Homemaking Notes Family time saving tips from UVM agent
Dianne E Hall offers practical household hints to cut time and prevent messes. Tips include using a paper plate as a mixer shield and funnel, a yardstock aided reach behind appliances, a wooden base for sewing machine feet, preshrinking fabrics, vinegar cleaning for creaseline, snag management on knits, contour sheet as tablecloth, drying flowers with hairspray, and a mascara brush for delicate silver detailing.
Rose chafers threaten variety of blossoms
Rose chafers threaten foliage blossoms and fruit on fruit and vegetable plants and ornamentals. University of Vermont entomologists warn the beetles attack roses and other plants, advise hand removal when scarce and chemical sprays when numerous, noting some pesticides harm honey bees. For control leaflets contact Morrill Hall Burlington Vermont.
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Burlington
Grodon Nielsen
University of Vermont
Vermont
Northeast
Canada
Ted Flanagan
Morrill Hall
Nielsen
Sex traps to be used on Gypsy moths
The USDA will deploy 60 000 pheromone traps nationwide this summer to detect the gypsy moth, with APHIS and state agencies coordinating training for the National Campers and Hikers Association. The program aims to catch male moths and identify infestations after 1973 defoliation in the Northeast and spread south and west.
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Washington, D.C
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Leo G. K. Iverson
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
Nnt
North
National Campers and Hikers Association
NCHA
Caren
Cone
Iverson
Camp Fees Start On Green Mountain National Forest
The Green Mountain National Forest will begin collecting recreation area use fees on Friday June 21 under the Golden Eagle Passport Act signed by President Nixon. Five campgrounds in Vermont and two in New York will have fees, with exemptions for day use and certain activities. The Golden Age Passport offers a 60 percent discount on federal recreation areas but not valid for National Forest campgrounds. Fees fund operation and maintenance and 25 percent returns to local towns for schools and public roads.
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Manchester
Green Mountain National Forest
L. Kent Mays, Jr
Nixon
Golden Eagle
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Forest Service
Hector
New York
National Forest
Crest
Rutland
Manchester Center
Middlebury
Rochester
U.S
Chittenden Brook
Brandon
Greendale
Weston
Moosalamoo
Ripton
Hapgood Pondon
Peru
Mill Brook
Woodford
Nat
4 H exchange program starts
Fourteen to eighteen year old 4 H'ers from Bennington County depart July 90 94 with four chaperones for a second interstate exchange. They will travel by bus to Niagara Falls and Battle Creek en route to Tow a, staying a week with host families to gain cultural experience. They plan to return August 8 with a roughly $3500 trip cost.
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Mincatine
Lada
Bennington County
Niagara Falls
Canada
Battle Creek
Mich
Towa
Bennington
Oakland County
Michigan
Vermont
Chittenden County
Illinois
Vermont Receives Extra Food Program Funds For Summer
Vermont gains 2512? Wait. Vermont is allocated 2522 dollars boosting this year’s sum to 4500. Nationwide increase totals 10 million from the USDA. Overall summer program funding reaches 60.6 million, driven by many sponsor applications.
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Princeton
N.J
Vermont
U.S. Department of
Department
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