Poultry and Hog Sales Drive Alabama Farm Drive
Cattle lice infestations threaten cattle in Alabama while Extension programs push culling and marketing of poultry. Reports from Covington to Blount counties show 75 000 pounds of poultry sold locally as prices hold steady. Southeast Alabama hog sales rose with 1 222 farmers selling 7 765 hogs for 168 452 dollars. Weather fosters garden work as Alabama aims for 400 000 victory gardens amid rationing. Farmers buy fertilizer seed and repair parts as fields dry and preparations begin for corn cotton and pastures.
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Coffee
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Elmore Coutties
Andalusia
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Luverne
Glenwood
Brantley
Wetumpka
Tve
Marshall County
Arab
Guntersville
Albertville
Boaz
Blount County
Dianna B. Williams
Etowah County
J. Dan Baldwin
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Alabama
W. D. Thomason
Dale County
Dale County Swine Breeders Association
Tura
Victory Gardens
King Finds New Way To Make Flocks Pay
Auburn Alabama Dale King head poultry department at Alabama Polytechnic Institute reports an accidental method to help small and backyard flocks profit. He sold 125 pullets individually at premium prices after a staffing shortage, realizing many backyard buyers seek good layers. He notes backyard producers pay well for quality birds and that carcass quality of cull hens can approach higher-grade beef yield.
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Auburn
Ala
Dale King
Alabama
Pavlytechnic Institute
King
Alabama Agriculture Takes on New Life This Week
Alabama farming activity surged with planting of Irish potatoes in Baldwin County and widespread work in gardens and fields. Farmers culled hens and sales of hogs rose in Southeast Alabama while fertilizer seed and machinery purchases continued as land prep for 1945 crops began. State and federal agents urged higher potato acreages to meet spring demand and home consumption needs.
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Auburn
Alabama
Victory Gardens
Baldwin County
Georgia
South Carolina
Oklahoma
ML. Wilson
U. 5S. Extension Service
P. ©. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
Baldwin
Escambia
Mobile
Calves That Nurse Produce More Beef
Auburn Ala To get more and better beef and get it quickly let calves nurse their mothers. U S Department of Agriculture livestock specialists found in experiments with 1197 steer calves that nursed calves gained 2.08 pounds per day versus 1.77 for hand fed calves. The nursing calves finished 43 days faster on feed.
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Auburn
Ala
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Westminster Kennel Club Show Opens at Madison Square Garden
The country’s largest dog display kicks off at Madison Square Garden with 2,653 purebred dogs. Champions in boxer, dachshund, and cocker spaniel classes will be judged this afternoon and tonight.
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Madison Square Garden
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