Arm and Home Extension Club News Highlights Hog Shows and Horticulture
Houston County Extension agents report 4-H hog show plans for Market Hog Show September 8 at Ramsey and Sonbarn, with named members, plus garden and handicraft notes. Fall garden prep advised with heavy manure and slag, hog crossbreeds bred for 200 pounds, sweet potato storage, and multiple county club demonstrations scheduled across August 7 to August 12. Branch reads urge moisture management for late summer crops and introduce new permanent marking ink and a slide-rule energy forecast tool for lab use.
Agricultural Prices Steady in July with Some Increases
Agricultural prices held firm through July end with small changes from June. Hog prices advanced with seasonal gains. new sweet potatoes opened the season with limited supply. cotton, corn, and eggs showed mixed movements. Beef cows and cotton declined from later summer 1948 levels. farmers faced higher costs for feed and meat animals while peppered by lower year over year prices in several commodities.
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W. Jones
Almbarma
Coitor
Montgomery Stocker
Medwin
Cove
Darmers
Birmingham
Porto Rea
Simingham
Fulford Builds Success as GI Program Farmer in Geneva
Geneva special reports Charles J Fulford, veteran in on farm training under the GI program, is turning into a successful market farmer. He grows cotton peanuts and hogs on 235 acres 70 cultivated with terracing, improved soil, and new buildings. He repaid wartime debt and now operates with a tractor and one hired hand, selling 18 hogs plus 4 bales of cotton and 12 acres of peanuts and corn for feed and market.
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Fulford
Geneva
Charles
J. Fulford
Geneva County
Tus Hovsa
Pulford
Sulford
Ing
G. Byiedener
Manganese Clover Said Good Rotator for Sorghum
Alabama farmers rotate manganese with clover and grain sorghum, enabling grazing plans. Extension agronomist D C Lowery notes land prepared and planted to gin sorghum by mid June, with manganese bur cores in fall. Another plan suggests following manganese with Sudan or Johnson grass for hay or grazing, with clover returning in fall on permanent pastures and hilly bermuda areas.
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Alabama
Dc Lowery
API
Extension Service Agronomst
Agronomist
Bermuda
God
Farm Debt Mild But Trend Needs Watch say Alabama expert
Auburn edited mid year farm debt report says debt level is not excessive but the trend requires close monitoring. Extension economist Foy Helms notes short term debt has risen since World War II and now nearly matches long term debt, urging prudent credit use and price awareness for farmers, veterans, and new entrants.
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Auburn
Alabama Agriculural Courit Strong
Omnion
Foy Helms
Extension Economiat
Belms
Culture 18
Helms
Commodity Credit Corporation
Patang
Five Innes Ag
Kelms
Alabama
Expert Recommends Right Room Pictures
Auburn special feature notes home decor guidance from Alice Peavey of the Extension Service who suggests restful pictures for living rooms including landscapes movies buildings flowers and figures and says dining room art should enhance meals with flowers still life and landscapes. Personal bedroom pictures may be hung but guest rooms should stay impersonal.
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Auburn
Alice * Peavey
A . I. Extension Service
Gardner Recommends Turnips And Radishes
Auburn special gardening note by Ford of the Extension Service advises planting turnips radishes in late August and April. He also suggests onion sets be separated into large and small. plant large ones in September for green onions and small ones in November or December for spring mature onions. Cabbage plants should be set in early August to form heads by Christmas.
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Auburn
Ford
APT Extension Service
Smoothing Beneficial Extension Man Says AUBURN
J T Gaillard Extension Service engineer advises farmers to smooth land before fall crops. Use a long harrow behind a disc, then finish with pulverizer or cultipacker. Preparations ahead of broadcast seeding and rolling secure a uniform stand and proper soil condition.
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J. T. Gassard
APL Extension Service
Gaitlard
Gaillard
Broiler Production Increases In State
A W Jones of the APT Fnlension Service notes broiler output has risen relative to other chickens. He says the chicken meat supply from commercial drovers grew from about five percent in the mid 1980s to nearly 30 percent in 1048 and may rise further this year as the market remains specialty driven.
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A W Jones
Farmers urged to buy only needed fertilizer and avoid debt
The article advises farmers to purchase the right amount of fertilizer, avoid unnecessary debt for store items such as hay balers and large equipment, and to time payments when prices are high. It emphasizes cautious spending and debt management for seasonal farming needs.
Tenzed Tower Dorm Prices Cause Burden on Students
Amid confusion over dorm pricing, students face rising costs as the University explores housing options. Officials warn the burden may fall on many, while critics question fairness and timing.
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