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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1965
Page
7
Local ads list used cars including a 1958 Dodge Coronet and a 1960 Falcon wagon, multiple rent notices, and a wide range of items for sale from furniture to firearms. Listings include contact details in Hartselle Danville Falkville and Decatur areas, with prices and item conditions.
At the Tennessee Valley Substation in Belle Mina Alabama J K Boseck and R R Harris report corn silage outperforms sorghum silage for growing beef cattle. Using standard supplements corn silage yields higher daily gain and lower cost per hundredweight gain than sorghum in 1958 63 and 1962 64 trials despite sorghum’s lower production cost per acre.
Auctioneers Clyde Wellden Realty Auction Sales offer complete service with inspection of property at no cost. With 20 years of successful selling in the area they provide reasonable rates and can be reached by cell, mail, or phone at 232-6210 or 232-3318 in Athens Ale.
Ronnie Bullard won the 1965 Morgan County 4 H corn growing contest with a yield of 128 bushels per acre. He has been the champion for three consecutive years with a three year average of 127 bushels per acre.
County agent reports children and adults burned by dried greenery each year and urges flame proofing with a National Safety Council formula using borax boric acid water and detergent. Also notes graded pig sale in Athens listing pigs sold by Moore Williams Sivley and Tucker with totals and averages, inviting future sellers.
Bullard of the Neel Community presented a program with participants David Davis 111 bushels per acre Don Rowe 63 Jimmy Moore 85 Steve Douthit 92 and Mike Sharp 80 The six demonstrations averaged 93 bushels per acre Parker noted poor stands kept the other four from reaching 100 bushels per acre.
Thoroughly check service and repair all farm machines before winter storage in a dry shed. Send gear needing dealer shop services now to avoid spring rush. Cover polished land surfaces with heavy grease or rust preventive. Clean and paint equipment to improve appearance and longevity. Drain water from radiators and cylinders on tractors and power units.
Washington AP says a new Agriculture Department report shows US wheat and flour exports from July 1 to Nov 19 totaled 301 million bushels, up 33 million from a year earlier, despite continued inability to sell to Russia.
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