Letter to the Editor on H Beef sale participation and losses
A reader criticizes a recent Frederick beef sale report, credits Gor don Smith Frederick County Products Inc and Pioneer Feed for support, and urges broader youth club organization. The letter cites low average prices, extended costs for feeders, and calls for vigorous promotions and wider community backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fan
Bil St. Clair
Frederick Fair
Aour
Frederik County
Gordon Smith
Frederick County Products, Inc
Pioneer Feed Company of
Walkersville
Mr. St. Clair
Frederick County
Frederick Counts
Chester Stone
Joe Etter
Elmer Hodges
Orr FE. Reynolds
Hyattstownek County
Adams County Sets Apple Harvest Holiday
Adams County Pennsylvania announces Harvest Holiday on October thirteenth with events in orchard communities near Gettysburg. Harvest Headquarters at South Mountains Fairgrounds Arendtsville eight miles north of Gettysburg features turkey barbecue luncheon apple butter boiling pie baking contest hayrides and free cider. Apple Blossom Queen and Pennsylvania Apple Queen attend with attendants to greet visitors and cider. Apple varieties will be displayed and recipe booklets distributed as guided tours of orchards and packing houses are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Harvest
South Mountains Fairgrounds
Arendtsville
Apple Blossom Queen
Pennsylvania Apple Queen
Time to pick a beef calf for 4H shows next year
Dr. John Burk of the University of Maryland guides 4H and FFA members on selecting a calf. Focus on a deep hindquarter, straight balanced skeleton, strong top and legs, and proportional body. consider sire and dam. Age class shows will matter at the Eastern National Livestock Show, so thrift and good performance are essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burk
University of Maryland Animal Science Department
FFA
Lawn and Rose Demonstration Plot Opening in Montgomery Co
The Montgomery County Agents Office will open the Lawn and Rose Demonstration Plot on Saturday October 12 and Sunday October 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. County agents will answer questions on soil lawn care and rose culture. The plot, located on Route 355 between Rockville and Gaithersburg, offers evaluation of fertilizers pre-emergence crabgrass killers grasses sprays mulches and new roses. Five missing steers roamed the Quynn orchard on Reel's Mill road and were later secured by Dr A Earl Vivino of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Robert Raver
Brian Finger
Rt. 355
Old 240
Rockville
Gaithersburg
All States Inn
Quynn Orchard
Reel's Mill Road
A. Earl Vivino
Washington
Frederick Junction
4H Baby Beef Sale Success At Frederick Fair
Frederick 4 H club members offered 49 grain fed steers at the Frederick Fair with 46 sold locally and three marketed outside the county. The sale grossed 16158 55 dollars at an average of 382 cents per pound. Rat control guidance and dairy feed value comparisons accompany the farm report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David D. Eigenbrode
Frederick
4-H Club
Frederick County
Eisenhower Angus to be at Exposition in Harrisburg
Eisenhower Farms of Gettysburg RD 2 will display 10 Angus breeding cattle at the seventh Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition. Ben Morgan says regular exhibitor participation is a strong feature as the exposition runs November 11 to 15 in the State Farm Show Building Harrisburg featuring beef cattle swine and sheep from major U S livestock areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Ben Morgan
State Farm Show
United States
Grazing On Diverted Land Is Explained
Effective October 1 farmers may graze land diverted under the 1963 Feed Grain and Wheat Stabilization Programs without ASC County Committee approval. Hay harvesting is excluded and Conservation Reserve land is ineligible. Contracted lands expiring this year may be seeded this fall, with no harvest before January 1, including barley wheat rye and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC County Committee
Time For Evergreen Cuttings And Needle Drop Tips
Instructions on taking evergreen cuttings from boxwood camellias holly and pyracantha plus juniper and taxus. Cuttings 6 to 8 inches long root in peat moss in flats or pots with bottom heat. keep in greenhouse until spring. Needle drop in pines spruces hemlocks and arborvitae is natural and can be worsened by drought and root or pest injury. Maintain soil moisture and mulch needles left on soil.
Guernsey Class Largest Ever In Fair History
The Frederick Fair hosted its largest Guernsey cattle exhibit to date with judging led by Richard N. Wills of McDonogh MD. Ronald M. Wessel won top ribbons in Juniors Seniors and Grand Champion females while Melvin H. Wessel claimed Senior and Grand Champion Ball honors. Charles F. Smith Jr awarded a silver trophy in memory of Juliet G. Smith to encourage breeding in Frederick County.
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Guernsey
Frederick Fair
Richard N. Wills
McDonogh
Maryland
Ronald M. Wessel
Lisbon
Melvin H. Wessel
Charles F. Smith, Jr
Libertytown
Juliet G. Smith
Liberty Knoll
David Hawker Ballenger Club
Brillant
Melody Hilda
David
Frederick County Guernsey Breeders Association
Golden Guernsey
Ideal Farms Dairy
Maryland Veterinary Group Names 1963 64 Committees
Dr. Arthur J. Blaney announces the Maryland State Veterinary Medical Association standing committees for 1963 64 term. Committees include Public relations, Membership, Public Health, Insurance, Program, Resolutions, Perpetual Roster, Constitution and By Laws, Grievance, Defense, Liaison, Legislative, with names and cities of committee chairs. Planning Committee comprises all committee chairs. Dr. Harold Burton to lead local arrangements for the winter meeting in Towson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Blaney
Centreville
Maryland State Veterinary Medical Association
Harry Schultz
Baltimore
Robert Byrne
Silver Spring
Julian Schreibman
Harold Holbrook
Rockville
Francis Lucas
Fred Lewis
Ellicott City
William Carr
Emmaitsburg
Clarence Foose
Cumberland
James McClellan
Frederick
BE. Ruebush
Walter Mitchell
Annapolis
Arthur J. Paddock
I. M. Moulthrop
Salisbury
Silas Richman
Pikesville
Robert Wagers
Milton P. Sause
Victor I. Sorgen
J. Walter Hastings, Sr
Cambridge
Marvin Jacobs
Chestertown
Harald Gober
J. Walter Hastings, Jr
Alvin MacKay
Leo Shives
Hancock
Irving Cashell
Washington
William C. Hare
Sykesville
Edwin L. Everhart
Harald Schaden
Milton Sause
Robert Patterson
Reisterstown
Thomas Ladson
Olney
Howard Baker
Hagerstown
Robert Flaherty
Easton
Charles Ziegler
Catonsville
Harold Burton
Towson
Association
Boxelder Bugs Nuisance and Farm Value Update
Boxelder bugs peak in homes as warm days return. The insects swarm on porches and siding, hide in cracks, and may stain fabrics though not generally harmful. Control via detergent spray or approved insecticides. elimination of boxelder trees can reduce breeding. Maryland farm real estate values rose to 336 per acre in March 1963, led by notable dairy yields at Irvington Farm in Gaithersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Boxelder
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Adult Farmer Classes Open Tonight In Thurmont And Walkersville
Local notices invite area farmers to join Thurmont and Walkersville adult farmer classes. First meetings appeal to interested farmers with October 15 kickoff for Walkersville while Thurmont Emmitsburg group serves northern county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
Young Farmer
Walkersville
Thurmont - Emmitsburg
Young Farmer Classes Begin Tomorrow at Walkersville Thurmont
Two young farmer classes start this fall at Walkersville and Thurmont High Schools. The Thurmont class meets tomorrow evening at 8:00 in the Yo-Ag room with participants from the Thurmont Emmitsburg and northern county area. Ken Wisner, instructor, says room remains for more interested young farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkersville
Thurmont
Yo-Ag
Thurmont-Emmitsburg
Ken Wisner
Maryland Processing Crops Down From 1957-61 Averages
Drought reduced vegetable production in Maryland with September 1 estimates from the U S Department of Agriculture showing 1963 output for snap beans down 6 percent, sweet corn down 22 percent, tomatoes down 22 percent, and green lima beans up 5 percent versus the 1957-61 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
Maryland
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Charles E. Hert
Middletown
Weber
Marylana
Farm Bureau
Associaton
J A.m. West Friendship
John Cotten
Annapolis Road
Shady Grove Road
Belmont Plantation
Leesburg
Frederick Fair Grounds
Yee
Jim Miliken
Queen Anne's
Mike Messix
Queen Anne’s
June Dudrow
Barbara Whipp
John Hall
Garrett County
Eisenhower Angus
Brook Lodge
Frank G. Remsburg
Brook Lodge Farm
Sutland
Irvington
Miranda
Countess
W. I. King
Irvington Farm
Frederick Board of Education
Thurmoent High School
Middletown High School
Walkersville High School
Linganore High School
Edgar van ¥Ossen
Eugene Anderson
Hubert Brown
Lewistown
Paul B. Ganley
Wilson Place
Mt. Airy Co-Op
Potemec Edinen
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