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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1949
Page
9
Wanted ad seeking a family to assist in crop work with a share of the crop and a furnished house. Contact J P Woodard Route 3 Moulton five miles south of Moiton M 23 for details.
A large Danville high school meeting on the sericea program attracted strong attendance. The Vocational Department promoted the event. During the night 185 acres were signed to be planted in the community. Winners of free seed were M. G. Maddox and Coy Breedlove. The photo shows the group at the event.
County agents note a record acreage of sericea to be planted in Organ County with two sowing dates April for hillsides and July with crimson clover reseed. Proper land prep includes discing, lime and fertilizer, seed broadcasting, and careful seeding depth to prevent erosion and optimize hay grazing and seed crop potential. TVA land for rent near Sharps Ford Bridge in WR 949 Map no. 215 opens bids March 30 to April 6.
The Morgan county sericea program concluded with 1 600 to 1 700 acres set for planting this spring. Meetings in Ryan Oak Ridge Priceville Union Hill Danville Eva Falkville Hartselle Cotaco Plainview and Somerville boosted community effort. The program highlighted cooperation among Extension Service Soil Conservation Service Vocational agricultural group GI Farm Training teachers and Farm Home Administration with top acreages at Sharp farm Priceville and GI group Hartselle.
Charley Winston elected chairman of the Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee. Decatur hopes the new leadership will push the program forward by 1950 and aid local farming progress. A Tennessee Valley Cotton Council representative spoke in Decatur highlighting strong cotton figures and balanced agriculture for Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone and northern Cullman counties.
In Morgan County J P Sullivan has played a key role in OIC hog shows. He has consistently exhibited hogs and aided in organizing events. This week he shared a photo of one of his brood sons.
Herman Bailey told a Cotaco service meeting he plans the Guernsey Sale just outside Memphis next week. He notes Morgan county breeders follow livestock sales closely and emphasize bloodlines.
A historical record states that thirty six percent of Alabama residents are Negroes, reflecting the demographic composition of the state during the period.
The April issue of Country Gentleman notes growers in Sacramento San Joaquin Salinas and Imperial Valleys adopt pelleted seeds coated for uniform size to use precision planting. This cuts thinning and weed work saving labor, with costs around 300 dollars per acre for major vegetables. The Kodiak bear discovery on Kodiak Island in 1895 is also mentioned.
Farmers across Morgan County report excellent summer grazing from sericea lespedeza on hillsides too dry for other forages. A. D. Landers near Austinville and Hulace’s C M Cleland praise year round grazing, with plans to expand plantings and reseed crimson clover to extend pasture use into the colder months.
Soil notes from Kentucky show fescue grass on Loyal Hogan's Loyal Hogan farm near Mason increasing milk yield after planting four acres of moist land to fescue last fall. Hogan invites others with wet land to visit his pasture. In Lebanon the Roger farm reports six acres of caley peas planted in 1947 and later interplanted with grain sorghum yielding reseeded stands and harvested seed in 1948. A Union Hill tour on March 15 showcased reseeding cover crops including caley peas grandiflora vetch reseeding crimson clover and other winter grazing crops in Morgan county.
Veterans from Morgan County will visit the Belle Mina Experiment Station on March 30 1949 to study farm training and current agricultural developments. Fred Stewart will present experiments and latest findings on varieties fertilizers crops grazing rotations and grass species including sericea planting timing is urged as land care affects stands.
About 308 Morgan county veterans attend a station visit to learn up to date farming recommendations. B G Delany leads the group as head teacher of veterans vocational agriculture and supervises the training.
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