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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1958

Page

7

Willing borrower asks return of George Webb ladder

Classified notices list several rural Alabama ads including for rent a four room house near Danville, sale of a 1953 Chevrolet 210, one Angus bull, an Easy automatic ironer, a saddle horse, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a log building, and dairy heifers. Contact details include Fred S. Robinson of Decatur and Paul Prince of Hartselle.

Sherman St Fred S. Robinson Route Decatur Alabama Route 2 Ala

County Agent Advises grain sorghum as late season option

The county agent outlines sorghum as a substitute for corn when planting is late. Steps include soil preparation, lime and fertilizer based on tests, seed rates, and fertilizer schedules. Varieties for Morgan County and trial strains are listed, with planting dates and spacing guidelines.

Morgan County Martin’s Combine Redlaw Texas

Congress Weighs Two 1959 Cotton Bills in House

Missouri Congressman Paul C. Jones outlines Farm Bureau and subcommittee plans amid debate on acreage allotments and price supports. He traces past wartime quotas, surplus issues, and the need for a long range farm bill to protect American cotton farmers.

Paul C. Jones Missouri House House Committee On Agriculture Jones Farm Bureau Senate Congress United States Dallas Missouri Cotton Producers Association American Farm Bureau Federation CCC Washington Farm Reporter National Agricultural Research AFBF West 10Th Missouri Department of Committee On Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation Department of Agriculture Speaker Benson Farmers of America

Farm Progress Here and There

Rural life notes praise new power mowers and tidy yards near Decatur and discuss a booming farm year in Arizona. Cotton and corn acreage affect Valley income while 1958 crops and livestock are forecast to exceed 1957 totals, with many fields still awaiting planting and June deadlines looming.

Robert F. Royster Cathedral of St. James South Bend Indiana Washington Illinois Arizona

Sugar-Cane Beetle Common Across Southern States

Extension entomologist W. A. Ruffin reports the sugar cane beetle or rough headed corn stalk borer is widespread in the southern states. Adults are small black beetles about a quarter inch long. larvae feed on roots and damage corn and other crops.

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