Sweet Potato Crop by Early Spring in Alabama
In Central Alabama farmers should plant as soon as spring arrives around April 30 and harvest in the fall. Early plantings need thorough fertilization to produce ample cuttings for the main crop by June 15. Extra soda fertilizer helps ensure enough vines. Proper land prep and rain improve yields, with vine cuttings taking 300 to 800 pounds of 10-8-0 and 73 to 100 pounds nitrate side dressed for best quality. Medical men of the American armed forces saved six percent of wounded at Pearl Harbor.
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Auburn
Alabama
Lyle Brown
Buyers and sellers warned to label seed and crop details
Auburn farmers and buyers cautioned to label seed variety germination and weed content honestly. The Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station offers guidance through county agents, with Alabama FFA plans and a convention program noted for May 30 31. March prices set at 1.33 per bushel. new water bath cameras to be available.
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Auburn
WFA
Alabama ‘Agricultural Experiment Station
Piks County
Numen Jacobs
Northport Tuscaloosa County
Elson Powell
Weat Point
Cullman County
Hansell Grooms
Teabella
Chilton County
Plans For Auburn Convention Complete
The Alabama FFA Executive committee met in Auburn to finalize plans for the annual convention and to review applications for the State Farmer Degree. The meeting outlined details for the Auburn event and the selection process for top honors in the organization.
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Auburn
Bate
Alabamae Ffa
Silage Proves Practical Winter Feed For Dairies
Auburn Alabama dairymen learn silage helps meet winter feed needs and survives droughts. sorghum is the common silage crop due to high yield, with corn silage favored by some. Best results come from very fertile land with heavy nitrogen and timely fertilization, using 600 to 800 pounds of fertilizer per acre and additional salt and ammonia as soil amendments.
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Auburn
Alabama
Saya J. C. Lowery
API Extension Agronomial
Houston Allotted Wheat For Feed
Houston County is allotted 40,000 bushels of wheat for feed. AAA officer Jesse A. Culbreth urges farmers in need to apply at the AAA office. Feed mixers and wholesale wheat dealers must submit allotment applications to the CCC. Individual feeders apply to the county AAA committee. applications routed to the state AAA for final approval.
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Houston
Jesse A. Culbreth
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Culbreth
Triple A
Culbrethaid
Farmacra
Good Attendance At Farm Machinery Classes Reported
Over 1,000 farm machinery repair classes have drawn more than 14,000 farmers in Alabama since October, per R E H Cammack. The classes, part of the Food Production Training Program, have been popular for three years and a record number is expected due to equipment shortages. Classes run under county education superintendents and vocational agriculture teachers with local blacksmith or skilled repair instructors. Cammack noted other Food Production Training classes cover commodity courses in wartime funds.
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Auburn
Alabama
R. E H. Cammack
Cammack
Alabama 4-H Clubs Observe Rural Life Sunday
Alabama 4-H clubs plan Rural Life Sunday on May 14 with church attendance and specially planned services as led by T A Sims State 4H Club leader. Because May 14 is Mother's Day, communities may observe Rural Life Sunday or 4 H Club Sunday on May 21 or another May or June day to avoid conflicts.
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Auburn
Alabama
T. A. Sims
Thoes
National Counsel of Churches
Civilian Sugar Lowered This Year
Civilian sugar supplies show a decrease for the year with implications for Auburn Civitan stock and agar availability noted in the report.
Canning Equipment for Housewives Available Now
Auburn households are assured of plenty of canning gear jars and cans for home preservation this year. Families with tin can sealing machines can obtain cans and retail stores will offer new hand operated tin can sealers. Planted equipment includes steam pressure canners with dial gauges and steam pressure scanners are essential for processing.
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Auburn
Sugar Allocation for Civilian Use in 1944 Limited
The government cites wartime sugar needs for military allies and shipping. Total civilian sugar allocation for 1944 reaches 5,074,008 short tons raw basis, about six percent below the previous year’s 6,400,000 tons.
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IMS
Farmers Urged To Plant This Year In Alabama
Authorities urge Alabama farmers to plant more crops for feed and grazing. J C Lowery, extension agronomist, cites last year’s records showing thousands of farmers and hundreds of thousands of acres used for grazed and mixed crops including small grains and peas.
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Auburn
Alabama
J. C. Lowery
Extension Agroscomist
Parmert
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