| Summary: | This is the volume VII, issue 4, January 1927 issue of Alabama Farmer, a newsletter published monthly during the school year by students in the Agricultural Club of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The newsletter includes articles of interest related to agriculture and agriculture education. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.Articles: The all round college student--More outside reading, participation in student activities, and more reasoning and less memory work, are needed by undergraduates; Safe farming not dependent on cotton; Some pecans resistant to scab--Most practical method of control is to plant resistant varieties or top work diseased trees; Round worms in swine--Sanitation, good drainage, and clean water supply the most effective means of combatting these parasites; Soy beans as a dairy cow ration; Insect pests and diseases imported--New varieties of plants and seeds being introduced bring pests with them; (Editorials); The international stock show (editorial); Too much emphasis on football? (editorial); Oh, Professor! (editorial); Commercial products from cotton; Cotton work may affect weevil; Method of curing pork given; Alabama Farm Woman (Dialogue on the removal of stains); Treatment of hog cholera; An apple a day; Successful sons of Auburn--What they are doing; Ton-litter test; With the Smith-Hughes men in Alabama; Dehorning cattle increases value of herd; Eradication of Johnson grass; Campus Farmer (Phi Kappa Phi elects members; X-ray is donated; Who's who in the ag faculty; Editor attends Chicago meet; Blue Key elects; Auburn has representatives at various conferences; Dairy short course planned; Baker resigns; Former student honored; Dr. Gardner issues Bulletin; Beat Georgia! (editorial); Come on Legislature! (editorial); Be honest with yourself (editorial); Y.M.C.A. is very active; All-college hike staged); Sports (Basketball season begins; Yea! Alabama!; Captain 'Buck' Ellis; 'Square Jaw' All-Southern);
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