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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1964
Page
8
Classified listings show multiple for sale items across Danville and surrounding towns including land houses tractors trucks dozers and miscellaneous goods. Also a reward notice for theft of John Tanner’s call with contact details.
For sale notices list items including old books and magazines priced at $.25 to $.50 and a 12 piece bowl set. Also ads for a 1954 Plymouth Belvedere and a 1961 Bel-Air Chevrolet for sale with locations in Tan ner and Somerville. A 13 month old Tennessee Walker colt is offered with ownership by L Samuels in Decatur. W
County agents advise best harvest stages for corn forage sorghum and grain sorghum with dent maturity for corn and dough stages for sorghums. Separate guidance covers home pest control for roaches waterbugs and product choices, plus tree disease and pruning tips and notes on early home freezers and jars filling быстро.
A detailed guide to building a gardener workshop with a potting bench on two sides a screen wall facing the garden and a full storage wall at the back. Includes framing dimensions twelve by six feet flexible storage depth three feet and a shaded eggcrate roof for outdoor work and display space for hanging baskets. Also notes beans peas canning and farm tax refund forms available soon.
Last week brought favorable rains boosting grass growth and hay baling across the farm. Charley Harvey predicts a strong cotton crop as weeds and fruiting develop. Hogan and Massey area fields show good corn and beans with bahia lawn grass crowding out nut grass. Birds and insects feed as summer fades to autumn, while a milk value sketch and a Southern Railway promo push livestock gains with lower grain rates.
The article quotes Tennessee Agricultural Extension expert Albert Swearingen on raking hay to protect leaves, and advises raking direction to match mowing. It notes urgency of leaves when limp before drying and mentions Southern pine plywood from large logs, with Extension Forester Nelson Brightwell urging growth of larger trees. Purdue researchers report a genetic trait that could double corn protein value.
County Agent reports Home Demonstration Club women will meet Tuesday evening and spend Wednesday together. Article discusses late grazing, early crops, and a new corn variety with higher lysine content and potential nutritional benefits. Includes notes on insemination services in Morgan County and local dairy cattle breeding resources.
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