Cotton Defoliation Gains Interest in Alabama
Alabama farmers explore fall defoliation of cotton to speed harvest. O N Andrews notes last year 50 000 acres were treated with chemicals, mainly by hand pickers. Removal of leaves helps sun and air reach bolls, accelerating drying and opening and possibly two week earlier pick, while reducing bull rot. Calcium cyanamid is cited as most satisfactory.
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Alabama
A.P.I
O. N. Andrews
Andrews
Eighty-Year-Old Marion Farmer Leads Modern Practices
Jesse L. Smith, 80, of Winfield Marion County, runs a unit test farm with beef cattle hogs and cotton. He adopts new ideas via his county agent while his son Grady handles heavy work. Smith's soil conservation work, Farm Bureau leadership and community roles mark a long career in local agriculture.
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Jesse Smith
Winfield
Rt. 3
Mrs. Smith
Grady Smith
Jesse
I. D. Thornton
Smith Farm
Mr. Smith
Sudan
Kudzu
Marion County
Jesse L. Smith
Winfield, Rt. 3
Grady
Smiths
John F. Yarbrough
J. D. Thornton
U.T.D
Yarbrough
Woodrow
Old Home Place
Smith
Hamilton Agricultural High School
Marion
Walker
Fayette
County Farm Bureau
County Soil Conservation Association
Tombigbee Electric Cooperative
Dairyman's Dream: new market for surplus milk proposed
A plan suggests creating a market for surplus milk by households using additional dairy. Each family would add one extra pint weekly, and a monthly extra quarter pound of butter, cheese, ice cream, and an extra evaporated milk can.
Maid of Cotton Contests Planned Across Alabama State
The Alabama Maid of Cotton Committee announces two major events, the Maid of Cotton contest at the State Fair in Birmingham on October 27 and a spring cotton emphasis program. County committees will report winners by September 19, with county presidents chairing and county/home agents assisting. State colleges to supply representatives. sponsors include six cotton divisions, the Alabama Press Association, the Alabama Broadcasters Association, and the Alabama State Fair Authority.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Walter Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Queens
Randolph
The
Alabama Press Association
Alabama Broadcasters Association
Alabama State Fair Authority
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Marion Farmer
Farm Security Administration
Methodist Church
Order of Odd Fellows
Woodmen of the World
King Cotton
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