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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1949
Page
10
A reflective piece on setting and achieving family goals. It shares an anecdote of a toddler learning responsibility by emptying a waste paper basket and receiving positive reinforcement. It urges families to set goals, plan, and follow through while accepting mistakes as part of growth.
Alabama hog producers face weak lard demand as oil crops like peanut and cottonseed oil cut into markets. Extension swine specialist G B Phillips urges growers to raise meatier hogs to capture pork demand, noting war era lard exports fell and housewives shift to crop oils.
Phillips argues lard price now trails live hogs by five to six cents. He says meat-type hogs will dominate, with balanced rations lowering lardiness and boosting meat. Producers should breed purebred right-type sows and feed for market hogs.
Roger Hagler, 12, grows an acre of hybrid corn in Houston County to back the Dothan hog show. Guided by assistant county agent Clark Rudder, the project aims to raise about 400 pounds of meat per acre with added fertilizer and careful feeding. The plan includes later feeding two O I C pigs to 200 to 225 pounds for the show.
Alabama farmers can grow alfalfa on well drained soil says agronomist J C Lowery. Research by the A P I Agricultural Experiment Station shows alfalfa can yield with proper timing, inoculation, and fertilization. Farmers should turn winter legumes before seed set, harrow and weed control, and consult the local county agent for details on grazing and hay uses.
Earl Kennamer of the AP I Extension Service says a new fashion for long haired furs could raise pelts prices. Demand for opossum raccoon skunk and silver cat furs is low causing low payments to trappers. Designers could promote long haired fur coats to boost raw fur and help farmers with furbearers.
The ragged appearance of peach trees this spring stems from an extremely mild winter. Leaf buds need slightly more cold than fruit buds, so some blooms may form fruit that later drops without sufficient leaves to feed them.
If a strong ammonia smell is detected on entering a broiler house more ventilation is needed to reduce gas buildup and protect bird health and worker safety.
Roger Hagler and his brother Jackie, both connected to the Dothan area, tend a one acre corn plot on a 100 acre farm seven miles from Dothan on Headland road. Jackie, in tenth grade and president of the Columbia 4-H club, is praised as an expert by Rudder and helps answer Roger’s questions.
The article offers farming advice on grazing practices for permanent pastures and summer crops like grain sorghum. It stresses June planting for land prep and July seeding, notes weeds reduce pasture fertility, and covers poultry ventilation, brooder placement, heat, and lifting brooders after heat. It encourages alfalfa as a green crop for poultry and emphasizes proper management of grazing and livestock feeds.
Houston County Home Demonstration club leaders and members gather for agent training and demonstrations. Miss Levice Eisely from Auburn presents Coast Shortcuts and Color in the Wardrobe at the office and in Harmony Grove Treaty May 17 and other dates. Attendees include agents from surrounding counties focusing on practical farming, cover crops, and crafts to improve yields and labor.
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