| Summary: | This is the volume XI, issue 3, December 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: Fattening the fall litter--The day of bringing home the bacon has passed and the pork barrel has become a permanent family institution in more ways than one; Our common poultry diseases--Lack of a knowledge in the prevention and eradication of poultry diseases decreases the annual profits from the farm flock; The American staple deteriorates--The gradual shortening of the American cotton staple begins to materially affect the demand and consequently the farmer's pocketbook; A solid footing for the dairy herd--Modern construction of the dairy barn floor aids materially in solving the sanitation problem for the dairyman; The Ags. stage a show--The ag fair, an annual event featured by a succession of colorful events, entertainment galore and educational features goes over in a big way; Attractive farm homes--Here's how--There is actual value in dollars and cents in the farm home planting in addition to the aesthetic advantages which it has to offer; (editorials); Farms of state use electricity (editorial); Stocking the family pork barrel--Bringing home the bacon isn't of very much value unless we know how to care for it--Here are some valuable suggestions; Causes and treatment of warts on cattle; Free trips offered; Scaley legs on chickens; Sore teats in cows; Drought areas value cows; Ag alumni page; Alabama Farm Woman (Yuletide greetings; Conference on child health; Value of milk in the diet; Homemakers' exchange; Beef for pellagra; Christmas packages for foreign countries; The foot-path to peace (poem)); From far and near over the globe (Smoking rooms for British airplaces; Consider shipping Singapore orchids on ice to New York; Electric heat aids in germinating seed; 'Bachelor chest' of 17th century design; Flying boat for air service with India; Canadian railroad telephones proving successful; Plane to deliver northern Canadian fish to American market); Auburn offers new dairy short course; Longer staple aim of cotton farmers; Alabama Economic Review is planned; Lady Peacock is now Champion Red; National Stock Show soon opens its doors; Penalty on peanut hog called unjust; Staple length causes heavy price penalty; Time to terrace to stop erosion; Big program planned for livestock show; Brief rural news; Dry salt method curing pork given; Attracts only best; Auburn dairy dots; What it takes to feed a champion; Auburn briefs; Campus Farmer (Little red hen breaks world's record; Auburn officials get White House invitation; Gray and Lumpkin awarded trip to Chicago; Robinson to attend inter-frat meeting held in New York; Farmer given high rating; Ag fair great success; Ag profs attend meet in Washington); A safe program for 1931; Champion bull weighs 2, 460; Natural woods relieve 'colorful' rooms; Dairy show now settled; Sports (Varsity football; Track; New coach appointed; Basketball);
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