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Newspaper

Sedalia Weekly Democrat

Location

Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1914

Page

9

Farm Adviser Office Details in Sedalia Missouri Listing

The item lists the Farm Adviser for the University of Missouri Bureau of Plant Industry and USDA with office at 114 West Fourth Street Sedalia in the Porter Montgomery Building. It notes contact numbers Bell 82 and Home 722 and references Pettis County Court and county co operation.

University of Missour Bureau of Plant Industry United States Department of Agriculture County Court of M. Jordan West Fourth Street Porter-Montgomery Building Sedalia Bell Phone

Office changes and army worm notes in Pettis county

Wickly Bureau moves to the courthouse with Prof. Luckett and the manager sharing the space. Army worm reports show damage easing though some fields remain at risk. ditched trenches and simple ditches advised to protect corn with guidance on reworking after rain. County soil survey details and local forecasts for wheat harvest around June 15.

Smithton Frank L. Wright Longwood Longwood Bank

Industrial car tour planned by M K T across three states

The M K and T industrial department announces a motor car trip starting next week for a month or more through Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. Representatives will meet merchants bankers editors farmers and officials to study crops soils industries and trade territories and to foster local development. They request cooperation and ask for meeting arrangements and contacts with key community leaders.

Retailers’ Association Farmers’ Organization R. W. Hockaday

Control and Suppression of Hog Cholera

Dr. B W Murphy has been transferred to Columbia Tenn to lead a similar eradication effort. Dr Ralph Graham succeeds him in Pettis county and urges farmers to maintain strict preventive measures to stamp out hog cholera. Count on disinfection, housing hogs at night, and prompt reporting of symptoms to protect herds.

Robert Jay B. W. Murphy Pettis County Columbia, Tenn Ralph Graham Graham Murphy

Sedalian Boosters Cite Press Role in Civic Betterment

M V Carroll credits Sedalia Boosters and Pettis County Bureau of Agriculture with civic progress aided by Sedalia press and local weeklies. Letter from Roger N Baldwin of St Louis Civic League praises Sedalian debut and civic spirit. Georgetown reader sends a note praising the lay sermon.

Sedalia Bureau of Agriculture St. Louis M. V. Carroll The Sedalian Carroll Boosters’ Club Pettis County Georgetown M. W. Carroll

Soil Survey of Pettis County Explained by H H Krusekopf

The University of Missouri conducts a Pettis County soil survey with the U S Department of Agriculture. It inventories soils, their nature and distribution and plans soil management to preserve fertility and guide profitable farming practices.

H. H. Krusekopf University of Missouri Bureau of Soils United States Department of Agriculture Pettis County

Army worm reports brighten Pettis crops this week

Crop notes from Pettis County show improved prospects with less worm damage than feared. Wheat and corn in good shape, harvest hints emerge. pastures severely hit but may revive after rain. Reports cite Woustonia and Yamonte summaries noting worm decline and ongoing pasture losses.

Woustonia W. H. Ferguson W. D. Wade

How to Get Rid of Army Worms

Retired farmer J M Byerley writes that hogs should be placed in infested fields to eat army worms. He claims hogs do not damage crops and can clear large acres of worms in a day, advising readers to use this method against the pests reported in Missouri.

The Kansas City Star the Star Missouri J. M. Byerley

John A Collins Jr Enters Pettis County Collector Race

John A Collins Jr announces his bid for Pettis county collector as the Democratic candidate. Born in Sedalia he is described as ambitious energetic and ready to serve if nominated, filing his declaration just before the Friday deadline and asking Democrats to back him at the August primaries.

John A. Collins, Jr Pettis County John Se‘Galia

Marriage at First Baptist Church in Sedalia

Sunday evening at 5 o'clock Rev R L Davidson united Mrs Frances Yarnell of Plains Meade county Kansas and Ira Yarnell a Sedalia railroad man. The bride is the groom's sister-in-law and a former Sedalia resident. They will live in Otterville and begin housekeeping.

First Baptist Church West Broadway R. L. Davidson Frances Yarnell Plains Meade County Kas Ira Yarnell Sedalia Otterville

Purifies Blood With Telling Effect

S. S. S., the famous blood purifier, acts directly in the circulation. It often clears skin eruptions overnight and steadies itching and redness, while regenerating the blood supply to aid healing. The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta offers guidance and a special instruction book, with S. S. S. sold nationwide.

Swift Specific Co Swift Atlanta

H K Bente Announces Candidacy for Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney

H K Bente declares for the Pettis county prosecuting attorney nomination in the August 4 primary. A Sedalia attorney since 1893, he pledges to cut criminal costs, pursue guilty parties without fear or favor, limit ex officio cases, and dismiss cases not within the law. He is senior partner at Bente & Wilson with twenty years of practice and strong Democratic loyalty.

Boosters’ Club Good Roads Ohio Pettis County A. Dow H. K. Bente Bente Sedalia Ann Arbor Michigan South Ohio Street Bente & Wilson

Army worm devastates Mr Blain's corn farm

Attorney W W Blain reports army worms have destroyed twenty five acres of corn on his farm eleven miles southwest of the city, outlining impact on his crop and land.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Pettis County Bureau OF Agriculture Offeers Teeee L. M. Monsees W. E. Files N. H. Gentry W. W. Barrett M. VY. Carroll S. M. Jordan Heath’s Creek M. P. Kidd J. L. Cartwright Bowling Green W. S. Sneed I. M J. Frost Waddell Clement Jones W. E. Taylor Houstonia F. C. Hayman Hughesville Dr. H. C. Mitchell C. W. McAninch Dresden W. F. Wheaton W. N Snow Prairie R. V. Denny E. B. Read Washington Township Milton Durrill Field Democrat Wickly Bulletin of the Bureau Court House T. R. Luckett Bureau Prof. Luckett Criminal Court Missouri Better Roads Federation Hotel Terry Messrs C. C. Gentry W. H. Powell B. W. Harned Sedalia Twelve-Mile Road C. A. Thomas W. T. Morris S. E. Spencer John McGrath Department of Agriculture Soil Survey Lamonte Green Ridge E. E. Durand P. Bruce Here Katy Industrial Department of the M., K. & T Missouri, Kansas Oklahoma Sedalia Boosters’ Club Experi Boquet Roger N. Baldwin A Soil Survey of John. Collins, Jr Dr. Davidson H. K.bente Abyof Bradfieegulaaker Co Lamar Aids Atlantis Gay
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