Alfalfa Fertilizer Plans and Farm Welfare Notes
Scott County extension office offers alfalfa soil replenishment tips after first spring cut. Four ton crops remove 40 pounds of phosphoric acid and 120 pounds of potash, with methods to reapply via drill, surface spread, and harrowed incorporation. Boron supplements advised where deficiencies occur, and annual borax use may be alternated to maintain stands. Also cited are December 1951 Social Security payments to Scott County residents totaling 14,485 dollars from 559 beneficiaries, with regional figures for southeastern Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Woods
Miner
Scott County Extension Office
County
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Social Security Administration
Scott County
OA & SI
Lou Baine
Cape Field Office
Plans Told for Mid-South Fair 4-H Cash Awards
Cash awards totaling 3050 will be presented to 4-H Club boys and girls participating in the 1952 Mid-South Fair and Livestock Show. Prizes add to those offered in the Fair's Junior Livestock Show with events in judging contests, crop exhibits, dress revue, food products judging, and a canning exhibit. Winners in boys contests receive about 1100 in prizes. dress revue awards total 600 and food products awards total 350. An additional 200 goes to Tennessee and Arkansas 4-H members for special demonstrations in the Agricultural Building. Attendees at the planning meeting included 4-H leaders from Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
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South Fair
Seurday
Ve .C-Tly
Arkansas
Itssoppi
Tennessee
Crisca
Uvi Tech
Akso Fit
Asa
Sas
I O
Rudy) Monosmith
Mississip
Eeb Jekins
Aubrey Scott
Midre Jacocs
Phoeb- Harris
Martin Zook
Fae Mince
Bill) Wynne
Marie Jackson
Smee
Planting Soybeans and Corn Rates in Scott County
Scott County agent Tom B Stroup notes soybeans can endure cold like corn and best planting window is May to June 1. Yields drop with June plantings. weed control and erosion issues push toward beans, while corn planting rates rise with fertilizer use. upland soils target 12–14k stalks acre in 40–42 in rows, bottomland about 16k, with 9 in spacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papal
Scott County
Tom B. Stroup
Fowl Pox Insurance and Poultry Vaccination Methods
Scott county poultrymen may insure against fowl pox outbreaks via vaccination programs. Healthy birds eight to twelve weeks old gain strong immunity using feather follicle or needle-application methods. Rules from the University of Missouri urge vaccinating only healthy birds, following vaccine instructions, not mixing vaccinated with unvaccinated birds, avoiding partial vaccination, and careful handling of recently vaccinated birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Amos McMuillin
Starling Guinn
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Missouri
Premerge use grows in Mississippi county cotton fields
Mississippi farmers report successful weed control with Dinitro sold as Premerge per manufacturers' directions. Most use two quarts per acre in 12 to 14 inch bands at planting. some apply up to four quarts with mixed results though extension guidelines cap at 2.5 quarts. Reports from Peters Bros and others note weed suppression, occasional stand loss, and varied results across fields and soil types. A June 3 meeting at John Clevidence’s farm will demonstrate treated cotton.
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Mississippi
Dinitro
Peters Bros
Windyville
Lester Peters
Peters
John Crevidence
W.H Haslauer
Pinhook
Extension Service
Mississippi County
John Clevidence
Airline Road
Wool Ridge School
Clevidence
Dearmont Oliver
Canalou Community Club May Meeting Report
The Canalou Community Club met May 21 1952 at Mrs Barney Blankenships with 17 members and nine visitors. President led the meeting and roll call cited a quote Medical Practice Now Outdated. Minutes approved. gift for Mrs Buck Croom in Mount Vernon Hospital approved. Health and First Aid lesson led by Mrs H A Mitchell. 4 H puppet theatre by Croom's girls featured Marilyn Mitchell Ginger Croom Joan Summers Louise Landers Pauline Metcalf Janice Landers. Next meeting set June 18 at Mrs J W Hopper's at 2 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canalou Community Club
Barney Blankenship
F. A. Mitchell
J. W. Hopper
Buck Croom
Mount Vernon Hospital
H. A. Mitchell
Croom
FP. A. Mitchel
Reeves Leads 28 Farmers In Perry Soybean Certification
O A Reeves is the first of 28 Mississippi county farmers to file for inspection of Perry soybeans for certification. The group secured 600 bushels for seed supply in 1953 and signed to meet certification standards requiring land with no prior soybean crop, field inspections by Missouri Seed Improvement Association, and germination tests before tagging. Also reported are grasshopper sightings with a poison bait recommendation for cotton, noting limited future risk to Mississippi county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Reeves
Mississippi County
Perry
Mississippi
Missouri Seed Improvement Association
Cotton Damping Off Strikes Local Cotton Fields
Scott County Agent Tom B. Stroup reports widespread cotton damage in Jack Hunt er Hux and Matthews farms. The illness, likely Rhizoctonia damping-off, kills stems at ground level though plants may recover in hot dry spells. cool weather promotes the disease, while temperatures above 75 F and adequate rain halt it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hunter
Hux and Matthews
Tommy Howard
Tom B. Stroup
Scott County
Sucker bait that promises nothing for nothing
A wary look at a scam promise offering Something for Nothing. The piece warns readers to beware bait that sounds too good to be true and urges skepticism toward offers demanding no effort or cost.
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Farm News
SCOTT
Lanting
Fowl Pox Insurance
R. Q. Brown
Lindsay Brown
Raymond Gage
Bement
Missouri College of Agriculture
Canalou
Sam Lavell
Ball Dome
Jos. A. Leslie
Telephone
Welter Bldg
Sikeston
Attra Sasualt
Dearborn-Wood Bros
Ford Tractors
Dearborn Implements
Wallon & Williams Tractor Co
West Malone Street
Sikeston, Missouri
Sheers
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