Clover Power Shines at Vermont 4-H State Day Barre
State Day in Barre Vermont draws 1000 plus 4-H participants ages 9 to 19 from across the state. Exhibits span action displays stage activities and clothing revues with a Gift Shop of items handmade by 4-Hers. The Teen Board from Vermont’s 14 counties plans the event with University of Vermont Extension Service staff. Local clubs from Bennington Arlington West Rupert and Shaftsbury field exhibits stage acts and clothing presentations. The highlight includes the Bennington County clothing revue themed Michigan Here We Come and a production excerpt from Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown. The event runs May 6 with a preday planning meeting May 5.
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Anlington
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Dianne Dusha
Hennington County
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Arlington
Henry Young
White Creek
West Rupert
Paul Dougherty
Smd
Nimble Thimbles
Marian Crawford
Bennington
Citizens For Safety Club of
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Susan Ware
Margaret Harris
Janet Marst
Kim Borden
Jennifer Ryan
Shaftsbury
Nancy Hagelberg
Holt Gunther
Denise Putnam
Sunderland
Beth Edgerton
Dorset
Jackie Perkins
Sharon Perkins
Donna Hay
Nanci Laurie
Sheila Perkins
Lori Sheldon
Rupert
Cindy Cramer
Pamela Perkins
Pawlet
Michigan
Mary Carlson
State Day
Eggs to Paint: Egg Industry Faces New Use in Coatings
Egg prices fall and dieting fears rise as Americans reduce breakfast consumption. The National Commission on Egg Nutrition forms an egg truth squad to defend eggs in the diet while a British group proposes turning surplus eggs into anti corrosion paints for ships and bridges, claiming long life and aging colors without blistering.
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América
New York
National Commission On Egg Nutrition
National Geographic Society
Germany
United States Department of Agriculture
Nixon
Virginia Knauer
County Agent's Report on Pasturing and Cows
County Extension Agent outlines seasonal shift from barn to pasture on dairy farms. As pastures green cows grow restless after winter, exploring woodlands and increasing grazing hours. Historical notes contrast spring flush milk boom with summer slowdown and changing pasture practices.
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Seldora
Mulching weeds with material and methods guide
Burlington guide promoting mulch to control weeds notes Dr. T St Flanagan University of Vermont and lists hay straw woodchips pine needles sawdust bark and gravel as options. Encourages thick mulch over seedless soil and planting through mulch for weed suppression.
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Burlington
Flanagan
Morrill Hall
University of Vermont
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