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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1991
Page
14
The New Market Grange will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 22 with a 7 p.m. covered dish supper. Members should bring a covered dish. A Tri-State Hearing speaker will observe Deaf Awareness Month. Charlotte E. Stup chairs the deaf activities committee.
Agri Views reports CLB back in western and central Maryland with eggs and larvae found on small grains. Practical thresholds for insecticide use are outlined, with caution on compatibility of products and timing. barley likely spared.
Des Moines AP reports a three year NIOSH project will examine why farmers show higher mortality from six cancers, especially blood and lymph cancers. Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin sites will test late diagnosis and pesticide or groundwater exposure with free screenings and rural doctor training.
The Catoctin and Frederick Soil Conservation Districts sponsor two coloring contests across kindergarten to sixth grade categories. First prizes win $10 and second prizes $5. Submit drawings with name address age and grade to 6919A Baltimore National Pike Frederick 21702. Deadline June 10 with winners notified by June 3.
Frederick market at Everedy Square and Shab Row parking lot on East Street north of Church Street will run Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 11 through October 24. Hagerstown market at Massey Ford Dealership on Halfway Boulevard will run Wednesdays 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 17 through October 30. Interested farmers should contact George Roche at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Marketing Services, 1-800-492-5590.
Texas will stage the 18th Junior National Polled Hereford Show and Forum in Abilene from July 13 to 18. About 400 heifers steers and cow-calf pairs compete for 9520 in premiums. Juniors age seven to under 21 on January 1, 1991 and members of the American Junior Polled Hereford Association may enter with June 1 deadlines.
A free tour of test plots at the University of Maryland Forage-Dairy Research Farm on Folly Quarter Road Ellicott City will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday May 28. Researchers will discuss cover crop results and how to use them to improve soil and yields. No pre registration is needed.
A meeting of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 23 in the Conference Room at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. The agenda covers general board business and reviewing complaints written against veterinarians.
The Northeast Agricultural and Environmental Expo runs August 14 and 15 at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Salisbury. The event showcases farm and environmental compatibility with 120 booths from agribusiness ambiental groups and agencies. Public invited 10 am to 4 pm. Live animal display and livestock pollution reduction talks. For details contact Lynne Hoot at 956-5771.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture released the 1991 Pennsylvania Farm Vacation Guide listing 39 working farms across the state. Facilities offer swimming hiking horseback riding pony rides and seasonal activities such as ice skating cross country skiing sleigh rides. Visitors can stay in restored farmhouses mansions cabins or primitive campsites with home style meals. many farms are near local attractions and markets. A free copy is available by mailing a self addressed stamped return envelope to the department in Harrisburg.
The Agriculture Calendar in the Frederick News-Post invites farm groups to submit activities for free. Deadline is Friday noon before Tuesday publication. Send additions changes or corrections to the Agriculture Editor at the News-Post Frederick 21761. Agriculture is highlighted as the leading local industry.
Frederick County hosts a string of dairy and agriculture events from May 21 to June 29. contests include Dairy Princess orientation and pageant, plus shows by Atlantic National Angus and Maryland Dairy Goat Association, with FFA chapters, grange meetings, and a Jersey convention across the region. Local venues include Frederick Extension Office Glade United Church of Christ Timonium Fairgrounds Hagerstown and Westminster sites.
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