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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1964
Page
5
County Agent stresses timing for planting crops and lawns, noting cool weather crops like peas and leafy greens versus warm loving crops such as squash and tomatoes. Proper timing for tree and shrub relocation, pruning after blooming, and fertilizing schedules are essential for healthy lawns and plantings.
MONTPELIER The Hoff committee on Rural Stabilization and Adjustment discussed raising dairy herd replacements to slow Vermonters leaving farms. The plan, with Vermont Agriculture and Extension Service, seeks markets for replacements and may involve contract raising or marketing heifers.
A UPI report from the Foreign Agricultural Service notes Japan’s 1963 wheat crop was about 750000 metric tons, prompting a 1964 import rise to about 3.5 million tons. The United States is projected to supply 1.8 million tons, with 965000 tons already shipped in the first half of fiscal 1964. Also covered are world coffee prospects and a Denver farm oddity about a bull that climbed to the loft.
A Teen Board of Directors will help plan the annual State 4-H Club Day at Randolph Center in August. Two members from each county will join the board and meet in late spring. Ralph Fillsbury will be president of the Vermont 4 H Foundation with Agnes Deering as secretary. Re-elected trustees include Kathryn Heitman Vera McNall and Edward Woods.
Burlington report quotes University of Vermont dairy expert Alec Bradfield who says grassy flavor in milk can be avoided by timing cows’ grazing. By allowing four hours after grazing before milking, good pasture reduces weed and grass flavors. poor pasture increases flavor, with May and early June often showing after heavy rain.
Extension agronomist Win Way of the University of Vermont notes legumes and grasses thrive in cool weather with April plantings. April and early May suit oats and barley for grain. Field plots showed alfalfa germinates first, with other forages following days later, and early spring seedings on frozen ground improve early growth and winter hardiness.
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