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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1944
Page
7
C M Ling discusses the rabies threat to humans and livestock. He explains the disease can harm dogs, other farm animals, and wildlife, noting that certain stages are especially dangerous and urging recognition of key symptoms.
The article explains how rabies spreads from roaming dogs to farm animals including cows horses and wildlife. It outlines symptoms in cattle and horses the danger to humans and a four step control plan involving impounding vaccination quarantine and destruction of wild animals.
War demands for canned vegetables and rice rise about 70 percent for the year starting July 1. Home canning becomes more important as supplies in most homes are expected to run out by late summer. Fruits and juices will remain scarce while vegetables see zero point values due to supply constraints.
Poultry economists of the U S Department of Agriculture foresee farmers selling more old hens and raising fewer chicks, shrinking laying flocks by 8 to 10 percent by January. Egg production may stay above 1943 records into Q3, but fall below last year in Q4 as civilian egg supplies decline and demand shifts upward. Prices for eggs are expected to rise relative to feed costs through October.
Auburn reports a stronger outlook for fertilizer in 1944 45 starting July 1. Potash is projected 21 percent higher than 1943 44, addressing a prior shortfall. Superphosphate is expected about 23 percent higher if new plants finish on time and labor holds.
Auburn reports nutritionist Marie Amos of the Extension Service urges abundant use of eggs as a protective food. She notes eggs provide vitamin D, iron, calcium, and protein, and should be on every family’s list as households help store 25,000,000 dozen eggs for wartime shortages.
The National War time Swine Industry Council urges farmers to renew fights against swine diseases to boost pork supplies for the nation next fall and winter. Steps include increasing young pigs, meeting nitrogen requirements, importing Chilean nitrate, seeking War Shipping Administration cooperation, and advancing orders and deliveries while handling more hauling locally.
The guide emphasizes vaccinating pigs against cholera and erysipelas early, housing them in clean pens with fresh water, avoiding dusty floors and old straw, and keeping poultry away from hog lots. Isolate new hogs, seek veterinary diagnosis for disease, test for brucellosis if births are down, and control mange and similar parasites to protect gains and hides.
Auburn readers are urged to reduce fire deaths and property loss by using safety matches only, installing a good fireplace screen, keeping textiles away from stoves, inspecting chimneys and stove pipes, avoiding kerosene or vaseline for starting fires, storing fuels safely, and keeping water and sand buckets or a chemical extinguisher ready for emergencies.
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