County Experiment Stations for Missouri Farms Begin
Greene County takes advantage of the Nelson law to establish a county agricultural experiment station with $500 yearly for five years. The state supplies guidance and supplies seed and plots, aiming for a 1909 season start. This first Missouri station could spark others statewide.
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Greene County
Missouri
M. F. Miller
Agricultural College At
Columbia
United States
Federal Department of Agriculture
County Court of
State Experiment Station
Public Farm Sale Near Milan Attracts Broad Lot Of Livestock
A lengthy public auction notice lists dairy cattle horses ewes hogs and poultry to be sold at W R Smith farm eight miles east of Milan two miles south Sorrel on Tuesday March 16. The sale includes 131 head livestock hay corn farm equipment and household goods with terms offering a nine month credit or six percent cash discount and eight percent interest on delayed payments. Auctioneers Sandefur Baldridge will conduct the sale beginning at 10 am.
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Milan
Sorrel
Jack
Hal Lane
Deskins Sends Check for Leader-Record to North Salem Related Contact
S. R. Deskins of North Salem sent a check on Thursday and requested the Leader-Record be sent to F. M. Deskins in Rocky.
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S. R. Deskins
North Salem
F. M. Deskins
Rocky
Farmers Track Road Dragging Efforts Highlighted
Last week farmers pushed road dragging on route 2 totaling 12.5 miles of 25 as proof the practice helps roads. Some overseers drew complaints about insufficient grading. A list of participants is given and organizers vow ongoing effort when weather allows.
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Ross Prather
Bert Cooper
Lark Basket
Harry Woolf
Scott Brown
Tom Brown
John Singleton
Bert Powell
Bob Haggard
Obe Broyles
John Neely
J. T. Eden
Loren Vincent
Patrick Cokerham
Charley Jennings
Fred Cotter
Roda Burkhold Jer
Frank Carter
John’ Lantz
Ross Lantz
Herbert Bailey
Ola Creason
Ben Barrows
Della Hasselton
Lee Crookshanks
W. J
Gooch
Fred Woolf
Geo. A. Robinson
Jim L. Phillips
al Brown
Chas. Singleton
Bob Crookshanks
Joe Crookshanks
John Fishback
John W. Fields
Jack Schlotter
Back
Henry Swicegood
Ben Slater
Albert Lambert
J. C. Green
Charley Lambert
Lon Dickenson
Jake Lantz
John Bailey
Frank Creason
G. A. Barrows
Jim Jacobs
Ross Fuller
Bert Hamilton
Cale Smith
David Curwood
Wm. Rottman
Byron Schrock
Homer Creason
Frank Peters
Ola Hatch
Grant Hamilton
F.c.thurlo
Harry Hamilton
Wallace Keithley
James ‘Sharp
Charley Keithley
Fessie Kille
Jas. Bundridge
Brack Browning
Kenneth Duncan
Bob Smith
Seed corn promotion from a Seed Corn Specialist
An advertisement promotes buying high yielding Reid's Yellow Dent and Boone County White seed corn from a Seed Corn Specialist with direct 10 day approval and no risk. It highlights big select ears packed in strong crates and shipped directly to customers.
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Reid
Boone County
Seed sale and farming tips spark reader interest
An Illinois seed dealer advertises batch quantities and a catalog offer for 2.50 per bushel with delivery via railroad. The piece also features agronomic notes on disking before breaking land and improving soil structure, citing M F Miller of Columbia and local road service remarks in Green City Press.
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Brown, LaGrange, Cook Co
Ill
Ihek LaGrange State
Public Sale At Farm Near Cora On March 15 1909
A public sale at farm two miles north of Cora will include livestock and farming gear. Items listed: multiple mares, mules, horses, cows with calves, heifers, steers, shoats, a threshing machine with horsepower, a corn cutter, and millet. Auctioneers Alex Lumsden and J. B. Fleming note terms to be announced day of sale.
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Cora
Jack
Altman and Taylor
Alex Lumsden
J. B. Fleming
Trader John I Russell Trades Neighbors
The item notes John I Russell as a trader who swaps neighbors in a prank like swap with A. D. Dilliner and a preacher Rev. M pave. It suggests the swap lasted a week and warns to keep the latch string inside after dusk. The report lacks detail on boot or terms of the exchange.
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John I. Russell
A. D. Dilliner
M. Pave
Depot Work Advances as Local Teams Drag Roads
Last week D G Free land and John Fields dragged the roads north of town while L V Taylor avoided passing and was pelted with clods. Lemmie started dragging after the hint. The railroad company is busy with G W Lantz and Fred Als on the new depot foundation at paich. A depot here would be welcome after nearly a year of a depot on wheels.
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D. G. Freeland
John Fields
L. V. Taylor
Lemmie
G. W. Lantz
Fred Als
Paich
Route Suspension Highlights Rural Road Maintenance
A Rural Route out of Macon City was suspended last week by a post office inspector after farmers failed to keep roads passable for carriers. The department orders suspension of routes not kept in suitable condition, urging farmers and patrons on routes out of Green to heed the keynote.
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City
Green City Press
Macon City
Green
Happy Girl Norma Pipes Leads Leader Record Office Foreman
Norma Pipes, longtime efficient forewoman at the Leader Record office, is hailed as the happiest town resident after securing a reliable printer. She plans a summer visit with her parents to Polson Montana. New foreman H L Mathews, formerly of Houstonia Missouri Spectator, arrives with wife and baby to join the staff.
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Norma Pipes
Leader Record Office
Miss Pipes
A. W. Pipes
Polson
Mont
H. L. Mathews
Houstonia
Missouri
Spectator
Linn County Rural School Examination Appeal
E J Powell Linn County School Commissioner Linneus Missouri urges rural schools to enter fifty graduates aged fourteen and up for a final examination. Teachers first grade papers then forward grades and lists to Powell for final grading, aiming to strengthen youths.
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Linn County
E. J. Powell
Linn Co. School
Linneus Missouri
Tax collectors report 99 1-2 percent settlement in Duncan
W. E. Duckworth collector of Duncan township and deputy Isaac Johnson returned from Milan after final settlement with the county court. They collected over 99 1-2 percent of the taxes in Duncan township, a creditable showing despite residents moving in and out.
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W. E. Duckworth
Duncan Township
Isaac Johnson
Milan
Roger
Cora
Browning
Wester Downing Visits Relatives in Purdin
Wester Downing visited relatives in Purdin during the last week.
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Wester Downing
Purdin
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County Experiment Station
Linn County Teachers
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