Gardens under glass prove interesting attractions
DIANNE E HALL discusses terrariums and dish gardens as easy year round projects. chal A terrarium is a self contained garden using glass containers with moss soil charcoal and small stones. Plan placement select plant types gather supplies wash container prepare drainage and plant then water lightly and avoid direct sun.
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Dianne E. Hall
UVM
N.B. Ward
London
Operation Hitchhike aids place Vermonters in jobs
In eight months statewide Operation Hitchhike placed 598 Vermonters in employment. Rural aides from local State Employment Service Offices have made nearly 2,900 employer calls, contacted 2,700 jobless, and located 300 job openings since July 1.outposts expand access. two Vermont youths signed up for Job Corps.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Hog entrepreneur pushes mammoth pork scheme
KAHOKA MO UPI Charles B McQuoid, once bankrupt and facing check charges, has risen to head Missouri Foods International Inc a plan to build a 5000 acre pork complex near Kahoka that could produce up to 16 railroad cars of pork daily employing about 2000 people The FTC and two senators probe potential pork market impact while local farmers fear losses
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Kahoka, Mo
UPI
Charles B. McQuoid
McQuoid
Missouri Foods International Inc
Missouri
Federal Trade Commission
U.S
Memphis
Here
Chicago
Illinois
David Freitag
Ohio Valley Financial Co
Cincinnati
Columbia
McQuaid
Deadline extended on quality proposals
Washington May 10 extended deadline for public comments on a USDA APHIS proposal about meat and poultry plant quality control programs. The plan seeks approval and use of voluntary quality systems at plants, monitored by federal inspectors to augment inspections.
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Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
Meat and Poultry
Mini state day a success for Bennington 4-H
Bennington County's first 4-H mini state day drew about 125 participants despite wet weather. Exhibits and demonstrations highlighted the event at Catamount Elementary, with a food and crafts sale benefiting the interstate exchange program and the Bennington County 4-H Foundation.
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William C. Snow
AVM
Bennington County
Catamount
Bennington County 4-H Foundation
Barre Auditorium
Hitchcock
Beancrafters
Bennington
East Arlington
Woodchuckers
Bennington 4-H Drama Club
Fisher
Arlington
Readsboro
Battenkill
New Regulations Target Equine Infectious Anemia EIA
Burlington limits movements of horses ponies and donkeys requiring negative EIA tests. Effective May 15 1974 shows for show or assembly events and by Jan 1 1975 for transfers and movements off premises all equine must test negative using the Coggins test within 12 months. Tests handled by State Diagnostic Laboratory at UVM with fees charged.
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Burlington
James Wadsworth
University of Vermont
Commissioner of Agriculture
Uvm
Wadsworth
Beggar Robbed of Life Savings in Public Fountain
In Lima Manuel Chavez Valderrama, a 32 year city beggar planning retirement, bathed in a public fountain when a thief stole his pants containing about 18 000 dollars, police said.
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Lima
UPI
Manuel Chavez Valderrama
Rising costs pinch farmers in Burlington news
Burlington report notes milk and food price rises pressuring farmers. Dr. Fred Webster, extension economist at the University of Vermont, says producers cannot lose money and fixed pay scales worsen inflation while independent dairy operators also feel the squeeze. The problem, Webster warns, is the broader cost-push.
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Burlington
Fred Webster
University of Vermont
Dairy Farmer
Webster
Vermont
Boston
Statute vs Wheaties provokes Kansas vow
Kansas debates placing a statue of Ceres atop the state Capitol while rival groups argue over pagan symbolism and a moral past. Debates hinge on tradition versus modern sensibilities as Gov Docking receives hundreds of petitions.
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Kansas
Kansas Capitol
Ceres
Statehouse Dome
Don Everett
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert Docking
Capitol
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