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MARYLAND STATE APPLE COMMISSION Chairman: William C. Main, 1972 Edward W. Hepburn, 1973; Edwin T. McNutt, 1973; Andrew H. Lohr, Jr., 1974; Theodore Stegmaier, 1974; Richard M. Allen, 1976; Raymond K. Gardenhour, 1975. Secretary: Joseph F. Cox P. 0. Box 417, Hancock (Washington County) 21750 Telephone: 678-6770 The Maryland State Apple Commission was created within the State Board of Agriculture by Chapter 628, Acts of 1947. The seven-man ." Commission, is appointed to four-year terms by the Governor from a list of fruit growers approved by the Executive Committee of the Maryland State Horticultural Society. The Commission raises funds for publicity and advertising, sales promotion, education, and research to increase the demand for, and consumption of, Maryland apples. All apples of U. S. Number I Canner Grade or better, grown in Maryland and sold in commercial trade, are subject to a tax of one cent a bushel. However, the first five hundred bushels sold by any producer are tax- exempt. Commercial growers must report all apples sold during the crop season by December 31 each year. Apples sold after the season must be reported by the close of the following May. The Commission deposits the funds received from these sources with the State Treas- urer in a Merchandising Fund, and none of this money may be used for any other purpose, operating expenditures excepted (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 97, sees. 71-83). Appropriations 1971 1972 General Funds - - $8,386 $8,401 Staff: 1. MARYLAND STATE FAIR BOARD Chairman: Frank Donaldson Brown, Jr., 1973 John M. Crum, 1972; E. Richard Hough, Sr„ 1972; Richard N. Wills, 1972; Gerald B. Truitt, Jr., 1973; Grover K. Walker, 1973; Franklin Burris, 1974; Joseph H. McElwee, 1974; Earl C. Robert- son, 1974. R. Nelson Phelps, Executive Secretary Administration Building, State Fair Grounds, Timonium (Baltimore County) 21093 Telephone: 252-3330 The Maryland State Fair Board, created by Chapter 463, Acts of 1937, and Chapter 493, Acts of 1947, consists of nine members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. The Board encour- ages and fosters agriculture through the promotion and assistance of bona fide agricultural fairs and exhibits. It extends financial assist- ance to qualifying organizations for premium awards to exhibitors of agricultural displays (Code 1957, 1970 Repl. Vol., Art. 66C, sees. 61-63). Appropriations 1971 1972 Special Funds $350,000 $350,000 Staff: 2. |
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