Dairy Princess Contest Set May 8 Here
The Frederick County Dairy Princess Contest will be held May 8 and features rule changes to align Maryland with other states. Age limits shift to 18 to 25, district winners may compete again if they have not won the state title, and contestants must be high school graduates who have or have not married, not be professional models, and have lived on a dairy farm. A two minute farm talk and a short Q&A will determine judging, with first prize at fifty dollars in luggage, second prize twenty five, and third fifteen. Entries close April 15 with forms distributed through milk producing cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Merhle Duvall
Maryland
Duvall
Merkle Adams
Buckeystown
William Kepler
Braddock Heights
Thurmont High School
Frederick County DHIA Report Highlights Dairy Production
Frederick County DHIA report notes Jamaey achieving 1.25 pounds of butterfat or more. The record underscores dairy performance metrics within the county program.
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Frederick County
Dhia Report
D.h.la
Jamaey
Middletown Cow Sets New Record in Milk Production
A Registered Holstein cow, Hurlwood Lucifer Delight 4510932, owned by William Kepler of Middletown, records 27,878 pounds of milk and 1,094 pounds of butterfat in 365 days, weighing and testing supervised by the University of Maryland and the Dairy Herd Improvement Registry. Other notable cows include Friendhaven Delight and Friendhaven Gratitude owned by Clarke E. and Beatrice Toms of Frederick, and Hopehaven Sovereign Pamela owned by John A. Hope Jr. of Knoxville, with similar high production figures across 290 to 315 day lactations.
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Ruth Brachey
Charles Ebert
Mehrle
Robert S$ Wilcom
Edgar ¢ Wirts, Jr
Edward C Wilcom
Richard Arrington
Lester Dudrow
Thomas & Jones
RH. Pn
Richard Ahalt
Grayson R Bowers
Merril
Adarms
Arthur G
Rhoderick
Shook
Allen Bras
Kefauver
Richard R Remsburg
Bernard & Remsburg
James
June Trout
Earl B
Wiles
Wilson Mercer
GH. Ma
Clarke
Beatrice Toms
Robert F. Hope
J Fred Groomes
R Lewis, Jr
Kenneth Burker
RJI
Carol Kahler
David Grossruckle
Russell S Wachter
Wm Howan
Donald Garst
Ralph
Ripley
Franklli Burker
GH. Oh
John Garther
Austin L Reeder & Son
R&gh
Harry W Frantz
Russell Martz
Charles €. Gordon
George W Smith
James Hillt
Edward Meadows
RSGH
Harry L Trout
Janice P Nicholson
Mehrl EF Mayne
R& GH
Donald Wathter
Ira D Lfert
RBG H
James Pasiker Jr
Robert Db Guyton
Alle Messer
Téla Wilmer House
Haro Roderuck
RH. A
Frank G Remsberg
Dustin
Wm C. Kepler
Ay Mo
Merson & Nicholson
Charles Smith
William Kepler
Middletown
Maryland
Joseph C. Hurlburt
Ashley Falls
Massachusetts
University of Maryland
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Friendhaven Delight
Friendhaven Gratitude
Clarke E. & Beatrice Toms
Frederick
Hopehaven Sovereign
Pamela
John A. Hope Jr
Princess Tidy Admiral
Topvale Dauntless Beaut
Posch Fobes Baron
Topvale Hazel Aim
Topvate
Jenny
Pond View Reflection RA
Charles E. Tffert
Turkey Group To Meet At College Park
The Maryland Turkey Producers Association will meet March 31 in College Park to discuss poultry nutrition disease control and consumer products. The afternoon features 4H and FFA bird judging and talks by Jim Hardin Donald Slinger and Hal Taylor. Night program honors Tilghman Trophy. dairy records cited for several cows owned by Charles E. Tffert of Middletown Maryland.
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Maryland
Turkey Producers’ Association
College Park
Holiday Inn
U.S. Route 1
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Jim Hardin
Caroline Poultry Farms
Laurel
Del
Donald L
North Eastern Poultry Producers Council
Arendtsville
Jerry and
Dale German
Century of Chicago Union Stock Yards highlighted in Farm Quarterly
The Farm Quarterly profiles the Chicago Union Stock Yards from its 19th century charter to today, noting daily county fair operations, historic fires, and wartime pest controls. It recalls Fred Hatch paying clients in cash during the 1930s bank holiday and Frederick Henry Prince’s long ownership via the Prince trusts. It lists notable cattle such as Chislon Skokie Vale and Holbrook animals owned by John W. Harbaugh of Westminster.
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Cincinnati
FNS
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Charles R. Koch
The
Farm Quarterly
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Packers
Big Stock Yards
Exchange
Stock Yard Inn
Fred Hatch
Frederick Henry Prince
Prince Trusts
Educators Promise Adaptations for Maryland Farmer Coops
Dr. Gordon Cairns urged Maryland farmers and cooperatives to adjust education research and services to changing needs. University leaders noted rapid progress in output and new agricultural methods, while bankers and cooperative heads urged modernization and efficiency to support farm families.
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College of Agriculture
Gordon M. Cairns
University of Maryland
Farmer Cooperative
Dean Cairns
Maryland Agriculture
J. B. Jones
Baltimore, Bank For Cooperatives
Caleb Hobbie
Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers
Allentown
Penna
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Edward W. Allen
William Johnson
Farm Credit Banks of
Baltimore
Extension Service
Edgar Emrich
Maryland Council of Farmers , Cooperatives
SCD Supervisors Tour Culpeper Virginia District
The Frederick and Catoctin Soil Conservation District Supervisors toured the Mountain Run Watershed Project in Culpeper County Virginia with attendees from Carroll and Howard Counties. The 29000 acre project features land treatment and impoundments for flood control and municipal water plus recreation.
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Frederick and Catoctin
Mountain Run
Culpeper
Virginia
Soil Conservation Dstrict
Carroll
Howard Counties
Culpeper County
Charles E Ware
U. S. Soul Conservation
Frederick County
Iodized Salt Recommended In Maryland
Extension agent Allen B Bryant urges iodized salt in dairy rations following University of Maryland Dairy Science Department recommendations. Maryland not in Goiter Belt, but iodized salt advised for dairy herds to prevent iodine deficiency issues.
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Allen B. Bryant
Dairy Science Department
University of Maryland
Maryland
Goiter Found in Calves From Maryland Corn Silage Feeding
Four goiter cases in newborn calves tied to cows fed corn silage from a year round stored program. Iodized salt added to the ration stopped new cases. Maryland grown feeds may have sub optimum iodine levels. dairy science department recommends iodized salt as insurance against iodine deficiency.
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Agronomy - Dairy Forage
Maryland
Department of Dairy Science
Farm Calendar entry sought for 4H public speaking contest
Farm Calendar notes solicit entries and provides contact for the Farm Editor. The line references a March 30 4H Public Speaking Contest in Win and invites readers to write or call the News-Post office for details.
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News-Post Office
Bam
Frederick County 4H Events and Dairy Activities Schedule
A listing of Frederick County 4H events including tractor maintenance programs at Ceresville and Winchester, dairy workshops at North Frederick Elementary and West Frederick Junior High, a consignment sale at Frederick Fairgrounds, and a Maryland Angus spring sale. Other items include poultry judging at the University of Maryland and a national 4H Club Sunday.
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Chester Hall
Ceresville Motor Company
Lstate
Erick Fairgrounds
de Vernon Stop Co
North Frederick
Frederick County Holstein Associaton
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick Fairgrounds
Frederick County
Winchester
West Freerick
Maryland Angus Association
McDonogh
University of Maryland
Rocks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Stull
Freder
J. Rolfe
Chislon Skokie Vale
Glen Manor Penryn
Susan Star
Holbrook Drucella Patriarch
Holbrook Victoria
John W. Harbaugh
Westminster
Tell Farmer
State Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Inc
Wilson H. Elkins
I. C. Haut
SCD
Culpeper, Va
Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation Districts
Frederick County Conservationist
Ware
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
George Wood
Kenneth Shiffler
Raymond Keilholtz
Howard County
D.h.ila
Sia
Warfield
Ivis
Mill Road Farm
Fritz & Son
Brabant Farm
MD. Hoofe
Wauwatosa Farm
J Patrick
Knill
Mo R. W. Crum
K Feage
J, Harwood
Scheel & Son
Adams Farm
Waywatesa
Faker Bros Rbs
Bassler
Stewart
KA OH
Fairground
J. Austin Younkins Rep
Pioneer Corn Co
Frederick Plant
Thurmont Plant
Brunswick
Boyds Plant
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Fred
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