Farm Activities of New Madrid County
New Madrid County farmers adopt balanced farming with vetch and other green manure crops. 1948 seeding reaches 11 percent of crop land, up 180 percent from 1947. County agents report increased legume plantings, soil fertility focus, and higher expected incomes in 1949 from vetch rotations. 13th annual Soils and Crops Conference set for January 13 at the high school with emphasis on soil testing.
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Aeae
Berbert Rolf
Bmibert Waide
Balanced Farmme
New Madrid
Rolf
Worray Klein
Sikeston
Klein
Kiléin
Murray Kein
John Brown
Howard New
Kewanee
Dale Geske
Canaloa
Fat Barrow project draws large 4-H participation in 1949
Alfred Byrd announces a high enrollment for the 4-H Club Fat Barrow project with 130 to 140 youths expected to enter. Most members started pigs on feed, keeping records to qualify for prize money at the New Madrid Junior Chamber of Commerce 4-H Fat Barrow Show. Hal Hunter Jr. says committees will be formed and the 4th Annual Show aims to be the best yet, set for April 2. County Agent Herbert Rolf.
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Alfred Byrd
New Madrid
Brannan to Speak at Memphis Farm Meeting January 5
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan will address farmers and the public at Ellis Auditorium Memphis on Wednesday January 5 beginning 9 30 am The daylong program features national leaders and includes sessions for rural and urban women with talks on future price supports acreage controls and subsidies Attendance is urged from farmers and associated groups during the National Council of Farmers Cooperatives convention week follows January 3 7 in Memphis
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Memphis
Tenn
South
Charles F. Brannan
Ellis Auditorium
National Council of Farmers Cooperatives
Chambers of Commerce
Sally Butler
International Business and Professional Women
Indiana
Copeland Farm Increases Yields Through Conservation
The New Madrid County ACA Committee highlights the W. E. Copeland farm near Portageville as a top example of boosted productivity and soil fertility via approved conservation practices. Since 1946, 214 miles of drainage ditches and 240 acres of vetch were added, lifting cotton yields about 83 pounds per acre and boosting soybean yields toward 30 to 40 bushels per acre, with corn gains noted as well.
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New Madrid
ACA
W. E. Copeland
Evans Copeland
Leo Moss
Portageville
Copeland
Pole Road
Missouri
Lee Moss
Moss
Guy Calvin
New Madrid County
Calvin
Beware of Mange in Livestock Prompted by Parasites
County Agent Tom EB Stroup warns stockmen to watch for mange lice and other parasites as cattle and hogs crowd barns and feedlots. A new treatment Benzene Hexachloride or BHC is effective when sprayed on warm days using 1 pound of 10 percent powder per 10 gallons of water, ensuring full coverage including ear interiors, and applied at least thirty days before market to avoid odor in meat.
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Tom EB. Stroup
Veterans Administration hospital project at Little Rock progress
Construction of the new Veterans Administration hospital in Little Rock Arkansas is reported about twenty five percent complete. The project involves steady progress on the site with ongoing masonry and structural work as crews advance toward the next phase of construction.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Little Rock, Ark
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Canalou Club
Hahn Bros
Canalou
Delta Realty
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Earl Jones
Kennett
Ralph Hubbard
Lilbourn
Gideon
John Haubold
Marston
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Malden
Trampshires
Copeland Farm
Brown
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NEW Madrid County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Inc
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Burt H. Rowe
Stallcup
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