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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
9
A New York Times article outlines landscape maintenance during early summer, stressing proper watering, fertilizing, and pruning. It advises consulting a landscape architect to align upkeep with the original design, notes fall planting benefits, and cautions against overplanting to preserve planned shapes and long term growth.
Cotton Decatur loan middling inch 21.26 Cottonseed 40 per ton Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred 4 per cent 0.055 per cent above four per cent direct ratio below four No 2 Milling Wheat 1.53 No 2 Mile per hundred 2.00 No 2 Barley .95 No 2 Soybean 2.60
Prices paid to growers at the Birmingham Farmers Market list beans per bushel round green 2.75 to 3.25 cabbage per dozen heads 1.25 to 1.50 collards per dozen bunches 1.75 to 2.00 green onions per dozen bunches 0.90 turnip greens per dozen bunches 1.00 to 1.25 yellow squash per bushel small 2.50 to 2.75 large 1.50 to 2.00 12 quart baskets 1.00 to 1.50.
Trading active prices on slaughter steers and heifers steady to strong. Slaughter cows up to 50 higher, bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly unchanged. Vealers strong, choice 34.00 to 36.50, hogs steady to 25 higher with heavier weights up to 50 higher, sows up to 50 higher. Sheep 50. No early sales.
In Birmingham eggs eased on mediums and held for large and small sizes as supplies exceeded demand. Market offerings and supplies were described as ample to excessive with large 30 to 33 cents, mediums 26 to 28, and small 25 to 26 cents.
Estimated slaughter today 1,268,000 head, up from 1,198,000 last Monday. RTC broilers fryers market FOB dock equivalent. Loads negotiated for delivery May 20 25. U S grade A prices 26.25 27.00, largest 26.50 26.75, weighted 26.63. Plant grade 25.75 26.75, largest 26.15 26.65, weighted 26.41.
Supervisory staff at Omaha long distance switchboards reported that during a recent strike a fill-in operator could not remember how to extend time on pay phone calls. When a public booth user asked for more time, the operator replied Sorry buddy but that's all and cut the connection.
The note suggests consulting a landscape architect before adding extras and recommends portable planters for color. Planters can be moved to enhance a patio entrance or kitchen garden when needed.
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