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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1977
Page
7
Fred Gray of Beltsville Maryland surveys crownvetch lauded as a miracle plant for its resistance to insects and diseases. The legume is praised for roadside cover cattle feed and land beautification in AP Wirephoto.
Your County Agent outlines upcoming farm events and practical advice. Notes include a June 2 weed control plot tour at Belle Mina and a June 1 ginners clinic in Decatur, plus storage facility planning and ASCS loan options. Also covers pasture weed control, replacement dairy heifers, earthworm production, and pest control spray results with labeled chemicals.
Park Ridge readers learn the EPA has authorized limited use of M-44 sodium cyanide devices by a team of Fish and Wildlife Service agents to curb 15 Arctic blue foxes threatening Aleutian Canada goose reintroduction on Agattu Island. Richard W. Owens, Farm Bureau chief, urges broader exemptions citing livestock losses and predator control, while noting current bans in federal areas.
Auburn University officials announce the donation and transfer of a registered Red Angus bull to the Black and Bridle Club to establish a new Auburn scholarship and bolster the beef herd. The May 26 ceremony included payments from the Delchamps family and remarks by Dr. Rouse and club president Ron Cameron.
Auburn University researchers assessed management of tea scale, the top camellia pest, through early detection and various insecticides. The study in camellia ports tested timing and methods under natural conditions, led by Drs C A Kouskelekas M L Williams and R L Self, and reported in Highlights.
A Buffalo Evening News garden writer explains raised foundation beds elevate soil to improve drainage and plant performance. The piece covers materials such as manure, topsoil, newspaper mulch, and plastic sheets, with tips on wall foundations, weed control, and seasonal timing.
Salable cattle receipts show week to week changes across Decatur and Mosrton markets. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, calves 350 to 500 pounds up to 2.00 higher in places, feeder calves largely steady to higher, with replacement cows steady to off. Prices listed for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and calves across weight ranges and grades in Decatur and Mokt (Morice) Alabama.
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