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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1960
Page
10
A dense array of classified notices list items for sale or rent and requests to buy. Entries include livestock such as pigs and a white face bull, a gas range, a John Deere cultivator, a jeep, a hay rake, a mower, and various houses for rent or sale near Decatur Moulton Somerville and Trinity. Names and addresses appear, with prices and contact details scattered throughout.
Dennis The Menace discusses soil preparation on a 25 acre plot. McClendon stresses the value of a good seedbed. He begins with early land turning and multiple disking then uses a homemade blade for weed control behind the planter press wheel. The direct spray method costs about $2 per acre.
Joe Boyd Winyard of Marshall County notes last year’s corn yield of 84 bushels per acre with a production cost of 55 cents per bushel. He recalls 1958 yields of 108 bushels per acre at 42 cents per bushel and discusses practices including cover crops and fertilization. Winyard also runs 1,000 commercial layers and 2,500 breeder hens on his farm in Lattiwood.
Rural notice style listing for sale items includes two Hereford calves, 10 foot Hotpoint refrigerator priced at 125 dollars, one set oak bunk beds, a magnolia desk at 15 dollars, and land listings near Center Church East of Somerville. Names include Kelso Prator Danville Falkville Mrs Sadie Bender W M Pettit and addresses Rt 2 J6 Rt 1 Hillsboro Rt 3 Hartselle and 34.
Agriculture Commissioner R C Bamberg of Alabama led a regional push to back Lyndon B. Johnson for president. Southern agriculture leaders from North Carolina West Virginia Tennessee Texas Kentucky and Virginia joined in forming a national Agriculture for Johnson group. They plan to organize in every state and contact delegates to secure Democratic support.
Gunterville Alabama farm demonstration shows Dallas McClendon using chemical weed control and mechanical harvest to cut labor and raise yields on 26 acres of cotton on a 49 acre plot near Albertville as agent Ralph Sherer notes a good stand despite bad weather.
The program trains older 4H club members over three years with volunteer adult leaders and support from state and county officials. It uses year long workbooks on The Car and the Highway Maintenance and Operation and Operating the Car Efficiently. Firestone backs the effort and offers awards.
The report notes awards including the National 428 Gages and $400 college scholarships for six of the nation’s top ranking 4-H youths.
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