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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1974
Page
8
A gardener’s note explains typical frost timing around September 20 and how frost pockets affect impact. It covers picking tomatoes early or covering them, protecting vine crops, storing potatoes and onions, and methods for keeping carrots, corn, beans, and cabbage safe. It warns about seed quality and disease in saved seeds and urges preparation for frost without seeking confirmation from the author.
Burlington gardeners learn that companion planting is about plants that are friendly to one another. It covers intercropping and succession cropping to maximize space and resources, with marigolds as a common example for pest repelling.
Pawlet farmer John Hathaway and Reba Hathaway report their Registered Holsteins were classified for body con formation on August 14 by a Holstein-Friesian Association official from Brattleboro. The herd totals include 1 excellent, 7 very good, and 17 good plus scores, with cross references to twelve major body characteristics.
Old time division winners include Herman Dunklee Amherst Mass Raymond Anarr Hartwick Frank Grow Waterbury. Junior division winners are Sonja Nord strom Westwood Mass Kirsten Norstrom Westwood Mass Donna Perry Waterbury. Open division winners are Clem Myers Barre Duane Perry Waterbury Gale Spahn Cambridge.
Washington reports that a forest blaze releases in two minutes as much energy as a 20 kiloton bomb. The firestorm can crack exposed rocks, devastates watersheds and habitats, and disrupts recreation and tourism. Most fires stem from human activity, with debris burning and carelessness driving many blazes.
A National Research Council committee reports that a vegetarian diet can be nutritionally adequate with diverse plant foods and careful protein pairing. Milk and eggs help preschoolers with calcium iron riboflavin and B12. fortified soy milk or B12 supplements are advised for total vegetarians. The text also notes ecological impacts of dense growth on wildlife and fire risk, contrasting beneficial natural fires with dangerous large-scale blazes.
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