Thursday, July 16, 2015

Throwback Thursday: 1977


This week’s #ThrowbackThursday goes back to 1977 in Montgomery at the Southeast Alabama Cattle Marketing Association Sale where attendees paid their 10 cents per head for promoting beef! This sale is still happens annually and its producers continue to support the state checkoff.

From L-R are Harold Johnson, Notasulga; Inez B. Graham, Sylacauga; Henry B. Gray, Eufala; Grady Brown, Roba; Ham Wilson, ACA Executive Vice President as he accepts the check from George Walker, Opelika; Bill Lipscomb, representing @Autauga Farming Company; Oscar Jones, Prattville; Lawrence Alley, Midway and Jimmy Greene, Roba.


Bill Lipscomb is now a leader of this group of producers which will host its annual sale on August 5, 2015 at 7 p.m. and the Will Howard Smith Agricultural Center in Autaugaville, AL. 


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