Wanted to Give Away Large Rock Load
A yard offer to remove a load of large rock. Contact Mrs. Clarence Gilespie by phone Fa 6 6132.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
9
A yard offer to remove a load of large rock. Contact Mrs. Clarence Gilespie by phone Fa 6 6132.
Washington officials say contract farming and integration raise no substantial Sherman Act issues. Critics warn of an oversupply risk and call for export sales and storage expansion. Senate probes into Benson's farm program loom, with politicians aiming to shape a new plan next year.
In an era of changing meanings, a man sells wall clocks that run backward, placing 11 at 1 and 10 at 2, effectively counterclockwise. The writer warns that this shift signals troubling values and will lead to ill outcomes.
A Maine lawyer bold in the South pursues a growing practice while a backwoods witness offers quips on non-possibilities The tale shifts to a late night phone misdial and a clerk’s mishap with an automatic office giant with costly repairs and a supervisor’s concern.
The President vetoed the wheat and tobacco bills this week. Farmers and local observers say the veto reflects distrust of Congress and could sour relations with the House Agriculture Committee. In our area most cotton is clean, and one farmer plans to chop through July 4th.
Alabama Cattlemen convene in Decatur for a two day program with a business meeting on Tuesday night and a Wednesday tour of the Alabama Flour Mill and feed research program. The visit spotlights Black Belt grazing conditions seen in northern Alabama.
Word from Washington and nationwide shows egg producers worried about future prospects. The problem provokes many proposed solutions as figures and policies shift.
Four H youths from northern Alabama gathered in Decatur for an Extension Service outreach. The effort aims to train more youths who attend Auburn annually and is viewed as a meritful move by all informed.
Grain trucks have been delivering grain into Decatur markets as reports note movement of wheat. The piece queries the results of the wheat allotments in the Valley section, suggesting upcoming outcomes.
A. W. Jones explains how cattlemen can manage price risk as a cattle market cycle turns to expansion. He cautions that overexpansion could drive a boom and a sharp price drop later, and recommends liberal marketing now, culling low producers, and smoothing beef supply to avoid a 1952-style shock.
A. N. Mitchell, on 12 acres near Decatur, runs 60 purebred Duroc sows producing brood stock and market hogs. He uses strict sanitation, isolation of litters, brucellosis-free stock, and vaccines, with a 56 day farrowing schedule and staged feeds from 24 to 12 percent protein as pigs grow. Mitchell shows animals at the North Alabama Duroc Breeders' show, winning grand champion titles last year.
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