Big Farms Earn Less Per Cow, Profits Higher
A Vermont study of ELFAC farm data shows small farms average 387 spent per cow per year with 183 net, while large farms spend 457 per cow with 165 net. Labor costs rise with size, but larger herds yield higher overall profits despite lower per cow margins, as average large farms with about 71 cows report roughly 11 715 over expenses.
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Burlington
ELFAC
UVM Extension Service
Dwight K. Eddy
Eddy
Woodland Pasture or Timberland What Landowners Decide
Conservation guidance urges landowners to classify lands as cropland pasture or woodland. With high tree cover on old pastures, fencing cows, consulting county foresters like David Barton, and using soil surveys to group woodland suitability, owners can plan treatments mark timber stands and market harvests. A long term investment, woodland requires management and formal conservation plans.
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Vermont
David Barton
Dave
St Albans Project Guides Youths Toward Careers
In St Albans a pilot program by the UVM Extension service and Neighborhood Youth Corps trains seven selected girls as Community Service Aides. They gain on the job experience in consumer buying child development and nutrition while studying citizenship and leadership. They learn about social welfare departments food stamp programs VISTA and community resources and share this information with locals. The training includes AA meetings sheriff duties and Nurses Aide Training alongside Extension agents from Franklin County.
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UVM Extension Service
Neighborhood Youth Corps
UVM Extension
Susan Stanley
Service To America
VISTA
Stanley
Alcoholics Anonymous
Franklin County
Auction at Howard's Garage Putney Vermont
Public auction set for Saturday March 19 1966 at 10:00 a.m. will sell all tools equipment fixtures and stock in trade from Howard's Garage. Inspection morning of sale. Cash only. Barber's Sales Inc. Lebanon NH auctioneers telephone 488 3366. Licensed and bonded in four states with over 20 years experience.
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Howard
Putney
Vermont
Barber's Sales Inc
J.W. Barber, Jr
Lebanon
New Hampshire
Milk Prices Rise as Shortage Prompts Market Shifts
Extension Agent John C. Page notes a long-awaited milk shortage could lift prices for three months as Class I pricing suspensions limit declines. He cites previous forecasts of higher blend prices, new profit opportunities in crops like trefoil seed and dry beans, and examples from Vermont and Rhode Island farmers adjusting to market signals.
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New England
New York
Boston
Vermont
Dorset
Leon Edgerton
West Haven
Leon
Rhode Island
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Wayne N. Farrell
Cranston
R.I
Bronx
Farrell
UPI
Lawre Soch HL Pratt
Ghran
Arlington
St. Albans
Love
Pine Crest
Roins
Pine Crest Boarding
Benn
U.S
WPIX
New York City
Merv Griffin
Better Tv, Inc
Main St
John C. Page
University of Vermont Extension Agent
Canada
Adams Clothes Shop
Fairdale Farms
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
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