Farmers Read Weather Outlook Ahead of 1938 Planting
A Central Missouri farmer cites 16 years of alfalfa without damage by rain and reliance on weather bureau reports. Missouri farmers lead Outlook meetings forecasting 1938 wheat acreage near 81 million and prices for farm goods as delegates prepare for district and county conferences in Milan and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Outlook
Rolla A. Baugher
Milan
Linn
Putman
T. R. Glidewell
F. S. Kille
Glennie Rk. Cochran
F. J. Aubrey
L. T. Shipley
Albion Drew
B. L. Stutler
Hannah Preston
Myrtle Grisamer
Wyoming
Sullivan County
Injured in Car Turnover Near Linneus
Mrs Walter Prather entertained Saturday guests Mr and Mrs Z P Atkins and children Dolores Norval Betty Jo and Miss Doris Kenyon of St Joseph. En route home they were in an accident south of Linneus as the car overturned. Mrs Atkins had a head cut needing stitches. Dolores suffered three broken ribs and a cut below an eye. Miss Kenyon fractured a collar bone. The vehicle was not badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Prather
Z. P. Atkins
Dolores
Norval
Betty Jo
Doris Kenyon
St. Joseph
Linneus
Thinning Wood Lot For Higher Stand Value
Massachusetts extension forester explains woodlot thinning to triple final stand value while supplying winter fuel. selective cutting removes inferior trees and releases valuable species, creating space around crowns to mature within five years and promote sound timber production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Parmenter
Extension Forester
Massachusetts State College
WNU Service
Screw Worms Reach Corn Belt Threatens Livestock
The screw worm, a top livestock pest, reached central western Illinois, eastern Missouri, and southwestern Iowa after being carried north in infested cattle and sheep. Dr. F C Bishopp of USDA notes 7 000 Illinois cases with about 400 animal deaths, but winter should halt the spread unless infested livestock move north again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Bishopp
Bureau of Entomology and
Corn Belt
Tllinois
Missouri
Iowa
Hybrid Seed Corn Cross Fertilization Described
Earl Slevering explains in Prairie Farmer how cross pollination creates hybrid seed corn. Two unrelated pure lines are planted, one strain detasseled so its silks are fertilized by pollen from the other strain. Hybrid seed is harvested from the detasseled plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Slevering
Frosted Sudan Grass Safe for Cattle Pasture Says Research
Dr C J Willard of the Ohio Experiment Station notes frost ed Sudan grass is not dangerous to cattle. Michigan station pastured it three years without injury and only a few poisonings east of the Mississippi in twenty years. Prussic acid is the poisoning component in sudan grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
C. J. Willard
Ohio Experiment Station
Michigan
Mississippi River
Fertilizer Use for Fruit Trees in Fall
Fall fertilization benefits fruit trees for growth and yield. Experiments show fruit tree roots store nitrogen well, with nitrogenous and complete fertilizers both helpful unless soil is acidic or prone to winter leaching in sandy soils.
Wild Rice Harvest by Chippewa in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin and Minnesota will harvest about 40000 pounds of wild rice this year. The staple feeds mallard teal black ducks wild geese and mud hens. Rice must be planted by hand in lowland waters and harvested from canoes. The plant is not native to northern waters but was introduced by the Chippewas.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Chippewas—Farm Journal
Christmas Room Notes From Primary Class In December
First grade writes dog stories and shares Christmas memories. Students celebrate December birthdays with a party, plan clubs for Home Economics and Spanish, and discuss future activities while noting a skating party was canceled by warm weather.
I Think of My Club in the Carpenter’s Club
A member writes about his carpentry club, praising its quality and its role in education. He reflects on how serious work can aid education and broaden thinking while expressing a personal goal to gain carpentry knowledge. Signed by Lelan Shipp.
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Carpenter’s Club
Lelan Shipp
Unkel
Ant Emmy
Slats Diary Reflects Sunday Church Visit
Diary fragment notes a Sunday church visit where the preacher failed to connect with the writer, who recalls the sermon as lacking impact and clarity.
School Week Reflections From a Child’s Diary
A child recounts school routines and weekly incidents from Monday to Saturday. Entries cover waking late, ice cream money from Christmas funds, laughter among friends, a preacher’s presence, family remarks, funeral talk, and an upcoming school break after Christmas. The voice reflects simple joys and social observations.
Owning A Home in America Aims for Stability
A veteran survey notes only about one in five people own a home, while the rest seek the essentials of life. The passage discusses the universal instinct for ownership and the broad desire for shelter and security.
Home Ownership Seen as Key to Civic Good in Browning
A Browning editorial urges homeowners to view ownership as strengthening independence, citizenship, and patriotism. It predicts a nationwide spring push for home-building, calling 1938 a crucial year amid a housing shortage and urging immediate action to begin building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Printing offer pledges best line at fair price
An advertiser invites orders for commercial printing, promising quality work at reasonable prices. The copy urges readers to switch business to prove the claim and asks if they are with the company.
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Vdi
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Elizabeth Ann Prather
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Home Economics Club
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