Butterfat Support Price Increased by Agriculture Dept
Secretary CH Ford M Hardin announced an April 1 1969 raise in the butterfat support price for farm separated cream to 75 percent of parity, with no change to the 1969 70 price for manufacturing milk. The CCC purchased dairy products in 1965 69 to prune market supply. milk production remained slightly below trend while Class I prices and Federal orders saw continued adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Ford M. Hardin
Commodity Credit Corpor
Abond
Hardin
Commodity Credit Corporation
Minnesota- Wisconsin
Parasites to Fight Gypsy Moth in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will release millions of parasites this spring through northeastern counties to combat gypsy moths. Mobile labs will rear and disperse parasites while field staff inspect eggs larvae and pupae. Chemical spraying is limited to about 5 000 acres near Berks Schuylkill and 600 acres in Carbon counties. Eight counties remain under quarantine and transport of plant materials from these areas is restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Henry F. Nixon
Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Nixon
Berks-Schuylkill Line
Carbon County
Berks, Bucks
Carbon
Monroe
Northampton
Pike
Schuylkill
Wayne
Area Holstein Produces 100000 Pounds Milking Milestone
The Holstein Association reports Drilake HI B Alma 4975128 from Drilake Farm in Charles Town West Virginia has produced 100257 pounds of milk and 4379 pounds of butterfat in 2655 days since two years old. The record reflects a trend toward longer herd life and higher lifetime production amid rising replacement costs. The association holds over 32700 cows on file with 50 ton milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neislein
Friesian Association of America
Drilake Farm
Charles Town
West Virginia
Holstein Association
Milk prices listed for May 1969 deliveries
Washington DC Milk Marketing District announces Class I price at 7.07 per hundredweight with 3.5 butterfat differential. Market administrator Edward L. St. Clair notes Class I butterfat differential at .082 cents. Class II price at 3.5 butterfat is 4.18 per cwt with a fat differential of .081.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Edward L. St. Clair
Holsteins Shatter Sale Marks 1968 Records
Registered Holsteins set four U S records in 1968 including the highest US consignment sale average and a new single female price. Tara Hills Farm’s dispersal sold Future Hope Reflector Blacky for 44000, while Chambrie Farm dispersal led in dollars per sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Vermont
U. S
U.S
Madison
Wisconsin
Future Hope Reflector Blacky
Tara Hills
Millbrook
New York
Rowntree Farms
Canada
Chambrie Farm
Rockford
Ilinois
Tara Hills Farms
Extension Calendar Highlights June Activities
Dates show visitation day steering committee meetings art seminars and 4 H events at Extension Conference Room and partner venues. Includes college week final registration and leader training at University of Maryland Campus with several meetings across May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavetta Fraley
Phillip’s
Washington, D. C
Red Horse Steak House
Rocks
Harford County
McDonogh
Petersville
Frederick Fairgrounds
Hagerstown
Extension Homemakers
Rose Hill Garden Club
YMCA
Extension Homemakers Council
Spm. Il
University of Maryland
Brains-Not Muscles- Needed To Keep Farming
Farmers told at the Maryland Farm Bureau meeting that “Brain Power, not Muscle,” led by Lynn Ausherman and Lisa Huff, is key to staying in business amid lower net farm income and IRS demands. Public relations director Boyd Gartley warned about credit and tax pressures.New Young Farmer officers were elected: Howard Culver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brain Power
Muscle
Lynn Ausherman
Lisa Huff
Rotary
Boyd Gartley
Interstate
Maryland Farm Bureau
Baltimore
Gartley
Internal Revenue Service
Honard Culver
FHS Yo ng Teacher Carroll Shry Wins Honors
Carroll J. Shry of Frederick, a graduate student in agricultural education, was honored by the West Virginia University Gamma Sigma Delta chapter for scholastic achievement. The ceremony, at Morgantown, recognized 40 outstanding agricultural and forestry students and inducted 52 members, including alumni and staff, with honors to service to agriculture and forestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
West Viewdama University
Gamma Sizmu Delta
National Agricultural Honorary
Carroll J. Shry
Prederick
WVU College of Agriculture and Forestry
Gamma Sigma Delta
Unitate In Agriculture
Forestig
Frederick
Shey
Predetich High Schiool
Freedom Food Purchases Authorized Under P L 480
Purchases under the Food for Freedom Law authorized more than 2.1 million tons of American farm products in the first quarter of 1969. Wheat and wheat flour dominated, with about 47 million bushels of wheat, including hard winter and soft varieties, and durum. Other P L 480 purchases for the period covered yellow grain sorghum, yellow corn, barley, and rice, totaling millions of bushels and hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
P. L
Measuring Acreage to Guard Farm Program Payments in Maryland
Maryland farm operators are urged to obtain exact acreage measurements for crops and land uses to maximize Wheat and feed grain program payments. ASCS offices offer measurement service. reporting errors can lead to substantial payment losses, while adjustments are possible before spot checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Jimes M. Voss
Maryland State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Voss
ASCS
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Frederick County
Prederick County Poultry Project
Central Maryland
Frederich Daingrounds
Carroll
Christina Skybyhy
Mark Wivell
Peggy O'Neil
Vicky Wisell
Sue Lutz
Mexander Peresada
Penny Delauder
Jeanne Lutz
John Flock
Jimmy Rhoderick
Janeen Leverone
Rex Blank
Judy Blank
Kathy Delauder
Charles Hommey
Pennsy
Area Holstein
Coblentz, & Smith
Heh
J. Austin Younkins
Frederick, Maryland
Lippy Bros., Inc
Hampstead
Baugher Enterprise — Westminst
Floyd Raby
Natio Leister Bros
National
Fleming Bros
J. Paul Hering
Westminster
George Brooks
Bob Fischer — Gamber
Waddi Growers al
Hebrides
Big Yse Glade Valley
Walkersville
Truman Keefer
Keymar
Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp
Mt. Airy
H.C. Summers Co
Jefferson Thurmont Coop
Thurmont
George W. Bowman
West Frier
Maryland Vegetable Growers Association
Wallace Luffman
James Fuchs
George Stratman
Fred Moore
Amoco
W. J. Mauzy
American Oid, CO
Frederick, MN
FHS
Carroll Shry
Freedom Food
Sudan
Souther
Soutien
Frederick Coop
Frederieh
Pad
States
MT. Airy Coop
Mr. Airy
Southern States Valley CO
Middletown
Woooonhoed Con Weedehare
Milo
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