Farmers To Fight Army Worm Pests
NEW MADRID May 3 meeting of the County Committee on Insect Control discussed setting up a mining station for poison bait to curb army worms and grasshoppers. A station at Lilbourne near the Nesselrodh Campbell warehouse was planned with molasses and bran supplied, bait costing about 7 cents per acre plus labor. Farmers urged to cooperate, use bait wisely, and visit fields daily while the station operates 7:00 12:00 and 1:00 6:00 daily.
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New Madrid
Court House
Fred Geske
Cssiet
Lilbourn
Nesselrodh-Campbell
Frisco
Broom
George D. Jones
Grasshopper poison bait urged to curb army worms
Dr Leonard Haseman head of Missouri College of Agriculture entomology urges poison bran as a ready weapon against army worms. The bait, widespread across counties, can be mixed with molasses to boost effectiveness and should be broadcast at 10 pounds per acre with two applications. Last year army worms caused about half a million dollars in state crop damage, especially to pastures and small grains like barley.
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Missouri
Leonard Haseman
Missouri College of Agriculture
Haseman
Tess
District farmers fight army worms in Missouri fields
Southeast Missouri farmers in Scott and nearby counties battle army worms and cut worms that threaten corn, alfalfa, and wheat. Mississippi county reports heavy damage while Scott county reports limited losses. Grasshoppers observed in large swarms may worsen crop harm. worms arrive about a month earlier than typical. Some corn stands already destroyed and replanting may be needed.
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Scott
Missouri
Scott County
Mississippi County
Malcolm to Operate Store at Miner
Roland Malcolm has leased the new building at Miner erected by the Simpson Owl Company of Charleston and will operate a general merchandise and grocery there. He will be assisted in operating the store by Myrs Malcolm.
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Roland Malcolm
Miner
Simpson Owl Company
Charleston
Myrs Malcolm
Limited Farm To Market Road Funds For Four Years
Jefferson City May 5 A Missouri official said less than 4.5 million dollars can be spent on farm to market road construction from state and federal funds over the next three years under current taxes. In 1937 about 3.09 million was spent, with an average of 5.8 million over the prior four years. The plan envisions about 300 miles built annually, insufficient to connect many routes without new funds.
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Jefferson City
Claude C. Earp
Missouri State Highway Commission
Earp
Highway Commission
The
Road Construction Budget Smallest Since 1922
Jefferson City May 5 Approximately seven million dollars can be spent for all road construction in 1935 including State and Federal funds says Colonel Claude C Earp chairman of the Missouri State Highway Commission This amount covers projects placed under contract in 1957 but unpaid before January 3 1938 and will be the smallest program since 1922 Construction expenditures from all funds were twenty one million seven hundred thirty thousand seven hundred seventy seven in 1936 and fifteen million nine hundred twenty thousand seven hundred fifty nine in 1937
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Jefferson City
Claude C. Earp
Missouri State Highway Commission
Earp
Highway Patrol
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Missouri
4-H Club Activities in New Madrid County
Nine 4-H clubs in New Madrid County plan achievement days in May and April activities. Catron and Floodway clothing clubs host on May 14. Kewanee and Portageville clubs organize meetings and reorganization efforts. Lilbourn Floodway Pt Pleasant St Marys Matthews Canalou clothing clubs completed work for the April 21 county exhibit. 4-H Sunday programs were held at Keewanee and C M E Church New Madrid with 35 members present.
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Louise J. Morissey
New Madrid
Scrub Ridge Foods Club
Catron Foods Club
Catron
Floodway
Kewanee Foods Club
Kewanee Home Makers Club
Portageville Foods Club
Lilbourn
Pt. Pleasant
St. Marys
Matthews
Canalou
Kewanee
Rev Bell
Calvert
Marston
G. W. Thomas
Wheat stocks surge to near fifteen year high in Missouri
Interior mills and elevators in Missouri held about 5 000 000 bushels of wheat on April 1, reported by agricultural statistician Alfred C Brittain. Missouri stored 3 000 000 bushels in the state in addition to the national total of 73 075 000 bushels. The year earlier Missouri on hand was 800 000 bushels and the five year average was slightly over two million. Farm stocks on April 1 1938 were 4 945 000 bushels compared with 1 408 000 a year earlier.
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Columbia. Mo
Alfred C Brittain
United States
Missouri Cotton Crop Led State's Agricultural Growth
Missouri farmers sold 56 000 bales of cotton and 17 000 tons of seed for about 4 100 000 dollars in 1910 from about 100 000 acres, per statistician Alfred C. Brittain. Preliminary 1937 sales reached 370 000 bales and 137 000 tons, earning nearly 18 million dollars, over four times 1910. Prices ranged 5 to 20 cents per pound for cotton and 9 to 66 dollars per ton for seed. 1937 was a record or near record year some variation since 1922. The average prices last year were the fourth lowest on record.
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Columbia
Missouri
Alfred C. Brittain
Railroads to Slash Wages 15 Percent Under AAR Plan
The Association of American Railroads adopted a resolution under the railway labor act to serve notice of a 15 percent wage reduction effective July 1 for all classes of labor. The measure, announced last Saturday, aims to generate substantial savings for railroad companies.
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The
Association of American Railroads
Railway Labor Act
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