Frederick to Host 1974 Championship Tractor Pull
The Heart of Maryland Tractor Pullers Association invites teams from Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania and Virginia to Frederick Fair Grounds for a Sunday September 29 12 30 pm invitational championship. Top seven from each class compete with a new points system and a Red Mule sled. Tickets are 2 50 in advance and 3 at the gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Frederick Fair Grounds
Heart of Maryland
Tractor Pullers Association
Bowling Green
Mop
Vaughsville
National Tractor Pullers Association
NTPA
Heart of Maryland Tractor Pullers Association
Akimi Addison
Frederick County
Grayson Blank
Eddie Horman
Paul Stull
George Lease
Carroll Shry
Walkersville
Frederick
Montgomery County
Harold Barker Jr
Alvey Horine
Gordon Flickinger
Wayne Shankle
Paul Stuil
FFA
Walkersville High School
Linganore High School
Farmers Supply Co
Robert Beall
Mike Wilcom
Fred Linthicum
Frederick Fairgrounds
Carroll
Lawn and Garden Division
Bob Keith
1974 Census of Agriculture Planned nationwide
The 1974 Census of Agriculture will be conducted by the U S Bureau of the Census and mailed to about 4.5 million farmers and ranchers by year end. Maryland ASC officials note county offices will hold materials to answer questions about the questionnaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census of Agriculture
Raymond F. Jaeger
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Department of Agriculture
Jaeger
Census Bureau
U.S
ASCS
Sepa
4-H Consumer Judging Winners Named at Maryland State Fair
Carroll County led the 4-H consumer judging at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium with junior and intermediate girls clinching team titles while Baltimore and Montgomery counties placed high in senior standings. Individual winners included Barbara Murphy in junior and Martha Poole in intermediate, with a tight finish in the senior division where Shirley Beiler beat Kim Stifler by one point. The 257 participants, including boys, competed Aug 27 at Dulaney High School in Lutherville to promote prudent consumer choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Baltimore County
Maryland
Timonium
Central Maryland
Montgomery County
Barbara Murphy
Liamsville
Martha Poole
Bel Air
Shirley Beiler
Kennedyville
Kim
Gail M. Keown
University of Maryland In
College Park
Host Families 4-H Leaders Seek An Agricultural Training Program
Carroll County extension agent Robert L. Jones seeks farm host families for Filipino 4-Hers aged 18 30 in a 20 month on the job training program starting this fall. Trainees must speak English have farm life and American culture training and be unmarried. Families in Carroll County should contact the County Extension office Westminster before Oct. 1. Assignees available Nov. 1 and interest shown in dairy poultry swine vegetable or general farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Jones
Carroll County
Jones
Westminster
Red White And Blue Show Planned At Damascus Farm
The Maryland Polled Hereford Association hosts its fourth annual Show and Sale at Silver Spring Farms in Damascus on Oct 5. Three judges from Virginia and local experts will rate 78 entry cattle in Pen-of-Three style, with cocktails and dinner at 5:30 p.m. and sale at 7 p.m. Catalogs available from Edgar F. Czarra Jr. at Little Antietam Farm Rohrersville Md. 21779.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Polled Hereford Association
Silver Spring
Col
E. Brooke Lee
Damascus
Edgar F. Czarra Jr
Rohrersville
Susan Poole Kelley
Jefferson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Keiley
United States
Arden Huff
VPI
Huff
David E. Brower Jr
Still House Hollow
Hume
Dave
Association
Ladies of
Christopher B. Lee
Poolesville
Gail Lee
Melvin F. Lee Jr
Little Antietam
Robrersville
Patrick Richardson
Monkton
R & T Acres
Gaithersburg
Calvin E. Saylor
Rocky Ridge
Alan Schmidt
Andrew W. Schmidt IV
John 8. Schmidt
Springlawn Farm
Ashton
Shawn Claire Townsend
Jarrettsville
Stacey Lynn Townsend
University of Maryland
College
Weed Control Unit Transferred To USDA Secretary announces shift of Army Vegetation Division to ARS lab
The Army Vegetation Control Division moves to the Agriculture Department under Earl L. Butz. The ARS lab at Frederick expands with a 140 acre site and five senior scientists led by Dr. Robert A. Darrow to boost weed seed germination research and reduce herbicide use across 160 million acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Butz
Department of the Army
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
ARS
Robert A. Darrow
Darrow
Woodland Hurtt
John P. Sterrett
William J. Wiswesser
J. Ray Frank
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Glenn Darnell
Laytonsville
Charlie Hawkins
Ganthersburg
Frederick Area
Arthur Seed
F. Gaver
Stanford Seed
Northrup
Frederick Netws
Marg Fouche
Damascus Farm
Chesapeake-Potomac
Jamesway Harn
Jamesway
Gladhill Tractor Mart
Patrick Street
Frederick, Md
Bers
Ags
Bormer’s Coop
Miller Chemical Co
Ken McGee Chemical Co
Keymer
Southern States Coop
Mt. Airy
Thurmont Coop
Thurmont
Southern States Coop Woodbine
Baker
J. E. Baker Co
York
England
Ilaves
Southern States
Max
Southern States Valley Co-Op
Middletown
Woodsboro
Co-Op
Brunswick Co-Op
Brunswick, Md
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