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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1950

Page

8

For Sale: Avery planter and farm notes

For sale listing notes a Avery planter and a farmer named Jutt who planted 20 acres. Mentions location 13 miles west of Cullman on highway 112. Also references C. Sanders and a product called J-18 Sea lilies described as real animals but resembling plants.

Eife Wowald Atmall Sober Grady Stone J. Stone Hanceville F Yates Vinemont Pine Street Moten ‘Heights BrasKel W. E White Hartselle Nanc W.C. Plemons Flint Bird Spring Road Pleasant Valley Baptist Aust Avery Planter Jutt Cullman C. Sanders

Boll weevil situation in Alabama outlined for 1950

W A Ruffin state entomologist summarizes boll weevil life history hibernation and control measures for 1950. He notes severe damage in North Alabama in 1949 and advises weather-driven monitoring, infestation counts, and dusting with toxaphene DDT mixtures or calcium arsenate, with timing aimed at fruiting stages and 4 to 5 day pesticide intervals.

W. A. Ruffin North Alabama

Huntsville Cattlemen Meeting Attracts 217 Delegates

North Alabama praised as Huntsville hosted the Alabama Cattlemen session with 217 delegates attending. The Mayor Chamber of Commerce and Extension Service aided, while County Agent Little led part of the program and a barbecue honored cattle breeders.

North Alabama Huntsville Alabama Chamber of Commerce Decatur Little Belle Mina Russell. Erskine James E. Horton Bob Lowe Mack Maples Alabama Cattleman Association Henley

U S Purchase of Pork Begun

The Agriculture Department announces a federal pork buying program to support hog prices, positioning the government as a competitor to housewives for bacon and ham. The move aims to stabilize living costs and influence political reactions while hog marketings adjust prices.

Washington Agriculture Department Department

Long Harvest of Flowers Starts With Early Seedlings

Gardens use greenhouse starts and seed boxes to quicken annual blooms before garden displays. Asters and petunias benefit from early starts, and seed sown in loose humus soil yields better germination and placement. The piece also notes a poultry project and new dairy findings about milk veins and cow milk production.

Pockman Priceville Mountain Department of ‘Agriculture Bureau of Dairy Industry US. D.A. Press. Service U. S. Department of Agriculture Holsteins Jerseys

Heat powered hot bed uses basement warmth for early plants

A south facing basement window hot bed offers economical year round growing. Build a small framed greenhouse in front of the window with a hinged sash for ventilation and earth surrounding to block drafts. Heat from the basement provides steady warmth, with careful attention to temperature and drafts for best results.

Government pork buying to curb prices and aid school lunch

The government sets a national farm average of 14.90 for 100 pounds this month and limits buys to bac on smoked hams and smoked picnic shoulders. The plan aims to raise prices across pork cuts and may lift beef lamb and mutton costs. Simultaneously the department offers surplus potatoes to the school lunch program and relief agencies under a grower price support program.

Bureau of Indiana Affairs

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