North Alabama Farmers Boost Sheep Production
North Alabama farmers have rapidly increased sheep production over the past two years. Farmers like John M. Lile of Leighton and Charlie Glover of Moulton credit soil conservation, lush pastures, and quick profits from lambs and wool for expanding flocks.
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North
Alabama
John M. Lile
Leighton
Lile
Mr. Lile
Glover
Troy Hall
Danville
Guy Roberts
Hartselle
Morgan County
Spiders Ride Warm Air Currents to Great Heights
Young spiders cast silk streams to catch rising air and lift themselves up to 14 000 feet, enabling journeys spanning thousands of miles in certain cases.
Tolbert Shoeshine Prices Rise Then Fall in Court House
In Corpus Christi Frank Tolbert raised shoe shine prices from 15 to 20 cents sparking a quick loss of business. A 10 cent tip left five cents short, marking an economic awakening. Prices in Nueces county court house return to 15 cents amid a related restraining order by Justice Conroy in New York.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Frank Tolbert
Court House
Tolbert
Nueces County Court House
Supreme Court
Joseph M. Conroy
Queens
Adolph Rothbaum
Woodhaven
Rothbaum
Macy's restrained from cutting prices in New York
Macy's Department Store, a leader in the ongoing retail price battle, was restrained by a court order from cutting prices. The ruling halts actions at Macy's New York location as proceedings continue.
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New York
Macy’s Department Store
Rescue grass promotes year round grazing on Alabama farms
Soil Conservation Service notes Rescue grass reseeds reliably on Class III pastures in North Alabama. Farmers from Danville to Hulaco report acreages and interplanting with kudzu shows promise for perennial grazing, with feeding value comparable to fescue and orchard grass.
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L. Q. Harrison
Danville
Phil Orr
Soil Conservation Service
T. T. Thomason
Lebanon
Lavon Jones
Lacon
J. E. Bean
Austinville
Rescue
Alabama
Barney Nunnelley
Hulaco
Nunnelley
T. W. Cole
Potash News
Conserve Our Soil Aids Grazing With Drought-Resistant Sericea
Conservation efforts to protect soil are aiding grazing in the region as sericea lespedeza shows higher drought tolerance than many forage plants. The plant’s resilience supports sustainable pastures and livestock feeding amid dry conditions.
Wheat Fields Dominate Kansas Agriculture
Wheat fields cover about one fourth of Kansas and the state produces about one fourth of the nation’s annual wheat harvest, highlighting its critical role in U.S. agriculture.
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Kansas
United States
Kansas Tops Nation in Wheat Production Again
Kansas leads the United States in wheat production, continuing a long-standing pattern of being the top wheat growing state. Other states follow but Kansas maintains its prominent position in national acreage and yield.
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