Vermont Recreation Study Sets Up First U S Pilot
Burlington reports a pioneering cooperative project between the University of Vermont Extension Service and the U S Department of Agriculture to study income producing outdoor recreation on private lands. The one year pact assigns Bevins Lindsay Williamson to evaluate demand, budgeting methods, and training materials, with case studies of farms converting to outdoor recreation.
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Burlington
Vermont
Extension Service
University of Vermont
Federal Extension Service
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Malcolm I. Bevins
John J. Lindsay
Forestry Department
Edward J. Williamson
Conservation Ponds and Engineering Advice for Landowners
The article explains how soil and water conservation services may include pond projects or advisory work. It emphasizes site selection, design, and supervision, plus the need to respect water power. A Bondville pond example shows failures like inadequate discharge pipes, lack of cut off collars, insufficient dam freeboard, and no emergency spillway.
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Bondville
Perina
Farm Plan Followed By Ted Barden
Rupert Vermont farm owner Ted Barden recently installed 675 feet of open drainage ditch on about four acres of crepe land. The project, designed under Soil Conservation Service supervision, adds to their conservation plan which includes cover cropping rotational grazing and tree planting. Ray Barden joined the district in 1946 and serves as cooperative.
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Rupert
Ted Barden
Soil Conservation Service
Ray Barden
Soil Conservation District
Ner
Civil Defense Urged On Vermont Farms By Extension Expert
Extension specialist Noah Thompson urges Vermont farmers to plan civil defense like other farm risks. He notes public interest waxes with thaw freezes and stresses shielding against fallout as a practical protection measure for homes and farm buildings.
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Vermont
Noah Thompson
Thompson
Uuc
Whys and Hows of Liming By John Page
This piece explains liming soils as a long practiced basic farming practice. It covers lime origins from Rome to Jefferson and Washington, how lime moves slowly in soil, where to apply it, and its effects on acidity, calcium and magnesium supply, root growth, microbial life, and nutrient efficiency. Lime first. For deeper insight, request the pamphlet Whys and Hows of liming.
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Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Emil Traog
Wisconsin
Bennington County
Prussic Acid Poison Time Here Again
Warning to dairymen about prussic acid poisoning from Sudangrass sorghum and crosses. Height requirements. Piper sudangrass safer when 15 to 18 inches tall. Crosses like Sudax and Sweet Sioux can have high toxin levels. avoid feeding before three feet tall. Drying or ensiling reduces acid concentration before feeding.
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Sudan
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