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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
7
A dealer touts De Soto models with the 93 hp Economy Engine promising lower running costs per mile. The ad highlights luxury styling, roomy interiors, Safety Teterior, Cushioned Ride, hydrar body and a one-piece steel top. Easy payment terms, brakes, and safety features are advertised.
County Agent F B Veatch advises farmers to market fat lambs weighing 75 pounds or more in early June before prices fall. Lambs lose value as June progresses and hot weather plus stomach worm infestations cause losses in July and August. Early trucking and marketing avoid packer discrimination against back lambs later in the season.
Bids will be received June 24 in New Madrid county for a 2.5 mile grad ed and surfaced farm to market route SN linking Matthews with Highway 61. A bridge and approaches will be built as part of the bid package submitted to the State Highway Commission. Poplar Bluff reports over 300 attended a Friday fish fry at Ringo Ford by Galaee Class of the Methodist church, using more than 300 pounds of fish.
New Madrid county reports a sleeping sickness outbreak among horses on H. G. Cathey’s Canalon farm. Drs Old and Moore Hayti confirm diagnosis. early serum treatment can save affected animals. Total cases rise to sixteen across five farms and two communities. Vaccination urged. about 250 livestock expected to be vaccinated if farmers request veterinary help through County Agent Broom.
Wheat farmers in Southeast Missouri report rust damaging crops as threshing begins and yields dip. First loads delivered June 7 by Amos Riley and Sam Williams of Labour, with grade No 2 and test weight Missouri Premium. AAA projections put winter wheat at about 760.6 million bushels and spring wheat at 260–285 million, totaling roughly 1.02 billion bushels. Loans to farmers expected, base rate near 60 cents per bushel, contingent on grade and distance from markets, and only those in the 1938 Soil Conservation program eligible.
The National Safety Council reports 106000 fatalities from accidents in 1937, more than World War deaths. Injuries reached 9900000, motor-vehicle deaths totaled 39500, and accident costs hit 3.6 billion dollars. Fredericktown drugstore owner Edwin Rose died suddenly of a heart attack last Friday night. survivors include his widow, mother, and brother Clarence Rose of East St. Louis.
County agricultural extension agents chief office clerk county committee and county supervisor attended a Poplar Bluff meeting Tuesday where information and instructions were given for the 1938 performance check up of farms cooperating with the crop allotment program. Preparations to start work immediately to finish sooner and speed up payments were announced. An instruction and examination meeting for farm reporters was held today to select reporters for the performance survey. About thirty reporters or one for roughly every hundred farms will be needed.
Sedalia Missouri announces the thirty eighth annual Missouri State Fair Premium Book, 252 pages, with 17 500 copies distributed to businessmen editors breeders housewives farmers officials and sportsmen across Missouri. The three color cover premium book details departments and attractions for August 20 27 and serves as a ready reference for attendees and exhibitors. Secretary Green extols the fair as the state show window highlighting agriculture mining forestry industry and education.
Scott County home expert Ella Fikuart explains jelly making rules for best results. She notes fruit juice must contain acid and pectin, sugar balance is key, and under ripe fruit often yields better jelly. Overcooking or excess sugar causes ropy jelly while proper finishing yields clear, sparkling jelly with true color.
Woolen items need gentle handling in washing. Lukewarm soft water and neutral soap with borax help prevent hardening and yellowing. Hand washing is slow but feasible. machine washing saves effort with careful soap distribution, ample water, short cycles, and a loose wringer rinse.
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