Ayrshire Breeders Award Trophies to Fairdale Farms
At the 95th national Ayrshire meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania Fairdale Farms Inc earned multiple honors. Robert T. Holden and Edward H. Holden accepted trophies including the President's Challenge Trophy for Herds with high record milk production. Fairdale cows averaged 15,188 pounds of milk and 653 pounds fat on a 305 day basis.
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Brandon
States
Canada
Lancaster
Dwight Knipp
David Gibson Jr
Robert T
Edward H. Holden
Fairdale Farms Inc
Bennington
U.S
Fairdale
Ayrshire
Fairdale Farms
J. D. W. French
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Proper Fire Protection Guidance for Home and Farm
University of Vermont extension engineer Milo Moore explains how different fire classes require specific extinguishers. He stresses matching extinguisher type and rating to fire risk, from Class A water cooled units to Class B dry chem and CO2 for oils, with UL labeling guidance. A garden hose is advised for outdoor fires as a low-cost option.
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Burlington
Milo Moore
University of Vermont
Moore
Peonies Brighten Vermont Gardens Delights
Burlington reports peonies are among Vermonts most popular perennials. They typically bloom from late June to early July, offering a range of flower forms from singles to doubles and several intermediate types valued for garden and cut flower use.
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Burlington
Vermont
UVM
Children Learn to Identify Poison Ivy Says UVM Expert
Burlington notes urge teaching children to spot poison ivy. Experts describe the plant as a trifoliate leaf with three glossy leaflets and varied margins, showing up as vines or shrubs. The UVM Extension Service offers a free 1970 Poison Ivy Control leaflet with diagrams and removal tips.
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Burlington
T.R. Flanagan
University of Vermont
New England
Canada
UVM Extension Service
Morrill Hall
German Girl Sees Life In Vermont
Irmela Luck a 25 year old IFYE delegate from Ludenscheid Hellersen is spending three months in Vermont living with local families to learn about American life and share German culture. She will stay with the Ruggs in St Albans then with Mason Persons in Marshfield and Kenneth Morrison in Salisbury before moving to Minnesota. She holds a home management degree and will observe institutional kitchen management while teaching German crafts and phrases.
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Burlington
Ludenscheid-Hellersen
Vermont
Irmela Luck
IFYE
International Farm Youth Exchange
Irmela
John T. Ruggs
St. Albans
June Is Dairy Month Past and Present in Farming
The piece recalls dairy farm life, barns now repurposed, and the June flush when milk flowed from cans to cheese plants. It notes hand and horse labor, modest herd sizes, and shifts in agriculture, urging recognition of farming’s enduring scale and political attention. Lansing report cites Rep Loren Anderson urging candidates to curb visual pollution.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
Loren Anderson
Pontiac
Strawberry Festival to Support 4H Camp Ondawa
The 15th Annual Strawberry Festival is set for Thursday June 18 from 5 to 10 PM at the Whitmans in North Bennington. Proceeds fund Camp Ondawa in Sunderland open to youths 9 to 14, with servings like sundaes and milkshakes and a food sale.
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Bernard Whitman
North Bennington
Ondawa
Sunderland
Extension Service Office
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CBA
Fairdale Laird Pro Finch
Department of Official Testing
S.C. Wiggans
Dept. of Plant, Soil Science
Minnesota
John C. Page
William C. Snow
Mutual Savings Bank
Burlington Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Whirlpool Appliances
J. Greenberg
PilLsbury Flour
Viva Towels
KRAFT
Swifts
Chuck
Swift's
Brookfield
Welchade
DAISY
Nestea
Pillsbury
Brownie
Wylers
TABBY
Nabisco Toasteries
Hamburg
S O
Heinz Ketchup
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