Linn County resettlement aid offers farm debt advice
Resettlement Administration officials announce Linn County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee helps farmers plan credit programs and readjust operations for the coming year. Members include Byron Lamme, Paul Bushnell, Mark Fetty, and Mary Street with monthly meetings at the Rehabilitation Office in Linneus courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
County
Roy M. Barnes
Resettlment Administration
FDA
Byron Lamme
Laclede
Paul R. Bushnell
Brookfield
Mark B. Fetty
Linneus
Mary Street
Purdin
Barnes
Linn County Committee
Bumper grain crop prompts reflection on feed use
The piece notes a record grain harvest bringing ample winter feed for stock. It urges remembering lessons from drought years when farmers bought feed for chickens. It warns that corn oats and wheat alone grow costs and eggs and stresses the need for supplementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Priebe
Drouth
bumper rye crop yields 30 bushels per acre in Marceline area
Arthur Jobson reports 30 bushels per acre from rye sown last October after soybeans. County Agent Hall notes rye as a good cover crop and winter pasture, not dependable for grain in the county. Oscar Thorne plans barley seed purchases and fertilization with 150 pounds phosphate per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jobson
Marceline
Hall
Linn
Oscar Thorne
Polo
Farm Bureau
Thorne
Fairview School progress under Miss Smith noted
Miss Flossie Smith teaches Fairview School in Adair county now entering her sixth term. Improvements include fencing, graveled drive and parking, and a new walk. The Fairview PTA sponsors the project with strong patron support. Residents praise the school as a county leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Smith
Earl Campbell
New Boston
Shelby Consolidated High School
Fairview School
Adair County
Kirksville State Teachers College
Kirksville
Miss Smith
Fairview
Thent
The
Fairview P. T. A
Church Growth II Shows Increases in U S Church Membership
A Browning area summary reports a thorough survey finding that about one half of the U S population belongs to a church. It notes children under 16 are not counted, yet overall religious interest remains strong and consistent with founders' beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
U. S
Farm Bureau report on turning under horse weeds for humus
Earl Louden described using a tractor plow to turn under 15 ft high horse weeds at the Farm Bureau office. He faced difficulty steering during first rounds and even plowed through a neighbor’s fence. County Agent Hail notes Linn County has many weeds that could be turned under this fall, but packing soil near seeding time may cause winter kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Louden
Farm Bureau
Earl
Linn
PURDIN ITEMS
Mr and Mrs D L Cady spent Sunday with Mrs Davie Kim brough and son Ralph Mr and Mrs Thomas Kim
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Cady
Davie Kimbrough
Ralph
Thomas Kim
Sunday Socials and Distress Reach Purdin Community
The community formerly gathered with the Kimbrough and Mundell families while Dr. Kroeger and Henry Buswell drove to Kirksville to take Mrs. Ed Pulliam home. Ed and Thomas Sayers are ill, and neighbors visit and call on many families including the Cassitys, Cady, Cotter, Pulliam, and Foster households. Mrs. Gilmer’s death is noted, with several couples visiting Cassitys and Cassitys Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Armstrong
Russell Brown
Saginaw
Michigan
D. L. Cady
K. W. Gooch
Thomas Myers
Shafter
R. D. Cassity
Ed. Pulliam
Lee Foster and
A. W. Cotter
P. T. Cassity
Oklahoma
Ed Pulliam
Purdin Vicinity
John Gilmer
Will Cassity
R. W. Cassity
Local visit notes and employment transfers
Miss Alta Hanley stays with Mrs Eva Kenley this week. Mr and Mrs Edgar Carter and Mrs Jimmie Rudloff traveled to Kirksville on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Opal Neely, Mrs Lena Campbell and Mrs Iola Hampton visited Brookfield on Saturday afternoon. Miss Hazel Price of Humphreys works for Mrs Nell Stovall in Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Hanley
Eva Kenley
Edgar Carter
Jimmie Rudloff
Kirksville
Opal Neely
Lena Campbell
Iola Hampton
Brookfield
Hazel Price of
Humphreys
Nell Stovall
Browning
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Flora Carl
Missouri College of Agriculture
Will
W. R. Head
Amos Cotter
Ora Smith
Walter Head
Rep
J. B. Fleming
Master Club
Master Town
Browning, Missouri
Armour’s
Brook’s
Acrisco
St. Joseph
Kansas City
St. Louis
Browning Produce
Skelly
the Farmers Store
CORA
Barris
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