Missouri Home Economics Extension Club Council Meeting
Representatives from every county gathered at the University of Missouri August 3 and 4 for the annual Missouri Home Economics Extension Club Council meeting with the theme Widening the Highway to health. Delegates and specialists attended a mixer and two day sessions in Columbia. about 200 people were expected including Mrs Willis Walton who served as secretary treasurer of the Scott County Extension Canal and Blodgett Extension Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
Missouri Home Economics Extension Club Council
Agricultural Extension Service
Columbia
Willis Walton
Scott County Extension Canal
Blodgett Extension Club
Bill Pugh
Ralph Hubbard
Catron
Farm Bureau
Wheat fertilization urged by agronomists for profits
State Agricultural College agronomists urge farmers to cut costs and boost yields by applying soil test based fertilizer this fall. Tom B Stroup notes 21 percent fewer acres planted to wheat and says a dollar spent on fertilizer yields about 4.15 dollars back at parity prices. USDA figures show fertilizer remains the farm’s best bargain despite rising costs.
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State Agricultural College Agronomists
Tom B. Stroup
Scott County
Stroup
United States Department of Agriculture
Dairymen Face Drought Strain in Scott County
Darymen in Scott county face drought dried pastures and scarce roughage. County Agent Tom B. Stoup urges full feeding of hay and silage with increased grain. Federal aid may lower feed costs with corn oats and cottonseed meal options about half to two thirds of open market price. Optimal results rely on good feeding practices and a simple rule of one pound grain per four pounds of milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darymen
Scott County
Tom B. Stoup
Feeding Cattle and Ewe and Lamb Prospects for Profit
The article outlines roughage and grain pricing, advising when to feed more grain or maintain roughage. It discusses silage benefits, protein supplementation, and molasses use. It notes dry cow carotene needs, and stresses proper feeding plans to avoid waste. It concludes sheep and lambs offer strong income through wool and lamb sales, with good ewes and crossbreds highlighted as promising.
Ewe and lamb program urged at National Stock Yards
M F Rushtown head of the sheep department Producers Live Stock Marketing Association says the ewe and lamb program should regain prominence. He notes the U S sheep population at the start of 1953 was about 10 9 million below 1920 levels and argues for volume driven support to boost production and marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stock Yards
M. F. Rushtown
Producers Live Stock Marketing Association
U. S
Rushton
Oven Canning Unsafe Warns Home Agent
Each year homemakers ask if oven processing is safe. Ruth Dennis, Scott County Home Agent, cautions that oven canning is dangerous and may cause jar explosions or unsafe canned foods. Jars can seal and explode, while meat and low acid vegetables require higher temperatures not achieved in an oven.
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Ruth Dennis
Scott County
Cane or Beet Sugar Good for Jelly Making
Every year at jellymaking time the same question comes up Can I use beet sugar in making jell lies Experienced homemakers home economists and food technologists have proved that with out a doubt beet and cane sugars give equally good results in all jelly making Miss Ruth Dennis Home Agent says that if your jelly doesnt jell dont blame the sugar.
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Ruth Dennis
Freezing fruits tips from Ruth Dennis Home Agent
Ruth Dennis offers guidance on freezing fruit. Wash fully ripe fruit in small batches to avoid bruising, then drain well before trimming or peeling. Cut large fruits into pieces for better packing, and use sugar or syrup for most fruits to improve texture and flavor. Gooseberries cranberries and rhubarb need no sugar. Juicy fruits like strawberries often produce their own syrup when packed with sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dennis
Miss Dennis
This and That Wheat and pesticide notes for county farmers
This and That advises on spider control with Compound 88R sold as Aramex and Aratite, second DDT application for peach tree borers, and fumigation of stored wheat. It includes fumigation tips, safety notes, and weather guidance. It also discusses the August 15 wheat quotas vote and resulting price support and penalties for overplanting.
Demonstration silo details and costs at Missouri presentation
University of Missouri engineer explains silo construction options while detailing a completed 150 by 20 foot silo with 8 foot depth average and 360 ton capacity. The article covers bulldozer excavation, motor patrol smoothing, six inch mesh reinforcing, plastering methods, curing solution, and a concrete floor. It lists labor hours, material quantities, and a total cost of 960 dollars at sixteen dollars per yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ricketts
University of Missouri Agricultural Engineer
E. E. Robertson
Jay Dixon
Ricketts
Rickets
Freezing Fully Ripe Fruit for Preservation
Freezing ripe fruit offers a tasty preserved product with flavor and appearance close to fresh. It is easier and faster than canning but costlier, so freeze and store only the very ripe fruit to maximize quality and value.
Mrs Maynard Returns Home from Veteran's Hospital
Mrs. Joe Maynard, formerly a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff, has returned to her home. Rev and Mrs B L Patrick of Cape Girardeau were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ike Jackson. Various visitors and trips are noted including Mosses to Fulton Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Maynard
Veteran's Hospital
Poplar Bluff
B. L. Patrick
Cape Girardeau
Ike Jackson
Otie Chappell
Brown Lace Company
Charleston
Harry Burton
Sidney Hornback
Marion Hornback
Indiana
Leonard Hornback
DeKalb
Illinois
Myrtle Nichols
Dudley Nichols
Joe Nichols
Memphis
Tennessee
Kirk Harber
St. Louis
Albert Crosno Jr
Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scott County Farm News
County Extension
Extension Council
Drouth
Raymond L. Galemore
Benton
Marion G. McMallin
R. Sikeston
Gladys St
Life « Mutual Insurance CC
Allis Chalmers Sales and Service
Sikeston Farm Equipment Company
Erdreyt
Northwest Columbia
Ronald Tucker
New Madrid County
Wiis Wirediaad
NRECA
Pai
Scott
New Madrid
Mississippi Electric Co-operative
Elon
James Stephenson
Sikeston, Mo
Alwin Gasser
Krouls Lumato
Kroger
Pillsbury—Angel
Pillsbury Best Flour
BALL
Wesson
Ibs
KIST
Gerber’s Baby Food
Boraxo
Shank
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