Summer Soils and Crop Air Tour Planned in Scott County
A Benton Extension Office meeting outlined a first of its kind Missouri Flying Farmer Tour for Scott county adults 18 plus. The one half hour flight covers Sikeston Ridge erosion, terracing, contour planting, and soil conservation during a 12 pm to capacity event funded by pilots with a $3 fee per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Scott County
Bob Matthews
Missouri
Sikeston
Sikeston Air Field
Missouri College of Agriculture
Sikeston Ridge
Hux
Matthews
van Horne
Stephen Hunter
Bill Baker
Oran
New Hamburg
Herman Diebold
Lester Martin
Peter Scherer
Kelso
Benton Hills
Morley
Jack Hunter
Bob Gober
Scott County Milling Company
A. J
Pete) Renner
Edward Matthews
Amos McMullin
Otto Diebold
Mike Urhahn
Fred Forbis
Alwin G. Gasser
4 H Camp for Boys and Girls At Wappapello
A 4-H camp is planned for all 4-H age youth in Southeast Missouri, serving Scott and 15 nearby counties. The site on Lake Wappapello will include cabins, a central dining hall, and a three mile road. Budget set at 50,000 with Scott county to raise 2,500. funds come from 4-H clubs and donations to the Missouri 4-H Camp Association. The project seeks practical education, outdoor activities, and civic training, with brucellosis control notes appended separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Scott County
Tom B. Stroup
Lake Wappapello
Lake Wappapella
Scott
Missouri 4-H Camp Association Inc
Ben O. Matthews
Miner
Chas. Boyce
Sikeston
Benton
Matthews
Boyce
Farmers urged to step up fight against brucellosis
Kansas City report says brucellosis is the top economic threat to US livestock. The American Foundation for Animal Health notes wartime gains faded postwar, with tests dropping from seven million cattle at 2.4 percent infection in 1941 to over five million tested with about 4.5 percent infected last year, urging renewed spring campaigns to halt the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Fescue and Ladino Clover Tour Draws Scott County Farmers
Eighteen Scott County farmers and leaders joined the University of Kentucky Extension Service for a fescue and Ladino clover tour near Paducah. The visit covered Kentucky 31 fescue growth, weed control using 2 4 0, and pasture seeding recommendations. Attendees included Emmett and Wesley Strayhorn, Bob Minner, and local teachers and extension staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Paducah
Kentucky
Tom Stroup
Extension Service
The
University of Kentucky
W. C. Johnstone
S.C.S. Nursery
Emmett
Wesley Strayhorn
Bob Minner
R. H. Mackley
Blodgett
F. W. van Horne
Wm. Z. Baker
Loomis Mayfield Jr
Jean Klein
Chas. Lindley
Jack Burke
Sikeston High School
Avin Boise
F. H
Amos McMullin
Dean McMullin
Morley
Peter Scherer
Kelso
Arthur Mier
Oran
Warren G. Lee
Tom B. Stroup
Soil testing laboratory set up in Scott County
Scott County opens a soil testing laboratory at the County Extension office in Benton. The facility, funded by the county court and Farm Bureau, includes workspace, equipment shelves, and a running sink. O T Coleman of the University of Missouri helped install equipment. services include organic matter, calcium, limestone, phosphate, and potash tests with fertilizer recommendations from the County Agent. Information on sampling will be available at the lab or Extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Benton
Scott County Court
Scott County Farm Bureau
O. T. Coleman
University of Missouri
County Extension Service
Soils Department
The
Missouri College of Agriculture
Soil Laboratory
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Miles
Penny
F.C.B. Pontiac
Souttern Auto Sales
New Madrid Street
Niewspa Perhelalve
Wappapello
Alta
Southeast Missouri
Chronia
Wayne CO
Butler CO
Lo Market Road
Poplar Bluff
Scott Countians
Fescue and Kroger
Harrow
Brushland Harrow
Hahs
Machine Works
Telephone No
Highway
South Sikeston, Mo
Caleb Smith
Malone Avenue
East Front Street
Waggener’s Clothing
Derris Drug Store
Sikeston, MO
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