Scott County 4-H Tractor Maintenance School Planned
Scott County Extension Agents Jos C Caldwell and Hazel Evans announce the 4-H tractor maintenance school to be held in Sikeston January 6 and 7. Machinery dealers including Joe Griffith Ralph Williams Paul Osborne Max Chandler John Hux SV DeKrick and Otto Hahs approved the program at a Dunn Hotel meeting. The event is financed by Standard Oil of Indiana with University of Missouri cooperation. Three Scott County leaders will be chosen. A dinner at the Dunn Hotel will cap the evening with Ralph Williams as toastmaster and Rev E D Owen as speaker. A tour of dealers’ businesses is planned with Paul Osborne in charge.
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Sikeston Implement
Sikeston
Scot
New Madrid
Stoddard
Madison
Iron
Reynolds
Ripley
Butler
Mississippi
Dunklin
Pemiscot
Bollinger
Caldwell
Dunn Hotel
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Scott County
Joe Griffith
Ralph Williams
Paul Osborne
Max Chandler
John Hux
SV. J. DeKrick
Otto Hahs
E. D. Owen
Missouri
Altom
Altoms
Peter Scherer
Kelso
Prosner
Roy Fvans
Blodgett
Edwin Birk
Lusk Chanel
Evanses
Scherers
Record U S livestock market hits peak in 1947 sales
National Stock Yards posted the largest dollar volume in its history as 5 270 000 head of cattle calves hogs sheep and horses and mules moved through in 1947 valued at 425 million dollars. Record prices accompanied heavy marketings amid peacetime meat demand and high feed costs. Officials foresee tighter supplies and possible price controls in 1948.
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National
Producers Live Stock Commission Association
Crop condition steady at near normal December report
The crop condition was 91 percent of normal on December 1, unchanged from last year. The ten year average for December 1 is 78 percent, with indicated production at 30.
Camp Site Lease Approved for Missouri 4-H Camp
Scott county directors of the Lake Wappapello 4-H Club Camp site announce that A H Webb secretary treasurer reports the lease for the Missouri 4 H Camp Inc on Lake Wappapello has been approved. A board meeting is planned January 14 at the Poplar Bluff Library auditorium to elect 1948 officers set building funds roads and camping rules. The piece highlights 1948 plans and early progress toward infrastructure and governance.
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Scott County
Lake Wappapello
Chas. Boyce
Ben O. Matthews
A. H. Webb
Missouri 4-H Camp, Inc
Poplar Bluff
Feed Ration Tips From County Agent for Dairymen
County agent Caldwell notes dairy product prices lag others and urges economical feeds that supply maximum digestive nutrients. Protein needs in grain supplements depend on hay quality with guidelines: 12–13 percent for first quality legume hay, 14–15 percent for average legume hay, 16–17 percent for mixed hay, and 18–20 percent for grass hay. A detailed table is available at the county office.
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Caldwell
Fire Threatens Food Industry Across Thousands of Sites
A historical report notes that fires destroy vast food infrastructure including 25,000 flour mills and elevators, 200 packing plants, 900 bakeries, 10,500 restaurants, 20,000 barns, 500 creameries and dairies, plus groceries, warehouses, and farms, highlighting the widespread risk to food supply chains.
Winter Wheat Report Predicts Record Missouri Acreage
The Federal State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service reports Missouri fall wheat seeding for 1948 at 1,914,000 acres, about 30 percent above 1947 and 5 percent above the 1936-45 average. If abandonment is average, next year’s harvested acreage could be the largest since 1940, with regional increases from the southeast to near doubling in the north.
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Missouri
Federal State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
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Scott County Farm News
Jos. C. Caldwell
Hazel B. Evans
Roddie Chandler
Wheat King of
North America
S. J. Allsop
Calgary
Canada
Chicago
Allsop
Wallace
Washington
Jefferson
Patrick
Henry
Paul Maries
Farm and Home Administration
Maries
Allis-Chalmers WC
Allis-Chalmers Combine
Oliver
John Deere
Black Hawk
Allis-Chalmers
G. P. Kersey
Oran
R. P
Bob) Harris
Deus
Sel
Hahs
Sikeston, MO
Fabrik Bros. Equipment Co
Scott
H. M. Zaricor
Sikeston, Missouri
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