Taylor County County Agent Report Highlights Farm Programs
W A Lundy outlines 1931 1982 progress in cotton beetles and fertilizer use, pecan topworking, beef cattle purebreds, hog cholera control, 4 H pig club growth, dairy improvements, poultry expansion and record keeping. Notes include drought of cotton profits, anthracnose seed treatment, Hereford Angus and Shorthorn bulls, and prizes at the Taylor county fair.
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Taylor County Agricultural Board
Stuart
Moneymaker
Taylor County
Carsonville
Piedmont
Beef Catttle Committee
Tavlor
Our County
Columbus Fair
Columbus
Macon
C. of Ga
Dairy Association
State College of Agriculture
Butler
Curing Meat Techniques for Home Hog Prospects
The article reprints a 1930 guide on curing pork to protect home hogs from low prices. It explains sugar curing formulas, cooling, dry salting, curing layers, and smoking with hickory or corn cobs. Details cover timelines, proportions, and handling to ensure wholesome meat through summer.
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Georgia
No truer words by Gov Slaton about country people
Former Gov John M Slaton proclaimed that a nation survives through its people who uphold church, family, and enduring principles. He argued self-reliant individuals sustain truth, enterprise, and the professions, shaping lasting paths beyond crowded cities.
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John M. Slaton
Visiting the President Elect in Warm Springs Lodge Scene
A first meeting with Franklin D Roosevelt at Warm Springs unfolds as journalists and aides converge. The author recalls secret service fine points, cocktails, and informal access, contrasted with the burdens of the presidency and the jokes around a private cottage gathering.
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United States
Franklin’ Roosevelt
Tom Layless
Warm Springs
Loyless
Dick Jordan
Mark Ethridge
Mr. Roosevelt
Irvin
Mrs Roosevelt
Charlie Bayne
Carl Vinson
Irs
White House
Bayne
Washington
Washington and
New York Association
Fred Essary
Baltimore Sun
Essary
Marvin H. McIntyre
Vinson
Vinsons
Secret Service
Carl
Jim Farley
Mark
Clark Howell
The
Constitution
Debts Farmers Face as Prices Collapse Across Crops
The Greensboro Herald-Journal notes debts from the boom era are unpayable as staple prices fall. Cotton drops to about 6 cents per pound, wheat to 20 cents per bushel, corn to 18 cents per bushel, hogs to two dollars per hundred, while earlier highs were much greater. Debtors and creditors alike face a nationwide bind.
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Greensboro Herald-Journal
Raw Products Demand In Crawford County Seeks Investors
An established firm seeks a Reliable man aged 25 to 61 to join its Crawford county operation. The company offers good profits for users of Raw Products and invites interested parties or guarantors to contact J Mitten in Ga.
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White House
Oasis
Washington
Crawford County
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Taylorounty Fair
Quattahooshee Valley
Taylor County Dairy Association
Shome
W. T. Anderson
Macon Telegraph
Tham
Bargeron
Washington Herald
Isand
Hades
Aim Jackson
Ray Tucker
New York World-Telegram
Tucker
MccPhersons
Eddie Dowling
New York
Orney
Baldwin County
Judge Camp
Chevy Chase
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