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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1943
Page
7
Heustes County Farm Agent C M Ling discusses winter cover crops to restore soil after peanut harvest. Austin winter peas and blue lupine help erosion control, replenish soil and support rotations, with seeding rates and fertilization guidance for farmers facing seed and fertilizer shortages.
Auburn farmers and the agricultural sector show record wage rates as farm employment on October 1 rises slightly from the prior year and reaches the highest level on record. The 11,988,000 farm workers reflect gains over September 1 but remain below the 1934 42 average. The rise comes amid cotton picking and favorable weather boosting labor demand in the South Central States.
USDA research at the Eastern Regional Lab near Philadelphia outlines a method to convert lactic acid into methyl acrylate. This could add an outlet for lactic acid sourced from molasses, starch, and milk whey, aiding plastics and synthetic rubber industries.
A Luverne Alabama community price clash spurred by housewives led to OPA officials visiting and warning 47 local merchants. After checks, T bone steak fell to 44 cents a pound, cabbage to 5 cents, and most canned vegetables dipped five cents, with merchants pledging cooperation.
Motorists in Alabama urged to test a new device named Vacu-matic Gas Saver promising up to 30 percent gas savings and smoother performance. The ad claims universal fit for cars and trucks, automatic operation, and invites owners to install the unit on their own vehicles. The Vacu-matic Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa Wisconsin offers the device free to those who participate and spread the word.
Factual guidance on fruits and varieties suited to Alabama conditions. Recommends resistant types like Horse apple, Indian Cling peach, Champanel grape, muscadines, Youngberry, and pecans. Details suitable apples, peaches, grapes, figs, pears, blueberries, and pomegranates for southern soils. Emphasizes winter planting and proper soil.
The passage notes that certain fruits will bear in one to three years and advises talking to the county agent or consulting a handbook for complete information on how to redo plants.
Auburn reports the War Food Administration has set a 1944 program at 380 million acres in crops. Alabama farmers are urged to boost peanut and wheat acreage while maintaining cotton output at current levels.
Alabama farmers plan near 1.0 million peanut acres and large corn cotton hay and potato crops for 1944 with farm output targets including 1 357 000 000 pounds of milk 61 000 000 dozen eggs 16 000 chickens and 240 000 pigs. The Women’s Land Army proposes that any woman or girl working on a farm wear the work uniform and insignia, reflecting a push for wider female farm labor.
Washington AP) The Southern farmer may face trial and error to judge jeep adaptability for farm power after the war. The budget bureau approved 15000 dollars for experiments to determine farm use, but the House Appropriations Committee rejected the idea. The Agriculture Department warned of tractor shortages until manufacturers retool.
Henry County reported total bond sales of 524,631 as part of the Third War Loan drive, surpassing the 297,000 quota. L. T. Sheffield Jr, executive chairman of the county War Finance Committee, credited official figures from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and thanked every county resident who supported the effort. The piece notes manpower on the ground versus air, and details tests and considerations from the Army War Show and Appropriations Committee on jeep performance and farm attachments.
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