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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1966

Page

11

Classified ad mix of livestock and goods for sale

A long block of notices lists brood mares in foal yearlings broke horses ponies and farm equipment for sale or trade. Items include a 1954 International pickup truck a 14 ft Cherokee aluminum boat with 35 h p Evinrude motor and a John Deere Model A tractor with plows harrow and cultivator. Also sought are farm supplies and services such as backhoe work septic tank installation and barn materials. Contact names and phone numbers appear throughout.

H.p. Evinrude Motor R. H. Hale Hillsboro

Farm Progress Here and There brings notes from Decatur area

Local column highlights a mix of sales ads for appliances livestock and furniture plus a narrative from Mud Tavern about Ruth and Dick Sturgis visit. It mentions Decatur connections and reflections on NATO space news and weather, with references to Gemini 9 and dn.

Ruth Dick Sturgis Mud Tavern Sturgis St. John’s Episcopal Church Ruth Johnston Decatur Moulton Heights Bermuda Brussels NATO Europe Alabama Bradford

Guthion M E Spray Promises Boll Weevil Control

An advertisement touts Guthion M E as the key to controlling boll weevil plant bugs cotton leafworms and bollworm damage. It touts rain resistance lasting protection and low cost per acre with a Guthion M E spray program for cotton growers.

Moonlit Meadowlarks Echo Space Theme at Mud Tavern

On Monday morning June 6, 1966 readers note a moonrise at Mud Tavern with a chorus of meadowlarks greeting the day. The writer muses that the birds resemble a space motif as they listen to the lively dawn chorus across the countryside. Want ads are mentioned as a results note.

Space Surveyor I Moon Cernan Space Control Bonnie Hill

Farm Prices Fall From February Peak by 3.3 Percent

Washington AP reports farm product prices slid about 3.3 percent in May into June from February peak, and were 15 percent below the 1951 record high set during the Korean War era. The Agriculture Department release notes a three fourths of one percent drop between May and June.

Washington Agriculture Department

Soil conservation tips and farm practices amid rain damage

County fields show heavy erosion from recent rains prompting soil building rotations with grasses and legumes. Article highlights fertilizer replacement after rains and notes drought era price trends and federal programs including the Golden Passport offered at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

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