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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1964
Page
9
Extension agent explains minimum roughage feeding to maintain butterfat and outlines daily hay and silage needs for 1000 to 1600 pound cows. With drought and pesticide concerns, feeding less roughage and more grain can cut costs and risk, aided by a Farm Page table of feed values.
Extension guide outlines evaluating roughage first, then supplementing with grain mixes to meet protein energy and mineral needs. It lists feed values for corn, barley, oats, soymeal, cottonseed meal, beet pulp, molasses and hays, notes calcium phosphorus salt vitamins A E and sunlight for D, plus cautions on price and substitutions.
Listings of farm related classes and meetings from November through March, including welding, adult farmer, 4-H events, bulk tank maintenance, county farm bureau, and breed association gatherings. Highlights include 4-H Congress in Chicago and the Frederick County Farm Bureau banquet. Repeats and timing vary by town: Walkersville, Linganore, Frederick, Thurmont, Adamstown, Middletown, Unionville, and Elsicett City are mentioned.
The Maryland Angus Association held its field day at Oatland Farm near Olney with nearly 100 attendees. Hosts were Gordon Keys and Robert Chichester, co owners of the Oatland Angus herd. Lester Licherenberger of Andelot Stock Farm spoke on management and the Maryland Beef Cattle Improvement Association program. P T Fitzhugh of Rocklands Farm discussed practices for a 300 cow Angus herd. A Q and A followed.
Agronomists at University of Maryland advise that alfalfa stands sustain maximum yields with adequate yearly plant food, best achieved by fall or spring applications. Nine years of data show no yield difference between seasons if fertility is sufficient. 4 to 5 tons per acre annual yield persists with proper fertilization. For soils lacking tests, 500 to 600 pounds of 0-15-30 fertilizer per acre is suggested, plus boron as needed.
Michael D Keefer a 17 year old son of Mr and Mrs John D Keefer RFD 5 Westminster is named winner of the Pick the Producers contest organized by the Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association He earns free DHIA herd tests for two months Keefer is active in 4H and FFA dairy judging and helped lead Mt Airy High School to top regional honors His rivals Charles I Garver Westminster takes second with a free DHIA test and Ralph L Robertson Avondale takes third with a milk scales contest prize The Extension Service organized the event with entry blanks supplied by twenty county feed and farm supply businesses Official results were based on cows DHIA records while on test
Wool growers marketing fall lambs should keep detailed sales records to qualify for wool incentive payments. The record must include buyer name, signature, number and liveweight of lambs, and the term unshorn. Payments apply only to lambs never shorn.
Richard L Clem of Easton Talbot County banker who manages the agricultural department at Maryland National Bank has kicked off the drive locally during October 4 H Bank Month as part of a nationwide effort to gather contributions for citizenship and leadership training and state and international programs. He is secretary of the Delmarva Poultry Industry secretary-treasurer of the Maryland Turkey Producers Association and a member of Maryland Farm Bureau State Rural Areas Development Committee and Farm City Week. The new chairman succeeds L E Downey of the First National Bank Hagerstown and will call on banking members to support America s youth through the 4 H Club program.
George William Smith III of New Midway Frederick County becomes Maryland’s first entrant in the 1964 International Live Stock Exposition. He will exhibit a purebred Holstein heifer, already winner of blue ribbons and champion awards at nine fairs including Eastern States Exposition and Maryland State Fair. The event runs November 27 to December 5 at the International Amphitheatre, Chicago Stock Yards, Chicago Illinois.
The Maryland 4H Poultry Judging Team finished second behind Virginia on Sept. 28 at the Atlantic Rural Exposition in Richmond. Members include Mc Kendree Cramer of Damascus who was the highest scoring individual, Betty Schaeffer of Germantown, Merrill Lockjaw and William Jones from Pomoke.
The text projects daily feeding needs in the United States increasing by 8,000 people and in 1975 the population will require 25 percent more milk 35 percent more fruit 36 percent more beef and about 45 percent more pork chicken and eggs than current production levels.
Farm-City Week Partners in Progress is the theme of the tenth annual Farm- City Week to be celebrated November 20 through 26, according to A B Hamilton, assistant to the Dean of the College of Agriculture, University of Maryland. The observance aims for better understanding between urban and rural people.
Orchardists should start preparations after harvest to protect next year’s crop. University of Maryland expert Dr. Glenn Stadelbacher warns mice kill more apple trees in the East than other factors and also damage peach trees. Endrin is recommended with six application rules to ensure the spray reaches mouse runs and avoids soil, snow, or wind issues.
After the parade, Brunswick Recreation Commission sponsors a car show at City Park. The first 50 registered cars receive plaques and trophies awarded to the top six. Registration starts at a corner on the New Addition, with directions via signs, as participants approach from Knoxville.
The Alaska Travel Division in Juneau offers a new free map of Alaska. It is the second travel aid from the state and the first with full color illustrations. It shows roads, campsites, coast boat harbors, borough boundaries, ferry routes, hunting and fishing data, what to wear tips, and major travel attractions.
Brunswick welcomes the Mason-Dixon Region Antique Car Club for its inaugural event at the athletic field opposite, bringing classic autos to town for a region wide gathering. The two-day show highlights local enthusiasts and historic vehicles, with judging and displays expected.
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