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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1943
Page
7
Agricultural expert C M Ling explains mineral needs for hogs and how minerals boost gains. Hogs grazing on forage benefit from mineral supplementation, especially phosphorus and lime. a simple mineral mix improves feed efficiency and reduces required feed per 100 pounds gain.
AUBURN Ala Keep all of the space occupied with growing foods the year around says W A Ruffin extension entomologist Gardners should not waste fertile soil after spring crops finish Lettuce peas radishes turnip greens are over Plant succession crops for summer and fall including chard spinach beans corn cabbage eggplant and peppers Avoid planting summer greens where spring greens grew and keep up weed and pest control
Private enterprise advertises army style shoeshines by Pvt. Pete Bollgoff offering 10 cents cash in advance with a guarantee. If customers are dissatisfied, Bollgoff promises to work their detail in return.
Readers note a trend among Parisian women to paint their faces with delicate, restrained makeup that highlights skin tone and natural charm. The look reflects evolving standards of elegance and modern style for the era.
President MacArthur tours the landing, praised Sixth Army commander General Krueger as troops unload without casualties. Correspondents, Australian officers, and native aides navigate jungle trails as Americans establish headquarters on Kiriwina and nearby Woodlark Islands. Native villages, markets, and a Whitehouse estate host officers and reporters amid jungle warfare logistics and initial supply lines.
Auburn Alabama gardeners should act now to limit corn earworm damage on early tomatoes. Extension entomologist W A Ruffin advises dusting tomatoes the size of a marble with a mix of ten parts corn meal and one part calcium arsenate or cryolite. Apply every few days until normal levels return. Do not poison tomatoes for several days before they are ready to eat.
Superior Court Judge O. T. Gower urged maximum court aid to farmers in Georgia's Fitzgerald rally honoring more than 1,000 local servicemen and volunteers in the crop corps. He called for leadership to survey farm status, conserve timber and food supplies, and ensure feeding the fighting men as World War II efforts continue.
A fragment notes a distance of 12 096 miles associated with Norway. The text lacks context for full interpretation but records a measured distance tied to a Norwegian location or project.
NYA orders shutdown of projects across six Southeastern states with only essential staff kept to wind down records. About 7,200 youths in training, 20,000 part time workers, and 1,400 supervisors affected as the agency ends operations by year end. Georgia sites include Marietta plant for Bell bomber training and projects in Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Carrollton, Brunswick, and Jesup.
Auburn Alabama farmers are urged to maximize peanut yields as acreage harvests fall below the 5,500,000 acre goal. Trials in Georgia North Carolina and Virginia show sulfur dusting and copper-sulphur dusting raise yields by 19 percent to 34 pounds per acre. Control of leaf spot and green mold via dusting or spraying with sulfur or copper-sulphur is advised with equipment considerations and timing for first and subsequent applications.
Lavada Cur tia extension food preservation specialist offers sulphuring steps to protect dried fruit. Place fruit on trays with 1% inch spacing for air flow, cover with a light box, and ignite a teaspoon of sulphur per pound of fruit placed beside or below the trays.
In Geneva Alabama Geneva County 4H club members entered 118 entries in the Victory Garden Contest. First place went to Charles Lacey second to Jimmie Ruth Milton and third to Zelda Cullifer. Rotary Club sponsored the event to promote bigger and better gardens. Judges were J P Bedingfield D H Ward and RK M Hatcher. Prizes included 10 dollars for first 5 dollars for second and 5 gallons of gasoline for third.
A note reports the Mother Vineyard on Roanoke Island North Carolina dating to 1384, the era of the first English settlement, but the original vine is now non producing. The reference highlights historical viticulture on the island.
A wartime study details how organic matter added to soil raised yields for Irish potatoes beans and turnips. With 1000 pounds of fertilizer per acre, organic additions increased bushels per acre for potatoes to 157 and 103 without and with organic matter respectively. Turnips yielded 4260 pounds per acre with organic matter and 684 without.
A skewed artifact claims a practical carpet invented by Vite KR Blesell of Grand Mich in 1876. The noted craft called multi purposs werachmitt is described with a wing span of 5 feet and a fuselage of 40 feet 3 inches and an apparent mass of 21 350 pounds.
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