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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1963
Page
7
County Agent explains certified seed ensures variety truth, weed seed limits, and stated germination. He urges farmers to know seed origin and not rely on a tag alone, noting regional suitability and past performance influence success in haying and forage.
Home Demonstration Agent discusses use of non-caloric liquid sweeteners in baking and warns they alter more than sweetness. She urges consulting manufacturers for tested recipes while noting sugar’s roles in texture and stability. The column shifts to necklines, seed quality, alfalfa stands, and forage economics, ending with an Everest expedition note.
The Farm Bureau Youth Committee plans an organization meeting for Bennington County Farm Bureau youth group on Feb 25 at 8 p.m. in West Arlington Grange Hall. A business meeting, a movie, and a social hour are planned. open to ages 18 to 30 interested in Farm Bureau activities.
Vermont agriculture commissioner Elmer E. Towne warns that 24,000 dairy farms have shrunk to about 8,000 as production climbs. He says profits suffer from high costs and weak markets, urging diversification into poultry and potatoes to offset scares about milk and maintain family-size farms.
The Conservation Cartoon Contest booklet Down the River by the Soil Conservation Society of America emphasizes soil and water protection. It explains how erosion harms food supply and rivers, and urges collective action beyond farmers, listing local Bennington merchants donating contest awards and the SCS contact for slides.
In a community briefing on the 1963 agricultural budget, the Soil Conservation Service explained benefits beyond farming. Local projects like drainage at Polymeadow Farm and ACP cost sharing aid landowners, with nonfarm recipients including homeowners and 4-H youth, tied to public goods such as reduced erosion, cleaner streams, and better land use.
Bennington County Soil Conservation District supervisors met to plan the eighth annual meeting set for February 27 at Mt. Anthony Country Club. Gov. Hoff may attend. Arthur Heitmann will discuss his Europe forestry trip. The district plans to display last year’s cartoons and run a new contest through March 15. The bulldozer needs 4000 for repairs or can be traded for a new unit at 9000. Howard Wilcox is chairman, Merritt Hewitt Jr. vice chairman, Albert Horst secretary treasurer.
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