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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1927
Page
12
The article explains 4 H club work under the U.S. Department of Agriculture and land grant colleges. It covers aims to improve farm home practices social life and leadership among rural youths and girls through demonstrations projects and community activities nationwide.
The article stresses dairy feed importance for cream producers. It advises an average cow diet of 15 bushels of corn, one ton velvet beans, two tons beet or beet-like fodder, and 800 to 400 pounds of cotton seed meal. It notes on-farm forage and pasture in summer and argues profitable cows need ample feed.
In VBAND ISLAND Nebraska a 32 year old farmer F L Zybach demonstrates an automatic plow that works with a tractor to turn over fields. The device attaches to the front axle and guides the furrow while the tractor runs around the field. it automatically stops if the path is too short. A plow maker who doubted the invention becomes enthusiastic.
A community official rode twelve miles on a fall day to ensure a girl named Rane reached her destination on time. The effort underscores local leadership's commitment to prompt arrivals and safety.
Morgan County farm club programs yield notable records as 39 boys produced 39 bales on 39 acres in 1925 and 76 boys 83.8 bales on 76 acres in 1926 using Auburn fertilization methods. Eldon Badger and Howard Billings set local crop records, while average club income reached 42.49 dollars per acre.
Preparations for fair exhibits are underway at the North Alabama Fair held across Albany and Decatur with focus on cotton club displays and related agricultural entries.
Morgan county club girls released their first issue of the Morgan County Girls' Club Leader on April 30. The paper is edited by Mil dred Crawford and Miss Moebes with input from club leaders and reporters from multiple local clubs. Copies go to women club members, and the Leader will be issued monthly as the all girls newspaper across the county.
County 4 H boys showcased a large corn exhibit at the agricultural booth marking it the flagship club exhibit at a county district fair. Top corn from the display advanced to the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham and the State Fair of Alabama in Montgomery, with firsts earned at both fairs. County youths like Tyrus Briscoe and Bud Murphy placed in Montgomery 1925, and Curry Arrington and F D Smith won top and fifth places in 1924. Morgan County’s 4 H work has gained statewide notice over three years, supported by steady growth in enrollment and reports. The program emphasizes diversified agriculture and includes annual counts of enrolled boys, reports, and corn yields: 1923 38/2, 1924 72/32, 1925 160/87, 1926 212/134. In 1925 forty one hundredths acre produced 89 bales on 39 acres. 1926 saw 83.3 bales on 76 acres, with average yields of 41.4 and 50.6 bushels per acre respectively.
A farm advisory stresses balanced crop production with corn, hay, fruit and vegetables, and livestock in proper proportions to sustain earnings and soil health. It urges diversifying crops to reduce risk and boost markets.
Over four years Morgan county held 52 terracing demonstrations and schools with about 150 farmers trained in terrace layout and construction. Twenty five settlers earned Practical Terracer certificates after three day courses from the Agricultural College Rural Engineering Department. The county now lists 25 terracing levels, up from eleven years ago, and land under terrace is rising at roughly 300 to 500 acres annually, shifting from narrow ridges to wider terraces up to 12 to 15 feet.
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