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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1939
Page
16
Vocational agriculture notes explore Tanner beans as a cash crop and seed source. Tanner beans yield 10 to 20 bushels per acre and mature earlier than O-to-tan, with low shattering. Growers are urged to develop their own seed supply alongside Lespedeira and soybeans for annual hay crops.
H W Dearing assistant extension agricultural engineer prepared blue prints for many farm needs from hog feeder to modern farm home. Farmers wishing to construct any farm buildings could contact the county agent.
Blue prints have been furnished to several farmers in the county by Miss Ericn Rowe the home agent or B G Hall the county agent. L D Moore and T A Gandy secured prints for hog feeders. Harold Eliason a blue print for student desks Mrs Allie Sandlin formula for white wash H H Edmondson for poultry house Leon Bennett Danville poultry house Mrs Earl Thompson Falkville Route 1 and Mrs Ruth Brooks of Laceys Spring have secured farm house plans and Mrs O L Otter of Decatur for broader house.
Dr. B. F. Tingle, pastor of the First Methodist church, returns from vacation and will fill the pulpit in the morning and evening services Sunday. He will speak Sunday morning on The Wonderful Christ.
Morgan County farm agent L J Williams boosted a cotton based income by expanding into dairy and hog production. From 1930 to 1938 he built a six cow herd with four young heifers and a bull, milking on ten acres and planning pasture expansion. He uses a Jersey bull and aims to improve feed with oats and diversified grasses. He reports sour cream from his cows as a substantial extra income.
Professor E C McDaniel returns home after Peabody studies while residents report travels and visits across nearby towns. Families and friends, including Mrs Rayburn Neville in Tuscaloosa and Garth Kimbrells from the World’s Fair trip, share updates on health, work, and visits to Huntsville Wilson Dam and Decatur.
Beginning in January 1939 Morgan County held regular monthly meetings across 37 communities. The county agent and five vocational agriculture teachers lead discussions on the AAA program and farming topics. Attendees report high value and aim to reach more farmers to reduce confusion on programs. Regular attendees receive notices, and the mailing list is updated quarterly.
The farmer reports average weekly income of six dollars plus two sales of market hogs yearly yielding 200 to 300 dollars gross. He also broadcasts at least twenty five loads of manure valued at seventy five dollars annually.
Federal funding since 1917 supports vocational education in agriculture in Alabama high schools. Morgan county hosts five departments in Falkville Danville Eva Hartselle Cotaco with programs for boys and adult farmers, plus FFA as the student leadership group.
Since 1933 Morgan County farmers have progressed in workstock production. A 1938 Extension Service survey shows 337 farmers keep 521 brood mares and produce about 443 colts annually. Trinity volunteers started a colt show in 1934 with two colts, rising to 82 entries in 1939.
Morgan county farmers learn a stream of running water is unnecessary for a successful pond. An ideal site lies in a natural drain between slopes with runoff captured by a dam. A thirty five acre field can sustain a one acre pond. larger ponds need bigger drainage.
Kenneth Hennessey, band director, hopes to meet as many new band students as possible before the school year begins and plans to speak with them prior to start.
F B Sparkman of Oak Ridge, visiting Decatur Tuesday, is reported to suffer an infected left hand. Friends across the county will regret his condition as he sought medical attention during the trip.
A notice invites interested parties to call at Central High School on Thursday Friday or Saturday between nine and noon to begin arrangements with minimal delay. Entitled to prompt action and coordination, the item stresses timing and accessible contact.
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