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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1940
Page
5
Morgan county farmers plant vetch earlier this fall than in prior years. Thirty farmers bought seed and fertilizer to seed 500 acres in early September. County Agent B G Hall notes recommendations urge September seeding for winter crops and legumes, with most fall 1940 vetch planting expected in September.
Multiple short ads list middlings at 12 1 2 cents per pound by W E Bean Route 2 Decatur Alabama A 28 rent a three room house for four dollars monthly W E Bean Route 2 Decatur Alabama A 28 want to buy used Vetch planter Horace M Layman Route 2 Decatur Alabama A 28 sale 400 dollars terms 390 acre farm near west Flint nine miles out 200 dollars log cabin acres corn and five acres cotton good road through place A B Wear Route 1 Decatur Alabama A 28
A scattered OCR page contains a long crossword with across and down clues, plus farm notices and community briefs. It mentions rentals for 1941 with two households seeking land, local visits, and a FFA note promoting legume cover crops and a vetch drill available for loan.
Mrs. W. 8. Jones spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Self. Miss Ruby Oden returns home after visiting relatives. several others, including Mrs. Howard Evans of Falkville, visit family. Miss Christine Jones, Miss Irene Pate, and Miss Rava Nell Jones appear in multiple calls.
In Montgomery on September 4, L.8 Suter was named to a new post amid ongoing local government updates. The announcement highlights Suter’s qualifications and the expected duties in the appointed role.
Historical records show cottonseed meal hulls and cake valued as nutritious cattle feed. Early references note the London Society of Arts medal for oil and cake and farmers praising cottonseed products as valuable forage. Experiments across Southern states and Europe confirm the feed value.
Suter, now assistant director of the State Health Department laboratories, previously headed the Jefferson County Health Department laboratories in Birmingham, Alabama.
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