For Sale Classified Ads Featuring Farm Equipment and More
Multiple small ads selling items such as a five room house with large lot and garage financing options. antique furniture, pianos, organs, and other antiques. a John Deere tractor. fescue seed. livestock including Hereford bulls and calves. horses and eggs. used furniture. boats and trailers. sunroofs. and a 1955 Chevrolet. Listings include contact names, towns like Danville Falkville Decatur Moulton Eva Hillsboro Somerville and Hartsville and phone numbers. Many ads offer cash prices or payment plans and note locations along highways or rural routes.
Pets Need Attention In Summer
Local veterinarians warn hot humid months harm pets. Dr. Kenneth Swafford notes heat exhaustion in dogs and cats and urges cool shade and ample water. Dr. Ray A. Ashwander cites more fleas and ticks and recommends periodic powders dips and spray bombs. Vaccination against rabies is advised as summers see higher incidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray A. Ashwander
Ashwander and Bryan
Swafford
Dog Snakebite First Aid From Local Advisory
A historic note advises treating dog snakebites as emergencies due to venom entering the bloodstream. It recommends keeping the animal quiet, locating the bite area, and applying first aid with cautions about tourniquets and cutting the wound with a razor. It also suggests suction, cleaning with peroxide or soap, and seeking a veterinarian.
Rain and snakes mix with rural reflections in Farm Progress
An editorial essay on rain as a vital resource and the farm economy discusses rain’s ecological role and public attitudes. It recalls a wet weekend, drought relief, and a big snake sighting, then shifts to farm labor trends, politics, and safety notes highlighting silos, farming injuries, and rural industry changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jim
Sermea
Mr Snake
American Medical Association
United States
Study Beef Feed Costs at Tennessee Valley Station
Alabama cattlemen seek rock bottom costs as tests at the Tennessee Valley Substation show forage systems cut gain costs. Young steers earned about 12 per hundredweight with pasture or silage plus supplement, versus 22 with direct weaning to feedlot. Finishing and income details follow, with feed formulas and stilbestrol use noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellemina
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station
John Boseck
Boseck
County Agent Advises on Cotton Insects and Pest Control
County agriculture notes cotton square and boll protection as rainfall boosts growth. Insect presence low now but can rise. watch fields and begin control at 10 percent infestation. Also covers Israeli carp for pond algae control and nematode treatment guidance for gardens with Nemagon. Describes proper Nemagon packaging and handling to ensure effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near East
Tell Me Why Gravity Explains the Universal Force
The article announces Howard Van Auken of Midwest City Oklahoma as the winner of a Britannica Junior Encyclopedia prize. It explains gravity as the attraction between all bodies, outlines Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, and describes how mass and distance affect the force of gravity with simple examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard van Auken
Midwest City
Oklahoma
Sir Isaac Newton
Riddles and Jokes From Today’s Paper
A playful collage of science curiosities and motel humor with a note on gravity theories. Readers are invited to send in riddles and jokes, and a winner is named Christine Linderman from Marcellus New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Einstein
Christine Linderman
Marcellus
New York
Barter of U.S. farm products for defense materials hits 1.5 billion
Since 1954 about 1.5 billion dollars worth of United States agricultural goods have been exchanged in barter deals for strategic defense materials. The arrangements reflect wartime and postwar policy shifts affecting farm income and security supply chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Farmers Tackle Manure Spreading Tilling Fields and Fence Repairs
Local farmers engage in spreading manure to enrich soil, tilling fields to prepare for crops, and repairing fences to secure pastures. The work covers multiple on farm tasks aimed at improving productivity.
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Farmers Exchange
Moulton
Elmer Smith
J-20
C. H. Moore
SanAnn Station
Irene Holmes
Tanner
Edgar Newton
Rogersville
T. VY
Lady Hibbard
D P. Hendrix
Hartselle
Remington
J B. Warren
Mary McKee
Somerville
Cotaco Church
Marcus E. McAnally
Lacey's
McCorley Bait and Tackle
Highway 67
Decatur 2
R. C. Allen Cash Register
Smith-Corona
Donald Shipley
Punkin Center
Danville
Call
Duncan Physe
J. N. Taylor
Falkville
J. P. Thornhill Massey
Rt. 1
John Deere
J. P. Thornhill
Massey
Hwy
C J. Keyes
Harce Hill
Hillsboro
H. G. Self
VA. Brothers
Flint
Tillman Bowling
Aubrey E. Case
Midway
Doan’s
Leonard Henson
Decatur
Earl Parker
Plymouth Belvedere
Elmer Glover
Trinity
Whitlow
Moulton Highway
Tennessee Walker
L. Samuels
Quid Moulton Road
Samuels Decatur
Eva
Oden Ridge
Ralph Poerce
Ralph Pierce
King
Florence Marsh
Florette
Louis Christian Hartselle
Turney Place
Wallace
Red Mountain
Alfred White
Shaw
Rescue Squad
Athens-Decatur
Trippe
Scott
Scotsboro
Bama
E. Call
Vernon A Thomas
Highway
Vernon A. Thomas
James C. McCarley
J. C. Roberts
Malone Street
Athens
Walsell
Jay Wright
Elk River Mill Road
California
Edgar Newton Rogersville 2
D. R. Roper
John Knight
T. E. Woodard
Lacon
Gerry Holmes
Kenneth Swafford
Enon
Don Scott
Columbus
Ohio
John
New York Times
Mud Tavern
West Flint
Garfield I. Kass
Washington, D.C
Republican Central Committee
District of Columbia
Mr Kass
Democratic Party
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Agriculture Department
Georgia
Chuckle
Decatur Decatur
Middle Tenn. Rendering Co
Pulaski, Tonn
Travel
Federal Land Bank
Yancey Hughes
Huntsville
Madison St
Brewer’s Feed Mill
Sonny Boy
Earl C. Brewer
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