Woodcock Habitat Tips For Backyard Spring Courtship
The woodcock or timber-doodle, common in New England, arrives by April and performs dusk courtship flights on singing grounds of moist clearings and brushy fields. To attract them, mow old field areas yearly near moist sites to boost earthworm availability, leave uncut patches for nesting, cut aspen tops every few years, and encourage alder and apple trees to improve worm abundance. Other wildlife benefit as brushy, moist habitats support grouse, songbirds, and rabbits.
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New England
Forest service to draft plan on vehicle use
The Green Mountain National Forest in Rutland Vermont begins preparing a management plan for off-road vehicle use. Forest supervisor L Kent Mays Jr defines ORVs and notes 235000 visitor days in 1973, urges public input by April 1 1975 for a draft plan due July 15 1975.
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Rutland
Green Mountain National Forest
L. Kent Mays Jr
Mays
Forest Service
National Forest
Vermont
Bristol Cliffs
Lye Brook
Bristol
Manchester
Silver Lake
Middlebury
Hector
New
York
The
Forest Supervisor
Kitchen Note Eggnog Recipe for One Serving
A compact recipe for one serving. Beat 1 egg with 1 tablespoon sugar or honey and a pinch of salt, add % cup cold milk, teaspoon vanilla, and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Variations include caramel, chocolate, and coffee twists. For a fluffy version fold in stiffly beaten white. for hot eggnog scald milk and serve warm.
Split Wood to Cut Costs in Burlington
Burlington note advises homeowners to cut their own firewood to save fuel costs but warns of dangers. Extension Forester Raymond T. Foulds of the University of Vermont details safe technique for axes and splitting mauls, including blade shapes, sharpness, stance, clearing debris, and use of a chopping block to prevent ground strikes.
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Burlington
Raymond T. Foulds
University of Vermont
Foulds
4-H Demonstration Day March 8 at East Arlington Church
Bennington County 4-H Demonstration Day takes place March 8 from 9 30 to 12 noon at East Arlington Federated Church. Demonstrations teach by showing and explaining a topic with scoring, ribbons, and public viewing. John Coley will demonstrate tapping for Vermont's gold maple syrup.
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William Snow
UVM
Bennington County
East Arlington
John Coley
Vermont
Vermont beef from roughage debated at March meeting
Vermont cattlemen convene March 7 at the Burlington Ramada Inn to explore converting grass and silage into quality beef. Experts from University of Vermont and Virginia Tech will discuss efficiency of roughage cattle, market acceptance, and future beef production. Industry leaders including Stephen Abbott and regional figures will participate in panels and awards.
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Burlington
Vermont
Burlington Ramada Inn
Rutland County
David Newton
Stephen Abbott
Vermont Beef Producers Association
Robert O. Sinclair
Ment
Jack Rutledge
Animal Science Dept
University of Vermont
Stewart Gibson
Gary Minish
Virginia Polytechnic Insitute
Willis Shaw
Vermont Meat Inspection Service
Egg smugglers plead guilty at Rutland court
Arbor Acres Farms Inc of Glastonbury Conn pleaded guilty to illegally importing 1440 dozen hatching eggs from Canada. The firm was fined 600 dollars on each of two counts in Rutland District Court on Feb 7 1975 for offering eggs at West Berkshire port without veterinary health certification and for import without APHIS inspection. Federal rules require Canadian certification and APHIS examination at entry to prevent disease.
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Rutland
Arbor Acres Farms, Inc
Glastonbury, Conn
Canada
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
U.S. District Court
West Berkshire
Bedford
Quebec
U.S
Highgate
Crownvetch recommended for erosion control in county
Vetch makes good cover for steep banks and hard to mow areas in Wynantskill New York as the Rensselaer County Soil and Water Conservation district promotes crown vetch. The legume grows low with pink and white flowers from June to frost and has been used by the Pennsylvania highway department to cut highway costs on difficult banks. Seed or crowns are sold, with crowns spaced two feet apart and fifty crowns covering about 200 square feet. Seeding is cheaper but slower to dominate.
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Woolmington
Rick Hawley
Miller Sugar House
Arlington
Little Land Management
Mutual Savings Bank
Burlington Savings Bank
F.d.1.c
Catamount National Bank
Ralph Dike
North Ferrisburg
John Brotz
Shelburne
Tony Poulino
Minish
Thomas Dowe
College of Agriculture
Vetch
Treasure
JF ColLins CO
Roberts Drive
Innetree Guarantee
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main ST
Benn
Bennington Area
New Hampshire
Senior Citizen Center
Ben Mont Avenue
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
WEW
Hampshire Vermont Hospitalization Service
Hampshire-Vermont Physician Service
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