More New Machinery Needed for 1952 Farm Output
A nationwide survey shows farmers require 15 percent more new machinery and 20 percent more repair parts than in 1949 to meet 1952 needs. Secretary Brannan says production must rise to sustain defense efforts, with heavier equipment driving most of the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles F. Brannan
Defense
Brannan
Department
State
County Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
State Commissioners of Agriculture, Experiment Stations
Extension Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Extension Dairyman Advises Optimal Dry Cow Feeding
Extension dairyman Marvin E. Senger from the University of Maryland urges farmers to provide top nutrition to dry cows before freshening. He says pasture alone won’t meet needs. until calving dry cows must receive adequate feed and minerals, with a tailored ration to match each cow’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin E. Senger
University of Maryland
Mr. Senger
Senger
Maryland tomatoes supply U S Army divisions with canneries
Maryland canners reserve about 27.6 million cans of whole ripe tomatoes from the 1951 pack for exclusive military use under a U S Department of Agriculture formula. The effort would meet the tomato needs of about 1.13 million U S troops for a year, reflecting increased acreage and processing advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
U. S. Army
American Can Company
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Army
U. S
L. M. Goodwin
Goodwin
Can Company
Baltimore
Maryland Greener Pasture winner saluted by Governor
George C. Stauffer of Walkersville named state winner in the third Maryland Greener Pasture Contest. He received a certificate from Governor McKeldin at a Baltimore meeting on September 5 with regional and county winners present. Stauffer, a dairy farmer and former 4-H FFA member, will attend the Eastern National Exposition in Springfield, Mass. with his wife Pauline Etzler Stauffer. Applications for State Fair Board Community Show funds are due September 15. Land Week plans in Frederick County move forward with county groups urged to observe.
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Henry R. Shoemaker
George C. Stauffer
Walkersville
Maryland
McKeldin
Baltimore
Extension Service
Stauffer
Springfield
Mass
Maryland Ffa
Pauline Etzler Stauffer
J. W. Magruder
University of Maryland
George
FFA
Frederick County
State Fair Board
Mt Pleasant Grange
Homemakers
Carroll Manor Grange
Frederick Fair
Bruce E. Crum
Crum
Ballenger Poultry Club Leads Local Fair Winners
Arthur Cook heads the Ballenger Club which won first prize at the State Fair mini poultry booth. The club received 100 dollars for transporting the booth to the Northeastern State Poultry Show in Harrisburg in October. Ballenger is one of Frede rick County’s oldest clubs with members dating back over 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Cook
Harrisburg
Ballenger
Melvin Cook
Atlee Compher
Pascal Renn
Roscoe Whipp
King Cows High in Production Tests at King Farm
W J King of Gaithersburg reports Holstein Friesian cows under Herd Improvement Registry tests. Irvington Koba Boy Grace leads with 567 pounds butterfat and 14 457 pounds milk, 3 9 55 percent, 365 days, aged 5 years 8 months. Curlbrook Rag Apple Peerless tallies 561 pounds butterfat and 13 880 pounds milk, 4 1 percent, same period and age. Braddock Grange Meets 27 members and guests at Grace B Summers home for a weiner roast. They plan Roosters Night contest and October community show with committees led by Robert Klein Grace B Summers Alia Cline and Martha Jane Layman. Next meeting is Tuesday September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KING
Braddock Grange
Grace B. Summers
Grange
Robert Klein
Alia Cline
Martha Jane Layman
The
Fruit Growers Field Day At Hancock Set For September 10
University of Maryland Field Station invites fruit growers to a September 10 field day at Hancock. Participants will tour eight orchards and packing facilities along Route 40, visit Daniels, Fulton, Hepburn, and Fulton Scott Farms, view entomology and disease control experiments, and attend a luncheon with University and industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland
Hancock
Qoom
Dillon Orchards
Route 40
Daniel's
Fulton
Marvania
Castilla Graham
L. Q. Weaver
Charles Dunbar
Fulton Scott
Ernest N. Cory
Department of
Entomology
Hepburn Orchard
Route 522
Dunbar
Graham
Orchard tour caps day at Town Station north of Hancock
The day ends with a tour of orchards Cahill's on Route 40 Casper's Tonoloway Forrest Hill totaling 350 400 750 and 600 acres. The article notes landscaping and tree choices for homes on the southwest side the need for sun in winter and shade in summer. It discusses favored flowering trees and discourages Norway maple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Cahill
Trees Should Harmonize With House Expert Says
Wm. W. White of the Bartlett Tree Expert Co advises ranch homeowners to match tree placement with house design. Use evergreens at corners for sun and shade control, place deciduous trees away from the structure, and imagine 20 to 30 year growth to plan height and shade. A tallest tree such as oak, maple, elm, or ash should be on the south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. W. White
F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co
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Maryland Production and Marketing Administration
Maryland State Committee
Bandith
Frederick Gas
O., Inc
Hospital Aid Today
Extension Dairyman
Caribbean
Ballenger 4-H Club
Heaps
Family Farm
Wilson Heaps
Maryland Farm Bureau
Washington
Markell & Ford
Hamilton
Elgin
Gruen
Bulova
James E. Doll
South Market Street
Frederick, Md
Mary
EB. J. Weatherby
University of Maryland Dairy Department
Queen Annes County
USSES
Williamson's Drug Store
North Market St
Woodsboro Livestock Sales, Inc
Woodsboro
Farmall
Oliver
Massey-Harris
John Deere
Ferguson
FORD
Ford-Ferguson Tractor
Allis Chalmers
NEW Holland
PTO
Forage Harvester
Pennsylvania Grain
Minneapolis-Moline Mower
Minneapolis
Moline
Ferguson Mower
John Deere Hammer Mill
Ceresville Motor CO
Fred
Ceresville, MD
Ferguson, New Holland
Philco
Motorola
Zenith
Melvin M. Engle
N. Carroh St
Eastern Lime, Mars & Fertilizer CO
Church Street
Farm Implement Center
W. Patrick St
Hammer Mills
Leiter's Hardware & Implements
Greencastle, PA
Oliver Superior
Mogs
W. Patrick Street
Cormide
Farm Equipment Center
Thurmont, Md
Thurmont
Monrovia
H.C. Summers
Jefferson, Md
Frederick
Mercer Jones & Sons
Dickerson, MD
Buckeystown
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