New Farm Bill Aids FloodDamaged Conservation Measures
District Conservationist R M Chapman announces funds to restore conservation practices damaged by March and April floods. Eligible farmers can receive up to 80 percent cost share for ditches spillways grass waterways terraces and more with applications due before July 1. Mrs Jack Thomas already used Emergency Conservation Measures to replace grass waterways with underground plastic tile for better erosion control.
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R. M. Chapman
As&cs
Jack Thomas
New Center
Farm bill gains final committee approval with subsidy cap plan
The House Agriculture Committee approved a sweeping general farm bill 31 to 4 with a new subsidy limit and a target price support plan for major commodities. Chair Poage aims to bring it to the floor in July despite a veto threat, while several Republicans opposed the measure. The report also notes recent field conditions and Arrowleaf Clover growth in Alabama pastures, highlighting delayed hay cutting and seed harvesting timelines.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
William C. Wampler
Rva
Charles M. Teague
R- iCalif
GOP
George A. Goodling
R-Pa
Paul Findley
R-Ill
LaMar Baker
R-Tenn
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Poage
Joe Summerford
Falkville
Robert Summerford
O. Z. Davis
Eva
Aaron Beavers
Florette
Farm Progress Here And There
A wandering week includes drives from Moulton to Double Springs along Alabama Highway 33 and Natchez Trace from Florence toward Savannah Tennessee. The piece notes wildflowers brown eyed susans and red sunsets over the Tennessee with observations on forests bridges and early American history. Burnham Eaton reports from The Christian Science Monitor via NYT News Service dated June 23 1973.
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Bankhead Forest
Moulton
Double Springs
Friends of Mud
Tennessee
Colbert County
Florence
Europe
Natchez Trace
Savannah
Buffalo
Robins
Burnham Eaton
Christian Science Monitor
Cabbage Grows Big For R. B. Harris Family Garden
In Lawrence County the R. B. Harris family shows an unusually large cabbage crop this year. Penny Harris Alene and Kitty 12 pose proudly beside their garden giant, noted as better than 13 percent heavier than previous yields.
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Lawrence County
Penny Harris
Alene
Kitty
Farm Machinery Jobs Reach Wide Workforce
Production of farm machinery and equipment provides jobs for about 150000 workers. Output goes to farmers through nearly 16000 dealers. An additional 100000 are employed in distributing and maintaining farm machinery and equipment.
World protein deficit projected for 1975
More than half of the world’s adults and about two thirds of children eat inadequate protein. By 1975 the projected deficit equals 2,157,000 metric tons of 70 percent protein concentrate, per current estimates.
Preparation H Relief Promised For Hemorrhoidal Discomfort
Doctors tested Preparation H on hundreds of patients showing prompt relief from rectal itch and swelling. Many physicians use or recommend the product for their families. The ointment and suppositories target hemorrhoidal tissue affected by inflammation.
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