Harford Co. Farm Bureau membership lauded NewJy elected directors of the Harford County White Hall; John Schenning, Bel Air; and Pierce Farm Bureau are, left to right. Bill Hanna, Grafton, Forest Hill. Whiteford; Bob Kelly, Darlington; Charles Birch, Don’t Pay More For Minerals Than You Should! |s ‘ ** . more money is wasted and herd health damaged by fancy mineral mixes than by any other single feed purchased on northeastern dairy farms.” Dr Kendall L Dolge Agway Animal Nutritionist o While minerals are important to animal health, they are not a cure-all Lack of any one of the 21 minerals known to be required by cows can result in health prob lems But these minerals interact and excesses can be as toxic and dangerous as deficiencies -"■"SV Forage analysis —a must The only sure way of de termining mineral needs is to analyze your forage and other feeds Easiest way to do this is thru your Agway Dairy Enterprise Serviceperson who can arrange for an analysis plus a Total Dairy Ration Profile, avail able only from Agway The TDR will indicate any min erals that are marginal or deficient If you don t need minerals, Agway will tell you so In general, Agway feeds include minerals in sufficient quantities for most situations Any additional needs can be filled with one of these Agway mineral mixes FortimiiT For use with corn silage or grass forage programs when little alfalfa is fed. Legumin® Used mainly when 1/3 to 2/3 of forages fed are legumes (alfalfa). Hi-Phosphorous Specifically for mulated for cows fed mostly legume forages Hi-Galcium Better than limestone because it contains trace minerals, plus sulfur ar\d magnesium. Dairy Minerals For mixing into local grists. Not for free-choice feeding. Your Agway Dairy Enterprise Serviceperson can help you make the right decision on minerals. (agway) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11,1978 PYLESVILLE, Md. - The Harford County Farm Bureau was praised here last Saturday evening for having the third highest membership among Maryland counties. Henry Holloway, vice president of the Maryland State Farm Bureau, an affiliate of the American Farm Bureau Federation, offered the congratulatory remarks during the 56th annual banquet meeting of the county farmers’ organization. The event, which boasted one of the largest crowds in recent memory, was held at North Harford High School, near here. A total of 366 farm family members and guests packed the cafeteria of the high school, and some late ticket applications had to be turned down, according to C. Darrell Comer, president of the Harford County Farm Bureau. The county farmers’ association has a total of 937 family memberships, Holloway said during his remarks. By comparison, the Maryland State Farm Bureau has nearly 12,500 family memberships. The American Farm Bureau Federation, largest of the nation’s farm groups, has more than 3 million farm family memberships. The work of the county, state, and national associations is to protect the farmers’ interests in all IDEAL Horuttf. SEE US FOR DETAILS SWOPE & BASHORE, INC. RD 1, Myerstown, Pa. Located 1 Mile S. of Int. 78 & 6 Miles N. of Myerstown on Rt. 645 in Frystown PHONE: 717-933-4138 Mary Street! Karen Markline levels of government, Holloway explained. Among AFBF’s current major works are programs to expand foreign agricultural trade, a court suit to disclose public funding of questionable welfare and labor union activities, and (Turn to Page 64) 63
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