Fall and highway plans shadow Alabama farming notes
The column discusses delayed fall signals for cotton farmers in the Valley and dove hunting as fall arrives. It links late harvests to cooler weather, notes scarce squirrel feed after a hard freeze, and reports on highway 24 four-lane plans around Decatur and Montgomery influenced by local officials and the governor. It also recalls Memphis history and a catfish supply shortage with commentary from industry figures and local eateries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Uncle Jim
Mud Tavern
Montgomery
Moulton
Lawrence County
Highway 24
Alexander
Tennessee
Guntersville
Decatur
Wallace
Alabama Highway Department
Red Bamberg
Memphis
Cincinnati
James D. Davis
City
Riverfront
Catfish Industry Grows Amid Rising Costs and Demand
Industry officials describe catfish farming as a small yet growing southern industry with about 60 000 acres in ponds across 20 states. Mississippi leads pond acreage, Arkansas follows, and production tops 100 to 125 million pounds yearly in the United States. Prices hover around 60 cents per pound, while feed costs have surged over 100 percent. The Tennessee Valley Authority and Cal-Maine Foods pursue a warm water project in Gallatin Tennessee to speed growth, with industry groups promoting catfish nationwide despite challenges from oxygen deficits and off flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
South
Department of Agriculture
Allen
Williams
American Catfish Marketing Association
ACMA
ConAgra, Inc
Fish Products
Tippo and
Isola
Miss
Greensboro
Ala
Mississippi Delta
USDA _ Statistical Reporting Service
Delta
United States
Amazon
Brazil
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Memphis
Hernando
USDA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc
Gallatin
Tenn
Barry Goss
Chattanooga
A Contract Is A Contract By Wm. S. McNamee
The editor argues that cotton growers should honor forward contracts despite low prices, noting widespread belief in market fairness and warning that reneging would harm reputations and the entire forward contracting system. The piece discusses farm policy, including price floors, government payments, and the dangers of breaking contracts for individual and regional economic health.
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TVA
By Emmett Maum
Porter Briggs Jr
Little Rock
Catfish Farmers of America
Ken Allen
Fish Farming Experimental Station
Stuttgart
Ark
Henry Williams
Jackson
Mary Frances Richardson
Boyette's
Tiptonville
Reelfoot Lake
Mexico
Samburg, Tenn
Frank Harland
Horn Lake
Bay St
TVA Power Research
Goss
Morgan County
Holiday Inn
Ramada Inn
Agri-Business
Sumerlane
John Hardy
The
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
U.S
Supreme Court
Astor Station
Boston
Massachusetts
Wm. S. McNamee
Worldscope
Salvador Allende
Khmer Rouge
Pathet
Carl Gustaf
Gustaf VI Adolf
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
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Telex Corporation
IBM
Defense
Decatur Daily
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corporation
Canada
UAW
Sportlight
Stowe
Vermont
Sun Valley
Idaho
Nixon
Toni Fritsch
Terry Bradshaw
Garo Yepremian
Fran Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings
Miami Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburg Steelers
Riva Ridge
Secretariat
Belmont Park
O. J. Simpson
Buffalo Bills
Oakland Raiders
New York Jets
WEC, Inc
Madison
Wisconsin
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