellence in program work. Laytonsville, Ballenger, Prospect, Hebbville, Fifth District, Willing Workers, Davidsonville, Elizabeth C Hernich, Price, Four Leaf Clover, Hebron, and Allen Junior 4-H clubs are honored. Laytonsville, with 31 boys, shows strong livestock and dairy results. Ballenger counts 35 members. Prospect girls win trips to Chicago. Fifth District reports 45 active members and multiple state prizes. Price club notes dairy and judging honors. Awards funded by Maryland Bankers Association.
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College Park
Maryland
Sherard Wilson
Laytonsville
Montgomery County
Ballenger
Prospect
Frederick County
Hebbville Sr
Fifth District
Baltimore County
Willing Workers
Cecil County
Davidsonville
Anne Arundel County
Elizabeth C. Hernich
Prince Georges County
Price
Queen Anne's County
Four Leaf Clover
Dorchester County
Hebron
Allen
Wicomico County
Laytonsvile Boys
Dick Janney
Gordon Keys
National Club Congress
Chicago
Joe Zimmerman
Arthur Cook
Robert Kemp
Allen Moore
Johanna Magaha
Janet Hood
James L. Barnes
Johanna
Janet
Maryland 4H Club Members To Attend the Two-Weeks Camp At Camp Miniwanca
Marty J. Scheel
County Gowde Turnway
Aweive Siieiiis Bers
Paul Lloyd
Bill Watson
Price Boys
Jarrett Everett
Eastern Shore
Herman Walbert
Price Club
Maryland Bankers’ Association
Move Fast for Indemnity Under Plan B
Maryland cattle owners under Plan B must sign up for Plan A and have all herd animals tested by April 1 to qualify for indemnity of 25 dollars for grade cattle and 50 dollars for purebreds. All cattle must be tested or reactors slaughtered by November and December 31, 1955, with no indemnity after April 1 for retained reactors.
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College Park
Arthur L. Blueckener
State Livestock Sanitary Service
Brueckener
Socal
End Of Chestnut Trees Began Fifty Years Ago
Chestnut blight arrived in the United States in 1904 and decimated wild chestnut stands. By the 1930s commercial value woods in Pennsylvania vanished as trees were turned into telegraph poles. Young shoots from dead stumps rarely mature. some survive elsewhere but without true chestnuts. Foresters warn of similar threats to elm and oak.
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Pennsylvania
Henry W. Shoemaker
Harrisburg
Long Island
Far East
Nutrition Conference Scheduled This Week
College Park March 15 The University of Maryland 1955 Nutrition Conference for Feed Manufacturers will be held in the Shoreham Hotel Washington D C March 17 and 18 Reports on nutrition research will highlight the conference according to Dr G Lynn Romoser nutrition specialist in the University poultry department who is general chairman of this year's conference He says the first day program deals with nutrition of dairy and beef cattle and swine The second day focuses on recent developments for poultry nutrition Sponsors include the University departments dairy and poultry husbandry and the Maryland State Food Industry Council with research workers from sponsoring departments and other universities and commercial companies Register through Dr Romoser at Ju ll Hall College Park Maryland for information on reg istration fees
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College Park
University of Maryland
Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D. C
G. Lynn Romoser
University Poultry Department
Maryland State Food Industry Council
Romoser
Jull Hall
University of Maryland, College Park, Mary
Farm Bureau Recommends Steps on Desegregation Policy
The Farm Bureau of Montgomery County urges delaying integration until the Supreme Court acts and proposes reforms including repealing state segregation laws, gradual desegregation by grade levels, assigning white teachers to mixed classes, and limiting black enrollment in white schools to under 40 percent. It also suggests letting students choose schools with self-provided transportation.
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Farm Bureau of
Montgomery County
Supreme Court
School Board
Grass and Legume Seed Shortage This Spring
College Park reports grass and legume seed supplies are tight with high prices. Extension Service seed specialist Joe Newcomer notes red clover and alsike are about 40 percent of the 10 year average, driving prices up about double from last year. Alfalfa and sweet clover seeds have also risen despite some lespedeza availability.
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College Park
Joe Newcomber
University of Maryland Agronomy Department
Seed supply and pricing for Maryland grasses and legumes
Seed shortages affect Maryland growers across grasses and clovers with supplies tight for alfalfa timothy and orchardgrass while Kentucky varieties and clover seeds show price rises. Old stock seed may germinate poorly and buyers are warned to read seed tags to comply with state law.
Spring Feeder Cattle Sale Set For April
Maryland beef cattle producers sponsor a Spring Feeder Cattle Sale at 1 pm on Thursday April 21 at the Baltimore Livestock Auction Market West Friendship. Amos B. Meyer of the University of Maryland notes support from the Livestock Sanitary Service Extension Service and Animal Husbandry Department.
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College Park
Maryland
Maryland Beef Cattle Producers, Inc
Baltimore
West Friendship
Amos BR. Meyer
Department of Markets
University of Maryland
Livestock Sanitary Service
Extension Service
University
Maryland Feeder Cattle Sale Set For April 21
The Maryland Beef Cattle Producers sponsor a feeder sale with steers and open heifers eligible for consignment. Animals must weigh 400 to 850 pounds and meet health rules used at the prior Maryland Feeder Sale. Information is available from county agents or Amos R. Meyer at the University of Maryland College Park.
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Meyer
Maryland
Maryland Beef Cattle Producers, Inc
Amos R. Meyer
Department of Markets
University For Maryland
College Park
Irresistible urge to start planting seeds warned by expert
The piece notes growers rush to plant as soil warmth rises but seed and soil can harbor insects and pathogens. University of Maryland extension plant pathologist Dr L Weaver advises chemical seed treatments such as Avasan Spergon Semesan and Captan to guard against decay organisms and insects. A marketed combination treatment offers protection for snap beans lima beans cucurbits and sweet corn, with other crops remaining.
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College Park
L. ©. Weaver
University of Maryland Extension
NOAH E. CRAMER & SON REAL ESTATE FOR SALE THURMONT MD
Desirable two story dwelling with modern conveniences in Thurmont Maryland. Three bedrooms and bath on second floor. Sun porches on both floors. Price nine thousand dollars. Nine acres of land along U S Route 15 near St Anthony's. Large stone dwelling with steam heat located 300 feet from highway in a grove. Immediate possession. No reasonable offer refused. HAMER & SON REALTORS 114 North Court Street Frederick Maryland.
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Thurmont
Pnce
U. S. Route 15
St. Anthony's
Hamer & Son
North Court Street
Frederick
Maryland
Ayrshire record keeper Zeller reports milk and butterfat totals
Valley Kaveren Maid's Jewel, a ten year old registered Ayrshire owned by Joseph M. Zeller Jr. of Ellicott City, completed an official 305 day herd test with 12,952 pounds of milk and 483 pounds of butterfat.
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Edgewood
Gayle
Ayrshire
Howard Clark
Glenelg
Joseph M. Zeller, Jr
Ellicott City
Leonard E Sherman OY Suu NEID A Farm in Mt Airy Md
Leonard E Sherman offers a 171 fertile acre farm near town with a 10 room house bath and heat, tenant house, Baltimore market barn with 40 stalls dairy house and outbuildings on a hard road. Price 32500. Also 114 acre small farm for 16750 with immediate possession. Mt Airy Md Phone 348
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Baltimore
Hard Road
Leonard E. Sherman
Mt. Airy
RL Zentz 326-acre dairy farm and service station sale
Readable pieces describe a 326 acre dairy farm with a bank barn, wood silo, 10 room house, electric, running water, and phone. Includes Jewel Spring water, pasture, and over 19 500 passes. Also advertised is a modern two day gasoline service station with established business, equipment, tools, cash register, and stock inventory. R L Zentz Strout Real Estate of Taneytown Maryland handling the sale.
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Baito
R. L Zentz
Strout Real
Pee
Agrtewe Re
Taneytown
Mad
Capandante
Fred
A. Luther Knowles
Elm St. Frederick
Maryland
Emmert R Bowlus Real Estate and Auto Ads
A vintage real estate and auto listing from Emmert R Bowlus offers multiple properties for sale along with a selection of used cars at The Ideal Garage Co. Open houses and contact numbers foot the ad, highlighting brick dwellings, farms, and bungalow options plus a March car sale lineup. Notable listings include lots west of City Enceptional, a two story brick dwelling, and Toll Gate Manor with veteran buyer incentives. Business cards for Pythian Castle Bldg and local agents also appear.
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7Th Street
East South Street
Military Road
Conner
Toll Gate Manor
Emmert R. Bowlus
Wo Church St
Edward D Farnsworth
Raymond L. Kelly
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Soil Conservation District
Rockville
Gladhill Bros
Damascus
Mercer Jones
Dickerson
Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg Agricultural Center
Cecil Custer
J. Raymond Kemp
Earl J. Lombard
Thomas M. Garrett
Paul M. Pearson
Francis Ginn
George B. Reeves
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Reeves
ASC
Congress
Farm Bureau
P. L. Hargett & Co
South Market St. Phous Monument
FIRST
Kentucky
Marseil wime last_ jn tesuilea
Lee, Clark and
Dorman
Noah E. Cramer
Jamesway
Willauer
Maryland Chick Hatchery, Inc
West South ST
Monument
Casa Loma
Braddock Heights
Dan Wight
B. E. Carmichael
Piper & Hill
North Court St
Fiberglas
Home — Insulation
Universal Insulation CO
Edward S. Mobley Jr
Wilson Place
United States
Rover
Rover Transportation Company, Inc
East South St. Frederick, Maryland
RL Zentz
Frederick Homes Insulating CO
H. J. Kester
Pioneer Customers
J. Austin Yemkins
P. B. Roop & Son
John Deere
P. B. Roop & Son Real Estate
New Windsor
Russell Z. Horman
Pink Fom
Russell Z. Rhorman
Norman Brashears
Melvin J. Palmer
OC. Foster
New
Fred‘k, Md
Ralph W. Boyer
Kine Blvd
Westbrook
Hood College
City
Camp Detrick
Ralph W
Frederick MO
Court St
Keefer M. Koogle
Market St
Square Corner
Reed's
Studebaker
Stude
REED
Packard
Middletown
Banner Bargain Used Car Headquarters
Chevrolet
E. Patrick St
Ardh Arage
N. Market Street
S. Market Street
Grayson H. Mercer & Sons
Pythian Castle
P. Magaha
Monoccacy Motors, Inc
Jefferson & Fear
Ideal Garage Co
R.& HK
Ideal Garage Coq., Inc
Lawson Motor Sales
Nash
Ambassador
Pontiac
New Market
Tete Cars
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