Four-H principles guide youth work and a Vermont camporee
James A. Edgerton outlines beliefs guiding 4-H work emphasizing individual dignity and personal growth. Vermont 4-H clubs plan a joint Conservation Camporee with Boy Scouts at the Vermont Forest and Farmland Foundation in Rupert, September 27-29, featuring over 20 instructors and cross‑group cooperation.
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Green Mountain Council
Taconic District
Vermont Forest and Farmland Foundation
Rupert
Ray Lovely
Trees Retain Fall Colors Across Life, Say Experts
Dr. Philip L. Rusden of the Bartlett Tree Research Lab notes that a tree’s autumn color can be set in youth and persist for life. He adds that each tree has a genetic color difference and suggests aerial layering to propagate color from a chosen parent tree.
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Philip L. Rusden
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Wide Variety At The Market This Weekend
Market shelves brim with fruit and vegetable choices as lamb specials appear in the Midwest and Northeast. Eggs show the only notable price rise, while beef and pork cuts feature bargains such as boneless round roasts at 79 cents per pound.
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Midwest
Timber buildings resist fire longer, says lumber assoc
In Chicago the National Lumber Manufacturers Association reports heavy timber structures fare better in fires than noncombustible materials. They note interior temps reach 1700 degrees, but wood beams char only about 1.5 inches after an hour, a rate not typically causing collapse.
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Chicago
UPS
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Milk production issues in summer and feed strategies
County Agricultural Agent JOHN C. PAGE discusses seasonal milk output, noting varied farm practices, hay and silage feeding, labor costs, and milk price effects. He urges flexible breeding, summer feed programs, and timely harvests, highlighting oats as valuable feed and handling frozen corn to minimize leaf loss.
Trees Harden To Prepare For Winter
Vermont's Dr. Harrison L. Flint explains plant hardening as the process by which trees gain winter cold tolerance. Spruces increase cold tolerance from about 20 degrees in September to near zero by October and to extreme winter lows by December, with rapid variation among species. De-hardening occurs in spring as temperatures rise, with some species responding at different rates. research at UVM and other institutions studies the physiology of hardening and de-hardening.
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Harrison L. Flint
Vermont
UVM
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