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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
15
Scott County farmers and Commerce 4-H Club members celebrate reaching a $100,000 goal to fund a Wappapello Lake 4-H camp for Southeast Missouri youths. The tour highlights cotton processing, soil nutrients, fertilizer care, and boron and pH needs, with expert talks from Dr. Graham and Mr. Klemme.
Ginners and cotton farmers will tour July 15 16 and 17 to study improved cotton production and ginning methods. The trip starts at Dyersburg Cotton Products Inc mill at 9 am July 15 then visits International Harvester cotton picker plant in Memphis. July 16 program at Stoneville Mississippi ginning laboratory then Delta Experiment Station. July 17 continues at Delta Experiment Station.
The Blodgett A H Club purchased a pure bred Holstein from the R P Schuchart and Sons herd in Morehouse. The consignor noted the heifer, Concetrator Princess, has a strong record with 11 608 pounds milk in 2 21 days at 4 2 percent and 271 pounds butterfat. The dam produced 16 998 pounds milk and 650 pounds butterfat under two daily milkings. The club plans to sell the registered heifer to fund their Mae Wappapello 4 H camp project. The report also covers a Missouri group tour July 15–17 with stops in Dyersburg Tennessee Memphis and Stoneville. Contributions to the camp fund are highlighted and the county aims for 2 500 with a 50 000 regional goal.
About forty farmers, agricultural leaders and others from Scott New Madrid Stoddard and Mississippi counties attended a Monday night meeting at the Dunn Hotel in Sikeston hosted by Schrock Fertilizer Company representatives. A. W. Klemme Extension soils specialist and Dr. Herbert Graham Missouri College of Agriculture professor discussed soil fertility and its link to crop production, noting soil testing began over a century ago with calcium tests in Virginia and recent advances in understanding soils and testing.
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