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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
12
New York Stock Exchange afternoon prices listed with dividends and various classified ads. Items include house for sale in Falkville, Siamese kittens, horses, appliances, used boats, and rental notices, followed by regional poultry and meat market price reports from Atlanta and Birmingham with current supplies and price ranges.
The county agent outlines a 6 cent per gallon state gas tax refund for farm use and notes a federal refund via income tax returns. He also promotes soil testing this summer to guide fertilizer and lime needs, with lime applications best after harvest and in late summer to early fall.
Farmers exchange ad listing farm items and services including animals, transport, and real estate. Entries show contact names and numbers such as J B Parks Rt 1 Hartselle 355-3871 and various prices. items include sheep puppies pigs goats beagle pups fescue hay and multiple sale or trade offers with locations Danville Somerville Moulton Parkville and Hartselle.
New York cotton futures slipped about 20 cents per bale from the prior close while July, October, December, March and May contracts traded higher at 31.45, 31.86, 32.42, 32.64 and 32.25 cents respectively.
The instructions specify marking on Form A to follow grain crop plans for next spring. Recommendations for beans and grain crops will appear on the soil test report. Fertilizer for next spring crops may be applied with small grain fertilizer to save time and help establish a better soybean stand.
The article notes vine ripened tomatoes are enjoyable but wilt limits yields. Fusarium wilt worsens in hot weather and can be prevented by using resistant varieties. Current recommendations are wilt resistant, with Atkinson still performing well and newer varieties Floradel Tropi-Gro Tropi-Red being grown in limited amounts.
Senator Walter Givhan and Commissioner Richard Beard led discussions with Extension workers and local farmers in Cullman about a district farmers produce market. A $100000 state Marketing Authority grant could fund the project if local commitments and increased produce supply are met. Fred Holley reported on Barbour County market success. Interested residents should write to Senator Givhan or Commissioner Beard.
Auburn University Extension warns rust fungus on lawn grasses is widespread in Alabama with dustlike spores. It weakens but does not kill grass. control is costly and involves multiple fungicide applications every 3 to 5 days in sections of 1,000 square feet.
Auburn University Extension experts urge pre July 1 fertilizer for shrubs and young trees to avoid tender late growth. Soil tests guide application. two pounds per 100 square feet is advised if no test exists. Apply to soil or over mulch and water in.
The article reports that state and local taxes averaged 290 dollars per person in the United States for the period discussed. It notes the burden on men and children and frames the data within national tax collection trends.
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