Braselton High School Tops State Vocational Agriculture Scores
Braselton High School led twelve Georgia schools in the Superior Vocational Agriculture rankings with MB Turner directing work. The Braselton program includes 80 evening classes for farmers, 1,648 students in 12 departments, 9,965 acres under project guidance, and hands on farming with dairy cattle, crops, and soil improvement plans.
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Paul W. Chapman
Vocational Hauganatton
Georgia
Rand Pets
Bae
Gfal
Bishom
Braselton
Chicago
Ising
Braselton High School
MB Turner
Turner
Nancy Hart
Thomas
E. H
Nthe
Anaes
Ff Tate
Braselton Nity
Summer grazing and parasite control for poultry
Summer is near and grazing plans include New Zealand spinach cattail millet cow peas and field corn. For poultry control two lice treatments Sodium Fluoride and Black Leaf 40 are advised with a second application after 15 days. Dipping uses one pound Sodium Fluoride per 16 gallons water. nicotine is applied as a thin line on roosts.
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New Zealand
New Cotton Stabilization Corporation Formed by Board
The Cotton Advisory Committee reported an emergency in the American cotton market and recommended a stabilization operation by a new non stock corporation. Articles of Incorporation were filed in Delaware on June 8 and the Board of Directors met in Washington on June 9. The Advisory Committee meeting occurred May 46 and 17 with all members present. H L Bailey was chosen to succeed Robert Amory, and Lynn Stokes was certified as an experienced handler or processor.
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Cotton Advisory Committee
Federal Farm Board
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
Delaware
Washington
H. L. Bailey
Robert Amory
Boston
Lynn Stokes
Fertilizer Topdressing For Georgia Cotton Profitable Say Experts
Georgia cotton growers show strong interest in nitrogen topdressing and side dressing. Experiment Station tests indicate profits from split applications on sandy leaching-prone fields, with 15 to 80 pounds of nitrogen per acre or 100 to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre recommended at chopping time.
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Georgia
Agriculture program influences Braselton school community
Mr. W. H. Braselton notes the school’s agriculture program is shaping farming in the area. Former students now farm locally, some paying for their own plots, reflecting improved attitudes and success among the youth.
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Braselton
W. H. Braselton
Cotton Farmers Cut Costs For Better Returns This Year
Georgia expert E C Westbrook notes uncertain crop size but urges efficient production. He advises reducing fertilizer use by 100 to 150 pounds of quick acting nitrogen as side dressings when squares form, to offset lower fertilizer input and speed maturation before boll weevils. He recommends a 1 1 1 poison mop to curb weevil infestations and details costs and application.
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E. C. Westbrook
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Mississippi River
Georgia
Potato Growers Press Expansion of Fertilizer Study
Potato growers nationwide endorse soil fertility studies by the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Chemistry and Soils in cooperation with agricultural experiment stations. They urge broadening the investigation to include more potato growing regions and increasing funding for continued and expanded research on nitrogen salts and fertilizer mixtures.
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Department of Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyde
United States
Potato Association of America
Des Moines
Iowa
Association of America
Bureau of Chemistry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Farmer Help Offered by Georgia Bureau Information
A Georgia farmer assistance service invites inquiries on fertilizer issues, poultry diseases, and similar problems at no charge. Send questions to the Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau, 611 Glenn Bridge, Atlanta.
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Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau
Glenn Bidge
Atlanta
Poultry care guidance from Georgia Farmer and Grower Bureau
Information on diseases chick care and breed selection available free from the Georgia Farmer and Grower Information Bureau located at 511 Glenn Ridge Atlanta Georgia. The notice invites readers to obtain expert guidance on poultry management.
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Georgia
Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau Ad
New farming methods conveniences for the farmer and kitchen helps for the house wife promoted by the Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower Information Bureau at 511 Glenn Building Atlanta Ga.
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Georgia Farmer and Fruit Grower, Information Bureau
Glenn Bldg
At- Tanta, Ga
Farm Headlines On Air Broadcast Across Columbia Parm Network
A synopsis of the day’s news affecting farmers is broadcast by On Air Chicago with editors from six leading farm publications coordinating. The program surveys market, weather, and policy developments for rural audiences.
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Chicago
Columbia Parm
Protective advice on boll weevil control for cotton farmers
An article warns against untested liquid poisons and favors dust-form applications when weevils appear before squares. advises that homemade mixtures are cheap but risky and notes success from pre-square poisoning and liberal fertilization with profitable yields. It emphasizes using trusted methods and applying later poisons only if weevils rise to require it.
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Ng Bf High School
B. Turner
J. Be Turner
New Cotton Corporation
Chas. N. Walker Roofing CO
Houston St. N. E
Atlanta, Georgia
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