Fifty Judging Teams For 4-H Achievement
New Madrid county 4-H members plan a two day Achievement program on Friday and Saturday August 6 and 7 with more than 50 teams expected to demonstrate and compete. Exhibits will be entered Aug 6 from 9 am to 2 pm with contests to select county representatives in clothing foods and vegetable judging the following week.
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New Madrid County
New Madrid
Alfred Byrd
Wedell Crosby
4-H Council
Peggy Baby
New Hope
Dovie Jo Rochel
Canaloa
Evelyn Cook
Orville Glass
Charles Smith
Risco
James Thomas
Howard New
Kewanee
Grow Grass Day Series Draws Wide Attendance
Scott County hosts Grow Grass Days from August 30 to September 9 with nine farm gatherings across the state. University extension specialists guide demonstrations on liming fertilizing terracing waterways seeding and weed control in poor pastures while visitors learn labor saving and home equipment tips. County extension offices can provide details.
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Scott County
A. W. Kilemme
University Extension
Sois
State Committee
Chambers of Commerce
Diamond
Missouri
Henry County
Walter Dehn
Clinton
Cole County
Walter Norfleet
Jefferson City
Grundy County
Glenn Helman Dollar
Trenton
Scotland County
4-H Club Demonstrations and Grooming Contests
Mrs. Charles Watson of Phillips leads clothing judging while Mrs. Vernon Spradling of Kewanee handles foods judging and Arles Ray of Phillips oversees vegetable judging Demonstrations will run in four divisions with a judge for each section Girls exhibits judged by Mrs Dell Duncan Lilbourn Miss Jolia Hageman Bloomfield and Miss Isabel Hess Portageville Boys activities judged by Lester O Akers and A J Renner Mrs B M Radcliffe New Madrid and Mrs George Williams Parma supervise girls demonstrations Charles Gardner Matthews and Willard Sanders Pharris Ridge head the boys demonstrations Each of the county 4-H clubs may enter one boy and one girl in the good grooming contests Mrs Arthur Bentley Jericho and Roy K Stanley Matthews supervise this event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Duncan
Lilbourn
Jolia Hageman
Bloomfield
Isabel Hess
Portageville
Lester O. Akers
A J. Renner
Sikeston
B. M. Radcliffe
New Madrid
George Williams
Parma
Charles Gardner
Matthews
Willard Sanders
Pharris Ridge
Arthur Bentley
Jericho
Roy K. Stanley
Apron and Dress Revue Featured in Day's Program
The event showcases dresses and aprons made by 4-H club members with Mrs Wendell Crosby of New Hope and Mrs Ralph Hubbard leading efforts. All 4-H members are expected to attend, and extension agents invite parents and friends to the August 7 program.
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Wendell Crosby
New Hope
Ralph Hubbard
Fluorescent Lamp Market Sees Higher Efficiency
A fluorescent lamp with light color matching incandescent is now on the market. Its efficiency is claimed to exceed standard white fluorescent lamps by seven percent.
Mid‑Year Outlook for Farm Prices in 1948
The analysis foresees high demand and price levels through mid‑1949 before possible later declines. Booming business, high wages and rising expenditures support agriculture if income and activity stay strong. However, surplus production and reduced spending could trigger a downturn, with inflationary or deflationary paths depending on policy and economic momentum.
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Europe
Ozarks Dairy Day Demonstrates Year Round Feed for Herd
At the Glen Craig farm near Mansfield Missouri Ozarks Dairy Day drew nearly five thousand visitors to showcase balanced farming practices. Highlights included permanent pasture renovation lime fertilize reseed rotation of small grain sweet clover and Sudan grass to extend grazing and boost grain. and both lowland and upland alfalfa that filled Craig’s barns with hay. Craig estimates the farm’s producing ability quadrupled since the demonstration began.
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Ozarks
Glen Craig Farm
Mansfield
Missouri
Control of Lice and Mites in Poultry Care
County Agent Herbert Rolf urges poultrymen to combat lice and mites to keep hens productive. Treatments include sodium fluoride dips or dusts, nicotine sulfate on roosts, and kerosene oil blends for mites, with repeat actions after about 10 days to target hatched larvae. DDT powder is also used for lice with the pinch method.
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Herbert Rolf
Advisory Committee of AG Extension Service Met in Columbia
The state advisory committee for the Agricultural Extension Service met in Columbia Missouri for two days. They urged continued balanced farming demonstrations in all Missouri counties and greater use of information methods. The group proposed tours by businessmen and more use of trained local personnel and emphasized youth participation in demonstrations.
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AG Extension Service
Columbia
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Extension Service
Missouri
Arline Avery
New Madrid County
Obsolete street lights threaten safety nationwide
Lighting authorities warn that 75 percent of the nation s 400 000 street lights are obsolete. They estimate these antiquated lights cause 10 000 traffic deaths and 500 million dollars in property damage annually due to poor visibility.
Agricultural markets stay strong for home and foreign sales
Agricultural products for domestic and foreign markets will stay high. Consumers have more money to spend than last year, and exports, though lower than 1947, will be twice the prewar average.
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Seldon Blackburn
Lamar Love
Raymond Shelpy
John Haubold
Marston
Francis Hulshof
Harold Chartran
Fcotton
Charles Watson
Phillips
Vernon Spradling
Arles Ray
NEW Madrid County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Inc
Scott, Mississippi
Pemiscot, Dunklin and
Stoddard
Burt H. Rowe
Stallcup
Missouri Farm Reporting Service
Sikeston, Mo
Chevrolet
Mitchell - Sharp Chevrolet Co
Center Street
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Co
Harrow
Brushland
Hahs Machine Works
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