Linn County Farm Bureau News mailing alert and meetings
Members fault April issue delivery. amend mailing list by card. Linn county Breeders Association set meeting May 4 in Linneus at two o clock. Testing stations closed as schools end. Seed corn testing urged. silage and clover promote soil fertility. Caution on war fund scams via soldiers names. verify requests with command before sending money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Farm Bureau
Linn County Breeder's Association
Linneus
Linn County
Columbia
Linn
Ross Nichols
County Agert
Funston Bound Draft Train Carries Missouri Recruits
A south bound train to Camp Funston carried the new draft from northern and northeastern Missouri. The jolly group included C. G. Branstetter of Milan James Gramlin William Richardson Harry Nickell Everett Pickett Charles Leslie Ernest Washburn William Road Greencastle and John McCall among others from Sullivan county heading to training camp.
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Missouri
Camp Funston
Sullivan County
C. G. Branstetter
Milan
James Gramlin
William Richardson
Harry Nickell
Winigan
Everett Pickett
Green City
Charles Leslie
Ernest Washburn
Harris
William Road Greencastle
John McCall
Liberty Loan quotas unfair to Browning banks letter
Treasury Department notice dated April 29 1918 to banks in Browning Missouri explains Third Liberty Loan quotas based on county banking resources shortchanging Browning due to customers from neighboring counties. Banks urged to file subscriptions with Federal Reserve Bank crediting the designated county while Sullivan county customers told to subscribe through local banks to credit Sullivan.
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St. Louis
Browning
Federal Reserve Bank
Linn County
Browning Banks
J. G. Hughes
Sullivan County
Browning Savings Bank
Farmers Exchange Bank
Peoples Bank
Rumor of Army Ration Economy Sparks Parental Concern
A fragment from page one discusses soldiers and army rations, noting parents’ fears about rationing and the temptation of social outings. It mentions misleading explanations given to keep soldiers at home and conserve funds for essential needs.
Army Life and Training Insights from Lieutenant Ernest Mabe
The letter by 1st Lieut. Ernest Mabe, 356th Infantry, NA, discusses army life benefits. He notes savings in a unit, high meal standards, careful cook selection, and positive hospital care. He describes detention camps for new recruits, vaccination, inoculation, and paper work before joining regular units. He urges self-care for better physical and moral health.
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Infantry Co
Ernest Mabe
N. A
War-Time Forage Feeds Urged As Farm Aid
Jefferson City Missouri dairy commissioner E G Bennett urges larger planting of forage crops due to reduced hay acres from more wheat and higher feed costs. He calls for home production of cowpeas and soybeans for protein and recommends expanding kaffir milo and cane to supply cheaper roughage for winter.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
E. G. Bennett
State Board of Agriculture
Ees
Cole Lee
Soybeans in Every Hill of Corn Boosts Farm Efficiency
A pea bean planting attachment for corn planters saves time and labor by planting corn and soybeans together. Soybean seed costs 40 to 60 cents per acre, with a bushel of soybeans planted alongside corn covering eight to twenty acres. The practice aided Missouri farmers last year and helps wartime forage needs in 1918.
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Missouri
Thanking Friends After Sickness and Death of Husband
Mrs W H Hatch and children thank friends for kindness shown during the sickness and death of husband and father W H Hatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hatch
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Browning, Missouri
Joseph Nickell
Browning, Mo
Farm News
Atlanta
Funston Bound
Treasury Department Liberty Loan Organization
Sever
Heim Cement Produke
Gorerane “Grip Vibert
Haggard and Darr
Spex
Brookfield
Sanitary Optical
S. M. Strain
Hallmark
Brookfield, Mo
Adm
M. E. Church South
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