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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1949
Page
3
Alabama farmers report a two percent drop in prices received for their products for the month ending June 15 while prices paid by farmers remained steady. The parity ratio slid to 103, a seven year low, with 114 a year ago. Only a minority of farm commodities sold above parity, with most gains concentrated in livestock.
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A graphic comparison shows price changes from a year ago for cotton corn and hogs in Alabama. Corn price per bushel and hog prices are cited, with the index indicating a drop or rise over the year. Agricultural buyers and farmers track shifts in value, noting state results and overall trends.
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP A Louisiana botanist and his wife survive a plane crash in Brooks Mountain nine miles southwest of Christian Village. The 6th Air Rescue helicopter from Ladd Air Base evacuated them after a Cessna owned by Wien Alaska airlines ran low on fuel. The couple 79 year olds endured a landing gear wreck and minor bruises while the pilot 31 faced a failed engine. They had been en route from Fort Yukon to gather botany specimens and hoped for rescue as crews searched with patrols and military aircraft.
Two deaths occurred in Alabama weekend traffic incidents. Virginia Smith, 6, of Anniston was struck by a car on Saturday. Fletcher H. Cathey, 51, of Lewisburg Tennessee died in Huntsville after a two vehicle collision five miles south of the Tennessee border. Prices on cotton, milk, beef, and other commodities showed varied changes in the period.
Alabama agriculture officials predict 65 000 bushels of certified hybrid corn this year across 2000 planted acres. Extension agronomist J Lowery notes good prospects for high yields, with seed grown locally to suit soil and climate. Harvested hybrids should boost state corn yields and plant about 500 000 acres of the usual 2 700 000 acre crop. The Alabama Crop Improvement Association will not inspect hybrid fields.
The Central of Georgia Railway petitions the Alabama Public Service Commission for authority to discontinue Sundays only its mixed passenger and freight trains No. 1 TR between Dothan and Hartford. Interested patrons may mail representations or request a public hearing to the commission by July.
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