Rain Plays Havoc on Mud Tavern and Prairie Year
Rainfall in Mud Tavern totals near five inches with earlier heavy downpours. Town access is disrupted as creeks swell. farmers expect more storms while hoping for NW winds and drier air. Prairie Farmer notes a year of above average yields amid a slow spring and harvest delays. The piece weighs national issues from war to agriculture and price stability, calling agriculture policy pivotal in the year ahead.
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Moulton Road
Prairie Farmer
Your County Agent Offers Practical Farm Tax and Livestock Tips
A county agent outlines how farm records ease tax liability by keeping income steady, advises year end checks, and suggests delaying sales to balance income. It also covers litter management in laying houses, the cost of feeding heavier hog weights, and the impact of female boll weevils on cotton. December farrowing guidance emphasizes heat and clean facilities to protect piglets.
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Kipling
Mississippi Experiment Station
Stoneville
Morgan County
Alabama
Open Letter to Cotton Editorial Board Critics in Agriculture
Roy E. Larsen challenges an agriculture editorial on cotton policy, cites figures on cotton imports and exports, and defends free market arguments. He lists Cotton Advisory Committee members by state, recalls 1930s farm conditions, and invites editors to Decatur to learn from farmers and the cotton trade.
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Roy E. Larsen
Life
New York
N.Y
Rabbi Ben-Azai
Freeman
Alabama
Alexander Nunn
Arizona
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Phoenix
Dan Clarke
Tucson
Arkansas
Rufus Branch
Joiner
Harvey Adams
West Memphis
John L. Godley
Osceola
California
James Y. Camp
Bakersfield
Rudolph Miller
el Centro
Harry Baker
Fresno
Georgia
David W. Brooks
Atlanta
Andrew J. Singletary
Blakely
Louisiana
Charles Grayson
Fort Necessity
Clinton
Texas
Wilmer Smith
Lubbock
John V. Stiles
Taylor
Burris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
Eugene Butler
Dallas
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Jack J. Stoneham
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
W. Gordon McCabe, Jr
Greenville
S.C
Edward Mauldin
Leighton
Ala
C. R. Sayre
Greenwood
Miss
Harpers Monthly Magazine
Remley J. Glass
Springfield
Illinois
Paul Angle
Decatur
Path of supply management through monopoly control
A discussion on using marketing agreements to regulate supply and the potential clash in Congress, farm organizations, and USDA strategy. The author urges calm, principled decision making and careful planning for the coming year.
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Congress
USDA
Bookmobile Schedule for Somerville Cotaco Union Hill Hartselle
The notice lists bookmobile stops with times at Somerville Negro School 9 to 9 30, Cotaco School 9 45 to 11 15, Union Hill School 12 15 to 1 45, and Hartselle Library 2 45 to 3 45. It also includes farming tips about sow sanitation and iron injections for piglets and a few economic facts about agricultural employment and spending.
World’s Largest Bible Reading Session Announced
The American Bible Society conducts a yearly Bible read on Christmas day. More than 100,000,000 people worldwide read passages suggested by the society.
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American Bible Society
Society
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