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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
3
Agricultural guidance promotes hairy vetch as the top winter legume for Morgan County conditions. It advises early September planting, 20 to 30 pounds per acre, and fertilization with phosphate and limestone or triple superphosphate. inoculation is essential, with specifics on mixing inoculated seed, dirt, slag or phosphate, and careful planting depth.
A Chicago mercantile exchange member failed to overturn the 1936 Commodity Exchange Act as unconstitutional in a federal district court opinion issued today. The ruling preserves the act’s validity and its regulatory framework.
Alabama crops gain from recent light to moderate showers with cotton picking underway in the Black Belt and Gulf region. Governor Bibb Graves tours affected areas and notes cotton in the south is heavily damaged by high winds and hurricane, while experts advise northern farmers to plant crimson clover to improve soils.
Danville farmers advance seed saving with a shared threshing machine capable of handling small grain peas beans cane seed and lespedeza. The cooperative purchase reflects growing cooperation and aims to boost local seed saving efforts with readiness to save lespedeza seed when needed.
Chinese reports say rioting broke out in Chengtu as a harsh aftermath to the killings of two Japanese. Mobs smashed windows of stores alleged to handle Japanese merchandise.
W. A. Crawford of Baileyton Alabama Route 1 seeks to buy a ten and a half foot long wheel base truck in good condition. State price and all details in first letter. A-26.
Farmers may submit ads to The Daily Farm Editor for free three insertions. Ads must meet approval and can cover farm articles for sale. After obtaining desired results, request cessation of the ad.
A classified notice listing multiple requests and offers from Alabama residents. Items include a hay press, tractor, grist mill rocks, a 12 gauge shotgun, galvanized roofing, and a 20 acre share crop. Contacts include W T Crawford Baileyton Decatur Calvin Cantrell Hillsboro E A Owens Decatur T L Boucher Lacon Ernest L Morgan Hartselle.
Auburn August 27 A W L Randolph of the Alabama Extension Service outlined the Bankhead farm tenant bill before the Alabama policy committee. The proposal would create a government backed credit and supervision corporation to help tenants become owners with loans over 40 years at low interest. Randolph cited cotton tenant cash incomes and high regional tenancy rates to argue tenancy as a national problem with Alabama tenancy rising from 57.9 percent in 1920 to 64.4 percent in 1935.
Prof. J. M. Robinson of Auburn warns Alabama farmers to expect a second generation of cotton leaf worms about three weeks after the first. He says the pest can be controlled by applying calcium arsenate to the cotton.
The Rural Resettlement Administration said it reduced 1,786 farm debts in Alabama by 297,830 dollars. Debts originally totaling 1,418,047 dollars were adjusted through state voluntary farm debt committees. More than 400 cases remain under consideration.
The Gum Springs club, organized three years ago with Mrs Tommie Brindleys as foods leader, continues under Mrs Brindleys daughter Mrs Wade after the leader's death. Members improve housekeeping, food preservation, and community effort with a July picnic, home improvements, chickens, milk, quilts, and other projects.
The Farm Credit Administration reports fewer mortgaged farms in Alabama and across the United States. Alabama’s farm mortgage debt fell to an estimated 78.46 million on January 1, 1935 from 83.76 million in 1930, with refinancings covering about 85 percent of new borrowing.
A guidance piece on creating sauces for vegetables and meats, detailing three thickening families, flour or cornstarch based white sauces, egg thickeners, and thin sauces. It covers fat and liquid ratios for different foods, method of mixing, and flavor variations including cheese, tomato, beef stock and fruit juice.
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