North Alabama cotton decline shifts acreage to the north
Alabama cotton acreage fell 34 percent from the 1935 39 five year average while northern counties accounted for six of ten bales last season. Livestock expansion in the lower state accompanies the shift as higher yields in the north and pasture opportunities rise. Fay Helms, extension statistician at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, said the trend reflects a statewide realignment in crops and livestock to fit new economic conditions.
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Auburn
Alabama
North
Fay Helms
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Helms
Alabama shifts from cotton to diversified farming gains
A regional study shows southern Alabama increasing overall output in cattle and hogs since 1935, with cattle up over 50 percent in 19 counties and hogs rising in Mobile and Covington. Peanuts and corn acreage grow, while idle cropland remains scarce, suggesting income losses from less cotton will be offset by diversified agriculture in the coming years.
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Central
South Alabama
Helms
Mobile
Covington
South
Alabama
Mosquito Cutting State Egg Output
Alabama farms faced reduced egg production as a domestic mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, appeared in over 200 chicken houses last year. The pest accounted for more than 95 percent of mosquitoes and fed on chickens, prompting sanitation actions and spraying with a 2 to 5 percent DDT solution to curb mosquitoes and flies.
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Alabama
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Aged Autos Prove They Can Still Run
A 400 mile caravan of veteran gas buggy cars travels from Flint Michigan to Milwaukee Wisconsin for the Wisconsin centennial. The fleet includes an 1899 Mobile Meamer, a 1910 Peerless roadster, a 1912 Overland, and a 1911 Winton with a compressed air starter. A fire truck and repair truck escorted the group as parts were often made to order.
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Chicago
Flint
Mien
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Ogden Red Cross class aids injured man on road
In Ogden an enthusiastic Red Cross training class led by Mrs Lucy Hammond from a local hospital attempted aid after a man lay on the road with suspected broken bones. The scene drew observers as instructors prepared artificial respiration and rescue measures while bystanders watched.
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Ogden
Utah
Lucie Hammond
Red Cross Training
Ogden Hospital
Aoman
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