—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, September 8,1979 136 Dairy champion chosen at Maryland Fair TIMONIUM, Md. - Again this year, a teen-ager named Smith with a Holstein cow has won the J. Homer Eemsburg memorial plaque for supreme champion over all breeds in the 4-H and FFA dairy show at the Maryland State Fair. The 1975 winner is Harold E. Smith n, a Harford county 4-H member who lives in the Sutton Manor area northeast of Monkton. Last year’s winner was Oren C. Smith of Jefferson (Frederick county). Harold Smith’s supreme Nutrient starved corn plants need help FAIRFAX, Va. - Shortages of plant nutrients to the growing crop result in low yields, poor quality and low profits. liming and fer tilizing according to soil test recommendations normally will supply the needed nutrients. However, too often file growing plant shows the affects of poor nutrition - the lack of some nutrient. Some of the deficiency symptoms in com are The Veterans Ad ministration workforce has risen by 28 percent to 228,885 since 1954. Not until 1974 did VA employment exceed 200,000. In 1965, VA hit its 25- year low with 167,059 workers. WOOD BURNERS PARADISE Hydro-Heater Radiant Fireplace Insert Now you can transform a wood-wasting fireplace into an efficient energy-saver. Sturdier than other in serts, the Hydro-Heater has cast iron doors, specially fitted to seal as tight as the best stoves. Superior design, craftsmanship and materials combine to put a big dent in fuel bills without sacrificing charm. J & A STOVES Machine Works champion was “Ladys Manor Happy Charmstar,” an aged cow. On August 28 “Happy” had been named senior and grand champion of the 4-H and FFA Holstein' show in the Cow Palace at the Timonium fairground. Harold also exhibited Happy’s daughter, “Ladys Manor R A Ivan Charm star,” a senior yearling heifer, to junior champion honors in the breed show. And the mother-daughter combination won top honors for Smith in the dam and daughter breed class dramatic and easy to read. A lack of nitrogen causesfiring or yellowing, of the leaves starting at the leaf tips and proceeding along the midribs in an inverted “V” fashion. Ear development is small and sharply pinched on the top. Pollinated ker nels fail to fill. Phosphorus deficiencies first show as purplish-tinted leaves. Small, weak, spindly stalks develop, producing small, twisted ears with part or entire rows of kernels missing. Potassium starvation shows its first effect along the outer margins of com leaves. The edges “fire” and turn brown, but the center area long the midrib is green. Eventually, the entire leaf turns brown and dies. This begins with the bottom leaf of the com plant. Plants PHONE: 717-354-4478 Evenings call 717-354-9431 or 215-445-4191 Competing against Smith and his champion Holstein for the supreme champion award were winners in the colored breeds competition, selected earlier. They were as follows: Ayrshire - Steven Hobson of Taney town (Carroll county) with “Plainview Suzanna,” an aged cow. Brown Swiss - Allen Bassler, 18, of Rocky Ridge (Frederick county) with “Rolling Knoll’s Jolly Dee,” an aged cow. Allen had also exhibited the breed cham pion in 1978. develop chaffy-like nubbins with dull-colored kernels. The kernels are loose on the cob, and the ears don’t fill to the tip. Deficiencies of other elements also give visual signs. A lack of magnesium shows a white stripping effect first on the lower leaves. Leaf veins are green, but the remainder of the leaf is yellow. Plants deficient of sulfur are a pale green color starting with the younger, top leaves. Very often, a plant will take on the appearance of all of these deficiencies. In addition, the stunted plants have poorly developed, short and blunted root systems. The cause is soil acidity. An acid soil affects the uptake of all nutrients. In addition, toxic amounts of manganese and iron can restrict the Guernsey - Dale Garst of New Windsor (Carroll county) with “Garstlyn W. Nona,” a two-year-old cow. Dale also exhibited the junoir breed champion, a senior yearling heifer. Jersey - Kathy Lynn Kahler of Keymar (Frederick county) with “Gaywinds Golden Crystal,” a two-year-old cow. Kathy and her cow had their pic ture taken during the Jersey show with Maryland’s governor, Harry R. Hughes. Milking Shorthorn - Dawn - r development of the root system. If any of these symptoms appear in your fields, it is too late for this year; yields have been reduced. But, plan ahead for next year. Diagnose the problem by having the soil and plant tissue analyzed. Applj limestone and fertilize! according to recom mendations. WhyStoreTfour Grain in a BROCK! REPUTABLE! DEPENDABLE! 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Kathy Patrick of Dairy (Howard county) was breed champion in the Ayrshire fitting and showing com petition. Marie Bassler of Rocky Ridge (Frederick county) won similar honors for the Brown 'Swiss breed. Her brother, Allen, had -been breed winner and over-all grand champion at last year’s Maryland State Fair. Donald Anderson of White Hall (Baltimore county) was named Guernsey fitting and showing champion. SYCAMORE IND. PARK 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE UNCASTER, PA. 17603 (717) 393-5807 Route 30 West at the Centerville Exit
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