Stable milk prices expected in 1971 Vermont
Burlington report cites Dr. Fred C. Webster noting rising cow and farm production, with near 2 billion pounds yearly and potential record output in 1971. Prices for farmers likely hold near current levels, with minor inflation-driven bumps. retail milk prices may rise slightly if farm prices advance and labor costs climb, keeping drinking milk affordable but not cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Fred C. Webster
University of Vermont
Vermont
Economist
Webster
Letter from Vermont IFYE delegate in Venezuela
Merrilee McFadden of Springfield shares her 10 days of Christmas in Venezuela in Niquitao Trujillo. She describes the Children's Christmas Festival, a large Pesebre nativity scene, daily dawn dances, and a rare look at Venezuelan holiday customs alongside a note on 1971 seed corn supply and choice varieties in Vermont.
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Vermont
IFYE
Venezuela
Merrilee McFadden
Springfield
Holly
Niquitao
Trujillo
New Bennington County conservation district supervisor named
The Bennington County Natural Resource Conservation District elected Henry Strohmaier of Pownal as a new supervisor, replacing James Edgerton after nine years. Other board members and district bosses coordinate soil, water, and land use programs with district workers and landowners. The annual meeting is set for February 17 at the Worthy Inn in Manchester, with plans to be engaging and informative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Soil Conservation Service
State to have schools for bulk milk handlers
Vermont will host annual bulk milk collector schools co sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and the Extension Service. Dairy fieldmen quality supervisors and all state inspectors attend with speakers James Emery Donald George and Dr. Henry Atherton. The schedule runs February with sessions in St. Albans New Haven Rutland Bellows Falls Newport St. Johnsbury and Barre. Films include Milk Sampling. Vermont is among the few states to run this school yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont
Henry Atherton
University of Vermont
Vermont Department of Agriculture
The
Extension Service
St. Albans
New Haven
Rutland
Bellows Falls
Newport
St. Johnsbury
Barre
James Emery
Donald George
Atherton
Woodchuck appears as foe and fixture in county note
County Agent’s Report weighs the woodchuck as a persistent pest that thrives despite control efforts. The author argues groundhog humorously shapes local routines, notes its holes damage equipment, and describes methods like shooting and smoke-bombing to curb them while pondering land use and weather forecasting.
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Green Mountain Dairying
Selven
Valentine
Julius H. Manes
Union Street
USDA
You Land
Scotts Turf Builder
BUY Now & Save
T&c
Bennington
Maytag
Firestone
North ST Bennington
P.t
Blackwall
Bennington, Vt
Egoroomy Auto Stores
UNG
John C. Page
AVM
Washington
Chris Columbus
Weather Service
Woodchuck
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