Research at Belle Mina Farm Studying Profitable Practices
Farmers toured the Tennessee Valley Substation for an Auburn University agronomy field day. Researchers explained continuous testing for new chemicals and varieties in cotton corn and soybeans, with results on a two year rotation and harvest yields. Tests covered weed control timing, cultivation methods, and the effect of row spacing on soybeans and beans. A parasitic wasp from France was also tested as a possible alfalfa weevil control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station
Boseck
Webster
France
USDA
Early Wagons and Carriages Across American Roads
An overview of carriage and wagon history from colonial paths to postwar improvements. It notes Byler Road and Natchez Trace routes in Alabama, the shift from pack animals to wheeled transport, and early vehicles like conestoga wagons. Details on saddle and suspension advances, road development, and 18th century transport rivalries are included.
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Bankhead
Moulton
Brown’s Ferry
Limestone
Natchez
United States
New York
Philadelphia
Europe
New Jersey
General Braddock
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Portsmouth
Treasury
York
Better Cotton Yields Profits and Markets
California farmers who grow 40 percent of the nation’s produce faced a $35 million cash loss to crops as an 18 day rail strike disrupted freight. Field hands and allied businesses lost $100 million. melons suffered the sharpest hit as peak harvest began and 200,000 crates could not be moved, threatening long term shortages in West Coast and East Coast markets.
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Firebaugh
Calif
California
California Growers Council
West Coast
E'xperts
West
Salinas Valley
America
Ventura County
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Jess Telles
TKI Produce Company
Stanford
International Business Machines Corporation
Telles
TRI
Wease
Individual income taxes rise 11.2 percent ante total
The report notes an 11.2 percent jump in individual income taxes, lifting the total to S15 billion. Authorities emphasize steady revenue growth as households pay higher rates and wage income increases influence collections.
Co Leaders Huntsville Growers Aim for High Cotton Yields
Albert McDonald of Madison and Dennis Bragg of Toney lead Alabama’s cotton task force with Ralph R. Jones of Auburn University. McDonald yields about 950 pounds on 700 acres and Bragg about 770 on 500 acres. They plan extra pushes to beat frost and boost production as prices look favorable.
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Huntsville
Albert McDonald
Madison
Dennis Bragg
Toney
Alabama
McDonald
National Cotton Council
Ralph R. Jones
Cooperative Extension Service
Auburn University
Bragg
Alabama Farms Bureau
Malcolm
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Belle Mina
John Boseck
W. B. Webster
Decatur
W. T. Davis
Lee Davis
Ben Pettus
Elkmont
Jacques Demase
William Mitchell
George Weidenfeld and
Nicolson
George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd
London
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
South
By Steven V. Roberts
Westside Baptist Church
Memorial DR
N.W. Decatur
James Carraway
E. T. Waddell
King Cotton
Madison County
R. 0. Magnusson
Greece
Argentina
Thailand
Pakistan
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
David Scott
James Irwin
Cali
Colombia
Mexico
Brazil
William J. Porter
Joseph J. Sisco
Charles Luna
James D. Hodgson
David Packard
U.S
Paris
United Transportation Union
Defense
Labor
WEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
THE
Decatur Daily
I News
China
Space Agency
Seces
Cuba
Israel
Abba Eban
NASA
Green Bay Packers
Bart Starr
Japan
Secretary of State
William Rogers
Voiabietterance Netoral Eam
Kill-Ko
Roach Powoer
Flea
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