Sheep Raising Proves Profitable for OWNDES County Farmers
County agent J. W. Mathews reports farmers in OWNDES County profit from sheep by pasturing near homes and training them to stay close at night. Ewes sourced from San Angelo and Pulaski Tennessee, 250 head distributed to farmers, with 80 percent lamb crop expected. Ewes fed on pasture and small grains with phenothiazine for parasite control. shearing demonstrations and a cooperative lamb sale planned.
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Owndes County
J. W. Mathews
W.H. Gregory
D. G. Meador
R.A. Neal
San Angelo
Texas
Corriedale-Rambouillet
Hamilton
Wright
Calhoun
M. L. Handinette
M. R. Norman
Ft. Deposit
Perry County
Wood land logging nets high timber value for Segrest
Good Woodland Returns LAUDE SEGREST, a Macon County farmer, used selective cutting on his own timber to save 50 000 feet for personal use. He swapped labor with neighbor Frank Sears, paying only 12 dollars per thousand for contract sawing, leaving a good growing stock and home employment.
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Laude Segrest
Macon County
Frank Sears
Segrest
Joe
Winston Jordan
John B. Graves
Extension Service
Corn cobs as cattle feed evaluated in veterinary study
The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association reports cob feeding tests on three steer lots. Ground corn alone required 631 lb per 100 lb gain while corn and cob meal reduced to 552 lb. adding extra cobs further lowered the corn needed.
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
He Did It With 2 Mules On Rocky Land
A little farmer named Mr. Bradley transformed his 65 acre to 85 acre field by shifting from cotton only to mixed farming with livestock. County agent Andy Barnett and Shirley Bradley described how mineral fertilizers soil management and 2 mule power boosted income four to six times while removing 800 loads of rocks and borrowing $110 from a local bank to start. The strategy improved soil and allowed grazing before livestock growth and greater community contribution.
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Andy Barnett
Shirley Bradley
Bradley
Mr. Barnett
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Alabama
W. A. Womack
Ashford
R.2
Houston County
Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Womack
Tennessee
Virginia
Tennessee Valley Authority
University of Tennessee
Lewia Arnold
Alabama Extension Service
Inet
Gay
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