Condition Of Local Apple Crop Good And Harvest In Full Swing
Local Maryland Appalachian apples are in very good condition with high color and finish. October marks peak market movement as irrigation offset limited moisture. national supply is ample. Varieties highlighted include Delicious McIntosh Golden Delicious Winesap Rome Beauty Jonathan and newer trends with poly and mesh bags from 3 to 10 pounds.
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Anderson
Winesap
Rome
Jonathan
Apple
Wheat Sale Questioned by Farm Bureau Leaders
A. Kenneth Miller of Maryland Farm Bureau criticizes U S wheat sales to the Reds as potentially benefiting only the nation’s balance of payments and not the public. He argues government price supports created large grain stocks and urges farmer participation in a market-based adjustment plan to align production and demand within a market system. Miller says trade is a weapon in the cold war and Russia’s wheat needs show the strategic use of economic power to challenge communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
A. Kenneth Miller
Maryland
Farm Bureau
Russia
Miler
Miller
U.S
Liming Soil Key to Efficient Crop Production Says Agronomy Expert
An East Coast agronomy professor urges frequent soil liming to raise pH toward 7.0 for better crops. He recommends soil testing, splitting lime applications over seasons, and using representative samples. dairy experts note doubled milk output per labor hour since 1945.
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East
ASCS
Farm Bureau Family Night at New Market Fire Hall
The Frederick County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee hosted Family Night with a covered dish supper at the New Market Fire Hall. A brief meeting updated by laws renamed the group to Women’s Committee and set district representatives and yearly elections. Guests attended and the Young People held a Discussion Meet judged by local members. Frederick County will be represented at the State Meeting on October 15 by William Schrodel and Lawrence Zecher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Donald Easterday
Merhle Duvall
Kenneth Shifflet
James Ensor
Farm Bureau
Carroll Leatherman
Leon Enfield
Ray Smith
Cecil Holter
William Schrodel
Lawrence Zecher
Frederick County
Maryland Farmland Averages $336 Per Acre
Maryland farmland values rose to 336 per acre in 1963 from 322 in 1962, lifting total farm land and buildings value from 1.07 billion dollars to 1.116 billion. Only seven states exceed 300 per acre including New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Illinois.
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Maryland
U.S
New Jersey
Connecticut
California
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Illinois
Gaithersburg Cow Is Real Champion
Charles Savage's 21 year old cow Blackie has produced 18 calves. Veterinary experts compare Blackie's age to a 147 year human, noting her milk yield far surpasses two typical cows. In a 365 day record she yielded 28,560 pounds milk, milking thrice daily, suggesting a lifetime total well over 300,000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaithersburg, Md
Charles Savage
Blackie
Savage
Timely Tips on Insecticide Fertilizer Mix and Forage Plots
County agent notes apply fertilizer mixed with heptachlor or dieldrin to curb alfalfa weevil next summer with one pound active ingredient per acre. November 15 for heptachlor and November 30 for dieldrin. Forage test plots at Westminster show hybrid DeKalb XL 45 and Pocahontas at 106.9 bushels per acre, Purdue AA1064 at 111.1, and varying silage and dry matter yields across plant populations and varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Theodore Bissell
University of Maryland
Velsicol Chemical Corporation
Westminster
Purdue
N.E
States
Farm Show Nearing Half Century in 1964 Event
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania State Farm Show nearing its 50th year with two member groups the Pennsylvania Society of Farm Women and the Pennsylvania Holstein Association set to celebrate 50th anniversaries at the 48th annual exposition January 13 to 17. A Jersey Cattle Club exhibit marks its own half century as the show traces fifty years of service to the commonwealth and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Farm Show
H. L. Mamn
Pennsylvania Society of Farm Women
Pennsylvania Holstein Association
W. A. Houston
State College
Elmo Mentzer
Carlisle
Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Club
Samuel B. Williams
Middletown
Jersey Dairy Group
Jack R. Grey
Commonwealth
Grey
Pennsylvania
Gaver Places 2nd in National Show at Austin Minn
Wayne Gaver, Middletown breeder, took second place in all breeds at the National Barrow Show in Austin Minnesota with a 215 pound Hampshire barrow. The event drew 140 swine from all breeds in the car cass contest. A soft carcass disqualification cost him a $150 prize but he still celebrated the national runner up in yield and prime cuts. Brook Lodge Golden Model 930107, a seven year old owned by Frank G Remsberg, Brook Lodge Farm Middletown, produced 19 945 Ibs milk and 734 Ibs butterfat in 365 days.
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Wayne Gaver
Middletown
Austin
Minn
Hampshire
Wayne
Brook Lodge
Frank G. Remsberg
Brook Lodge Farm
Luck Bros Tensen
Patricia
Eskdale O Boy Goldie
Dunkeld Model Rocket
John M. Eshleman
Hagerstown
Aberdeen Angus Named America's No 1 Beef Breed
Aberdeen Angus tops U S cattle breeds with 345576 purebred calved in 1963, a 13.2 percent rise over 1962, as the American Angus Association cites. The secretary notes record calves surpassing all others, reflecting shifts to black hornless cattle for higher profit and quality beef demand. Local Frederick County breeders include Ahalt Cob‑Jentz Duble Flanigan Fox Gardiner Hodges King Lenhart Mathias Miller Murphy Page Powell Simmons Stunkle Haines Stiler Tabler Weybright Wight Wilbur Wise Young Kline Hering and the Baily/ Miller/Huebner families.
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United States
Frank Richards
American Angus Association
St. Joseph
Missouri
Association
Richards
America
U.S
Frederick County
Bruce F. Ahalt
Henry Cob- Jentz
John Duble
Arthur A. Flanigan
J. Franklin Fox
Clement E. Gardiner
Elmer Hodges
Noah King
Chester W. Lenhart
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
C. Frank Miller
GE. Murphy
C. Earl Page
William D. Powell
D.C. Simmons
Edgar Stunkle
HF. Haines
AL Stiler
Ralph L. Tabler
Ralph Weybright
Dan Wight
John R. Wilbur
Paul Wise
A. G. Young
Richard F. Kline
Joseph L. Hering
Jennings Bailey
Lee E. Miller
Robert J. Huebner
Six Maryland Youths Compete In National Junior Guernsey Show
Six Maryland youths competed against entrants from across the United States for over 1500 dollars in prizes at the National Junior Guernsey Show held last Tuesday in Waterloo Iowa, part of the National Dairy Cattle Congress. Judges included L G Colebank of Knoxville Tennessee. Frank C Downey of Williamsport entered Woodside Hall Farry Honey in the four year old and older class. Mary Jane Wharff of Woodbine entered Dayrock King Sparkle in the Heifer Calf class. John H Hull Jr of Westminster Md entered Hullside Governor's Lulu in the four year old and older class. Edwin Merryman of Sparks Md entered Goldwood Marsh Rustic in the Senior Yearling Heifer class. Stevenson W Close Jr of Aberdeen entered Cool Branch L B Kanaka in the two year old class. Katharine Lee Merryman of Sparks Md entered Dumar Mi Princess in the three year old class.
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Peterborough
Maryland
United States
Waterloo
Iowa
National Dairy Cattle Congress
L. G. Colebank
Knoxville
Tennessee
Frankc. Downey
Williamsport
Woodside Hall
Farry Honey
Mary Jane Wharff
Woodbine
Dayrock King Sparkle
John H. Hull Jr
Westminster
Mad
Hullside
Edwin Merryman
Sparks
Goldwood MarshRustic
Stevenson W. Close Jr
RFD 2
Aberdeen
Cool Branch
L. B. Kanaka
Katharine Lee Merryman
iSparks
Dumar Miprincess
Montgomery County Farm Calendar Highlights and Events
A calendar of agricultural meetings sales and open houses across Maryland and nearby areas lists events from October through December. Highlights include the Maryland Holstein Sale at Frederick County Fairgrounds, the Hereford Dispersal Sale near Leesburg, the Maryland Angus Sale at Frederick Fair Grounds, and multiple milk producers meetings. Local groups such as 4-H and various agriculture clubs host annual meetings open houses and technical conferences at designated venues like Comus Inn Timonium Uni Md and Bel Air.
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Montgomery Council
Maryland
Frederick County
Frederick County Fairgrounds
Belmont Plantation
Leesburg
Md-Va
Corus Inn
Beaueville Group
Cooperative County
Maryland Angus
Fracerick
Montgomery County
Hormitemaker's Council
Comus Inn
Rocksville Civic Center
Harrisburg
Frederick Fair Grounds
Student Union
Univ. Md
MD West Va
Bull Stud
Frederick
Fair Grounds
Timonium
Breeders Institute
Walkersville
First Presbyterian Church
Bel Air
Centerville
N—State Grange
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Aad del
Brown Swiss Breeders
Williamsburg
Inn
White Marsh
Boonsboro
Klingston View Liza Spitfire 4531008 calf data
Klingston View Liza Spitfire 4531008, a seven year old cow, owned by T Maynard Kling and Son of Adamstown, produced 21 500 pounds of milk with 640 pounds butterfat, according to herd records.
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Klingston View
T. Maynard Kling & Son
Adamstown
Licensed milk tester joins Frederick County dairy group
Tommy Fraley recently was hired by the Frederick County Dairy Herd Improvement Association to test milk in Unit No. 1, replacing Charles Murray who tested milk in Frederick County for about fourteen years. He completed a two week training at the University of Maryland Dairy Department, earning a state license. Previously he served six years in the Air Force and graduated from Thurmont High School. He is married and lives near Catoctin Furnace.
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D.h.la
Tommy Fraley
Frederick County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Charles Murray
Frederick County
Tommy
University of Maryland Dairy Department
Air Force
Thurmont High School
Catoctin Furnace
Maryland 4 H Poultry Team Places Second at NEPPCO Show
The Maryland 4 H Poultry Judging Team placed second among nine teams at the Northeast Poultry Producers Council exposition in Harrisburg October 8 10, with Becky Schaeffer and Fritz Brown of Montgomery and Carroll counties receiving plaques. Individual honors went to Becky fourth high and Fritz sixth, while white ribbon awards went to Eleanor Gent and Keith Markus. The Egg Judging Team placed sixth among 11 teams, with Wilson Arbaugh fourth high and blue ribbon, and Michael McQuate also competing. Over 5 000 poultry enthusiasts attended the three day event featuring education sessions displays and contests including Star Poultry Farmer and Poultry Princess selections.
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Maryland
Northeastern Poultry Producers Council
Neppcc
Harrisburg
New Jersey
Becky Schaeffer
Fritz Brown
Montgomery County
Dwight Gorsuch
Carroll County
Becky
Fritz
Eleanor Gent
Kent County
Keith Markus
Dorchester County
Star Poultry Farmer
Poultry Princess” of
Northeast
Maryland Farmers Price Report Sees Slight Rise From August
The Maryland Delaware Crop Reporting Service notes the September All-Commodity Index at 84.1 of the 1947 56 base, up 0.1 from August but down 4.3 from September 1962, with higher barley potatoes apples beef cattle milk and eggs offset by lower corn oats peas hogs lambs and broilers. Feeds prices across the month edged higher for bran middlings broiler and dairy feeds while soybean meal rose 20 cents. Turkey growing feed and 41 percent cotton seed meal fell 10 cents. Milk feed hog corn and egg feed ratios improved from August yet remained below September 1962 levels. Examples of producer milk records in days show several herds with substantial yields and butterfat.
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Maryland
Maryland-Delaware
Singanore High Students Attend Maryland Farm Bureau Pow er Program
On Wednesday October 9 Madeline Ganley and Willard Summers from Singanore High School attended the Youth Power Program sponsored by the Maryland Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singanore High School
Maryland Farm Bureau
Madeline Ganley
Willard Summers
Conservation funding aids farm conservation efforts from ACP
William L Dudley Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee chairman urged farmers with unresolved conservation problems to consult the ASCS county office. He said cost-sharing under the Agricultural Conservation Program often closes the gap between willingness and action, noting ACP emphasizes conservation within productive use of land. Funds are allocated annually by states and counties based on conservation needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCS
William L. Dudley
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Congress
Maryland announces soybean support price for 1963 crop
The support rate set at $2.23 per bushel applies to all counties for all classes of green and yellow beans grading No. 2 or better and containing not more than 14 percent moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Maryland tobacco crop reaches 32 million pounds estimate
Estimated Maryland tobacco production for the year is 32 million pounds, up two million from August due to drought. The 1962 harvest total was 39.4 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
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Farm Bureau Family Night
Gaithersburg
Gaver
Glen Tocton
G. M. Posch
Allen Brothers, Jefferson
Dhia Records
Joseph WW. Wachler
R&gh
George Stauffer
R&g
Kenneth Buteler
Robert Both
Charles Smolser
George Gorsuch
R&ghes
We. Stanton Superviso
Charles Murrey
Charles E. Gordon
Supr
Leber
Kramer
Ruth Ruchey
Richard S
Simpson
Robert JF. Hope Jr
Los
Charles Gordon
Alvert Lenora Kilng
Zimmerman
Mayne
Robert Dudrow
Austin Hamilton
Baker &Ros Vt RH
Ralph Riggs &Gh
J.H. Welling
Rreghei
Michels
Lester Grossnickle & &Gh
Pa. Carroll
Robert Fr
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T.M. King & Son
IBM
J.H. Nicolai
Willis D. Remsberg
H. Nicodemus Zerbs
Albert R. Zimmerman
HH. Clark
Thomas & Janes
IBAA
Robert Oudrow
B.D. Patrick
Alfie Messer
Warfield, Iv
Donald Wachter
Robert C. Fry
John M. Crum
Russell S
Meison & Nicholson R&gh
D. Nicola RA
J. William Howard Jr
Harry L. Trout Jr
Cecil K. Holter
Webster G. MacCartee
A. Scheel
Jorgensen & Rhoderick
Albert Zim
Merman
MD. H
Clyde & Mary Thomas
E Warfield
C. Irving Staley
J.C. Stewart
Edward €. Wilson
J. Fred Groomes
E.R. Hough
L. Wilson
A.B
W.B. Coblentz
R. Jones
Donald D. Keller
Josephus T
Poole
Harry W. Frantz
Willis D. Remsbers
Glenn &, Eaves
Brabant Farm
Kenneth Bourrier
William C. Kepler
R.T. Dowd
Rb&gh
Kerschel Boyer
H. Clark RA
Locvale Farm, Inc
Ripley
Nichols
J. Thompson
Merhie
Flook
Frank Burrier
Lester Grossnickie
Denton K. Gars
Donald Carst
Bernard
Remsburg
John M. Burrier
John D. Galthers
Charles Brandenburg
Richard T. Geisler
Robert Frydohn
A. Summers
R&egh
Jerome William
James Pasike
Charles & Lert
Clark & Beatrice
C.T
Mary C. Harry Trout, Jr
Murray
R. Lewis, Jr
Weebs
Ray H. Smith & Son
Él R&gh
Bruce M. Brandenburg
Harold J. Burkier
John A. Summers
Paul K. Coblentz
Russell Wachter
Charles [ Staley
Margaret B. Clemson
Bernard L. Wiles Richer
R. Remsburg
Floyd ¢. Wickham
Alice Messer
Bi &Gh
Tive Allene
Charles Charles E. Mert Mullen
IBM RH
Paul R. King
William J. Wilcam
Richard R. Remsburg
R&gg Ne
Kenneth Burker
Denton K. Garst
Webster G. MacCartee Howard Stiles
Wilmer H. Keller
R&gh HY
IBM GH
Joseph ©. Biser
Donald D. Keller Austin
Hamilton
Earl B. Wiles
John A. Hope, Jr
Irvin Zimmerman
Wight & Zigler
Paul E. Wickham
Joseph W. Wachter
Grayson R. Bowers
CIBM
Russell A. Dudrow
Oo. Pry & Sons
WB. Coblentz
John M. Burker
Donald Button
Robert A. Staley
William T. Staley
Glen
Eaves Wickham Floyd
Ruth Brachey
Paul D. Remsberg
Él S. D
Richard Simpson
Lester Dudrow
A. Adams
Wm. J. Wilcom Jr
Clyde A
Mary Thomas
N.E. Kefauver
CBH
Meredith E. Boyer
Wallace P. Neilson
Aecn
Ralph $& Ripley
Frank W. Fogle
R&gbs
Tf RR
Lewis Jr
Donald Garst
Charles
C. Richard
Marry W. Frantz
Russell
Wachter
Austin L. Reefer & Re
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