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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1949
Page
2
A reflective piece on how wishes shape happiness in families. It contrasts childlike wants with core inner desires identified by psychologists, outlining six basic needs: comfort, success, recognition, belonging, security, and adventure. The essay notes these drives influence both adults and children and affect family harmony.
Alabama farmers gain weeks on spring work as a warm spell lets land preparation run ahead. Extension agent J C Lowery urges caution on early planting, detailing February tasks: grazing checks, seeding permanent pastures, completing kudzu, preparing sericea forage, top-dressing grains, applying soil amendments, and selecting breeder cotton seed for a portion of the crop.
Extra yields of cotton are produced when planted early says O N Andrews. Tests at Tennessee Valley Station show April 11 planting outyielded May 14 by 325 pounds seed cotton per acre over eight years. Statewide trials encourage farmers to plant cotton a week to 10 days earlier than in prior years.
Christmas tree seedlings are priced at about one half cent per plant and, after three years, trees can wholesale for around one dollar each. The note highlights rapid multiplication potential for growers and small profits over a short growth cycle.
The text discusses six groups of deep inner desires, noting only one is physical. It emphasizes emotional needs and urges helping family members move toward actions that bring the greatest satisfaction and happiness for them. This guidance centers on supporting loved ones to pursue meaningful fulfillment.
A U S tunetful guide from A P I Extension Service specialist Lavada Curtis explains canning surplus meat after dog killing time. Precook backbones to tender before canning as hash, broil and pack ribs with brown gravy, and precook liver in water until color fades. Pack jars with lean pork and water or stock, remove all fat, process at 10 pounds pressure for 75 minutes per pint and 61 minutes per quart.
Feeding corn to livestock is the best method for farmers to market corn they own or can purchase. It outlines practical feeding strategies to maximize value and return on corn in farm operations.
University of Alabama will host Pearl S Buck, a renowned author of China and Far East works, on January 25 as the second feature of the University Lecture Series. Buck, born in West Virginia, lived between China and the United States, wrote East Wind West Wind in 1925, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for The Good Earth, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938, as the first American woman honored in that category.
Extension agents summarize Alabama corn variety recommendations from Auburn tests and give livestock care advice. Notes on hog feed on dry ground compare platform versus mud costs, plus Kinsey meeting date and candlewicking demonstrations across Houston County clubs and 4-H activities in Pleasant Plains and Taylor.
The average Jersey cow on good grazing yields about two and a half gallons of milk daily. For every extra two pounds of milk, feed one pound of concentrate made of three parts corncob meal to one part cottonseed meal for profitable production.
Records show a well built bed produced sweet potato plants at a power cost of only six cents per 1,000. The cost might run somewhat higher on beds not so well built.
Auburn readers are told pond owners can earn extra cash by selling fish and fishing rights but must register each pond with the State Department of Conservation in Montgomery. The notice notes private pond game fish may be sold if registered, while fish from public waters cannot be sold. It cites Earl Flor Kennamer, Extension Service fish and wildlife specialist, on trapping water-inhabiting fur-bearers.
Sweetpotatoes stored best at 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. In warm weather open doors or vents at night to cool, then close them during the day to maintain proper cooling.
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