Crimson Clover And Barley A Lush Farm Mix For Land
Decatur area farmer C C Glenn reports 20 bushels of barley and 200 pounds of crimson clover seed per acre from a field sown last fall. County Agent B G Hall notes the mix provides winter cover grazing and feed, yields seed value, and fits Alabama AAA credits. Glenn seeds 5 to 6 pecks barley and 15 to 20 pounds crimson clover per acre on fallowed land each September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. ©. Glenn
Co. C. Glenn
Decatur
Route 1
B. G. Hall
Mr. Glenn
Alabama
Glenn
Cobbs Steps to the Fore in Morgan County Farming
Ester N Cobbs of Eva Alabama emerges as a versatile farmer collaborating with L G McDonald Eva High School and the extension service. From 400 baby chicks he built a 24 by 32 foot laying house, earned a net 226.42 by July 1 1941 and kept 125 old hens, while growing cotton corn oats hay and other truck crops. He cut oats with a cradle saving 25 bushels and plans to replant half. He has kudzu and sericea for erosion control and aims to sell milk to Decatur Cheese Plant soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ester N. Cobbs
Eva
Alabama
Morgan County
B. G. Hall
L. G. McDonald
Eva High School
Cobbs
Cobba
Decatur
Trees Planted on 29 Morgan County Farms for Erosion Control
Twenty nine Morgan County farmers set out 154 400 forest trees on 137 acres during the 1940 41 season in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority. The plantings, on land not suitable for cultivation due to erosion, aim to control erosion and provide income. Species include loblolly pines black locust and more, with trees supplied free of charge by TVA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Tennessee Valley Authority
E. P. Thornhill
Thornhill
Old Harvest Methods Used In Morgan County
County Agent B G Hall notes twenty one combines operated for 12 353 acres of small grains and 6 303 acres of winter legumes but equipment shortfalls forced old cradling methods and improvised devices. S A Ryan from Eva community bought a buncher to work behind a mower, needing two operators and neighbors to tie grain as the machine lays bundles on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
B. G. Hall
S. A. Ryan
Vinemont
Route 2
Eva
Saving Seed in AAA Plan in Morgan County Alabama 1942
County Agent B G Hall notes Morgan county farmers are preparing to save seed for the 1942 AAA program. A county Extension survey covering 15 percent of farms shows acres harvested: oats 8746, wheat 3200, barley 127, rye 280, crimson clover 1490, Austrian Winter Peas 153, Williamette 880, hairy vetch 3780, White Dutch clover 340. Plans exist to harvest gerbe ralespedeza 1430, annual lespedeza 11660, soybeans 6607, cowpeas 5800. Yields for harvested small grains likely near average, while drought and insect damage reduced winter legume yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
AAA
Alabama
B. G. Hall
Sun drying parade boosts local home demonstration
Miss Ebien Rowe leads a fruit and vegetable sun drying demonstration showing drying of peaches corn beans and peas. The glass covered dryer dries apples in half a day and beans and peas in a day. Fifteen groups with 406 attendees saw samples and a miniature dryer with instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebien Rowe
Saving and Using Rich Morgan Soil
Alabama AAA programs highlight Hairy vetch as a cover crop to meet 25 percent requirements. Benefits include soil protection, increased productivity, and multiple per acre payments up to 1.50 dollars for seeding and 1.50 for turning, with vetch seed and fertilizer offered as alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Caperton Shows Fine Success With Lespedeza Sericea
Caperton Massey community farmer reports high yields using lespedeza sericea on three acres planted in April 1940. Preparation included land turning disking and harrowing with timely fertilization. Seed harvested is favored over hay due to scarcity and expected demand next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis .Caperton
Massey
E. P. Thornhill
Caperton
Thornhill
Center Grove Home Demonstration elects officers at July meeting
The Center Grove Home Demonstration Club held its July meeting at Mrs. Gene Enterkin house with thirteen members present. Officers for the coming year were elected including Mrs. Enterkin as president and Miss Mary McKee as chairman of reaching more rural women. The August meeting will be at Mrs. Estes’s on August 21. The Center Point club met at Mrs. Charlie Igginton’s home with Mrs. Willis Morrow presiding in the president’s absence. The group opened with the song Alabama and a devotional by Dorothy Mae Wigginton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt Humphrey
Miss Rowe
John Coney
Herman Windsoe
Center Grove
G. M Estes
Herman Saylor
Mary McKee
Gene Enterkin
Center Point Home Demonstration Club
Charlie Igginton
Willis Morrow
Alabama
Dorothy Mae Wigginton
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Town Creek
J-30
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Madison
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Ben B. Peete
National Bureau of Standards
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