Milford chronicle., 1962-11-09

BAZAAR-The Grace Church OF
Georgetown will hold their annual
bazaar and luncheon on November
16, 1862, beginning at 10 am, until
z pm.
CATTLE CLUBS - met at the
Delaware State Fair Grounds t o
make plans for another year o.
shows, sales, and other events.
Don Burton, University of Della
ware Livestock specialist, reported
on the state herd at the Timonium
Show. He cited Kenneth Moore of
Dover for his fine showing with a
Junior calf at the show.
Bob Heilman, association field
man, said there have been IT'S HOl-
stein registrations in Delaware a
lone in 1862 The breed accounts
for 62%o of all registrations ma
tionally.
THE RECENT SITUATION IN
CUBA = Reminds each of us again
to have a good, workable plan for
caring for. our families and our
livestock in case of an atomic
emergency.
Your Extension Service has the
responsibility for giving facts for
emergencies. A leaflet, entitled
Rural Civil Defense, has been
prepared for your use. Each farm
family will receive a copy in the
mail within a week We urge you
to read it carefully, discuss it with
your family and keep it handy for
reference. Should you fail to get
copy, call us at 736-1448 for it.
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SILO GAS is TOXIC = Several
deaths have already been reported
around the country this fall from
silo gas.
Here are a few simple sugges-
tions that may save life or keep
silo workers from becoming SER
iously i'll:
Ventilate all silos before enter
ing. Make sure the silo room or
area around the silo also is well
ventilated. If you find gas in the
silo, air the silage thoroughly be-
fore feeding it to animals and be
sure the barn has plenty of fresh
air circulating through it. Do n O
leave filled silage carts in the cow
stables between feelings. Dairy
men should gradually introduce
their COWS to gas-producing silage
over a period of seven to ten days.
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QUIET PRIDE - In brief re-
marks to the stockholders of the
Southern States Coop recently,
Secretary of Agriculture Orville
Freeman said, "The American
farmer can take quiet pride in the
fact that of the many problems
with which President Kennedy is
faced today, food is not one of
them. This country has on hand
ali abundance of food and fib er
sufficient to m e e t foreseeable
needs. The national cupboard today
holds food stocks so per cent great
er than it did when the Korean
conflict began. We are confident
that agriculture and the farm fam
lily can meet any request which
might be made" Americans can be
assured that an abundant supply
of food is available. And it is back
stopped by a farm system with the
capacity to respond to any need.
TWO NEW DRAGLINES = were
recently placed in operation by the
Soil Conservation District of Kent
County, says Mr. c. Arthur Taylor,
Chairman of the Board of Super
yfsors. These two heavy duty type
machines are used exclusively by
the Soil Conservation District 20
assist farmers in applying desper-
ately needed drainage for h cir
cropland.
Recent acceleration in the drain
age of entire farm communi-
ties has resulted in the District
doubling their equipment program
to keep up with the demand and
better serve the farmers in Kent
County
Mr.. Leroy Pepper is the equip
ment manager for the Soil Conser-
walton District. The District is a
farmers organization, organized in
1943 to carry out a balanced soil
and water conservation program in
Kent County.
SOIL SCIENTIST = Mr.. Will
liam Ireland, Jr., Soil Scientist,
has been assigned to the Dover Of
flee of the US. Soil Conservation
Service, says Frederick T. Mott,
Work Unit Conservationist for the
Soil Conservation Service in Kent
County
Mr.. Ireland's duties as soil scien-
tist will cover Kent and Sussex
Counties. He will make individual
soil maps of farmers cooperating
with the Kent County Soil Conser-
vation District. He will also COM
plete detailed map of all soils in
Kent County as soon as possible.
Mr.. Ireland comes well qualified
for his assignment He is a grad
uate of Ohio State University
where he received a BS. degree in
He has worked with
the US. Soil Conservation Service
for 10 years. His duties with the
Service have been in the states of
New York, Virginia, North Carolina
Georgia, Tennessee, and West Vir-
ginia. He also has three years ex-
perience working with the soils of