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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1944
Page
6
Farmer guidance emphasizes sourcing seed potatoes from reliable growers or certified stock to ensure marketable quality. It advises Louisiana Type Copper skip Forto Rican as a popular market variety with uniform size and color, and details spacing, fertilization, cultivation, and late-season harvest to maximize market yield.
In Montville New Jersey a gray mouse named Officer Skippy joins the night police. He responds to Chief Russell Hilbert and is friendly with officers but wary of civilians. Skippy hid when a civilian entered the station and has few mistakes, including an overheated excursion into a hot-aby register.
Announcement notes a trophy for the Athletic Cotton Association to be won within six weeks, with the honor conferred during Cotton Week 1041. J. is listed as the announcer.
Durest potatoes should play a larger role in Houston County income. Many farmers expanded acreage in 183 but faced losses from lack of storage. Those with storage facilities earned more from selling than from early market. Storage should be part of production plans. Potatoes are not hard to grow but several practices largely determine market success.
Auburn dispatch says the Office of Defense Transportation warns the truck supply remains critical with only about 11 new units expected this year if production holds. Agriculture may receive just 25,000 to 35,000 trucks, under 20 percent of need, and no light or semitrailer tonnage is planned. Farmers can apply directly to ODT or via county farm transportation committees.
John D Baldwin, director of the Division of Markets at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, was added to the marketing staff of the Extension Service at Alabama Polytechnic Institute to aid Alabama farmers with marketing problems. The appointment is effective immediately. Baldwin has extensive agricultural and farm marketing experience including ten years teaching vocational agriculture and three years as director of markets for Kentucky. He also managed a farm and led the Kentucky Sorghum Growers Association for two years.
Auburn reports warn that home garden efforts may lag behind last year due to fertilizer and labor shortages. Extension horticulturist W A Ruffin urges increased home production as commercial growers struggle to meet demand for vegetables and conserving food.
Auburn Crotalaria, a soil improving legume, grows well on heavy soils. best results with Spectabilis or Auburn Strain No 5. Plant 7 to 10 pounds per acre in 3 to 3 1/2 foot rows or broadcast 25 to 33 pounds per acre. Apply 500 pounds basic slag or 300 pounds superphosphate and potash. use 300 pounds of fertilizer mix.
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station findings show edible soybeans are easy to grow using methods used for other edible beans. Plant before mid May for best yields, with Gulf Coast counties achieving success with later plantings. Soybeans show resilience to insects. Best varieties for Alabama include Rokugun Tokyo Seminole and Cherokee, all intermediate to late in maturity.
Baldwin County plans a large increase in labor to harvest wash grade pack and ship its 24500 acre potato crop starting late April. The Extension Service is recruiting 1000 non farm boys from Alabama cities and towns to work in fields and loading schemes under medical care and expert supervision. Most hours will be long but not excessive.
Alabama cattlemen paid 21.50 per head for 72 Purebred Hereford bulls sold by the North Carolina Hereford Breeders Association at the Demopolis sale.
Auburn reports 40000 bushels April allotment for Alabama feed wheat distributed through county AAA committees. Orders must be approved by the state AAA office and submitted by the 25th. late orders apply to next month.
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