DECATUR FARMERS EXCHANGE OFFERS FREE CLASSIFIED ADS
Farmers in Decatur can place free two insertion ads by sending their copy to the Daily for Sale. Listings include Duroc breeding stock, a Mt Moriah 60 acre property with blacktop access, a 1965 Honda 300, Farmall tools, a quarter horse, a 1954 Dodge truck with cattle gear, found tarpaulin reward, a German Shepherd pup, various furniture and household items, and specialty items like sweet potatoes priced per pound or per bushel. Contact numbers and local addresses appear with each item.
Flower display tips from Johnsons and florists group
President Johnson and the Society of American Florists outline extensive decorating guidance. They advise outdoor dried arrangements on mail boxes doors and posts, harvest swags on doors, and indoor displays with baskets of flowers or foliage visible from outside. Emphasizing scale color and spacing, they urge coordinated schemes with central areas concentrated plant groups and office displays that balance modern furnishings.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Society of American Florists
Feeder Pigs Industry Growing In Limestone
ATHENS Curtis Haraway greeted County Extension Chairman F K Agee as a limestone County farm adds a new two bedroom addition. Feeder pig sales by Limestone County Feeder Pig Association have grown to eight 1966 sales at a 2000 head barn, with 1965 gross of 86000 and total since 1963 191000. Agee expects a 1966 gross of 100000 plus. Haraway aims for 125 pigs for January sale and notes the work and quality needed.
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Athens
Curtis Haraway
County Extension
F. K. Agee
Haraway
Agee
Limestone County
Limestone County Feeder Pig Association
Association
Rogersville Rt. 3
Duroc
Yorkshire
Albert
Jimmy
Limestone County Extension
Landrace
Hampshire
Christopher
Authentically styled colonial doors without custom carpentry
In Williamsburg Virginia a reader asks about economical authentic Colonial Williamsburg door copies. Answer: stock ponderosa pine doors in standard sizes match colonial designs, avoiding custom work.
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Williamsburg
Easy to Make a Room Divider From Louver Doors
A simple movable room divider can be built using stock wood louver doors such as Ponderosa pine from building suppliers. Hinged into accordion panels, these doors provide a ready, economical privacy screen suitable for home use. Sales dates for 1966 and notes on hog farming initiatives are mentioned, including Agee and local breeding programs.
Milky Way may host 100 million Earthlike planets
A Cornell astronomer estimates the Milky Way contains about 100 million Earthlike worlds capable of sustaining life. Separately, interferon in animal bodies may block 80 viruses, with potential use against polio smallpox measles and cancer. A Dutch doctor links chronic lung disease to eventual lung cancer independent of smoking. An English scientist warns technology could feed 20 million times current human population, creating a perpetual tropical climate via heat. Louver doors and wallpaper trim discussed for room dividers. shellac adds durability. A new brucellosis card test for swine shows faster, animal-agnostic screening with USDA involvement and a key Baltimore company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
Milky Way
Earth
Neal Black
USDA
Barrow
E. A. Schilf
Rodents Hit Uttar Pradesh Crops In Campaign
In Meerut India a kill rats campaign has begun to curb rodent damage. Officials estimate rodents eat or destroy about six percent of Uttar Pradesh state food grains, prompting a statewide response.
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Meerut
India
Uttar Pradesh
Holiday schedule for county extension offices observed
County Extension offices close Friday December 24 and Friday December 31 for Christmas and New Year. Office staff wish a merry Christmas and happy new year. Also notes new varieties with yield potential good seed quality and shatter resistance enabling harvest over several weeks to reduce losses.
ISOYBEAN ACREAGE INCREASING IN ALABAMA
Soybean acreage in Alabama has more than doubled over the past decade and grows by about 20 000 acres yearly. Farmers cite expanding markets and price support programs as key drivers. New bean varieties and a long planting season enhance production with low labor needs. Johnson grass is a persistent pest. winter or spring disking helps, and pre planting dalapan can further reduce stands.
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Alabama
Seed cleaning and processing timing for harvest stock
December and January should be used to process full harvested seed if not cleaned. Seed travels through multiple trade channels from grower to user, taking weeks. Clean, grade, treat, bag, and test seed early so it is ready when buyers seek seed.
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Decatur
Farmers Exchange
Oneal Penn
Nancy Ford Road
Hartselle
Mabel Peeble
Hillsboro
Ala
Mt. Moriah
Lawrence County
Blacktop
Blacktop Road
Bethel Rd
Harteselle
S. O. Waddell
Ben F. Brock
Clyde Reeves
Irby Brooks
Chevrolet
Kyle Johnson
My Place
Edgar Newton
Rogersville
Earl Aronson
AP Newsfeatures
Sneed Christopher
Mrs
Feeder
Science
United States
Schiff
Hynson
Estcott & Dunning, Inc
Baltic
Maryland
Jack and White Calen
Ctor Neco Fisteday
Aycock
Decatur Decatur
Middle Tenn. Rendering Co
Puleski
Tenn
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
Joe Wheeler
Westinghouse
Cooper
Furniture & Appliances Center
Bank & Church
Denbo Forest Products Co., Inc
Hwy
P. O. Bex
Clyde Wellden
Travel
Deral Land
Bank K
Mendey
Asm &. Follesoe
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