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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1939
Page
8
Weed control in permanent pastures relies on fertilization to boost grasses and crowd out weeds. Mowing two to three times a year prevents seed set while hoes or hand pulling handle isolated weeds. Bitter weed, wild onion, and burning pose other challenges. avoid overgrazing to protect clover and organic matter.
In Indiana on May 31 a stray named Montmorency inspired St. Joseph College pre med student Bob Danehy. Danehy treated the sick dog on campus and wrote a paper revealing his recovery, earning the $500 annual best scientific paper prize.
Winston County received state finance department approval for a 16000 revenue bond issue to fund a water supply system. The project will be supplemented by a 13000 federal grant, per the application.
A Georgia farmer cuts a big oak, finding three possums eight pounds each five squirrels twenty pounds of honey and two cords of wood, then warns most trees pay by leaving them to yield value over time rather than total depletion. The U S Forest Service notes sustained yield and warns against destroying forests for short term gain.
County agent B G Hall reports Missouri farmers find side-dressing cotton with nitrate of soda profitable after first cultivation and 35 to 40 days old for corn. Recommendations align with experiment station guidance. Cotton following vetch and certain plantings may skip side-dress. others benefit from specific nitrate rates. Corn on upland not following vetch also responds to 100 to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre as side dressing.
The Atlanta Federal Reserve reports April residential contracts rose 14 percent from March, the largest monthly total in eleven years. The district outpaced the 8.6 percent drop across 37 eastern states, highlighting a strong housing surge.
In Trinity, Tuesday noon, R L Carlson led a pasture meeting at Dan Hurst’s farm with about 25 men. Speakers including Sam Lile Sim Howell and Judge J E Horton discussed land selection seeding weed control and pasture progress in Morgan County. Five Decatur businessmen attended to view potential valley pastures.
Alabama teachers will get the full benefit of the 2 percent use tax as a sales tax stop gap. Attorney General T S Lawson ruled proceeds, estimated at $200000 yearly, must be placed in the special education trust fund for teacher salaries.
Auburn announces that True-type Sea Island and American Egyptian cotton are the only varieties recorded to normally produce staple fibers of 1.5 inches or longer and thus are exempt from 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program penalties. Affected farmers must ensure varieties meet this standard and overplanting penalties apply if not.
Ten of Morgan County's State poultry demonstrators reported 17 976 eggs from 1145 hens in April earning 221.52 dollars. Twelve keepers participated. results for April were not reported by two.
Kansas City Mayor Bryce B. Smith hosted 20 orphans at his farm last fall and invited a return fried chicken dinner next spring. The invitation was eagerly accepted by 133 orphans at the Orphan Boys Home and 12 teachers, with the mayor expressing surprise at the turnout.
A compact classified notice highlighting that classified ads are the practical method for buying and selling items, inviting readers to use the section and contact via phone 46.
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