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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1948
Page
7
The Auburn experiment shows hogs given a mineral mix of limestone charcoal and salt required 97.8 pounds less feed for 100 pounds gain over 90 days. One cent per pound mix saved 70.9 pounds of corn and 35.4 pounds of peanut meal. Farmers urged to provide mineral mix year round and follow inspection rules.
Farmers who plant cotton seed from a breeder will likely benefit from seed certification says County Agent L. T. Wagnon. Certified seed should yield more profit since it can command a higher price than uncertified seed. Cotton to be certified must have been planted with seed from the breeder.
In Morgan County and surrounding areas, farmers including Ratliff Bartley Clayton Hicks A D Sample Gene Eason Jake Stephenson and James Stephenson promote crimson clover seed production to improve grazing. The Northwest Alabama Soil Conservation District supports seed availability for reseeding and livestock forage. Last year seed from 6 acres yielded more than 240 acres, with several thousand pounds harvested on 40 additional acres this spring. Barnsfilled with hay from sericea meadow and regular mowing plus fertilization aid pasture quality, while planners warn of possible feed shortages without prudent crop diversification.
Mr. L L Key of Hartselle Alabama reports two Guernsey cows produced 2208 pounds of milk testing 4 percent and 83.3 pounds of butterfat sold to South Creamery Cullman for 74.17 after hauling deductions. He plans to expand and attend a Guernsey sale in Decatur May 29 to buy a heifer. W E Eason reports 450 pounds Crimson Clover seed per acre from 10 acres grown with certified seed.
Indianapolis mechanics rushed to finish preparations at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as garage lights burned late into the night ahead of Monday's 500 mile Memorial Day race time trials. Today's session will set qualified positions for the event.
Final opportunities remain as qualifying continues with ten spots left in the 33 car lineup. Additional runs Saturday could not fix late mechanical faults found in the high-speed trial. A car can still gain entry by beating the speed of the current early qualifiers.
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