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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1966
Page
12
Classified items list farm equipment for sale and rent from Hartselle and nearby areas. Ads cover Cub Farmall Tractor, shallow well pump, trailer and house rentals, pigs and cattle, horses, hay seed, and various farm services. Local contact numbers include 773-9155 and 353-6337 for after-hours offers.
A compact listing of the answer key for the Monday August 22 1966 News Quiz. Part I through III and a symbol quiz provide the correct options for questions 1 through 5 in each section and the 10 symbols respectively.
The County Agent urges removing rotted fruit and dead branches after harvest to cut insect and disease carryover. Burn affected limbs on apples and pears, keep weeded around trees, and follow herbicide labels. Alabama’s pecan and muscadine yields shown, with potential expansion for crops like okra, sweet potatoes, peppers, and cucumbers.
Bagworms may be the culprit behind leaf loss on evergreens and deciduous trees and shrubs. They feed on native cedar, arborvitae, junipers, apple, willow, and hackberry, with cedars and junipers rarely recovering after defoliation. Bags covered in twigs house the larvae, best control is removing and burning them. Insecticides fail on mature worms but can work if applied early with options like lead arsenates, malathion, and toxaphene.
The state lists its top ten truck crops led by pecans potatoes watermelons peaches and peppers with many other crops supporting commercial farming. Potatoes and tomatoes show high profitability and strong yields reinforcing soil adaptability. Numerous small ads follow for various items and land for sale including an acre block near Hartselle.
A Public Health study by U S Public Health Service scientists warned that increased camping attracts wildlife carriers of the plague. Since 1900 outbreaks from wild rodents have appeared in 130 countries and 15 western states, raising annual epidemic risk as more people visit recreational areas.
Washington AP reports cotton ginners pressed the House Agriculture Committee to OK a bill allowing emergency loans from the Farmers Home Administration revolving fund. The measure targets first processors facing adverse effects from a 25 percent overall cotton acreage reduction, with California down 13.6 percent and North Carolina down 35 percent. Rep. Harold D. Cooley notes facilities will be needed as cotton planting resumes, while officials say the bill could extend to first processors like grain millers and other affected trades.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department will delay a decision on further increases to 1967 crop wheat allotments. A Monday crop report estimated wheat production at 1.24 billion bushels, down 7 percent from last year and below anticipated demand for the next 12 months.
An early color turn of a lone sumac on a late summer country road contrasts with the predictable green of surrounding trees. Separately, a New York Times survey tracks fluctuating grocery prices across Manhattan and outlines factors driving rises, from weather to labor and supply chain effects, noting lettuce and butter as examples. The piece also cites U.S. and foreign research funding discoveries in agriculture and a controlled atmosphere study to extend peach freshness.
The Agriculture Department says nonperishable subsistence for Vietnam is moving as palletized units. A typical 2300 pound unit includes 54 canned-food cases bonded to a 48 by 40 inch pallet, wrapped in waterproof sheathing, then assembled at a packing plant, shipped, airlifted, and delivered intact to jungle supply stations.
Washington AP says an Agriculture Department experiment found peaches and nectarines stay in better condition in controlled atmospheres than in air. Horticulturist Dr. Raymond E. Anderson notes peaches ripened with strong yellow color and less breakdown when stored under these conditions.
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department figures show last year farmers earned about 26 billion dollars from farm originated foods consumed in the United States. Labor costs for processing and distributing those foods ran to nearly 22 billion dollars.
Washington AP reports a decline in domestic production and higher demand predict the average price for shorn wool will rise about nine percent in 1957. The average is expected around 51.3 cents a pound, up from 47.1 cents in 1956.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department forecasts this year’s production of six major processing vegetables will rise about 4 percent. Total canning and freezing output is expected at 7,782,000 tons, up from 7,901,000 tons last year.
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