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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1945
Page
4
Auburn, Alabama reports a state share of nearly 5.005 million dollars from a nationwide 200 million dollar REA loan pool to expand rural electrical service across the state. The allocation supports power lines and modernization for communities previously without reliable electricity.
The article notes 195,358 Alabama farms lacked central electric service as of July 2, 1945, about 73 percent of the state’s farms. It details loans from allocated funds and unallocated REA money, with Alabama cooperatives planning new rural lines to serve tens of thousands of customers and a national program cost around 10 million dollars for distribution.
Auburn reports continued state dairy program aims to boost milk output and rural development. Alabama Power plans a 2 million dollar expansion to improve electrical systems, wiring 6500 rural miles and connecting 7,400 new rural customers with services, totaling 30 million for line construction and facilities serving thousands of farmers.
The CE Teague extension dairyman at Alabama Polytechnic Institute outlines seven dairy management goals to boost efficiency. Also noted is Alabama’s wartime dairy production, rising from 1.143 billion pounds in 1940 to 1.36 billion in 1944, with six months of this year showing 20% higher output than the same period in 194? years.
An advertisement warns that bronchitis may worsen without treatment and urges buying Creomulsion. It promises fast relief from coughs and bronchial irritation, claims no narcotics, and offers a money back guarantee if rest and sleep aren’t restored after use.
Auburn residents learn to use syrup, cane or sorghum, as a sugar substitute in the 8-2-2 meat curing formula. For 100 pounds of trimmed meat, 8 pounds salt, 2 pounds sugar replaced by 2 pounds syrup, yielding a stickier mix. Thorough mixing and even application required. cure time remains standard, with half applied at start, pack broken on day ten, rest of cure added, then rinsed and smoked.
Alabama's 1946 Agricultural Conservation program will focus on five practices including lime and fertilizer use, cover crops, erosion and water conservation, pasture improvement, and forestry. County allocations will fund local plans as AAA committees assist farmers, with final plan approval by the county committee. The effort aims to shift from wartime production to soil building and water conservation.
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