DHIA figures show dairy herd progress over 20 years
County DHIA data trace changes from 1953 to 1973 highlighting herd size growth from 957 to 1,758 cows and per cow production rising from 8,325 to 12,266 pounds. The piece notes shifts to electronic testing, more efficient feeding, and rising overall milk output despite poor forage.
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John C. Page
UVM County
Dairy Country
Mt. Anthony Dhia
Babcock
Morrisville
Sherr Herrington
Hoosie
Milton Rockwell
East Dorset
Harry Beals
Pownal
Millard Vaughn
Arlington
Dick Leake, III
Bennington
Bob Fowler
DHIA
Choose firewood carefully for warmth and safety
University of Vermont Extension forester Raymond Foulds advises buyers to weigh volume, variety, and wood condition when selecting firewood. He cautions that terms like face cord mislead, since a full cord equals 128 cubic feet and true dryness requires year or more of seasoning.
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Burlington
Raymond Foulds
University of Vermont Extension Forester
Check for parasites in horses in autumn
Burlington fall is the time to check horses for parasites says Dr James Wadsworth University of Vermont Ex tension animal pathologist. He urges a veterinarian pre winter check and offers prevention steps including manure disposal, fecal testing, pasture rotation, proper feed storage, clean water, separating young horses, isolating new arrivals, and following vet drug recommendations. He also notes autumn is for dental exams tetanus vaccines and hoof care by a qualified farrier or vet to prevent thrush and correct hoof issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
James Wadsworth
University of Vermont Extension
Wadsworth
Triticale cross grain boosts protein and flavor in baking
Lubbock reports a rye wheat cross, triticale, delivering 16.4 percent protein and a nutty taste in bread and baked goods. Texas Tech and Triticale Foods Corp developed recipes blending 30 to 70 percent triticale flour with wheat flour for loaves and treats.
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Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Texas Tech University
Triticale
Department of Food and Nutrition
College of Home Economics
Triticale Foods Corp
Muleshoe
Tex
Margarette Harden
Texas Tech
Chen
Home on the range woman settles in Utah sheep camp
Jody Boyer a grandmother and former gambling dealer lives with husband Darrell on a sagebrush range in western Utah. The couple visits Grantsville infrequently to town while Mrs Boyer works the sheep camp with outdoor life and occasional visitors. She recalls running casino games in Reno and Carlin decades ago and says the camp is not lonely, though coyotes prompt a nightly rifle by her bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grantsville, Utah
UPI
Jody Boyer
Sagebrush
Utah
Darrell
Boyer
Protecting environment drives Arctic gas pipeline test
A $4.5 million Canadian test site in the Mackenzie Valley near Sans Souci probes buried gas transmission through permafrost. The project, linked to Alaska reserves at Prudhoe Bay, aims to prove feasibility of a 1500 mile pipeline while guarding environmental stability and preventing permafrost thaw. Partners include 26 US and Canadian firms, with three field stations at Sans Souci Prudhoe Bay and Normal Wells.
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Gladwin Hill
N.Y
Sans Sault
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie River Valley
Arctic Ocean
Moscow
United States
Canada
Here
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
North America
Mackenzie River
Sans Soult
Normal Wells
Gypsy moths strike 200 Vermont woodland acres
U S Department of Agriculture counts defoliation by gypsy moth caterpillars at about 200 acres in Vermont this summer, a drop from 1972. The pest spreads from New England through Pennsylvania, with Pennsylvania recording the heaviest damage at about 856,710 acres. Pocono region bears severe impact. in some counties 70 percent of trees stripped.
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Washington
D.C
Vermont
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Leo G. K. Iverson
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
New England
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Iverson
Pocono
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