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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
2
Missouri extension notes urge farmers and 4-H FFA members to keep detailed poultry records starting in fall to gauge income, costs, mortality, and egg production. The program provides monthly and yearly summaries, breed production comparisons, and marketing insights, aiding decisions on flock size and management.
A garden guide explains growing long harvest vegetables yields for summer through winter. It covers selecting greens parsley Swiss chard New Zealand spinach and other hardy crops, storage tips to preserve parsnips, sowing timing, and planning a family sized planting schedule with space estimates and canning considerations.
Southeast Missouri homeowners will benefit from looser FHA Title I loan terms for repairs and modernization. Bob Guthrie of Home Material Co. notes higher insured loan amounts, lower monthly payments, and extended amortization up to five years for many improvements. FHA now insures loans up to 3500 with lower rates on amounts over 2500, aiding both existing homes and new builds venturing early loan insurance.
Scientists in St. Louis discussed a method to speed cattle marketing by about 25 percent using dried rumen inoculation. The process treats cud from slaughtered animals with preservatives and feeds it to live calves to accelerate digestion, enabling grass-fed cattle to switch to grain in 10 to 12 days, instead of the usual three to six weeks. Experiments at Missouri and Cornell show weaning and marketing timelines shortened to three to four weeks in calves.
ARMING FORCES FORT CARSON Colorado PFC Robert L Brown 21 son of Mr and Mrs Steve Brown Charleston Mo is set to leave the U S Aug 30 for Europe as part of Operation Gyroscope The Army unit rotation plan He belongs to the 8th Infantry Division stationed at Fort Carson and will replace the 9th Division in Germany Brown a small arms repairman in Company K 13th Regiment entered the Army in May 1955 While a civilian he attended Southeast Missouri State College and worked for the Rollin-Moxley Gin Co.
Mild weather in Portugal with annual average around 61 degrees Fahrenheit. The climate varies by about 20 degrees over the year, indicating small seasonal swings in average temperatures.
New Madrid County farmers are urged to scout fields for bollworms with guidance from E. B. Nace. Spray guidance includes 7-9 worms per 100 plants or 4-5 small worms with eggs. The article details egg appearance, preferred locations, and the need for multiple sprayings using toxaphone or endrin, with 12 to 14 hours of leaf exposure and reapplication after rain. It also covers Soil Bank conservation program explanations, signup timelines, and upcoming meetings, plus cautions on early vetch rye seeding for cotton and postponing until late September for best results.
The Mississippi County Agricultural Council named Cleaine P. Rowe as special Assistant County Agent to aid 4-H Club work, with duties starting September 1. Rowe, a Missouri College of Agriculture graduate with a master’s in extension teaching, served in Greece and New Madrid County recently, and will be partly funded by the University of Missouri.
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