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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1955
Page
10
For sale 47 jeep in good condition available to trade for a jeep station wagon. listed by Mrs C E Meinhardt located on Austinville Road contact phone 1210 for details.
A real estate blurb notes a property for sale priced at $2,500 with terms if desired. Located 3 miles southwest of Flint on Norris Mill Road Newman Hall Route 2 Hartselle J-27.
Your County agent urges farmers to prepare seedbeds and plant crimson clover and rye grass for fall and winter grazing. Recommendations include 800 pounds basic slag and 100 pounds muriate of potash per acre, 25 pounds crimson clover seed, 30 pounds rye grass seed, and proper soil preparation before planting.
Morgan County farmers plan August visits to the Sand Mountain Substation in Crossville and the Tennessee Valley Substation in Belle Mina Alabama. The first trip to Belle Mina on August 5 starts at 9:00 a.m. Aimed at sandy soil farmers, the program includes discussions and a field tour on raw crops legumes grazing crops and livestock with Q and A opportunities.
A Friday morning tour at West edge of Hartselle will showcase Bahia grass on Ward Previtt's farm and other plantings near Moulton as part of soil conservation efforts. Ministers from four counties attended a Woodall's gathering to study erosion and land use with talks by Maynard Layman and others.
Farmers in the valley areas are invited to a 9 30 a m August 11 meeting to view work aiding their production of raw crops and livestock. All county farmers should attend a session that suits their needs with lunch provided at both stations at noon.
Agriculture Secretary Benson reports a 2 percent drop in farm prices for the month ending July 15 as bumper crops come to market. The department forecasts this year's crops as second largest on record while noting continued shifts in prices for hogs potatoes apples cattle and other commodities.
Mr. Carver describes planting an eroded hillside last year and clearing gullies that hindered equipment. He notes only clear water runs from the field after rain, indicating improved drainage and reduced erosion.
J W Ray of Welts Community manages Class 4 steep land under erosion threat. He grows sericea on 2 1/2 acres, baled 167 hay bales weighing 60 lb each from the first cut. He will rework a ditch into a V type outlet, sow rescue grass and clover, then terrace and drain into a sod waterway for hay.
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