Pa. Dairy Judging team takes championship at
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The
Pennsylvania team emerged
as the champs during the 4-H
Dairy Quiz Bowl during the
North American In
ternational Livestock Ex
position, defeating six other
teams from Michigan, Ohio,
New York, Maryland,
Virginia, and Kentucky.
Members of the cham-
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pionship team included Alice
Mark, captain; Lois Mark,
Howard Mark, and Allen
March, with team alternate
Steve March. Team coach
was Roy Malik.
The New York State team
placed second in the 4-H
Dairy Quiz Bowl competition
which is expected to draw
several more teams to the
event next year.
The Quiz Bowl,
traditionally an invitational
event for 4-H teams across
the nation, had previously
been held during the
Virginia State Fair. When
organizers of the annual 4-H
event were informed that the
Quiz Bowl would no longer
be a part of the Fair, they
started looking for a new
home.
George Heersche, Ex
tension Dairy Specialist at
the University of Kentucky
Delmarva nematode survey underway
GEORGETOWN, Del -
Delmarva corn and soybean
fields are once again being
surveyed this fall for the
presence of nematodes
This is the third year for
the survey, which is spon
sored by the Mobile
Chemical Company in
cooperation with the ex
tension services of
Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia.
The survey includes all of
Kent and Sussex counties m
Delaware, as well as most of
the rest of the Delmarva
peninsula.
Now that the harvest
season is drawing to a close,
corn and soybean farmers
should have more tune to get
out and sample their fields
for nematodes. University of
Delaware extension plant
pathologist Bob Mulrooney
urges all Delaware farmers
in the survey area to par
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in
and a co-manager of the
event, said the size of the
dairy shows at the North
American were an im
portant factor in moving the
Quiz Bowl to the Eido.
“With the quality and
quantity of dairy cattle in
volved in the North
American International,
having the Quiz Bowl in
conjunction with it gives
contestants (all between the
ages of 15 and 19) an op
portunity to view the best
dairy cattle in the world as
well as display and increase
ticipate, since the kind of
nematodes being found
affect both crops.
There’s no fee and you can
sample any fields you want
to.
As a result of last year’s
survey, heavy nematode
populations were found in a
number of fields and control
measures were instituted
Because of the high cost of
chemicals involved in
treating for nematodes,
before applying any controls
growers need to find out
whether populations are
high enough to warrant
treatment The only way to
know this is to survey
suspected fields, says
Mulrooney. Fall is the best
tune to collect samples.
Sampling procedures for
nematodes differ from those
for soil fertility in density of
samples collected per acre,
so for accurate results check
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their knowledge during the
contest.”
“What percentage of
Holsteins make up the dairy
population of the United
States?”, “At what age does
a calf’s rumen develop
fully”, and “When preparing
a cow for show, who do your
leave some whiskers on the
nose?” These questions, plus
, many more, were asked to
members of the seven teams
participating in this year
Quiz Bowl.
Hoard's Dairyman, a
national dairy publication.
with your county agent for
instructions on how to collect
samples.
The way soil is handled
after collection will also
affect accuracy of results.
Nematode sampling kits
and record sheets are
available free from ex
tension offices in par
ticipation counties as well
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
USDA has proposed to
discontinue its January 1
planting intentions report
and has asked the public to
comment on the proposal
before December 1.
A decision on the proposal
will be made by mid-
December.
The two mam reasons for
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USDA wants to kill
January crop report
Member F O I C
NAILE
was the reference for all
questions asked. Gerald
LaSalle, of the publication,
moderated the final two
rounds of the Quiz Bowl.
Roger Hemken and Gary
Lane of the University of
Kentucky judged the Quiz
Bowl, Gale Baumgardner,
Dairy Youth Specialist at
Michigan State University,
and a co-manager,
moderated the event. Peter
Spike, Ohio State University,
worked closely with the
management and planning
of the Quiz Bowl
as from many area fertilizer
salesmen. Farmers are
urged to get their samples
taken by the 16th of
December.
For further information in
Delaware call you county
agricultural agent in Dover
(302/736-4675) or
Georgetown (302/856-5250).
the proposed discontinuance
are a reduction in the cost to
the government and an ef
fort to reduce the individual
farmer’s reporting burden.
If the January report is
discontinued, USDA may
reschedule the April plan
ting intentions report back to
March.
Details of Hie proposal are
in the November 4 Federal
Register,
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