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New Madrid Extension Service outlines 1948 farm program
The 1948 report shows countywide Extension Service activity with 5965 4‑H members in 28 clubs, led by 107 volunteer leaders. Numerous projects across cotton, soybeans, nutrition, and home economics engaged 11,000+ attendees, 4-H events, fairs, camps, and community programs, plus balanced farming and seed production efforts funded by local groups.
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New Madrid
Winners
The
American Legion
Stoneville
Mississippi
Federated Women’s Club of
Garden Club
Portageville
Lilbourn
Gideon, Risco
Sikeston Kiwanis
Portagevile and
New Madrid Junior Chamber of Commerce
Parma Lions Club
Ing Association
Farm Bureau
Balanced Farming Association
Farm Bureau Executive Board
Cape Girardeau
Home Economics
Catron
Gideon
Canalou
Mary Emma Huishof
Vetch
Murray Klein
Sikeston
Klein
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Gardner
New Madrid County
Clarence Russell
Frank Ellis
Clarence Walker
Sikeston Ridge
Bob Matthews
Johnson Grass Control Committee
J. W. Widner
P. M.A
Extension Service