For Sale Buys and Trade Listings in 1957 Classifieds
Sweet potatoes sold at 2.50 per bushel with baskets requested. Home made molasses offered in 10 pound pails for 3. California Beer seeds sold with directions for 1 post paid. A 1957 Ford four door six cylinder trade for a small tractor. Two horn Hereford bull calves available at M L Skidmore Farm Priceville. Fighting game rooster, 18 months, live on Wilson Mountain near Falkville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Edgar Newton
Rogersville
Ford
Jones J. Nance
Hount Hope
T. A. Culver
M. L. Skidmore Farm
Priceville
Wilson Mountain
Hartselle
Homer Childers
Falkville
Farm Progress In The North East And South Notes
A northern dry spell brings parched pastures and reduced grazing with silage feeding continuing. Tobacco in eastern Tennessee benefits from dry weather while New York water supplies fall low as Poland buys American rice and U S grain firms plan further Iron Curtain trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio
New York City
Alabama
Tennessee
John Sparkman
America
Senator Sparkman
Russia
Poland
New York
American South
Raphael Totah
Totah
Rolimpex
Storm Ginny
Lord Home
Britaan
U. S
Texas
Germany
Cuba
Goldwater
TVA
Gallatin
Decatur
County Agent Urges Preparedness for Nuclear Attack Fallout
A county agent promotes emergency planning to protect families and preserve food, water, and shelter in case of a nuclear attack or other disasters. He notes the value of insurance and urges ongoing food production despite emergencies to sustain the community.
Limestone Cotton Record Set by Elkmont Student
Elkmont High School junior Larry Eastep set a Limestone County cotton record with an average of four bales per acre. Pat Waldrop, Limestone County Agent, notes Eastep is a member of Limestone County and Elkmont 4 H clubs and plans to enter the state contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkmont
Larry Eastep
Limestone County
Pat Waldrop
Waldrop
Eastep
Seeding Waterways and Clover Crops Drive Soil Conservation
Farmers advance timing of seeding waterways with fescue oats vetch and white clover while Wayne Strong reports seeding two acres with heavy fertilizer and mulch mulch from summer grass. Clyde Crawford harvests arrow leaf clover seed and praise trials, noting potential as winter cover and forage. The district supported four trial patches last year with mixed results and Arrow leaf clover shows promise for grazing, green manure and hay on late maturing grounds. Van Vlasscock’s pastures show weed control through mowing though many county pastures remain weedy signaling attention to pasture management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne’ Strong
Hulace
Wayne
Johnson
Soil Conservation District
Crawford
Phil Orr
Fall nematode control in gardens cited as best option
The article recommends removing old stalks after summer harvest and burning them to destroy disease organisms. It advises fall plowing and fumigation to cut off nematode food sources and notes fall treatment is often better than spring treatment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers Exchange
Chihuahua
Irene Holmes
Big McCormick Cornsheller
John White
RFC Hartselle
Linda Watson
Ralph Pierce
Eva
Decatur Decatur
Ala
Middle Tenn. Rendering Co
Pulaski, Tenn
James Moore
Blue Springs Rd
Huntsville
Bunk
Pierce
Snow White
Guy Terry
Courtland
Tanner
Beagles A.K.C
Arnold Holmes
Harvey Hogan
Danville
Briggs and Stratton
Billy Owens
Johnson Chapel
Cordie Roberts
Drapers Market
Fred Norris
W. S. Draper
Trinity
Ryan Crossroads
W. A. Crawford
M. B. Jackson
Somerville
W. T. Prince
W. A. Pridemore
Ollie D
Owler
J. N. Taylor
Chevrolet
Charles Pridemore
Fred S. Robinson
Porter White
Redstone Arsenal
Florette
Rock Creek
John G. Fowler
John Deere
Fred Robinson
Athens Airport Subdivision
Highway
Athens 8
T. H. Bunn
Joe Riley
Broiler House
M. G. Sivley Hartselle
Tom Hall’s
F. E. Blankenship
Brooksville
Natural Bridge Rd
John S. Halbrooks
Room House
Bath
Highway 67
Priceville Mountain
Moulton
Darriel S. Morgan
J. F. Tanner
Phil Morris Farm
Massey
Denney
Ryan High School
Cecil Russell
Ryan’s Cross Roads
Massachusetts
Wren Road
Walter Glenn
Huntsville Highway
Homer Leeth
Center Grove
Morgan County
Dodge
O. Z. Handley
Cedar Lake
Brest
Laughlin Terry
Raymond Bennich
Fred Kittrell
Hillsboro
J. H. Foley
Larence Tapscot
Price Bogle
M. C. McWhorter
Lawrence Co
Claude T. Bate
Shetland Stud
Richard W. Penn
Black Top Road
David H. Reeves
Ardmore
H. Y. Jouthit
Toney
Reubin A. Sandlin
New Moulton-Decatur Highway
James M. Rylant
Henry Dotson
Benton Arney
Warren
Draper
Moulton-Decatur Highway
Merville
Lespedeza Hay
T. L. Cartwright
Black Top
O. C. Marsh
Lespee Bo Calvin Clark
D. M. Robertson
Vinemont
E. Moulton St
Decatur, Ala
Kraft
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cantrell Dairy Supply
12Th St. S.E
4Th Ave. S.E
Kraft Foods
Berkeley
Wykers
Clingman’s Dome
MR. Farmer
Wine Street
DIAL
Decatur, Alabama
Travel
Federal Land Bank
Yancey Hughes
Madison St
Cain and Ferry
Athens
Sept. of Education
Soil Conservation Notes
R. M. Chapman
Soil Conservation Service
Clyde Crawford
Mr. Crawford
van Vlasscock
We Tate E
Purina’s New
Purina
Purina Research
Paul C. Davis
Moulton Street
Nutrena
P. Pe
Brewer’s Feed Mill
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