Houston County 4 H Council Meeting January 15 1949
Houston County Council of 4-H Clubs gathers at Houston County Memorial Library January 15 1949 at 9 30 a m. Representatives and presidents invited. yearly activities and 1949 officers elected. Tour of Wilson Packing Company to view meat processing steps. 4 H projects emphasize hogs and livestock with feed and corn planning. Corn seed, salt needs, and fertilizer supply cautions for 1949. Home Demonstration Club Candlewicking program schedule noted.
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Houston County Council
Houston County Memorial Library
Wilson Packing Company
ALY Houston County Home’ Demonstration Club
Houston County Home Demonstration Updates
Listing of weekly program schedules and events for Houston County clubs. Dates enumerate meetings for several families in January, detailing home demonstration planning, 4-H improvement projects, and club activities. Webb club notes cover attendance, leadership, and demonstrations.
States Poultrymen Can Supply Demand 1949
Auburn reports John Ivey of the A P I Extension Service poultryman says poultrymen can meet 1949 demand by cod management practices. He urges removing nonproducing birds to improve efficiency as good layers yield more eggs. The piece also notes prehistoric European oysters evidence from shell rings.
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John Ivey
A.P.I Extension Service
Annual Rat Damage In Alabama Estimated To Be $10,000,000
Auburn experts warn Alabama faces at least ten million dollars in annual rat damage. Entomologist W. A. Ruffin urges city wide control, noting rats spread Brill's fever through fleas. He advocates bait with Red Squill mixed with ground beef or fish, placed near rat harborage.
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Auburn
W. A. Ruffin
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Dothan Furniture Dealer Starts Turpentine Farm Near Gordon
Houston Barksdale, a Dothan furniture dealer, launches a 900 acre pine plantation two miles from Gordon aiming for 250000 turpentine trees in twenty years. Foresters say the project is the largest in Houston County and will receive some PMA aid, with planting costs around nine dollars per thousand to start and a mile long stand of pines planned.
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Preservative Safe For Coldframe Lumber
Auburn extension horticulturist Lyle Brown reports pentachlorophenol treated wood is safe for cold frames and hotbeds after drying. No harmful fumes escape to plants, though leaves touching the wood may burn. Farmers may adopt the treatment to extend lumber life.
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Auburn
Lyle Brown
A.P.I. Extension Service Horticulturist
Brown
Chicks Ordered Now Will Mean More Cash
Auburn poultry experts report egg prices rose in the last six months versus the first half. John Weeks urges farmers to buy chicks now to stock up for peak market times. Pullets started in April and May miss early production and peak output until the next spring.
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John Weeks
A.p.i.extension Service
Cherokee syllabary created by Sequoyah receives pension
The Cherokee Indians voted 5200 to Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee syllabary of 85 characters, establishing what was called the only literary pension in America. The system proved so simple that children learned to read and write in a few days.
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Hereford Bull Sale Scheduled Tuesday
Twenty six high quality Hereford bulls will be offered at a mid winter sale Tuesday January 11 in Selma Alabama. L Chatterter president of the Alabama Hereford Breeders Association notes the bulls come from strong bloodlines and are old enough for service. W H Gregory extension livestock specialist says the sale aids cattlemen needing bull replacements and fall calves can be sold earlier and heavier.
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Blind man thanks helpers after regaining sight
Jefferson Davis West spent two of his 82 years blind. After doctors removed bandages he could count fingers. People from Mobile to Hillside sent donations to fund an eye operation he never had, totaling up to $380 before a thief took the money. Contributions continue, leaving a little left over.
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White raccoon freed and killed on local farm
Columbia City resident Harley Zumbrun says he freed a white raccoon on his farm and then killed it, claiming it was the first albino raccoon he had seen in years of hunting.
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Ind
Harley Zumbrun
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