WANTED Possum dog and several small ads
Classified listing items include a male possum dog on trial basis and requests to send age and directions to Trey Martin Route 1 Decatur. Also rural properties for sale 10 acres near new highway in Danville priced 285, 40 acres near Lacon at 20 per acre, and various items like a Minnesota pedal sewing machine 15, Atwater Kent radio 19, McCulloch super 33 chain saw 125, eight Bantams and rooster 30 cents each. Local contact: Prater Route 3, Hartselle Route 3 Falkville C Vinson Route 3 Falkville F E Martin Route 2 Danville Luther Blevins Route 1 Box 80 Falkville Martselle Mt Tabor Church area.
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Trey
Martin
Route 1
Decatur
Minnesota Pedal Sewing Machine
Atwater Kent Radio
W. ©. Tucker
Hartselle
Mt. Tabor Church
McCulloch
Luther Blevins
Box 80
Falkville
Dixie Sees Fastest Growing Food Markets South Of Mason Dixon
The U S Department of Agriculture survey finds the South home to the fastest growing food markets. rising income and urban shift boost food buying, while rural families still influence farm markets. Modern markets and new products will impact southern eating patterns and diet adequacy remains strong.
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Auburn
Ala
Mason- Dixon Line
South
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Progress Here and There Highlights in Cotton Prices and Farm Policy
The column notes cold weather reducing cotton stands and hopes for a passing wave. It discusses Tennessee Farm Bureau seeks higher acreage and lower prices in a forthcoming farm bill, new farm groups like the National Dairymen's Association, and debates on how farming groups should organize. It also covers Alabama wheat acreage with no quotas for 1958, Benson's cotton policy push to shift subsidies, and anticipated congressional debate on farm law amid cotton market declines and rayon competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tennessee Farm Bureau
National Dairymen’s Association
Congress
Fred Acuff
Alabama AS & C Committee
Acuff
Alabama
Mr. Acuff
Benson
Soil Formation Time Hurdles For Deep Topsoil
A geoscience note states that nature needs from 500 to 1000 years to form just one inch of good top soil. The fact underscores slow soil development and the long-term impact of erosion and land use.
Washington Monument Stair Count Report
A public note confirms the Washington Monument has 898 steps to the observation deck. The tally appears in a local archival record detailing the historic landmark's construction and visitor access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Controls Fail Says Industry Leader On Cotton Program
Government controls are not solving the problems of the cotton industry, said Alfred Bessell Jr. of Houston, president of the National Cotton Compress Assn., speaking in New Orleans on Thursday. He noted many times when he wished that the over
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New Orleans
Alfred Bessell Jr
Houston
National Cotton Compress Assn
Association
Bessel
William Rhea Blake
National Cotton Council
Grass Silage Production and Use Growing Rapidly
The article notes grass silage output rising from 1.5 million tons in 1944 to 8 million in 1951 and continuing growth. It cites three main causes: more grassland, need for better livestock feed, and improved harvesting storing and feeding methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd, Gordon and
Campbell
U.S.C.A
Care in Harvest Cuts Soybean Field Losses
The article discusses seed injury during harvest and handling reducing germination. It lists five common soybean harvesting losses and offers guidance on keeping fields weed free, best harvest timing, moisture targets, and equipment readiness to avoid costly delays.
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Iowa State College
Barger and Weber
Soil Conservation Notes on Terracing and Timber Advice
R M Chapman notes Ray Humphries reterraces 17 acres with tractor while SCS lays out a new system for waterways and grassed borders. Bessel warns government controls affect the cotton industry, and William Rhea Blake calls for more research. Bill Aiken outlines four timber production priorities: stand quality, fire protection, removing inferior trees, and weed management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Chapman
Ray Humphries
Hulaco
SCS
Bill Aiken
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation District
Bill
Frank Stone
Decatur
C. T. Watkins
Somerville
Horace Roberts
Hartselle
E. P. Morris
Eva
Morris
Aiken
Lamb and Mutton: Nutrient Value and Cooking Tips
An analysis contrasts lamb and mutton, noting lamb's high protein and minerals, cooking tips to preserve tenderness, and butchered cuts from shanks to neck. It also discusses storage, fat, marbling, fell, and aging, plus political remarks about farm law reform and price supports by Mr. Benson and Mr. Abernethy.
Coastal bermuda grass planting partners expand pasture efforts
Soil Conservation District cooperators in Alabama including Paul Prince of Hartselle and S C Waddell of Talucah teach new methods to grow coastal bermuda rapidly. They plant two to five acres this year and plan to dig sprigs later to expand pasture for dairy cows. Other district cooperators across multiple towns have planted bermuda in the last three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation District
Paul Prince
Hartselle
S. C. Waddell
Talucah
Bermuda
S. O
Paul
Dewey Hogan
Massey
Powers Booth
Horace. Roberts
J. B. Shaneyfelt
Lebanon
John Lyle
Trinity
Sam McAbee
Oak Ridge
Alabama Flour Mill Experimental Farm
John Collier
Priceville
Tom Guyton
Benson Seeks Farm Law Change Over Obsolete Controls
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson urged Congress to revise farm programs saying acreage allotments and price supports are obsolete. He argued government controls fail to curb production and leave agricultural supply abundant and hard to price. Senate and House members sparred over the Administration's policy.
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Gerald L. Dearing
Benson
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senator Ellender
New Orleans
American Cotton Shippers Association
Miss
House Agriculture Committee
Abernethy
Congress
Washington
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Allen J. Ellender Jr
D., la
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
Soil Bank
Tom Abernethy
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Farmers Exchange
Billy Montgomery
Cedar Cove Road
M Farmall
Case
Warren B
McGee
W. C. Spain
Route 2
B. H. Blevins
Route 4
Cullman County
Bedingfield
J. Grady Stone
Walnut St
Gadsden
John S. Halbrooks
Brooksville
G. R. Douglas
Cedar Lake
M. L. Eady
Cedar Lake Road
O. C. Marsh
Redstone
Marsh
J. T. Royer
A. H. Daniel
Black Top Road
Hatton
Phil Butler
Town Creek
Cadds Road
Elizabeth Cottrell
Andrew Edwards
Harteelle
Will Barrow
J. B. Warren
W. Main St. Hartselle
Mary, McKee
Somerville M4
la Red Double
Cannas
Guy Dumas, P
Bor M
Faikville. A
Jona Deere Tractor and Planter
Lewis Rogers
Dewitt Crow
RK. H. Nethery
AAK
Howard Ferguson
Cheapa Neal Taylor
Atur
Walnut St. Gadsden
Burpee Seed
Troy
Danville
Prater
Leonard Prater
Bruce Williams
Leon Coney, & Hartselle
Casey Thrasher
Rt. 1
R. Az
RCA
W. 8S
LeMay
Clyde Rutherford
Guy P. Smith
Jacobsen Electric
Thomas W Holland
Harris Pippen
Courtland
Lloyd Burns
Hartselie
Highway 36
Lacon
C. C. Vinson
E. H. Simmons
Martselle
Gulf
Somerville Road
Dixie
A. W. Jones
API Extension Service
Maynard Layman
Liberty- Punkin Center
Frank Martin
Duroc
Corn Belt
NEW Dairy Group
Soil Conservation Notes
TROOP
Red Cross
Katherine Lacy
Gerry Veary
Ann Rowe
Ann Daniels
Dinah Davis
Adrian Hembree
Lynne Turney
Peggy Helfin
E. K. Henson
Eleanor Lawrence
Howell Turney
Ann Edwards
Vina Haffner
Mitchell Feed
Athens
Funk
McCurdy
U. S
Fertilizers
Swift's
Federal
Purina
Baby
Paul C. Davis
Moulton St
Federal Land Bank
Madison St
Huntsville
Cain & Ferry
Sept. of Education
Yancey Hughes
Sec
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N.f.la
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