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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1955
Page
10
For sale 40 acres with a four room house barn and several out buildings. Seller Seldon Harp located on County Line near Old Moulton. Also for sale a 10 month old whiteface bull polled and registered in both associations. Contact Charlie Morris Rt 2 Somerville near Union Hill J-22.
Cullman County farmer W. M. Humphries on a 50 acre Brookyn area farm shifts from cotton to hog production with a planned alfalfa pasture and improved hog housing. He follows Extension Service practices to boost grazing and hog profitability while upgrading home and equipment.
Classified brief listing several sale items including row tractor with lift and cultivator, 4 room house with 2 acres near Flint, 1948 Dodge truck, Grade A Gold Rush sweet potato plants, and five young pigs. Sellers include D W Stevens Somerville Route 1 Newman Hall Hartselle Mac Hanceville and Mrs A L Caim Somerville Route 1.
Studies from York County show family food expenses dominate living costs with farm families spending 2462 dollars yearly while nonfarm households spend 3044. Hybrid chickens rise but cannot replace purebreds yet due to genetics and viability gaps. Delrad chemical treats pond and lake scum without harming fish. Purdue University researchers report three hormones stilbestrol dienestrol hexestrol boost steer gains with less feed but no carcass improvement. Pasturing turkeys with beef cattle on Ladino clover proves profitable with uniform growth and fertilized pastures.
Robert E Waters from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Wildlife spent a day in the county observing local wildlife and noting bicolor species. The visit focused on habitat conditions and conservation concerns in the area.
The State Conservation Department grew bicolor lespedeza for field borders and supplied it free to farmers via the Soil Conservation District. This shrub produces abundant seed and is planted around woodland edges to provide quail food.
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