For Sale and Wanted Classified Notices
A dense ad list offers farm animals tools houses tractors and services for sale or wanted. Entries include thirteen white ducklings two months old. B F Avery tractor with plow at 295. five cows and four jersey heifers. two ducks and a drake wanted. garden tractor wanted cheap. piano for sale. 4 room house with 4 acres priced at 1350. a small milk cow and beef cattle. male dog Chihuahua Feist. custom hay work. log house construction. 66 acre farm with new 3 bedroom house. Cocker Spaniel puppy. various real estate and service ads. Locations span Hartselle Danville Falkville Hillsboro Moulton Somerville Decatur Somerville. Numerous contact names and phone exchanges included.
West Texas new vegetable boom boosts cotton area
Texas farmers in the High Plains shift toward vegetables as a cash crop to complement cotton. Muleshoe and Plainview led a rapid rise in irrigated acreage from 24 000 in 1956 to over 52 000 in 1958 with estimates of 36 million dollars in vegetable sales this year. Lower freight costs and rate cuts help Texas compete with California and Arizona while new marketing associations form to link buyers with growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack R. Hanicke
Wall Street Journal
Muleshoe
Texas
High Plains
California
Joe E. Cole
Texas A.&m. College Agricultural Extension Service
West Texas
J. K. Adams
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ures
New Mexico
Ford
Plainview
Texas Panhandle
Garden City
Gan
Rio Grande River
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
A. W. Bodine
Phoenix, Ariz
Western Growers Association
Arizona
Mr. Bodine
Southwestern
Chicago
U.S. West Texas
Lockney
Littlefield
Floydada
Artesia
N. Mex
Rio Grande Valley
Nelson Parkhill
Parkhill Produce Co
Ifornia
Delmar King
King
W. T. Millen
Stan Williams
Bud
State Line
Caution urged as Auburn talks beef herd expansion risks
Extension cattleman Bob Farquhar warns against rapid herd expansion, noting current prices tempt growth but overstocking land and higher feed costs risk losses. He urges an orderly selling plan and culling low producers to protect long term profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
API
Bob Farquhar
Farquhar
Alwys
Karquhar
Farmers Solve Problems on Their Own Alabama Farms
Reports from Guntersville Athens and Hartselle highlight farm families using improved practices such as vetch cover crops, careful canning methods, diversified soybeans, and expanding broiler operations. Individuals named include Fay Smith Jane Hargrave Gene Durand G. B. Kilpatrick and local agents noting yields profits and modernization across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guntersville
Ala
Fay Smith
Marshall County Farm and Home Development
Ralph Sherer
Smith
Sherer
High Point
J-16 For Sale Notices From Local Listings
Multiple short items list items for sale including a feather bed for $10, three deck oaks with components, 30 pullets and used tin, two sows and 14 pigs, and a 1953 Oldsmobile Super 88 in excellent condition. Contacts include Mrs T L Whitlow in Trinity Alabama and Edward A Poteet Sr in Somerville with phone details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Whitlow
Trinity
Alabama
Route One
Edward A. Poteet Sr
Rt. 1
Somerville
County Agent Announces Six Cent Gasoline Tax Refund for Farmers
Farmers can claim a six cent per gallon State tax refund on gasoline used in tractors for agricultural purposes. This separate refund adds to the Federal refund. Filing runs July 1 to September 30. First year covers September 23, 1957 to June 30, 1958. subsequent years cover twelve months ending June 30. Forms available at the County Agent’s Office.
Worm Damage to Corn Across the County
Countywide corn damage attributed to multiple worm pests including rootworm European corn borer and cornstalk borers. Experts advise soil-applied insecticides and granular formulations, with emphasis on timing as plants emerge and field rotations to reduce overwintering worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Alabama
Morgan County
Congressmen Asked to Help Locate Confederate Widows
The Veterans Administration urged members of Congress from southern states to help locate living widows of Civil War veterans eligible for pensions. About 1,500 widows are believed to remain in the United States. Monthly payments vary by age and marriage status, ranging from 40.64 to 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Veterans Administration
United States
South Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
Tennessee
4-H'er Glad She Practiced in Cullman
In Cullman Alabama a 4-H member expresses relief and pride after successful practice leading up to a district or state event. The report notes the student's enthusiasm and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Ala
Crown fires spread treetop to treetop in evergreen forests
Fires race through evergreen stands with treetop to treetop spread. They move up to 50 miles per hour, outrunning many birds and causing numerous fatalities.
Bell sought quiet slipshod remedy using towel in phone
The article notes that Alexander Graham Bell, famed telephone inventor, would wrap a large towel around his own telephone to create peace and quiet while working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
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Farmers Exchange
Edward Kirby
Pumpkin Center
Route 3
Danville
D. C. Prince
Tabernacle Road
Hartselle
John F. Hagood
Town Creek
B. F. Avery Tractor
W. A. Petty
Falkville
Neau
Cbert E. Harris
Hillsboro
Glenn Johnston
S. N. Kitchens
Moulton
Forrest Chapel Church
Hafford Holt
E. G. Collins’ Grocery
Jersey
Hampshire
Adlai Stephenson
Hartselle Exchange
Clyde Reeves
Route 4
New Moulton Highway
Earl Brewer
Enone
Highway
Charles Shull
Rayburn Pearson's
New Stourton Road
Draper's Market
New Holland
Charles D. Sandlin
Decatur
Saar Aeli
M. N. Alexander
Sandlin Farm
Austinville Road
Midway Pike
Bald Knip Cemetery
Elbert R. Martin
Russell Peck
Pines Church
Louise Acreys
Ski-Hi
Monk City
Pearsons Tion
the Realm‘coy
Daren Easter
Bill Lee
Sansoo
John Patterson Co
Johnston St. Decatur
West
J. T. Powells
Cullman County
Eva Rt. 1
H. G. Pinkston
Jo Ann Lowery
Powell
Auburn
Bob Chesnutt
Joyce Scott
Joyce
Cullman High
Edward Scott
Hanceville Rt. 2
Inez Ballew
Athens
Jane Hargrave
Limestone County
Madison
Jane
Hargrave
Joyce McNutt
L. D. Hargrave
Madison Rt. 1
Mooresville-Belle Mina
R. E
Gene) Durand
D. B. Hester
Durand
Massey
Hester
Kilpatrick Broilers
Morgen County
G. B. Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Charles Rutledge
Falkville Rt. 3
New Hope
Ter
Lawrence
H. C. Reeds
Cage Seed
Langtown
D. C. Bostick
Courtland
Clyde Sandlin
Harteelle
MR. Farmer
Federal Land Bank
Madison St
Huntsville
Decatur Ala
Cain & Ferry
Yancey Hughes
Sec’y Treas., N.F.L.A
Japan
U.S
Tokyo
St. Louis, Mo
King Louis XV of
France
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