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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1976
Page
10
The author argues that true agriculture relies on effort and practical outcomes not lofty theory. He critiques academics promoting peasant farming and back-to-land ideas, saying they ignore costs, economics, and real food production while stressing the need for pragmatism, efficiency, and real-world farming limits.
Extension entomologist George MacCollum cautions that hairy caterpillars such as the Gad moth and brown tail moth, though not stingers, can irritate skin. They feed on fruit trees and roses. treat stings with soap and hot water, then ice, and consult a physician for children.
The article outlines milk marketing orders administered by the USDA AMS, tracing how producers faced seasonal surpluses and price pressures after World War I. It notes the shift from coercive strikes to a federal regulatory system backed by cooperatives, enabling stable pricing and interstate commerce regulation, with Dairylea’s Bruce Snow and Robert Pardoe highlighted as examples of cooperative involvement and farm stability.
The article explains how 1937 marketing orders set fluid milk prices, pool distributions to farmers, and ensure city supplies like New York and New Jersey. It uses Robert Pardoe’s experience to show blend pricing and the need to balance seasonal bottling with manufacturing use, plus sanitary rules and audits by the Milk Marketing Administrator.
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