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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1945
Page
4
War Food Administration order guides Alabama growers on fertilizer use for major crops. It lists fertilizer recommendations from the Alabama Experiment Station for peanuts cotton corn sorghum Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes with per acre ranges for nitrogen phosphorus pentoxide and potassium oxide and notes side dressing and soil type adjustments.
The guide lists per acre and per tree fertilizer applications including P205 and K20 for general crops, nitrogen side dressings, Victory Garden formulas, boron needs, lime for acidity, and yearly fertilizer scales for fruits and nuts with substitutions using ammonium sulfate or ammonium nitrate. It specifies varying dosages by crop type and age, and notes legume effects on subsequent applications.
Auburn Alabama reports extensions urge farmers to purchase their 1945 fertilizer stock as soon as available. Shortages of materials labor and transportation make the outlook serious. Estimated national supply includes 580000 tons nitrogen 6500000 to 7000000 tons superphosphate and 212000 tons K20 versus last season's 631000 7500000 and 603000 respectively.
Maranna pecan market reports $25,129.42 net to growers this season. Mrs. Vivian Stubbs, manager of the Farmers' State market, notes the market has sold 134,585 pounds of pecans through seven cooperative sales up to December 5, and since then buying directly from local growers and nearby counties.
The Alabama Extension Service Auburn marketing division offers to aid farmers in selling and marketing over 600000 bushels of sweet potatoes stored in Alabama for trading and packing within the coming weeks.
Auburn notes wartime demand drives a record 3.3 billion board feet of lumber from national forests in 1944, about 10 percent of U S production and valued at 14.3 million dollars. Production rose 44 percent from the prior year as the Forest Service urges protective action and expanded private land reform.
Farmers can select mature or low quality trees for sale to meet market demand and aid war needs, leaving healthy straight trees for future sawlogs. Consult county agents for technical help on which trees to cut. Homemakers can aid the war effort by rationing, using staples wisely, reducing waste, and planning meals with small portions and planned seconds to stretch supplies.
Auburn Alabama Victory garden goal for 1945 is 400000 with 200000 rural and 200000 urban gardens announced W A Ruffin API extension horticulturist. Home gardeners produced about 40 percent of fresh vegetables last two years and urged to grow more to save ration points. Suggestions include early planning sound seed double row planting and proper care for better quality vegetables.
Grebd en Fertilizer announces Victory garden fertilizer for Alabama in 1945 is 5-10-5, the same formula as 1944. Gardeners are advised to secure supplies early to ensure adequate stocks for spring planting.
Early-hatched chicks yield higher fall and winter egg production as prices rise. Farmers favor available foods and test alternatives when markets offer diverse feed options.
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