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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1944
Page
6
Auburn Alabama report by J C Lowery notes fertilizer is cheaper than reform and can raise yields of small grains corn and other crops. It may also have carryover benefits for following crops as demand for efficient fertilizer increases.
Household hints discuss storing herbs and fabrics, bright kitchen towels as window shades, cleaning and repairing children's winter toys, and using kitchen towels as curtains or dish towels. It mentions storing items in a storage room, using dark glasses while hanging wet laundry, and general cleanliness tips.
An Auburn Arts and Polytechnic Institute note lists potatoes as a source of calories calcium protein phosphorus iron thiamine riboflavin and vitamin C. Weight for weight they offer a fourth as much vitamin C as citrus and half as much as tomatoes. Alabama growers report a record 1943 crop season despite labor machinery and transport shortages, making potatoes cheap and useful with meats. Also tips on washable toy covers for cats dogs and other homemade toys for children.
Auburn report outlines peanut planting steps for 1944 goals. J C Lowery advises shell seed before planting and machine shelling, spacing Spanish peanuts 2 to 6 inches apart in 2 to 10 foot row with 4 to 30 pounds per acre. Runners planted 3 to 4 inches apart in 2 to 3 foot rows with 2 to 30 pounds per acre. Fertilizer varies by land type. frost risk noted. sorghum varieties listed for syrup.
Laveda Carte extension food preservationist says half a million water bath canners will be manufactured in enamelware with racks for 7 quart jars or 9 pint jars or 4 half gallon jars. The tall round canners hold water above jars and will hit retail markets in April. Water bath canners are for tomatoes fruit and other acidic foods. non acid vegetables require a pressure cooker.
Auburn Alabama farmers are urged to secure ample calcium arsenate to combat boll weevil and other pests. Extension entomologist WW A Ruffin notes the supply is sufficient, and many growers have already stored dust. Dealers from eleven counties attended a grading school in Auburn hosted by the Extension Service and conducted by Dale King and Hubert M. Doss.
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