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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1973
Page
3
A Vermont extension article warns buyers against inexpensive saplings and quick hedges that fail in harsh winters. It stresses climate limits, patience, and choosing hardy, area adapted species. It cautions about instant gratification and explains maintenance, pruning, and the value of well-placed trees in raising property value.
The Whiting Milk Co in the Heston area, Boston, the second largest local dairy, will terminate operations. The century-old company reports $5 million in losses over recent years, blaming tax, tabor difficulties, and its status as the only major union dairy in the market for the decision.
In Andover Massachusetts A C Fisher general manager of Yankee Milk Inc a Whiting supplier notes the closing of the Whiting Milk Co after 132 years and outlines an orderly market adjustment. Milk will be used in Yankee cooperatives plants to balance supply and keep fluid milk pipelines flowing with minimal disruption for handlers and consumers.
Washington reports Agriculture Department economists project net farm income for 1973 to stay just under the record $19.2 billion set in 1972, with a possible dip in 1974. The outlook notes meat animal prices may fall, and grain exports and price supports could face changes influencing farm income and consumer prices.
Burlington Vermont readers are urged to begin indoors to jump start the growing season. The Ex tension Service at the University of Vermont offers Brieflet 1210 to guide starting plants at home or school and then transplanting after frost danger passes.
Homemaking notes by Eileen M. Brogan urges a long range view of family spending. It outlines that income shifts alter spending patterns, highlights the rigidity of essential costs, and suggests practical steps including tracking expenses, use of household allowances, reducing luxury outlays, and coordinating a family plan for future finances.
University of Vermont extension economist Dr. Fred Webster notes food prices rose 36 percent in a decade while disposable income grew 82 percent. He says food remains a good buy for most, though fixed incomes are squeezed, and farm incomes lag city pay. Americans still have more money left after feeding themselves than globally.
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