4-H Members Round Up Achievement Awards
County 4-H awards night at Fisher Elementary in Arlington featured certificates seals and pins for clubs and special project awards. Princess Crawford Dianne Dusha Nancy Hagelberg and Wanda Lawrence earned county medals. other medals went to David Hagelberg Tim Leach Kenny Leach Bruce Mosher and more across agriculture clothing dairy and home economics projects.
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Bennington County
Fisher
Arlington
Princess Crawford
Dianne Dusha
East Arlington
Nancy Hagelberg
Wanda Lawrence
Shaftsbury
David Hagelberg
Tim Leach
Kenny Leach
Pawlet
Bruce Mosher
Bennington
Sharon Bovey
Kim Roberts
Glenda Coolidge
Dorset
Edmund and
Kristine Flynn
Susan Williamson
West Shaftsbury
Melvin Lawrence
Ann Coley
Kathy Leslie
Cindy Stannard
South Dorset
Patricia Hawley
Susan Cole
Gail
National 4-H Congress Opens in Chicago
The 48th national 4-H Congress will meet at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago from November 30 to December 4. About 1,650 state, sectional and national winners, selected for their 4-H achievements, will attend. Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin, a former 4-H’er, will deliver the keynote at the opening assembly at 2 p.m. on November 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Conrad Hilton
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Mount Leaves and Press For Display Card
Gather autumn leaves at peak color and press between absorbent papers such as newspapers. Change damp papers as needed until leaves dry. Mount behind glass with backing paper and glue, then label with both common and scientific names such as MAPLE ACER RUBRUM.
Conservation Conversation A.S.C.S. Is the Agency With the Money
Lawrence H Pratt explains A.S.C.S. stands for Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service, its role in cost sharing with landowners, and how SCS provides technical help. He cites the 1970 program launch and invites owners to request aid beginning Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O— A.S.C.S
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service Agency
John J
A.S.C.S
Vermont Banks Lead In Providing Farm Credit
Vermont banks held the lead in farm credit at the start of the year with 39 million in loans, 3 percent above last year, including 17 million in production loans and 22 million in farm mortgages. Nine of ten insured banks nationwide had agricultural loans, and nearly all Vermont banks extended credit to farmers.
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Vermont
George H. Jepson
County National Bank
Bankers Association
Bennington County
Agricultural Committee of the
American Bankers Association
Jepson
Federal Land Banks
Farmers Home Administration
Milk Co op elects Foster as NE Milk Producers president
Howard A. Foster of Salisbury Vermont was elected president of the New England Milk Producers Association at its 55th annual meeting held at the Statler Hilton Hotel. Delegates from six states and New York eastern counties also approved studying milk promotion and research and possible mergers of dairy cooperatives. New officers named include Sherman Varney Turner Center Maine vice president, Reuben Hall Newton Massachusetts clerk, and Cyril G. Keane Concord Massachusetts treasurer. Additional directors were added in Maine Vermont Massachusetts under a bylaw change. Charles Burwell Hampton Falls New Hampshire and Charles Blakslee Whitefield reelected. Dr Clarence Jordan Morgan Center Vermont and Laurier Petit Newport Vermont named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Howard A. Foster
Salisbury
New England Milk Producers’ Association
Statler Hilton
George A. Bassett
Fremont
N.H
New York State
Sherman, Varney
Turner Center
Maine
Reuben Hall
Newton
Mass
Cyril G. Keane
Concord
Vermont
Massachusetts
Hardy Vermont plants bettered by winter and careful care
County Extension Agent John C. Page explains plant hardiness in Vermont. He notes southern warmth lets more varieties survive, but winter limits choices and recommends strategies to protect roses, evergreens, and tender plants through dormancy. He warns against fall nitrogen and suggests mulching and shading to help withstand cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Page
University of Vermont
Equator
Arctic Circle
Farmers Must Sign Up For Assistance by Dec 1
Bennington County farmers must enroll in the 1970 Agricultural Conservation Program by December 1 to qualify for cost sharing on limestone fertilizer tree planting woodland improvement strip cropping ponds sod waterways open drainage and other measures. Contact the field assistant in your community or visit the county ASCS office in the Federal Building Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C.S
As.c.s
A.S.C.S
Bennington County
John J. DeVito
ASCS
DeVito
Bennington
Henry McLenahan
Shaftsbury
Robert Marsh
Pownal
Burton Peckham
Readsboro
Stamford
Ira Whitney
Arlington
Sandgate
Sunderland
Earle Hill
Dorset
Manchester
Christopher Bryant
Peru
Landgrove
Winhall
Robert C. Beattie
Rupert
Richard Perkins
County Ascs
Federal
South Street
Local Holstein Excels in Production in Brattleboro
Brattleboro reports four year old registered Holstein Double TT La Polly 6095284, from Merritt S. Hew itt Jr. North Bennington, produced 16,770 pounds milk and 655 pounds butterfat in 317 days. Cooperative state and local test associations and Holstein Friesian Association of America provide the data. participants pay for service. Official testing boosts herd value and honors record performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Merritt S. Hewitt Jr
North Bennington
Friesian Association of America
U.S
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William C
Snow County
Bishop and
Debbie Mattison
Anna Bolognani
Molly Pratt
John Hill
Lois Bunk
Sassafras
Sassafras Albicum
Lawrence H. Pratt
John Z. Dee Vito
John
ASICS
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Old Covered Bridge Trading Post
New Hampshire
Charles Burwell
Hampton Falls
Charles Blakslee
Whitefield
Clarence Jordan
Morgan Center
Laurier Petit
Newport
Griffin Electric
Rosasco
Enterprise
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams
SWIFT
Swift’s Premium
Duncan Hines
Carnation
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Campbell
Crisco Oil
del Monte
Brookfield Butter
Aunt Jemima
Sara Lee
River Valley
Mareket
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