Eight Winners Named In Cartoon Contest By Lawrence Pratt
Lawrence Pratt notes the Bennington County Natural Resource Conservation Districts contest with 154 students entering. County winners Sally Shaw Jon Davis Donna Main Michael Maguire Barbara MacFarlane Winfred Hall James McCooey Margaret Harrington earn marble statues and $25 Savings Bonds. Judges Howard Wilcox James Edgerton Robert Graf Merritt Hewitt Albert Horst praise the effort and future conservation thinking.
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Bennington County Natural Resource Conservation District
Sally Shaw
Manchester
Jon Davis
Sacred Heart
Bennington
Donna Main
Michael Maguire
St. Francis Academy
Ben
Howard Wilcox
James Edgerton
Arlington
Robert
Underground manure pumping machine debuts at Egg Farm
Sahls trom Mfg Co introduces a Sweden designed machine claimed to eliminate odors at egg factories. U S installed by Bennington manager E Arnold Quist near Main Street. Paprocki, a Poultry owner, uses the device at two factories after neighbor complaints of odor and health concerns.
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United States
Sahlstrom Mfg. Co
E. Arnold Quist
Bennington
Main Street
Sweden
Nelson Sahlstrom
Rotterdam
N.Y
Europe
Felix J. Paprocki
Paprocki
350 Junior Leaders At State Conference
Burlington Vermont hosted 350 teen leaders for a three day 4-H conference at Redstone Campus of the University of Vermont. Leaders from each county discussed youth issues and heard guests on topics from voting age to law and order while exploring careers in technology medicine business and social work. A Counselor noted teens showed maturity and community leaders urged active participation in 4-H programs amid discussions about drugs and volunteer work.
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Burlington
Vermont
Redstone
University of Vermont
James Singer
Washington, D.C
Philip Hoff
Bernard Lisman
VISTA
Burlington Urban Center
America
John Rouleau
Milk Sales Hit Record Volume in 1968
Washington reports the Milk Industry Foundation says U.S. whole milk sales topped 24 billion quarts in 1968, averaging 114 quarts per person. Most milk moved in one-half gallon containers as low fat products rose nearly 16 percent. Dairy products valued at $12.9 billion, with 1968 production at a low since 1952, though cash receipts rose by $224 million.
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Washington
U.S
The
Milk Industry Foundation
National Association of Dairy Processors and Distributors
4-H Leader Honored At New York Banquet
Syracuse New York John D Merchant state program leader and supervisor of the University of Vermont Extension Service received a plaque from Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association at its annual banquet. He has 20 years in Vermont and 10 years as a New York youth agent. He helped establish Vermont teen boards and promoted dairy management 4-H projects and youth policy participation. General Manager John C York presented the award.
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Syracuse
N.Y
John D. Merchant
University of Vermont Extension Service
Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Merchant
Vermont
Cornell Summer School
New York State
Pennsylvania
New York
John C. York
Barbecue Safety Indoors Is Deadly, Warns UVM Expert
Faith Prior of the University of Vermont cautions against moving charcoal grills indoors during rain. Carbon monoxide from smoldering briquets can kill in minutes in closed spaces. only indoor grills with proper ventilation are safe. Wait for rain to pass or use a frypan outside.
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Burlington
Faith Prior
Extension Home
University of Vermont
Leaves Three Leave Em Be Poison Ivy Warning
Dr Flanagan from UVM Extension warns about poison ivy identification and control. Three glossy leaflets per stem, alternate arrangement, varied leaf shapes, white berries, and climbing vines on trees or walls are described. Stay away and use Department of Agriculture guidance and Extension materials for eradication and herbicide advice.
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New England
Canada
Flanagan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Morrill Hall
University of Vermont
Burlington
Earwig pests and advice from a Vermont agent
European earwigs invade homes and gardens causing fright more than damage. They hide under porches and soil, feed on flowers and corn silks, and can enter via leaks or cut flowers. Control tips include limited chlordane use around foundations and house tops, with malathion mixes for plants, while ants and aphids attract them but rarely harm plants.
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Europe
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University of Vermont Extension
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Griffin Inc
John Page
Peterborough
England
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Isle of Skye
British Railways
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Fort William
Scotland
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Tielala
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