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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1971
Page
6
An extended reminiscence by John C. Page of Barre and Readsboro about Italian immigrant stoneworkers who lunch with wine and bread, the local wine culture, and the fading traditional winemaking knowledge. He notes growing interest in traditional foraged resources like grapes and elderberries for home made products.
Brattleboro director announces the debt limit for Farm Ownership loans increases from 60000 to 100000. The change, enacted by Congress and signed by the President on December 30, 1970, extends veterans preference to Vietnam veterans and qualifies loans for family type farms, forestry, and non farm ventures to supplement income. Local contact Wes Mook provides details at the Brattleboro office.
DES MOINES IOWA How well your snowmobile operates next winter could depend on summer storage. Massey Ferguson engineer recommends lifting the vehicle off its drive track and skis, loosening tensions, oiling the skis, oiling the engine cylinders with a few drops, removing spark plugs and turning the engine by hand, replacing plugs but leaving the wire disconnected, and draining and cleaning the fuel tank.
4-H held Demonstration Day with over 60 participants presenting varied topics from bottle lamps to flag care in Manchester. A new Snokhana snowmobile contest tested skills across age groups with multiple divisions, winners named, and plans to repeat next year with more events.
Burlington announces an expanded nine week 4-H Camp Downer session from June 27 to August 27 to accommodate more campers, as Camp Ingalls in North Hero will not operate this summer due to a dining hall collapse from heavy snow. Board chair Alan Kinney notes easier travel to Downer and references past attendance of over 6,000 youth since 1949.
Agricultural researcher David A. Dinius found newsprint could substitute portions of timothy hay in ruminant rations. Ground newsprint blended with hay, soybean meal, corn and minerals produced up to 24 percent newsprint with steer gains near 2.7 pounds daily. The concept aims to cut land needs and curb paper waste while urging erosion control on construction sites through USDA guidance.
Washington based UPI reports Agriculture Department economists calculated an equal share of U S farmland, crops, and livestock for every family. The fictional everybody s farm would include 27 5 acre parcels with 6 acres of crops, 1 8 head of cattle, 0 8 soybeans, 1 hog, 6 4 hens and 58 broiler chickens plus 113 dozen eggs.
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