Poplar Shingles Survive Cedar With Own Sunderland Farm
On the Sam Randall farm in Sunderland three generations operate a small mill to produce poplar shingles cut from their own timber. They claim poplar shingles outlast cedar and cost about half as much, with edging done on the board saw and two men hired for shingling. Shingles weather to a light gray, aided by natural aging.
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Sam Randall
Sunderland
Maine
Everett Randall
Randall
Sam
Everett
George
University of Vermont
Oscar Thomas
Rich Butler
Butler and
Farmers Busy Haying as First Crop Tops Vermont Fields
In Vermont farms from Fairdale to Dorset and North Rupert crews rush to mow, bale, and fertilize. Equipment values span thousands while crews haul dozens of 40 pound bales for winter feed. Trefoil seed, alfalfa cousins, and weed control using atrazine or 24D shape the busy season under variable weather.
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Fairdale Farms
Bennington
Burrington
Pownal
Roger Leach
North Rupert
Vermont
Leon Edgerton
Dorset
West Haven
West Haven Way
May employment hits 55.1 million with auto gains
Washington reports nonfarm payrolls rose to a May total of 55.1 million, a record for the month. Auto industry gains offset a steel jobs decline, with factory earnings up to $97.20 per week and $2.40 per hour. Unemployment stands at 3.7 million while overall May totals show a net year rise of about one million jobs. Seymour Wolfbein notes employment growth exceeds seasonal expectations. Auto employment up nearly 18,000 in May. steel losses about 16,000.
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Labor Department
Seymour Wolfbein
Parents Kept Out as 4 H Camp Opens July 8
An article argues that 4 H Camp should exclude parents to foster self reliance in first year campers. It notes homesickness spreads from parents and urges leaving children at camp, with no Parents Night. Camp opens July 8 for ages 10 to 12, teen session begins July 15.
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Mom
Dad
Forgotten Man Leads Red Sox Bressoud Hits .526
Ed Bressoud, Boston shortstop, batted .526 in the Cleveland series, collecting a double and two singles in three trips as Boston managed seven safeties in a 10-0 loss to the Indians. Rookie Bob Tillman provides power for the Red Sox in the same stretch.
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Boston
Ed Bressoud
Red Sox
Bob Tillman
Bressoud
Cleveland
Indians
Jim Perry
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