Summary: | This is the volume XII, issue 3, December 1931 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: Now is the time to repair--Now is a good time to go over all of the farming implements, building up and replacing wornout and broken parts; Bee and honey production--Without much cost, without much work, the family can have plenty of honey from a few hives; The ag engineer and the farm house--Plan your home so that it will harmonize with the other nearby units, and promote health, comfort, and convenience; Production of English peas in Alabama--Begin now to lay plans for a year around garden in 1932--At least supply the family with fresh vegetables; Youths cross county in milk wagon; Curb market brings success--Many farm families are now disposing of their surplus products at a profit on the local curb; [editorials]; Value of government crop reports to farmers (editorial); 1931 graduates in veterinary medicine; College Veterinarian (Prompt veterinary treatment of sick farm animals; Bees 'take to wheels'; Ways to control insects in corn); Ag alumni news; How to kill rats is told by Ruffin; Corn; Forest fires are enemies of trees; Campus Section (4-H club girls come to college; Block and Bridle helps in judging contest; Auburn men attend Chicago meeting; Ag club to debate Georgia; Herbert Johnson attends Chicago meeting); Home Economics (My summer vacation);
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