Wheat Growers Can Benefit From Feed Program
Wheat growers can profit from the 1964 feed grain program as changes raise maximum diversion to 50 percent and tie diversion payments to the country or county price support rates. Harold M. Free notes planners aimed to maintain income while meeting program goals, with ASCS county staff ready to answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Free
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Emmmaitsburg
Fey
Pons
Free
ASCS
On the Farm Front: Scheduling September Dairy Meetings
Wood County Agricultural Agent reports seven nutrition meetings for dairymen and two for beef cattle held in September. Upcoming sessions include September 3 at New Market and October 1 at County Agent's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghoklebb. Wood
Obine
Relative Value of Feeds for Dairy Cattle
Discussion at meetings on pricing feeds for dairy rations includes a proposed Farm Front section. Table I lists relative values of various feeds against No. 2 Shelled Corn and SOM. With corn at 70 dollars per ton and SOM at 104 dollars per ton, a feed is a good buy if its price stays below the Table I figure. If corn or SOM prices move, the relative values will shift.
County Fairs Schedule Lists September and October Events
The page lists county fairs in September and October including Frederick County Fair in Frederick, St Marys County Fair in Leonardtown, Somerset County Fair in Princess Anne, Charles County Fair in La Plata, St Marys Co Farmers Homemakers Fair in Leonardtown, and Calvert County Fair in Prince Frederick with dates 4 28 11 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
St. Mary’s County Fair
Leonardiana
Somerset County
Princess Anne
Charles County Fair
la Plata
St. Mary's Co
County Livestock Team Wins State Judging With Record Score
Frederick County 4H Livestock Judging Team placed first at the State Judging Contest beating Montgomery County by 107 points to set a new high score. Individuals include Bob Delauder first in swine and Dale Hevner first in sheep with Charles Marvin first in beef. Wayne Gaver and Susan Poole also earned high honors as the team prepared for national competition in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Montgomery County
College Park
Bob Delauter
Dale Hevner
Howard County
Charles Marvin
Dale
Bob
Bob Delauder
Wayne Gaver
Susan Poole
Hampshire
Wayne
Barrow
Richmond
Kenneth Shifflet
William Castle
How to Fix Sticking Drawers in Furniture
Do not force a stuck drawer. Check for swelling from moisture and loosened joints. Use paraffin or lubrication on slides, sand or plane as needed, and apply shellac to prevent future swelling. If still jammed, remove back access, loosen contents, and call a carpenter. Re glue bottom only loosely to allow expansion. Tighten pulls and repair threaded hardware with washers or filler as needed.
Dedicate New Type Apple Tree in Yakima Ceremony
Apple experts from the United States and Canada joined in Yakima Washington to dedicate a new type apple tree costing 51000 dollars. The Stark spur Golden Delicious is a semidwarf high yielding variety, the latest model of spur type apples born from genetic shifts. Stark Bros Nurseries and Orchard Co. paid Yakima orchardist Een Gilbert for the original discovery.
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Yakima
Washington
United States
Canada
Een Gilbert
Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchard Co
Louisiana
Missouri
F. F. A. Launches War On Rats In Farming Areas
The Future Farmers of America mobilizes 364000 members across 9000 chapters in a nationwide effort against rat infestations. The campaign runs September 1 to November 30 with anticoagulant bait and farmer education. Local chapters support through displays and community outreach led by leaders including James Hamilton and the Bureau of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Fim
Cultural Association
New York State Education Department
Diceptional Association
Agriculture
Hamilton
James Hamilton
Bureau of Agricultur
Voca
Starkspur Spurtype trees praised at national fruit conference
Officials and leading apple growers gathered for a dedication tied to a national fruit science conference. Edwin Stark of Stark Bros Nurseries predicted spurtype semi dwarf apples will boost yields and lower costs, likening impact to hybrid corn on corn growers. Calcium’s role in bones blood clotting and muscle function is noted, with a rough calculation of dairy production quantities mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkspur
Leadig
Edwin Stark
Stark Bros. Nurseries
Prussic acid and nitrate cautions in forages and silage
Agricultural notes warn of prussic acid risk in frosted sorghums sudans and young forage, with guidance on curing feeds, light grain prefeeding, and hay to counteract effects. Nitrate poisoning danger from heavily fertilized corn is noted, plus silage precautions and water usage estimates for alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. So Pflet
Amistens
Coannan Oy
Sedena-Cora
Plante
Dev
R. Symptons
Gaithersburg FFA Wins First At 42nd Exposition
Gaithersburg FFA earned first place at the 42nd Annual Eastern States Exposition awards dinner in Springfield. Maryland FFA teams and members received top honors in Dairy Cattle Judging, Poultry and Eggs, and Dairy Products, with Gaithersburg participants among the awardees and a Star Farmer runner up from Maryland receiving $50 from Sears Roebuck Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers of America
FFA
Springfield
Smeadetts
Sax
Gaithersburg
Richard Mottel
National Ffa
Andover
Mass
Wirthmore Feeds
Deat
Bushnell
Illinois
Wirthmore
Wallace Warren
Maryland Ffa
Maryland
James Pope
Gaithersby
Mike Stiles
Charles Harria
Centreville
Earl Grove Jr
Maryland Milk Output Rises In August Production Gains Noted
Maryland farms produced 136 million pounds in August up 8 million from July and 4 million more than August 1962. Output per cow averaged 640 pounds, up 28 pounds from August 1962. The price received by dairymen rose 5 cents per hundredweight from July and 10 cents from August 1962. Fat content stood at 3.56 percent, just below August 1962. Grain costs per cow on September 1 fell to about $2, down from $4 a month prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Maryland-Delaware Crop Reporting Service
Mary
Spotlite 4-H Leaders Holter Active in Middletown Club
Holter leads the Spotlite 4-H Club in Middletown with about sixteen members active in various projects, the dairy project being the most popular. He plans a farming partnership with his father on 450 acres focusing on dairying and Yorkshire hogs. Holter is a former 4-H member, current Frederick County 4-H All-Stars member, and past president of the Frederick County Holstein Association, plus past master of the Middletown Grange and treasurer of the same. He attends Christ Reform United Church of Christ and chairs the Sunday School, is married to Sara Ramsburg, a former 4-H member, and has two sons viewed as future 4-H members. Land Grant Colleges note and 1962 Morrill Act anniversary are also mentioned alongside basic plant research topics.
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Holter
Frederick County
Frederick County Holstein Association
Middletown
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Brook Lodge
Frank G. Remsberg
Brook Lodge Farm
Frederick Cownty +H
County
Corey Presidest
Tee Cattle
Barnes
Phate Try J. Reve
Iy. Velshein Hl
Maryi
Ten Sonce
Calcia
Wome Workshop
Or. M. D. Weldon
Extension Agronomist
University of Nebraska
Carroll Manor
Jefferson
Emmitsburg
Ballenger
Casharings
T. He Duke
Pat Robertson
Putt Willett
Gaithersburg Ffa
MD. Milk Production
Meta Kee
American Association of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities
Britannica
Agricul Agricultural Research Set
Richard Helier
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