Farmers With Gross Income 500 Or More Must File Tax Returns
Thousands of Alabama farmers must prepare federal income tax reports. The government requires all farmers with a gross income of 500 dollars or more to file. AP extension statistician Foy Helms notes options: declare estimated net income by January 15 with a final return by March 15, or file a final return by January 15. He says 1946 taxes will be higher with rate reductions and surtaxes, averaging about 17 percent less than 1945. A change in law allows some reductions as a business expense.
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Alabama
Foy Helms
AP Extension Statistician
Helms
6000 Farms Use DDT Demonstration In Alabama
A cattle spraying demonstration in 61 Alabama counties protected 163000 animals from horn flies lice and other pests. Extension specialist W O Gregory estimates sprayed cattle were about 15 percent more efficient in weight gain. On 6000 farms two pounds of 59 percent wettable DDT powder were mixed with five gallons water yielding about one gallon per eight cattle at two and a half cents per head. Usually three sprayings in summer kept pests away.
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Alabama
W. OH. Gregory
API Extension
DDT Spray Aims to Lessen Pest Diseases in Cattle
Gregory forecasts a major expansion of the DDT spray program next year to treat nearly all cattle and combat screwworms and other pests. Cattlemen widely support the effort as a practical step toward eradicating these insects and reducing disease transmission.
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Gregory
Get Nitrogen Now To Top Dress Oats
Auburn farmers with oats to top dress should arrange nitrogen fertilizer early. Extension agronomist J C Lowery warns supplies will be short when needed for oats and those who order now can apply 200 or 3600 pounds of nitrogen per acre in late February or early March.
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Auburn
J. C. Lowery
API Extension Agronomist
Terracing Payment Boost Under 1947 Conservation Program
Under the 1947 Agricultural Conservation Program government aid for terracing rises to one dollar per hundred linear feet from seventy cents. Farmers can earn three times their regular farm allowance with this practice.
Weather Hurts More Than Wear Says Farmer Expert
A farmer argues that weather causes greater damage to farm machinery than regular wear. He cites rust, hail, and damp conditions accelerating breakdowns and reducing field efficiency, urging better maintenance and protective storage. Experts warn farmers to inspect belts, hydraulics, and engines after severe swings.
J B Wilson Describes Shelter Materials and Local Currencies
J B Wilson agricultural engineer notes that a tarpaulin can shelter machines when permanent buildings are unavailable and urges rust resistant coating for exposed metal parts. He explains Thelempira as Honduran currency named for a 16th century Indian chief and Cordova as Nicaraguan currency named for the founder of Granada.
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J. B. Wilson
API Extension
Honduras
Cordova
Nicaragu
Granada
Greater Lime Use Is Urged By PMA
Alabama farmers spread 65 000 tons of liming materials this year, about 10 percent more than 1945 and four times the amount a decade ago. PMA officials said roughly trucks with a fleet of about spread lime on crop and pasture land across eight counties. They forecast more truckers next year and note no shortage of liming materials. Under the 1947 program ground limestone will be paid at 2.40 to 3.50 dollars per ton depending on transport and delivery costs. Farmers are urged to raise usage next year, with a goal of tenfold the 1946 amount annually.
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Alabama
State Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Vancore Carietians Report Population Share
A third of the people in Vancore, a state in India, are identified as Carietians. The remark highlights regional identity amid demographic descriptions in the area.
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Vancore
India
Parking Meters Yield An Odd Collection
Newburgh New York reports a busy coin collector, comptroller Kenneth D. Jones, noting parking meters have drawn odd items beyond coins. Washers, trolley-winks, OPA red points, bingo chips, a Sing Sing penny with inscription De Good Make Good, and a coin from the Konungur Islands join the tally.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Kenneth D. Jones
Konungur Islands
Jones
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