Bald Mr. H Trophy Highlighted at Manchester 4-H Show
Sharon O'Neill of Castleton won the Bald Mr. H Horse Club Trophy at the 12th annual 4-H Horse Show in Manchester. The event honored Mr. and Mrs. Keynith Knapp with a rotating silver trophy retired in 1969 and re donated for top exhibitor points. Winners included Renee Schurink junior champion and Sharon O'Neill senior champion with a large slate of age and class awards across fittings, equitation, and discipline events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon O'Neill
Castleton
Manchester
Keynith Knapp
Debbie Mattison
Debbie
Renee Schurink
Sue Scribner
Sharon O’neill
Ann O’neill
Elaine Erb
Laurie LaRoche
Susan Ploof
Trudy Fowler
Melinda Beam
Alex Robbins
Patti Trafford
Tom Brough
Janet Frantz
Wendy Osgood
Shelly Cameron
Ann O'Neill
Debbie Taggart
Hunt Seat
Meg Vierick
Sally Shaw
Dorothy Buxbaum
Nancy Kilpatrick
Ricky Mattison
Maria Armstrong
Connie Smith
Grange Pushes Farm Bill to Maintain Incomes
The National Grange voices opposition to the Nixon administration farm bill H.R. 18546 as passed by the House 214 to 171. Grange Master John Scott argues the bill, backed by Southern coalition, would reduce rural incomes amid rising costs and calls for income-support programs to keep farmers even with broader economy.
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Grange
Washington, D.C
Poage
D-Tex
Belcher R-Okla
House
Old Southern Representatives Coalition
John Scott
National Grange
American Farm Bureau
National Farm Coalition
National Master
Scott
America
Findley
Conte
R-Mass
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Prune Now to Protect Trees and Passersby
Stamford expert Robert A. Bartlett urges early pruning as spring and summer growth creates thick foliage. He warns dense leaves limit light and air, promote fungi, mold, and hazardous weak branches that overhang drives and sidewalks. Regular thinning strengthens trees against wind and reduces storm risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford, Conn
Robert A. Bartlett
F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co
Bartlett
County Agent Urges Beef Cattle to Preserve Open Land
A county agent argues that small beef herds can keep land open amid forest regrowth. He notes widespread land conversion to brush, loss of pasture, and rising taxes. The piece promotes cattle as a practical, potentially profitable solution and highlights a beef cattle bulletin from the office.
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Harmon Hill
Bennington
Horses Need Tetanus Shots for Health and Safety
University of Vermont extension expert Dr. James R. Wadsworth warns that small puncture wounds can mask tetanus risk in horses. Tetanus bacteria enter via skin cuts and contaminated wounds, with horses especially vulnerable. vaccination with tetanus toxoid provides lasting immunity, boosters every year, or immediate protection via antitoxin for exposed animals. A separate UPI note reports a 1906 postal mystery in England with a delayed postmark delivery of a postcard to the Pier Hotel.
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Burlington
James R. Wadsworth
University of Vermont
Wadsworth
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William C. Snow
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Holly Nelson
Louise Frantz
Jerry Schurink
Steve Gordon
Virginia Coulter
David Chanes
Gail Bishop
Shelly Beattie
Keith Bishop
Deb Jesseman
Lisa Hart
Steven Gordon
Robert Chartier
Janet Schurink
Sheila Foster
Joan Osgood
Bill Gordon
Jane Worthington
Dustin
Pam
Carrol Meinke
Denise Mattison
Eve Worthington
Lisa Johnson
Barbara Stebbins
Paula Counselman
Knapp Family
Heidi Osgood
Karen Kelleher
Linda Petersen
Argyle, New York
Pamela Vachon
Fischetti
Congress
Mt. Equinox
Jim White
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main St
Dial
Lowestoft
England
UPI
Billericay
Essex
Pier
House OF Walsh
Odds and Ends
Spring Street
Williamstown
Main Street
SWIFT
Chuck
Kat
Swift's Premium
Frankforts
Bacon
Welchade
Sauerkraut
Vermont
Hunt
Skg
ALADA
Philadelphia
Hamburg
Howard Johnson’s
Macaroni & Cheese
Brussels
Haddock
APPLE
Bennington Battleday
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