Maple promotions approved by Vermont maple council
The Vermont Maple Industry Council voted December 22 to hire a market promotion firm to assess maple markets in Vermont and nearby areas and boost sales. Plans include work at UVM and the Vermont Department of Development, with programs like Maple Week and mobile sugar houses incorporated and potential broader promotion in New England.
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Montpelier
Vermont Maple Industry Council
Vermont
Commissioner of Agriculture
UVM
Vermont Department of Development
Reed H. Rexford
Charles Russell
Hartford
Russell
Massachusetts
New England
Robert Coombs
Jacksonville
Rutland Fair
Rutland County Sugar Makers Association
Keith Wallace
Waterbury
Everett Willard
Derby
James Marvin
Burlington
County Agent's Report Year in Review Bennington County
County Agriculture Agent John C. Page reflects on the 1965 agricultural year in Bennington County. He notes variable rainfall, milk prices around 4.50 per hundredweight, rising land values, labor shortages, and price supports expected to change. The piece discusses impacts on farmers, costs, and the need for ongoing adaptation into 1966 and beyond.
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Bennington County
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Vermont 4-H Citizenship Short Course reservations open
Vermont 4 H Office at UVM accepts reservations for the Citizenship Short Course for Out of School Youth at the National 4 H Center in Washington from Feb 27 to March 4. Eligible Vermonters 18 to 25 may enroll, cost about 60 dollars plus transportation.
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Burlington
UVM
Washington
Pauline Rowe
What Is Good Garden Soil
During the growing season gardeners juggle sowing planting watering and weeding and may overlook soil. The article recalls soil as a mixture of weathered rock particles and decaying organic matter, the mineral and organic components that feed plant growth.
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College Station, Tex
Apply for Loans To Improve Housing In Rural Areas
Rutland Farmers Home Administration invites loan applications from rural families with low or moderate income to improve their homes and facilities. Under the program private capital funds the loans with FHA backing, aiding construction, repair, or modernization of rural homes, farm service buildings, or water systems for farmsteads and households.
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Rutland
Private Capital
FHA
Barnes
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John C. Page
Meredith Whitman
North Bennington
Maye Lourie
West Rupert
Demus Lourie
Donolyn Hagelberg
Arlington
James Wadsworth
Merritt E. Morey
Henry Steel
North Rupert
Alvan Lawrence
Shaftsbury
Fred Bishop
Robert Flynn
Merritt C. Morey
Vermont Gardener
Capitol Hill
YMCA
Church
Scouts
IFYE
Peace Corps
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