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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1944
Page
9
The 4-H Club program unites rural youth to meet work and plan together. It guides members in agriculture and home economics, developing leadership, community pride, and skills to judge crops livestock and farm products through projects, fairs, and demonstrations.
The article outlines 4H Club aims to develop manhood womanhood and citizenship through voluntary project work. It notes 23 boys and 23 girls clubs in Houston County with monthly meetings, supervised by county Extension staff, and reports 1643 project outcomes including calves hogs cotton corn peanuts gardens and war bond efforts.
Auburn notes that optimum egg production hinges on a balanced high protein ration. Experiments show hens need about 16 pounds of crude protein per 100 pounds of feed, with 16 percent protein being most economical. Frequent access to 18 to 30 percent crude protein mix, plus grain, supports steady intake and profitability.
Auburn reports a large southern cabbage crop will be dehydrated this spring. The Armed Forces will take nearly 600000 pounds of dehydrated cabbage with over 6 million pounds shipped abroad under lend-lease. Dehydrated cabbage boosts soup mix products. civilian supply may be postponed for soup making.
A survey from early November shows Houston FSA families using nitrate fertilizer and legume crops to boost winter yields. Reported outputs include 1,400 tons of cotton bale material, 35,550 beef cattle, and 1,530 beaver potatoes, with notes on gardening tasks and weather effects on household projects.
Houston County home demonstration clubs, totaling 496 women in twenty nine clubs, pursue a wartime program of production and conservation. Monthly demonstrations and home making programs fit rural needs while aligning efforts with the broader war program affecting farm homes and agriculture.
Agricultural leaders in Alabama urge farmers to boost 1944 corn output by applying recommended fertilizers and cultivation methods. Extension agronomist C Lowery advises planting on well-drained land, discing and harrowing to form a seed bed, and avoiding overly early or late plantings. Varieties favored include Whatley, Mosby, and Paymaster across regions, with side dressing 40 days after planting using nitrate or ammonium nitrate.
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