Russell dairy lines show strong Morgan County cream market
In April 1925 Mr and Mrs J H Russell began shipping cream and by 1926 averaged five cows milking with over $600 in cream sales. Skim milk fed to hogs and chickens, manure saved for fertilizer, and local shippers report returns above $2 per cow per week. Census notes 4200 Morgan farms. 1000 could profitably produce market cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Russell
Mount ‘Tabor
McCroskey
Falrville
J. R. Morrow
Six Mile
D. H. McClellan
W. E. Sapp
Priceville
Morgan County
Ryan Sewing Club 1926 Earnings Report
The Ryan Sewing Club recorded thirteen members in 1926 with certificates issued. A member seven miles from Decatur at Ten Market sold on Saturdays and three other days earning $33.00, plus $144.98 data from twelve market days for she and her husband. Another member earned $23.00 from radishes and $16.80 from pies cakes and doughnuts.
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Ryan Sewing Club
Decatur
Rheumatism Relief Promoted by S. S. S. Medicine
A vintage advertisement touts S. S. S. as a purely vegetable remedy for rheumatism. It cites long-term use, anonymous testimonials, and a Johnson City Tennessee sender, Carl C. Campbell, praising its effects. The copy claims root-based ingredients bolster the body's defense and that the medicine is sold in two sizes at drugstores.
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Ss. S
S. S
Carl C. Campbell
West Main Street
Johnson City
Tenn
Lawsonia Estate Seen as President’s Summer Home
Washington reports President Coolidge favors Lawsonia at Green Lake Wisconsin as his summer home. The 1400 acre estate includes 16 miles of roads 110 foot observation towers and two private golf courses with a 7.8 mile lake offering a preferred residence among several options. The Lawson family developed the property at a cost of 3 to 4 million dollars and would offer the president 10 acres with suitable buildings under strict access.
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International News Service
GREEN
Lake
Wis
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Victor Lawson
United States
Middle West
Chicago
Lawsonia Corporation
John H. Nash
Lawson
Hog Prices May Improve This Fall With Self Feeders
In Massey community J L Reeder built a self feeder to feed pigs with shelled corn tankage and mineral mix. His son Willie owns part of the pigs and plans for good market ready by early fall as prices rise.
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United States
J. L. Reeder
Massey
Willie Reeder
J. J. Gurley
Florette
Cannery Starts In Modest Way In Decatur
The Decatur Cannery Company signs up about 200 acres of tomatoes and expects 20 to 30 carloads. Initiated by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and county leaders, the plant opens conservatively but is expected to grow, signaling better times for local farming in the district.
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Decatur Cannery Company
Chamber of Commerce
Deca
Gurb Market Establishment Highlights Alabama Curb Markets
Data from Miss Isadore Williams shows eight curb markets in Alabama totaling 237687.21 in sales over two to three years. Gadsden tops with 100000, Tuscaloosa 95260, others include Selma Anniston Opelika Dothan Decatur Talladega. Markets preserve farm products and keep money at home while boosting local production and offering diverse goods to rural communities.
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Auburn
Ala
Isadore Williams
Extension Service
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Anniston
Opelika
Dothan
Decatur
Talladega
Alabama Home Demonstration Club Work Reach Wide
Last year 8278 girls and 6092 women were engaged in home demonstration club work in Alabama under the direction of the county home demonstration agents.
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Alabama
Tiling Gains Momentum in Morgan County Draining Progress
Tile drainage is drawing attention in Morgan county with large ditches dug by explosives. Farmers such as Jas J Gurley and C M Evans report dry, plowable land and better yields, citing tiling as costly but worthwhile as support grows over 10 to 12 years.
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Morgan County
Jas. J. Gurley
Florette
Ons Peck
J. D. Atkinson
Lacey’s Spring
C. M. Evans
Falkville
L. D. Moore
Six Mile
J. FE. Peck
Hartselle
B.A. McClellan
Flint
Leeth
Albany
Il. W. Morton
CL Peck
Bedi
Toon Aia
Farmers wake up in demand for progress evidence
Farmers show rising interest in agricultural progress and reforms as questions arise about who sparked this shift and whether it was spontaneous or organized by advocates and groups within agriculture.
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Alabama
Auburn
Farmassiet
Bama
Farm Bureau
F Bureau
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Russell
Morgan
Michael Cudahy
Mary Astaire
la Monica
Cal
Joan Crawford
Hot Springs
Lawsonia
Green Lake, Wis
Brown and
Schimmel ‘& Hunter
Second ‘Avenue
Carole
Rae
College of Agriculture
Morgan County Farm Bureau
W. L. Hardwick
T. Step VieePee Ford
Ce de Henson
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