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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
8
For rent a farm in a good community three miles from town on the main highway. Includes a five room house with electricity running water bathroom and telephone. Sixty two acres are in a high state of cultivation. Box LK care of Decatur Daily.
Maynard Layman reviews farm finance and planning from conservation to pasture improvements. He highlights the need for capital, sound long term loans, and prudent budgeting, with examples of a successful 90 percent loan and the risks of weak repayment capacity.
Natural draws on H B Myrick farm will serve as waterways with SCS help and PMA funding. Hardin favors natural drainage on a hill, while Fowler plans a drainage ditch to improve low wet land and fit crops to land. W and V ditches are evaluated for efficiency, cost, and impact on surface drainage.
The Christmas seal began in 1903 in Denmark when Einar Holboell proposed a penny stamp to raise funds for children's hospitals. Authorized by King Christian, the first seals sold in 1904, later reaching 45 countries. In 1907 Emily Bissell created America’s first seal, aiding a sanatorium and quickly raising funds. nationwide sales followed with Red Cross and Tuberculosis Association backing.
The Morgan County event on December 12 at the T. A. Gandy farm near Falkville featured 35 attendees. L. T. Wagnon stressed timberland's economic role while TVA forester J. F. Gray and D. E. Stringer led contests on estimating timber volume and growth to promote thinning for future cash income.
Gray introduced Wakefield conservation forester for Coose River Newsprint Company who described pulpwood dimensions and timberland marking services for landowners. Decatur pulpwood dealers Almon and Brown spoke on prices. County Agent Wagnon presented Hyatt project forester for Alabama Division of Forestry detailing timber management services via Extension Service cooperation.
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