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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1955
Page
8
A collage of sale and purchase notices lists gravel, a table ironer, pigs, Hampshire pigs, pole beans, two young mares, Allis Chalmers tractor setup, lumber, a four room house with two acres, and other items. Also notes a piano, a power lawn mower, and requests for Guernsey heifers and a late model truck. The county offers a favorable corn outlook with grass-based rotations favored by conservation farmers.
James M Hammond of Lebanon discusses grazing programs using fescue and clover on class 4w wet land and plans to plant seria and rescue grass on class 2e and 4e hill land. The piece emphasizes crops must fit land capability and notes coastal bermuda as a potential conservation hay and grazing crop with locally grown plants improving establishment. John Collier's four acres of coastal bermuda near Brooksville are highlighted. Small grain yields exceed expectations.
The Limestone County Cattlemen’s Association held a Saturday sale at Limestone County Stock Yards selling 444 head of cattle, the county's largest gathering. Total receipts reached 43 641.68 dollars with buyers from Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, and Georgia. The event showcased prices for stocker calves 16 to 19 cents per pound and fat calves up to 22.60 cents, signaling a shift toward higher quality cattle and a broader cooperative marketing effort.
A reference to a bill focuses on increasing crop yields and developing good pastures, highlighting aims to boost agricultural productivity.
Morgan County farmers are invited to a two day event featuring a tractor maintenance demonstration on July 20 at the F S Robinson farm Priceville and a land preparation demo on July 21 at the H G Long farm Falkville. J T Gaillard Auburn specialist leads the sessions with local dealers supplying equipment.
A historical note records a plan tied to a farm in operation since 1948. It highlights ongoing agricultural work and a long-standing property as part of local rural development.
Pennsylvania farmers face ongoing dairy troubles linked to April 1, 1964, policy shifts reducing dairy supports from 90 percent to 75 percent of parity. Parity measures farm value against nonfarm goods, while the Government backs dairy prices by purchasing products. a June 1 subcommittee inquiry reports USDA losses of 2.381 million dollars on Commodity Credit Corporation transactions.
Thousands of Pennsylvania dairy men barely hold farms as milk prices lag behind costs. The National Milk Producers Federation cites 15 month averages of 3.86 dollars per hundred pounds against production costs of 5.77, signaling looming bankruptcies. Farmers respond with reserve draws, short term loans, mortgage increases, and cuts in fertilizers and repairs while fertilizer use has declined statewide.
A first meeting will cover growing vegetables and managing diseases and insects. It starts at 9 00 a m and runs until attendees choose to stay or questions are answered, likely ending around noon at the Experiment Station north of the Cullman Arab highway fork west of the Arab Holly Pond road near Cullman.
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