Let's Turn To Livestock In Time Editorial
Dr Poe urges Southern farmers to switch toward meat production ahead of looming government limits on cotton. He warns against idle acres and emphasizes cattle hogs milk and poultry as future essentials. The piece stresses planning for 10 to 20 years and cites grain and market shifts affecting farm choices.
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Progressive
America
Washington
South
North
B. T. Simms
Usda Animal Industry
W. L. Myers
Cornell College of Agriculture
American Plant Food Council
Dean Myers
Soil Conservation Plan Discussed at Union Hill
W C Henderson of Union Hill visited the Soil Conservation Service office Saturday to discuss a plan. He also received purchase orders from the PMA for 400 pounds of casey peas and 400 pounds crimson clover seed to mix with reseeding crimson clover for soil conservation and grazing crops. He plans reseeding to avoid fall planting and expects both crops to volunteer back.
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W.C. Henderson
Union Hill
Soil Conservation Service
P.M.A
Charlie Calloway
Mr. Henderson
Casey
Henderson
Your Woods By John F Kelly forest Ranger
An impassioned appeal from forest ranger John F. Kelly condemns carelessness in Morgan County causing fires that harm land, wildlife, and homes. He urges teachers, professionals, leaders, and all citizens to help prevent forest fires and educate others.
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John F. Kelly
Morgan County
Southerners urged to shift crops as livestock outlook improves
The article notes experts predict livestock, dairy, and poultry needs will rise, urging Southern farmers to expand hogs and beef cattle and reduce cotton. It highlights plans for pasture-based feeding, crop rotations, and soil building, with farmers like Guy Roberts advancing soil and water conservation and pasture improvements amid recovering wartime labor.
Many Weevils Reported In Pryor Cotton Field
Maynard Layman and Sam Hobbs describe a Pryor place field where vetch is planted and three cotton blooms yield five grown weevils. The account notes a high weevil count for the local area and reflects ongoing pest concerns.
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Sam Hobbs
Pryor
Luke Pryor
Vetch
River Bank Cotton Opens Early In Three Alabama Counties
The first bales of cotton in Morgan Limestone and Madison counties were picked along the Tennessee River. Morgan county bale by Joe Evans between Blue Spring and the Wilder Place where Flint Creek winds to the river. Limestone county bale from Bob Lewis place near Harris Station. Madison county bale by John Cook from the river landing area near Triana. All bales ginned or sent to Madison gin. The reason for earlier riverbank openings is not given.
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Morgan
Limestone
Madison Counties
Tennessee River
Morgan County
Joe Evans
Blue Spring
Wilder Place
Tennessee
Decatur
Limestone County
Bob Lewis
Harris Station
Farmer Clyde Crawford Expands Fall Planting Plan
Clyde Crawford continues a two year effort to rescue land by preparing and fertilizing several acres of bottom land this fall. He aims to plant where soil is best suited, praising a soil conservation plan for boosting farm productivity. Nearby, Guy Smith of Priceville also prepared land for rescue and clover pasture.
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Guy Roberts
Guy
Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District
Clyde Crawford
Crawford
Guy Smith
Priceville
Early Picking Opens Across Broad Cotton Belt
Early picking outlook covers Cullman County to the Tennessee line with cotton opening in spots. The two week span suggests widespread picking activity as fields become ready.
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Cullman Nty
Tennessee Line
Forest Fire Prevention Education Plan Proposed in Schools
The text urges including forestry and fire prevention in curricula and promoting early training to make fire care habitual. It calls for forestry demonstrations, ranger talks, distribution of fire prevention literature, and cooperation from civic and veterans organizations to prevent waste of soil, timber, and wildlife.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Womens Club
Finding Guns Hidden Along Roads Across the Countryside
A fragment notes guns found every few miles with a two week span showing daily finds. The terse line hints at ongoing gun movements and patrol or search efforts without detailing locations or sources.
Editorial on cotton farming and land use in Decatur
Sound editorial from The Progressive Farmer, presented by The Daily, argues for selecting the most productive land for cotton and using remaining land for livestock. It criticizes National Cotton Council messaging and notes Decatur’s potential advantage from local farm markets.
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National Cotta Council
Deccatur
Wisconsin farmlands revive via legume green manure practice
In Wisconsin many fields lie idle as soil loses fertility from years of cash crop farming. Miss Lela Starks of Oneida County is honored by the University of Wisconsin for legume green manure rotating into 200 acre blocks. She reports a 40 bushel per acre yield increase by plowing under a legume crop every third year, aided by commercial fertilizer, improving soil fertility beyond earlier levels.
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Wisconsin
Lela Starks
Oneida County
University of Wisconsin
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