COLLEGE PARK, MD - The
newly appointed Vice President for
Agricultural Affairs and Provost of
the UMCP Division of Agricultural
and Life Sciences, Dr. Raymond
Miller, is slated as guest speaker
for the annual College of
Agriculture Alumni Faculty
Fellowship Dinner Thursday,
March 20 in EUicott City, Md.
Miller, who assumed his position
Alfalfa growers
demand
the best.
‘‘l'm going to plant three more bags of Cimarron Alfalfa this Spring
because it’s my best Alfalfa,” Paul Zimmerman, dairy farmer at Bernville,
Pa. told Elmer Martin, Sr. in mid-February. Elmer is a salesman for Farm
Bureau at their new Van-Mar Feeds Division located in Shoemakersville,
Pa.
Paul hydro-seeded his Cimarron at a 20 pound per acre rate in the
Spring of 1983. He remarks from his field notes, ‘‘last summer my
Cimarron first cutting averaged 130 bales per acre and the other
varieties yielded less than Cimarron, down to one that did 64 bales per
acre. Cimarron gives alfalfa,” this quietly aggressive young farmer
finishes.
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Dr. Miller to speak at Maryland Alumni Dinner
with The University of Maryland
College Park Jan. 1, comes to
UMCP from the University if
Idaho, where he was dean of the
College of Agriculture. Prior to
joining the Idaho faculty, Miller
held administrative and faculty
appointments at the University of
Illinois and North Carolina State
University.
The new vice president and
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Elmer Martin, Sr. Paul Zimmerman
★ Combined resistance to both Northern and
Southern Anthracnose
★ High resistance to powdery mildew
★ Improved winterhardiness
★ Vigorous growth and quick recovery
★ Seeding versatility
provost is the first person to hold Univeristy-wide coordination of
Oie joint appointment at the agricultural programs and the
College Park campus. The Board general direct ion of statewide
of Regents last year voted to aspec ts 0 f the Agricultural Ex
combine the two positions, giving £ ment station and the
Uie incumbent strong authority to Operative Extension Service. As
direct statewide programs in pro ™ s t he is the chief executive of
agriculture. the Division of Agricultural and
As vice president. Miller is Li | e sciences on the College Park
responsible to University _ campus and reports to the vice
President John S. Toll for chancellor for academic affairs.
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Ryegrass for Growers Using
Alfalfa-Ryegrass Mixtures.”
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An agronomist by training,
Miller received his doctorate in
soil physical chemistry from
Purdue University in 1962, and is a
fellow of the American Society of
Agronomy and of the Soil Science
Society of America.
Awards for excellence in
research, teaching and extension
will be presented to three current
UMCP faculty, rounding out the
evening’s activities at the March
20 dinner. The Agriculture Alumni
Chapter, will also recognize
meritorious service by an alumnus
and an outstanding senior
agriculture major, according to
current chapter president David
Miller (’66) of Frederick.
The annual dinner begins at 6:30
p.m. at the Turf Valley Country
Club in Ellicott City. Reservations
are $l6 ($8 for UMCP students).
Advance registration is required;
requests should be sent to Bob
Beiter, College of Agriculture, 2113
Symons Hall, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD
20742.
For further information, contact
Sherri Ramsburg Smith in West
Friendship, Md., at (301) 489-5048.
Farm Toy Show
to shows and auctions. They saw
other tractors they liked and
started to buy. Then, says
Revenna, other people found out
they collected tractors and asked
the Barricks to find specific
tractors for them.
Now the Barricks attend at least
one show per month, traveling as
far as New York, Toledo, and
Lafayette, Indiana. The Carlisle
show will be the first where they
will sell some of their collection.
Brandon runs a dairy operation
with his father Boyd Weary and his
brother Brian at R.D. #6, Newville.
Nothing against Olivers, says
Brandon, but he prefers Allis-
Chalmers tractors, both in the
fields and in the collector’s
showcase. About half his collection
are Allis-Chalmers.
“I just like to collect,” says
Brandon. “Just to keep them in the
family and to pass on to my family,
whenever that starts.” His ad
mitted favorite is a mint condition
Allis-Chalmers 7030, with a
maroon belly. Since he purchased
it, Brandon says the tractor’s
value has gone up at least eight
times. Part of this is because Allis-
Chalmers made a newer series of
tractors with a black belly.
Revenna says, “I don’t think
people will realize the value of the
toys they have until they go to the
show and see what these tractors
bring across the country.” Most of
the toys are made of metal, plastic
or cast iron. Tractor sizes range
from l/64th scale, matchbox size,
through table top size, which is
l/16th scale. There will be some
pedal tractors at the sale.
She notes the nostalgia aspect as
well. “This has to be something
that interests you, something from
your past. One man started
collecting because he saw a tractor
like one his father used to use.”
Brandon adds, “When I’m an old
man I can tell my grandkids, that’s
what I farmed with when I was a
boy.”
Editor’s Note: For more information on
the sale, contact Brandon Weary (7171
776-7330.
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