1926-05: Alabama Farmer Newsletter, Auburn, Alabama, Volume 06, Issue 08
This is the volume VI, issue 8, May 1926 Junior Edition 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 agricultur...
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| Summary: | This is the volume VI, issue 8, May 1926 Junior Edition 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: Proper poisoning controls weevils--Rainy sections demand frequent application--Why let boll weevils destroy your crop?--They can be economically controlled with calcium arsenate; Aphids have peculiar life history--Parthenogensis one type of reproduction; Why do you buy fresh vegetables?--Your home garden will supply them if crop succession is followed; More concrete needed on farms--Constituents cheap and easily obtained; Fungus growth causes dry rot in buildings; Radio is proving boon to farmers--Valuable agricultural information broadcast on air; Small streams produce cheap power--Proper harnessing makes this power available; Early marketing of sweet potatoes demands best prices; (Editorials); Vocational agriculture needs workers (editorial); Does the college sap make good? (editorial); Black Belt leads in egg production; Tomorrow (poem); New legume promising; Auburn professor heads new society; New methods of making ice given trial; Alabama Farm Woman (Floors made beautiful by painting and waxing); Sons of Auburn--What they are doing; Former Farmer editors; Uncle Peavine's boiling pot; Wild flowers are blooming; Model dairy barn badly needed; Campus Farmer (New Farmer staff is chosen; Loving cup awarded; Juniors stage banquet; Annual Ag. Club banquet; Process for reclaiming oil worked out here; A Phi E elects; Glee Club makes tour of state; Believe it or not; R.O.T.C. honor graduates; Let's help the rat (editorial); Where is the old time ag. spirit? (editorial); Swat that fly (poem; editorial); Stock judging team; Staff receives keys; Y.M.C.A. cabinet chosen; Ag. professor to study in California; Blue Key elects juniors; Ag. club diplomas awarded to seniors; Ag. club loses debate to Georgia; Spades elect members; Miss Edwards speaks); |
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