Wanted to Buy Calves For Sale by Mrs Cotrell
A personal notice from Mrs. A M Cotrell Route 1 Trinity requests calves two or three months old. Contact phone number 3298. Local buyers respond to A-9.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
9
A personal notice from Mrs. A M Cotrell Route 1 Trinity requests calves two or three months old. Contact phone number 3298. Local buyers respond to A-9.
Alabama Extension Service reports steady price levels around 25 to 35 cents per pound, with a rise in mid July and sustained demand. Broiler production has grown sharply from 1.3 million in 1939 to 5.995 million in 1948, and Alabama yielded 10.491 million broilers worth 7.719 million dollars last year, with no drop this year. Hatchery egg supply remains tight, delaying chick availability until late summer, with main production starting in September and broilers entering markets from December into January.
TVA presents a drum type post peeler designed to process winter-cut pine posts at 38 per hour and summer-cut posts at 90 per hour. Rates assume a two man crew with optional hand peeling when needed.
John praised the Morgan County Farm Bureau talk by Rutland Cunningham of Florence. Rutland, a noted Valley agricultural mind, delivered a well received speech at the meeting on Bank Street, Morgan County.
Early and hybrid corn is thriving in the Valley with fields turning brown and nearing harvest. The shift from late spring plantings and open pollinated varieties shows how frost timing once dictated harvest. Readers note growing interest in first corn gatherings and bloom as land increasingly converts to corn cultivation.
Two groups from New York visited Eva in recent days. L. G. McDonald and the Kilpatrick family discussed Valley changes, noting higher cotton yields on less land and poultry income becoming a normal farm activity.
Two groups from New York visited Oakdale in Limestone and helped tell how the community built the club house. Residents praised local efforts to improve life and their ongoing projects amid the visit.
A meeting last week at Mt Hope showcased the section's annual field day focused on soil conservation. The observance reflected a strong community spirit in the valley, described as hard to express in words and better felt by visiting the people.
A brief note discusses approaching the topic of poison in a section format. It highlights planning, tone, and the need to balance caution with clarity for readers. The piece signals upcoming coverage and editorial approach.
Lawrence county farmer Frank Simpson praises a soil conservation district plan for his 170 acre farm in Aldridge Grove. The plan, prepared with Joe Cleland, outlines drainage ditches waterways and crop rotations to reduce erosion. Simpson will plant fescue and ladino clover, with 55 acres of fescue and 38 acres of sericea, to support 35 beef cattle and five brood sows and improve yields while balancing cotton and livestock.
The TVA reports the last fiscal year average catch at Wilson Lake North Alabama as 28.2 pounds per surface acre. Catfish dominated the haul comprising 20 pounds of the total.
Weekend visits and family gatherings fill Massey Morgan County notes. Local Demostration club met with twenty one members as the school year opens August 21 with Malcolm Stephenson returning as principal and teachers. Hail damaged Penn community crops and property, while a road collision injured Truitt Penn's family and others. Community events include a big sing at McKendry church and prayer meetings at Jones Chapel Baptist.
The revival at Harmony closed last Friday night with six new members added to the church. Guests and locals, including Ovella Cole and Miss Ovella Cole visiting Ellie Gillespie, and several families sharing Sunday visits and church activities around nearby communities.
A 1950 syndicated medical piece describes infectious polyneuritis Guillain Barré syndrome, its viral link, noncontagious spread, varied symptoms from tingling to paralysis, and rapid progression. Study notes bed rest, pain relief, massage, hot packs, vitamins, and hospital care as essential treatments.
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