Fertilizer Use Increasing in Scott County Delta
Scott County farmers hear that fertilizer demand will rise and supply is tight due to labor, materials, and rising needs. Dunklin county leads in fertilizer use, with over 5000 tons last year. potash shows surprising crop benefits. Seed and feed lot notes follow with seed cleaning event set for Sikeston.
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Atcock
Swift
East St. Louis
Sikeston
B. W. Harrison
Dunklin County
Delta
C. R Talbert
A. W. Klemme
Scott County
College of Agriculture
Benton
Production Credit annual meeting here
The Sikeston Production Credit Association stockholders will meet at the Sikeston Armory on Tuesday December 12. The program includes member talks reports by association personnel an address on aiding returning soldiers and a talk by Ray Miller secretary of the Production Credit Corporation of St. Louis Two directors are to be elected nominees include John H Edwards G Rendleman Oren Ross and Elmer Clark The meeting starts 1130 am with lunch at noon and adjournment at 3 pm.
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Sikeston Production Credit Association
Sikeston Armory
Leon M. Littne
Ray Miller
Production Credit Corporation of St. Louis
John H. Edwards
New Madrid
G. Rendleman
Mesler
Oren Ross
Lilbourn
Elmer Clark
Dexter
Packers Labor Shortage Slows Livestock Trade At National Stock Yards
The labor squeeze in farms and U S packing plants curbs farmers returns and slows demand for cattle calves hogs and sheep at National Stock Yards. Meat packing wage earners fell to 150 000 in September from 159 300 in 1943 and 156 300 in August 1944, the smallest since 1941. November saw a record cattle and calves run of 189 000 head, while hogs totaled 265 000, with sheep and lambs down from 1943.
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U. S
Producers Live Stock Commission Association
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National
Farm Machinery Output Behind Schedules
Washington War Production Board reports four months ending October 31 show farm machinery output far behind schedules due to manpower shortages and scarce components. All 20 chief items missed targets with corn, cotton and potato planters 50.1 percent below, manure spreaders 52.6 percent short, others less. A WPB Industry Advisory Committee meeting in December will review the issues.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Santa Arrives Overseas Delivers Millions of Christmas Packages
The Army reports that about one third of more than 18 million Christmas packages mailed to American soldiers in the European theater were delivered by Thanksgiving. A ship recently brought 1,875,000 packages to Europe for distribution to troops.
Four Missouri 4-H members win 1944 state honors
Loro Crowley of St Joseph earns an all expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago for her all around achievements. Roehle Etherton of Cape Girardeau earns entry consideration for national honors and a trip plus a $100 War Bond. Other state co winners receive $25 War Bonds, and state entrants are named in Farm Safety and Soil Conservation activities with accompanying recognitions.
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Uperior
Missouri Club
Loro Crowley
St Joseph
Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Lore
Roehle Etherton
Cape Girardeau
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Ernest Nold, Jr
Savannah
Gordon Leiter
Sedalia
Paul LePage
Jefferson City
Leyi Ray Smith
Chamois
Zela Davison
Louisburg
Peggy Cook
Mt Vernon
Glenna Bley
Vernon County
Robert Maulin
Plat
William G. Mennen
Robert
Homer Dickman
Perryville
Homer
Elaine Baxter
Eldorado Springs
Robert Paul Stark
Novelty
Louis T. King
Anabel
Dale Preston Sharp
Harrison County
Edgar Haverland
Deepwater
Regulations for Farm Slaughter and Rationing Rules
Farmers who slaughter meat for sale must collect ration points and file monthly reports, including gifts. Sales under 6000 lb yearly go to local boards on Form R-1609. above 6000 lb go to St. Louis on Form R-1607. Retailers must report meat slaughtered and enclose ration checks. Custom slaughtering places responsibility on the slaughterer. Permits required for most slaughter except farmers and feeders gaining 35 percent weight. retailers need permits.
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Office of Price Administration
St. Louis
St. Loui
OPA
State Farm Committees Accept WFA Quotas
Missouri farm committees accept War Food Administration 1945 production goals with cuts in hens and pullets and egg output while boosting sheep and lambs. They urge maintaining sow levels for spring farrow and agree with WFA on larger wheat and flax acreage and reductions in rye and seed crops.
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Missouri
War Food Administration
WFA
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Scott County Farm Activities
Joe C. Caldwell
Hazel B. Evans
REA
Scott
Mississippi
Stoddard
Butler
J. R. Paulling
Columbia
A. J. Renner
The
Herald
RBA
National Stock Yards
Illinois
Edward Eichhorn
Chaffee
August LeDure
Commerce
Ben LeDure
Ancil Givens
James Brothers
Sneed Brothers
Sivine
C. W. Cannon
Morley
Vernon Shelton
Santa
DODGE
Dane
Einar Holboell
America
T.B
United States
Firestone
Gerry Giraffe
Gary the Gator
Dominoes
Percale Dog
Big
Mitchell-Sharp
Chevrolet CO
Sikeston, Missouri
Klea
Nion Spar
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