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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1966

Page

11

How To Figure Your True Interest Rate

University of Vermont Extension Agent John C. Page explains how to compute the true rate on finance deals. He compares simple annual rates with installment loans and consumer credit, shows sample math for a $3,000 tractor loan, and urges farmers to shop around to minimize true interest costs.

John C. Page University of Vermont Extension Agent Farmer Jones

Conservation Conversation Inventory Reveals Land Use Shifts

Arlington date Sept 10 notes drastic eight year changes in land use from 1958 to 1966. Agricultural lands converted to summer homes, open hay, pasture to idle brush, woodlands reclassified, affecting future policy assessments. Growth in nonfarm uses raises land value and threatens agriculture as planners anticipate 1975 projections.

Bromeliads and other houseplants guide for summer care

A gardener's guide outlines care for bromeliads dieffenbachia dracaena rubber plant prayer plant peperomias philodendrons sansevieria and related houseplants. It covers soil, light, watering, humidity, dusting, and training, plus tips on choosing colors in florists and greenhouses. In Holland, Nelis Steunenbrink is expelled from the Aanstreek Angling Club after it finds many winning catches were bought at markets.

Zaandam, Holland UPI Aanstreek Nelis Steunenbrink Steunenbrink

McIntosh Is Area's Most Popular Apple

Consumer acceptance has driven Vermont and Northeast apple industry growth. The McIntosh dominates, composing about 80 percent of Vermont’s crop since the 1950s and 80 to 90 percent of new tree plantings. Cortland and other older varieties fade as Delicious remains the only other widely planted variety. Advances in controlled atmosphere storage extend keeping quality into spring and summer, with New England’s first CA storage plant opening in Shoreham in 1950.

Vermont Northeast C. Lyman Callahan AVM Extension Horticulturist Cortland Greening New England Shoreham Ontario

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Doris Steele UVM Lawrence J. Pratt Arlington Bennington County Vermont Gardener McIintosh Area South ST. Bennington Sincerely, Ruth Cole Daroff Clothes Main ST DIAL Haynes & Kane Bennington
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