Planning and timely roads to guide our region
University of Vermont Extension Agent John C Page urges regional planning in Bennington County noting past development lacked future focus and warns that future growth, tax costs, and school needs demand well thought out plans. He highlights Arlington and Dawn Redwood discoveries as examples of long term thinking shaping communities.
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John C. Page
University of Vermont Extension Agent
Bennington County
St. Lawrence Valley
West Coast
Dawn Redwood Thrives Across America From Seed to Specimen
Vermont gardener notes dawn redwood growth from seed since 1963 on Michigan State University campus in Lansing. Trees show no winter injury or pest damage, reach 15 feet, with rapid yearly growth and loose orange bark. Across regions they perform well in moist sandy loams, with rainbow green foliage in spring, and root cuttings now available from nurserymen.
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Michigan State University
Lansing
China
Hupeh
Vermont Dairymen Forecast Higher Milk Prices in 1966
Vermont farmers anticipate a brighter year for milk prices with a predicted blend rate of 4.68 per hundredweight for 3.5 percent milk in the 21st zone, up from 4.46 last year. Factors include slower milk production growth, higher anticipated support prices, and plentiful grain, though hay and roughage shortages loom.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
Fred C. Webster
UVM
Webster
Mid-West
FHA Loan Helps Develop Idle Land
In Rutland Bennington County, Farmers Home Administration backed loans aim to develop idle farmland into farm based recreation enterprises. County supervisor Dana W. Barnes notes farmers can borrow up to 35000 for operating costs of recreation ventures and 60000 for real estate development including land and buildings for recreation.
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Rutland
Bennington County
Farmers Home Administration
Dana W. Barnes
Vermont Farm Show Continues Through Thursday in Barre
The Vermont Farm Show, a mix of fair, school, and social, runs through Thursday in Barre Auditorium. Thousands attend to view Vermont farm and home products, dairy and beef breeds, and the new cow barn exhibit. Prizes totaling 2500 dollars attract top entries. Miss Vermont Agriculture is crowned at the dairy dinner with Lt. Gov. John Daley presiding.
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Barre
Vermont
Barre Auditorium
Future Farmers of America
The Candle Mill Mystery Gift Boxes Offer
A carnival style sales pitch invites shoppers to buy a $1 box with a guaranteed in store value of at least $1. The boxes are mixed, and contents range from $1 to $11, with many surprises. Shoppers are assured no one knows what is inside each box before purchase.
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Mrs. Cossingham
Grange
Ascutney
Alice W. Cossingham
Norwich
Vermont State Grange
Calvin Coolidge Pomona Grange
Cossingham
State Grange
Hanson Carroll
Vermont Gardener
New England
America
South
Burlington
Capitol
Austin
Tex
Olo
H.V
Bill) Shute
Shaftsbury
A. Hamilton
Main Street
Bennington
Candle Mill
East Arlington
Boyx
Arlington
New York State
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