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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1966
Page
6
A long mixed listing from Farmers Exchange offers numerous for sale and wanted items including a 1959 Ford pickup, Norge refrigerator, electric sewing machine, multiple chairs and tables, hay, potatos, bred dogs, beagles, and farm equipment. Contact numbers and locations such as Danville Somerville Hartselle and Decatur are provided for buyers and sellers.
The article describes an artist painting Mud Tavern as the Tennessee Valley landscape turns brown. It notes cedar and pine colors, mentions Uncle Jim and Pride observing greens, and details farm life with cattle, hens, dogs, and winter winds.
The Garden Spot discusses early winter broadleaf weeds in lawns and cites Auburn University extension weed control specialist Ray Dickens. It covers chemical controls using diquat paraquat and endothal, mixing ratios for 1000 square feet, use under trees, warnings about contact herbicides, and the benefit of a wetting agent for even coverage.
Agriculture Secretary Freeman launches a broad push to sell rural America as a destination for urban residents seeking a better life. He urges local leaders and Congress to boost rural facilities to curb migration and promote countryside living. Cattle and hog slaughter figures show declines, while price-support loans rise to 4.9 percent.
Auburn University reports more boll weevils overwintering in northern Alabama than any year since 1962 with counts from 2000 to 5000 per acre in woods and trash samples. Experts caution that weather in May and June will determine if populations reach damaging levels for the 1966 cotton crop.
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