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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1962
Page
7
Classifieds list a whiteface heifer for sale listed as ME7-2323 from W. H. Aday in Hillsboro. The ad appears among numerous farm an tique items including tractors, pigs, poultry, clocks, tools, and household goods with multiple contact numbers and locations across Decatur Somerville Hartselle and Moulton.
At the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago Angus cattle dominated by winning all five fat steer grand championships. Lyle Miller of Osceola Iowa exhibited the grand champion Top of Iowa a 997 pound senior calf selling for 575 per pound to Stockyards Packing Co. Other victories included a grand champion steer trio by Miller and a carload win by Karl and Jack Hoffman of Ida Grove Iowa.
A Morgan County notice urges eligible cotton growers to vote on December 11 1962 in a refer endum to decide if marketing quotas will be in place for the 1963 upland cotton crop. It lists polling places and outlines price support and penalty implications under quota yes or no.
The yearling with an 11.66 square inch loin eye weighed 596 pounds and earned U S Prime. Phillip Armour bought it at 1.75 per pound. Harvey Hartter of Carlock Illinois exhibited the reserve Angus steer trio, and Terry Adams Dickens Iowa showed the junior reserve champion, bred at Welco Acres Spencer Iowa. Judges included Val Brungardt University of Wisconsin Madison and Carl Strobel.
Cold winds and sparse activity across Alabama fields as spring prep continues and hearings on a new cotton law approach. The Farm Bureau meets in Atlanta with major industry players, while global news includes Cuban bombers, Adenauer's resignation plan, and pollution concerns in London. Miners trapped in Charimchaels, Pa. are noted amid broader upheaval and a push to vote on the cotton program this week.
Washington hearings of the Cotton Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee will examine the need for cotton legislation in 1993. Under Secretary Charles Murphy will present the department’s views, followed by experts on market losses, with industry leaders from the National Cotton Council and American Farm Bureau observing. Price supports and penalties hinge on marketing quotas approved by a two thirds majority.
Instruction on steaming dried fruit to soften it for stuffing with peanut butter nuts or other fillings. Place fruit in a strainer over boiling water then cover and steam several minutes until soft enough for stuffing.
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