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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1965
Page
13
Vermont gardener notes that many fruit trees began from seeds and shows some seedling varieties that became valuable. He highlights Spitzenberg and Seckel pear as examples, and reports hardy peach trees along U.S. 7 in Vermont enduring two harsh winters yet still flowering and bearing fruit.
The United States now mostly supplies its own Christmas trees through work by the Forest Service and state forestries. Tree farms across states supply the majority, with at least 1 million trees cut commercially in desert states. Regulators tag trees and regulate cutting on federal and state lands, signaling a strong conservation trend for the industry.
The county dairy sector portrays a typical winter day on a dairy farm. A single farmer often handles 30-40 milkers and 20-30 young cattle, starting at 5:30 a.m. Milking yields 400-800 pounds per session, with care spanning feeding, breeding, manure spreading, equipment cleaning, and calf management. The routine demands constant upkeep, with labor-saving devices supplementing hands-on work. Averages show about 10 hours work daily, with farmers fueling efficiency to produce extensive milk output for many people.
Vermont dairymen will receive a new bi monthly publication titled Green Mountain Dairying from the AVM Extension Service. The four page paper arrives by mail and provides expert articles on lime and fertilizer breeding and weeding records and machine maintenance for the dairy industry.
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