Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-11-27

went to the eastern poultry judging
contest in Boston with the Mary
land poultry Judging team, where
it placed second and he was judged
second high individual
At the 1852 MARYLAND State Fair,
his Buff Leghorn birds were select
ed best male and female of the
entire show. They also placed
first and second at the Frederick
county fair and his Minnocia won
best female of the show.
Besides his show chickens. he
raises about 600 geese for market.
His seven-year-old Brown Chinese
Gander, John" took first and se"-
ond place in most fairs and placed
second at the York Interstate Fair
in Pennsylvania. He has two
Reltsville toms end three hens that
came in first at Frederick and Up
per Marlboro Fairs.
A graduate of Gaithersburg
High School in 1850, Broderick's
interest in show birds started with
raising pigeons when he was nine
years old. He owns the only two
pair of frill backs in the east. He
owns rariety in Geese, too-a
Gray Sebastapole, besides three
Roman hens, also rare in the
United States. He is a member
of the Montgomery County Senior
All Council and the American
Poultry Association.
Donald Hobbs, Jr. 18-year-old
Ashton boy won the trip for his
meat animal record. A senior at
Sherwood High School, where he
has been an FLA member for 3
years, Donald has carried All beef
projects since 1916 and swine for
two veorS Hiohfoh+s of Dorald's
All career include showing short
horn steer tn the GRAND champion
shin az the State Fair snd the re-
enrve chnnnionshin of the winning
live stoct iudging team at the State
Fair. Atomic Rrral Epositinn.
Richmond, Va. and the Eastern Ma
tional.
This wear, he won the showing
ond fitting contest at the State
Fair. He is showino two short
horn steer and three Duroc BarroS
and a sow ~ the Eastern National
this week. Not eligible for show
mo but the object of a greet deal
IF interest is tho "Rran~us" stee~
"ivnr him by w. R. Wilson of
Redland. The result of a cross of
Brohma bull and an Angus cow.
the "Branous" is being used for
experimental purposes. His pro-
oress with Shorthorn-Angus cross
breeds is being observed. =
SO far1'he rs "om%ni nffp them.
A bred Shortho heifer. given to
Donald by Rockhill Fern had a
hull calf which he ie raising, hoping
TO sell or trade for heifers. At
This years MONTGOMERY County
Fair, Donald received an Angus
calf from Woodlawn Farm as a
prize for winning reserve champ
ionship.
Janice Palmer, the 20-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Palmer of Olnev wins again. This
time she goes to Chicago as state
dairy winner. As member of
the winning state dairy JUDGING
team in the national contest in Wa
terloo, Iowa, in 1850. she went to
England in 1851 where at Cam
bridge, she took part in the inter-
national dairy Judging contest.
There. her team placed first. and
she took high first place in Ayshires
and Holrteins and tied fourth in
individual scorings.
A 4-H'er since 1916. Janice now
owns 81 head IF purebred Holstein
dairy cattle. Six of these she has
exhibited in fairs and agricultural
shows. In this years shows, jan
ice was state champion in Fol-
stems on award made by the Hol-
stein Friesian Association. At the
Montgomery County Fair and
Western Maryland Folstein field
dav she won Grand championships
End junior championshin at the
Howard County Fair. These are
but few of the honors she has
won in dairy shows.
Although size is now a junior at
WASHINGTON College in Chester
town, she still takes an active part
in the Montgomery County All
Holstein Calf Club. She has served
rs president, vice president. secre-
tarv and reporter of the club, as
well as secretary and treasurer of
the Montgomery County Holstein-
Friesian Association.
His record of running a ITS acre
farm won Willard Lethbridge, 81
year-old Ashton bow a trip to
Chicago as state field crops win
ner. Millard, a member of Sher-
wood All Club started his All
career 10 years ago with a quarter
acre project. A member of Sher-
wood All Club, junior leader of the
MONTGOMERY County Beef Club,