Conservation Work On Houston County Farms Reduces Erosion
Houston County farmers push soil conservation to combat erosion. Terracing slopes, crop rotations, and winter cover crops like Blues Lupine cut runoff and loss of soil. Meadows family near Ashes demonstrates terracing and rotation on 12 acres of pasture, boosting yields and preserving fertility. Overall, 85,000 acres rotated, 700 acres Kudzu planted, 156 miles terraces built, 100 acres terrace outlets vegetated, SOC acres improved, 112 acres trees planted, 40 acres wildlife plantings advanced.
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Ranoff
C. Mead
Mr. Meadows
Houston County
4-H Club Members Grow More Corn in Houston County
Houston county 4 H Clubbers focused February on corn projects to address a county corn shortage. Assistant county agent Hubert H Creel says the aim is to boost corn production using methods from the Alabama Experiment Station. The article notes many farmers quit corn, but 4 H members will promote cultivation and fertilization to meet war food goals.
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Houston County
Hubert H. Creel
Houston
Creel
Alabama Experiment Station
Negro Arrested in Assault and Non Support Case
Eddie Barber, a Negro, was arrested by sheriff officers yesterday on an old warrant charging assault and battery in connection with wife beating and non support of his family, according to the Chief Deputy Sheriff.
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Eddie Barber
Increased Yields Asked On Thirty Different Crops
A report from P. O. Davis, director of the Alabama Extension Service, urges Alabama farmers to boost production across thirty crops. County Agent M. Ling notes Houston County farmers should strive for higher yields, with modest reductions from target in livestock sectors. Davis cites record food production in 1943 and urges expansion of corn, peanuts, Irish and sweet potatoes, soybeans, and sorghum to cover 380 million acres nationwide.
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P.O Davis
Alabama Extension Service
America
Mr. Davis
Europe
Alabama
United States
4-H Girls Enter Contests Winners Named
Miss Mary Lou Thompson assistant home demonstration agent for Houston County announces winners in the Canning Treas Revue Health and Host Record contests held last year in the county.
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Mary Lou Thompson
Houston County
Deputy seeks Barber on assault charge after weeks of searching
J. T. Casey stated that deputies had been seeking Barber for several weeks but only located him yesterday. The warrant charging Barber with assault and battery was sworn to by his wife, Casey said.
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J. T. Casey
Casey
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