Soil Bank rules clarified by Scott County ASC chair
Harold Uthoff explains how normal and appraised yields determine Soil Bank Acreage Reserve payments. Regulations require underplanting yields to base payments, with the smaller of appraised or normal yield used for eligibility and deadlines set for July 20. Compliance with all crop allotments remains essential. contact the county office for personalized calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Bank
Harold Athoff
Scott County
ASC
National Soil Bank
Scott County Asc
Uthoff
Seil Bank
Mississippi County Farm Tour Lists St Louis Vegetable Farms
Mississippi County farmers are invited to a two day tour on July 12 and 13 coordinated by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and Extension Service. The trip includes visits to large vegetable farms near St Louis, a Kroger warehouse, market operations, brokers, and a canning plant, with lunch provided and a 6:30 a.m. courthouse meet up on the 12th. Participants should register by calling the County Extension Office by July 9.
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St. Louis
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Extension Service
S. E. Missouri
Mississippi County
Court House
Kroger
Helwig Brothers
St. Louis County
Roosevelt Hotel
Bittendorf
Mississippi
Extension Service
KCHR
R. Q. Brown
Spot Cotton Prices Steady as Volume Remains Low
Spot cotton in the South Central Area held steady with small offerings and light trading. Purchases via the Cotton Export Program, totaling 283 200 bales on Memphis Little Rock New Orleans and Greenwood markets, contrasted with last week and the prior year.
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South Central Area
Department of Agriculture
Deniane
CCC
Memphis
Little Pooch
Greenwood
New Orleans
South Central
Dervand
Litte Rock
Patterson Reports Strong Knox Wheat Harvest Near Commerce
David Patterson near Commerce Illmo reported Knox wheat yields averaging 65 bushels on 5 acres and over 50 on 14 acres. Ed Spraulin combined the grain and confirms the figures. Fertilizer cost about 7.65 dollars per acre with 100 pounds ammonia nitrate and high potash. Patterson says all seed sold out by Sunday.
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D. L. Pruitt
Knox
Pruitt
Dunn
David Patterson
Commerce
Illmo
Ed Spraulin
Patterson
New Madrid County Farmers Prep for Soil Bank 1956
Farmers in New Madrid County face July 20 as the deadline to sign agreements for participation in the Soil Bank Ac range Reserve Program of 1956. Meetings in New Madrid Portageville Matthews Risco and Gideon explained provisions and base acreages while clarifying the difference from the 1956 corn allotment. County ASC Office notes interest is high as farmers await finalized yields and acreage figures before agreement signing.
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Harold Athoff
Scott County
ASC
Sail Bank
Soil Bank
Athoff
Uthoff
New Madrid County
New Madrid
Portageville
Matthews
Risco
Gideon
One Man Sent to Army Service in Sikeston
The selective service sent one man, David Bowman, of Sikeston, for induction in the service. Farmers who dust their orchard with DDT to kill insects are advised to keep dogs away from those areas. Veterinarians report that dogs running loose in DDT-dusted terrain may develop breathing difficulty, watery eyes, and swelling in the head and neck.
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The
Selective Service
David Bowman
Sikeston
Mon- Gay
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Glenn Patton
Counry
Patton
Mississippi County Farm News
Cotton Market News Service
Cotton Division
Farm Bureau
SA Peran
Stran-Steel
Sikeston Steel Building CO
Servel
Sun Valley
Associated Natural Gas CO
Sikeston, MO
J. Edgar Hoover
F.B.I
Powell Insurance
Powell Insurance Agency
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