Corn and Soybean Planting Tips and 1956 Support Levels
Maryland extension agronomist warns slow planting for better corn stands and yields. The article outlines planting depths for corn and soybeans, seed spacing checks, planter adjustments, and fertilizer placement. It also explains the 1956 corn supports in commercial and noncommercial areas, with price levels and planters for optimal fertilizer use across Maryland’s 13 commercial counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Charles P. Lea
University of Maryland Extension Agronomist
Ellington
Chester
Bradley
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Maryland
Caroline
Carroll
Cecil
Dorchester
Elsing- Frederick
Kent
Montgomery
Jon
Queen Annes
Somerset
Talbot
Washington
Wicomico
Microorganisms synthesize food and nutrients in plants and fungi
Houston reports at the Society of American Bacteriologists meeting that microorganisms can manufacture materials akin to human foods. Wood-rotting fungi Basidiomycetes may yield up to half protein and over 11 percent fat in submerged cultures fed on agricultural wastes. Azotobacter vinelandii can reach 72 percent protein on a simple sugar medium, with essential amino acids present. Say You Saw It In The News College Park reviews weed control by area-adapted grasses, proper mowing, irrigation, and fertilization, plus select herbicides like PMA and 2,4-D to target crabgrass and broadleaf weeds. guidance covers mixing ratios and timing for spring applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Society of American
State College
Mississippi
Lois Almon
Lois Kilgore
M. Gieger
College Park
Carl Johnson
University of Maryland
Johnson
Ambiguous Note Suggests Altered Form of Herbicide
A fragment indicates a suggestion that 2,4 D may be used in place of another form of 2,4 D. The text lacks clear context, dates, or sources. It hints at agricultural chemical guidance but provides no concrete actions or authorities.
Reflective lighting aids rural farm safety on rails
A rail safety campaign promotes reflective materials on unlighted farm equipment to prevent derailments. DODSON FLAGGED TRAIN shows how a red bandana signaled an engineer halting an eastbound freight, sparing a serious accident. The Lite-Farm-Equipment project, backed by 4-H and Future Farmers of America, urges farmers to cooperate with state farm safety committees to reduce hot box incidents and wheel freezes across 100 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Myron Selby
Dodson
Future Farmers of America
Adequate Lighting After Dark for College Park
In College Park on May 4 an Extension specialist warns that curtain and drapery fabric damage often results from severe wear and light exposure rather than dry cleaning. Streaking, weakening edges, and fabric tearing can occur during cleaning due to agitation and heat from nearby sources. Orlon, Dacron and fiberglass are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Vivain L. Curnutt
University of Maryland
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University
Frederick County Holstein Association, Inc
Fair Grounds
Frederick
E.C.T
Frederick County
J. Homer Remsberg
Middletown
Charles Backus
Yellow Springs
Frederick, MD
7Th. Street
Penn
Singer
Lewis J. Martz
Glenn Trout
Raymond L. Kelly
Eies
Wilson A. Heaps
Maryland Farm Safety Committee
Heaps
MR. Farmer
Wilson
Gehl
N. E. Kefauver, Jr., Inc
Your Massey-Harris Dealer
Middletown, MD
Pioneer Seed Corn
Frederick Warehouse
East South
J. Austin Younkins
Rodeo & Square Dance
Damascus
Clearwater
Hall OF Distributors
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Boonsboro
Hall OF Distributors, Inc
Rome
Pio
Nio
SARUM
Clik Ae
Austin Younkins Monument
Bruce B. Derrick
C. H. Hillegeist CO
Randolph
Sterting
Washington, Dbd. C
Ith & K Street N. W
Washington, D. C
Purina
Eo Chow
Ramsburg Fertilizer Co
H. C. Summers & Co
Jefferson, Md
Peoples Supply
Myeraville, Md
D. W. Snook
Lewistown, Md
Cramer & Sons, Inc
Woodsboro, Md
Glade Valley Milling Co
Walkersville, Md
Monrovia
Monrovia, Md
E.L. & M. L. Burdette
Damascus, Md
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