Agricultural and Marketing Topics Of Interest To The Farm
Agricultural advisers announce incentive payments of 50 dollars per acre for designated vegetables grown for fresh markets. Goals issued per farm with three acres or more, covering crops such as carrots beans cabbage onions and tomatoes. Payments depend on meeting 50 percent or more of the vegetable goal within February 1 to September 1. Houston County, a leading fresh vegetable area, urged farmers to plan now as the war effort relies on increased production.
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Agricultural Adjustment Ageaty Advisers
Houston County
Eithe Farm Wol
Houston
Siesa
Keep Hen Houses Clean And Warm To Prevent Colds
AUBURN Alabama poultry advice links crowded damp houses poor ventilation to colds and roup in flocks. Parasites fowl pox and improper feeding may worsen susceptibility. If outbreaks occur, clean the house inspect ventilation ensure good feeding. use Epson salts and spray a formaldehyde glycerine solution, then repeat every third night. if needed dust HTH-15 chlorine powder.
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Auburn
Ala
John Ivey
Extension Poultryman
Get Purebred Cotton For Planting
Auburn Alabama farmers should plan now to obtain purebred varieties for planting. The Alabama Experiment Station notes that 1-1.25 inch staple length yields best returns, with long staple aiding war needs. Recommended non wilt varieties include Stoneville 2-B Delre Pine 14 Coker 100 White Gold and Carolina Big Ball. Pure seed matched to community pays best. The North African war zone reports chief health bottlenecks in water procurement.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Experiment Station
Alama
Cleveland
Alabama Farmers Told to Boost Sweet Potatoes for Incentives
Alabama farmers may qualify for around 1 million dollars in incentive payments by increasing sweet potato acreage to 110 percent of the goal under a new U S Department of Agriculture program. The plan also raises peanut and soybean targets with payments per acre over the goal, and a Southern conference at Auburn on February 3 will address sweet potato research and processing.
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LO. Bracheen Auhukhn
Alabama
Department of Agriculture
Fara Waders
Aish
Ney
U. S
Farmera
Us& Formera
Otes
Congress
Auburn
Buutherm States
Prohibition Sheriff Helps Enforce State Law
A soldier asks where to find liquor in town and Sheriff W C Stapleton responds with a restrained grin, illustrating local enforcement of the state prohibition command. Kris Apd- sympathy Tutchinson notes the exchange as part of enforcement efforts in the area.
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Tutchinson
Kris
W. C Stapleton
Sorghum Cane Considered As Sugar Substitute Nationwide
Sorghum cane grows easily in many regions and is being used as an alternative sugar source. Experts note its adaptability and potential to ease sugar shortages. Researchers promote its utility in food production and industrial uses across the country.
Farm People Plan Future By Buying War Stamps, Bonds
Extension engineer BE W Draring notes farm families plan for postwar living by purchasing war bonds and storing devices like a modern electric refrigerator. The dream includes moist high humidity vegetable compartments, zero to ten degree quick freezer storage, and separate meat keeper. He argues the new design saves space and energy while improving food preservation and quality.
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W. Draring
Theae
Women Farmers Double In 1942
AUBURN Al The number of women doing farm work in 1942 was twice as large as that for 1941. The article notes women meeting farm demands, balancing housework with farm duties, and increasing responsibilities including childcare, housekeeping, and clothing needs during the wartime labor shift. It also mentions health concerns like excessive perspiration and the need for suitable work clothes.
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Auburn
Farm Question Box answers light and feed queries
The column explains poultry house lighting rules for winter egg gain, advising one watt per five feet and two 40 watt lamps for a 20 by 20 foot house. It notes lighting raises hens by 4 to 53 extra eggs monthly and suggests high directed downward lighting. It also covers winter dairy cow grain needs based on roughage and milk fat, giving examples for Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein and Ayrshire, and provides meat yield percentages for hogs, beef, veal, lamb, and poultry, with an editor note inviting more questions from readers.
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Asada
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Holstein
Alabama Extension Service Specialtate
Birmingham News
Birmingham
Alabama
Auburn
Free enterprise rights drive individual success and public benefit
The piece extols free enterprise as enabling individuals to pursue their best trades, start businesses, and challenge laws while underscoring that both individuals and corporations hold these rights. It argues that merging small plants into a national electric system shows how free enterprise creates dependable, affordable service benefiting the public.
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