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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1947

Page

9

For Sale Listings Include House Farm and Gear

Advertisements list multiple local property sales and items for sale near Decatur and Peachtree areas. They describe a six room plastered house with utilities and outbuildings, a Peck Mountain three room house with a well and orchard, a 43 acre farm on a hill, and a blue Boy's wool dress coat. Also noted is a speedmaster Remington rifle and a 22 pistol sale with a contact near Danville Road.

North Hartsellehway J. W. Hargett Hargett’s Peck Kamas Angle Palkyilie le May Pecatur Decatur Danville

Classifieds offer various farm items and household goods

Numerous ads list FOR SALE items including piano, Philco radio, lard fat, tractors, stoves, furniture, and small animals. Buyers and sellers provide contact names and routes in Hartselle Somerville Danville areas. Several WANTED TO BUY and LOST OR STRAYED notices appear with locations and phone numbers.

Alabama hog serum program to aid weanling pigs

County Agent L T Wagnon announced a state plan to provide approved hog serum and vaccines at no cost for treating weanling pigs, with county veterinarians supervising applications and administering injections for all hogs at a farmer’s expense. The program runs alongside sanitation efforts and requires advance notice of serum needs to save time.

L. T. Wagnon State Department, of Agriculture Wagnon

Festive Christmas Salads Offer Sparkle for Holidays

A collection of holiday salads includes Christmas Wreath Salad with strawberry gelatin, celery, pineapple and cranberry sauce. Creamy Fruit Dressing made with lemon and orange juice and whipped cream. Salad Delight with pineapple grapes oranges marshmallows and dressing. and Yuletide Salad blending lemon gelatin pineapple cheese and whipped cream. A closing line notes a high school without a stadium is like a fish without water.

Tree program starts today in Morgan County

The Morgan County More Trees Committee launches a statewide effort to expand forested areas through the Alabama Division of Forestry and allied groups. Attendees include B E Braswell chair, Mrs. Tom Russell, and state and county officials who plan news items radio talks and a booklet Cash Crops From Alabama Woodland to spark farmer interest and provide on the ground woodland management demonstrations.

Alaslae More County Committee Hartselle Princip Alabama Morgan County B. E. Braswell Tom Russell Waldermose Springs W. D Sims Decatur CL. T. Wagnon John FE. Baites PMA Is. .Thornhill John C. Mitchell Alabama’ Forestry Council E. T. Sizemore al, Martin Morgan County Forest Ranger Geo. E. Beal Morgan Lee Goodwi In Special Investigate Division of Forestry Wade West Techer

John H Harvey Reappointed PMA Committee Chairman

Delegates from 16 Morgan county communities re elected the 1947 PMA committee for 1948 electing John H Harvey as chairman Joe T Robinson as vice chairman Geo E Beall as member. The committee will oversee the 1948 Agricultural Conservation Program starting January 1.

Morgan County PMA John H. Harvey Joe T. Robinson Geo. E. Beall

Soil Conservation Club Talk at Mt Hope Meeting

Casto Jarvis of a cheese plant spoke on dairy farming's role in soil conservation. W A Pickens, club president, outlined farm income shifts from cotton toward dairy products, grain, and livestock, noting cotton once dominated earnings.

Soil' Conservation Club Mt. Hope Lawrence County Casto Jarvis W. A. Pickens

Farmia Decatur Markets Drive Valley Farmer Wealth

A Chamber of Commerce report to the Board highlights Decatur markets paying farmers over 12 million dollars. Cheese milk and Grade A milk receipts exceed 700 thousand, livestock sales top 180 thousand, grain payments over 700 thousand, timber 300 thousand, broilers near 500 thousand, hatching eggs near 100 thousand, and cotton seed and ginned cotton surpass eight million with seed and small grain processed at 2.5 million pounds. President Rankin and others are praised for the program begun 15 years ago.

Farmia Decatur Chamber of Commerce Rankin

Early Plowing and Weather Rule Cotton Planting

Farm people note favorable weather may allow early plowing and much cotton to be in the ground by spring. Observers discuss readiness and hopes for favorable conditions to begin planting.

Extension service plans cattle shows for next spring

L. T. Wagnon and W. H. Gregory of the Extension Service discuss upcoming cattle shows for next spring and summer. A meeting is planned in January to set plans for these events.

L. T. Wagnon W. H. Gregory Extension Service

Rotary hosts county planning meeting in Cotaco

A meeting held in the Cotaco community brought together local residents as guests of the Hartselle Rotary Club. M. H. Broom chaired the Rural-Urban committee that organized the program aimed at long term development for the county.

Cotaco Hartselle M. H. Broom

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