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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1968

Page

9

Mud Tavern outing through spring woods and farm notes

A reflective rural piece from Mud Tavern Kentucky recounts a spring walk among clover bloom and birds, plus a mosquito interruption and a young squirrel encounter. It notes tobacco and cattle in Hopkinsville area economy and ends with ASCS advice on stored grain under Commodity Credit Corporation loans and farmer responsibilities for grain condition and inspections.

Alway Nod Hopkinsville Kentucky Commodity Credit Corporation R. H. Fuller Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee ASCS

FARMERS EXCHANGE ADS OFFER FREE INSERTIONS

A jumble of classifieds shows farmers offering livestock, farm equipment, and services for sale. Listings include a 1957 Chevy dump truck, mowing machines, goats, geese, rabbits, cattle, horses, a Palomino stallion, aJohn Deere tractor, a 1963 Suzuki, and various rents and wants. Contacts include Bennie Dean Athens Massey 462 3197 Hartselle 773 2801 Athens 232 2948 Addison 747 2933 Hillsboro 355 3069.

DDT Found in Eggs of Bermuda Petrel Seabird

DDT has been found in the eggs of the Bermuda petrel, a rare North Atlantic seabird that nests on a few Bermuda islets. The contamination threatens the petrel’s feeding grounds and warns that other sea birds may face extinction.

Bermuda North Atlantic

World atmosphere showing petrel decline linked to DDT

Scientists warn widespread DDT contamination harms oceans and ecosystems. Dr. Charles F. Wurster Jr. notes the petrel, a fully oceanic bird, illustrates global pollution effects. Co author David Wingate has studied Bermuda’s 100 petrel pairs since 1961, warning extinction by 1978.

Charles F. Wurster Jr State University of New York Stony Brook Science Magazine Wurster Dr. Wurster David B. Wingate Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Bermuda Wingate

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