Scott County 4 H delegates attend State Week in Columbia
Scott County 4 H Club members joined peers from 114 Missouri counties at the third annual State 4 H Club Week in Columbia. Delegates from Blodgett Crowder Vanduser Diehlstadt Ulimo Wylie and others engaged in campus tours, fashion shows, home economics discussions, and a UN chalk talk. The group toured university farms, heard lectures, and later toured the Capitol. They secured 210 pounds of frozen rat bait from the Benton extension office with 40 pounds remaining, priced at 40 cents per pound to control rats on farms, with emphasis on cost savings per year per farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Whistle
Blodgett
Lorene Hubbard
Tom B. Stroup
Scott County
Columbia
Frank Altom
Crowder
Shirley Altom
Clinton Wisdom
Vanduser
Leon Rister
Louise Graham
Laquita Guiling
Diehrstadt
J. W. Burch
Agricultural Extension Service
T. T. Martin
Fred McKinney
Catherine Zimmerman
Florence Harrison
National Cotton Council
Helen Barnard
Helen Hunter
Gene Wetherall
Marjorie Mormeyer
Child Study
Stephens College
Brewer Field House
Lois Fisher
Chicago Council of Foreign Relations
You
United Nations
Robert S. Clough
China
Syria
Peru
Florence Keebhler
St. Francois County
Blodgett Club
Jefferson City
Capitol
Benton
Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of
Predator and Rodent Control
West Lafayette
Ind
Rat
210 Pounds of Rat Bait Delivered Farm News
Scott county farmers and others report receipt of 210 pounds of rat bait delivered for pest control. Local agricultural officials confirm the distribution aids rodent management across farms and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County Farm Activities and Agricultural News
Practices to boost dairy herd production this year
County Agent Tom B. Stroup advises farmers this month on pasture and herd management. Prepare soil for sudan grass, disk or harrow to destroy weeds, clip weeds before seed set, spray with DDT on timing schedule to control flies, provide cool water and shade, side-dress corn and sorgo with available nitrogen, and maintain good pasture management plus a breeding program to raise production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom B. Stroup
Sudan
Livestock Producers Conserve Feed Amid Price Rise
The Blodgett 4-H Club met at the Methodist church with demonstrations on sewing on a button and making salads. A plan for next meeting was set with Glenda Rister, Jean Graham, and Billy Howell as demonstrators. A national feed survey notes farmers keep production up while cutting feed per animal, signaling a potential continued decline in livestock numbers through 1948 if crop prospects improve and prices stabilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blodgett 4-H Club
Methodist Church
Helen Ruth Campbell
Helen Lambert
Glenda Rister
Jean Graham
Billy Howell
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Cincinnati
Agricultural College
L. A. Weaver
Univerisity of
Missouri
New Madrid County farm events and 4-H film search
New Madrid County Farm Bureau reports 4-H Club activities and a national talent search for a 4-H girl to star in The Green Promise film. Entry requires a photo and form from Hollywood. four girls will be chosen for screen tests and a paid Hollywood trip. The feature film is sponsored by Glenn McCarthy with producers Robert Paige and Monty Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Bacon
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Hollywood
New Madrid
Washington, D. C
College of Agriculture
Glenn McCarthy
Houston
Texas
Robert Paige
Monty Collins
Meeting Notes on Foods and Clothing Event
Foods with Mrs. W C Whistle and clothing with Mrs. E KR Rister featured at a gathering. At the close of the meeting, games were enjoyed by the group. Mary Sue Graham, Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Whistle
E. KR. Rister
Mary Sue Graham
Morley 4-H Club holds all day sewing session
An all day Morley 4 H Club meeting at Mrs Amos McMullin home taught third year clothing girls Patricia Phillips Molly May Hallie Gibbs and Norma Embry sewing practices from the project book. The group learned the factory method of inserting a zipper. A noon meal and evening dessert of ice cream and strawberries were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos McMullin
Morley
County Livestock Committee Attends Stock Yard Meeting
Charles Gardner of Matthews W O Burnett of Canalea T A Penman of Portageville and Herbert Rolf County Agent attended a St Louis stock yards meeting as guests of the National Stock Yards Company on Thursday June 3. Seven eastern Missouri counties joined to study facilities and discuss with stock yards executives the possible improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gardner
Matthews
W. O. Burnett
Canalea
T. A. Penman
Portageville
Herbert Rolf
St. Louis
National Stock Yards Company
Missouri
Pos
Missouri University Agronomy Club Visits Southeast Missouri
Clarence Woodruff of the University of Missouri soils department led 18 Agronomy Club members on June 3 and 4 tours across New Madrid County. They visited farms at Rufus Alsup Murray Klein and Adrian Anderson, then Ralph Hubbard and Delta Realty at Catron. William Noyes, president, noted many students had not previously seen Southeast Missouri and were impressed by the large operations and soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Woodruff
University of Missouri
University Agronomy Club
New Madrid County
Missouri
Rufus Alsup
Murray Klein
Adrian Anderson
Ralph Hubbard
Delta’ Realty
Catron
Harry B. Allston
Group Accompanied by County Agent Visitors
Thursday the group was accompanied by A. J. Renner of Sikes ton and Friday by Herbert Rolf, New Madrid County agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J.renner
Sikeston
Herbert Rolf
New Madrid
Pea harvest tips urge prompt processing and cold storage
The article notes tender young peas stay sweet due to sugar content and lose quality hour by hour after picking. It advises picking early, processing immediately, and using cold storage for best quality. It also mentions refrigeration if kept before cooking or freezing. It cites New York leading Navy enlistments in 1947 and comments on nutrition starting in infancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Purdy
Missouri University College of Agriculture
New York
U. S. Navy
California
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Missouri counties pass HB 280 to authorize health centers
Wayne and Butler counties in Missouri approved House Bill 280 enabling them to build operate manage and maintain county health centers under local authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Butler
Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Scott County Advisory Health Council
Rebecca Nistendirk
E. M. Woods
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
County Farm Bureau Livestock Committee
the Sikeston Paint & Wallpaper Co
E. Center St
Theodore Hopper
County Livestock Committee
Missouri University Agronomy Club
Farrbanks
Magneto
Aitien
Hahs Machine Works
Brushland
Machine Works
Highway
Sikeston, Mo
Eotit
Allis-Chalmers
Allis- Chalmers
Sikeston Farm
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