Local Club Meetings and Farming Yields Noted
Reading lists meetings for clubs across Memphis and nearby towns from Sept 23 to Sept 27 led by Mrs J O Anderson Mrs Shelley Clark and others. The report also notes P J Reynolds of Columbia harvested 270 pounds of lint cotton per acre this year versus regional averages around 75 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Otho
Shelley
Skippers Cross
J. JO
Anderson
Selma
Igert
Shelley Clark
Atco
Yie Glover
Pilgrim Rest
Frig
John Faulk
P. J. Reynold
Blackstone
Reynolds
Route 2
Columbia
Calcium arsenate dusting boosts cotton yield claims
Reynolds hired on-farm dusting at ten pounds per acre, with some fields treated up to five times, to justify a 195 pound lint cotton gain. Nearby farmers like W L Pynes report peanuts increasing each year, followed by blue lupine cover crop, a claim supported by J P Wilson at the Wiregrass Experiment Substation Headland Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reynold
W. L. Pynes
Ashford
Mr. Pynes
J. P. Wilson
Headland
Alabama
C. C. Hall
Cottonwood
Ala
Austria
Attention Called To Big Fire Loss
Auburn observes Fire Prevention Week October 6 32 with Alabama Extension Service urging focus on reducing fires and losses. National Fire Protection Association reports rising fire costs this year could reach 590 million dollars up over last year. Farm fires cause nearly 4000 fatalities. emphasis on fire resistant materials for repairs and new buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Alabama Extension Service
National Fire Protection Association
4H Club Officers Elected and Lupine Seed Sale Noted
The Madrid and Kinsey 4H clubs elected officers including Gwendolyn Cherry president and Hattie Whatley teacher advisor. Ninety 4H canning reports this year show Christine Cooley leading with 851 jars and Joyce Wells 740 jars. Farmers are urged to order 900000 pounds of blue lupine seed from the county office before stocks run out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Sellers
Evelyn Floyd
Mary Glynn Chancey
Nina Jo Etheridge
Annette Skipper
Margaret Flowers
Kinsey School
Jesse A. Colbreth
P & MA
AAA
Madrid JR. High School
Hattie Whatley
Gwendolyn Cherry
Nellie Fay Martin
Marguerite Clark
Lois Clark
Mildred Barnes
Jeanette Walden
Madrid
4-H Club
Christine Cooley
J. T. Cooley
Route 2
Dothan
Joyce Wells
Rehobeth
H. R. Wells
Special Meeting on Cabbage Marketing for 1947
John C. Ingram president of the Houston County Producers Association calls a special meeting on Tuesday September 24 at 7 00 p m at the Market Building Ashford to discuss growing cabbage for marketing early in 1947 Kinsey 4 H Club members attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashford
John C. Ingram
Houston County Producers Association
J P. Wilson
Wilson
Mercury and Squirrel Factoid Notes
Mercury solidifies at 37.93 degrees Fahrenheit. Alcohol serves as a registering agent in thermometers for recording very low temperatures. A red squirrel can swim two miles without stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
Oliver
McCarmick Deering
Dothan
Oliver Middle
Hartford Highway
Callie Barnes
A. W. Hickman
Experimental XP-47J hits over 500 mph with propeller drive
At Farmingdale Long Island Army observers watched the XP 47J reach speeds above 500 mph using a conventional propeller drive. Aviation engineers foresee jet propulsion becoming standard in cargo and transport aircraft within three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmingdale
L. I
Also Mentioned on This Page
By-Houston County Extension Agents
Sinclair
J. B. Davis
Sinclair Refining Co., Agt
Gray
Water Supply Contractors
Marianna, Fla
Mister America
Federal Security Agency
the Dothan Eagle
Iber
James D. Grow
S. Oates
Sears Roebuck
Laudering
Houston County
Kittie Pennington
Kinsey
A.A.A
Rocky Creek Farms
RFD
William A. Womack
Ashford, Ala
Faulkner Packing Co
Kingan
Dothan, Ala
Bridgeport
N. Foster
WAYNE
Dothan Milling Company
Mig. Hiway E. R. Burger
S. D. Coleman
Fort Gaines, Ga
Dinina le
Purina
Prine Rabbit
Poyner Seed Co
N. St. Andrews
the Trading Post
Ford
W. T. Ming
Graceville
Batifay Lo
Jemile K. Mills
Banifay
Fla
Kei
Runa
Cordell Parker
Tompson
Allen Smith
Y. B. Galloway
M. J. Thoreau
Chevrole
Touck
Walter M. White
John C. Ineram
Webb
Serma
Hudspeth
Cottonwood Road
J. T
Sanitary Dairy
Duroc
Zoo
FE. CO. McArthur
Pansey
Akin
My Place
Tommie Daniela
James Hall
Solumbia - Uiothan Highway
Rt. 2
Columbia, Ala
Huh Abernathy
Crymbellion Highway
BALE
Sta. Royce Benefield
Midland City
Alm
Blocomb
Slocomb
Faydette
Turd
Olen Miller
R. Bentley
Sloromb
Jettera
Sharron
Al 1
Gracesville
Florida
QO. K. Anderson
Coffea Springs
Otis Hughes
Box
Old Wilcon
Hale One
Alien
Brown
Crack
Ale
Montgomery Highway
Homer Lewis
Dathan
Wilson Farm
Victor Grain
Fred Lee
Alex
Central School
Lucille Kirkland Boone
Chattahooches
Malone
Mathews
Floride
Marctey’s
Ozark
Bee Tine Highway
J. Rayford
2. Walker
Omark
V& Ford
Covington
F. C. Carratt
Tothan
Malvern
Greenwood Products
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