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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1971
Page
8
A Vermont notice urges safe hunting as small game opens this Saturday. It stresses real dangers from careless handling, recounts a fatal mistaken bear shot, and lists ten safety rules including treating guns as loaded, securing ammunition apart, and ensuring targets and backgrounds are safe before firing. The piece calls for adult role modeling and Gun safety discipline to prevent accidents.
C Lyman Calahan of the University of Vermont forecasts Vermont will harvest better than one million bushels this year, with the MacIntosh variety making up over 80 percent of the total. Conditions have been favorable, with minimal storm damage and good fruit size despite warm early September weather. Pickers will select fruit meeting color standards and multiple harvests may follow underdeveloped fruit.
Early fall turkeys bring sport to Shaftsbury as John Ryan Jr. oversees the Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club event. Shooters contest day long rifle and shotgun events with Curt Merrill from Londonderry reloading his muzzle loader in Sandgate and aiming to match conventional rifle shooters with better loads and practice.
Wynantskill officials cite USDA remarks noting exports sustain a large share of crops and livestock. ASCS and county committee staff outline local services from 138 Main Ave to support farmers amid inflation and a floating dollar.
A dairy county report discusses the shift to corn silage for summer feed, its benefits for milk production, and the labor efficiency of harvest. It warns landowners against land abuse and highlights the need for trust and written leases to sustain land open for corn rotation and quality hay, noting past misuses like perpetual corn plantings and weed trouble.
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