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Saturday, August 18, 2012

1994 Westminster Nurseries recipes and home hints Calendar



For over 25-years I made a living farming nursery stock, trees, ornamental plants, and perennials. One of my key and critical suppliers was Westminster Nurseries.

I grew-up almost next to the Westminster Nurseries production fields and green houses and spent many an entire day roaming Westminster Nurseries’ fields.

And actually, that is how I learned the Latin names of most plants. The plants in the fields were always identified by its Latin name and as a child I never really thought much of it. I just figured that was the plant’s name… It was not until later in high school, when I took Latin classes, that I learned more about the Rules of Linnaeus and taxonomy…

I always liked the Westminster Nurseries’ calendar; not only because I liked the pictures, but I also liked the recipes and home hints…

August 18, 2012 Kevin Dayhoff


[19940000 Westminster Nurseries recipes and Home Hints Calendar]

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The 2011 MidAtlantic Farm Credit calendar


The 2011 MidAtlantic Farm Credit calendar


In recent years MidAtlantic Farm Credit has published a wonderful calendar featuring local agricultural scenes photographed by local folks involved in the business of agriculture… http://www.scribd.com/doc/102874471/The-2011-MidAtlantic-Farm-Credit-calendar

MidAtlantic Farm Credit http://midatlanticfarmcredit.com/ makes farm and country home loans, loans for equipment and buildings, land loans, construction loans, improvement loans and production/operating loans.

Consider these advantages to doing business with MidAtlantic Farm Credit:

MidAtlantic Farm Credit is one of the largest ag lenders on the East Coast with over $2 billion in loans outstanding to more than 10,500 members.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit has 20 offices, serving the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, North-Central Maryland, North-Eastern West Virginia, and North-Western Virginia.

As a member-owned co-op, MidAtlantic Farm Credit  has historically returned 85% of our profits to our borrower/members through patronage refunds.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit offers a wide range of products and services - from loans to leases to crop insurance.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit employs an experienced staff, knowledgeable in agriculture and dedicated to serving you - our member and our customer.

Headquarters
45 Aileron Ct
Westminster, MD 21157 (or)
PO Box 770
Westminster, MD 21158

Phone: 410.848.1033

Toll Free: 800.442.7334
Admin Fax: 410.876.0768

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Kevin Dayhoff - Eagle Archive: Celebrating Carroll County at the 4-H and FFA Fair

Eagle Archive: Celebrating Carroll County at the 4-H and FFA Fair


Carroll County Agriculture Center has been a beehive of activity in preparation of the annual Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair, which officially opened on July 27.

Historically, the summer and end of harvest events have always played an important role in Carroll County because of the region's agricultural roots.

Prior to 1865, the business of farming was, for the most part, our subsistence existence. Farmers were essentially self-sufficient.

However, after the Civil War, farmers became increasingly "dependent on creditors, merchants and railroads for their livelihoods," according to James Stewart of Reed College, who has concentrated his studies on this period of agriculture and economics. "These relationships created opportunities for economic gain, but also obligations, hardships and risks that many farmers did not welcome."


In Carroll, this period evoked celebrations of the farming way of life. A "program of events" found in an 1871 publication of the oldAmerican Sentinel refers to a "Grand Exhibition of Farm machinery under the auspices of the Carroll County Agriculture Society on the Fair Grounds, Westminster, MD."

Actually, the first authoritative mention of an organized agricultural fair event in Carroll County occurs in 1869. Nancy Warner writes in her book, "Carroll County Maryland, A History," that on Jan. 11, 1869, the Carroll County Agricultural Society was organized "at a meeting at the Court House."

"Capital of $25,000 was raised through the sale of 500 shares of stock at $50.00 per share. Thirty acres of land was bought between the present Fair Street and Malcolm Drive," Warner wrote.

It is believed that the first agricultural fair in Carroll County may have taken place on July 4, 1869, on East Main Street in Westminster — though the current Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair celebrates its roots going back to a picnic held Aug. 14, 1897, at the Otterdale Schoolhouse, in Taneytown.

The fair moved to Westminster in 1954. The Carroll County Agriculture Center was established as a private organization on March 20, 1954, by a group of visionary leaders who purchased the land at the end of an old dirt lane off Gist Road, way outside of town — or at least it was back then — with their own money.

This year's fair runs through Saturday, Aug. 4, with racing pigs, the annual Combine Demolition Derby, Wild West Night, Car Demolition Derby, Lawn Mower Racing, Tractor Pull and more. Many are looking forward to seeing country music singer and songwriter Kip Moore on Aug. 4, at 8 p.m.

For a calendar of events and more information, go to carrollcountyfair.com.
See you at the fair.

When he is not eating his way from one end of the fair to the other, Kevin Dayhoff …


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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Smallwood artist Jerry DeWitt draws creative inspiration from his farm past

'Carroll County Farm Heritage' exhibit opens March 18 at community college




When Jerry DeWitt paints a barn, there's a bit of the gentle clanging of cowbells mixing in with the watercolors.

That sound echoes back to his grandfather's Depression-era farm at the end of a lane in Bedford County, Pa.

He was just 2 years old when his father left home for good and the youngster was uprooted from Lansing, Mich., to live with his grandparents.

And in between trips to the pasture to the hand-dug well for another bucket of water, or out to the shed for an arm load of firewood, the sights and sounds and smells of farm life wrapped themselves around Jerry's memory, eventually finding their way to paint and paper more than 30 years later.

Many of those works will be displayed in the show, "Carroll County Farm Heritage: Paintings by Jerry DeWitt," opening Sunday, March 18, at Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster, with a reception from 2 to 4 p. m… http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-17/explore/ph-ce-dewitt-and-wisdom-0318-20120317_1_oil-painting-smallwood-farm-life

… Information and photographs of Mr. DeWitt and his work, see Phil Grout’s article, “Smallwood artist Jerry DeWitt draws creative inspiration from his farm past,” in the Baltimore Sun on March 17, 2012, about Mr. DeWitt’s work and his well-received and highly successful show at Carroll Community College. [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-17/explore/ph-ce-dewitt-and-wisdom-0318-20120317_1_oil-painting-smallwood-farm-life]



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Friday, November 04, 2011

Carroll County Agriculture Center Corn maze is open this weekend



Carroll County Agriculture Center Corn maze is open this weekend

Corn maze has encore at Carroll County Ag Center http://dlvr.it/tZwkr

Group rates and times are available. For more details, contact Nichole at 410-848-6704.

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The annual Carroll County Corn Maze at the county Agriculture Center, 706 Agriculture Center, Westminster, is being held over an extra weekend.

Due to the good weather forecast for the weekend, organizers decided to open the maze Friday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 6.

Hours are Friday 5 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 5 to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 to 7 p.m…



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Carroll County (Maryland) Agriculture Center  www.ccag.biz

Ag Center

Carroll County (Maryland) Agriculture Center


410-848-6704

WELCOME to the Carroll County Agriculture Center; the site of the new state-of-the-art Danele Shipley Memorial Arena, as well as numerous meeting facilities, function and banquet rooms, outdoor facilities, and much more!

Located in central Carroll County – the Region's finest agriculture country – the Agriculture Center and Shipley Arena are perfectly situated to meet our diverse needs and those of our neighbors in Baltimore, Washington D.C., southern Pennsylvania and western Delaware.

Our facilities are designed to host a wide variety of events from livestock and equestrian outings to live music shows and entertainment events to trade shows and exhibits, and fairs and circuses.

The Carroll County Agriculture Center is the permanent home of the nationally-known and highly-regarded Carroll County 4H & FFA Fair.

The Agriculture Center and Shipley Arena are available to all for exciting events, meetings and outings YEAR-ROUND!

Visit us soon – we look forward to hosting you or your next event in comfort and style in any one of our facilities.

To book any of our facilities – or inquire about rates, specifications – and for more information and directions, call the Agriculture Center at 410 848-6704; or go to www.ccag.biz or click on http://tinyurl.com/2fxtxhn

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Carroll Co MD Ag Center Corn Maze opens September 23, 2011 and goes until October 30, 2011





Come to the Carroll County Agriculture Center 2011 Corn Maze. Support the Ag Center and agriculture in Carroll County - and have lots of family fun...

It starts this Friday September 23, 2011 and goes until October 30, 2011.

Fridays 5-9; Saturdays 5-9; Sundays 2-7.

Admission Adults- $10.00 Children 3-12- $5.00 Children 2 & under- FREE.

For more information Contact Nichole @ 410-848-6704

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“Corn mazes popping up with approach of autumn,” Thursday, September 22, 2011 By Carrie Ann Knauer, Carroll County Times Staff Writer http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/corn-mazes-popping-up-with-approach-of-autumn/article_feb4297c-e520-11e0-8a5b-001cc4c002e0.html





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Carroll County MD Agriculture Center: CALL FOR FLEA MARKET VENDORS


706 Agriculture Center i Westminster, MD  21157 i 410-848-6704

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Nichole McLaughlin, Office Manager
 410-848-6704
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The Carroll County Agriculture Center, Inc. announces their annual
CARROLL AUTUMN INDOOR FLEA MARKET.

Westminster MD –July 5, 2011- “CALL FOR FLEA MARKET VENDORS".  This event will be held in the Danele Shipley Memorial Arena at the Ag Center on Saturday, November 5, 2011.  Flea Market will be open from 8 AM to 2 PM, with set up times still being determined. This is a rain or shine event.

We are inviting anyone and everyone – amateur and professional sellers – to join us.  Vendor registration is quick and easy with details available by calling the Agriculture Center at 410-848-6704.  All categories -- from antiques to toys, clothing to tools -- are included.

10' X 10' spaces are available for $15 each– with non-profit organizations offered a second space FREEBring your own tables and displays or rent an 8 foot exhibitor table for just $5.  Chairs are included in vendor registration fee.

This event is to benefit the CARROLL COUNTY AGRICULTURE CENTER, Inc., and its programs and events.
The Carroll County Agriculture Center is the site of the new state-of-the-art Danele Shipley Memorial Arena, as well as numerous meeting facilities, function and banquet rooms and outdoor facilities.  Located in central Carroll County, the Agriculture Center helps also meet the needs of our neighbors in Baltimore, Washington D.C., southern Pennsylvania and western Delaware. Our facilities are designed to host a wide variety of events from livestock and equestrian outings to live music shows and entertainment events to trade shows and exhibits, and fairs and circuses.  The Agriculture Center is also the permanent home of the nationally-known and highly-regarded Carroll County 4H & FFA Fair.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Carroll County Ag Center Corn Maze to open this Friday September 23, 2011

Carroll County Ag Center Corn Maze to open this Friday September 23, 2011

Come to the Carroll County Agriculture Center 2011 Corn Maze. Support the Ag Center and agriculture in Carroll County - and have lots of family fun...

It starts this Friday September 23, 2011 and goes until October 30, 2011.

Fridays 5-9; Saturdays 5-9; Sundays 2-7.

Admission Adults- $10.00 Children 3-12- $5.00 Children 2 & under- FREE.

For more information Contact Nichole @ 410-848-6704


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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Carroll County Ag Center Corn Maze to open this Friday September 23, 2011

Come to the Carroll County Agriculture Center 2011 Corn Maze. Support the Ag Center and agriculture in Carroll County - and have lots of family fun...

It starts this Friday September 23, 2011 and goes until October 30, 2011.

Fridays 5-9; Saturdays 5-9; Sundays 2-7.

Admission Adults- $10.00 Children 3-12- $5.00 Children 2 & under- FREE.

For more information Contact Nichole @ 410-848-6704


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