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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1957

Page

7

Starr millet offers new grazing crop favored by Auburn

In Alabama Starr millet emerges as a robust grazing crop promising higher feed yield and faster regrowth than cattail millet and Sudan grass. Extension agronomist Bill Andrews notes its drought resilience as a dry weather insurance, with plans for wide planting across counties and practical guidance on planting, grazing, and fertilization.

Bob Chesnutt Auburn Ala Alabama Starr Bill Andrews API Extension Agronomist Andrews Sudan Acre

For Sale Offers Timber and Property Nearby

Mary McKee lists 25 Walnut trees and storm timber for sale at 1199 W Main St Hartselle with contact in Somerville Route 2 Harteelle. Call 700s for details on the pine lease and other timber.

Hatton Phil Butler Town Creek Ren Main St Hartselle Mary McKee Somerville

Radio TV Listings Log Highlights Busy Evening

A dense schedule shows evening programming across multiple stations with sports, game broadcasts, talk shows, news updates, and entertainment features. Notable items include Birmingham Baron games, Tops N Pops, Alabama News, Morning Musicale, Breakfast Club, and late-night serials.

Alabama Janglers Alabama Monroe Parker

Educational Network Highlights and Schedule

CHANNEL 1 program slate includes 4:30 The American Scene and 6:00 Shorthane Wanted Teeedey. The afternoon timetable lists Parliamentary Law at 4:30 and The American Scene at 4:30 followed by Shorthane-Wanted Teeedey at 6:00.

Shorthane

Benson’s Farm Policy Clash Shapes Soil Bank Debate

Washington seeps with change talk as Secretary Benson faces pressure over flexible supports and tighter controls to salvage soil bank funding. Officials warn acreage reductions may fall far short of targets while farmers shift to uncontrolled crops.

Benson Ovid Martin Washington Eisenhower Agriculture Benson Soil Bank Agriculture Department Department Congress American Farm Bureau Federation

Morgan County 4-H Leaders Honored in Hartselle

Morgan County 4-H leaders were honored at a Friday night session at the Hartselle Methodist Church. Speakers and program included speech contest winners Gail King Priceville and Jerry Smith Danville, with about 60 attendees.

Morgan County Hartselle Jack Hoffhaus R. A. Adams E. L. Morgan Gail King Priceville Jerry Smith Danville D. B. Hester Mary Gore Lester Wooten Decatur L. T. Wagnon Alice Summerford Falkville Elem Brenda Pirkle 4-H County Council Eddie Cain 4-H Eva Paulette Woodall Austinville Jo Ann Sivley Cotaco Lenease Wood Linda Harvel Morgan County High Billy Johnson Milton Wilder Montie Sharp Vaughn Pettit Plainview Morgan County Exchange Joe Wheeler Electric Co-op Huntsville Production Credit Association Huntsville Federal Land Bank

Reseeding Crimson Clover Prospects in Morgan County

Soil Conservation notes highlight reseeding crimson clover in Morgan County with farmers like C. T. Watkins and Glynn Bowling reporting successful reseeding and planned harvests. Ewell Smith and A. D. Sample originally planted the crop, seed furnished by the Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District, and seed supply has been short for two to three years. Farmers urged to save seed where possible.

Morgan County C. T. Watkins Somerville Glynn Bowling Morgan City Ray Humphries Hulace Ray Ewell Smith Ewell A. D. Sample Hartselle Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District

District Elimination Program at Belle Mina May 21

Gail King and Jerry Smith will represent Morgan County at the District Elimination Program to be held at the Belle Mina Experiment Station on May 21 at 9 30 a.m.

Gail King Jerry Smith Morgan County Belle Mina Experiment Station

Grain Grading and Warehousing Conference at Decatur

Alabama flour mills and cooperatives sponsor a May 18 conference at the grain weighing station outlining U S standards sampling and grading methods. Directors and experts will lead sessions on wheat oats and corn with a noon lunch and a Q A on storage damage prevention and cures.

Decatur Alabama Alabama Flour Mills Alabama Flour Millis Flour Mills Decatur Grain Co-Op Tennessee Valley Co-Op, Inc United States Grain Standards Lee Helton Don Pickerill

Washington homes Mount Vernon named for Admiral Vernon

George Washington named his Mount Vernon estate after British Admiral Edward Vernon. His brother Lawrence Washington had previously served as an aide to Vernon in 1742.

George Washington Mt. Vernon Edward Vernon Lawrence Washington Admiral Vernon

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