Stain removal tips for outdoor clothes and summer messes
Dianne Hall Lamb offers washable stain remedies for foods like catsup and mustard, plus grease, grass, mud, ink and rust on outdoor wear. Step by step methods include scraping, soaking, detegent rubs, and safe bleach options with notes on fabric safety and when to repeat. Extension Service contact provided for more help and August food preservation workshops in Bennington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianne Hall Lamb
UVM
Bennington County
Milk let-down studied by USDA researchers using radio
A radio telemetry system monitors udder pressure to study milk let-down in dairy cows at Beltsville Maryland. Small catheters with transmitters were implanted in five cows and readings captured remotely. Hand washing increased let-down. warm water prep did not guarantee milk flow. Further work planned. Also a Market Research Corp census shows breakfast habits vary by age with 30 percent of 6 to 12 year olds eating breakfast versus 18 percent of 13 to 15 year olds and 13.5 percent of 18 to 24 year olds.
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Raleigh
N.C
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Philip M. Sears
Paul D. Thompson
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Maryland
Sears
New York
UPI
Market Research Corporation of America
Camp Ondawa Opens Sunday for 4H Camp
Camp Ondawa in Sunderland will open Sunday July 18 for a summer session hosting up to 100 campers and staff. The piece notes the excitement of campers as they prepare, discuss cabin assignments and junior counselors, and reflects on camping as valuable for social growth, teamwork, and appreciation of nature.
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Ondawa
Sunderland
Betty
Jack
Four diseases threaten tomatoes this summer
Burlington guidance warns four tomato diseases may strike this season. Late blight causes coarse brown spots on fruit and greasy leaf areas, with white mold possible in moist weather. Early blight mainly affects foliage but can rot fruit near the stem. The late blight overwinters in potato tubers. avoid planting tomatoes where potatoes were grown.
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Burlington
Alan Gotlieb
University of Vermont
Compost and manure boost rich garden soil and humus
Vegetable specialist notes that gardeners should add organic matter through composts and manures to improve soil texture and fertility. Step by step guidance covers pile building, timing, use under crops, green manures, and making manure tea, with cautions on foliage, disease control, and crop rotation for tomatoes and other plants.
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Burlington
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VM Youth County Extension Agent
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Gotlieb
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Main Street
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DIAL
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