4 H Club Organized at Salcedo in Scott County
A new 4 H club formed at Salcedo with Alfred Carter Jr as president and Cantrell joining as leader after a gathering at Clarence Cantrell hall. About 75 attended to view Fresh from the Garden and hear Omaha Food Conference reports. Next meeting June 20 at Cantrell's store to select projects and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salcedo
Alfred Carter
Alwin Gasser
Clarence Cantrell
Omaha
Cantrell
Alfred Carter Jr
Eugene Merrick
Shirley Ann Merrick
Magaline Crossno
Missouri Guernsey Meet and Scott County 4-H Club Formed
Seven Scott county residents attended the Seco Dairy Farms type school at Arcadia with agents Caldwell Jerik Diebold Scherer Bowen Renner and Stevens plus guests from Gayoso and Chaffee. The session featured judging dairy cattle and praised the Mucklers cattle. Lusk Campbell district moved to organize a Scott County 4-H club with Naomi Collier as president and other officers named, while War Food Assistants will aid 4-H members this summer. Mrs Francis of Oran offered to assist, and Home Economics Council of Scott County held a quarterly meeting upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Scott County
Edna Francis
Margaret Rumph
H. C Haywood
Blodgett
Dichistaat
Commerce and Sikeston
Morley
Missouri University
Dumbarton Oaks
Elizabeth Garber
Farm Bureau
Seco Dairy Farms
Arcadia
Caldwell
Simon Jerik
Chaffee
J. F. Diebold
Peter Scherer
Kelso
Holden
Guernseys
Gayoso Farms
Gayoso
Mississippi
Lusk-Campbell
Hazel Evans
Joe Caldwell
Francis
Oran
Naomi Collier
Lews Wills
Marie Adams
Alice Collier
Earnest Collier
Aline Gross
Robbie Blaylock
Richard Kirkpatrick
Claude Collier
Oliver Kirkpatrick
Ida Mae Blaylock
Margaret Watson
Doris Wills
Charles Birk
Barney Gage
Bennyirkpatrick
Raipe Collier
Cotton Industry Seeks Postwar Markets in Cotton Belt Drive
Missouri leads with 78 percent pledge for a two million dollar fund to promote postwar cotton markets and research. Oklahoma near 70 percent and Mississippi about 50 percent. fund supported by producers and handlers. Parallel campaigns target cotton merchants and crushers. nearly 60 percent of compresses pledged. Funeral services held for Pearl E Leng in Portageville. he died of a heart attack at 66. survived by widow and eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Missouri
Ronnie F Greenwell
Hayti
Arkansas-Missouri Gunners Association
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Council
Oscar Johnston
Scott
Charleston
Portageville
Pearl E. Leng
Corn yield boost from sweet clover plowing in Missouri
John Hudson of Carroll county reports an expected 15 to 20 bushels per acre increase in corn after plowing under second-year sweet clover. The practice, supported by experiments across the state, relies on nitrogen from decaying clover and requires lime phosphate and potash beforehand. If adopted widely, Missouri could raise annual corn output on two-thirds of its usual acreage, says A W Klemme of the Missouri College of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hudson
Carroll County
Missouri
A. W. Klemme
The
Missouri College of Agriculture
World food shortages to last four years says minister
British food minister J. J. Llewellin told a 12 nation food conference in Europe that shortages in sugar, meat and fats will persist for one to four years. He blamed collection and distribution problems rather than production and noted full oil and fat supplies await liberation of far eastern producing areas. The United States plans to supply liberated Europe with 163000 tons of canned whole milk and 147000 tons of ?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
J. J. Liewellin
Lilewellin
United States
Dairy Supply Outlook From Global Trade Note
A official noted that shipments include dried skim milk and 43,000 tons of cheese. They expect 10,000 more tons of cheese from South America and 5,000 tons of canned milk from Canada, boosting available dairy supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Canada
Closing date for ACP applications June 30
Saturday June 30 is the last day for signing and filing 1944 Agricultural Conservation Payment applications in this county. About 1200 applicants have already signed and filed by undertaking eligible conservation practices or harvesting lespedeza and clover seed. Major soil conservation practices cited include ditching limping and green manure crops. Around 75 applications remain unsigned. County AAA urges those who have forms to sign and return them promptly and to contact the county office if forms have not been received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Calvin
AAA
Calvin
Mississippi County Faces Crop Struggles and Labor Shortage
In Charleston Missouri Mississippi county reports delayed plantings and 85 percent of February cotton intentions, with many fields weedy due to labor shortages and neglect. Corn stands are fair but yellow, soybeans scarce, watermelons late, and gardens heavily damaged by wet weather. Wheat and rye hurt. alfalfa seeding minimal. rainfall near 40 inches by June 15. hogs and cattle numbers down but brood sows up.
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Charleston
Mississippi
Missouri
Mississippi County
New Madrid County Canning Clinics Report
New Madrid County hosts ten canning clinics in Gideon Risco Parma Lilbourn Portageville Marston New Madrid Canalou Matthews and LaForge. Of 96 gauges tested 66 were inaccurate and faulty units should be replaced by new geared gauges from suppliers if local merchants lack them. Mrs Roy Stanley demonstrated cleaning petcocks and safety valves and advised cleaning after each pressure cooker use. County Extension Office offers checkups for those who missed the sessions. The Farm Bureau Picnic is set for July 19 in Lilbourn with queen contest amateur events prizes a 48 lb bag of car and other rewards for top entries. Votes for the queen are 1 cent each. Sam Avery and Marston lead the activities committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon
Risco
Parma
Lilbourn
Portageville Marston
New Madrid
Canalou, Matthews
LaForge
Roy Stanley
Stanley
Sam Avery
Marston
Outlook for Corn Dark Kansas City
The Missouri River flood runs heavy through Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri as farmers face the poorest corn prospects in years. Forecasters predict fair weather for the region, aiding the sixth flood in twelve years, while Western Kansas grapples with boxcar, labor, and threshing shortages ahead of harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri River
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas Plains
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Scott County Farm Activities
Jos. C. Caldwell
Hazel B. Evans
Home Economics Council
W. F. Dennis
Diehlstadt
Counal
U.S
BABY
Standard’s
Sikeston Hatchery
Herald
Stags
Ring
Sikeston Auction Company, Inc
Herbert F. H. Rolf
Laurel E. Weddle
Pennsylvania
Western Auto
Front Street
Sikeston, Mo
R. L. Guthrie
Mgr
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