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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1956
Page
13
The article advises homeowners on maintaining vigorous lawns to protect soil, reduce heat, and beautify property. It discusses using fertilizer, manure, and chicken manure, with Spring applications of complete fertilizer and summer to fall nitrate of soda. It warns against overuse to avoid burning grass.
The text advises watering once a week with deep roots, using 2,4-D for broadleaf weeds like Plantain and Dandelion, and avoiding spraying vegetables with 2,4-D after use. It covers leaf removal in fall, composting leaves, and mowing height set at two and a half to three inches for best turf during dry periods.
The family expresses sincere thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness during the bereavement in the loss of their son and brother Bobby Eugene Childress Haywood Mary and Gray Childress.
Claude Branch of Dobson built a stockwater and irrigation pond to supply water for about 18 000 broilers and plan to use pond water for irrigation later. Bud Edmonds of Pilot Mountain completed an irrigation pond. H B Swaim of Elkin seeded three acres of sod waterways and will terrace in fall. J E Poindexter of Fairview pushed an old gully to create two to four acres of sod waterways for terrace water. Dino Clover and Fescue seeded with lime and fertilizer applied for seed preparation.
Rufus Edmonds of Route 1 Bi ao has a crop arrangement for corn grain and vegetables. The Boil Conservation Service inspected and measured sod waterways for Poindexter Swaira and Rufus Edmonds and approved all three for payment under the 195% ACP program. Reed and bass were requisitioned to stock ponds for Mrs Ella Goodson of Lowgap and Mason Burham of Elkin.
The Franklin Form Home and Community Improvement Council will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in Calvary Baptist Church All Franklin community citizens are urged to attend.
Britain plans to cut 72 000 personnel from its military to reach a total of 700 000, the defense minister told Parliament.
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