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Winter Legume Demonstration Near Sikeston Draws 300 Farmers
Well over 300 farmers, farm women, and business people attended a winter legume meeting on the Frank W. Van Horne and W S Baker farms north of Sikeston on Monday afternoon April 19. The group observed Harry Winter Vetch being cut and plowed and heard talks by A J Renner Roy Evans and extension specialist Wm A Murphy on producing winter legumes for nitrogen and organic matter, with demonstrations of vetch seed, clover varieties, and experimental yields. The event highlighted potential for increased legume crops in Southeast Missouri and involved local farmers, extension staff, and cooperators from several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. van Horne
W S
Bill) Baker
Sikeston
Tom B. Stroup
Harry Winter Vetch
van Horne
Cape Giarardeau
New Madrid
Stoddard
Scott Counties
Missouri
A. J. Renner
Scott County
Tom B Stroup
Roy V Evans
Near Blodgett
Wm. A. “Bul’ Murphy
College of Agriculture
Murphy
Soi
Kentucky
Stephen Hunter
Bull Baker
Baker
Balanced Farming Association
Agricultural Extension Service
Warren G. Lee
Aget
Farmers Home Administration
A. E. Boise
Production Credit Association
Thatcher Scism
Veterans Training Program
Loomis Mayfield
Jean Klein
Jack Burke
Frank Steck
Charles Lindley