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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30
On the Farm

An intensive campaign-aimed
2 at housewives was launched to
day by the Agriculture depart
! ment and the beef industry.
From now until Oct. 9, advertis
2 ing emphasis will be placed or
low-coSt beef.
The campaign is expected to
show how men and organizations
J can work together solving an ag.
& ricultural problem without bene
. fit of government subsidies
! price supports or other props"
Cattle marketings this year
probably will set a record of
( some 100000 head above last
years all-time high.
If existing drought and near
( drought conditions continue in
some major producing areas,
/ very heavy marketings are fore
{ seen.
The Agriculture department,
cattle producers, distributors and
/ packers hope the campaign will
''move" beef, which is a perish
able commodity. during this com
ing peak period.
Pasture Bulletin
A new bulletin on pasture reno
walton has been released by the
University of Maryland agricult-
ural experiment station.
Authors of Bulletin 449, past
ure Renovation, are Drs. A. w.
Burger, T. S. Ronningen and A.
o. Kuhn. All were members of
the agronomy department when
research was being conducted to
get the information that is given
!. in the bulletin. DR.. Burger is now
in the University of Illinois
agronomy department.
The authors point out that al
though pasture renovation has
been variously defined, in Mary
Z land and in many states of the
Northwestern United States, the
term refers to the improvement
of grazing land by the breaking
up and subduing of old perman-
ent pasture sods, followed by the
Introduction of productive tall
growing grasses and legumes
under good lining, fertility, and
management program.
Bulletin 449 reports on renova-
ton studies which were conduct
ed to compare various grass-le-
shallow blowing for seeded prep
aration, as well as fall versus
spring as possible times for estab-
lishment of the various mixtures.
Renovation studies, starting in
1947, were made on seven sites
that involved two soil types and
two types of sod. Five of the sites
were on the Plant Research farm
near College Park, and two were
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30

million, but only about one-third
of the corn crop was sold for
cash.
Other important cash crops
were vegetables, wheat, soybeans,
fruit and hay, each of which
brought in more than a million
dollars in 1858.
AS might be expected, broilers
were the most important single
commodity. Broiler sales amount
ed to nearly ISL million.
Wheat Support $2.O6
Support rates for the 1855
Maryland wheat crop will reflect
the full national support level of
$2.06 per bushel, according to
George ]. Martin, State chair
man of the Maryland Agricult-
ural Sterilization and Conserva-
ton committee.
Martin explains that this sup
port level represents 821a percent
of the current parity price for
wheat, and applies in the com
mercial wheat area. Maryland is
classed as a commercial wheat
area, since the State has an allot-
ment of more than $4,000 acres.
In the 12-State non.commercial
wheat area, wheat will be sup
ported on the basis of Is percent
of the full support level. Farm
wheat allotments and marketing
quotas will not apply in these
States for the 1855 crop.
The ASC chairman says the
support rate of $2.06 will not be
reduced but will be increased if
the wheat parity price as of July
l, 1955-the beginning of the
marketing years. higher than
the current parity price. The ma,
tional average support level for
1954-crop wheat is 1924 per
bushel.
In establishing the price-sup-
port level, 400 million bushels of
wheat were set aside and thus ex-
cluded from the computation of
"carryover" for price-support pur-
chases. Even with this set-aside
however, the total supply for
1856 is. estimated at 135 per-
cent of normal.
This supply percentage would
require a support level at IS per-
cent of parity except for the mini
mum level of 821a percent provid-
ed by the recently enacted Agri-
cultural Act of 1854.
Grain Information
Grain varieties vary in their
yield ability, resistance to disease,
stiffness of straw and other
characteristics.
This explains why a Maryland
farmer can greatly increase his
chance for more profit in small
grain production by selecting a
good variety adapted to his area, "
says University of Maryland as
sistant extension agronomist Joe
L. Newcomer.
To give Maryland farmers re
liable information on the small
grain varieties best suited for diff
ferent parts of the State, the Uni
versity of Maryland agronomy de.
partment conducts a variety test
ing program. A wide selection of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30
August D.H.I.A.
County Report
Five High Herds

Unit 3: Wilson c. Poole, So
1868; T. M. Cling & Son, 54, $40;
w. A. Rely, "A, 30.6; w. M. &
Mary Jeweler, SO, 29.9; Marshall
White, 81, 29.5.
Sixty pounds fat or over cows;
Drew Pearson, Elsie, 81; Ray Ro
berts, No &c, SO; T. M. King &
Son, No. Boil, IS; No. As, "a; No
25, SO; No. 20, g.; No. 46, 81; W.
A. RELY, Viola, II; Flossie, Ct;
May 5, 60; w. G. Poole, No. 38
"a; No. %, 80; No. Al, Y; No. 70
SO; No. go, SO, No. 100, 65; Mar
shall White, Joy, 60; w. M. &
Mary Jeweler, No. ia, 10; No
%, p; No. %, 72; No. 70, IS; No
So, 81; No. rs, e.; No. II, 60.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30

on the animal nuSDdnuIy ldIIH
near Ellicott City.
The studies showed that fall
was superior to spring as the
time for establishment of the var
ious mixtures used. Mixtures
seeded in the fall produced more
dry matter than those seeded in
the spring.
Two other important points re-
vealed in the studies were: %
Disking and blowing were equal
ly satisfactory as methods of
breaking the sod in preparation
for the establishment of the var
iouS mixtures in the fall. (2)
Flowing was superior to disking
for breaking the sod in the spring
as preparation for the establish
ment of the various mixtures.
OF the Is different mixtures
compared in the study of orchard
grass in combination with ladino
clover, red clover and alfalfa
and tall fescue in combination
with these same legumes-pro
duced the most dry matter per
acre for the harvest years 1949-
50 inclusive.
Lowest dry matter yields were
ing smooth bronze grass, birds
foot, trefoil, lespedeza and timo-
thy.
Bulletin 449 will be mailed free
of charge to all residents of the
State who request it. Requests
should be addressed to the Bulle-
tin Room, Symons Hall, Univer-
sity of Maryland, College Park,
Md.
Corn Picker
A corn picker demonstration
will be given from 10 am. to 3
pm, Oct. II on the farm of Ru-
dell Beall, Lewisdale.
The demonstration was an
nounced this week by Don E.
Watkins, farm advisor of the
Young Adult Farmers club of
Gaithersburg.
Research studies show, Wat.
kins said, that corn losses in the
field may be as high as 20 per
cent-a So, 400 loss on 100 acres of
80 bushel corn at $1.50 per bush.
ell.
Professor Guy Gienger, agri-
cultural engineer of the Univer.
sity of Maryland will direct the
field activities by having each
farmers machine make a run,
after which the corn loss will be
determined, the machine adjust
ed and another run made. Mr.
Roscoe Whip, associate county
agent, will assist with the event.
Lloyd Jones of Dickerson, Presi.
dent of the Montgomery County
Machinery Dealers association
and member dealers of the Coun-
ty are assisting with the event by
furnishing skilled mechanics, new
machines and directing various
activities.
Besides adjusting the farmers
used pickers in the field num-
Der of the machine companies
have been asked to demonstrate
their latest type pickers. A num-
Der of people have expressed in
terest in new machines such as
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30

varieties are planted in test plots,
and careful check is made on
performances.
Newcomer says some of the
best performing varieties of
small grain are:
Barley: Bearded Ken b a. r,
Smooth Wong and Kentucky No.
l.
Wheat: Smiith-Tayland, Leap
land, Thorn, Atlas, Bearded-Nit-
tany and NuDel.
Winter Oats: Arlington, Allan
tic, Lee Coldproof, Fordkedeer
and Fulgrain.
Rye: Balbo and Abruzzi.
The extension specialist also
calls attention to another variety
of rye, Tetra Petkus. This varie-
ty is not on the recommended
list, but it appears to be very
promising.
I'm addition to a good variety"
Newcomer emphasizes, at is es-
sential that farmers get good
quality seed. Certified seed guar
anteeS trueness to variety and
also quality of seed"
He suggests that Maryland
farmers. get Agronomy Mimeo
No. 3 from county agents for
more detailed information.
Poultry Day Resume
Every time agricultural re-
searchers discover something to
help farmers produce more eff
GENTLY, someone is sure to say:
"This must be as far as they can
go. More improvement is impos-
Sible."
That's what a lot of Maryland
Poultry Day visitors said recent
ly,when they saw an exhibit on
broiler rations in the University
OF Maryland poultry department.
The exhibit included pens of
broilers which had been fed ra-
tons used in 1889, 1888, 1916, and
1854. All broilers used in the test
were from the same source and
the conditions of rearing were as
Identical as possible, to eliminate
the effects of breeding and man.
agement
Results showed the striking i'm
provement in broiler feeds which
has been made in the last IS
years. Broilers which were dis
played on Maryland Poultry Day
were 80 weeks old. When weigh
ed at eight weeks of age, those
receiving the ration recommend
ed in 1880 averaged only 1.49
pounds.
Average weights made on the
other rations were 1.79 pounds
for the 1888 ration, ,2.O7 pounds
for the 1916 ration and 2.4e
pounds for the 1854 ration. These
averages were based on the
weights of both males and fe
males.
Broilers receiving the 1854 ra
ton weighed exactly one pound
more at eight weeks of age thar
those receiving the 1890 ration
That's approximately 70 per
cent more rapid gain.
Small wonder people were say
ing, More improvement is i'm
possible"
But DR.. Gerald F. Combs of the
poultry department, who special
ICES in poultry nutrition research
thinks there is still a lot of i'm
provement to be made.
He points out that "the 1856
formula produced birds which
weighed 40 pounds more at eight
weeks of age than did the 1916
ration. These last eight years APP
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30
Campaign Begins to Move Beef Surplus
Without Helping Hand of Federal Props

the combined picker chopper
which is now available for sale.
The three future farmer chap.
ters in the county as well as chap
tiers in nearby counties have been
asked to assist with or attend the
event as an educational field day.
Wayne Busbice will have charge
of the Gaithersburg Future
Farmer chapter, Waurice Ward,
the PooleSville, and Robert Bus
bice of the Damascus chapter
Robert Dorsey of Boyds, a leader
of the Young Farmer group in
the County, will assist with the
demonstration.
The young adult farmers group
consist of farmers in the county
who by organization and syste-
matte instruction keep themselves
informed on the very latest prac-
tees related to their businesses.
The group uses field trips, DEM
onstrations, class room instruc-
ton, farm records and other
means of keeping informed.
Officers are: George Fry, presi-
dent; Paul Pearson, vice presi-
dent; Don E. Watkins, secretary
treasurer and advisor. Directors
are Allie Messer, Rudell Beall,
Chester Leishear and Harold
Young. The group has 80 active
members.
Poultry, Dairy Income
A recently completed break
down of 1858 Maryland farm in
come shows that the States poul-
try and dairy industries retained
their standing as the most impor-
tant sources of cash receipts.
Figures compiled by the Mary
land-Delaware Crop Reporting
service reveal income from poul-
try products amounted to almost
$40 million in 1858, or roughly 30
percent of the total farm cash re-
ceipts of $265, 100000. This total
was about So million above 1852.
Cash receipts from dairy pro-
ducts - milk, cream, butter and
cheese came to 500 million. This
does not include the value of veal
calves and Gull sows sold for
meat.
According to these figures, it
appears that poultry ranks high
est. But Earl L. Park, agricult-
ural statistician, says that if 1--WE
actually trace through income to
dairy enterprise I believe we
would have room for debate.
DAIRY products amounted to
$68 million, but at the same time
receipts from the sale of cattle
and calves came to $18 million
and in this State between one
half and three-fourths of the sales
of such animals come from dairy
stock. If this income is added to
that from dairy products, dairy
ing could very well rank as high
as poultry"
Income from all livestock and
livestock products Including
poultry amounted to S182 mil
lion last year.
Sales of crops amounted to S84
million. The value of crops was
actually $117 million, but part of
the crops were fed and not sold
direct. Tobacco was the most i'm
portant crop from the standpoint
of cash receipts, with sales
amounting to 500 million. The
value of the corn crop was $50
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30

Figures just released show that
for the first time in 10 months
the current monthly production to
total nonfat dry milk solids has
failed to make a new high record
for the month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30

pear to have been the greatest
period of improvement, based on
the results of this teest.
discoveries seem to be build
up at an increasing rather than a
diminishing rate. 1 think we can
look forward to continued i'm
provements in our poultry feeds,
as well as in all other phases of
the poultry industry"
DR.. Combs adds, however, that
research takes time. 1T looks
like a lot more information is
required before we can expect to
know most of the answers" he
says.
The poultry nutritionist's be-
lief that the future is wide open
in terms of new developments in
research is in complete agree
ment with statement made by
a distinguished Maryland Poultry
Day speaker. Secretary of Agri-
culture Ezra Taft Benson, in a
speech at the evening banquet,
said that agriculture is filled
with opportunities for research.
In fact, opportunity is simply
another word for agriculture"
Scientists of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture recently be-
gan research on vascular diseas-
es of livestock at the Plum Is
land Animal Disease Laboratory
near Long Island, New York.
U. S. Department of Agricult-
ure researchers have recently de-
veloped methods for determining
mechanically nine of the II major
factors which determine quality
in shell eggs. Egg size, shape,
presence of cracks, shell strength,
air-cell size, presence of blood,
presence of green rots," shell
color and yolk color can be de
tected and classified where neces
sary by mechanical means.
Maryland's portion of the Fed
eral funds allotted for the 1954-55
national school lunch program is
1864 020.
The tomato russell mite has ap-
neared in Maryland's neighboring
State of Virginia for the first
time. Specimens were found in
home garden in Arlington Coun-
ty. This mite is quite a pest on
the West Coast, and it appears
periodically in the East.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30

The July output of nonfat dry
milk solids is in the news be-
cause it did not set a new record.
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today's officers must know not only
military strategy but must under
stand economics. the structure of
government and political theory.
Remember that one of our greatest
soldiers. General George S. Patton,
was relieved of his command in
Germany not because of a military
blunder but because in a thought
less moment he commented that,
This Nazi thing - it's just like
Democratic Republican election
fight" General Patton stubbed his
toe on political theory.
The importance of Americas
corps of regulars was pointed up in
World War ii. In that era just over
1900 Regular Army officers devel-
oped a ground force that success
fully fought the Germans and the
Japanese on many fronts. This small
nucleus of professionals trained, adj
ministered. supplied and deployed a
mammoth army that eventually
totaled $4,000 officers and l2,OOO,-
600 men.
Although public ignorance and
national apathy are partly respon-
sible for the state of affairs in the
professional military establish
ment. Congress obviously cannot
Continued on page 30
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to delay the orders of the three Off
GERS until their families could go
with them. But the Pentagon said it
was matter of policy that families
could not travel as units. The hus-
band went first and the family fol-
lowed after-often long after. Why?
We could never figure it out. For in
the same period State Department
and other government officials were
having no difficulty travelling to
overseas posts with their families.
Because of prolonged overseas
assignments without families, the
divorce rate in the Strategic Air
Command recently shot up to a rec
ord of one breakup in every three
marriages. Surely there is enough
separation Of military families
i'm war and cold war without in
flicting it ON them unnecessar-
lily and i'm peacetime.
hope that in outlining some of
the grievances of the military l have
not sounded petulant or one-sided.. IL
certainly have no personal ak to
grind, as could not go back into
the regular service even if | wanted
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accustomed to the hazards of a pro-
lessen which as part of its duty
must move long distances from post
topost. Tin my II years as an officer
my family moved IL times.) Con-
slider the impact of the recent ruling
reducing from IL. 600 to 8. 0O0pounds
the amount of household furniture a
senior officer and his family could
transport at government expense.
Nine thousand pounds constitutes
four rooms of furniture, and not even
that if you include a refrigerator,
home freezer or a piano.
Look what happened to the mill
tary personnel in Japan who were on
duty in 1850. the year the war in
Korea exploded. All the families had
Travelled to the Orient under the old
regulations permitting the transfer
of 1900 pounds of furniture. Then
IN 1852. when many of the officers
were fighting for their lives and ours
inKorea, the weight allowances were
arbitrarily reduced. On transfer
back to the United States these Off
GERS had to sell their excess goods
locally or bring them back at their
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to. But it is my belief that the justi-
fed problems of a military career
have not been clearly placed before
the American public. and that this is
one reason the grievances remain.
What it all comes down to is this:
profession either attracts competent
people by offering a respected and
worthwhile life or an attractive sal
airy. or the promise of great reward
to the successful few who reach the
top. Today the military offers none
of these advantages.
Army Of Experts
JUsr what is the role of the profess
sional soldier? As distinguished from
the man who obtains commission
during an emergency or for speci-
fic assignment. the professional or
regular military man devotes the
prime of his life and skill to prepar-
ing for the day of crisis. Today the
breadth of knowledge these profess
SIGNALS must possess is unprece-
dented. They must be experts in
science, management, procurement,
public relations, budgets. atomic
energy, jet engines, psychological
warfare, etc.
As we learned during the occupa-
ton of both Germany and Japan,
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STOP DRIVING OUR BEST SOLDIERS OUT OF SERVICE!
Continued from preceding page

own expense, in either case at sub
stantial loss.
This business of always getting
the short end of the stick is probably
most irritating when it results from
the indifference of your own military
leadership or of the Defense Depart
ment. am thinking of an incident
in my last two years of service when
l was Chief of the Air Force Office
of Scientific Research.
Matter Of Policy
l SELECTED three young officers to
go to Belgium for some scientific
work. There was transport available
to take their families, and housing
was available at their destination.
But my requests for orders for their
families were denied. Now it is my
firm belief that individuals are en-
titled to dignified and considerable
treatment even though they are in
the uniform of their country. l. like
many others in the service, like to
assist my wife in the complicated
business of breaking up one home
and moving to the next. So l offered
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the sPRiIso AR eoNHARsv. EXECUTIVE OFFICES
666 LAKE SHORE DRIVE. CHICAGO u. ILLINOIS,
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Matter Of Policy

STrode Mosk
Copyright 1854
The Spring Air Company
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-06-19
Veterinary
License Given
To l Negro

One Negro was among class of
Is veterinarians granted licenses to
practice in Mississippi Tuesday by
the State Board of Veterinary Ex-
aminers.
Milton v. Weathersby, who was
graduated from Tuskegee Institute
for Negroes in Alabama, will Join
his brother, S. P. Weathersby Jr.
of do in practicing veterinary
medicine in the state.
Licenses were granted to the
group after they successfully COM
pleted examinations given by the
board in Jackson.
In addition to the two Weathers-
by brothers at D'Lo, the only other
licensed Negro veterinarian in the
state is E. A. Shay of Port Gibson.
DR.. ]. D. Duckworth of Meridian,
president Of the board, said that
no discrimination is, made with
regard to race in granting licenses
to practice veterinary medicine.
THE only thing we are concerned
with is the applicants qualifica-
TONS"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-06-19
League Of
Voters Hold
Meet Sunday

The Progressive Voters League
held an important inspirational
meeting at the Progressive Baptist
Church on Powers Ave, pastored
by the Rev. L. H. Newsom, Sunday
at 4 pm. Meetings of this kind
have been scheduled all over the
city for the purpose of inspiring
workers to help in a campaign to
get Negroes registered The cam
paign slogan is Register now"
The following men composed the
panel for the Sunday afternoon
meeting: Rev. A. w. Wells, Mr..
Jonas Waits, Mr.. D. w. Collins.
Rev. G. c. Hunte, Rev. L. H. New
som, and Rev. j. w. Gipson. Three
churches were invited to sponsor
this meeting and all pastors in
volved were present. They made
suggestions that will be incorpor-
ated- into the program of the Lea
que.
The League will hold another
meeting Sunday 400 pm, at the
Parish Street Baptist Church and
its regular monthly meeting at the
Lynch Street CINE. Church Tues
day June %, at 7:30 pm.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-06-19
Miss. Postal
Worker Quits
After 46 Yrs.

Clarksdale, Miss. - MARYLAND
David Upchurch retired from the
Post Office here recently after
more than As years of service.
Upchurch, who will now devote
his time to religious, civic and fra
ternal work, started with the Post
Office in 1907, after taking an
examination in Cairo, Ill. He was
appointed to the postal transpor-
tation service, with headquarters
in Nashville, Tenn. He was later
assigned to the Tennessee Central
Railroad and then transferred to
the Louisville and Nashville r. R.
In 1918 he transferred to the II
linois Central branch of what was
formerly known as the yellow
Dog" line from Clarksdale to va
zoo City
Upon the establishment of the
Highway Post Office line in 1949,
Upchurch was the senior clerk in
charge Of operations from Clarks-
dale to Jackson, Miss.