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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1981
Page
22
A fourth year benefit butchering raised proceeds for the Frederick County 4H Camp Center. Thirty hogs averaging 400 pounds each were butchered in the young department at Singanore High School, yielding about 9,609 pounds of meat. Paul Simpson is shown in the top left photo.
Michael Vet ter 17 LaBeth Ridenour 18 Stan Ernst 18 win trips to the 60th National 4-H Congress in Chicago November to December. Carmen Kriner 16 receives a translator radio. Other honors include Yetter's state prize in electrical energy and Ridenour’s skill in clothing design. Kriner leads dog care honors and Ernst excels in public speaking while Kriner and others attend local colleges.
Suzanne Proctor a 16 year old 4 H member from Silver Spring won an expense paid trip to the 60th National 4 H Congress in Chicago November 28 to December 3. She was among 34 Maryland 4 H'ers honored by the National 4 H Council for top state achievement in consumer education sponsored by Montgomery Ward Company. Proctor's activities include consumer judging contests puppet shows on energy conservation teaching 4 H'ers about shopping comparisons and meal planning and a program for handicapped youths at her school. She plans a career in consumer studies or accounting.
A brief note explains surface and subsurface drainage to control runoff and improve moisture for pasture, hay, and crops. It lists signs needing drainage such as poor vegetation, salt deposits, color variation, and restricted root growth, and offers district assistance via a conservation technician for site specific planning.
Conservation practice three explains that removing free water through surface drainage enables air in the soil, raises soil temperature, and speeds bacterial activity. By drying the top layer, roots access a deeper soil zone, improving germination and nutrient uptake. contact for site recommendations is offered.
Six state no till meeting will cover crop rotation weed control and soil conservation at the 1962 Mid Atlantic No Till Conference. The eighth annual farmer educational event is Jan 7 in the Maryland state fairgrounds Timonium exhibition hall with Lyle Bauer as keynote on Conserving Our Most Valuable Resource.
Nine Walkersville FFA members traveled to the 4th national FFA convention in Kansas City November 12 to 14. Three competed in the national dairy products contest sponsored by Mid-America Dairymen Inc and the Patz Company, producing bronze and silver awards for individuals and a bronze team award.
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