Christmas Trees Grow At Profit In Alabama Farms
Alabama farmers near good markets are diversifying with Christmas tree plantings. Cecil Clapp notes local trees can beat Pacific Northwest imports for fragrance and longevity. Arizona cypress and red cedar are recommended, with four foot spacing and first year weed control.
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Auburn
Pacific Northwest
Alabama
Fairy
Cecil Clapp
Apti Extension Forester
Arizona
Cattle Pest Fight Begins In December
Alabama farmers urged to combat cattle grubs and lice now with rotenone spray dust or dip. W A Ruffin local extension entomologist notes spraying at 400 psi. mix eight pounds rotenone in 100 gallons water. apply about a gallon per four head. First spray in December then January and February.
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Auburn
Alabama
W. A. Ruffin
API Extension
Planting and harvesting cycles for timber along with stock sources
The note describes how 600 pounds of 684 at planting time enables harvesting a few trees by the third year. It cites the Alabama Experiment Station showing annual cuttings from one stump after the third or fourth year. It mentions limited Arizona cypress planting stock, good seed supply, and options for farmers to raise their own by planting seed, plus red cedar availability from nurseries or wild stock.
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Alabama
Arizona
Dust Retenone Mixture Used for Cattle Dips
A dust containing 2 to 6 percent retenone can treat small herds of dairy cows, Club calves, and other easily managed cattle. One pound of dust handles six to eight animals. For dipping, Ruffin recommends 10 pounds of five percent retenone in 100 gallons of water, with a wetting agent such as two ounces sodium lauryl sulfate or two pounds wettable sulfur per 100 gallons.
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Ruffin
Gardeners Get Set For Another Year
Home gardeners in Auburn and across the state prepare for the next season by applying two cotton baskets of stable manure per 100 feet of row and adding a gallon of basic slag or ground limestone on sandy soils. Ruffin advises flat breaking and delaying deeper work until spring to prevent erosion while boosting soil richness and reducing insects. The Will Rogers Memorial near Claremore, Oklahoma, cost $200,000.
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Auburn
Ww. A. Ruffin
API
Ruffin
Army May Continue Manhattan Operation Into 1948
Washington AP reports the civilian Atomic Energy Commission's full operation may require retaining the Army Manhattan district until mid 1948. A joint Army Navy liaison group prepares military matters for Lilienthal's commission including bomb production, atomic power for bases, propulsion, and by products use.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Civilian Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Manhattan
Atomic Energy Research and Development
Super Agency
War Department
Atomic Service
Leslie R. Groves
Civilian
David E. Lilienthal
Navy
Lewis HH. Brereton
Thorvald A. Solberg
Lilienthal
Commission
Los Alamos, N. M
University of California
500 Bales Of Cotton Destroyed By Fire In Crossville
A Crossville warehouse fire Friday night destroyed or damaged about 580 bales of cotton with an est. loss near 100000. The blaze damaged 31000 worth of new firefighting equipment for the Crossville Fire Department stored in the warehouse. Fort Payne and Boaz fire units aided in extinguishing the flames.
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Crossville
Ala
Fort Payne
Boaz
Faulk Dies At 68 Near Clio Funeral Held
Mrs. Lula Chambers Faulk aged sixty eight died Sunday at her home near Clio after a long illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Faulk church with Rev Haywood Scott officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Holman Funeral Home directed. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Buford Robinett Jewel Faulk both of Clio and Mrs Seymore Newman Napier Field, two sons George L Faulk Ozark Billy Faulk Clio, and four grandchildren.
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Lula C. Faulk
Clio
Ozark
Lula Chambers Faulk
Faulk
Haywood Scott
Holman Funeral Home
Buford Robinett
Jewel Faulk
Seymore
Dairyman touts cows bred for fish production profits
C. E. Teague claims farmers should milk cows chosen for natural fish producing ability and manage them to maximize output. Frances E. Willard founded the WCTU in 1839.
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C. E. Teague
API Extension Dairyman
Frances E. Willard
WCTU
For Rent Notice Across Alabama Farms and Rentals
For Rent listings describe two horse farm options with good land and houses on bus and email routes. Owners include L. J. Buntin Pansey Daleville T. I. Beasley and Rupert H. McDaniel. Also notices of farms three miles from Daleville and midland city area and a black and white pointer dog missing.
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Mia
J.T. Richards
Cameron Mui
Box
Dothan
Ala
Slocomb
J. E. Sellers, Jr
New Way
Ion Hadve
Fise-Roim House
Peean Orchard
Ami
L. J. Buntin
Pansey
Tne
T. I. Beasley
Daleville
Als
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J .B. Davis
Sinclair Refining Co., Agt
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Pyle
Alabama Power Company
Phan
Tuts
Elan
Wwext
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So. Oates
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J. R. Sorreles
Purina
Vice
Poyner
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HLLL
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Ale
Aytor
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RFD
W. O. Hughes
Jj. F. Helms
Hartford Ala
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Oliver
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Iron City
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Pontaic
G. C. Gry
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Hm Yore Mall
Fairbanks
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Gordon
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Malcol Ashford
Roy E
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Midland City
Adams Mill
Weber
Chattanooga
Joyner
Harper Church
Fred Bass
Headland Ala
Ford
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William McGriff
Columbia
Rt. J
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Rt. 1
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James H. Montes
Tom Cisnedaane
Headland
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Gilley
Newton
Buford Henderson
Columbian, Ala
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Rt. J. Newton
Vicksburg School Hooe
Murray Adkins
Healand
Gilley Mill Road
Kent
Penty
Hehta
Crampbell
Atv
Atomy Adaee
Gall
A. Z. Cameron
Krol
Frick Savumill
Corley Baler
Atlas- Chambers
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Hook. Parker
Reed
Dansk Ala
Christan Hill Church
Midlard City
Delerend
Welliam
Elmore
Bev
Columbia Bieyele
Howard Walden
B.C. Cooley's
Rt. 2
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J. B. Meldonald
Hartford - Slocomb Highway
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Route L
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Malvern
Charles AY Drigners
LE Nice
Webb
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L. E. Kilgore
Sawmill
Amit and Edger
W. M. Lamb
Ford- Ferguson Tractor
John F. Collins
Wickaburg
Fred Armatrong
Keyton
Dothan-Hodgesville
Newton Springs
Mercer’s Place
R. HH. Sellers
Aln
G. L. Ingram
Bainbridge, Ga
My Place
G. F. Pennington
Dupree School
Rupert H. McDaniel
W. M. Key
Webb, Ala
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Vicksburg
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