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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1964
Page
8
Local classified briefs list tomato plants, a Frigidaire freezer, and a polled white face bull for sale. Also offered are two houses for rent, daylilies, a Farmall with equipment, a white stallion horse, fire damaged roofing material, and Chihuahua puppies with contact details in Danville, Hartselle, Moulton, Cullman, and nearby areas.
Belle Mina Alabama reports a furrow irrigation method increasing cotton yields at the Tennessee Valley Substation of Auburn University. From 1959, John Boseck and T E Corley found average lint yields near 1,100 pounds per acre under irrigation with no rate difference between one and two inch applications. Defoliation and topping showed limited benefit and mechanical picking improved with irrigation.
A Georgia reader describes embracing a dead chinaberry tree in Sweet Apple as a lively backyard hub. Birds flock to the trunk for perches, feeding, and serenades, turning the tree into Union Square, a soap box, and a lookout. The piece quotes John Still promoting dead trees and ends with the line everybod y ought to have one dead tree.
County agents urge weekly infestation counts through the major fruiting period to guide control. Boll weevils bollworms pose yearly problems. use recommended insecticides and rates until top bolls mature. savings estimate supports an application per acre.
A note on the season declares summer official with near one hundred degree heat. Rain is desired for upland pastures and crop growth though cotton and corn show limited damage. The piece also observes late June twilights and a small porch scene of three young birds with steady feeding from parents around fourteen hours daily.
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