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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1947
Page
6
Seasonal guide advises soil prep and careful fertilization to boost yields. It details manure use, complete fertilizers, and timing, then lists dust and spray insecticides for common pests like aphids, beetles, and worm species on vegetables.
In the last 11 months 243 farm families in Madison Morgan and Limestone counties paid off mortgages. Bowles notes steady decline in farmer debt over three years and predicts further drops if cotton hits 30 cents a pound. Directors approve plan to boost reserves and extend credit, presented by John L. Ryan of the Federal Land Bank.
Morgan county farmers prepared soil and water conservation plans in June. W L Hardwick harvested 950 pounds of Kentucky 31 meadow fescue seed from a five acre patch grown via Soil Conservation Service nursery. More farmers plan to plant this perennial grass this fall. The Adriatic town changed hands postwar, becoming Zara then Titograd under Yugoslavia in 1946.
When tomatoes reach marble size cutworms emerge at night and devastate early plantings of tomatoes and cabbage. Control by poison bait applied late afternoon and around each plant. make bait by sprinkling calcium arsenate or cryolite on shredded cabbage leaves.
The weekend rain delivered needed relief. Early corn jumped several inches in two days while pastures perked up and milk production showed slight gains. Cotton that had been cleaned should benefit from the moisture this season.
Opening to the public happens Saturday at eleven A M with a drawing for a $50 attendance prize from Bank Nites events across the county. All registrants are eligible, with 12 smaller prizes to be awarded. market booths will be shown to the public, and a date for seller openings will be announced.
The commissioner of Agriculture Haygood Paterson toured Decatur early this week. He viewed farm product markets including a cheese plant program praised for its growth since opening. Paterson praised the grain and poultry markets for their farm income potential and endorsed the curb market for Decatur's economy.
A national push to stamp out the housefly grows with DDT touted as effective for large scale campaigns. Surgeons like Thomas Parran back the insecticide amid local efforts in Idaho Wisconsin Mississippi and Iowa led by extension agents and civic groups. Lessons from this year’s fly season will inform next year’s anti fly drive as cotton world consumption peaks at 30.6 million bales in 1936.
The agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce brings a singing Western to the 4-H Camp at Cole Springs in Decatur tonight. Ice cream will be served and the event aims to please the 4-H members with a Western show.
Morgan County Farm Bureau led a top civic program as E. E. Hale of the Alabama Farm Bureau addressed the Rotary Club. Hale stated the bureau’s sole aim is to obtain parity for farm products.
A brief reflective excerpt urges readers to gauge health by their response to morning and spring. It equates awakening nature with vitality and suggests that a lack of response signals waning morning and spring within.
Iowa endures its third crest in a month with six levies failing along the Missouri. Lexington reports a crest of 28.7 feet, surpassing the old all time mark by .3. The weather pattern drives elevated corn prices after four years of favorable midwest harvests. Ole Man Weather looms over 1947.
A reader submission from The Daily Farm Page shares Angel Pie a longtime Decatur favorite. The recipe mixes cornstarch sugar boiling water salt egg whites vanilla whipped cream and a baked pie shell to create a light meringue filling topped with chocolate nuts or fruit. Prepare two hours before serving.
West Point graduates supervised the laying out and construction of key early railroad lines, reflecting the academy's pivotal role in U S engineering and expansion.
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