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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1948

Page

7

For Sale and Trade Classified Notices Plentiful

Several sale and trade ads list a heatrolume heater laundry heater and a feather bed with new pee in good condition. Mrs Mary Iden advertises for sale or trade of fruit jars. War Harp offers 40 acres near Danville with fair buildings on a bus route. Berkshire boar pedigree boasts awards and high fee. Pigg Kos Chunn two blocks from G H Clellan Store in Flint listed for sale.

Mary Iden LeMay Danville War Harp Berkshire Mark Flack Somer Union

Cobalt Deficiency Affects Livestock Growth Cited

Frace Minerals report shows tiny cobalt amounts in hay sustain cattle and sheep. U S Plant Soil and Nutrition Lab Ithaca says four thousandths of an ounce per ton cures deficiency. mineralized salt offers a cheap fix now used by farmers.

Kenneth C. Beeson U. S Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory Ithaca New York Wisconsin Gus Bohestedt University of Wisconsin Rohestedt Minnesota Michigan Nebraska New England Country Gentleman North Carolina W. J. Peterson State College of Agriculture

Company expands staff to sustain prompt service

The firm announces a personnel increase to maintain its established prompt service level. Management says the expansion will support ongoing efficiency and customer support as demand rises.

Earth gets a health check as soil scientists test frost and floods

East Cansing Michigan scientists, via the Michigan Hydrologic Research Project, wire Earth for tests from surface to 60 inches deep. They measure soil moisture, rainfall, wind, and sun energy to predict floods, guide land use, and aid farmers and builders across the frost belt. The experiments track runoff and erosion on three plots to learn how freezing and thawing affect water flow.

East Cansing Mich Michigan Michigan Agricultural Experiment Staff U. S.artment of Agriculture Soil Rence Services Ner C. E. Miller Department of Soil Sience George A. Crabb, Jr

Morgan County Education Seeks Bids for Cotaco High Auditorium

Morgan County Board of Education invites sealed bids for constructing an auditorium gym at Cotaco High School in Decatur Alabama. Bids due August 24 at 2pm. plan access for $25 refundable. must include 5 cash or certified bid bond. performance and workman’s comp bonds required. board may reject any bid. 30 day bid withdrawal window.

Morgan County Board of Education Decatur Alabama Cotaco High School

Bond 18 Fixed Birmingham Aug 4

Earl C. Pritchard, 27, charged with a bond set on August 4 in Birmingham following his arrest.

Birmingham Earl C. Pritchard

Traffic Official Flays Birmingham Safety Record

Don Hill of the National Safety Council condemned Birmingham's traffic safety and enforcement during a Jefferson County Safety Council meeting. He criticized the city for lacking in every point of traffic safety measures and regulation enforcement.

Birmingham Don Hill National Safety Council Jefferson County Safety Council Hill Alan Kline American Farm Bureau Belle Mina Farm Bureau Valley Counties Americanarm Bureau Limestone County Kline Tennessee Valley

Flowers in Front Yard Give New Look to Home

The era of houses built without basements invites a green line of shrubs and evergreens to blend the structure with the ground. Front yard planting lowers perceived height, creates horizontal balance, and harmonizes with two level plantings and box raised borders. Various dwarf annuals such as tum, anchula, violet, and white alyssum, along with dahlias and lobelia, offer color to complement modern design and the home’s exterior.

Front Yard

Plan For Alfalfa Planting And Soil Fertility This Fall

L T Wagnon urges fall alfalfa planning with prior legume rotation and fallowing to conserve moisture. Prepare seed bed, secure lime, phosphate, potash, boron, and inoculate seed. Recommendations cover lime rates 1 to 3 tons per acre, potash 600–800 pounds, basic slag options, and precise mulch and seeding steps for autumn planting and potential crimson clover mixes.

L. T. Wagnon Andy. Jang Kansas Oklahoma Harrow

Caramel Cake Described In Vintage Recipe

A vintage recipe outlines making Carmel Cake with shortening sugar milk and flour. It details creaming shortening and sugar then folding in milk and sifted flour with baking powder and egg whites. Vanilla is added and the batter is spread once cooked sugar mixture reaches a glossy stage.

Carmel

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