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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1968
Page
9
A collage of sale notices including farm items for sale such as water heater two bushels white peanuts hay and pigs. Also rental housing and job requests with contact numbers for Decatur Falkville Somerville and Danville areas. Includes a consumer education blurb on edible food coating from the U S Department of Agriculture.
County agent advises pruning fruit trees and vines during the dormancy period after leaf fall and before spring growth. Muscadine vines require pruning before February 1. Also urges burning dormant Coastal Bermuda grass four to six weeks before growth resumes to prevent disease and weeds.
Farm Inc will stage a show at Decatur High School on Prospect Drive SE on January 15. Registration starts 8:30 a.m. in the auditorium with a program, door prizes including a shotgun and a television, plus a free barbecue lunch.
Agriculture Department data show last year’s peach sales reaching 153 million dollars, up 11 million from 1965. California topped the state list with 73 million in sales, slightly down from 74 million the prior year.
A flock of about 50 sheep wandered through Rome's streets around Janiculum Hill causing traffic jams. Sheepdogs tried to herd them toward central slaughter, where they were held until claimed. Police aided but faced limited cooperation from the dogs. United States troops in Vietnam report new quinine resistant malaria strains, heightening the drug's importance.
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