New Madrid 4-H Fair Draws 1000 Plus Attendees
The New Madrid 4-H Club Fair at Lilbourn High School on August 5 6 drew an estimated 1000 attendees over two days. Wilson Yates of Matthews 4-H led the Public Speaking Contest with a farm and home safety talk earning a blue ribbon and county representation at the district event. Winners from various clubs competed in Share the Fun and demonstrations with blue red and white ribbons awarded across divisions, as 441 exhibits showcased county 4-H members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Wilson
Hurricane Ridge
Dexter
Columbia
U. S. Rubber Company
Chicago
New Madrid County
Brown Spur Club
Canalou Club
Boekerton Girls
Sassafras
York Club
Lilbourn
Mary Dale Jones
Conran Club
Boekerton Boys
Marston
Kewanee Club
Ruth Hubbard
Linda Burch
Sarah Anne Barnett
Bonnie Conrad
Joyce Holt
Cox-Baderville
Alma Blackburn
New Hope
Jo- Ann Jones
Hazel Davis
Charlotte Sittner
Leona Kesler
Brown Spur
Barbara Cribbs
Violet Heuser
Marilyn Mitchell
Canalou
Gayle Binford
Melba Johnson
Pleasant Grove
Wermuth Heusser
Fare Ingle
Joyce Ann Ayres
York
Linda Long
Margaret Barfoot
Carolyn Cantrell
Betty Kirby
Annette Tatum
Gienda Joyvee Pfeffer
Callie Jane Hughey
Boekerton
Fayetta Scott
Sue Neal
Lilbourn Club
Louella Mills
Matthews Club
Charlotte Suther
Cox-Baderwille Club
Hing Crosby
New Hene O
Finn Fa
Carl Heiser
Brown Sour Club
Aesn Deere
Louis Hughey
Beakerton Bows Club
Nerentrasien
Mars
Mike Firstwone
Jerry Hon
Cox-Broner
Zeerira
Martha Ponies
Shamrock
Caine Wey
Nere
June Ash
4 H Talent Show Shines in Scott County night
The Scott County 4 H Talent Show at Fornfelt Community Building August 6 drew about 20 acts, far above the 12 expected. Top acts included Benton Club Snake Jones Band and Play Mates by Benton Club, with alternates and other numbers praised for quality. Proceeds benefit the Scott County 4H Council's educational work.
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Scott County
Fornfelt
Starling Guinn
A. D. Arnhart
Glenda Beck
Cape
Chaffee Club
Lusk
Dichlistadt
Germany
New Hamburg
Gordon Albrezat
Tmo
George Germain
tri-City
Anson Knoderer
Scott County 4H Council
Agricultural Extension August Service Calendar
August calendar lists events across Scott County with dates and times. Programs include Home Economics Club Handi craft Training at New Hamburg School on August 19, 9:30 to 3:00 led by Miss Lillian Watkins. Grooming Dairy Cattle for Show at Slimo 4-H Club on August 25, 9:30 to noon led by J M Ragsdale. Cotton Conference for County Agents at Portageville on August 27, 9:30 to 3:30 led by Extension Economist. Drainage and Irrigation Day at Gideon on August 31, 9 to 4 with University of Missouri. District Extension Advisory Conference in Cape Girardeau on September 2 from 9:30 to 3:30. Mechanization Cotton Picker Operator School at New Madrid on September 3, 9:30 to 3:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hamburg School
Lillian Watkins
Portageville
Gideon
University of Missouri
Coliege of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service
Cape Girardeau
New Madrid
Missouri
Insect Situation In New Madrid County
Francis Waggoner warns grasshoppers threaten crops in New Madrid County with severe young hoppers likely to cause major damage to fall seeding, cover crops, small grains, and pasture if not controlled. Glyphosate? Two to three lbs toxaphene or one to two lbs DDT suggested. fumigation of grain bins urged. monitor cotton for bollworm and spray only if eggs and worms are found.
New Madrid County Holds Combine Clinic
Representatives from machinery firms spoke on operating and adjusting combines at the County Combine Clinic in New Madrid on Tuesday August 10. Twenty six farmers attended to hear storage outlook and marketing quality from J. M. Ragsdale University of Missouri and combine adjustment principles from C. E. Stevens. The session, though small, yielded worthwhile information for both companies and farmers.
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New Madrid
Tweny
J. M. Ragsdale
University of Missouri
C. E. Stevens
4-H Share Fun Contest Attracts 70 Persons
The County 4-H Share the Fun contest at Dexter High School Gym on Aug 6 drew 70 participants from Stoddard County. Blue ribbons went to Terry Swinger for a reading Poor Old Woman I Think Shell Die and a Smith 4-H club group for Pinch Hitting For the Doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter High School
Stoddard County
Terry Swinger
Walnut Lane
Smith 4-H
Dexter
Linda Sue Birchfield
Janice Marquis
West Pleasant Valley Club
Acorn Ridge
U.S. Tire and Rubber Company
W Naners
Chicago
Charles Oliver
Elmer Garmer
Bloomfield
L. QO. Akers
Parma Guests and Local News Roundup
Parma highlights a wide array of seasonal travels, visitors, and local events. Notable mentions include Mrs. John Leonbarger of St Louis visiting with her son and daughter in law, grand daughter Sandra Bone returning to Tucumcán NM, and Garnell Loyd of Ainleyville Ohio vacationing with family. The column notes multiple trips to Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, and southern stops, plus a Stork shower for Mrs. Roscoe Borders and a Far East vacation by Billie Leonberger. Also covered are efforts at revival by Rev. Jenkins, the Black River Association meeting at Kennett, and new school duties for Mr. James Joiner.
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John Leonbarger
St Louis
Bill Leonberger
Amer Avoill
Mis
Sandra Bone
Tucumcan
Miss Bone
Garnell Loyd
Ainleyv
Leo King
John King
A. Soule
St. Louis
Porter
Robert Aycock
South
Look Out Mountain
Tenn
Atlanta
Alabama
Mississippi
Slate Springs
Miss
Sue West
T. M. Tipton
Tommie Ann
Cape Girardeau
Charles Waltrip
Jim Kindred
New Madrid
Ed Kindred
Gale McBride
Chicago
Parma
Bernices Maxiam
Pontiac Mich
Vivian Davis
Oskoda
Mich
Alice Porter
Maggie
Ruth T:ppens
Alto Pass
Encil Knight
Gertie Nolan
R. W. Baskin
Jack Baskin
Paducah
Vic
Malden
Seaman
Billy Overfield
Henry Overfield
Roger Morgan
Charleston
Minnie Clark
Morgan
Orville Ramsey
Joe Ramsey
Wallace Garrard Sr
Claude Tuggle
Quinn, Mo
Everett Tuggle
A. D. Brown
Neely Lee
Arva Lee Kerr
Dexter
Everett Kinworthy
Lula Ford
Sikeston
Floyd Montgomery
Guy Smith
Jackson
van Denton
Arnold Hicks
West Memphis
Harold Harchous
Bee Allen
Roscoe Borders
Tra Wilson
Minnie Cremens
Ray Cale
Gene White
Myrtle Henry
George Joiner
Dollie Ross
Joxee
Mildred Gee
Helen Henry
Margie Borders
David Borders
Bud McMullin
Kansas City
Jeffrey Reid
McMullin
Jim McMullin
School News
James Joiner
Joiner
Cotton Picker School At New Madrid Sept 3
Southeast Missouri Cotton Picker School will be held in New Madrid on Friday September 3. If you operate a cotton picker or plan to get one, attend this school to learn proper harvesting methods and maximize your crop. Machinery manufacturers will point out parts and operations of the cotton picker. Further details will appear later in The Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri
New Madrid
Salt Mix Rations Boost Cattle Protein Intake
Researchers at the Southern Great Plains Field Station in Woodward Oklahoma report feeding cattle a salt meal blend to control daily protein supplement intake. The method uses loose salt with cottonseed meal or meal grain to equalize grazing, train calves, and channel animals to eat supplements. Proportions vary with age weight range conditions and feeding length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grest Plains
Woodward
Oklahoma
Swine Erysipelas Spreading in Regions of Nation
Report from the American Foundation for Animal Health warns farmers that swine erysipelas is spreading in several sections of the country. The foundation urges producers to protect their herds with measures and vaccines as the disease expands, risking losses if not contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ve American Foundation For Anins
Utter Teatur
Washington and small business by C Wilson Harder
A report outlines farm credit loans across the nation highlighting loans to individuals and firms including a doctor with a $16,675 FHA loan and Otto Zurcher’s $58,100 loan for an elaborate tourist camp. It notes the largest 1953 price support loan to a Mississippi corporation, plus major loans to various companies and farmers, and critiques the impact of corporate farms and foreign imports on independent businessmen and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Credit Administration
Otto Zurcher
Arapahoe
J. Frank Kendrick
Agriculture Dept
Ohio
Manchester
England
U. S
National Federation of Independent
Budiness Eee Eee
Charles Brannan
Benson
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Black River Association
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Delaware
U. S. Senate
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