Artist without rival colors a damp spring scene
Maynard Layman notes spring greens in woods and lawns with vivid contrasts between yellow dandelion blooms and grass. He reports cool wet May so far, floods across cropland, a tornado near Decatur, and a rainbow over the Tennessee River as he highlights pasture and forage profits per Dr. John Bryant and IMC agronomists urging increased Bermuda hay production this summer.
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Weatherwire
Decatur
Highway 20
Tennessee River
Uncle Jim
West Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Ole Man River
John Bryant
Bermuda
IMC Agronomist
FHA Ordered to Resume Emergency Farm Loans
President Nixon directs the Farmers Home Administration to restart emergency loan programs for farmers in Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone counties. A Montgomery Office statement from John Garrett is expected outlining details for farmers to follow, with emphasis on timely fertilizer and pasture management to boost forage production and cut costs.
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Nixon
FHA
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Bob Jones
White House
John Garrett
Montgomery
County road cleanup and hog farming notes across region
County crews clear dirt and debris from roads by burying or hauling waste to landfills under supervision of James Phillips who runs heavy equipment, planting, and supply operations. A mixed agricultural update follows including hog farmers boosting pork supply but below prior forecasts with higher feed costs and severe winter weather cited as factors.
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James Phillips
Don Kendall Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
USDA
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Maynard Layman
Farmers Home Administration
Dr. Bryant
Bryant
IMC
Rainbow Farm Service Center
Millicent Taylor
The
Christian Science Monitor
Talk County Cleanup
Jack Kramer
Charles Scribner’s Sons
New York
Kramer
Scribner’s
Lake Bloomington
Brett Beyer
Jake Hoobler Jr
Beyer
Hoobler
Washington
E. V
Plug” White
Charles Rutledge
Ed Holmes
Morgan Beautiful
West Moulton St
Beltline
Decatur, Ala
Sonny Boy
Lasso
Monsanto
Florida
Passley
Cocklebur
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