Crisis in the Countryside Theme for Soil Stewardship Week
Arlington notes May 15-22 as Soil Stewardship Week with a sermon by Harold Huff of the National Soil and Water Conservation Districts advisory panel. He frames crisis and countryside as entwined, urging moral duty, community planning, and church involvement to conserve resources and sustain Bennington County for future generations.
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Arlington
Harold S. Huff
Soil Stewardship
National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Sis
Extension Agent's Report on Vermont Land Ownership
University of Vermont Extension Agent John CC Page notes outsiders seek Vermont land for speculation and space. He observes some buyers have clear plans for use while others seek larger holdings for seclusion as farmland declines and pastures return to forest.
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John CC. Page
University of Vermont Extension Agent
Vermont
Vermont Buckeyes and Horse Chestnuts in Landscaping
The article reviews the horse chestnut and buckeye trees, detailing species like Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus glabra, their ornamental value, leaf structure, showy flower clusters, fruit, and hardiness. It notes pink cultivars, disease susceptibility to leaf blotch, and their broad adaptability from Atlantic to Pacific. It also discusses land-use concerns and the economics of keeping open land, urging careful management and long-term leases with farmers to maintain productive, open fields.
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America
Union
Europe
British Isles
Long Island
Pennsylvania
Baltimore - Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Mid — West
Alleghenies
Nebraska
Gulf of Mexico
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Lawrence Pratt
Bennington County
Bulova
Jewelers
Main
Gould
Bennington, Vt
Main Street
Tuffy
Tody
James Kearns
Yarmouth
Maine
UPI
Vermont Gardener
Eakest
Swift
Proton
Swift’s Premium
Hamburg
Miracle
Pillsbury Flour
Maxwell House
Hills Bros
OLOR
RCA Victor
RCA
Dave’s TV & Radio Shop, Inc
Main St. Bennington
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