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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13
Upsurge Seen This Year
In Maryland Irrigating

can be expected as irrigation use
increases.
Besides streams, ponds and
wells are also sources of irriga-
ton water But ponds are not de-
pendable unless large and stream
or spring fed, and wells cannot
supply water in most parts of
the state. The Committee pointed
out that irrigation is most needed
when streams and ponds are low
The present limit of farm ponds
in Maryland to IL acres is ex-
pected to be tested in the near
future by farm operators who
want bigger ponds for irrigation
purposes. Soil Conservation Ser
vice experts say pond should
have one acre foot of water for
each acre to be irrigated.
Illustrating the importance of
water supply, it takes PISA gal
Ions of water to supply one inch
to an acre. Applications of water
usually are two or more inches
and are needed several times dur
ing the growing season.
Irrigation must supplement
rainfall to be most effective, not
substitute for it, experts say.
Crops suffer and water is wasted
if irrigation is started too late
and too little water is applied.
Irrigation also must be accom-
panied by other good land man.
agement practices, the Commit
tee added. Lack of conservation
practices can cause excessive loss
of moisture, soil and fertility
Practices which hold rainfall
alone can make a considerable
difference in yields and should
be employed first or some of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13
Road Contracts
For Montgomery
Total $4,6O9,1OO

Contracts totaling S4,609, 100
for road work in Montgomery
County have been advertised by
the State Roads Commission.
The proiects-part of the IL
year road improvements program
are:
Washington National Pike, 10
contracts aggregating $4,130,682
Route % through Rockville, one
mile; connection between Routes
11S and 100, $27,830; Route SIS,
$4,000; Route %, bridge and
culvert at Dry Seneca Creek,
S45, 100; % from the Frederick
County line to Jamestown,
1864 $50, and 1874 between 800 and
SIG, $18,527.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

Both the benefits and problems
of irrigation are expected to be
in for a big year in Maryland
this year, especially if the grow
ing season is dry.
This is the conclusion of the
Committee for Conservation Now,
based on a recently completed
statewide survey of irrigation
use last year and prospects for
1854.
The committee reported:
Up to a few years ago, irriga.
ton in the relatively humid Mary.
land area was practically un.
known. Reports of substantial
increases in some crop yields,
along with recent drought condi-
tons, have brought about the
growing interest.
Irrigation farming is a special
lied operation, and irrigation
equipment must be tailored to the
FARMS soil, crops and land use
practices, the Committee said.
Some of the principal problems
are water supply, water rights,
careful planning, good drainage
and correct sizes of such parts of
the equipment as nozzles, pyipes
and pumps.
Farmers wanting to install ir-
rigation this year will be able
to get more and better help than
before. Agencies such as the Col
lege of Agriculture at the Uni
versity of Maryland, the U. S.
Soil Conservation Service and
county agents are more familiar
with it, and sales agencies are
also more experienced with in
stallations.
Irrigation has been used pri-
marily on truck crops, hay and
pasture in Maryland. To lesser
degree it has been tried on to-
bacco. Its use on field crops is
questionable because of size of
acreages.
A check by the Committee
among soil conservation district
personnel and county agents in
dictated the increased number of
irrigation systems put to use last
year greatly stimulated interest
and that there will be more
demonstrations and applications
in 1854. Greatest interest seems
to be in Frederick and Montgom-
cry Counties.
Much will depend upon the
amount of rainfall this Spring
and Summer, the Committee
pointed out. If the weather is
dry, a rush to get irrigation
equipment will be on.
The reports of increased yields
where equipment has been pro-
perly installed and operated has
been a big stimulant. Depending
upon the crop, there were veri-
fled cases of doubling or nearly
trebling yields as a result of ir.
rigation in 1858.
Water rights are still an I'M
settled problem in the state, the
Committee said. Several disputes
were reported last year, and more
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13
Robert Dorsey
To Attend All
National Camp

Robert Dorsey of Boyds will be
one of four Maryland youths at
tending the Oath annual National
All Camp in Washington June
1923.
Other Maryland delegates to
the conference will be Peggy
Jefferkorn of West Friendship in
Howard County; Julia Weagley
of Hagerstown in Washington
County, and George Wills of Nc
Donough in Baltimore County.
Young Dorsey, 10, is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dorsey.
He holds a nine-year record of
All club work, is member of
the Montgomery County Holstein
Calf Club, and serves as a junior
leader.
Last year Dorsey won the
Maryland Holstein award as the
outstanding All boy in the state
with a HolStein record. He also
received a trip to National All
Club Congress on his dairy
achievement record. In 1854 Dor
sey judged at the National Dairy
Cattle Congress, Waterloo, Iowa
as a member of the state All
dairy team, and took the reserve
championship in the national con-
test. On May Z, Dorsey received
a national dairy plaque for his
efficiency in dairy production
from the National Dairy Prod
ucts Corporation.
In 1853 Dorsey started a full
time dairy career with his father,
and he has his own herd of 10
head of Holsteins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13


irrigation will be wasteful. Poor
drainage can cause crop damage.
How much fertilizer to apply,
knowledge of soil water intake
and water holding capacity, tim
ing irrigation, proper design of
equipment, planning the irriga-
ton work load and the use of
crop rotations with irrigation are
other important factors to con
slider, the Committee said.
Depending upon size of system
and land and water conditions,
the cost of an irrigation system
varies from $50 to $3.50 per acre.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13
Health Councils
Annual Luncheon
Set for Monday

Health for Montgomery
County will be the topic at the
annual luncheon of the Public
Health Lay Council Monday at
st. Luke's Church, Silver Spring.
Speakers will be Mrs. Stella
Werner County Councilman and
member of the County Board of
Health; L. M. Fisher, chairman
of the Health Departments Ad-
visory Committee; and James
Parkhill, secretary-treasurer of
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission.
Information on ticket reserva-
tons may be had by telephoning
Mrs. Duvall at Oliver 2-7857.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

Membership in farmer coop
eratives has reached a record
high, the U. S. Department of
Agriculture reports. The most
recent statistics show almost
IA million members on therolls
of 10,143 farmer cooperatives in
1852, an increase of about 4
percent over the previous years
membership of II million.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13
On the Farm

Maryland farmers who over
plant wheat under the 1854 acre,
age allotment program will have
to pay a pc ty of SLIP per
bushel for the excess wheat, ac-
cordidng to George J. Martin,
Chairman of the Maryland Agri-
cultural Sterilization and Con
serVation Committee. The pen.
atty is As percent of the wheat
parity price as of May 81.
In making the announcement,
the ASC ch a ir m a n reminded
farmers that if they exceed their
allotment, they will not be elig-
ible for price support on the crop.
MAY 81 is the deadline for re-
ducing paintings to comply with
allotments," he added. Farmers
may get within acreage allot-
ments by turning under the ex-
cess for green manure, pasturing
it or cutting it for hay or silage."
The provision allowing farmers
to reduce acreage extends to all
counties in the State this year.
Previously it applied only to GER
tain counties where wheat has
been commonly used as winter
cover crop.
"All wheat standing after May
81 will be counted as wheat I'M
der the program and will be
checked against the wheat acre
age allotment of the farm" ac-
cording to the ASC chairman.
The only farmers who will not
be affected by this ruling are
those with less than a 15-acre al
lotment. These farmers may pro-
duce as much as Is acres without
mourning market penalties. Ex-
cess wheat on all farms with an
allotment of more than Is acres
y will be subject to the penalty.
; Farmers should contact their
local ASC county office for fur
Their details.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

the recent reductions under price
pressures.
In explaining the prospects for
higher priced feed, the Extension
poultryman points out that the
tremendous numbers of poultry
on feed in recent months have
caused shortage sof soybean
meal, meat scrap and other pro-
tein supplement for rations. mo
improvement in this situation can
be expected until increased sup
plies affect prices" he adds.
Rice repeats that these trends
make it necessary for poultry
men to take advantage of every
possible opportunity to reduce
costs. He recommends the fol
lowing steps to do this:
Broiler growers = ID Place
chicks only with skilled growers
of known ability OF secure eff
cient production. (2) Watch feed
ers closely to prevent feed waste.
90 Watch chick placement re-
ports and avoid placing chicks
during peak placement periods.
Egg producers-D Gull flocks
closely to maintain production at
60 per cent or above. (2) Gull pull
lets closely when they go on
range. CD Use clean succulent
pastures to reduce feed costs. "a
Watch all feeders closely to pre-
vent feed waste. 81 Gull pullets
closely at housing time-a poor
pullet will cancel the profit of a
good one 60 Gull, clean and feed
for good health.
Turkey growers - Cd Sell or
kill toms a tleaSt week ahead of
the hens when selling breeders.
90 Sell breeder hens promptly to
save o ntheir feed bill. 60 Watch
feeders closely to avoid feed
waste. (4) Move young birds to
grass range promptly to reduce
the feed bill. % Gull, clean and
feed for health to reduce losses.
co Sell birds promptly when
ready for market-dress and re-
tail oven-ready birds from freezer
storage to save on feed bills.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

/
Spittlebugs are d a m G in G
bronze grass, timothy, alfalfa and
clover in many parts of the State,
Maryland University's agricul-
ture extension service reports.
County agents should be con-
tacted for information on ways
to fight the menace.
Vegetable producers of Mary
land will contract less acreage
with Gamers this year than they
did in 1858, a survey shows. To
matoes will show the biggest
slump.
A new Agriculture Department
bulletin contains helpful informa-
ton about irrigating corn or
planning for irrigation. You can
get the pamphlet free by writing
Farmers Bulletin 2050, Irrigat-
ing Corn" at "The Bulletin
Room, Symons Hall, University
of Maryland"
Current trends indicate that
broiler, egg and turkey producers
will have a hard time showing
profits for the next year, unless
they cut production costs and re-
duce waste as much as possible
without lowering production eff
cheney.
Wade H. Rice, University of
Maryland Extension poultryman,
describes the situation as one
that is unpleasant to talk about,
but we are faced with critical
problems so we must be reals
TIC"
The critical problems which
Rice refers to are overproduction,
which means low prices for poul-
try and eggs, and prospects for
higher feed costs. This combina-
ton places the producer in the
familiar cost-price squeeze.
Rice points out that prices
which broiler producers will re,
ceive for the remainder of 1854
probably will average below 1858
prices, because new commercial
broiler areas are springing up
and chick placements are averag-
ing three-fourths of a million per
week above the first 4 months of
1858.
There is a similar situation
with egg production. U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture hatchery
reports indicate a 10 per cent in
crease in replacement chicks for
laying pullets for the fall and
winter of 1854. On May 1 of this
year there were larger stocks of
eggs in storage than in other re-
cent years. These factors indi-
cate lower egg prices for pro-
ducers in 1954-55 than in the past
few years.
It's the same story with tur-
keys. Indications are there will
be larger crops of both light and
heavy type turkeys this year than
in 1853, with prices averaging
lower than last year. Rice says
that Eight turkey growers have
experienced close margins or loss
es for the, past 4 or 5 months, and
light breeds may be in best de-
mand this fall and winter due to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

June is national Dairy Month.
President Eisenhower has writ
ten the National Dairy Council
that "every American has a vital
interest in the maintenance of o
thriving, productive dairy indus
try"
The President predicted that,
although the dairy industry still
needs larger markets, "real prog
ress" will be made in the coming
year.
Sponsors of Dairy Month are
American Butter Industries,
Am erican Dairy Association,
American Dry Milk Institute,
D airy Association Executives.
Dairy Industries Supply Associa-
ton, Evaporated Milk Associa-
ton, international Association. of
Ice Cream Manufacturers, Milk
Industry Foundation, National
Cheese Institute, National Cream
cries Association, National Dairy
Council. National Milk Producers
Federation and the Purebred
Dairy Cattle Association.
Farmers with 1858 crop corn
under loan have until May 81 to
pay off the loan, sell corn on
market and pocket any profits,
the Agriculture Department an
nounced. Corn still held by farm
ers after May 81 will be taken
over by the government in settle
ment of the loan.
Latest "sure-fire"' way of end
ing the problem of insects in
stored grain, the department re-
ports, is to put bag of refuse
secured by drying and processing
shrimp on grain in the bin. This
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

The U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture turkey advisory COM
mitee warns that present in
tentions to produce turkeys in
1854 will result in over supply.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

works fine in South America,
Agriculture says, and asks farm
ers who try it to let them know
the results here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-13

Spittlebugs are d a m in G
bronze grass, timothy, alfalfa and
clover in many parts of the State,
Maryland University's agricul-
ture extension service reports.
County agents should be con-
tacted for information on ways
to fight the menace.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Arms and Aid Cuts
Can Balance Budget,
Taber Declares
BY the A.soeiossd Press

Chairman Taber. Republican,
Of New York, of the House APP
preparations Committee, de-
clared last night that a slacken-
ing In military and foreign aid
spending will enable Congress
to balance next years budget.
All that's needed in the year
starting July / is a IS billion
cut in the slowed-down spend
ing rate expected to be reached
by the end Of the current year
Mr.. Taber said. He added that
he did not believe ''there Is
any question" that the IS billion
slash can be made.
He predicted spending during
the current fiscal year would be
held to $40 billion instead Of the
originally estimated $72 billion
And on that basis, he said in
Gannett News Service radio
interview. this would mean a
budget of SOS billion. There
seems little question:" he added,
that revenue for the year will
run at least that high. Others
have forecast revenue figure
closer to $63 billion.
Mr.. Taber's outlook for q
balanced budget is the most op-
timistic among top Republicans,
who have SHE'D clear OF fiat
predictions. Most have followed
the cautious note sounded by
President Eisenhower in his
state of the Union message,
when he said: Our reduced
spending will move the new
budget closer to a balance"
Mr.. Taber said his belief that
a balanced budget can be
achieved was based primarily
on the fact that the task of
replenishing ammunition stocks
at home and abroad-involving
large expenditures over the past
six or seven months-had been
completed. Also. he said there
is "a decided drop" in Defense
Department and foreign aid
spending compared to the first
six months of this fiscal year.
The items that are disap-
pointing" Mr.. Taber said, "are
the tremendous cost of the ag-
ricultural price support program
and the cost of some of those
agencies which were set up dur
ing the war. which should be
pretty well down."
Evening star., 1954-01-18

from the surface routes to the
'traffic-free, weather-free' rapid
transit system are making head
way. We are convinced that
street traffic congestion can be
effectively and economically re-
duced by bringing about a
greater use of rapid transit
facilities"
Walter j. McCarter, general
manager for the transit author
ity, said there has been some de-
cline in travel into the Loop dis
trict. Downtown stores are build
ing branches in outlying dis
trictS as they are in Washington.
But Mr.. McCarter said he does
not believe there is any great
loss of business downtown.
Would travel into the Loop
area be increased by lower fares
or faster service? His answer
Immediately was, faster serv-
ice." He cited the experience of
bargain Tuesdays" in Novem-
ber.
On the four Tuesdays in No
vember the fare was cut to 10
cents between 9:30 am. and / 80
pm. It was hoped the riders
would come a-trooping in re-
sponse to the bargain. They in
creased in number, but not suffl-
GENTLY to continue the cut rate.
A check on riding for the bar
gain hours, comparing Tuesday.
October 20, with Tuesday. No
vember 3, showed a 10 per cent
gain for the whole system. This
disregarded the probability that
many riders Of the late morning
rush hours delayed their travel
until $3.50 am. to take advantage
Of the cut rate. and many started
home before 1880 pm. rather
than later for the same reason.
A check Of the heaviest load
points on six major rapid transit
lines showed an increase of only
"a per cent.
The Chicago Transit system
is a unified system, publicly
owned. The Transit Authority
started out in October, 1947,
with the purchase of the Chicago
Surface Lines and the Chicago
Rapid Transit Co. The latter
company operated the widely
known and unsightly elevated.
The unification was completed
when CTA acquired the Chicago
Motor Coach Co., now known as
"the boulevard SYSTEM" October
!. 1852.
In addition to the downtown
elevated lines there are two sub
ways from which trains climb to
elevated tracks outside the Loop.
Travel is fast. Also. you can 60
far on one fare payment. A
Chicago Daily News reporter, for
the sake of a story, travelled be-
tween 35 and SO miles for one
fare plus transfers.
You can go from the Loop to
Wilmette, 13 miles to the north.
Evening star., 1954-01-18

in 4312 minutes in non-rush
hours and 40 minutes in rush
hours. The fare is Is cents.
Chicago ambitiously refers to
the subways as the initial sys-
tenn" They were built at a cost
Of SITS million, with the Federal
Government contributing about
a third. The second was COM
pleted in 1851.
The transit authority people
are alert to opportunities to get
their lines of the streets for
"traffic-free" rapid transit.
Chicago. Cook County. the
State and the Federal Govern
ment are all contributing to the
$123 million Congress Street Ex-
pressway. This is a wide, below
grade .expressway running z
miles through the city's west
side and additional miles beyond
the city limits. The Transit Au-
thority has the "median strip" ("
or center strip between the two
sections of the divided highway.
Rapid transit trains running in
this strip will connect with the
Congress street subway west Of
the Loop.
This means high speed transit
service from the Loop area to
Des PLANES avenue. Forest
Park. a distance Of about 10
miles. Engineers have estimated
that this "median strip" rapid
transit line can carry 10000 per-
sons an hour, compared with
5000 persons an hour travelling
in the same direction by auto
mobile on the expressway's four
lanes. This grade separated
rapid transit line is replacing an
elevated line, the Garfield Park
"el."
According to Mr.. Budd, when
this line Is ready part of the ele-
waited Loop in downtown Chicago
can be removed. His idea Is that
a really modernized transit sys-
tenn means getting rid of all the
downtown elevateds.
The city has comprehensive
plans for other superhighways.
The transit board has its eyes
fixed on the "median strips"
Admittedly. If fares could be
cut far enough riders could be
won away from private auto
mobiles. That would reduce
congestion and speed travel in
the Loop. But Chicago, with its
transit facilities already unified.
can not see the possibility of cut
ting fares in the face Of present
costs.
The Chicago plan to get peo-
fple in and out Of the Loop dis
trict is not lower fares but faster
travel by off-the-street facilities.
1t is the same basic plan Cleve-
land has.
Tomorrow: The transit au-
thorities Of Chicago and Cleve-
land and how they differ from
the proposed Washington Tran
! sit Authority.