Weather and hog feeding tips from county agents
The county agent notes cool nights hurt cotton yields and lice infestation, but Morgan County expects fair to excellent results with proper care. Purdue data show salt in hog feed increases gain and saves feed costs, with salt reducing corn and protein needs. Recommend mineral mixes, basic slag and salt for hogs and loose salt for other livestock, protected from weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Wagnon
Morgan County
Self
Purdue Experiment Station
Lafayette
Indiana
War on the house fly with All Purpose Garden Dust
The article urges using DDT against house flies and promotes All Purpose Garden Dust as a single solution for garden pests. It notes seed and feed dealers in Morgan County stock the dust and that major firms sell it under various trade names for broad insect control.
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Morgan County
Salt supplies for livestock skirmish or cautionary note
A farmer warns that inadequate salt for livestock risks health and productivity. The column urges timely provision of mineral licks or salt blocks to herds and suggests checking troughs and supply schedules to prevent undernourishment.
Planting California Black Eye Peas for Morgan County Land
Morgan County planners urge farmers to seed thin, unprofitable land with California Black Eye Peas mid June. J C LaRue Canning will buy peas and haul to a Tennessee plant. centers open per 500 acre community or nearest center. Benefits include soil improvement and earlier cash income.
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Moran County
California
L. T. Wagnon
J. C. LaRue Canning Company
Hohenwald
Tennessee
Morgan County
Tennessee Canning
Danville FHA Girls Attend State Convention at Montevallo
Danville FHA chapter members led by advisor Miss Bernice Bailey traveled to the state FHA convention at Montevallo with outgoing president Eduria McAbee and treasurer Rebae Williams. Marie Moore served as parliamentarian as Williams also visited Vulcan enroute to Crete. The group reported a full schedule of thrills and adventures including elections and a banquet.
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Danville
FHA
Bernice Bailey
Montevallo
Eduria McAbee
Rebae Williams
Trea
Marie Moore
Surer
Williams
Vulcan
Crete
Jersey Cattle Carload Sails in Morgan County Sale
Walter Drake of Birmingham former Madison County resident ferries a Jersey cattle car to Morgan County for a June 19 sale. This marks the first registered Jersey carload in the area with the Home Oil Mill enabling use of its back property for the event.
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Walter Drake
Jersey
Canada
Alabama
Decatur
Guernsey Cattle Club
Birmingham
Madimn County
Morgan County
Home Oil Mill
Dry weather affects cotton stands in valley fields
The dry spell shows good stands in early cotton but late cotton struggles with a poor stand. Lite cotton faces a notably weaker outlook in many areas as drought tells.
District Dairy Show Adds Artificial Breeding Heifer Class
The Decatur district dairy show announces a new class for heifers produced under Alabama artificial breeding. Entries will be divided into grade and registered groups, with strong interest anticipated to grow into a large class at the September 13 14 event.
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Decatur
Alabama
Jerry Bradford Earns State Farmer Award at Auburn
Jerry Bradford, a leading buyer at the Guernsey Safe, will receive the State Farmer award at Auburn on Thursday. He bought five Guernsey cows and, with the FFA honor, emerges as a leading Northern Alabama figure. Bradford is well known in Decatur sales and previously won ribbons at the District Dairy Show.
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Jerry Bradford
Auburn
Jerry
Alabama
Decatur
Dry weather cuts Tennessee milk production up to 12 percent
Reports from middle Tennessee indicate dry weather has reduced milk production by as much as 12 percent. Thunder showers are forecast for today but a general rain could slow cotton and corn growth and affect pastures.
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Middle Tennessee
Truman backs farming push ahead of adjournment
The article notes President Truman’s Western trip urging Congress to pass agriculture bills before adjournment for the Republican Convention. Both Democrats and Republicans are campaigning on farm policy, with broad backing for the farming program among voters and leaders.
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Truman
Congress
Alabama FFA Convention to Feature Ervin Martin Address
Alabama FFA members will gather for their nineteenth annual convention in Auburn in June with an address by Ervin Martin national FFA president from Salem Indiana on Wednesday night June 9. Martin, a veteran with a 200 acre dairy hog farm, joined FFA in 1940 and has held multiple state and national roles. The convention expects about 1000 members and advisers.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Ffa
Ervin Martin
FFA
Ervin
Salem
Indiana
Martin
Dane Lowery
Jamison
Bobby White
Riverton
Ralph Etheridge
McAdory
Eldred Croft
Straughn
Wayne Upton
Centre
J. C. Cannon
State Department of Education
Montgomery
T. L. Faulkner
Vote of the Middle West Shapes Emergent Platform Content
The brief notes a political focus in the Middle West with intentions to draft extensive statements across platforms. It hints at campaign strategy and the exchange of ideas within regional politics without detailing specific actors or outcomes.
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middle-West
Michigan voag aims keep boys in farming after graduation
Farm Journal reports Michigan vocational agriculture officials find 61 percent of 1938 voag graduates and 67 percent of 1940 graduates still farm. Only about 25 percent pursue college, with most who stay in farming due to school projects helping start their own businesses.
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Michigan Vocational Agriculture
Voag
Farm Journal
Vo Ag
Vocational Agriculture Board
Gadsden Man Heads Vets Organization
William P. Gwin, a retired Gadsden manufacturer, was named commander of the Alabama department of the United Spanish War Veterans at the three day convention in Mobile. Charles G. Hurst of Birmingham was named junior vice commander. Delegates urged making Richmond Pearson Hobson’s birthplace in Greensboro a federal shrine as well as a state one.
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Mobile
Ala
William P. Gwin
Gadsden
Alabama Department of United Spanish War Veterans
Charles G. Hurst
Birmingham
Congress
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Greensboro
Estate of Daniel Webster Speare Probate Notice
Letters Testamentary on the last will of Daniel Webster Speare granted June 8 1948 by Judge C Almon Probate Court Morgan County. Notice is hereby given to creditors and heirs to present claims and for actions required by law.
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Daniel Webster Speare
C. Almon
Morgan County
Estate claims notice for Sleetie Waddell Speake
All persons with claims against the estate of Sleetie Waddell Speake must present them within the legally allowed time or be barred. Publication dates June 9 16 23.
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Son, A
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Burleson Mountain
John Penne
Eva
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Mrs. C
Harp
M. J
Florence
AIR Conditioning Jones Coal Co
A. L
Pete” Henderson
Thomas A. Bowles
Sec
Treas
Morgan National
Farm Loan Association
Eyster Bldg
Hartselle
Philco Radio
Georgia L. Dunn
Lacey's Spring
M. J. Gray
Athens
L. C. Echols
Natural Bridge
J. J. Grand
Bethel
Cullman
Route 1
Denville
Lawrence, Key
Route 3
Moulton
Chevrolet
John Deere
R. EB. Venable
Spencer’ Weinman
Somerville
Assey
C. L. Driver
Charles
Smith
Decatur Highway
Rutgers
Florence Moore
Trailer Park
High School St
C. R. Wells
Union Grove
Arrow Provisions
Turner Com & Gran Co
Checkerboard Store
Moulton ST
I Tarim
ieHome News
Sion
Robin & Meyers
Daily & Maples
Appliance Co
Lee Street
J. R. Daniels
EEE
Johnnie Aycock
Radio Shack
F.H.A
President Truman
Gadsden Man
Vets’ Organization
Second Ave
Sleetie Waddell
R. J. Poteete
4Th Ave
12Th Ave. E
Market St
U. S
Joe Hagler
Royal Tire Service
Lee
Wiley Motor CO
Willys—Jeep
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