Agricultural Rumors and Actual Feed Exports Clarified
Alabama AAA chair W Crawley clarifies false rumors of large protein meal and feed grain exports during the war. War Food Administration and WFA data show exports were minimal, imports far exceed exports, and U S livestock feed needs rose. USDA notes skim milk feed reduces parasites in pigs, with milk-fed groups showing better gains.
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Auburn
W . Crawny
Alabama
AAA
Crawley
Domenwlsneet
War Fool Administration
Eeas
WFA
U. S
USDA
Beltsville Research Center
Cotton Wilt and Rust Drive Big Losses in Alabama Farms
Alabama farmers report widespread cotton wilt and rust damaging yields across numerous counties including Autauga, Butler, Chilton, and Mobile. Experts advise planting wilt resistant varieties like DPL 14 and Stoneville, plus higher potash fertilizer to partially offset losses. Also noted are rising skim milk use in cheese, and a shift in farm finances with mortgage debt falling from 1940 to 1944 as beef and milk storage trends are reported.
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J. T. Belue
API Extension
Cottaci
Autauga
Butler
Chilton
Choctaw
Clarke
Coffee
Conecuh
Covington
Crenshaw
Dallas
Elmore
Escambia
Geneva
Houston
Oats and vetch grazing recommendation for September plantings
Advice on crops for September planting to provide winter grazing in Alabama. Oats or oats with vetch planted early September with 300 pounds of specific fertilizer per acre, nitrogen after growth begins to speed grazing. North Alabama favors wheat with vetch or oats for grazing. Caley peas good for late winter to early spring in the Black Belt.
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Alabama
North Alabama
Black Belt
Pulpwood Used for War V Boxes and Farm Outreach
The article explains how pulpwood feeds the war effort through V boxes, paperboard cases that endure extreme conditions and seawater, and even aid in saving lives by floating to aid Pacific campaigns. It notes a projected 485 to 440 million V boxes for military logistics and urges farm woodland owners to work with agents to maintain supply. It also covers 1944 livestock prices with feeder cattle, lambs, and ewes outlooks for 1945, indicating prices likely higher than last year and sizable lamb and sheep marketing this year.
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Auburn
U. S Department of Agriculture
Record Meat Output For 44 May Reach 25 Billion Pounds
U S Department of Agriculture specialists forecast a new all time meat output record for 1944 possibly reaching 25 billion pounds of dressed meat, about four percent above 1943. Beef and veal are expected higher while hog slaughter may total around 100 million head, pork output possibly smaller due to lighter hog weights, and lamb and mutton output may drop about ten percent. Hog slaughter peaked early year with 22 million heads in Q1 and 41 million in H1, 37 percent above a year earlier. Cattle marketings are rising and prices expected near steady levels with seasonally muted summer hogs and increased cattle feeding later.
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Auburn
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mar
Hugh
Farms Lead in Alabama With Mechanical Pickers and War Firsts
Prattville farmer Will Howard Smith begins using two mechanical cotton pickers this week, believed first in Alabama for large scale harvesting. Alabama urges orders for egg cases for 1944 45 season as cases scarce. Baldwin County holds surplus blue lupine seed for distribution under service fee plan. Defense Transportation resumes accepting applications for new light motor trucks for civilian use. Sugar stamps No 33 will buy five pounds from Sept 1 1944. stamps No 30 32 and 23 will be five pounds each thereafter. Sugar stamps No 40 will buy two pounds of canning sugar through Feb 28 1945. County advisors form to aid returning war veterans entering farming. Farmers plan to save seed this fall to cut spring costs. Infertile eggs store better. nest and house cleanliness aids. Rains lift time crop prospects across Alabama.
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Will Howard Smith
Prattville
Smith
Alabama
GPA
Tvo
Safety Precautions For Poisoning Urged
Auburn report urges strict handling of insecticides to prevent harm to people, livestock, and crops. It details protective gear, washing after use, changing clothes, proper storage, labeling, and disposal, and warns against open containers and contaminated feed. It notes TVA soil amendment orders and ongoing supply strain.
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Auburn
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
USDA
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