Cotton Council Forecasts 1949 Cotton Boom Ahead
The Wall Street Journal reports the National Cotton Council predicts a strong 1949 crop as price supports keep farm income high. Export plans target six million bales abroad with financing from ECA and other credits, while dollar shortages loom for foreign buyers.
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National Cotton Council
Read Dunn, Jr
Council
Dunn
E.C.A
Congress
Germany
Japan
Civil War, Mr. Dunn
Cotton Council Targets Record Exports and New Uses
The E C A would fund most of next year s exports estimated at six million bales with 3 5 million under the regular program for Western Europe and possible bartering with Eastern Europe. U S cotton lenders see potential in paper, insulation, fertilizer bags and awnings boosting use to tens of millions of bales if campaigns succeed.
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E.C.A. E.C.A
E.C.A
Austria
Hungary
U. S
Dunn
Cotton Council
Oime
Frank A. McCord
Council
Hog Raising and Butchering Practiced in Training Class
Part of the training involves raising six hogs on a two acre plot. Hogs fed only from the field, weighed about 70 pounds on turning into the corn field, with water kept available at all times. Slaughter used the pole method and various meat curing methods were studied by the class.
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EVA Vocational Agricultural
Eva High School
Ross Baker
Donnie Ozbolt
Bobbie Ray Beavers
L.G McDonald
Donald Ray Morgan
Clifton Bates
Curtis Nelson
Jerry Caudle
Ray Leathers
Ophir Thompson
Junior Bell
Power outage hits Opelika as cable breaks
Opelika residents lost power for over two hours on Tuesday after a power cable broke. Crews from the utility restored service at 9 12 AM after the outage began at 6 30 AM.
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Opelika
Ala
Mrs Buchheit in Spartanburg Hospital Critical
Mrs Phil Buchheit wife of The Herald Journal publisher remained in a critical condition at Spartanburg General Hospital. She was stricken Friday and is under care of her attending physician as officials report details are limited.
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Buchheit
Spartanburg
S. C
Phil Buchheit
Herald- Journal
Sparktanburg-General Hospital
Cotton Bill Averts 1949 Base for New Acreage
The House passed a bill to bar using 1949 cotton plantings in computing future allotments if production controls return. Chairman Cooley said the move prevents a race to overplant. In Montgomery, a cattle show expects 200 calves and 400 hogs with $5,000 in awards. A E Darlow judges, J L Lawson leads as superintendent, J C Cannon assists, and Tom McCord is the auctioneer.
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Washington
House
Cooley
DD. N. C
House Agriculture Committee
Montgomery
A. E. Darlow
A and M College of Oklahoma
J.L. Lawson
J. C. Cannon
Tom McCord
Morgan County Sees Growth From Sericea Meetings
Across Morgan County seven meetings have been held to spread sericea awareness. Reported observations highlight strong community leadership in Ryan Oak Ridge Priceville Union Hill and Danville with GI training class support driving future development.
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Morgan County
Sericea
Ryan
Oak Ridge
Priceville
Union Hill
Danville
Danville Leads As Communities Advance In Cotton Seed Program
On Tuesday afternoon Danville tops the field as Morgan County frames a strong march forward. Plainview’s community club reports progress and plans to continue advancing with new seed varieties and coordinated leadership.
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Frank Martin
Danville
Plainview
Morgan County
Morgan County GI training program aids farmers gains
Trainees under L. G. Delany run a broiler plant processing 14 000 birds daily and grow four groups yearly. William Marlow nets 303 to 355 per group. In 1948 Morgan County trainees bought 129 farms built 66 homes and landscaped acres. They shifted land from cotton to pasture alfalfa sorghum and small grain to support livestock. Increasing corn yields remains a key objective for Alabama veterans program.
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Morgan County
Morgan Cow
L. G. Delany
Cale
William Marlow
Orda Oas
Alabama Veterans
Morgan County Farm Output Gains Highlight Hybrid Corn
The report notes 4886 acres of hybrid corn planted last year in Morgan County. Veterans in farming contribute through live stock improvement with 45 purebred dairy cows and 255 purebred hogs purchased. Layer numbers rose and 146276 broilers were produced.
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Morgan County
Doss
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