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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1964
Page
6
County Forester David Barton and Arlo Sterner report on Si Jewett’s 1947 woodland plan yielding 360 287 board feet valued at 8 500 51 dollars, matching the farm’s purchase price with a current 278 400 bd ft inventory. Experts urge planning and soil maps to guide long term tree management.
The Holstein Friesian Association of America at Brattleboro reports lactation totals for area registered cows including Double TT Ormsby Doll owned by Merritt S. Hewitt Jr. North Bennington cows produced between 17 000 and 19 000 pounds of milk with 608 to 824 pounds butterfat in 304 to 365 days. A rail splitting hobbyist near North Bennington fashioned nine foot rails with an ax and chainsaw to create a decorative fence. Compared with the national average of 7 211 pounds milk and 270 pounds butterfat per cow per year, these figures show high local production and diverse pursuits.
Mt Anthony Dairy Herd Improvement Association records show 1172 cows tested from 23 herds in January by Wilma Costa. Averages were 1080 pounds of milk and 41.6 pounds of butterfat with 728 honor cows reaching 1000 pounds milk or 40 pounds butterfat. Hall Farm owns leading milk cow at 109.3 pounds and leading butterfat cow at 156 pounds. Other high herds listed include Keith Watkins Bennington Harold Weyers North Pownal Henry Schurink Shaftsbury and Fairdale Farms Inc Bennington.
The county agent details a shift from traditional sugaring to central boiling units, allowing small producers to tap and sell sap while others boil. Prices vary by sap sugar content. units are oil fired and can process large volumes, enabling broader participation and potential profits. Vermont maple products remain strong with merchandising growth and a wide market, including tourist trades. sugaring season nears as tax notices remind farmers of 1964 deadlines.
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