Forecast Higher Milk Prices for Dairy Farmers
The New England Milk Price Forecast Committee in Boston revised upward its estimates of prices expected for milk sold by dairy farmers in the last nine months of 1971.
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Boston
New England
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Eugene Engel
University of Massachusetts
Stewart Johnson
University of Connecticut
Homer Metzger
University of Maine
Fred Webster
University of Vermont
David Arms
Cooperative Dairy Economics Service
Charles Drahan
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Lawn care and milk price updates from AVM Extension Service
Lawn tips advise light spring broom raking to avoid pulling grass and to roll and top up depressions with thin sand layers. Also notes a higher milk price forecast by the Milk Price Forecast Committee for 1971 with monthly blended prices, and region adjustments for Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire markets.
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Burlington
AVM Extension Service
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
County Youth Notes Yankee Clippers start Green Up effort
County Extension Agent William C. Snow notes 76 girls and one boy at Fisher Elementary School attended Clothing Day with workshops on sewing machine care modeling and foods. Delegates to the State Dress Revue at Barre May 15 were named from Arlington Rupert Shaftsbury Sunderland Hoosick Falls and North Bennington. Yankee Clippers of North Bennington begin Green Up contributions this Friday with a cookout at leader Mrs Bernard Whitman after the projects.
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William C. Snow
AVM
Bennington County
Fisher Elementary School
Hiram Savage
Bennington
Ferdinand Bongartz
Manchester
Doris LeGrand
Arlington
Lawrence Pratt
Sharon Snow
Sunderland
Carl Fowler
Ada Sue Diamond
North Bennington
Trevor Driver
Lanesboro
Mass
Barre Auditorium
Kathy Leslie
Nancy Hagelberg
Ann Coley
Holli Gunther
Sue Wilcox
Denise Laskey
Sue Cole
Princess Crawford
Hope Lane
Rupert
Jackie Perkins
Pamela Perkins
Nancy Laurie
Rose Fisher
Debra Croft
Sheila Perkins
Kimberly Myers
Kim Borden
Margaret Harris
Carol Williamson
Lynn Marsh
Denise Putnam
Sandy Sheldon
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Barre
Yankee Clippers
Bernard Whitman
Starting a New Strawberry Bed in Vermont
Vermont gardener guide explains how to plant and care for a strawberry bed this spring. It covers variety choices Catskill Sparkle Redcoat Midway, spacing 1.5 to 2 feet in 3 to 4 foot rows, and crown safety. It details fertilizing 1.5 to 2 pounds per 100 square feet before planting, paired with mid June and mid July side dressings, and notes to avoid fertilizer on leaves. Early planting favors yield, with recommendations for organic matter rich soil, weed-free conditions, and pinching off flowers to boost production.
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Bertie R. Boyce
UVM
Soil Sci. Dept
Burlington
Vermont
Catskill
Quackgrass Control in Corn under Atrazine Plan
Quackgrass is a persistent perennial weed that spreads by seeds and rhizomes and reduces forage yields in alfalfa and trefoil. The recommended control emphasizes atrazine use and shifting to corn or sorghum for several years, with spring applications and a two-step atrazine treatment before plowing, followed by a 18 month plant restriction and 60 day sorghum grazing ban after final treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Vermont
Sudan
Vermonters to Attend UVM Beef Short Course
More Vermonters are expected to attend the April 23 24 beef raising short course at the University of Vermont with registration at $5. Last year 150 enrolled and organizers anticipate a larger turnout. Sessions at Robert Fitzsimmons Arena will cover genetics to consumer cuts with speakers from the Animal Health Division Livestock Division and Extension Service.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Robert Fitzsimmons Arena
Spear Street
Vermont Angus Association
Vermont Beef Producers Association
Department of Animal Sciences
Ronald M. Scott
Vermont
Animal Health Division
Alfred Janowicz
David Sequist
Morrisville
Maple syrup prices seen rising in Vermont this year
Vermont Extension forester Raymond Foulds says farm gate maple syrup may sell near 8 dollars per gallon with commercial outlets higher and fancy containers up to 20 dollars. He notes a 50 cent rise from last year and cites production costs around 6.50 per gallon amid three years of low output and Canada’s shortage.
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Burlington
Raymond T. Foulds
University of Vermont
Foulds
Canada
Vermont
Seeding Down Alfalfa Affects Vermont Hay Outlook
County Agent John C. Page outlines a tightened dairy farm timetable due to lingering winter. Farmers must seed alfalfa and grasses now, use lime and fertilizer, seed with a drill, and maintain the stand for five years, with costs of 50 to 75 dollars per acre and August or spring sowing as options.
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John C. Page
University of Vermont
Vermont
New National 4-H Veterinary Science Program for Vermont
A national 4-H veterinary science program exists for 4 H members with many Vermont clubs participating. Contact your local youth agent for details about enrollment, costs, and activities.
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Vermont
Feline Intruders Trigger Bank Alarm Raid
In Mexico City four police cars rushed to a Bank of London branch in Ermita Ix Tapalapa after a burglar alarm rang. Officers found two cars had set off the alarm, detained the intruders, then released them after giving them milk at the precinct.
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Mexico City
UPI
Bank of London
Ermita Ixtapalapa
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Quinlan
Scholl
Jim Wadsworth
Monarch
Dustane Furniture Inc
Bennington, Vermont
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