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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1945
Page
4
A collage of agricultural notes and remedies outlines treatments for maggots wounds and pest control. It references rot enone sulphur dust cryolite and methods for bean beetles cabbage pests and potato bugs. Also mentions a British rocket-bomb capable of piercing six concrete layers at 11 feet per second.
The smear should be kept tightly covered in a cool place and only the necessary amount for a few days removed at a time. Avoid contact with the eyes, wash with plain water if accidental exposure occurs, and do not add oil or other substances as that diminishes effectiveness.
Auburn Alabama hay specialists provide cutting timing tips for high grade hay. Cut alfalfa from one-tenth to one-fourth in bloom. Harvest red clover at half bloom and lespedeza at full bloom. Soybeans when half to three quarters developed, cowpeas when pods color turn yellow, timothy at full bloom, Johnson grass as heads emerge. Other grasses keep to full bloom or earlier.
Garden insect control tips from extension entomologist W A Ruffin emphasize early action and simple dusting. Tomato worms are kept with calcium arsenate or Cryolite based bait mixed with corn meal, applied weekly starting at first fruit set, with 3 or 4 applications. Earworm control uses mineral oil at silking, with 6 to 8 drops per ear. Cantaloupe cucumber and squash respond to talc dusts without sulfur, using 95 percent talc and Cryolite blend. apply to deter worms as plants grow.
Auburn dispatch notes war needs rising as Allied Pacific advances grow. Fats essential for sulfa drugs opiates nylon parachutes military soaps and synthene rubber, with demand expanding alongside progress.
Spokane AP dispatch reports football plans for 1945 among Pacific Coast Conference members. Ten schools indicated plans to play, with Montana and Stanford not yet committing. An agenda item set to discuss this schedule at today’s sessions following last night’s preliminary meeting.
A cemetery working will be held at Mt Ararat Baptist Church on Wednesday. Church members and others interested in maintaining the cemetery appearance were asked to participate.
A fragmented report notes producers cautioning about insecticides usage. It mentions proper ingredient awareness and avoidance of water sources, urging guards against accumulation and safe handling to prevent harm to bees and the environment.
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