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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1943
Page
6
Ling explains transplanting shrubs and trees with careful handling to preserve roots. Benefits of fall and winter plantings include better establishment, rainfall, and nursery stock from the field. Soil prep, watering, and fertilization guidelines emphasize deep cultivation, weed removal, and appropriate nutrients for early growth.
The Soil Conservation Service launches an intensive drive to increase timber harvest from farm woodlands across nearly 1,000 conservation districts. Farmers with marketable trees are urged to cut select trees to aid war needs while preserving future stock. Reports show farm forestry projects averaged over 21,000 board feet per farm, triple the national average, due to minimal but strategic labor.
Auburn Alabama farmers are urged to prepare land for kudzu and sericea with winter work.Land should be broken lime applied and seed beds firm. Apply phosphate and potash before harrowing and lay off rows 10 to 25 feet apart with manure per acre and phosphate or slag per acre. Rows bedded after fertilizer for planting in February or March.
Electric motors on farms run long hours for pumps, milking machines, separators, and other equipment. Follow manufacturer oiling directions, avoid over oiling, protect from dust, keep proper ventilation, and ensure correct alignment. If a motor struggles to reach speed or overheats, consult the dealer or rural electric system manager promptly.
Auburn advice from D F King of the Alabama Experiment Station links cannibalism in chickens to crowded brooder and roosting conditions. He recommends ample space, roosting perches, range, dark nests, varied mash, greens, oyster shell, sand, and darkened housing to prevent the habit.
Auburn reports the Department of Agriculture has named three federal cotton ginning specialists to work in the Cotton Belt. J C Ogiebes Jr will base at Ogiesbes and cooperate with the Up State Agricultural Extension Service and Alabama county agents to promote dry picking and gin improvements under current conditions.
A damaged OCR fragment notes four items or packages in a collation with phrases about staying fresh and a warning or reminder. The readable text mentions inventory and preservation, but specifics are unclear. No clear date, place, or named entities are identifiable.
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