Rain Brings Hope and Pests Stir Debate in Valley
Rain blessed the Valley week halting 80 crop planting while wells ran low and water hauling rose. The piece notes rainfall totals from near three inches to dust only, discusses kudzu and Johnson grass as pests with potential benefits, and covers a Sunday ceremony dedicating the old T. B Hospital on Flint Hill into an Alabama Mental Health unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Tropics
South America
New England
T. B Hospital
Flint
Alabama Mental Health Program
Personal ads from Decatur Daily Want Ads
Classified notices copied from the Decatur Daily Want Ads highlight personal announcements and small ads without additional context or editorial content.
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Decatur Daily
Emergency use of new bollworm insecticides approved
The emergency approval for four new bollworm control chemicals in 1977 goes to Alabama and ten other cotton states. Bolstar a phosphate insecticide. Pytrin Pounce and Ambush synthetic pyrethroids join a fifth phosphate option Diey pending summer approval.
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Alabama
Chemagro
Shell
FMC
ICI
Re County
County unit organizers work over valley to dedicate building
Three men devoted hours and miles to organize county units over the valley in support of a building dedication on Sunday afternoon. Dr Exskin Chenault Welch Din smore and Barrett Shelton Sr led the effort, traveling to coordinate the event and recruit volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exskin Chenault
Welch Dinsmore
Barrett Shelton Sr
Valley Stockyard Report May 1977 Prices in Decatur
Receipts 1132 this week, 747 last week, 1145 year ago. Slaughter cows mainly 22.00 to 26.60, bulls 29.00 to 33.50, calves 30.00 to 39.00. Feeder steers and heifers mostly 25.75 to 40.00, replacement cows 19.25 to 25.25. Pairs mostly 190.00 to 240.00 per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
Alabama & Oat Departments of Agriculture
Farm Bill Debated in Senate and House Action
The Senate begins work on a large farm bill reaffirming food stamp support and setting crop price levels around 2.3 billion yearly for five crops. The measure extends food stamps and adds changes to disaster relief, peanut and dairy payments, with veto risk over crop supports and a House plan differing on costs. Alabama reports 1.6 million acre soybean crop hit by drought with planting advancing slowly but not yet causing major crop issues.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Carter
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Agriculture Committee
House
Auburn — A
Ala
Cooperative Extension Service
Auburn University
John Henderson
Alabama
Alabama cattle market report from Moulton auction
Salable receipts 1044 this week, 869 last week, 1038 year ago. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 lower, bulls up 1.00 to 2.00, calves under 500 loss 1.00 to 2.00. Feeder classes down 1.00 to 2.00, heifer calves and replacement cows steady to weak. Prices listed for cows, bulls, calves, and feeder steers and heifers by weight class. Sold by head on Good and Choice cow and calf pairs 210.00-265.00.
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Moulton
Alabama
U.S. Departments of Agriculture
News Quiz Answers and Worldscope Items
A compact list of quiz items and answers including Worldscope prompts and matching outputs. It references Joe Namath, Ken Norton, the Atlanta Braves, and Tom Sneva along with notes on poona in India.
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Joe Namath
New York Sportlight
Ken Norton
Atlanta Braves
Poona
India
Tom Sneva
Conservation Farming Urged After April Soil Loss
April rains caused widespread topsoil erosion across Morgan County fields. Poorly maintained practices worsened damage while contour farming and cover crops limited losses. Soil loss is permanent and costly. urging adoption of conservation farming with Soil Conservation Service help and funding.
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Nature
Morgan County
Piedmont
Alabama
Georgia
Piemont
Morgan Pana
Soil Conservation Service
Alabama Angus Day Elkmont June 4 Event Details
Alabama Angus breeders meet June 4 at Elk Mont for the state association field day. Mack Maples Angus Farm hosts with a sale of 16 selected registered Angus females in the afternoon. Registration at 9 a.m. and program at 9 15 a.m. A beef cattle judging contest and a three expert panel discussion will be held for youngsters and adults. The sale of 16 females begins at 10 p.m.
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Alabama Angus
Elk Mont
H. E. Coe
Wedowee
Alabama Angus Association
Mack Maples Angus
John Smith
Jackson
Tennessee
American Angus Association
Bernard Jones
Curtiss Breeding Service
Illinois
Conover
National Livestock Brokers, Inc
North Platte
Nebraska
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Per Hancock
Maynard Layman
Financial Service of Control Data Corporation
Bae
Sixth Avenue
S.E
Credit Life
U. S
Stock Yard Report
House Judiciary Crime
Ways and Means
Jim Wright
R. M. Chapman
Angus Day
Elkmont
P.m
Paul C. Davis
Ace Hardware
East Moulton St
Limestone
Buddy Lentz
Assuranc
Lenco Agency Inc
Pournell
Limestone County Office
Corner
S. Jefferson & Lee
Athens
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