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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1966
Page
7
Classified notices show multiple for sale trade and wanted items including a 1953 Ford V-8 truck a 1965 Ford pickup and 14 ft Crosby Sea-Sled boat plus livestock cattle pigs and horses. Local farmers post real estate rental and job requests and a horse auction scheduled July 15 at W.F.W. Stables along Highway 31 between Decatur and Hartselle.
County Agent explains lay-by herbicides for cotton after last cultivation to improve harvest quality and speed. Three products Diuron CIPC and Norea are recommended with specified acre rates and application timing. Emphasizes thorough middle spraying and proper tank agitation to avoid crop injury and poor weed control.
The report details severe boll weevil damage on multiple Tennessee Valley area farms led by D R Jarrett 19 percent of squares, Allen Houser 90 percent, Joel Gurley 75 percent and J B Browns 400 weevils per acre. Also notes July hatch, beetles and mites, warnings about drought and ACP sign up, beef tour July 19, and disease advice for fire blight in apples.
Washington AP reports Secretary Freeman predicts fertilizer use and better practices could boost corn yields by about one third in 5 to 10 years. Dairymen are urged to plant winter grazing crops to supplement stored forage and sustain milking herds during fall and winter shortages.
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