Vermon t Farm Show offers 2500 in prizes for products
Barre Vermont Farm Show will award 2500 in prizes for product contests. Delivery must occur Jan 25 at Barre Auditorium. The event runs Jan 26 to 28 with judging at 10 am Jan 26 and 9:30 am Jan 27 at the church. FFA, forestry, farm management, and milk flavor events are planned.
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Barre
Vermont Farm Show
Future Farmers of America
Vermont
H. V. Bill Shute
Universalist Church
Shute
Vermont Ffa Foundation
FFA
Winter Snow Safety For Shrubs And Vermont Products Contests
Extension horticulturist Dr Norman Pellett advises homeowners to avoid piling snow on shrubs and to shovel around plants to prevent damage from weight. Upright evergreens may suffer from snow and ice falling from roofs. protective tepee covers are recommended. Vermont competition rules detail poster contests open to 7th and 8th graders and bi state entries for potatoes and Christmas trees. Last year’s show drew over 600 entries and judges’ comments will be noted on each tag.
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Burlington
Norman Pellett
University of Vermont
H. V
Bill
Mather Terrace
Montpelier
Vermont
New Hampshire
Shute
Vermont poultry and fruit growers convene at farm show
Vermont poultrymen meet January 27 in the Court building starting at 1 p.m. and elect officers with a 1:30 p.m. talk by Ray Delano on the N E E M A story and a Cornell film on waste handling. Fruit growers meet January 28 with talks by S C Wiggans D V Fisher and C L Calahan plus a panel on harvesting and a 3:15 question session.
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Barre
Vermont
Ray Delano
New England Egg Marketing Ass
N.E.E.M.A
Cornell University
Charles Oestrander
S. C. Wiggans
Department of Plant and Soil Science
University of Vermont
D. V. Fisher
Canada Research Station
Summerland
B.C
C. L. Calahan
Fisher
British Columbia
Calahan
Genetic Bank Saves Corn Crop Amid Green Revolution Risks
Wayne Hanley reports that a small genetic bank of 50 kernels from multiple corn strains, stored since 1962 at the University of Missouri, could avert a looming crisis after a southern leaf blight hit mostly hybrid T strain corn. The C and S strains show resistance and are being grown in the southern hemisphere to bolster seed supplies.
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Lincoln
Mass
U.S
Madison Avenue
University of Missouri
Night Snowmobile Dangers Highlighted By County Agent
County Extension Agent William Snow warns that most snowmobile accidents happen at night due to poor visibility. He urges riding on familiar trails, slower speeds after dark, daylight exploration of new areas, and staying on updated trails. He notes barns, gates, and fences can close suddenly and offers safety bulletins from the Extension Service in Bennington.
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William Snow County
Bennington County
Federal Building
Bennington
No special diet cures arthritis says Dr Hursh
Laurence M Hursh MD consultant for the National Dairy Council states there is no diet that prevents or cures arthritis. He notes misinformation persists and acknowledges arthritis as a frustrating disease affecting millions and their families as well as patients.
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National Dairy Council
Vermont sugar makers to hold January meetings statewide
More than 400 Vermont sugar makers are expected to attend ten county meetings in January to discuss marketing plans for the 1971 syrup crop. Sessions cover land use taxation, equipment costs, pest control, and bush management with noted speakers from the University of Vermont and Vermont maple organizations. Meeting locations include Barre on January 26 for the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association annual gathering.
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Burlington
Vermont
Raymond T. Foulds
University of Vermont
University of Vermont Extension Service
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
James Marvin
Frederick M. Laing
Proctor Maple Research Farm
Monte R. Harold
Wilson S. Clark
Association
Everett Willard
Vermont Dept. of Agriculture
Robert Amie Jr
Jacksonville
Maple Industry Council
E. Bradford Walker
Montpelier
Dept. of Forests and Parks
Foulds
Barre
County Agent's Report On farm management and time use
The piece argues farmers gain by mixing work with bookkeeping and planning. It notes many farmers work alone, rely on specialists, and should schedule daylight hours for accounts, planning, and learning from others to improve profitability. Time becomes the key commodity for modern agriculture.
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ELFAC
December milk price set at 6.40 per hundredweight
Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire dairy farmers in the federal order will receive a minimum blended price of 6.40 per hundredweight for 3.5 percent milk at Zone 21 plants. City plant milk in MA and RI will be 6.80 per hundredweight, with an 8.2 cent butterfat differential for December.
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Boston
Mass
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Egg prices to plunge in 1971 says Vermont poultry expert
Leonard Mercia Extension poultryman at the University of Vermont predicts lower farm egg prices in 1971 than 1970. He cites the Poultry Survey Committee Report showing New York wholesale large egg prices down across quarters and rising feed costs. Net incomes per dozen could fall about 8 cents amid overproduction as the national laying flock is seen near 328 million birds in early 1971.
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Burlington
Leonard Mercia
University of Vermont
Poultry Survey Committee
New York
Mercia
Plantsmen to Gather for Barre Vermont Meeting
The Barre Vermont Plants Men's Association will hold its annual meeting at Farm Show Moose Hall 328 North Main St. on January 27. Registration starts 9:30 a.m. with business at 10 a.m. A noon dinner follows, then an afternoon session at 1:15 with William Goodheart of the Vermont Department of Highways and a Springfield Community Chorus concert. Adjournment is 4 p.m.
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Barre
Vermont
Plantsmen’s Association
H.V
Bill) Shute
Moose Hall
North Main St
William Goodheart
Vermont Department of Highways
Norman Pellett
Extension Ornamental Horticulturist
University of Vermont
Springfield Community Chorus
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