Blue Bloods and Grade Dairy Cattle in County
County agriculture notes examine Brown Swiss herd of Thurston Hulet near Arlington and the broader issue of cattle registration. The piece argues registration does not guarantee quality, praises past performance data, and notes only about 5 percent of cattle are blue bloods. It discusses who benefits from registered sires and the potential for grade cattle to improve through record keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston Hulet
Polly
Peggy
Bill Overshoe
Europe
Gardening questions from Dorset on laurel and roses
Dorset readers seek practical gardening guidance covering mountain laurel transplanting from wild to sun, lilac borers control with carbon disulphide, training a tree geranium, shrub roses spray needs, and hawthorn transplant and rust disease timing. Responses emphasize sun vs shade, large root balls, spring or fall planting, careful pruning, and disease considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Severe Cutworm Damage Hits Vermont Crops This Year
Vermont sees unusually severe cutworm damage across crops including corn alfalfa clover apples tomatoes and cabbages says University of Vermont entomologist Dr George B MacCollum Dry weather may reduce a fungus that normally keeps numbers in check. He urges spraying with four pounds of 50 percent wettable Seven per acre to control active populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont
George B. MacCollum
University of Vermont
Bumper Apple Crop Sets Vermont Records in 1965
Vermont Extension official says the 1965 apple crop is preliminarily pegged at 1.1 million bushels led by a record McIntosh harvest. Despite near drought and potential small fruit, the main worry is a shortage of pickers as Canadian workers are no longer permitted. Local growers rely on roughly 60 Canadians plus home labor for harvest.
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Burlington
C. Lyman Calahan
University of Vermont
Vermont
Calahan
McIntosh
Spy
Delivious
Cortland
Secretary of Labor
Willard Writz
New England
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John C. Page
Arlington
Thurston
Jimmy Leach
Pawlet
By Pete Martoon
Rexall
Suntan Products
Quinlan
Main St
Dial
Shaffe
Smokey
ABC
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vr
Quality Electric
Waffle
Blenders
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Bennington
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