Weevils and nature notes from Mud Tavern weekend
A dry hot Sunday at Mud Tavern features swallows and martins feasting on abundant insects. Pride Bailey and Barbara Norman enjoy a hay ride near the bluff, with Uncle Jim guiding and showing possum tracks while katydids and birds provide mood details. Nearby gardens highlight the fragrant Ginger Lily, Hedychium coronarium, thriving in partial shade and moist soil.
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Joe Wheeler
Uncle Jim
Mud Tavern
Sun‘Gay
Pride Bailey
Barbara Norman
Youngadies
Theoung
Pride
Jim
New UCLA Food Innovations Preview Market Items
New products from UCLA Agricultural Research Service include low calorie peanuts with most oil removed, low fat cheese from skim milk, dehydrated celery for soups, a peach drink from overripe peaches, fruit ice lollipops made with cottage cheese, and dry apple flakes plus instant sweet potato flakes for convenience foods.
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UCLA
Agricultural Research Service
Lily of the Nile and Peruvian Daffodil bloom in garden feature
Three lily like flowers are blooming now Lily of the Nile Agapanthus Umbellatus grows three to four feet tall and is grown as a garden or pot plant Ismene Hymenocallis Calathina Basket flower also blooms white with green leaves and can be ordered as an improved native plant for gardens
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Hawaii
Charleston
Montreal Botanical Gardens
Morgan County Fair Seeks Beef Cattle and Swine Exhibitors
The 1966 Morgan County Fair in Decatur Alabama runs September 12 to 17 with new permanent cattle and conservation buildings. Beef cattle and swine judging is set for September 14 at 6:00 pm. exhibitors are urged to submit entries and bring animals by Wednesday morning for placement in pens and classes with prize money listed.
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Morgan County
Fair Grounds
Decatur
Alabama
Fairgrounds
State Conservation Department
Beef & Swine Show
E. V
Plug
White Granville Grimes
Hewlett Roberts
Lawn Nostalgia and Urban Change in Rural Homes
A local library exhibition of photographs from five to six decades ago contrasts then and now. It shows larger homes with small front yards and storerooms in back yards, while modern lawns display uniform green regardless of wear. The piece reflects on nostalgia and progress in suburban landscaping.
Lawn care basics from Dr. Sowell on soil tests and fertilizing
Auburn University soil expert Dr. Walter Sowell explains that a lush lawn depends on nutrients from a complete fertilizer such as 8-8-8 and a soil test to determine levels and pH. He recommends 20 pounds per 1000 square feet for new lawns and 19 pounds per 1000 for established turf, with regular six to eight week intervals and watering after top-dressing. Chinch bug activity also threatens lawns, especially St Augustine, and iron sprays can counter yellowing due to high phosphorus soil.
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Walter Sowell
Auburn University
Sowell
St. Augustine
Farm Roundup Shows Surpluses Drive Futures Trading
Government reports indicate surpluses in some farm products are driving billions into the nations agricultural commodity futures markets. An Agriculture Department analysis shows a record trading volume in futures, much of it speculative, during the year ending June 30.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
Chicago Board of Trade
Transformation of the Yard into a Lawn Emphasized
A fragment notes emphasis on improving a yard by transforming it into a lawn. It mentions better planning and changes to space use as a key idea. No dates or named figures are provided.
St Augustine Grass Control Recommendations
The article notes that control and causes many homeowners switch from St Augustine grass. It lists recommended controls DDT Diazinon and ethion with directions to wet the lawn after application to ensure soil absorption.
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St. Augustine
Classified livestock and vehicle sale notices
A dense mix of ads and notices lists dogs for stud service and puppies, multiple livestock offerings, farm equipment, vehicles, and real estate. Entries include a black and tan German Shepherd, Guernsey bull, 1955 Buick with 58 000 miles, various homes for sale, and farm assets across Decatur Somerville Falkville Town Creek Hartsel and Corinth areas with contact numbers. Agriculture department note on sediment reducing national water supply appears at end.
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A.K.C
Gene Key
Falkville
Eva
Eva- Florett Highway
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