Fish Ponds Stocked in Morgan County Farms
Soil Conservation Service placed 8 400 bluegill bream in six Morgan County ponds on Oliver Place E C Smith farm Hulaco area J A Crawford D T Crawford Speegle place and C O Manor near Decatur The ponds cover 1 2 acres and will be managed under Experiment Station recommendations Foyed by Fish and Wildlife Service James Ratliff Decatur S V Shelton Hulace Hubert Moore Hulace to stock this spring.
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Morgan County
Oliver Place
E. C. Smith
Hulaco
Ryans
J. A
D. T. Crawford
Falkville
W. L. Speegle
C. O. Manor
Decatur
Soil Conservation Service
J. A. Crawford Place
Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of Interior
James Ratliff
S. V. Shelton
Hubert Moore
Hulace
J. A . Crawford
The
Wildlife Service
Crawford Farm
Late Cotton Hurt by Drought in Morgan County
Lexie Lipscomb reports that the late cotton crop in Limestone and Morgan counties suffered greatly from a three week drought while the corn crop was largely spared. Ted Poole, Morgan County Guernsey breeder, is recovering after an operation in Nashville. Local effort supported cattle breeding and agricultural programs, with 30 cows bred last month. Arthur Prince, formerly with the Morgan County school system, now teaches Vocational Agriculture in Greensboro.
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Lexie Lipscomb
South Limestone
Decatur
Mr. Lipscomb
Ted Poole
Morgan County
Nashville
Morgan_county
Auburn
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Prince
Morgan County School System
Greensboro
Morgan County farmers eligible for cotton loans under federal program
Morgan county farmers may obtain loans on cotton under the federal price support plan. The county loan rate is 30.99 per pound for middling 1-16 inch cotton, with different rates for other grades. Farmers must store and have their cotton officially classified, with green cards for approved associations. TVA seedling program offers 100 000 seedlings to establish about 100 acres, applications due this fall.
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Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Board of Examiners
TVA Forestry Nursery
Hartselle
TVA Forestry Division
Frank Kelly
Charles Nichols
Feeder Calves Sought for Morgan County 4 H and FFA
Morgan County 4 H Club and FFA members will have good cattle to feed show and sell next spring. A delegation led by W H Gregory and including T F Adams and L T Wagnon traveled September 7 to Dun ning Nebraska and other areas to select a car load of high feeder calves. Past efforts showed strong effort but calves varied in quality compared with rivals from other counties.
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Morgan County
4-H Club
W. H. Gregory
Auburn
T. F. Adams
State National Bank
Decatur
L. T. Wagnon
Hartselle
Dunning
Nebraska
FFA
Alabama
A.L. Johnson
Alabama Flour Mill
Sand
T.F. Adams
Matt Gregory
L. T. Wagner
Extension Service
Plant oats in sorghum middles for grazing fodder
Farmers are advised to plant 3 bushels of oats in sorghum middles as early as possible for fall to spring grazing. Methods include drill, broadcast, or scratch and pack with 2-3 row grain setups or old fertilizer distributors. Apply 200-300 pounds per acre of 4-10-4, 4-10-7, or 6-8-4 fertilizer to boost early growth through nitrogen.
Valley Reacts to Dairy Program and Market Questions
The piece surveys community views on Carnation evaporated milk deliveries from Decatur to Tupelo and raises questions about price supports, free markets, and potential surpluses. It notes local cooperation, notes on 4 H and FFA members, and mentions sports figures Dr. Bohm and Tom Tatum with brief biographical context.
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Decatur
Tupelo
Bill Rigsby
Carnation Company
Vailey
Field Service Department
Farm policy question stirs farmers about postwar price support
The Farm Journal asks producers to weigh wartime price support policy extended to 1949. Some gain cash from guaranteed prices while others fear long term consequences and the political wisdom of maintaining government backing as farm advocates split over the future impact on agriculture and goodwill.
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Farm Journal
Carnation yields in Valley land and rainfall factor
The Carnation company considered our Valley’s soil and rainfall when assessing operations. They trusted local conditions but faced uncertainty after reviewing other similar Alabama ventures. The decision makers weighed these factors as they moved forward.
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Alabama
Carnation
Fire safety plea urges care to protect forests and homes
The article warns that fall fire season is near and small negligence can destroy woods, houses, or barns. It urges calling a Forest Ranger at Hartselle numbers 2561 or 5703 for help, notes the wide economic and ecological costs of fires, and promotes free seedlings through county agents to reforest denuded Morgan county land.
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Hartselle
U.S
U. S
Morgan County
Population on Farms Drops After Postwar Rise Ends
The USDA Bureau of Agricultural Economics says farm population fell from Jan 1 1947 to Jan 3 1948 by 110000, leaving 27440000 on farms. Births and deaths shifted, with 1947 births about 250000 and deaths about 250000, and migration: nearly a million moved from cities to farms while 1.5 million left for towns, mainly affecting interior states.
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USDA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE
West Coast
Interior States
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