Home Demonstration Club women boost Alabama homemaking value
Auburn Aug 23 Home Demonstration Club women and 4 H Club girls report that the business of homemaking in dollars and cents was worth at least 9 778 516 95 to their families over the past year They note home grown food and products as a growing business providing better nutrition and cash from surpluses The outlook is good as families plan year round gardens budget poultry flocks and dairy care while emphasizing wise spending land use and resource conservation for better rural living.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Etna McGaugh
Saving Seed Will Bring Dividends in Alabama Farm Trial
C N Buchanan of Lily Flagg in Madison County leads a seed saving effort with four and a half acres of common vetch and wheat. He harvested 4610 pounds of seed this spring and early summer, with about 50 to 60 percent being vetch. Several Madison County farmers are expanding seed saving to include crimson and white clover, wheat, vetch, and oats.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
C. N. Buchanan
Madison County
AUBURN ALA AAA PLAN LETS FARMERS GET LIM E AND PHOSPHATE
State AAA official A W Jones released figures showing only 15 counties use the plan supplying lime and triple superphosphate to farmers in lieu of AAA payments. Counties using lime are Coffee Limestone and Marion. those using phosphate include Barbour Bullock Elmore Franklin Greene Hale Lauderdale Lowndes Macon Marengo Marion Perry and Sumter.
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Auburn
Ala
A. W Jones
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Jones
Marion
Barbour
Bullock
Elmore
Franklin
Greene
Hale
Lauderdale
Lowndes
Macon
Marengo
Perry
Sumter
Around the 5 Counties Farming Notes and Developments
Walter Andrews reports open bolls in Limestone and Morgan counties as ginners anticipate cotton movement by September. TVA programs for marginal land are discussed at Belle Mina with Auburn’s P. Davis and Camp T. Bridges present. 4 H camps in Lawrence County end. 165 participants. Farm Day drew 400 attendees with activities and a dean's address. New Market notes milk expansion after a cheese plant funding push. local farmers expect higher dairy output. Livestock shows and sales continue in Trinity, Moulton, Danville, and 4-H events. Country Gentleman references a Laurel Mississippi starch factory boosting sweet potato feed productivity and hay from potato vines. Tennessee Valley farms weigh shift from corn to sweet potatoes for feed.
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Walter Andrews
Limestone County
Athens
Morgan County
Limestone
TVA
Experiment Farm
Belle Mina
P. ©. Davis
Auburn
T. W. Bridges
Ebenezer
Lawrence County
R. A. Carter
Alabama Land Grant College At Normal
J. Sidney Cates
Country Gentleman
Laurel
Miss
America
Tennessee Valley
Midwest
Perry County farmers shift from cotton to pasture
Perry county farmers show growing interest in row crops especially cotton. Much land once used for cotton is fenced and seeded to permanent pasture. Terracing reseeding depleted pastures and phosphate application are the main soil building practices in this area.
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Perry County
Black Belt
Cotton Study Expands Research At Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh August 23 Lawrence W Bass assistant director Mellon Institute announced expansion of cotton research eight scientists will work on new uses for lint seed and cotton stalks. He said cotton fellowships at Southern colleges likely to rise next year.
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Pittsburgh
Lawrence W. Bass
Mellon Institute
Bass
Southern Colleges
Boys Top the Older Folks in Etowah County 4-H Yields
In Gadsden Alabama Etowah County 4-H clubs led by J J Young show higher yields than adult farmers. Club members used more fertilizer and fertilizer side dressing and popularized winter cover crops boosting their corn and cotton results. In 1997 4-H members harvested 1240 pounds of seed cotton and 30.8 bushels of corn per acre versus 885 pounds and 133 bushels for farmers. In 1938 club yields reached 1300 pounds cotton per acre and 82.2 bushels corn against 710 pounds and 14 bushels for farmers.
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Gadsden
Ala—Etowan County
J. J. Young
Young
Etowah County
Keep Cows at Home With Good Pasture
Russellville local farm agent Alex J D Woods Franklin County says cows stay in pastures if fed well with ample forage and sturdy fences. He advises farmers to establish good pastures and buy fence breaking cows to prevent cornfield damage and boost profits.
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Russellville
Alex
J. D. Woods
Franklin
Revival by Rev Ralph Saunders at Cedar Plains Church
Rev Ralph Saunders of Cullman will lead a revival at Cedar Plains church starting Sunday August 27. Two services Sunday with a breakfast dinner at noon. Weekday services follow at 11 am and 8:45 pm with public invited.
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Ralph Saunders
Cullman
Cedar Plains Church
Morgan County Social Roundup Leaves for Florida and Visits
Miss Gwenda Holmes left Thursday to relatives in Palma City Florida. Miss Bonnie Moon was the end guest of Miss Ruth Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Alvis hosted a family Sunday visit. Miss Nell Bolding visited Miss Wright and others Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lewil Helms hosted visitors at McCollum. Louisa Shelton and family received visits, and Mrs. John Knight visited her parents.
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Gwenda Holmes
Palma City
Fla
Bonnie Moon
Ruth Turner
Decatur
Alvis
W. J
Nell Bolding
Miss Wright
Lewil Helms
McCollum
Hazel Hi
Ellis Shelton
Louise
Roy Brown
Joppa
John Knight
J. A. Craneford
Imogene McCollum
Louise Shelton
Sea Island cotton effort by 4-H club members in Gulf Coast
Youngsters from 4-H clubs in Mobile County work on Sea Island cotton planting and boll weevil control. They aim to boost Gulf Coast production by July with volunteers applying poison on cotton patches as boll weevils threaten yields. Agricultural officials see potential in turning the coast into a Sea Island cotton producing center.
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Mobile County
Sea Island
Gulf Coast
Revival to Start Near Rocky Ford
A revival will begin at the Rocky Ford church along Hartselle route this Sunday. The invitation stresses a cordial welcome to all town residents to attend the services.
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Rocky Ford
Rocky Ford Church
Hartselle
Birmingham Attorney Named Regional Counsel
Conley Merchant of Birmingham has been appointed regional counsel for the Wage and Hour Division of the U S Department of Labor. The Birmingham office, with Préd J. Cox as inspector, covers Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Birmingham
Ala
Conley Merchant
Federal Department of Labor
J. Coxé
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
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