Tax Time for Farmers Needing IBM Tools for Records
County agent notes tax deadlines for farmers with Social Security payments due January 31 and income taxes by February 15. Mentions IBM machine checks on forms, ELFAC electronic farming accounting, and new members for IBM Owner Sample testing to improve efficiency and margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IBM
Internal Revenue
ELFAC
Bradford West
Manchester
Harold Beebe
East Dorset
Robert Graf
North Rupert
Richard Leake II
Bennington
John Steen
Salem
N.Y
New York State
Howard Leach
Clyde Bryant Jr
Douglas Hay
West Rupert
Frank Bruce
Rupert
Garden Problems To Be Explored At St Farm Show
Vermonters may get expert answers to home grounds and garden problems at the annual farm show on Feb. 5. An afternoon program in the Presbyterian Church features a panel of specialists answering questions. Presented by the Vermont State Horticultural Society the Commercial Flower Growers of Vermont and the Vermont Extension Service. Dr Samuel Wiggans will be introduced. newly named chairman of Vermont University horticulture, he assumes duties Feb. 1.
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Barre
Samuel Wiggans
Department of Horticulture
University of Vermont
Presbyterian Church
Vermont State Horticultural Society
The
Commercial Flower Growers of Vermont
Vermont Extension Service
Cartoon Contest Revival in Bennington County
Last year’s contest organized by James L. Woodard and Louis J. Dondero gained regional and international exposure through a magazine feature in Soil Conservation. First prize went to Irene Lalonde with other winners Nancy Lawson Lisa Dillman and Susan Pratt. this year merchants are being asked to fund awards and a first prize savings bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bennington County Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Irene Lalonde
Sacred Heart School
Nancy Lawson
Bendi
Lisa Dillman
Manchester
Susan Pratt
Pownal
Woodard
Dondero
T. Southworth Tractor and Machinery Co
Home Dem Notes Survival Meeting Planned
Extension service schedules two county meetings on January 23 at Molly Stark School and January 24 at Manchester Elementary to educate families on emergency preparation. Edward Romney will discuss family preparedness and radioactivity challenges, with other speakers covering psychological factors and practical nutrition education. A large turnout is hoped, with leaders from multiple towns attending and sharing information with their groups.
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Molly Stark
Edward Romney
State Department of Education
Louis J. Dondero
Soil Conservation Service
United Counseling Service
Manchester
Anna Wilson
Edward Sweet Jr
Maynard Overlock
Robert Harrington
County Agents To Be Addressed By Specialists
Two Washington experts will discuss extension planning at the University of Vermont January 14 to 17. Charles McDougall and Charles Bell will speak as county agents and state specialists map Vermont 1963 plans. The program uses a team approach to review production management natural resources marketing family living and community projects.
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Burlington
Washington
University of Vermont
Charles McDougall
Charles E. Bell
Division of Agricultural Programs
Federal Extension Service
Vermont
Peace Corps Opens 25 Vermont Training Posts for Pakistan Service
Twenty five Vermonters can train in Vermont at the Experiment in International Living Putney starting February 28. After ten weeks they go to a Peace Corps camp in Puerto Rico for two weeks before assignments in Pakistan. Five vocational agriculturists plus twenty community development workers are sought with rural backgrounds. Reed Alvord handles details.
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Reed Alvord
Pakistan Peace Corps
Putney
Bennington County Seeks Sweet Maple Trees for Sap Testing
Forestry officials urge sugar makers to report trees with high sugar sap. The project, backed by the New England Tree Improvement Committee and Northeast Forest Experimental Station, runs five years to find trees 5 percent sugar or higher, graft suitable stock, and test sap with refractometer. Participation offers local trees a chance to lead the state in sweetness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Makers Association
Bennington County
New England
Benington County
John Page
Bennington County Forest Association
Vermonters Edge New York on Youth Gun Laws
A Vermont columnist compares Vermont and New York gun laws noting that a 12 year old can obtain a hunting license in Vermont with a parent’s signature and 2.50, while New York prohibits most under 14 and limits 12 to supervised use. Details cover age rules, supervision, and exceptions, plus Vermont’s hunter safety program and potential licensing changes discussed by local sportsmen groups.
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Vermont
New York
New York State
National Rifle Association
Armed Services
Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Bennington County
State Nursery Adds Trees for Planting Vex Spring
Vermont plans four million trees from the Essex Junction state forest tree nursery to meet expected spring demand. officials note 4¼ million acres of nonproductive open land could become productive with trees, with nursery stock available at production cost and 80 percent of planting costs up to 25 dollars per acre recoverable through the Agricultural Conservation Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex Junction
Albert W. Gottlieb
Forests and Parks Department
Vermont
Gottlieb
Focus on Foreign Affairs guide for public discussion
The Vermont Council on World Affairs and the Vermont Extension Service publish Focus on Foreign Affairs a booklet to aid public discussion of U S foreign policy It covers how policy is made views on India the Congo Berlin and Southeast Asia with country histories geography and government plus maps and questions for interpretation Free copies available from Publications Morrill Hall UVM Burlington or through county agents
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Burlington
Vermont Council On World Affairs
Vermont Extension Service
U.S
India
The
Congo
Berlin
Southeast Asia
Morrill Hall
University of Vermont
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Congregational Church
Manchester Village
Ibm’s
Keith Watkin
Cost
St. Farm
James L. Woodard
Rose Pratesi
Julian Huffman
Hannah Warren
Dorset
Gabrielle Hastings
Lou Smith
Edgar Johnson
Edith Johnson
Helen Pearson
Rachel Landon
Winhall
Ethel Patrick
Beverly Kinne
Luella Carver
Willard Laurie
Betsy Finney
Viola Tudor
Betty Jones
Arlington
Mrs Simmons
North Bennington
James Bullard
Marjorie Simmons
County Forester
Montpelier
UVM
Liggett Bosworth
Hunt Street
Basset
Hooker
Emerson Johnson
Carper Eetnsuls
Main St
Arcalo , Bettez-Larocher Baumaitief
Kroehler Ie
Bennington, Vermont
Vet Anda Orn
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