Free Stall Housing Proved Economical for Cattle
Wisconsin researchers report free stall dairy housing cuts bedding to 18 percent of loose housing needs and keeps cows clean with 2–3 weekly bed changes. Two 20 cow herds compared, both milk production and health similar. stalls allow individual cow rest with adjustable, properly designed stalls and manure management.
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Uniersity of Wisconsin Agricultural Engineers
Dairy Scientists
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Freestall
University of Wisconsin
FHA Offers Loans To Farm Families
The Farmers Home Administration in Rutland and Bennington Counties promotes Economic Opportunity loans to rural Vermont families. Loans help with farming improvements, refinancing real estate debts, and small business needs. Eligibility requires limited resources and income short of family needs. Interest 4.5 percent, terms up to 15 years, max 2500 dollars. Office at 10 Merchants Row, Rutland.
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Farmers Home Administration
Rutland
Bennington
Dana W. Barnes
FHA
Vermont
Merchants Row
County Agent's Report Getting Ready for Christmas in a One Room Schoolhouse
County Agriculture Agent John C. Page recalls a one room Hyde Park school project to fetch and fit a perfect Christmas tree. Two eighth graders chopped and dragged a tall balsam into the school, trimming it with a wooden stand borrowed from a neighbor as Mrs. Mudgett advised shortening it.
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Hyde Park
Montpelier
Raymond Hyde’s
Wayne Hurlbut
Lamoille County
Vermont Gardener Ornamental Hemlocks
A Vermont horticulture piece reviews ornamental hemlocks Tsuga canadensis and related species, noting their use on cool moist slopes and in arboreta. It outlines leaf traits, cone size, hardiness, space needs, and pollution sensitivity, plus care with acid soil and systemic insecticides for mite and Fiorinia externa control.
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Maine
Minnesota
Alabama
Georgia
Spruce
Tax Management Can Save Farmers Money in Vermont
Extension economist Dr Verle R Houghaboom says tax management can cut Vermont farmers tax bills. He outlines a formula PAYS permanent records understanding tax rules year end adjustments and planning for major decisions. A real example shows shifting expenses and income to lower taxes, urging farmers to act in 1965 for 1966.
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Burlington
Vermont
Verle R. Houghaboom
UVM
Houghaboom
Internal Revenue Service
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New York
UPI
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Custom
John C. Page
Vermont Gardener
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Arlington
Virginia
New England
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Connecticut
Japan
Washington
Oregon
Harrison L. Flint
Flint
Lane
Dunham Furniture Inc
EL Street
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