Wanted to Rent Farm Near Decatur or Hartselie
Classified item listing several reader requests and small ads from Danville to Decatur and Morgan area. Wording covers a 20 acre farm for rent with option to buy, a four item mix including livestock for sale tools and household goods, and land/property exchanges. Names include R Dennis NeSmith and Mrs A H McCord with routes and locations in Falkville Danville Decatur Moulton Trinity and Somerville.
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Decatur
Hartselie
R. Dennis NeSmith
Falkville
Morgan, Cullman Or
Limestone Aery
Thomas Print
Hartselle
Paltville
Cedarales Church
Veterans Class Tours Decatur Farm Plants
New Market veterans training class toured six Decatur plants under supervisor Leslie R. St. Clair. They observed a feed mixing mill seed cleaning cooperative fertilizer plant Alabama Flour Mills broiler processing plant and cheese operation detailing grain handling milling mustards clover seed processing and dairy product storage.
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New Market
Huntsville Times
Decatur
Alabama
Veterans
Leslie R. St. Clair
Soil Conservation News on Lee and Nearby Farms
Elmer Lee Massey farms in Kentucky applying a soil and water plan. K N Tucker and R Henry report fallowing four acres for alfalfa, with caley peas to be planted in September and terraces to drain next spring. Clyde Crawford Center Grove grows fescue and harvested seed. Kudzu planted by B J Nunnelley improves dairy yield. Henry Fowler Union Hill follows low meadow outlets. Walter Speegle Jr Falkville reports 700 pounds caley pea seed from two acres.
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K. N. Tucker
E. Henry Soil Conservation Service
Elmer Lee
Massey
Lee
Kentucky
Clyde Crawford
Center Grove
B. J. Nunnelley
Ryan
Mr. Nunnelley
Walter Speegle
Falkville
Extradition hearing set to delay Alabama murder trial
In Fitzgerald Georgia two Phenix City men, Joe Allred and Clarence O Revels, face murder charges and an extradition hearing before Alabama Governor James Folsom on July 27. The trial will be postponed Monday unless Governor Folsom acts on the extradition papers.
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Fitzgerald
James Folsom
Alabama
Joe Allred
Clarence O. Revels
Phenix City
Harvey L. Jay
County Agents Urge Careful Plowing and Conservation
Morgan county farmers are urged by County Agent L T Wagnon to use careful cultivation from now through plowing season. Advice includes flat plow settings to protect roots, weed control, and if yields drop due to scale, to take time off. The message notes a $70 548 county allotment for 1948 and requests prior approval for conservation practices with potential payments thereafter. Fair prices for winter legume seed are not yet set and applications are paused until announced.
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Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Hartselle
Big cotton crop forecast for 1948 by Agriculture
The Agriculture Department projects a 1948 cotton crop near 14 million bales. Some of the cotton will be sold in Japan and abroad while much remains for domestic use. Mt Hope prepares for the Soil Conservation club annual meeting with speakers John Sparkman Rod Jones and Senator Lister Hill slated as principal speaker on Thursday August 12 at Robinsons Farm.
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Department of Agriculture
Japan
MT. Hope
The
Soil Conservation Club
Lawrence County
John Sparkman
Rod Jones
Lister Hill
Robinson's Farm
Alabama farm leaders gather in Decatur for Carnation welcome
On August 12 Alabama farm leaders meet in Decatur to welcome the Carnation milk company to the valley. The event marks a notable development for local agriculture and dairy industry expansion.
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Alabama
Decatur
Carnation Milk Company
Record of bumper crops in corn and wheat this year
The report notes a large corn crop and a strong wheat showing, with expectations of a bumper harvest for both crops. Cotton is mentioned as not the only bumper crop this year, indicating widespread agricultural yield.
Valley Livestock Coliseum Clearing Reaches Milestone
Homer Hutchinson signed all contracts in Montgomery Tuesday for construction of a new coliseum. The project will provide a building large enough to host the valley's livestock shows, marking a historic day for the region.
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Homer Hutchinson
Montgomery
Merchants Committee Tour of Local Farms
A Merchants Committee tour visited several farms to inspect operations and discuss local trade prospects. The delegation examined farming methods and potential market links for regional goods.
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Merchants Committee
PREPARE LAND FOR FALL GRAZING AFTER RECENT RAIN
A county report notes a fair shower last week spurring grasses and weeds germination. Farmers should disk or harrow land to prepare crimson clover alfalfa and other crops. Plant crimson clover rye grass and sericea now with proper fertilization for early fall grazing if rains continue.
Plant names Persist From Ancient Greek and Roman Experts
Many moss names owe their origins to Dioscorides and Gaius Plinius, the Greek botanist and the Roman naturalist, who scholars still reference for classic taxonomy.
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Dioscorides
Gaius Plinius
Statewide Rain Blesses Agriculture Across Alabama
In a Montgomery meeting last Friday L G McDonald J B Sewell and L T Wagnon reported a storm that began Thursday at Alabama's southern end and moved northward, soaking the state from center to south while the north saw less rain. The rain was a real blessing to agriculture in all parts.
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Montgomery
L. G. McDonald
J. B. Sewell
L. T. Wagnon
Alabama
Community cooperation eyed as key event for Morgan County
Morgan county has been worked out with L. T. Wagnon. This could be one of the big events of the year. A spirit of cooperation between Decatur merchants and our local farm people will do a great deal in building the type of community we all want to see.
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Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Decatur
Golden Maidenhair Moss Hair Strength Belief
A historical note recalls the Golden Maidenhair moss once believed to strengthen hair when used in a wash. The claim reflects old medicinal folklore rather than verified science.
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Farmers Exchange
Good Stout
A. BH. McCord
Danville
Sheraton Cherry
Austinville
Morgan Street
Good Rock Road
Josephine Francis
T. E. Howard
Bird Spring Road
Mattie Sapp
Moulton
Heights
Gambie Lacey Spring
L. E. Mate
Dan Ryan
Western Flyer
Milton Lankford
Hartselfe Mountain
Hackworth Apples
Moulton Road
HH. McWhorter
Rowse
Canning
Highway
Priceville Mountain
Hubert Blankenship
Judge MeWhorter
Call
Arthur Wilbanks
Trinity -14
J. D. Bonds
Earl Harp
Route
Royce Sims
Joe Wheeler
Trinity Lane
Hubert Johnson
A. H. McCord
Eugene Terry
Estes
Red Hill Cemetery
WO. Watson
Spencer Weinman
Route 1
Somerville
Pinton Bird Springs
Pleasant Valley Church
Floyd Hill
Trinity
Just
Ube
W. Churce
Madison G. I
Everwear
Cowler
Sumaer
Westen
12Th Ave. E
Market St
Tennessee Valley Flight Service
Pryor
Meridale
Rochette
Joe
Bobby Crawford
L. C. Crawford
Baileyton
J. D. Hallman
Hallman
Soil Conservation News
Henry Fowler
Union Hill
Low Meadow
George Seibert
Henry Seibert
Seiberts
J. T. Wallace
Route 2
Viceroyal Vic
Fam News
North Alabama
Carnation
Coliseum
Crump Camera Shop
Bank St
Appliance CO
Second Ave
Scott
Scrapy
Kouprey
Zach Ror
LEAF
Eve
Wkt
R.J. Scott
A. L
Pete” Henderson
McBride-Lewis¢Co
J B McBride & Son
Holly St
Jones Coal Co
Aasones
Joan Jones
B. Frank Chenault
Grant ST
Iice
J. R. Daniels
Insurance and Financing
W. Warner St
Hatchery
Bank
Loy
St Ti
Decatur Hatchery
Ogg
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