Maryland Farm Preservation Plan Moves Forward In 1977
Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Hance lauds Senate Bill 297 and 287 as key steps to preserve farmland. The plan creates a nine member Foundation board, district criteria, and county advisory councils while protecting private property rights. A nuisance birds bill Senate 165 would fund research and set up an 11 member advisory panel to study population trends and losses with guard against environmental harm.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Young D. Hance
General Assembly
Senate
House of Delegates
Mandel
Maryland Agricultural iLand Preservation Foundation
Department of Agriculture
U.S
Internal Revenue
Foundition
Department of State Planning
Secretary of Agriculture
County Commission
Maryland Department of Agriculture
MDA
Maryland gardeners urged to save seeds with care and plan ahead
The Maryland Extension urges gardeners to plan for future crops and save only current year seeds stamped for 1977. Storage in refrigerator jars with tight lids is recommended while seeds from hybrids or diseased plants are discouraged. Leaflets on seed handling and germination tests are available free from Ellen Hendrickson, with updates on 1977 varieties and new cultivar terminology replacing variety.
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Charles A. McClurg
University of Maryland In
College Park
Ellen C. Hendrickson
Horticulture Aide
Frederick
Maryland
McClurg
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
American Society For Horticultural Science
Maryland farmers urge action as production and prices diverge
Maryland agriculture shows record output with broiler production up 11 percent and dairy milk shipments rising yet prices per unit fall. Secretary Hance notes 1977 planting intentions for corn and soybeans, with national acreage trends overall and calls Congress to address economic imbalances in farming.
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Maryland
Young D. Hance
Congress
America
Mr. Hance
Francis E. Lookingbill
ASCS
Lookingbill
Statistical Reporting Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
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Eddie Mercer Implements & Fertilizers
Chevron Chemical Company
Southern States Valley Cooperative, Inc
Middletown
Southern States Woodsboro Cooperative, Inc
Woodsboro
H.C. Summers & Co
Jefferson, Md
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