Supplementary cotton program pledges stamps for acreage cuts
A new voluntary cotton program, announced by T R Breedlove of the AAA in Georgia, offers cotton stamps up to 25 million dollars in value to farmers who reduce plantings below their 1941 allotments or 1940 rated acres. Stamps can buy cotton goods and aim to curb production while boosting mill employment. the plan runs alongside existing conservation and parity measures. Details for Georgia will be finalized soon and include education efforts to raise living standards through gardens and home food production.
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T. R. Breedlove
AAA
Georgia
Breedlove
Surplus Marketing Administration
R. M. Evans
Agricultural Extension Service
Seed loan applications available to Georgia farmers
Madison Ga Jan 19 state supervisor L B Ponder says applications and papers will be shipped to field supervisors early next week. Receiving agents will begin taking applications. revolving fund removes yearly appropriations. Last year 18950 Georgia farmers received 1 623 8 million in loans with 93 3 percent repaid by Jan 15. Loans target small cash needs for 1941 crops and livestock feed with first liens on crops or livestock as security.
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Georgia
Farm allotment adjusts to earn cotton stamps in 1941
The plan says a ten acre farm with 8 acres planted in 1940 would cut to 7 acres for 1941 to yield 250 pounds of lint per acre and earn $25 worth of cotton stamps. They could redeem the stamps at a local store with cotton goods later reimbursed by the surplus marketing administration.
Crops Qualify Under 20 Percent AAA Regulation
County Agricultural Agent RE Blackwell outlines crops qualifying for the 20 percent erosion control phase of the AAA program. Eligible crops include kudzu lespedeza sericea red clover rye grass and several others with specific planting and use rules to meet the 20 percent cropland requirement.
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RE. G. Blackwell
Blackwell
Darky Arrested as Sheriff Ferguson Takes Office
In Talbotton Georgia sheriff J H Ferguson at his January 1 start places Burnice Jones under arrest for liquor law violations. Jones pleads in front of a store in the presence of witnesses. Ferguson says he has made at least one arrest per day and holds two prisoners in Taylor county jail.
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Talbotton
Burnice Jones
J. H. Ferguson
Darkey
Ferguson
Taylor County
Richard Garcia
New York
Harris County
J. L. Morgan
Junction City
Talbot County
J. M. Shipp
Shipp
History of Terracing From Colonial Times to Modern Erosion Control
The article traces terracing origins from ancient Inca and Philippine practices to wide use in Europe and Australia. It discusses U S adoption, early inefficiencies, and the need to match terraces to soil and slope, noting terracing is supplementary to permanent vegetative cover and agronomic methods on certain land.
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Philippine Islands
Europe
Orient
Australia
United States
County Agent Urges Planting Trees on Idle Farm Acres
County Agent A. G. Blackwell urges farmers to plant forest trees on idle acreage to conserve soil and provide timber for the future. He notes many idle tracts were previously cultivated or burned, with few seed trees nearby, and offers six planting rules and winter timing. The county set 309,000 pine seedlings in 1939-40, with 400,000 ordered for 1940-41, aiming to double last year’s record.
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A. G. Blackwell
Blackwell
Peanut Week Celebration Planned in Dawson
Dawson hosts National Peanut Week starting January 23 with the Dawson Lions Club and local merchants decorating storefronts to compete for prizes from the National Peanut Council. The event aims to boost peanut product displays, reduce surplus crops, and may become an annual tradition with Lions club support.
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Dawson
Dawson Lions Club
National Peanut Council
Rupture Shield Expert to Visit Windsor Hotel
H M Shevan, Chicago rupture shield expert, will attend the Windsor Hotel Americus Friday January 31 from 9 A M to 6 P M to demonstrate the Zoetic Shield, claimed to rapidly close openings and improve circulation with no medicines. Address: 6441 N Richmond St Chicago.
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H. M. Shevan
Chicago
Windsor Hotel
Americus
Shevnan
Shevan
Richmond St
Einstein Religion and Science Clash in Press Report
An Associated Press summary of Prof Albert Einstein speaking at the Jewish Theological Seminary argues there is no legitimate conflict between religion and science and that wisdom comes from God. The piece contrasts Einstein's knowledge with spiritual insight, claiming Jesus offers true freedom and revealing that God is made known through Jesus.
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Associated Press
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
God
Prof
Hitler
Father
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