Holstein Sale Breaks Records at Frederick County Fair
The Frederick County Holstein Friesian Association sale at the fair grounds set records with the largest crowd and highest totals in 24 years. The 93 head drew buyers from six states, totaling 40,095 dollars with an average of 431.13. Top price 900 dollars for a bred heifer bought by H B Millhouser of Baltimore.
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Frederick County
Holstein- Friesian Association
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Maryland
R. Austin Bakus
Mexico
Paul Brown, Jr
York
J. William Borchers
St. Westminster
D. F. Grossruckie
Union Bridge
McKen
Robert K. Poole
Frederick
McKendree Walker and Sons
Harry W. Fouche
Walkerville
J. Homer Remsberg
Middletown
Luther W. Remsberg
Henry R. Shoemaker
Montgomery Co DHIA Records Summary
Montgomery County DHIA records note dairy herd information and ongoing data tracking. Includes archival mentions of farm identifiers, tests, and enrollment status within the county dairy herd improvement association network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Co
Dhia Records
Important Factor In Setting Wheat Price
The article notes price support loans have shaped domestic wheat prices since 1948, with 1950 production expectations adjusted downward yet still likely above domestic disappearance and exports. It cites a 121 million bushel drop in winter wheat, dryness and pests in the southern Great Plains, and forecasts total 1950 wheat production around 1.064 billion bushels if spring yields match the 1944-48 average.
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Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland Production and Marketing Administration
Great Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas City
U. S
Pine trees guard soil and offer long term profits
The feature notes how evergreen pines can stabilize eroding Corn Belt soil. U S Soil Conservation Service official Edward Briggs cites 3,000,000 acres suitable for pine seedlings on marginal, overgrazed land while other officials detail statewide planting goals, a penny seedling price, and a timeline from seedlings to poles and logs over decades.
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Edward
Xitchap
Rock Falls
Willan Briggs
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Briggs
Wayne L. Ashby
Illinois State Department of Conservation
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Forest Service
Planting Trees For Growth And Care Across Seasons
Henry Pree explains durable tree planting, placement, and transplanting tips. He warns against forest saplings, notes distance from homes, and covers soil prep, hole size, back filling, watering, and tamping, plus a brief on wheat crop exports and agricultural context.
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Henry Pree
NEA
Glade Valley Grange May Meetings and Events
Glade Valley Grange held its May 9 session with Master Bruce Crum presiding. Guests from Daisy Grange presented games and a Mother's Day themed program. William Crum announced a softball tournament for the first Saturday in August. Linganore Grange donated $5 to the Union Bridge Fire Dept and will enter softball and housecoat contests. Initiation of seven candidates occurred May 17 at Emmitsburg High School. A Hood College fashion show in Brodbeck Hall showcased 1950 season styles, tracing fashion trends since Hood College’s founding. The Farallon Islands near San Francisco report a population of 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Valley Grange
Bruce Crum
Daisy Grange
Keller
Ann Mullinix
Cissell
Charles Hoke
Florida
Grangers
Linganore Grange
Linganore Grange No. 410
Unionville
The
Grange
Union Bridge Fire Dept
Emmitsburg
Better Homes Equipment Co
Frederick
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
Dearie
Holstein Ends Test In 345 Days At Brattleboro
Edna Mead Jewel Linulse a Holstein cow from Middletown Maryland completed a 345 day production test producing 499 pounds butterfat and 14298 pounds milk under Herd Improvement Registry. Testing was supervised by the University of Maryland in cooperation with the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Louise was milked twice daily and began the test at seven years five months old.
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Brattleboro, VI
Edward F
Naomi K. Holter
Middletown
University of Maryland
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Louise
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E. D. Fry
J.R. Kemp
J. R. Kemp
JR. Kemp
Kemp
Pyles
Randles
Trent
Lee Parham
Supra High Herds Co
Thomas
Thomas & Wright
C. E Thomas
Frank Palmer
C. Morgan
C. C. Morgan
J Charles Savage
Charles Savage
H.C. King
C. King
Dale Arm
Paul Burdette
RC Beall
George Crawford
Llames Welch
Drew Pearson
Witton Pauote
W. A. Riley
Schaum & Gilliam
James Welsh
If Wilson Pole
R.C Beall
Carl Fisher ValDale Farane Remus
Gen. L. Fuller
Supr
Doody & Willis
Nagel
D. Ergini
King
the Messer
H. H. Carter
I. King
W. I. Ring
W. Y. King
T. King
Ward Bros. Rbrs Wardroe
Rbrs
Garrett
M. Garrett
M. Anderson
M. Oonderson
Robert Stiles
Allie Messer RR
Allie Messer
Gladhill Bros
C. H. Davis
Doody
Willis
Randies
B. W. Randies
Red Gate Farm
EL &Vm L. Burdette
E. L.&m. L. Burdette TE
El&m L. Burdette
E.l&m L., Burdette H
E.L. & M. L. Burdette
El&m. L. Burdette
E.L& L. Burdette
L&m L. Burdette
ELL
M W. L Burdette
EL. & M. L. Burdette
U. King RH
U King
U. King
U. RH
L. King GH
L King GH
W. Us King GH
L. Kingenbrook Farm
Glenbrook Farm
D. Fry
Harry A. Lowther
JoHet
William A. Kluender
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Johnny Appleseed
Kluender
Ralph Hawks
Clinton
Iowa
Hawks
Fulton
Ilinois
Woodsboro
Virginia Huffman
Michael Pue
Elgin Watch Company
Kitty Sue
Colorado
McCormick-Deering
Walkersville
Dosh’s Livestock Market
Frederick and
John L. Poston
Monocacy Motors, Inc
Dodge
Plymouth
Monocacy Mectors
Ernest Reddle
Citizens National Bank
Fe Cizens National Bank
Grange News
Farallon Islands
San Francisco
Frederick Motor Co
West Patrick Phone
Iik
Southern States
Frederick Service
Woodsboro Livestock Sales, Inc
BABY
D. S
Pallorum Clean Hatchery
George T. Cramer
Southern Automotive Service
Jefferson Street
Reddle's
Cramer
Austin Younkins Ballenger Pike
Frederick, Med
Monrovia Supply CO
Monrovia
New Market
H. B. Duvall
Frederick 1756
Farm Equipment Center
Thurmont
H. C. Summers
Farmall
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