Plan Your Summer Land Use Projects Now By Prat
LAWRENCE J PRAT Soil Conservationist urges planning for next summer and 1980. Bennington County SCS workload rising as federal agencies hire temporary help. Jobs include office and science assistants with pay 69 to 92 weekly, age 18, high school diploma. Applications due Dec 9 for Jan 7 test or Jan 9 for Feb 4 test in Bennington. Plan ahead and call for assistance.
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Dorset
Winhall
SCS
United States
Bennington
Demand for fertilizer rises as spring shortage looms
Vermont farmers urged to stockpile bagged fertilizer now to avoid spring shortfalls. Extension agronomist Winston A Way warns that fertilizer materials, including sulfur for superphosphates, may face tighter supplies as surpluses shrink and foreign aid shifts exports. Buy and store early, test soil, and plan payments for tax timing.
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Burlington
Vermont
Winston A. Way
AVM
Asia
Africa
South America
National Grange outlines major legislative issues for 90th Congress
At the National Grange annual session in Minneapolis Harry L. Graham named key farmland policy targets. He urged income parity amid growth, limits on major crop payments, continued price gains, and stronger enforcement of anti monopolistic rules to protect family farms. He warned consumer price controls without input costs oversight could arise.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National Grange
Harry L. Graham
Graham
Grange
U.S
Time To Sell Firewood In Burlington
AVM Extension forester Ray Foulds urges Vermonters to sell firewood now. Wood cut last spring or from recently harvested tops stays solid two years if properly piled. Maple beech birch oak and ash are preferred. cherry and apple have higher value or handling notes. Chainsaws under $200 speed cutting and require daily chain filing and good oil.
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Burlington
Ray Foulds
AVM Extension Forester
State Agriculture Dept Warns Fertilizers May Waste Money
The Vermont Department of Agriculture warns some fertilizers sold locally do not meet soil and crop needs and cost over 150 dollars per ton. The department urges soil testing through the Vermont Experiment Station to tailor fertilizer use, noting guaranteed analyses must list principal nutrients and that field trials show targeted fertilization can boost yields far beyond cost.
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Montpelier
Veremont Department of Agriculture
Vermont
Vermont Experiment Station
County Extension Service
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