Mole and Mouse Cycles Prompt Home Garden Advice
A reader discusses rising mole and field mouse cycles in Bennington County, noting moles eat grubs and aid natural balance while suggesting tolerant approaches, cats, and targeted soil insecticides for control. Field mice surged under deep snow, damaging ornamentals, berries, and bulbs, with control methods including habitat management, baiting in orchards, and preventive measures around homes.
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Australia
Bennington County
May 16 Is Big Day For State 4-H Youth
Thousands from across the state will fill Barre Auditorium for State Day the year's largest 4-H event. Organizers estimate about 60 exhibits 14 clothing revues and 14 stage presentations with nearly 1000 participants. Activities run 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. free to the public.
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Barre
Tips For Teen Age Job Hunting
William C. Snow from the University of Vermont offers guidance for teens seeking summer work. He stresses starting early, using everyone you know, visiting employment offices and potential employers, and seeking references. The advice includes visiting the Vermont Department of Employment Security in Bennington and contacting it from outside the area for listings. Employ all networks and keep a strong work ethic to shape future opportunities.
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William C. Snow County
University of Vermont
Bennington
Vermont Department of Employment Security
Gage Street
Small Flowering Trees Suitable for Vermont
Vermont gardeners new to the north face a risky bet with southern flowering trees. hardy substitutes include flowering crabapples with white pink or red blooms and fruit for jelly, hawthorns with horizontal branching and white May blooms, Allegany serviceberry for early May white flowers and red fall fruit, and Japanese tree lilac with June blooms and red winter bark. Consult a local nurseryman and trial a few on streets or in gardens.
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Vermont
Fairdale-Bred Cow Sets Milk Production Records
Fairdale bred cow Fairdale Betty Gem tops dairy breed records with 32,250 pounds of milk and 1,109 fat in a 2x305 DHIR run. Owned by David Lampert at Meredith Farm Topsfield Massachusetts, Gem averaged 105 pounds daily for 10 months, with peak gains to 147.3 pounds. Her dam Selwood Bettys Commander’s progeny boost herd averages at Meredith and Fairdale Farms, both national leaders in their classes.
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Fairdale
Betty Gem
Gem
David Lampert
Meredith Farm
Topsfield
Mass
Arthur Clark
Doug Shores
Meredith
Selwood Betty
University of Massachusetts
Usda Extension Department
Massachusetts Dairy Farm
Credit Service Aids 1,900 Farmers
The Commission on Agricultural Credit reports that Farm Credit Service of South Burlington is shaping new loan programs to aid young farmers and broaden eligibility for farm cooperative loans. The service serves over 1,900 farmers across multiple Vermont counties and parts of New York with about 2,000 loans totaling $28 million.
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South Burlington
Commission On Agricultural Credit
Commission
R.W. Lawrence
Farm Credit Service of
Farm Credit
Farm Credit Service
Addison
Chittenden
Franklin
Grand Isle
Lamoille
Bennington
Rutland
Washington
Clinton
Essex Counties
New York
Middlebury
St. Albans
Chazy
N.Y
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John C. Page
Harrogate
England
UPI
Brenton Symmons
Ken Miller
Warwick Avenue
Northfield, Mass
Booth
Dennis W. Bruckel
UVM
Soil Science Dept
Wrookrvertiv
S Price
Long & Skor
Shaffe’s Men
Brandon
Ayrshire
Lampert
Fairdale Farms, Inc
Diane
Credit Service
SWIFT
Chuck Roast
Hamburg
Mueller's Elbow
Macaroni
Nabisco
BISCO
Keebler Saltines
Campbells Pork & Beans
Charmin
Swifts Premium
Aloa D
Haddock
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