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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1950
Page
13
Alabama dairies report a record calf crop this season tied to growing interest in dairying and improved breeding practices. Jerry Hart of Falkville demonstrates artificial insemination with two heifers, showing clear advantages at three weeks old.
Grain to pork to market in Alabama advances as farmers plan hogging programs this month. G B Phillips, hog specialist, urges timely handling to beat winter markets and avoid wasting green or early harvested corn.
SABAMA leads in free government cotton classing under the Smith-Doxey Act with 390,115 bales classed last year, 46 percent of the national crop. Alabama credit goes to 369 organized Cotton Improvement Associations. Farmers should apply yearly and hold summer meetings to update records and memberships.
Alabama farmers faced severe losses as boll weevil damage trimmed about 50 million dollars from the state’s cotton income. Experts warn of a repeat in 1950 and urge careful timing of sprays and dustings using toxaphone and BHC DDT to protect bolls during setting and maturation.
Reports say boll weevils already strip young cotton stalks of leaves in North Alabama. Farmers rely on poison and dust to protect stands. entomologists warn the worst is to come as weevils threaten crops during formation and maturation.
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