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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
3
W Gregory extension expert cautions stockmen that hog cholera and internal parasites spread in animals kept near barns. Most cases occur in penned stock around buildings. grazing cattle on well drained fields fare better. Barns should store surplus feed, not house livestock.
Swiss watchmaker Georges Urtaton perfects an electric Mich powered by a tiny rage battery.
Cotton and corn stalks on about six million acres can reduce erosion this fall and winter if cut soon after harvest. Stalks act as cover to slow rainfall and prevent soil loss. cutting them is cheap and improves soil fertility and spring planting readiness.
API extension livestock specialists warn meat supplies will be tighter this winter and next spring. They cite a 20 percent drop in cattle receipts and 80 percent fall in hog receipts at seven large markets, with U.S. farmers pig production down about 20 percent and cattle feeding falling by more than half from last year, leaving storage near 300 million pounds vs typical 600 million.
R L Livingston former Navy ensign and new Houston County assistant agent works with C M Ling to boost truck farming. He urges high quality seed variety better tillage and disease control to raise profitable vegetables for local markets including the Astord farm market.
A $1,000,000 three year program unites peanut producers shellers processors and manufacturers to fund research advertising and publicity aimed at saving the 4000 acre peanut industry after World War I. Funds come from tonnage and bag based assessments with Allied businesses contributing proportionally. spearheaded by the National Peanut Council in Atlanta with broad industry support across Georgia Florida Alabama Texas Virginia Oklahoma and beyond.
The peanut industry groups including the Peanut Shellers Association of Albany Virginia-Carolina Peanut Association Suffolk and several others outline early steps for a public information drive. The effort aims to educate consumers about peanut products and industry standards across multiple states and cities.
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