Alfalfa harvest timing and lawn insect tips
Extension notes advise alfalfa should be cut at full bud for best nutrition and yield, with earlier first cutting boosting regrowth. Weevil control may require a second Guthion spray on stubble. Lawn weeds respond to 2-4-0. Silvex recommended for chickweed oxalis henbit. caution near shrubs and with drift. Malathion controls dogwoods boxwoods and roses pests. black cherry and tent caterpillars exceptions. Grubs roost grass roots and moles affect lawns. chlordane and aldrin address soil insects and ants. chlor-dane provides partial mole control and repellent effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Frederick County
Growth Of Crop Sales Hinged To Quality
Campbell Soup Company president W B Murphy told the New Jersey Agricultural Society that future crop sales growth hinges on maintaining quality in farming amid rising yields and labor costs. He warned about premature mechanization, rising farm unit costs, foreign competition, and urban spread requiring new growing areas and intensified cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Agricultural Society
Campbell Soup Company
W B Murphy
Murphy
Local Boys Place In State FFA Contests
Larry Flook of Middletown earned second-high individual in the state live stock judging contest at College Park. Robert Fein of Walkersville ranked fifth-high among 123. Allen Oakes of Thurmont placed eighth of 94 in poultry judging. Bruce Wiles of Linganore took seventh of 17 in farm mechanics. Linganore FFA finished fourth in milk judging with team member Allen Musselman sixth of 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Flook
Middletown
College Park
Robert Fein
Walkersville
Allen Oakes
Thurmont
Bruce Wiles
Linganore
Linganore Ffa
Allen Musselman
Rodney Martz Triumphs in 4-H District Speaking Test
Rodney Martz of Keymar won the boys division in the district 4-H Public Speaking contest at Westminster, outscoring competitors from Carroll Howard and Montgomery counties. His topic was Today’s Image of Youth. Second place went to Vincent Nieman of Howard County. third to Bruce McComas of Carroll County. Miss Susan Messer won the girls division. grand champion was Miss Kethlees Nicodemus of Howard County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Martz
Keymar
Westminster
Martz
Carroll
Howard
Montgomery
Heis
Russell Martz
Vincent Nieman
Howard County
Bruce McComas
Carroll County
Susan Messer
Kethlees Nicodemus
Cheryl Smith
Barbara Whipp
Montgomery County
UM College Week for Women Offers Wide Class Selection
The University of Maryland hosts College Week for Women June 14 to 19 with day students commuting from Montgomery Prince George s Anne Arundel and Howard Counties and Baltimore areas. Programs include art nature study home meat to international te ons auto care to landscape design food preparation to seraphy ts and tours of the Capital. Key speakers include US Senator Margaret Smith Mrs Constance Marquis Harvard nutritionist Dr Frederick J Stare and University President ly Watson Elkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Prince George's
Anne Arundel
Howard Counties
Baltimore
Cooperative Extension Service
Margaret Smith
Constance Marquis
Pearl Buck Foundation, Inc
Frederck J Stare
Harvard University
Dodea Chamers
Ly Watson
Elkins
June Livestock Survey Begins Distribution to Farms
Frederick Postmaster James A Grove announced rural carriers will start delivering June livestock cards on routes about May 22. The June Livestock Survey, run by the Marsland Delaware Crop Reporting Service at College Park, gathers data on pig, cat, and lamb crops and on wool, milk, and egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
James A Grove
Marsland - Delaware
College Park
Cattle Grain Needs Vary With Pasture Quality
Extension note explains how pasture quality alters dairy cow grain needs. High quality pasture allows 12–14 percent crude protein in grain with 75–78 therm energy per hundredweight, while fair to poor pasture requires 16 to 20 percent protein and more grain. Recommendations aim to keep cows in good condition and production steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen B. Bryant
Livestock Farmers Set Pace for Strong Farm Year Ahead
Philadelphia report from Farm Journal editors at a semi annual conference predicts livestock income will lead a year with total farm cash receipts exceeding last year’s record 42.1 billion dollars. They expect higher livestock and livestock product sales and continued gains in total farm income and per farm earnings despite weather relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
FMS
Farm Journal
National Farm Magazine
Ees
Midwest
Bright Future Promised For Farm Real Estate Brokers
A Maryland conference of Mary and Farm and Land Brokers heard Verlin Smith of Farms and Acreage, Inc. speak at the University of Maryland College Park about a growing farm real estate market. Dr. Murray and Dr. Haut outlined data needs and farm size trends, while brokers discussed appraisal methods and negotiating points. The event, chaired by Carl A. Heider, highlighted shifts in farm type, ownership, and investment demand, with several speakers stressing the seller’s perspective in negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryand Farm and Land Brokers
University of Maryland
College Park
Department of Agricultural Economics
Cooperative Extension Service
Agriculture Experiment Station
Verlin Smith
Farms and Acreage, Inc
Soil Consultants, Inc
McLean
Virginia
Ray A. Murray
Agricultural Economics Department
Maryland
Murray
Robert Reinsel
Maryand
Prince George’s
Harford
Queen Anne's
Frederick
Somerset
St. Mary's
Irvin C. Haut
Agricultural Experiment Station
University
John W. Wysong
Frank Dudley
Queenstown
Philip Williamson
Cambridge
Charles E. Anthony
Centerville
Hamilton da Sheill
Carl A. Heider
National Institute of Farm and Land Brokers
Farm Calendar Entries for Local 4-H Events
Farm Calendar lists May events including Central Maryland Feed Dealers Association meeting May 1a and 4-H judging at various farms. Dates cover dairy judging by multiple 4-H groups, leadership camp for older youth, National 4-H Club Sunday, Agricultural Demonstration Day June 24 at Frederick Fairgrounds, and a deadline June 30 for registering purebred 4-H animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Post Office
Central Maryland Feed Dealers Association
Russell Mariz
C. Irving Staley
William Kepler
Rocks Wi
Frederick County
Frederick Fairgrounds
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Dany
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Grove
Fairground
J. Austin Younkins Rep
Pioveer Corn Ce
Blake D. Merson
Ijamsville
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Vermont
Frederick Plant
Thurmont Plant
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Brunswick
Boyds
Rockville Plant
Lf Alfalfa
Chemagro Corporation Pransas CIV
Mibroun
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