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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1946
Page
4
The guide stresses careful chick selection and brooding to boost egg production. It notes that vigorous chicks from healthy flocks cost more but pay off in performance. Emphasizes pullorum testing, sanitation, temperature control, room, and feeding. pre-purchase brooder prep and staged temperature reduction with age.
Houston County extension agents report stored sweet potatoes at Ashford State Market with 560 bushels graded and only 3 12 bushels culled. About 2,000 bushels stored at home. Seed sources noted for high quality crops. Demonstrations and home demonstrations scheduled January 21–25 across Kinsey, Union Hill, Grangerburg, Cow art, Kinsey, Hicks Beulah, Magnolia, Pilgrim Rest, Jellico. Fences treated with creosote offer 15–25 year life. Four H Club meetings planned in Kinsey and Taylor with health playlets and poultry production demos. Indications point to higher tomato crop. county agent offers plant info. 4-H club officers elected at Brannon Stand, Jellico, Madrid High, Edison David.
A complete feed plan for chicks emphasizes known minerals and vitamins with protein levels around 18 to 20 percent. Start with a commercial chick starter for six weeks, then switch to a growing mash using home-grown grain or a mix of 100 pounds 26 percent supplement and 200 pounds yellow corn meal. Green seeds and skim milk are cited as excellent supplements where available.
An advertisement touts Moroling Moroline petroleum jelly as more than just a quantity. It promises soothing dressing for chapped skin minor burns cuts and bruises and chafes with emphasis on quality and care.
Auburn Alabama engineers urge proper winter storage and repair of farm machinery and tools. J B Wilson of the API Agricultural Extension Service says painting greasing and housing protect equipment, test and inspect in storage, order parts, and avoid rushed dirty put aways to ensure readiness for spring work.
Ace Parker the 1940 NFL MVP signs with the All-America Conference, moving from the NFL to play next season for Dan Topping’s Yankees. Parker previously starred at Duke and played for the Brooklyn-Boston outfit before Navy service.
Auburn Alabama farmers last year marketed a large volume of planting seed with county agent help. Blue lupine seed sales totaled over 3,500,000 pounds for 176,089 dollars. Caley peas 1,092,500 pounds for 73,455 dollars. Crimson clover, vetch, annual lespedeza and lespedeza sericea also sold in notable amounts.
Auburn Alabama farmers winter soil work to prepare for permanent pastures notes J C Lowery extension agronomist. Lime and phosphate are advised to improve existing pastures and to set up soils before seeding. Early February and March seeding with fertilizer follows lime work for best first year growth.
Auburn Alabama J C Lowery extension agronomist says hundreds of farmers will plant kudzu crown patches this year. He notes the practice helps future acreages and may replace rows later. Prepare seed beds by Feb 15 to March, fertilize rows with 200 to 400 pounds of superphosphate or 400 pounds of basic slag per acre, and apply about two tons of stable manure per acre if available.
Alabama farm women sold nearly $1,000,000 in curb markets in 1945 including $28,032 from Gadsden led sales, Montgomery $194,835.59, and Tuscaloosa $122,000, with markets listed in Anniston Athens Auburn Clayton Decatur and several other cities. George M. Pullman credited with the sleeping car idea drew from mining camp bunks in Colorado during the gold rush.
The excerpt notes that sowing early in the spring leads to satisfactory growth. It emphasizes timing in planting to maximize yield and mentions conditions favorable for early sowing. The fragment suggests agronomic guidance without broader context or additional specifics.
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