Kudzu boosts erosion control and grazing use in Taylor County
Taylor County agricultural notes praise kudzu as erosion control and grazing forage. County Agent W F Bembry cites Georgia use and plans to plant up to 2.5 million kudzu plants on 5,000 acres this winter on lands unsuited for row crops. He details method, timing, and bed preparation for field plantings and hill plantings in gullied areas. Poultry profit tips urge early chick hatching February to April to reach maturity by August or September when egg prices rise, with emphasis on fall production and early broiler sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F. ‘Bembry
Taylor
Soil: Conservation Service
Georgia
Brent
Bembry
Taylor County Poultry
W. T. Bembry
Taylor County
Red Rock
New Hampshire
Mule Sale Notice for One Young and Four Second Hand Mules
One young mule and four second hand mules are for sale. For further details contact ED A. HOLLIS at the reference number 175741.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED A. Hollis
Allum Knob Hereford Farm Sets Example In North Carolina
The Allum Knob Hereford Farm in Jackson County North Carolina illustrates enduring soil and livestock stewardship. Managed by KR Hunter the operation follows strict crop rotation and reinvests all seeds grains and manure on site. The farm breeds Hereford cattle Poland China hogs and Hampshire sheep and maintains high ensilage yields averaging 20 tons per acre while producing 80 bushels of corn per acre and 40 bushels of wheat per acre. Annual cattle income averages about 100 dollars per cow with 70 percent of revenue from cattle 20 percent from sheep and 10 percent from hogs. The farm ships 20 young Hereford herds to North Carolina and neighboring states over 18 months and emphasizes long term profitability through purebred livestock and legume hay. It relies on self sufficiency with all feed raised on the land and the farm does not sell land but merchandise instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allum Knob
Hereford
East la Porte
Jackson County
N. C
America
Hampshire
North Carolina
Hunter
South
Tully
Asheville
Allum Knob Hereford Farm
Courage in Tribulation Bravery under slander sustains success
The text asserts courage in face of slander determines outcomes. It contrasts weak men crushed by detraction with brave individuals who endure and eventually succeed. It emphasizes personal resilience in adversity.
Farm Experience Lets 4-H Club Girls Pursue Education
Four-H Club girls in Taylor County and about forty University of Georgia co-eds use farm and 4-H work to fund higher education at lower cost. State leader G V Cunningham notes they live cheaply as a single group, sharing chores and meals, all Home Economics students planning economical diets. The 4-H home, established in 1937 in Dr Crawford W Long’s renovated house, now accommodates 43 students with an annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
University of Georgia
G) V. Cunningham
South’ Georgia Extension Service
Crawford W. Long
Poultry Meeting Invited Poultrymen at Crowell School
Taylor County invites poultrymen to a Crowell Crowell School Auditorium meeting February 8 at 7 p m. A keynote speaker will discuss brooding baby chicks and raising pallets for layers. Attendees urged to bring family members and confirm attendance by postal card. refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowell School
Panhandle
Keeping a Profitable Flock Through Proper Stock and Housing
This field guide urges buying good stock in spring, maintaining dry sanitary housing with proper ventilation, adequate drinking sources, perches, and nests. It recommends regular mite and lice checks, monthly worming, and consistent management to keep flocks laying profitably.
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Robert L. Brown
Emory F. Parr
Reynolds, Ga
Alco Poultry Feeds
ALCO
Alco Feed Mills
Atlanta, Ga
E. F. Parr
THE
Quaker Oats CO
Memphis, Tenn
E. F. Parr, Reynolds
Staf-O- Life Poultry Feeds
Royals Staf-0
Aire Mills
Meridian
Miss
E. F.parr
Feedright
E. F. Parr Reynolds
Feedright Milling Company
Augusta
Hiarr
Les
Mnufactured Standard Milling CO
Atlanta,Ga
RED
Reynolds
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