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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
8
For sale good black woods dirt suitable for house and yard flowers. Pickup load priced at 6 dollars. Seller identified as Jerry Burns of Route 2 Decatur. J-20.
The Alabama Guernsey Cattle Club announces a Field Day on July 25 at St Bernard College in Cullman starting at 10:00 am. The event promises educational talks, judging contests, showmanship, typing contests, a dairy tour of St Bernard’s herd, and free food. Walter L. Baker Jr secretary invites attendees to participate in what may be one of the year’s best Field Days.
A collection of farmer opinions and expert excerpts from 1955 discusses rising crop prospects in the Valley with corn and cotton notes, plus arguments for soil conservation, ongoing agricultural research, credit needs for modern farms, hog profitability on retired land, and programs aiding low income growers and family farms.
The article notes two spring planting approaches for crops on well prepared seed beds in South Alabama. It discusses planting with small grain in fall or before last row crop cultivation as viable options. It also cites that U.S. railroad revenue in 1954 reached 673.6 million dollars, the lowest since 1949.
Soil Conservation notes praise sericea as a prime drought grazing and hay crop. Farmers cited in Decatur report it carried grazing through last summer, with moist conditions bringing a strong outlook. A standout field on L G Orr’s farm near Massey produced 70 bales from the first spring cut.
Cea resumes cutting as L. G. weighs saving this growth for a seed crop instead of hay. He plans to use most of the seed in his conservation program next spring.
Sericea remains resilient against droughts in many areas and farmers are urged to increase its cultivation and save seed this year to boost future yields.
Euel Gibson of Danville showcases excellent orchard grass for Class 1 land. He grazes the crop with hogs, illustrating how matching crop to land yields the best results.
Bahia grass shows good potential in the county with spring plantings progressing well. As a perennial like rescue, bahia starts slow and may take a year to establish before grazing. Morgan notes Mr. Barber on the Stone farm observed a young bahia patch and plans cattle rest to allow growth.
A tour to study Bahia grass will be planned soon for Morgan County farmers. Time and place to be announced later and will appear in our column.
A note explains bell metal typically contains 74 to 85 percent copper and 15 to 26 percent tin. The proportions yield the desired acoustic properties and durability for common bell alloys.
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