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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1943
Page
2
Agricultural talk by C M Ling from Alabama Extension outlines how proper lighting can boost eye production in season but not annual egg yield. It stresses regular schedules for pullets, morning lights, scheduled on from September to April, and heavy grain feeding twice daily to support increased laying and prevent weight loss.
The county agent urges farmers to use electrification and lanterns for efficiency. Electric lights reduce labor and fire risk, with 20 watt bulbs for large areas and 10 watt night lighting. Promote winter grazing, fall seeding, and immediate seed and fertilizer orders amid nationwide seed shortages and war time production pressures.
County Agent C M Ling reports strong farmer interest in planting small grain and winter seedings this fall. In conversations with farmers he notes several causes for hesitancy and outlines observed factors affecting autumn seeding decisions.
Auburn Ala War Food Administration urges farmers to store sweet potatoes after harvest to smooth market flow. Support prices set for U S No 1 and No 2 graded potatoes range from 115 to 165 dollars per bushel at different periods in 1943 44. Prices apply to properly graded and packed produce with up to 70 percent No 1 carrots in mixed lots.
Agricultural engineers at Auburn and Alabama Polytechnic Institute announce streamlined wartime storage for sweet potatoes. They cut lumber use by two thicknesses with insulation board and improve floors with solid concrete foundations, enabling a cheaper, air efficient design while enabling masonry walls and alternative heating methods. Aimed to preserve crops with reduced materials amid wartime shortages.
The report notes that these fields will be washed and coded by ting this winter. If covered with a dense green cover, it will be protected, provide good grazing for livestock, and yield more feed next year.
County agent C M Ling and AAA committee chairman Jesse A Culbreth say farmers can produce their own nitrogen by planting winter legumes this fall and turning them under next spring. They explain nitrogen is abundant in the air and bacteria in legume roots supply it to crops, stored in the plants, and added to soil when plowed under. Farmers adopting this practice will earn AAA soil building payments to offset costs.
Auburn experts warn harvest and curing are crucial to maximize nut quality. Extension agronomist J.C. Lowery of Auburn warns Spanish peanuts should be harvested when the inner nuts reach maturity, indicated by red skin on the outer shell and blackening of the hull.
Farmers should harvest peanuts when vines are dry. Stack poles should be built over peanut fields so small stacks can be formed. Loosen peanuts in the soil with a plow or implement. Allow peanuts to wilt and then stack carefully on stack poles.
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