Rose and Iris Color Mark Kentuckys Derby Week Farm Style
The piece recalls the first week of May and the Kentucky Derby noted as the run for the roses. It describes old fashion roses, modern hybrids from Jackson and Perkins, and named varieties such as Proud Land Queen Elizabeth Tropicana Miss All American Beauty Sutters Golf South Sea Red Chief and Simon Bolivar. It also highlights hardy irises once common along farm drives and notes folklore of spring with whip o will song and birds like nuthatch. The article ends with garden scenes at Pearce Demoss and King and Velma Lowery places in Moulton area.
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United States
Mud Tavern
Pearce
Demoss
King
Jackson
Perkins
South Sea
Simon Bolivar
France
Charles V
Whip-O-Will
Whip
Joe Béams
Moulton
Alabama
Velma Lowery
Moulton Heights
KARMEX and Surfactant WK Offer Early Weed Control for Cotton
Don't expect your preemergence herbicide to work all season. For cotton plants at least six inches tall, apply KARMEX ciuron weed killer plus Surfactant WK to kill coffeeweed, teaweed, annual morning glory and cocklebur on contact and then in the soil as they germinate. Band spray costs 88 cents per acre. For info contact Jerry M. Martin Du Pont Sales Rep Decatur Alabama.
Alabama Officials Arrange Emergency Freeze Disaster Loans
Members of Congress from Alabama and C J Sullivan, acting as Alabama Civil Defense Director for Governor George Wallace, worked with Farmers Home officials in Washington to secure emergency loans for damages from the late freeze. Details will be announced within days.
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Congress
Alabama
C. J. Sullivan
Alabama Civil Defense
George Wallace
Farmers Home
Washington
Det&il
Soybean Outlook Hints Higher Prices Amid Seed Shortage
The Decatur Daily notes a seed shortage as farmers plan to raise soybean acreage from 47 to 54 million acres. Floods in the Mississippi Valley may delay planting, but late spring sowing is possible if lands dry. Experts expect prices to rise long term, with Brazil expanding soybean cultivation as competition grows.
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Decatur Daily
Mississippi Valley
Brazil
Soybean Story Raises World Hunger and Prices
The May 6 report notes record soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade as demand for protein soars. Strong entities include The Chicago Board of Trade, soybean producers, and livestock feeders facing higher costs due to soymeal and oil demand.
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H. J. Maidenberg
NYT News Service
New York
Chicago’ Board of Trade
Chicago
Perus
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Donnie Reeves
Joe Isom
Jerry Hardison
Tom Johnson
Raymond Roberts
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Jerry M. Martin
du Pont
Fourth Ave
Decatur
Ala
Brewer’s Feed Mill
Beltline Hwy
Oaks Ee
America
Bermuda
N. D. McOreless
Scott Cole
Addison, Alabama
Worldscope
Patrick Gray
F.B.I
Elliot Richardson
Nixon
Republican Party
Yuri Andropov
Leonid Brezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Israel
THE
Skylab
Space Lab
Cape Kennedy
Orbiting Lab
Sportlight
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Winnipeg Jets
Doug Bird
Steve Busby
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
US Lawn Tennis Association
Virginia Slims
National Association For
David Pearson
A. J. Foyt, Jr
Brian Redman
Wec,inc
Madison
Wisconsin
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