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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
13
A dense OCR of farm classifieds lists for sale items like milk cows dogs and rabbits, tractors and lumber, farm tools and furniture, and rental housing. Buyers and sellers such as R. A. Hamilton Fred Robinson J. N. Taylor J. C. Marsh and Bruce Jones advertise livestock tools and two farms in Danville Hart selle Trinity Moulton Decatur and surrounding towns with contact numbers.
Ek P Garrett and Sons report 400 bales from 200 acres in Limestone County and 1075 pounds lint per acre using a two rows skip two rows method. The firm compares this to 50 bales on 44 acres from solid planting, underscoring a dramatic yield increase and new planting pattern. Garrett is general manager of the Alabama Farmers Cooperative.
The week brought deep freezes and pale crimson clover with rye and honey-suckle damaged while cold winds from Mud Tavern presage another freeze. In Washington, Kennedy and McMillan’s Sky bolt plan sparks debate on cotton policy amid Southeast resistance and threats to withhold support, Atlanta meeting planned January 8 to rally farmers.
County Agent offers tips to keep poinsettias and Cyclamen healthy indoors with bright light uniform 65 to 70 degree rooms and moist soil conditions. In Washington Freeman raises 1963 feed grain supports to encourage acreage reductions and farm program participation.
The Garrett brothers claim a two bale per acre yield using skip-row technique on Auburn 56 variety. They planted one bushel per acre, applied soil-tested fertilizer, flame cultured twice, kept middles plowed, and avoided irrigation while cutting harvest costs by half from fewer rows.
NBCs Its a Mans World creator Peter Tewksbury launches a campaign to save the canceled series Center piece focuses on Marietta Ohio where the show used to shoot The piece notes audience tastes and sponsor dynamics as factors in the shows fate It mentions young viewers as the key audience and cites a Bus tour stop without additional dates or outcomes
A recipe describes tying bay leaf peppercorns cloves parsley celery and thyme in a cheesecloth bag to create a bouquet garni for flavoring dishes.
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