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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1944
Page
4
Agricultural experts urge soil conservation in the South noting erosion from bare and disturbed land harms crop yields. Terracing is stressed along with winter cover crops to protect soil, reduce losses, and improve long term farm prosperity in Houston County.
Prisoners of war in Alabama are trained to cut timber under C E Clupo and War Manpower Commission guidance. They learn swamp wood harvesting, saw work, wedge use, and safety rules, with Geneva Convention treatment requirements reviewed as part of the program. The effort aims to broaden timber industry applications and productivity in Macon and Lee Counties.
Motorists and truck owners are lured by Vacumatic devices that claim higher power, smoother tuning, and easier starting. The Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa advertises Vacumatic as a universal add on that can be installed quickly and offered free literature to interested readers.
Auburn reports the War Food Administration says beef quality should rise this fall as feeder cattle bought for feeding are returned for slaughter. Feeders buy more cattle due to lower prices and abundant feed, with grain fed cattle arriving December and rising through winter and spring. Farmers urged to check turkey flocks for parasites and treat if found.
Winter legume seed production becomes a key farm activity in Alabama counties. About 8,009,000 pounds of winter legume and white Dutch clover seed were harvested in Alabama in 1944, stated J. C. Lowery, extension astronomist, in the Tennessee Valley area.
The Southeast harvested 2.6 million pounds of vetch seed and 1.89 million pounds of pile Inine seed, with yields around 200 pounds per acre in Alabama, comparable to Pacific Northwest results. Seed production should expand as demand remains high for Caley peas, Blue Lupine, and Comson clover, with Willamette Vetch adaptable as seed crop in lime stone valleys and Piedmont.
Auburn reports vegetable oils will stay at ceiling levels for 1944 45, aided by Commodity Credit Corporation guarantees. Imported oils may stay scarce. wartime end dates could trigger a brief price pullback. Lard and animal fats likely fluctuate with the general price level, but declines should be modest and temporary. Domestic edible oil output for 1944 45 viewed as near 1943 4 levels, while lard production dips. Also notes rat migrations and early horticultural care including fruit tree spraying and strawberry fertilizer needs.
REA Administrator Harry Slattery released state by state estimates of unelectrified farms as of July 1 1944 and noted that half the current year REA loan funds are allocated using these figures. Alabama is estimated to have 171240 unelectrified farms with 607455 allocated for REA loans for the year ending June 30 1945. Slattery stressed no funds will be released for applications not meeting War Production Board rules. Also included are farming tips for pruning, nut cracking and vine destruction guidance.
Auburn reports meat research specialists from the U S Department of Agriculture state that the way to judge a beef bull is by the kind of beef his offspring produce. They note that feeding age activity and processing factors also affect meat quality from the table.
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