1930-02: Alabama Farmer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 10, Issue 05

1930-02: Alabama Farmer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 10, Issue 05

This is the volume X, issue 5, February 1930 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 agric...

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Main Author: Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Agricultural Club
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Student publications
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/stdtpubs,2177
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1930-02: Alabama Farmer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 10, Issue 05
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Agricultural Club
fulltopic Student publications
Alabama Polytechnic Institute--Students; Newsletters--Alabama--Auburn; Agricultural students--Societies; Alabama Polytechnic Institute--Alumni and alumnae; Agriculture--Alabama--History; Agricultural education; Agriculture--Study and teaching; Agriculture teachers; Agricultural colleges;
Agriculture; Education; History--1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II
description This is the volume X, issue 5, February 1930 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: Urges timber as farm enterprise; Alabama's agricultural leadership unexcelled; Successful farming means keeping busy--Plan the work ahead, so that winter months will not be spent idly--Something is needing attention the entire year round; Ten commandments of chick raising--Importance of poultry industry demands safety measures in rearing the flock--Heavy losses occur from careless management; Reducing fertilizer bills by terracing--Alabama farms and farmers suffer serious losses through erosion every year--This is a useless waste--Its prevention means more dollars; Saving the flock with concrete floors--Dirt floors and runways do not lend themselves readily to sanitation--These should be built of sound concrete; The Federal Farm Bureau and its powers--Every line of work except agriculture has had strong tendency toward organization--The Federal Board is to operate strictly through organized bodies; (editorials); Grading and standardization; Negro farmers set worthy goals; Electricity serves Alabama farmsteads; Trailing our valuable feathered friends--Banding serves as an important check in the migration of birds; Ag alumni page; Grows thirty-one fall vegetables; Alabama Farm Woman (Past, present and future of home economics; A Bible recipe for cake); Systematic research being conducted in increasing returns; Feeding steers under Alabama conditions--Marketing feeds through livestock has proven most profitable in this state; Why spend money for hay?; Eight million from fertilizer research; Hatching eggs early get better prices; State laboratory to analyze fertilizers; Growing sweet potato plants for local use--Black rot and other serious diseases are transmitted by seed--Proper treatment materially reduces evils from this source; Over the state and nation (Best fertilizers for cotton state; Remodeled kitchen makes tasks a joy; Machinery value is demonstrated; Bankers join farm agents in program); Campus Farmer (Ag ec courses given--Department is growing--More subjects offered; Block and Bridle again; Blue Keys honor best student; Six commissioned cadets to get special training; Prexy heads Ag Assn; Vet short course here; Ag society elects--Gamma Sigma Delta chooses ten honor students; ODK sponsors broadcast featuring college life; Washington's Birthday celebration; Rural briefs; Farm briefs; Pecans find place in human diet as production increases (editorial); A million dollars from curb markets (editorial); Larger farm co-op assured for state (editorial)); Sports (Coach Floyd resigns; Freshman basketball);
title 1930-02: Alabama Farmer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 10, Issue 05
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spelling 1930-02: Alabama Farmer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 10, Issue 05Alabama Polytechnic Institute--Students; Newsletters--Alabama--Auburn; Agricultural students--Societies; Alabama Polytechnic Institute--Alumni and alumnae; Agriculture--Alabama--History; Agricultural education; Agriculture--Study and teaching; Agriculture teachers; Agricultural colleges;Agriculture; Education; History--1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War IIThis is the volume X, issue 5, February 1930 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: Urges timber as farm enterprise; Alabama's agricultural leadership unexcelled; Successful farming means keeping busy--Plan the work ahead, so that winter months will not be spent idly--Something is needing attention the entire year round; Ten commandments of chick raising--Importance of poultry industry demands safety measures in rearing the flock--Heavy losses occur from careless management; Reducing fertilizer bills by terracing--Alabama farms and farmers suffer serious losses through erosion every year--This is a useless waste--Its prevention means more dollars; Saving the flock with concrete floors--Dirt floors and runways do not lend themselves readily to sanitation--These should be built of sound concrete; The Federal Farm Bureau and its powers--Every line of work except agriculture has had strong tendency toward organization--The Federal Board is to operate strictly through organized bodies; (editorials); Grading and standardization; Negro farmers set worthy goals; Electricity serves Alabama farmsteads; Trailing our valuable feathered friends--Banding serves as an important check in the migration of birds; Ag alumni page; Grows thirty-one fall vegetables; Alabama Farm Woman (Past, present and future of home economics; A Bible recipe for cake); Systematic research being conducted in increasing returns; Feeding steers under Alabama conditions--Marketing feeds through livestock has proven most profitable in this state; Why spend money for hay?; Eight million from fertilizer research; Hatching eggs early get better prices; State laboratory to analyze fertilizers; Growing sweet potato plants for local use--Black rot and other serious diseases are transmitted by seed--Proper treatment materially reduces evils from this source; Over the state and nation (Best fertilizers for cotton state; Remodeled kitchen makes tasks a joy; Machinery value is demonstrated; Bankers join farm agents in program); Campus Farmer (Ag ec courses given--Department is growing--More subjects offered; Block and Bridle again; Blue Keys honor best student; Six commissioned cadets to get special training; Prexy heads Ag Assn; Vet short course here; Ag society elects--Gamma Sigma Delta chooses ten honor students; ODK sponsors broadcast featuring college life; Washington's Birthday celebration; Rural briefs; Farm briefs; Pecans find place in human diet as production increases (editorial); A million dollars from curb markets (editorial); Larger farm co-op assured for state (editorial)); Sports (Coach Floyd resigns; Freshman basketball);USAIN State and Local Literature Preservation Project, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University Libraries, Auburn, AlabamaAuburn, Ala. : Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Agricultural Club1929-02application/pdfAlaFarmer_v10_i05.pdfThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries.Deeply RootedUSAIN State and Local Literature Preservation ProjectAlabama Polytechnic Institute, Agricultural ClubSavage, Victor, Jr.engTextAuburn, Lee County, AlabamaAuburn University Libraries1929-02http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/stdtpubs/id/2177

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