Inspirational May visit to nine Scott County farms
A group of forty nine men and women toured nine Scott County farms and homes on May 27. They viewed yard and garden plans, storage cellars, a dairy house, poultry facilities, kitchen and bath refurbishments, built in cabinets, septic tanks, and contour farming. The trip highlighted home improvement, efficient planning, and Extension Service goals to promote development across the county.
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J T Smith
Fred Fears
M. L. Whitsell
Fred Forbis
Sam Branson
Sam Lee
Branson
A. B Greer
Otto Diebold
Tony Gosche
Grasshopper Bait Station Opens in Scott County
Scott County Insect Control Committee announces a new grasshopper poison bait station to open Friday June 6 at the County barn in Benton. Rich Sanders of Benton will manage the station, charging 35 cents per 100 pounds of bait with advance orders of 500 pounds or more to Farm Bureau. Farmers urged to survey fields as hoppers rise, with 12 to 15 per square yard deemed dangerous, noting young hoppers cluster in fence rows and ditch dumps.
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Scott County Insect Control Committee
Benton
Rich Sanders
Farm Bureau
Wet Weather Poultry and Wheat Storage Measures in Scott County
Wet weather management for laying hens emphasizes noon feeding of crumbled mash with milk or water, abundant clean water, and confinement to boost 50 percent summer egg production for defense needs. Sudan grass is suggested as supplementary pasture. Scott County farmers are urged to plan storage space for the 1941 wheat crop, with storage loans and cooperative efforts from the Commodity Credit Corporation, elevators, and railroads to ensure defense readiness.
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National Defense
Scott County
Evin Burke
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Burker
Garden Activity in Scott County Detailed Survey
A county extension survey shows six to twenty five vegetables grown in gardens with an average of 13.7 per garden in 1941 led by Ella Wikuart. Ninety one percent of farm families grow gardens and store produce including potatoes pumpkins turnips parsnips carrots and beets. A home grown year round supply lowers daily costs by fifteen cents per week per person for salt spices and other necessities to maintain nutrition.
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County Extension Service
Ella Wikuart
Scott County
Schucharts win at cattle show in Cape Girardeau
R B Schuchart and son, dairy farmers north of Morehouse with 60 cows, won top honors at the District Black and White Show at Cape Girardeau fairgrounds on May 29. A five-year-old cow won first in its class of eleven and the senior class, earning the grand championship. 38 head shown by breeders from Cape, Perry, Scott and New Madrid counties, with F J Armstrong as superintendent. William McElreath led the Teachers College stock exhibit.
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R. B Schuchart
R B Schuchart Jr
Morehouse
Fair Grounds
Cape Girardeau
Schucharts
Cape
Perry
Scott
New Madrid
F. J. Armstrong
Teachers College
William McElreath
Portageville and vicinity form two cotton grower groups
Ginners and growers of Portageville and nearby organize two one variety associations to improve cotton quality and marketing on grade. Friday meeting established D and P L group and Stoneville group with shared officers Harrison Boone president A R Prather vice president H E Patterson secretary treasurer Charles Prather group rep H R Milem alternate group rep. Unincorporated no dues. members gain free government classing on each bale ginned. Papers sent to Memphis classing office. more groups planned at LaForge New Madrid Gideon Marston.
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Portageville
Stoneville
Harrison Boone
A. R Prather
H E. Patterson
Charles Prather
H R. Milem
Memphis
LaForge
New Madrid
Missouri Cotton Production in 1940
Final reports show Missouri produced 388000 bales of cotton in 1940, about 2 percent above the December 1940 estimate. Yield per acre averaged 454 pounds, below the 1939 record of 555 and the 10 year average of 365. Value of lint and seed totaled 521,808,000, down from 1939 due to lower production though prices rose about 5 percent.
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Missouri
Bureau of the Census
Missouri State Farm Census
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