Peace Corps Seeks Farm Mechanic Volunteers for 7 Countries
Seven nations Brazil Chile Colombia Guinea Malaya Pakistan and Senegal seek Peace Corps volunteers with rural backgrounds to teach machinery operation and maintenance. Training begins this summer with two year service including living allowances and a readjustment grant. Applications through County 4-H Agent James Edgerton or Peace Corps Washington office.
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Peace Corps
County 4-H
James
Bud) Edgerton
Chile
Pakistan
U.S
Edgerton
Main St
Bennington
Jim Gibson
Division of Agricultural Affairs
Washington
D.C
Sweet Maple Tree Census Completed
County forester John Page and I completed the sugar bush census selecting six bushes across the county. The survey highlights Gilbert Croft of Rupert among the key sites and details tree counts and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Page
Gilbert Croft
Rupert
Leon
Edgerton
Austin Rumney
Dorset
James Edgerton
Arlington
Francis Frazier
Bennington
Andrew Crosier
Pownal
Bennington County Forest Association
Harlan Miller's Bush
Cabinet Doors Replace With Roller Shades In Kitchens
Practical tips from Vermont Extension specialist Mrs. Faith Prior suggest removing cabinet doors and using pull or vertical shades to prevent head bumps. Shades can be bamboo for wood look or plastic and come in prints, offering open storage while working and neat closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Prior
Vermont
County Agent Offers Practical Fertilizer and Seed Advice
County Agricultural Agent John C. Page shares: soil testing and liming are costly after hay spend. For oats, Russet is recommended. Russell lodges less, but yield varies. Seed buyers should avoid self-saved seed to prevent smut. plant favorites and test several corn varieties, as spacing issues have reduced past stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Sudan
Warren Mason
Pownal
Soils Have Names and Traits Like People in Their Classifications
A soil expert explains that soils are named and classified like people with heads and feet and family lines. It covers the unified soil classification GW GP GC system and the highway A1 to A7 Limerik schemes, showing how texture drainage pH and plasticity guide use from ponds to roads.
Pineapples and oranges chart Hawaii's dawn of export crops
The article recalls Don Francisco de Paula y Marin planting pineapples and an orange tree in 1813 and traces Hawaii’s pineapple rise through James Dole's company. It notes 23,000 workers, 30 million cases yearly, and about $120 million in export value across five islands, while contrasting with other crops and agricultural tips.
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Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
Francisco de Paula Y Marin
Kamehameha I
California
Hawaii
Don Marin
James Dole
Hawaiian Pineapple Co
The
Dole Corp
Clergy Psychiatry Center opens in Nottingham England
A new clinical theology center opened in Nottingham to promote closer understanding and cooperation between priests and psychiatrists, aiming to bridge gaps between clergy and mental health professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
Museum Display Recounts Neanderthal Origins in Neander Valley
In Duesseldorf area, a museum presents Neanderthal artifacts from the ancient man whose name comes from Neanderthal. The display highlights the hominid’s life and habitat while drawing about 50 000 visitors annually to the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duesseldorf
Germany
Neanderthal
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U—bBeimitpiul Dauner
By David C. Barton
County Forester
Arlington Village
Battenkill River
Hadley
Louis Dondero
Prior
John C. Page
Timothy OR
Brome
Essex
Narragansett
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Cooper
Toro
Rolens
North Bennington
Clergy Psychiatry
AE Cree
Boston Common
Boston
New England
Diners’ Club
American Express
Carte Blanche
Thomas J. Walsh
General Mgr
Candy Shop
Maret
Haily
Ces
Rand Nur
Oles
Main
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