Farm City Week urged as mutual need grows in Vermont
Conservation talk links city and country life during National Farm City Week observed November 22 28. David Grimwood notes U S population projections and urges cross sector cooperation for Vermont’s future Open spaces pollution control flood prevention rural recreation and nature areas highlighted. Local planning officials stress citizen participation to drive regional resource projects and shared prosperity between farm and urban communities.
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Arlington
United States
David Grimwood
U.S.C.A. Soil Conservation Service
Vermont
Grimwood
National Farm
Main Street
Bennington
County Forester Notes Oil Discharge from Boats Upsets Balance of Nature
County forester cautions that boat discharges threaten natural balance as the Torrey Canyon oil spill drew global scrutiny. The eight square mile slick harmed wildlife near shoreline, prompting a cabinet level study under President Johnson to assess inland and coastal contamination risks.
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Torrey Canyon
Johnson
Vermont Farmers See Gains But Profits Lag
Vermont farmers earned about 137 million dollars in 1967, with dairy accounting for 117 million or 85 percent of income. Despite higher gross income, net income per farmer rose only about 240 dollars as costs for labor machinery and supplies rose, continuing a cost price squeeze in dairy. The article also notes oil pollution from outboard motors harming aquatic ecosystems and discusses potential anti-pollution controls being tested by manufacturers.
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Burlington
Vermont
Fred C. Webster
Somerset Reservoir
Atlantic Ocean
Cost Sharing Plan Still Available for ACP Enrollment
Farmers and landowners may still request federal cost sharing under the 1969 Agricultural Conservation Program ACP. Landowners can seek assistance for limestone fertilizer tree planting woodland improvement farm ponds drainage ditches sod waterways streambank protection and wildlife habitat land maintenance. Contact John J DeVito at the Federal Building 118 South Street for enrollment details.
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John J. DeVito
Bennington County
ASCS
DeVito
Federal Building
South Street
County Youth News Body Needs Right Fuel To Stay in Running Order
Extension Youth Agent Nancy Anthony explains teens need balanced nutrition to function well. She notes surveys show American youth have poor diets, consuming two-thirds or less of required nutrients, with insufficient calcium dairy products vitamin C citrus fruits vitamin A vegetables and protein from meat and eggs.
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National Research Council
British judge blocks pub after hours for fox hunters
In Leicester a judge refused to allow a village pub to serving after hours to fox hunters unless the pubkeeper supplied meals for the horses. The report digresses into weight concerns of youths and general health advice about diet and exercise, urging balanced nutrition.
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Leicester
England
UPI
Who's Who In Conservation in Bennington Vermont Agencies
Financial aid for conservation on farms is offered by John J. DeVito of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service USDA. For forestry advice contact James White, County Forester, Vermont Department of Forests and Parks. For ponds and streambank protection consult Larry Pratt or Larry Hamel of Soil Conservation Service. Soil testing and lime use guidance is via John C. Page, County Extension Agent, University of Vermont Extension Service. All four agencies operate from the Federal Building, 118 South St. Bennington.
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Bennington County Regional Planning Commission
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
The
Forest Service
United States
John J. DeVito
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Tel
Bennington
James White
Vermont Department of Forests and Parks
Larry Pratt
Larry Hamel
John C. Page
University of Vermont Extension Service
Te. Benn
Federal Building
South St
Teens Gather For 4 H National Congress In Chicago
Scores of 4 H teens from all states converge on Chicago for the 47th National 4 H Congress at the Conrad Hilton Hotel December 1 to 5. Delegates, ages 15 to 19, discuss commitment to responsibility, hear speakers from Reader's Digest and Philadelphia court, tour museums, attend a Chicago Symphony concert, and participate in religious services and leadership activities.
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Chicago
Windy City
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Congress
Reader’s Digest
Charles W. Ferguson
County Court of Philadelphia
Juanita Kidd Stout
Eastern Michigan University
Luther S. Roehm
Merck Chemical Division
Merck & Co., Inc
Science and Industry
Natural History
Aquarium
Art Institute
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler
Boston Pops Orchestra
Singer Company
Auditorium
Ford Motor Company Fund
Chevron Chemical Company
Ortho
Ralston Purina Company
American Forest Institute
Homelite
Textron Inc
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Sunbeam Corporation
the West Bend Company
Massey-Ferguson Inc
Length of Day Governs Nature in Early Winter Mysteries
County Agent explains how daylight length affects leaves, flowers, and animal life. He notes trees under mercury lamps keep leaves longer, poinsettias require 12 hours light 12 dark to color for Christmas, and poultry lights extend egg production. Day length influences plant flowering, fruiting, and seasonal animal breeding, revealing humans as small parts of nature's clock.
Parks Chief May Consider Other Plants For Beds
Maidstone England Parks Supt Gordon Dykes conceded beet root leaves are pretty but his department will give serious consideration to finding some other plant for town flower beds next spring Cyril Sage 30 pleaded guilty Thursday in court to pulling up plants and taking leaves home to make salad
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Maidstone
England
UPD
Gordon Dykes
Cyril Sage
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Lawrence Pratt
Grandma
Newfoundland
County Forester
Forrester
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Diamond Importers
American Gem Society
Main St. Dial
Smart Mammoth
County Youth News
Nancy Anthony
Horse Equality
National Congress
Europe
Yugoslavia
Ukraine
U.S. NO
Maine
Haddock
Lamb
Pillsbury
Bell’s
Bounty Jowels Family
Turkey
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