Farm Activities and Lime Advice for Scott County
Scott County Farm Bureau hosts a July 31 picnic at Oran with singing talks and a noon barbecue. later band music and games, plus a livestock outlook talk by W W Fuqua. A soils tour July 19 visits farms at New Hamburg Kelso and Sikeston to study limestone effects and contour farming, with guidance from University of Missouri specialists.
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Oran
Scott County Farm Bureau
Southeast
Mussouri Farm Bureau Service Company
Home Economics Extension Clubs
Scott County
Cc. C Schuttler
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
W. W. Fuqua
Producers Livestock Commission Company
Theon Grojean
New Hamburg
Mr. Grojean
Joe F. Diebold
J. J Reiss
Sikeston
Highway 60
Reiss
Bill Cole
Mid-South Fair Sells Half-Price Tickets nationally
Memphis officials announce the Mid-South Fair will run September 23 to 28 in Memphis. A representative will visit hundreds of cities to offer half-price admission at a designated local sales point. The lineup includes a rodeo auto races band concerts and various rides. In Sikeston the half-price tickets will be advertised later.
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Memphis
Tenn
Wil
Hoaglan
Sikeston
Sunshine Needed to Raise Stalks and Spirits in Sikeston
Growers in the Sikeston district say cotton needs abundant sunshine and hot days to raise the stalks and the spirits of farmers amid extremely cool nights and only moderate daytime warmth. The crop, though in good stand, is affected by the prolonged moderate weather, but optimism remains high for a bumper yield, possibly equal to last season.
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Sikeston
Massive coppery red swarms darken Atlantic waters off North Carolina
In the Atlantic Ocean off the North Carolina coast, vast channel passes teem with schools so dense the water takes on a blood red coppery hue. The phenomenon highlights the scale of these gatherings and their impact on the sea surface and visibility.
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Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
Channel Pass
Cotton acreage for 1940 totals reported by USDA
The Department of Agriculture said 25,077,000 acres were in cotton cultivation on July 1 1940 up from 24,683,000 a year earlier An expected yield could reach 11 5 to 12 million bales versus 11 817 million in 1939 If this year’s abandonment matches the 10 year average harvest would be 24 616 million acres US state changes show North Carolina up 10 percent from tobacco shift while other states vary slightly Texas up 1 percent South Carolina and Tennessee up 2 percent Louisiana up 3 percent and Oklahoma and California up 4 percent Missouri rises to 395 000 from 380 000 the prior year.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Department
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
South Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Oklahoma
California
Missouri
Mills Favor Cotton Bagging for Bales
Greenville SC report notes the American Cotton Manufacturers Association urges members to permit seven extra pounds tare on cotton wrapped bales to encourage farmers to use cotton bagging over jute. The board seeks full cooperation and canvassing members nationwide for 100 percent support.
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Greenville
Board of Governors
The
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Farmers Buy More With Lower Prices Compared To 1929 Income
Farmers' purchasing power rose as commodity prices fell. With a 4938 income they could buy over 90 percent as much as in 1929, reflecting a broad decline in prices that boosted real value of earnings for agricultural households across the period.
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United States
Farm Credit Leaders to Meet in St Louis
Officers and directors of the Sikeston Production Credit Association will attend a cooperative farm credit leaders conference in St. Louis on July 17 and 18. The event aims to review district operations and member outreach with topics including membership, public relations and business development. Attendees include E. P. Coleman Jr and others from Sikeston along with secretary treasurer John R. Gary. The association serves about 500 voting members across Bollinger Butler Cape Girardeau Mississippi New Madrid Scott and Stoddard counties.
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Sikeston Production Credit Association
St. Louis
Production Credit Association
Farm Credit Administration
Sikeston Association
E. P. Coleman Jr
Sikeston
Fred Hetlage
Kewanee
D. L. Garner
Dexter
E. Lindsay Brown
Charleston
G. Rendlemen
Mesler
John R. Gary
Cotton Shingles Go On House Top
In Jackson Mississippi a new roofing material made from cotton concrete is being used on a residence in the cotton belt. Developed from experiments by J Harns Hardy a Columbus Miss cotton planter and seed breeder the material firms as a reinforcing fabric for thin concrete slabs and shingles molded on the job. The roof shows a weathered shingle look and can mimic any color or finish while showcasing cottons new building use.
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Jackson
Miss
Cotton Belt
America
Columbus
J. Harns Hardy
Scott County Real Estate Transfers Headline List
Real estate transfers compiled for Scott County include Dale Jones to William Phegley in section 18 township 28 range 12 for 200 dollars. multiple Sikeston parcels traded among Frank Kindred William O Weidman Lester Conner Leo Schott Christine Kilhofer Lawrence Schott and others. sums range from 1 to 3500 dollars, with properties in Sikeston Chaffee Fornfelt Sikes ton Oran and Benton, plus Smiths additions and Chamber of Commerce additions. Benton Democrat.
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Dale Jones
Wm. Phegley
Wm. Pirtle
Frank Kindred
W. O Weidman
McCoy- Tanner
Sikeston
Co. L. Malone
Millard Jimerson
Fairground
J. R. Fowler
W. Allan Hubbard
Chaffee
Jean Hirschberg
Lester Conner
Chamber of Commerce
Leo Schott
Katherine Kilcofner
Township
Christine Kilhofner
D. L. Sanders
Lina Minner
Trotter
Louie Schetter
Anthony Walhelm
Lightner
Simo
E. P. Vieh
E. L. Peerman
McCoy-Tanner
H. D. Davenport
Robert Couch
M. D. Hicks
Sikeston East
G. Rendleman
W. A. Whistle
Sam Vandivort
Suda Weels
Schuette
Fornfelt
Co. L Keaton
Robert Cauthorn
B. C Douglas
Wm. Jones
Matthews
Oran
J. P. Haden
Lulu LeMay
Benton
R. A McCord
Gireard Hunt
Sunset
George Long
John Sebaugh
Range
C L. Malone
Louis Jimerson
Fairgrounds
J. F. Miller
Gladys Kelley
R. A. McCord
Frisco
A. J. Meunier
Georgia Houchens
Sikes
E. P. Barnett
W. J. Mays
E P. Barnett
J. W. Willis
Andy Kappler
Clarence Elliott
Eugene Buckles
Robert Lampert
Benton Democrat
Herald Coverage Summary for Today’s Edition
The Herald reports on local events across politics, crime, weather, and community affairs. Key items include council actions, school updates, police briefs, and economic notices affecting residents and businesses.
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