Vermont Apple Harvest Nears as Growers Prepare
Vermont apple growers face harvest starting around September 14 with slow color development and a three week pre harvest period of cool weather. Cal Calahan Extension horticulturist notes soil moisture improved by recent rains. The 1970 crop is projected near one million bushels, up about 10 percent from 1969, with new plantings in Addison Windham and Grand Isle Counties boosting long term potential to around one and a quarter million bushels.
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Burlington
Vermont
Cal Calahan
University of Vermont
Calahan
Addison
Windham
Grand Isle
Addison County
Chrysanthemums in Vermont by Samuel C. Wiggans
Vermont gardeners are urged to grow chrysanthemums as a hardy, storied addition with various new forms. Planting tips include spacing, soil, fertilization, and timing. notes on bloom order by color and reminders of an Open House at UVM for newer varieties. A separate Colchester note mentions a Paris prize lottery.
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Burlington
Vermont
University of Vermont
UVM Horticulture Research Center
South
Dairyman of the Year for Addison's Marcel Dubois
Marcel Dubois of Addison-Marshal Addison County farms 837 acres at the foot of Snake Mountain and heads a 260 head dairy operation. Named Vermont Dairyman of the Year by the New England Green Pastures Committee, he will be honored with the six New England governors at Eastern States Exposition in Springfield on September 18 and 19.
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Addison
Marcel Dubois
Snake Mountain
Vermont
Dubois
New England
Green Pastures Committee
Springfield
Mass
Marcel
Addison County
Dubois Am
Youth Enjoy Washington 4-H Trip Report
Bennington County youths Glory Humphreys and Peter Pratt joined 35 Vermont 4-H members for a Citizenship Short Course at the National 4-H Center in Washington, D C. The weeklong session draws youth from several states and includes discussions lectures tours and city exposure to issues such as pollution and drug availability.
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Bennington County
Washington, D.C
Glory Humphreys
Bennington
Peter Pratt
Arlington
4-H
Vermont
National
Potomac
Peter
Weather and farmers fate in Vermont report
County Extension Agent John C. Page notes frost concern and the yearly reliance on favorable weather for crops. He highlights hay shortages, a failing corn crop in Addison County and southern New England, and skepticism about a 25 percent corn yield drop from blight. He warns localized setbacks don’t necessarily curb the national food supply.
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Addison County
Vermont
New England
Midwest
4-H grants total reach 1.4 million in a decade
Chicago based National H Service Committee tallies 286 and former 4H members as recipients, with 45 of 60 donors supporting scholarships ranging 300 to 1,600 dollars. Also notes businesses backing programs in safety and study courses like forestry, with longtime sponsors including Montgomery Ward, International Harvester, Santa Fe, and Sears Roebuck Foundation.
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Chicago
Ill
National +H Service Committee
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester Company
Santa Fe
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Kerr Glass Manufacturing
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Farm Tour
Carl Fuller
Fuller
West Shaftsbury
Fred Stone
Manchester
Alvan Lawrence
Polymeadows Farm
Carl Fuller Farm
Lawrence
John Page
Chrysanthemums
Samuel C. Wiggans
Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Uvm
Colchester
England
UPI
Paris
Lucien Paquette
Washington
William C. Snow
John C. Page
Swifts Premium
Scottie
Swifts
Nestle Quick
Durkee
Raviolio
N.B.C. Saltines
del Monte Peas
Hamburg
Peg
QUEEN
Birdseye
Birdle International Vegetables
Aise
Waibeqeirss
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