Missouri 1939 Cotton Crop Yields Record Acreage and Value
Missouri’s 1939 cotton crop valued at 23,241,000 with 375,000 acres harvested and an average yield of 561 pounds per acre, totaling 440,000 bales and 195,000 tons of seed, the highest yield per acre in state history. Scott County shows 21,320 bales produced by December 13, up from 11,734 in 1938.
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Missouri
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Tharon Stallings
Census Bureau
Scott County
Scott County Farmers Discuss Pastures at Soils Conference
Scott County farmers will hear talks on permanent and supplementary pastures at the Soils and Crops Conference in Benton on January 16. The program will cover low cost pasture methods, suitable grass blends like Korean lespedeza and sweet clover, and all year pasture systems that improve soil conservation and livestock production.
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Benton
Scott County
Missouri collects $1,638,441 in estate taxes in 1939
The State of Missouri gathered $1,638,441 in inheritance and estate taxes in 1939, at a cost of under one percent. This total is down from 1938, when payments reached $2,167,734.
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Missouri
Cotton Council reviews results of 1939 program
Memphis Tenn January 1 officials of the National Cotton Council reviewed 1939 gains and outlined plans for 1940. Editors in 2800 Cotton Belt newspapers devoted nearly 1 000 000 in space to cotton and products. Promotions included 2000 civic clubs and 500 outdoor posters plus Cotton Week and Cotton Belt Christmas.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Cotton Council Today
Council
Belt
Cotton Research Foundation
Missouri 1939 Crop Season Among Best In Years
Missouri reports from the State Federal Crop Reporting Service show 1939 harvests totaling 12,409,000 acres, 21 percent below 1938 and 41/4 percent below the ten year average. Corn 4,229,000 acres, wheat 1,773,000, oats 1,860,000, cotton 375,000, hay 2,954,000, with yields generally above average and total value about 158,123,040 dollars driven by higher production and prices.
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Columbia
Missouri
Post Office Department
Berlin hotel fined over meat ticket violation
A Berlin hotel was fined 140000 dollars for serving meat without a government meat ticket. The case highlights regulatory controls on meat sales and compliance requirements for hospitality venues.
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Berlin
State corn acreage allotment announced for 1940
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration released the 1940 mid western commercial corn area allotment totaling 36,638,000 acres across 599 counties in 12 states. The 1939 allocation was 41,256,000 acres across 586 counties. Missouri’s shares were 2,876,339 acres in 1940 and 3,301,517 in 1939.
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The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Mid-Western
Missouri
Loan Associations Pay Owners 396 Million in Six Months
A United States Building and Loan League report shows savings and loan dividends totaling about 96 million dollars paid to 6.8 million persons over six months ending December 31. The gain offsets lower mortgage rates and indicates most associations are now earning, with 95 percent of assets reportedly on an earning basis.
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Savings, Building and Loan Association
United States Building and Loan League
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Morton Rodfish
Chicago
Bodfish
New Madrid County Farm Extension News Fourth Annual Soils Conference
The Fourth Annual Soils Crops and Livestock Conference will be held in the New Madrid circuit court room on Thursday January 11. Arlene Avery chairs the conference committee and reports on-farm experiences with soils crops and livestock. The full program runs 9:00 registration 9:30 start with remarks and minutes then talks on hybrid corn crotolaria Johnson grass soils problems and 1940 livestock outlook. Adjournments at 12:00 and 3:10 with lunch at noon and optional afternoon talks on cotton middles clover lime alfalfa and legume use in farming.
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New Madrid
New Madrid County
Extension Service
Anderson
W. J. Williams
Everett Leirer
Bert Femmer
Paul Barfoot
Big Prairie
C. A. Critchlow
L. Stucker
Guy Calvin
Como
E E. McConnel
A. D. Brown
Solon T. Gee
Hough
Sam Pace
LaFont
M. D. Brown
Will Pardon
J. W. Mosby
Henry French
Jim Spradling
D. B. Riley Jr
Kenneth Bird
Vetch
Albert Beis
St. John
J. W. LaPlant
Crim
New Madd County
Arlene Avery
Gordon Stroud
Arline Avery
Charlie Hawkins
Clarence Critchlow
Ferg Hunter
Wm. C. Roberson
O. T. Coleman
Lespedera
Judge X. Caverno
Ott Burnett
Smith-Doxey
Leslie B. Broom
Ralph Hubbard
New Madrid A C A reports 4609 applications for payment
Earl Cambron says about 4609 Agricultural Conservation program payments applications have been received, about 95 percent of total. Applications move from the state office to be signed, then to the state office again for checks mailed back to the county. Hardwood trees for spring reforestation include black locust and others at 2.50 per thousand. evergreens at 3.00. Trees require express delivery charges. Windbreaks and soil protection via forest planting offer farm benefits in New Madrid County.
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Agricultural Conservation Program
New Madrid A. C. A
Earl Cambron
New Madrid County
Deadline set for cotton allotment applications February 1
Earl Cambron, chair of the New Madrid County Agricultural Conservation Association, warns that applications for cotton allotments on new cotton farms must be filed by February 1. New farms are those that never produced cotton and had no prior allotments. Land recently cleared is excluded. Apply at the county ACA office before February 1.
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Earl Cambron
New Madrid County Agricultural Conservation Association
Forestry Trees Available for New Madrid County
County agent invites landowners to apply for forestry trees for windbreak erosion control and woodlot planting. Spring orders are being accepted at roughly production cost. Early application is encouraged to insure delivery and availability.
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New Madrid
Soil Conservation Payments Received in New Madrid County
First 1939 soil conservation checks totaling 102659.86 were received in New Madrid County, with 645 checks issued. County chairman Earl Cambron reports payments for 1939 were received on time, and total 1939 payments are expected to exceed 1.5 million dollars. Seventeen days from mailing to state office ensured quick service, and 95 percent of applications are signed and sent.
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New Madrid County
Earl Cambron
Association
Cambron
Big Cotton Sale For Local Man
Harris N. Draughon, a local cotton broker, closed a deal worth 175000 dollars for 3100 bales of cotton. It is said to be the largest spot cotton sale in Southeast Missouri. The Nes selsrodt Campbell Cotton Co of Lilbourn sold to the Anderson Clayton Cotton Co of Memphis, with John Osborne of Memphis representing the buyer for export.
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Harris N. Draughon
Nesselrodt & Campbell Cotton Co
Lilbourn
Anderson Clayton Cotton Company
Memphis
John Osborne
Missouri pig crop shows big increase in 1939
Missouri pig production rose sharply with 1939 fall pigs saved reaching about 2.28 million, 19 percent above 1938. The year total climbed 22 percent from 1938 and stood 2 percent above the 10 year average. Spring farrow plans also rose, with the overall spring and fall crop totaling 4.899 million head, the largest since 1933.
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Columbia
Missouri
Federal
Post Office Department
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Sikeston
Bloomfield
Stoddard County
Poplar Bluff
Sikeston Ridge
Caleb Smith
Malone Avenue
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Arthur Higgerson
Shirley LaPlant
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W. E. Hammock
Harry Kreps
Crimson
Souri
Bill Billy Band
Boyce Farm Equipment Co
International Harvester Machinery
Sikeston, Missouri
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