Outstanding Farm Industry In Missouri Hybrid Seed Corn
In southeast Missouri the C F McMullin Estate grows registered hybrid seed corn No 8 on its green cornfields near Sikeston. Up to ninety men worked at peak harvest removing tassels as the estate promotes hybrid breeding from Dr George Harrison Shull’s method begun in 1905. The piece notes the shift to controlled cross pollination, bagging tassels and silks, and predicts hybrids yielding 15 to 30 percent more than open pollination, with 65 to 70 percent of US corn acreage planted to hybrids this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
C. F. McMullin
Missouri
George Harrison Shull
Princeton University
Dr. Schull
United States Department of Agriculture
William Menzies
LeCenter
Minn
McMullin Estate Detassels Hybrid Corn For Future Seed
Workmen ready for detasseling on the C F McMullin Estate land as part of producing modern hybrid seed corn. The process involves strict state certification, removal of tassels and suckers, and precise pollen control to ensure high quality inbred lines and reliable seed. The effort aims at expanding seed production across several states and boosting future farm profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. McMullin Estate
Large Farm Payments in Southeast Missouri in 1939
Secretary of Agriculture report shows 136 Missouri farmers received farm benefit payments of 3000 or more in 1939. The largest payment, 43441, went to General American Life Insurance Co of St. Louis. 24702 to Kansas City Life. Other 10000 plus recipients include Little River Farms Wardell and Federal Land Bank St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Secretary of Agriculture
General American Life Insurance Company of
St. Louis
Kansas City Life Insurance Company of
Kansas City
Little River Farms
Wardell
Federal Land Bank of
P. B. Crouthers
Lilbourn
American Union Life Insur
Large Payments List From Various Missouri Localities
A roster of substantial payments tallied in Missouri, naming individuals and firms across towns such as Sikeston Portageville New Madrid Charleston Malden Kennett and more. Amounts range roughly from five to nine thousand dollars with numerous entries for individuals, farms and companies including Delta Realty Co Fisher Brothers Company J. A. Hemphill Farm Corp and Phoenix Joint Stock Land Bank among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ance Company
St. Jospeh
S. W. Barton
Sikeston
A. B. Brinkman
Portageville
Harry C. Brown
Hermandale
James H. Riley
New Madrid
Son Trust Company
Kansas City
Charles W. Reed Jr
Hayti
S. Crews Reynolds
Caruthersville
Bert Richardson
Bragg City
W. T. Riley
San T. Rene
G. E. Spitzer
Parma
Claud Stillman
Peach Orchard
EB. A. Story
Charleston
Jake Thompson
Catron
Otis P. Tilghman
Wardell
J. M
Fred Wallace
Malden
Columbus
L. Whitener
W. W. Wright
Kennett
Wm. Crumpecker
Morehouse
Wm. H. Danforth
Deering Farms, Inc
Deering
Delta Realty Co
R. EB. Dilatush
East Prairie
Roy Dillard
A. J. Drinkwater
Charelston
Fisher Brothers Company
John L. Girvin
A. V. Goodin
W. M. Griffin
Rockport
J. A. Hemphill
J. R. Hutchison
BE. E. Jolly
Jones Brothers
Charles G. Juden
Cape Girardeau
A. J. Longdon Jr
Hornersville
C. D. Matthews
Board of Finance of
Methodist Church
Large Interest In Cotton Tour
Twenty five or more ginners, gin foremen and growers from New Madrid county plan an annual tour to Stoneville, Mississippi, July 16 18. Participants include Arline Avery E B Gee C S Smith W E Hammock A F Tinsley and John Edwards with ten more from another community. The trip aims to study latest cotton production and ginning developments at the Delta Experiment Station and Ginning Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
New Madrid County
Stoneville
Mass
Arline Avery
E. B. Gee
C. S. Smith
W. E. Hammock
A. F. Tinsley
John Edwards
Ginning Laboratory
Delta Experiment Station
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McMullin
J. A. Duncan
Don Renner
Walter M. Moore
W. H. Werner
Peter Gosche
Edward Caul Vinis Walton Chas
Lindenschmidt
John Wiley Garner
W. J. Alin
W. H. Skelton
R. Gordon Stroud
Thomas 8S
Crites
Frank T. Pobst
Eli W. Statler
J. J. Eftink
Carl Raidt
S. R. Schuchart
Emil Schuchart
John Hodges
John Dirnberger
Chicksaw Wood Products Coo
State Highway Dept
Dale Alcorn
Canalou
Chaffee
Morley
Matthews
Dexter
Benton
Marston
Oran
Kelso
Memphis
Tenn
Sikeston, Mo
RFD
Nii Motor Co
FORD
Sikeston, Missouri
Dame Nature
C. F. McCmullin
Papec
Mr. Farmer
Sikeston Farm Equipment
W. R. (Rich) Lewis
Proprietor
W. Malone Ave
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