Rensselaer County names Dairy Princess program chair
Rensselaer County Agricultural Council executive secretary Mary Crocker announced E M Davis Lemmon of Hoosick Falls National Commercial Bank and Trust as chairman for 1971 72. The county aims to join about 40 New York counties in a Dairy Princess contest during June is Dairy Month with training seminars, appearances, and statewide competition in Syracuse during State Fair week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Mary Crocker
Rensselaer County Agricultural Council
E.M. Davis Lemmon
National Commercial Bank and Trust Company of
Rensselaer County
Lemmon
West Hoosick
New York State
New York
George Shott
Groveside
Philip W. Bemis
Brunswick
George Kyer
Poestenkill
Eagle Bridge
George E. Mesick Jr
South Schodack
Adelia Betts
Valley Falls
Horse health and care Q and A guidance column
A series of horse care Q and A covers tranquilizers during air transport, foal crooked legs usually self correct, dental problems common with ages 12 to 4, cryptorchid meaning, shoing benefits and downsides, diagnosing lameness cautions, and costs to raise common horse breeds. It emphasizes avoiding tranquilizers, natural development of leg deformities, and capital needs for entering the horse business.
The careless consumer boosts price of food
A local shopper recounts everyday behaviors in a supermarket that raise food costs. He cites cart misuses, fruit ripening pinches, display wrecking, item returns, and impulse buying as contributing factors. He urges better example for children to curb rising prices.
New storage method to preserve home grown grain corn
AVM Extension Agronomist Winston A Way reports Vermont farmers may soon access a new airtight storage system for corn. High moisture corn can be preserved in concrete or metal silos using fermentation, while organic acids propionic and acetic extend shelf life by lowering pH to about 4.0. Propionic acid appears best. costs about 5 dollars per ton. applicators can be bought or rented.
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Burlington
Vermont
Canada
England
Dairy cows favor gravel stalls with sawdust bedding
Burlington reports that dairy cows prefer conventional stalls filled with gravel and a light layer of sawdust or shavings. University of Vermont Extension engineer Andrew Tessmann notes studies show cows choose bedding with adequate gravel, reducing rear hollowing and lowering need for deep bedding. concrete with rubber mats is least favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Andrew Tessmann
University of Vermont
Grass seed burning threatens Oregon's green standard
In Willamette Valley Oregon seed crops cover 260000 acres for lawn grass production valued at 31 million dollars annually Yet field burning to remove straw creates thick smoke that harms air quality and triggers airport closures and uncomfortable breathing Officials seek solutions including field burning limits and mobile burners while weighing crop yield and seed quality to avoid price hikes and economic harm to the grass seed industry
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Portland
Ore
America
Willamette Valley
Eugene
Environmental Quality Commission
University of Oregon
University Agricultural Engineers
Oregon
Strawberries in December and a note on eating habits
County Extension Agent John C. Page discusses fresh fruit sourcing from South America to Vermont, noting December strawberries amid seasonal shifts. He explains storage and refrigeration changed diets, urges cool cellars for winter produce, and cites a Vermont Retail Growers Assoc. piece arguing most marketed foods are safe if prepared properly while urging reduced pollution to prevent unsafe levels.
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South America
Argentina
Mexico
Texas
Carolina
New Jersey
Vermont
Scandinavia
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Rensselaer County Plans
Dairy Princess
Jim Wadsworth
William C
Snow County Extension Agent
AVM
Winston A. Way
AVM Extension Agronomist
ROMA
Shaffe
Main ST
John C. Page
State Medical Society
US Public Health Service
Stare
Slumberland
Border Jumbo West
D Mastercharge & Bankamericard Welcome Lms Tie , Furniture Inc
Elm Street
Bennington
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