Poultry Boosts Farm Income for John Spivey in 1940 41
John Spivey a tenant farmer in Moulton Route 3 shows a net 46 dollar profit after one year of poultry production. He raised 125 white leghorn hens valued at 60 cents each and held 72 dollars in assets. Receipts totaled 360.80 with feed costs 323.89 leaving a clear gain and an optimistic outlook for egg prices. The record notes cockerels sold as broilers and pullets entering production in 1940 with steady monthly feed and egg receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spivey
Moulton
Rt. 3
Spivey
Totel
Ad Discontinuation for Heifer Listed
J. T. Tanner requests removal of an advertisement about a heifer in the Decatur Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
Heifer
J. T. Tanner
Wm, Myers
Route
Athens
Blaze Threatens Jim Stone Home
Dry conditions fed a fire started by a tossed cigarette near the Bee Line highway. The blaze followed a fence row into a rear thicket at the Jim Stone home, but was put out by Jim Stone and E. M. Wise using a hose and a deep well pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Stone
Here
Bee Line Highway
Stone Home
Mr. Stone
E. M. Wise
Stone Place
For Sale Plants at 25 Cents per Hundred
A fragment states a sale of hundreds of teen plants at 25 cents per hundred. Seller identified as Ella Pettit Route 1 Union Cave M-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Matthews
Jersey
Seldon Hornbuckle
Union Grove
Ala
Andrew Taylor
Hartselle
Andrew Edwards
Sidney Martin
Ella Pettit
Union Cave
M-7
Drought Hurts Alabama Farms Across North Region
Alabama farmers face potential short crops as an early summer drought strains pastures gardens and truck crops across North Alabama. Cotton and corn germination slowed while wells run low. Southeast and Central areas report varied impact with some fields burned and forage severely damaged. Auburn meteorologist notes drought since October with January-April rainfall well below 63 year averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
State Agricultural Extension Service
North
Dean
M. J. Funchess
State Experiment Station
Tennessee Valley
Fred Stewart
Tennessee Valley Experiment Station
Belle Mina
Stewart
Dean Funcess
J. C. Lowery
Agricultural Agronomist
J. T. Williamson
Experiment Station Agronomast
J. W. Tidmore
Extension Service
J. M. Robinson
Mermaids Aide Visit Sparks Pensacola Gulf Voyage
Louis DeCamp of Springfield Missouri wrote the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce seeking details about mermaids off Florida. A Pensacola resident invited him, the chamber arranged a sightseeing trip, and a boat company offered a voyage into the Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Louis DeCamp
Springfield
Post Office Ends Free Bus Rides for Compton Mail Carriers
In Compton California postmen will stop receiving free local bus rides after June 30 with the Post Office Department agreeing to end the free service. About 10 500 rides per year will require carriers to pay fares starting July 1. Postmaster Clark Wallace noted the change and said the department will cover the cost of the service until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compton
Calif
Sam
Clark Wallace
Post Office Department
More Milk on Farm Is Need for Defense Era
Auburn Alabama dairy extensionist F W Burns urges farmers to boost milk output as a defense measure and home supply. Two cows recommended per family with spring and fall calvings to ensure year round dairy, cheese plants and condensers rely on increased production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
F. W. Burns
Extension Dairyman
Alabama
Burns
Atlantic
North
West Alabama
North Alabama
Athens
Ardmore
Decatur
Safford
Demopolis
Uniontown
Montgomery
Greensboro
Tuscaloosa
Poppy Day Observance Planned by Morgan County Unit
Morgan County Unit No. 15 of the American Legion Auxiliary under Mia Yancy leads Poppy Day plans for Saturday May 81. Disabled veterans at U S Veterans Hospital Tuscaloosa made the memorial flowers to be sold by auxilliary volunteers citywide to fund welfare work for disabled veterans and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Morgan County
American Legion Auxiliary
Mia
Frank Yaney
Mra. Yancy
France
U. S. Veterana Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Milk Marketing Methods For Farmers Spotted In Regions
Regions outline places that allow farmers an organized marketing method for selling milk. Officials describe cooperatives marketing boards and direct sales as options. The notices emphasize reliable pricing and supply regulations to support dairy producers.
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E. W. Pitts
Chevrolet
C. C. Harp
Austinville
Flint Road
Price
John L. Bean
Hilltop Dairy
Route 2
W. C. Owen
Pecatur
J. E. Mathews
Oliver
J. B. Hitt
F. M. Blackwell
Albert Vinsant
Somerville
M. L. Parker
Route 1
Danville
H. C. Mc
Town Creek
Farmers Exchange
Gray Spot
Remount Division
U.S. Army
Dr. Anderson
Joe Wheeler
Allan Wallace
M-14
J. C. Tidwell
Gandy Cove
Raymond Mathews
Josephine Francis
Rural Brothers
Route 3
Prie
Route 4
Flint
M. E. Busby
Myers Electric
Walker
B. Lafayette
E. H. Gunn
Trinity
H. A
Kitchen Mill
Decatur Road
Jean Lansdell
Elizabeth Grayson
Hillsboro Rfc
Fishpond
Woodrow Holmes
T. O. Thrasher
Mattie L. Sapp
First Street
W. Decatur
Mississippi
Georgia
North Carolina
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Dama
Portland Cement Association
Watts Building
Birmingham
W. R.C McWhorter
Roy Moore Place
J. E McCutcheon
Pike
Farm Exchange
Evele Potette
W. A. McAbee
Neel
D. P
Stoneville
Paul C. Davis
Farmers Gin Co
C. C. McKay
J. W Sams
Sheatschapel
Blaze
C. C. Glenn
M-T
H. W. Puller
Priest F. Hagood
Landersville M-7
Ryan
Sidney J. Martin
Alabama College
Irene Scher
Ernest K.lindley
Gov
Dixon
Montevallo
Frank M. Dixon
Ernest K. Lindley
Roosevelt
Newsweek
Washington
Palmer Auditorium
Donald Cameron MacGuire
First Presbyterian Church
Irene Swift
Gadsden
A. F. Harman
Lindley
Goodyear Service Store
Lee and Line Sts
Paul C. Fritz
Alberta Lea, Minn
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
Camp Claiborne
HM Llu
YMAC
Alabama Motor Co
LEE Street
Decatur, Asa
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