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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
5
Agricultural advice outlines in the farm bulletin on reducing garden pests. It covers weed control, removal of old vegetables, timing for spraying with safe materials, and using derris or rotenone for chewing insects. It details mixtures with sulfur or lime for various pests and notes alternatives when rotenone is unavailable.
Families warned of coming hunger as Victory Gardens are highlighted by officials. A Department of Agriculture survey shows 427 percent more fresh vegetables arising from Victory plots, underscoring the program's wartime significance and citizens’ role in supporting troops at the front.
Extension Editor answers farm pond questions from Auburn Alabama. A. M. Pearson recommends using four inch or larger diameter pipe with a good control valve as the cheapest suitable material and notes the agency can provide more information.
The Extension Service at Alabama Polytechnic Institute will organize county advisory committees of experienced farmers to aid returning veterans who wish to farm. The groups will coordinate with loan, credit, and veteran assistance programs, with county agents acting as liaisons to Selective Service boards and local offices, and will tailor farming plans to each county’s resources and needs.
Readable excerpts advise using spare stamp 37 for extra sugar, and discuss scorch removal from cloth with surface treatment cautions. Guidance on replacing TMV covers, fabric repair steps, and pest control methods include baiting at plant bases, cautioning against chicken exposure during poisoning.
Auburn farmers planning pond construction this summer can obtain second grade cast iron nine inch pipe without priority rating for pond drain systems. This grade of pipe is specified as satisfactory for pond use.
Auburn based on current crop prospects more canned units and vegetables are expected to be produced this year than during the previous year, but as a result of strained military requirements, civilians may expect decreases in certain items.
An Auburn farmer notes pheno lbaune helps control nodular worms in sheep. A large meat packer records 8 increased profits after using the drug, with damaged nodular worm injury dropping from 10 percent to 80 percent. Extension livestock specialist IL Gregory recommends dosing breeding flocks with pronothiazine twice in winter and early spring. The Red Cross hospital motion picture service in 1842 drew over 10 million viewers.
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