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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1970
Page
6
Richmond Hall and Ralph Harrington near finishing a 40 cow barn with feeding manger, wide stalls, 2x4 frame stanchions, and elevated roof for snow load. A separate hay barn adds fire safety. Also notes poison ivy ID and prevention plus pruning guidance for spring shrubs.
Dr Norman E Pellett details dahlia cultivation in Vermont with notes on origin in Mexico. Advice covers sun, soil moisture and drainage, soil amendments for clay, spring fertilization, winter storage of tubers, staking, pinching and disbudding for shape, pest and disease management, virus risks, and reasons blooms may fail. Dahlias can thrive in Vermont with care for late summer color.
Bennington County Farmers Field Day at Camp Ondawa drew 500 to 600 attendees who viewed cattle horses crafts and exhibits and enjoyed barbecue chicken. Tim Leach led Youth Division with wins in junior calf junior yearling and two year over Ayrshire classes while Wanda Lawrence and Rick Lawrence won several Jersey and Holstein classes respectively. Additional honors went to Hope West Gail Bishop Steve Leach Doug Jesseman Bill Leach and others in dairy beef crafts clothing conservation garden and food divisions.
Forty Vermont 4-H members from all counties competed in the state Daily Judging Contest held in New York. Representing Bennington County were Steve Leach, Rick Lawrence, Sue Williamson, Roberta and Ed Flynn from Shaftsbury. Teams evaluated 16 classes, wrote and presented oral reasons, with top scorers to represent Vermont in New England at Eastern States Exposition. The group visited several large dairy farms and viewed top cows including John's on Barb, the leading Holstein with 97 points, named American Aged Cow.
Dr James Wadsworth reports Vermont has 37 positive rabies cases for the year including 31 foxes 3 cattle and one cat dog and horse. Wild animals led by skunks and foxes accounted for most cases with tests in Franklin Orleans Lamoille Washington and Caledonia counties. A California case involved a 2 1/2 year old boy who died after a rabid bobcat bite despite Pasteur series vaccination.
Richard Lawrence of East Arlington and Edwin M. Ives of East Be have been selected as Vermont delegates to the fourth National Agricultural Youth Institute to be held August 3 to 14 at the University of Nebraska. They join 54 Nebraska hosts from 45 states and Puerto Rico for workshops on agriculture careers with national speakers. each out of state delegate will visit a Nebraska farm family for a weekend. Lawrence attends Arlington High School and is active in 4-H, while Ives from Whitcomb High School participates in clubs and 4-H, Grange youth groups, and has farm experience.
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