Morgan County Leads in Alabama Farm Income Shifts
Baldwin county rose to first in Alabama in 1928 with a per capita income of 410 from 293 in 1925, aided by county agents, while Morgan county fell to second with 356 despite rich soil and without agents. The Alabama Farmer editor Harry Wise notes the impact of agricultural agents on county rankings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alabama
Baldwin County
Baldwin
Harry Wise
Alabama Farmer, Auburn
Colbert County
Cullman County
Jackson County
Lauderdale County
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Madison County
Marshall County
State of Alabama
Desene
Social notes from Hough Store and surrounding areas
In Other Communities MOULTON ROUTE TWO Misses Virginia Privett and Clara Kitchens attended the singing at the Hough Store Sunday. Jimmie Hampton has returned home after a weekend in Montgomery. Misses Jewell and Ruby Maner attended the singing at Caddo Sunday. J E Privett and daughter Katherine visited Moulton Saturday. Jimmie Hampton and family visited Mr. and Mrs J F Lang of Pleasant Hill Sunday. Mrs Jay Long and Mildred Nell spent Sunday with Mrs J F Lang and Gladys. Mr and Mrs John McCutcheon spent Saturday night with Luther and Mrs Cooper of Six Mile. Ester Tate and mother of Stevenson Ala weekend guests of sister and daughter Mrs Robert Willis. Orville and Doll Day Saturday night with Tom Murphy. Omer Elders spent Clyde Miller. Roy and John McCutcheon were in Huntsville Saturday. Alex Williams visited Sunday with D O Oldacre, Roy Moore and family and Mrs Nola Hill and baby of Lacey Springs with R T Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Privett
Clara Kitchens
Hough
Jimmie Hampton
Montgomery
Jewell
Ruby Maner
Caddo
J. E. Privett
Kathrine
Moulton
J. F. Lang
Pleasant Hill
Jay Long
Mildred Nell
Gladys
John McCutcheon
Luther Cooper
Six Mile
Ester Tate
Stevenson
Ala
Arts
Robert Willis
Orville
Tom Murphy
Omer Elders
Clyde Miller
Roy
Huntsville
Alex Williams
D. O. Oldacre
Roy Moore
Nola Hill
Baby
Lacey Springs
R. T. Thomas
Morgan County Farm Prospects for Doubling Income
The article notes Morgan county's rich agricultural resources but low current farm income. It argues farm agency work, marketing resources, and cooperative buying and selling could double a farmer's income within five to ten years. It references local families visiting and a specialist on job to keep people well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Morgan County
Weekend social notes from CAPSHAW area
Mr and Mrs John F Smith and son Edwin Smith visited over weekend. Stanley Nelson and daughter Betty June joined Mr and Mrs Comner Cole. W G Balch and twins James and Joe traveled to Belle Mina. Claude and Lionel Smith stayed in Lynchburg Tennessee with relatives. A large crowd attended the singing at Toney Sunday. Mary Cole visited with Flossie Balch. Lyonia and Pauline Vasser spent the weekend with their parents. Mary Cole Carlos and Bert Cole Garland Vasser and Claude Smith attended a Belle Mina picnic Friday. Elizabeth Barley stayed with Isabell Smith. Christine Erwin and Katherine Silvertooth from Lynchburg visit relatives here. Lamon Newby and children of Athens spent Sunday with Larkin Sanderson. Hazel Sanders of Gurley spends the week with J E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Smith
Edwin Smith
Stanley Nelson
Betty June
Comner Cole
W. G. Balch
James
Joe
Belle Mina
Claude
Lionel Smith
Lynchburg
Tenn
Toney
Mary Cole
Flossie Balch
Lyonia
Pauline Vasser
Carlos
Bert Cole
Garland Vasser
Claude Smith
Elizabeth Barley
Isabell Smith
Christine Erwin
Kathrine Silvertooth
Lamon Newby
Lamon Newby and Children
Athens
Larkin Sanderson
Hazel Sanders
Gurley
J. E. Smith
Buckwheat Suggested After Poor Corn Crops
Buckwheat serves as a good crop where corn has failed. Prepare ground by dishing or harrowing. Estimate local seeding time by planning 12 weeks of growth before the first killing frost.
Station Study of Fertilizer Plans
Alabama Experiment Station researchers study cotton fertilization to optimize timing and nutrient mix. They recommend applying phosphate and potash, plus one-quarter of nitrate before planting, with the remainder as a side dressing about 35 to 40 days after planting.
Lee Terry's 4-H Club Triumphs in Alabama Springs
Lawrence Farm Agent records Lee Terry of the Lawrence County 4-H Club recalling his start in 1925, his roles as president, and his success through cotton and corn projects. He describes missing county agents, reviving club activity, earning certificates, winning county fair prizes, and earning a place at a national 4-H camp in Washington.
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J. E. Carter Lawrence
Lee Terry
Lawrence County
Washington
Alabama
J.C. Lowery
Auburn
Mt. Moriah
J. T. Belue
Town Creek Girl To Take European Tour
Kathlee Lee of Town Creek plans a European tour after visiting Virginia and New York. She will study English literature and history at Oxford University and has a background in 4-H club work, winning prizes and holding leadership roles, including president of Mt. Moriah 4-H and Alabama junior dairy association.
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Town Creek Girl
Kathlee Lee
William J. Lee
Town Creek
Virginia
New York
George Washington
Europe
Miss Lee
France
Italy
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Germany
England
Oxford University
Martha Washington College
Peabody College
Nashville
Birmingham
Alabama
Demonstration on Cotton Fertilizer Use at Mr Peebles Farm
Mr Peebles applied 600 lbs superphosphate 300 lbs nitrate of soda and 75 lbs nitriate of potash per acre on five acres of cotton with one-fourth of the nitrate applied at planting and 225 lbs as a side dressing 35 to 40 days later. Six rows received only the base mix without nitrate of soda. Belue urges farmers to visit the Peebles farm to learn producing better cotton at lower cost per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Belue
W. G. Peebles
Alabama Experiment Station
Limestone County
Belue
Mooresville
Belle Mina
Peebles
Farm Income Comparisons in Tennessee Valley Counties
A table by Harry Wise analyzes three year income and averages for Morgan County and eight other Tennessee Valley counties. The Alabama Farmer editor compares county incomes, tiling practices, and efforts to boost farm earnings after a detailed study of farming conditions in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley
Harry Wise
Alabama Farmer
Auburn
Best Time to Cut Oats Is When in Hard Dough Stage
The best time to cut oats is in the hard dough stage. Cutting earlier yields underfilled grain that shrivels and loses weight. If left until fully ripe, much of the crop shatters and is lost during harvest.
Harvest timing for sweet clover seed production
To get the best seed from a sweet clover crop harvest at about half the pods turning black. If enabling seeding of the first growth, stalks become tall and coarse and hard to handle. After grazing or a hay crop, the second growth is less coarse and seeds ripen more evenly.
Penney Tells Of Decatur's Growth
Lamar Penney, a Decatur resident, spoke in Birmingham about growth and a new Decatur hosiery mill. Machinery will be placed about July 15, employing about 50 workers, located on Sixth avenue south near the Bee Line Highway. Morgan county farmers anticipate strong crops despite spring delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Lamar Penney
Birmingham
Sixth Avenue
Morgan County
Whitt Visits Decatur Briefly From Athens
L. D. Whitt, known locally as a Chesterfield salesman and J C C baseball member, stopped in Decatur yesterday. He formerly lived here and now runs a grocery business in Athens where he stars for the independent baseball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Whitt
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Mr. Whitt
Athens
Mrs Ellen G Hurlbutt Attends Church 69 Years
Mrs Ellen G Hurlbutt of Tabor Iowa has attended the same church for sixty nine years marking a long parish devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen G. Hurlbutt
Tabor
Towa
Summer Hen Ration Tips for Laying Flocks
During summer, laying hens need mash to sustain egg production. Use about twice as much mash as scratch feed and add five pounds of linseed meal per 100 pounds of mash. Include milk in the summer ration and provide ample green feed to keep hens in good condition for molting.
Corn Production Not Up to Needs in Alabama
A 1924 to 1928 study shows Alabama farmers plant about three million acres of corn and harvest 14 bushels per acre, totaling 44 million bushels, far short of state needs by about 30 million bushels. The report argues nitrogen and nitrate of soda side-dressing can raise yields by 8 to 12 bushels per acre at a cost of about $4 per acre, suggesting a five acre demonstration on Bob Scott’s Tanner farm to compare yields with varying fertilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Belue
Alabama
Bob Scott
Scott
Feeding Tactics to Prevent Bloat in Cattle and Sheep
Farmers are advised to start with ample dry feed, especially roughage, before turning cattle and sheep onto green forage like red clover or alfalfa. Dew and rain raise the bloating risk, so careful feeding progression is essential.
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Capshaw News
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Birmingham Fair
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Age-Herald
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