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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
7
The Missouri History audience depicts early state schooling as rough and improvised. Shoemakers and merchants could teach, with pay in corn and meat, while many schools were poorly literate, poorly funded, and held in cold, drafty spaces. Attendance was irregular as farm chores dominated.
An Missouri expert outlines soil fertility and aeration methods for next season. Recommendations include deep manure and phosphate incorporation, use of organic residues with classic NPK fertilizers, compost layering, and attention to trace elements like boron zinc and manganese for healthier vegetables.
A 56 head shipment of 230 lb porkers owned by Northington and Marshall of Sikeston sold at 21.00 cwt through the Producers Live Stock Marketing Association at National Stock Yards Tl. Other recent local sales through the Producers included 17 head of hogs at 21.00 cwt for C. J. James of Sikeston. Ed Schlosser of Ilimo sold six head of 802 lb steers at 21.00 cwt. Mark Dunn of Oran sold four head of 1002 lb steers at 22.50, a 725 lb heifer at 22.00, and 3 bulls weighing 1100 lb at 3 20.
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