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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1975
Page
10
A column by John C. Page jokes about featherless chickens as a business idea and discusses practical and social implications. It weighs pros and cons, suggests petty innovations like chicken coveralls, and offers practical tips for backyard flocks including lighting, feeding, cannibalism, beak trimming, wing clipping, rat control, and egg-eater handling.
Forest Supervisor L Kent Mays states Green Mountain National Forest lands are open to hunting and trapping under Vermont laws. Permits are required for Bristol Cliffs and Lye Brook Wildernesses, obtainable by mail or at Rutland, Manchester Center, Middlebury, and Rochester offices, or Bristol and Lincoln town clerks. Campgrounds Moosalamoo, Chittenden Brook, Greendale stay open. pack out litter due to limited funds. fire permits needed for off campground camping. some areas closed to motorized vehicles. Silver Lake allows snowmobiles in snow.
In California and nationwide a debate grows over a proposed 18 month moratorium on logging near Redwood National Park. NPS pressure follows court rulings and Sierra Club lawsuits cited as prompting tighter controls on timber, with industry warning of housing material shortages and job losses.
Bennington County hosts the annual 4-H Leaders Banquet with Lawrence Harrington as the speaker on educational processes. Organizer Robert Svitak of First Vermont Bank and Trust oversees the event, which honors volunteers with pins or certificates for years of service. About 150 attendees include leaders, friends, and bank representatives from across Vermont.
Careful winter preparation is advised for Vermont roses. Expert guidance from South Burlington recommends mound soil 10 to 12 inches deep around the base in mid November, use a frame or roofing paper cylinder, and protect with dry insulation. Mulch should stay until mid to late May and avoid early removal. Varieties differ in hardiness. spring planting is best and soil mounding often outperforms wrapping stems. This method improves survival odds and offers cool weather gardening exercise.
University of Vermont textile expert Kay Strassburg says ordinary vinegar can clean salt marks from winter boots and creases from wool, remove lint from clothes, dissolve soap deposits, unclog washer hoses, and freshen stored garments by evaporating mothball odors when used in a hot bath.
Prepare the seedbed by removing disease and weed seed before plowing. Burn diseased plants and weed seeds, recycle ashes in compost or on soil, spread a thick manure blanket for plant food and humus, and test soil for acidity. Cow or horse manure up to 30 bushels per 1000 sq ft. poultry and other manure half. Lime if needed, spread before plowing. After plowing harrow or rake level.
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