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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1968

Page

10

Farmers Exchange Ad Offer For Daily Readers

Farmers may use this exchange free of charge for two consecutive insertions by writing their ad and sending it to The Daily.

For Sale and Rent Classified Listings Mixed

A dense set of classified notices offering land for sale near Decatur and rentals, vehicles, livestock, trailers, farming equipment and household items. Multiple contact numbers and locations across Somerville Falkville Hartselle Massey Tanner Athens and Decatur appear with various prices and items including a quarter horse AKC dogs and a Shetland pony.

For Sale and Rent Notices From Courtland Area

A rough classified listing shows multiple farm and livestock offers and housing ads. Items include registered Hampshire boars and other cattle listings with weights, two farm houses for rent, an Angus bull for service, farm work requests, hay lots, work mares and horses, and a herd of brood cows with spring calves in the Moulton/Hartselle/Decatur areas. Phone numbers and routes are given for contact.

Hadley —Key Rt. 1 Court Tand Angus Bull Ermitte Marvin Or Leo Pettit Hartselle

County Farm Show Postponed To February 8

The County Farm Show scheduled for January 15 was postponed due to weather. It will be held on Thursday February 8 and should attract cotton and soy bean growers across the area.

Safe use rules for home pesticides outlined

An agent lists practical safety steps to prevent pesticide accidents at home. Key points include reading labels, storing in closed labeled containers, not reusing containers, following label amounts, keeping poisons away from children and pets, avoiding skin contact, flushing eyes, not eating or smoking while handling, washing stained clothing, and seeking medical help if exposure or illness occurs.

Morgan County Farmers Fuel Feeder Pig Interest

Morgan County farmers show rising interest in feeder pigs as twenty producers consign 0.646 head to the Athens graded sale this month. For sellers seeking graded sale opportunities, contact 773 2549.

Morgan County Athens

Tax Guide For Farmers Now Available

A 1968 Farmer's Tax Guide, 64 pages, with tax form prep tips, arrived this week. Copies may be picked up at the office whenever you come by.

Homeowners and Gardeners Major Pesticide Users

Farmers aren't the only users of pesticides. About 15 percent of all pesticides sold are used in home and garden. Success with pesticides in controlling pests makes for safer living and helps produce high quality food. It is important that we all become familiar with the dangers involved.

Classified Ads Listing Several Farm Goods and Pets

Multiple smallads including a gas heater and tank for sale with contact, two English Setter birds with ages, swap request for two white geese for blue geese, four pigs nine weeks old priced at ten dollars each with contact, and location details for Panville and Webster contact numbers.

Vaughn Rd N. F Wbster Jack Sanford Panville

France’s grape harvest aims to yield 67 million champagne bottles

This year’s harvest in France is billed as the best in two decades for champagne production, with analysts estimating possibly 67 million bottles. The optimistic forecast highlights strong vines, favorable weather, and rising demand for sparkling wine worldwide.

France

News Quiz Answers and Symbol Quiz Key

The document lists quiz solutions for Monday January 22 across two parts and a symbol quiz. It provides answer letters for Harold Wilson and various questions, including Part II, Part III, and a symbol section with mappings.

Harold Wilson

Cleaning house plants and early garden notes

The article advises weekly plant cleaning to reveal foliage beauty and deter pests. Steps include gentle leaf washing, keeping hairy leaves from bright light until dry, brushing large plants, and using moist tissue for philodendrons. A leaf-shine product may be applied afterward. Then it shifts to start garden prep in Alabama with cool weather, listing vegetables to plant soon.

Ronald Shumack Alabama

Farm labor rules warn under 16 and Auburn study on shortage

The Department of Labor lists 16 hazarding farm occupations barred to under 16 including handling pesticides and operating heavy machines. Auburn University economist Fred Woods discusses Alabama farm labor shortages, wage needs, and the shift to higher quality, full time workers amid declining farm labor from 60,000 in 1954 to 24,500 today.

Department of Labor Auburn Alabama Auburn University Fred Woods Woods Extension Service

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Ieee Eae Aa Taek Olen Ena eeeleLan Gary Cooper Buena Vista Circle Bob Bates Farmers Exchange City of Decatur Call Bernard Simp Somerville AKC J. N. Millwood Neel New Moulton Rd Nice Mildred Morris E. Almon Vinemont Rt. 3 Call Falkville Deccatur Falkville Massey International A. H. Lyle, Rt Songerville A. H. Lyle, Rt. 2 Johnson Lee Ford Ideal Building Tanner High School William Moyers Rt. 4 Vicky Thomason Morgan County Tractor Co Travel Federal Land Bank Loan Yancey Hughes Huntsville Madison Cain and Ferry Sts Ss. Jettergyn Lee St Hampshire T. S. Beaver Buen Prince Hadley Key Courtland Ranzy Plunkett Rt. 2 Moulton Walter Silvey M. N. Alexander Wimpy Moullton Angus and Holesteins Perry Smith North Cenral South Alabama O. N. Andrews Andréws Bob Chesnutt State Farm Troy O. Williams 6Th Ave S.E Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Bloomington, Illinois Earl C. Brewer Brewer’s Feed Mill
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