Fall Seeding Alfalfa In Late Summer Forage Gardens
Alfalfa should be seeded in late August or early September for best results says the University of Maryland agronomy staff. It needs well drained soil, pH 6.5 to 7.0, adequate phosphate and potash, and can fix its own nitrogen after establishment. New varieties show weevil resistance, with WL 303 FD 100 Saranae Cayuga and Iroquois recommended. Williamsburg still advised. Seeding benefits from late summer rains. second best time is early spring. Fertilizer plans include 0-20-20 with boron and 5-10-15 band-seeded, followed by annual topdressing of 0-15-30 with boron. weevils and weeds require careful management. Frost kills many annual grasses, and herbicides like Eptam 3 lb acre preplant and 2 4-DB for mustards aid control. leafhopper control uses methoxychlor. A Howard County Hunt Club Fall Horse Show is planned Sept 21 at 9 a.m. on club grounds in Glenelg with divisions for ponies and driving events.
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Williamsburg
Ocars
Daily Newsletter
Allen Bryant
County Extension Office
Iran
Katie Bryant
CIPC
Howard Hunt Club
Howard County Hunt Club
Glenelg
Extension agronomia study flags corn losses in harvest
An Ohio State University extension note reports that 10 acres can lose as many as 220 bushels of corn due to harvest waste. Typical losses range 3.4 to 22.3 bushels per acre, averaging 9.3, with most blamed on header and reel settings. Guidance covers row spacing, shield design, ear saving pockets, and a method to estimate ears and kernel losses using a 1 acre check area and a 10 square foot frame to separate snapping roll, cylinder, and separation losses.
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Ohio State. University
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Stuides
Ohio
Maryland set for 1969 wheat diversion and corn loan plan
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service released 1969 wheat diversion options and the 1968 corn price support loan rate of 1.25 per bushel plus 30 cents special payment, totaling 1.55 per bushel for Maryland. No. 2 grade corn becomes the loan reference. sign up begins early 1969 with loans maturing May 1, 1969. Voss and Free outlined how farmers can pursue price support and diversion payments under the 1969 program.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
James M. Voss
ASCS
Maryland
Harold M. Free
Frederick County Agricultural Stabilization , and Conservation Committee
Free
Frederick County
Eer Voss
850 Attend SS Member Meeting
Alan Heflin of Woodsboro and Bernard Knott of R 3 Frederick were elected to the Southern States Woodsboro Cooperative board at the 45th Anniversary Annual meeting in Rocky Ridge on August 29. Over 850 stockholders and families attended. Millard Crum of Walkersville was named chairman, Ralph Fisher vice chairman. Mrs Anthony L Wilcom and Mrs Garnet Wisner were elected to the Farm Home Advisory Committee with Wilcom as chair and Mrs Harry Gruber Jr. as secretary. Chester Ausherman was named delegate to the Southern States Cooperative stockholders meeting in Richmond, Va. November 14–15, with G. E. Anderson named alternate. Charles Lease and Edgar Heflin named delegate and alternate to a Winchester district election. The meeting highlighted a 3.2 patentage refund and total year volume over $113,100. William Devilbiss reported on local operations. The session recognized former board and committee members, presented pins, awarded Leadership Awards, cut the 45th birthday cake, and handed door prizes.
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Woodsboro
Bernard Knott
Frederick
Southern States Woodsboro Cooperative Board
Rocky Ridge
Ate
Millard Crum
Walkersville
Ralph Fisher
Southern States Farm
Anthony L. Wilcam
Garnet Wisner
Anthony L. Wilcom
Farm Home Advisory
Harry Gruber Jr
Lehore
Chester Ausherman
Southern States Cooperative
Richmond
G. E. Anderson
K@l
Thurmont
Winchester
Charles Lease
Edgar Heflin
Southern States Cooperative Riven
James 8. Roser
Baleimore
William Devilbiss
Ss, Woodsboro Cooperative, Inc
Focal Board
Farm Nome
U S D A Orders All Can Goods Inspected
The state of Maryland will require all canned fruits and vegetables bought for state institutions to be inspected for quality by the U S Department of Agriculture starting July 1. Purchase orders will specify USDA grades and cases must bear the official inspection stamp. The Standardization and Inspection Branch assisted in setting specifications and provides inspection services. America is praised as best fed yet spends a small share of income on food.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Consumers and Marketing Service
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Fruit and Vegetable Division
U.S
Budget Cut at USDA Shrinks 1969 Spending Plan
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the spending authority bill reducing the 1969 USDA appropriation to 5.59 billion dollars, 1.6 billion below last year and shy of the President’s January request. The CCC reimbursement gap and altered program funding shaped the cuts, with major reductions in Soil Conservation and Agricultural Payments programs while meat inspection and food stamp funding rose modestly.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
USDA
House
Senate
Congress
Joers
Commodity Credit Corporation
P. L
American Farm Bureau Federation
CCC
Cuiese i
Consumer and
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Payments Program
ACM
Fall Is No Time To Prune Shrubs
Fall is not the season to prune ornamental trees and shrubs says a University of Maryland horticulturist and extension specialist Francis Gouin. Pruning now produces new growth that cannot harden before winter, causing possible winter injury and weakened plants. Dead branches may be removed, light hedge shearing is possible, and guidance is offered to consult Extension bulletin No. 150.
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University of Maryland
Francis R. Gouin
County Extension Service
County corn crop maturing amid dry spell in area
The county and state corn crop are maturing rapidly with about 60 percent denting, compared to 52 percent in 196?, and near normal. Early corn is mature and moisture low enough for picking. field work was good as temperatures cooled and skies cleared. Rainfall remains sparse but scattered heavy showers offered brief relief. one to two and a half inches fell Thursday aiding fall pastures. Farmers began silage cutting. eastern counties nearly finished with hay and alfalfa cuts vary. Vegetable harvesting remains active. cantaloupes 85 percent picked, tomatoes nearing completion, sweet corn production slowed by drought, potatoes digging near end, orchards active with peaches and Jonathan and Grimes Red Delicious apples slated through mid-September.
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Blake
Jonathan
Grimesland
Red Delicious
AAMA Urges Apple Price Increase
The American Agricultural Marketing Association xn recommends a 15 cent per hundred weight hike for 243 inch and up U.S. canner grape sauce variety processing apples with a 4.65 per cwt figure, up from 4.50 in 1967, citing higher costs, tighter supplies, and steady demand as factors. Members from Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina coordinate marketing through AAMA as the common agent.
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American Agricultural Marketing Association
U.S
Apple Advisory Committee
AAMA
American Farm Bureau Federation
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Farm Bureau Marketing Associations
Harold J. Hartley
Fruit and Vegetable Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rocky Ridge 4-Hers Plan Annual Tour
The Rocky Ridge Progressive 11. Club met August 6 at Mt. Tabor Park with about 70 members led by president Tim Keilholtz. Old business covered the August 10 tour from Robert Sayler’s store. new business honored Chester Ecker and Robert Sayler for preparations and transport. A film by Ecker followed, and Wanda Black announced a Frederick County Sing Group concert.
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Mt. Tabor Park
Tim Keilholtz
Robert Sayler
Chester Ecker
Farmers Feed and Supply
Walkersville
Mr. Ecker
Wanda’ Black
Thurmont
Frederick County Sing Group
George Brachey
Emmitsburg
Ralph Keilholzz
Rocky Ridge Club
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