Room for more sheep on Alabama farms says extension expert
Dr. R. B. Sage and livestock specialist Dr. Sage note Alabama farms hold over a million cattle and hogs but only 483000 sheep. He says sheep offer strong return on investment through wool and lambs, with small flocks yielding high lamb crops. Proper grazing and foundation ewes with a good purebred ram are advised for top results.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
R. 8. Sage
Sugg
Montgomery
Sage
Cotton plan views differ on export subsidy impact
A cross section of southern cotton men expressed diverse views on the government export plan to gain a fair share of world trade. The subsidy, effective July 26, would pay exporters 112 cents a pound on cotton and 1 to 2.10 cents on cotton goods abroad, with opinions from H E Thompson, F W Colby, J E McDonald, Eugene Talmadge, and others noting potential price effects and risks.
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Atlanta
Wallace
H. E. Thompson
Arkansas State Extension Service
F. W. Colby
AAA
Tennessee
J. E. McDonald
Texas
P. E. Harrell
Oklahoma Cotton Growers ‘Association
Leslie Wasserman
Corpus Christi Tex
Sandlin Reunion Location Change
The Sandlin reunion will be held in Kenlock instead of Natural due to road construction. Relatives are asked to note the change of place.
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Sandlin
Kenlock
Beekeeper Loses Honey as Bees Return to Hives
In Mt Sterling Kentucky A. F. Shields placed 75 pounds of honey in his garage to move later. He returned to find the crates empty and the bees had carried all the honey back to the hives, leaving no honey to truck away.
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MT. Sterling
A. F. Shields
For Sale Tomato Plants at Low Prices
Nice tomato plants for sale priced at 10 cents per dozen or 30 cents per hundred. Sets available until August 1.
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Jersey
Oakville
Danville
Cotton bagging patterns sold under AAA program
About 970000 cotton bagging patterns were sold for bale coverings in the 1937 38 fiscal year, enough for over 8 percent of the US cotton crop. Alabama used 11115 patterns. New Orleans mills manufactured patterns sold to producers and ginners for 45 cents each plus a 28 cent indemnity, totaling 73 cents per pattern.
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Auburn
Ala
United States
Alabama
New Orleans
Lawrence Myers
Division of Marketing and Marketing Agreements
Food stamp plan expands to Birmingham as fourth city
Secretary Wallace announces Birmingham will begin distributing surplus agricultural goods via food stamps about August 1. The program, already active in Rochester Bayton and Seattle, targets 15 000 eligible Birmingham public aid cases including WPA workers Social Security recipients and non aid recipients. Each eligible family will receive 50 cents in stamps weekly per person to buy designated surplus foods.
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Auburn
Ala
Birmingham
Henry A. Wallace
Rochester
New York
Bayton
Ohio
Seattle
Washington
Daily Crossword Puzzle Glued With Jumbled Clues
A scrambled crossword listing many across and down clues. Entries include references to astronomy, languages, and common nouns with mismatched spaces and stray letters suggesting a damaged puzzle page. The grid hints at themes like exclamations and titles, plus standard crossword terms.
Farming Progress and Negro Farmers in Morgan County
A county demonstration program led by T W Bridges highlights improvements in cotton, corn, hay, pastures and truck crops across Morgan County. Notable farms include Clayburn Sharpley 28 peach trees selling 109 bushels of fruit, and Ruby Sharpley with a modern, self-sustaining farm. The piece notes Alabama’s high participation in extension meetings and mentions canning plant talks in Courtland and broader state agricultural developments including a mulberry and silk project at Atmore prison farm and new markets in Etowah and Gadsden.
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Decatur
T. W. Bridges
Clayburn Sharpley
Route 1
Danville
Clayburn
Georgia
South Carolina
J.B. Sharpley
S. Clayburn
Belle Mina Experiment Station
Ruby Sharpley
Morgan County
Henry Bibb
Hartselle
Middle Tennessee
Alabama
United States
Russellville
Atmore
Silk Industry, Inc
Etowah County
Gadsen
Anniston
Lemons and Limes Rally as Summer Delights Across America
An Auburn news item notes lemons and limes surge in demand during heat waves. It cites a plentiful supply estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and reports the lemon crop is near record-largest, tracing citrus origins from the Orient to Europe and the New World with stops in Sicily and Tahiti.
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Auburn
Ala
United States Department of Agriculture
Orient
Europe
New World
America
Sicily
Yucatan
Tahiti
Export Offices to Opened Shortly for Cotton Program
The agriculture department will open offices in four shipping centers to administer a cotton export program starting Thursday. Exporters will receive a bounty of 12 cents per pound for cotton shipped abroad until next summer. Offices and directors: New York E L Henchey Fall River New York Savannah P H Puller Jr Indianola Miss New Orleans J Warren Smith Miami Houston Andrew J Bohart Fort Worth.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
New York
E. L. Henchey
Fall River
N. Y
Savannah
P. H. Puller, Jr
Indianola
Miss
New Orleans
New Testament Sermon Topic Draws Church Attendance
The Westside Church of Christ led by Howard D. Parker holds evening services with the topic The New Testament. Visiting preachers attend regularly as services run daily at 10 00 a m and 7 30 p m.
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Westside Church of Christ
Howard D. Parker
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