World Food Gap Grows As Population Surges Worldwide
County Agent cites Dr. Hauser's population projections and notes 1887 to present growth, with 3.8 billion more people expected this century. Discusses hunger causes, need for higher yields, better farming know how and profit incentives, while urging U.S. and global effort to lift others. Cites Lincoln quote to emphasize policy balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Hauser
University of Chicago
Earth
U.S
Speeding Up Housework and Home Demonstration Tips
Home Demonstration notes in Bennington County promote faster housework through habit changes rather than machines. The leaflet Easy Friday Night Casserole and Modern Food Preparation guides offer practical recipes and tips, while etiquette and fur care topics are also discussed in the ongoing program.
Conservation Camp Plan Emphasizes Land Stewardship
A conservationist urges nationwide camp planners to adopt a soil and water conservation camp plan. The article notes camps need woodlands, water, wildlife, and careful land use to prevent erosion, protect soils, and sustain future generations of campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Bennington County 4-H Week Highlights County Clubs
County 4-H events across Bennington County featured banquets, dances, and conferences with leaders Kathy Young George Jepson and George Van Santvoord active in planning. Highlights included Mothers Banquet, Open Horse Club meeting, and a merger expanding Happy High Hollow Hustlers with Peru girls. spring service projects and flower growing programs were outlined by Extension staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Arlington
West Arlington
Long Meadow Range
William Young
Burton Snow Jr
Larry Pratt
Fred Hoyt
Merry Maid
Merry Maid 4-H’ers
West Pawlet
Kathy Young
Donald Laurie Jr
West Rupert
Montpelier
George Jepson
Bennington
Peru
Landgrove
Happy High Hollow Hustlers Club
Gladys Baker
Dr. White
Dr. Green
Pawlet
Vermont Dairyman Profile From 1962 Dairy Bench Mark Survey
Vermont's average dairyman emerges from the 1962 Dairy Bench Mark Survey as a composite image drawn from 840 farms surveyed by the Vermont Experiment Station and county agents. The profile covers farm size, cows, milk output, equipment, finances, and practices while noting wide variation among individuals and signs of modernization alongside laggards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Vermont Experiment Station
James Sykes
Vermont Dairyman
Sykes
Arkansas Boasts Memorial To Dutch Queen
High on Rich Mountain in western Arkansas the Wilhelmina Inn stands as a memorial to Queen Wilhelmina. Built in the 1890s by the railroad with European and Dutch funding it opened in 1896 but the queen never visited and the hotel closed after three years. The property later became a Polk County state park in 1958, saved by local leaders.
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Mena
Ark
Arkansas
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina Inn
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Europe
Netherlands
Rich Mountain
Polk County
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Reds
China
United States
Latin America
Bennington Village
Abe Lincoln
Home Demonstration Club
Margaret Bently
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Sou
Soil Conservation
James A. Edgerton
George Doit
Green Acres
NRA
Sonny’’ Jacobs
National Rifle Association
Clarence Decker III
Horse Club
East Arlington
Burlington
Skeeter Davis
Johnny Tillotson
Eydie Gorme
He's
Rhythm of the Rain
The
You
Bobby Darin
South Street
Richard Chamberlain
Buby & the Romantics
Kingston Trio
Noveck
Shulte Diamonds
Music Shop
H. Greenberg & Son
Willys
Istation Wagon
W.H. Eddington Inc
Main St. Bennington, Vi
Pillsbury
Tetley Tea
Swift
Swift's Premium
Mueller
Haddock
Pascal Celery
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