Farmers Urged to Grow More Sweet Corn for Canning
Maryland farmers are urged to expand sweet corn acreage for canning to bolster defense. Agronomists note sweet corn fields can yield grazing in late summer and fall and support permanent hay and grass crops. They outline seedings with ryegrass and crimson clover, or ryegrass and crimson clover mixes, plus nitrogen applications to boost regrowth when corn is harvested.
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Maryland
University of Mary- Jand
Farm Safety Week Urges Precaution Amid High Accidents
About 18 000 farm workers die yearly in accidents and over 1 500 000 suffer disabling injuries as mechanization rises. Joseph H Blandford of Maryland warns that safety must improve, noting fewer workers and more equipment while production grows 50 percent per man hour since 1937 and urging adherence to safety during national defense needs. Spray now to protect canes from disease with ferbam per Dr L C Weaver. Vatican says films less to blame for youth education than clerical and lay teacher faults on the 50th anniversary of the Trish Christian Brothers school in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland Production and Marketing Administration
Truman
L. C. Weaver
Botany
University of Maryland
Vatican City
Pius XII
Trish Christian Brothers
Rome
Certification and Quality of Field Crop Seeds
Certification by state agencies assures true type for new varieties like Ranger Buffalo and Atlantic alfalfa and Kenland Midland clovers. Most seed sold, however, is not certified. buyers rely on labels showing kind purity and germination. The article notes the limited share of certified seed and explains confusion around the term and its applicability to most farm seed in use.
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Ranger
Buffalo
Atlantic
Kenland and
Midland
Pevcenly
Boom For Poultry Farmer Reported
Washington reports a poultry market boom driven by defense spending and higher red meat demand. Egg prices rose to 43 cents a dozen and chicken at 29.4 cents a pound, with hatcheries selling 61 million more chicks in the first four months. Egg incubators rose 23 percent as May figures loom.
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Washington
Storage Space Bases Transportation Burden
Farmers with on farm grain storage gain independence from rising transport and commercial storage challenges says Joseph H. Blandford chair of the Maryland PMA State Committee. More grains are harvested with combines, increasing on farm storage needs and loan options cover up to 85 percent of storage construction costs through county PMA offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland Production and Marketing Administration State Committee
PMA
Mulches Boost Grassland Seed Establishment in Sowing
The article explains how surface mulching after sowing greatly improves seedling stands in grassland, especially in summer and fall. Mulches conserve moisture, prevent surface crusting, protect seedlings from cold, thaw, and wind, and enhance moisture infiltration for a stronger stand. It recommends applying mulch immediately after sowing, using 1 to 1 1/2 tons of straw or 4 to 6 tons of manure per acre, spread evenly by a mechanical spreader, and highlights a tool shown in a photo for seedbed preparation and mulching.
Glade Valley Grange Discusses Roads and Parades
Glade Valley Grange members and County officials led talks on road work at a Tuesday meeting. Plans were outlined for a Memorial Day parade float at Walkersville, with a cankie contest announced for June. prizes split for youth and adult entrants. A $5 contribution supported the Kelly Womestead Fund as refreshments followed memorial programs and contests.
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A. Grant Hooper
Samu H. Young
Robert Ro Rhederick
Roger H. Willard
Glade Valley Grange
Edgar Zimmerman
Paul Green Hind
Walkersville
Walliam Crum
Pauline Kehne
Dolly Lease
Edgar van Fossen
Norris Shane
George C. Stayfer
Agriculture and Dairy
Beandock Grange
J. Thomas Summers
Ongeing
America
Grace B. Sumners
Kelly Womestead
Fracas Near Tavern Heard in Peoples Court
A Sunday afternoon fracas near a Furnace Ford tavern was heard by Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker. William Hickman of Sterling Virginia was found guilty of assault and battery on Ernest Pearson at Greenfield. Hickman and his brother Thomas faced related charges. Thomas was found not guilty. William Hickman received a sentence.
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Furnace Ford
Peoples Court
H. Reese Shoemaker
William Hickman
Sterling, Va
Ernest Pearson
Greenfiald
Hickman
Thomas Hickman
Thomas
Multiple small fines handed for traffic and related offenses
A magistrate imposed a suspended 30 day sentence and forfeited collateral for cases involving expired licenses, speeding, improper parking and passing on a till. Defendants included Beallsville resident L J Hiller, Frederick drivers Frederick Lodge and Walter Earmon, Bartonsville Seth Kent, Hagerstown Kenneth Db Titus, among others. Troopers Whitney Rouzee OBrien and Tucker made the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Nikirk
Hickmans
L. J. Hiller
Beallsville
Frederick C. Lodge
Frederick
Vincent Palmer
Brunswick
Seth Kent
Bartonsville
Kenneth Db
Titus
Hagerstown
Walter Earmon
M. J. Whitney
James Rouzee
H. P. O’brien
D. A. Tucker
Grain Dealers To Convene On June 1
Grain dealers producers and others interested in grain marketing are to attend a Westminster meeting on June 1. Dr H L Stier of the University of Marsland outlines a one day program covering grain quality factors and practical uses of grain grades at country points with speakers from the Agronomy Department Western Maryland Railway and U S Department of Agriculture. The afternoon includes a tour of a grain handling establishment and a marketing discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
H. L. Stier
State Department of Markets
University of Marsland
Joseph L. Newcomer
Agronomy Department
T. L. Bissell
George Burkhardt
Adam Kellar
Western Maryland Railway Co
Dick Richardson
Carroll County
W. B. Combs
U. S&s.” Department of Agriculture
Chicago
W. Davis
Baltimore
Concentrated Milk Gains Ground in Dairy Markets
A Wall Street Journal survey highlights concentrated milk as gaining in households and stores. It mixes with two parts water to one to form a milklike liquid, kept refrigerated, not frozen, sold in paper quarts. Since its market debut last November in Wilmington Delaware it spread to Washington Boston and parts of Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Farmers see potential price stability through shifting supply and distribution costs but some worry about returns and retailer impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
Wilmington
Del
Washington
Boston
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Frederick County
W. ©. Seiling
Lima
Strength For Today By EARLY DOUGLASS ARE YOU DIGGING
A column contrasts brutal executions where prisoners dig their own graves with the metaphor of Americans figuratively digging graves through overindulgence in food and drink. It argues against self-destructive habits that shorten life and utility, urging restraint.
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Douglass
Babson Newspaper
Expansion plan announced for electric power growth
Baltimore May 27 The Pennsylvania Water & Power Company unveiled a 25 million expansion program to meet rising demand for electric energy in its service territories. President John A Walls cited steady growth and expected continued demand as the rationale. Say you saw it in The News.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Water & Power Company
John A. Walls
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Sarece
H. B. Duvall
H.C. Summers
Jefferson, Md
Frederic
Monrovia Supply CO
Monrovis
New Market
Farm Equipment Center
Thurmont
Mercer Jones & Son
Dickerson
Mil
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Sears
Underwriters Laboratory
Market ST
Frederick, MD
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