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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1957
Page
2
A companion garden plan shows vegetables and flowers together to boost beauty and yield. It highlights flower towers such as Alissum and zinnias, plus pest notes on armyworms boll weevils and the risky red fire ant. Pre-emergence 2 4D spraying for corn is advised to control weeds, with cautions about sandy soil and timing.
An instructional horticulture piece urges careful seed sowing and soil preparation. It compares seeds to infants needing air water and food, warns against waterlogging and deep planting, and advocates humus mixes to retain moisture. It covers seed depth, thinning, row spacing, and yields with Mississippi County corn data and cross plowing tips for cotton. It notes a correction about garden insecticides and reports on melon beetle concerns.
Fourteen clubs attended an all day Home Economics Extension Clubs meeting in New Madrid at the Masonic Hall on April 25. Miss Rebecca Nistendirs led the session, covering pattern sizing, stay stitching, and new zipper techniques, with demonstrations of a zipper clutch bag and dress plackets. A newsletter on cotton insect updates for Southeast Missouri will be issued for the 1957 season, with county office signups urged. Certification deadline for wheat seed crops extended to May 10, Knox and Vermillion varieties highlighted for Mississippi County.
Scott County Extension notes discuss starter fertilizer for corn, weighing early planting, soil fertility, and crop yields. Early application boosts stands and yield, while late season placement offers diminishing returns. plan storage, equipment, and balanced farming to maximize profits. The brief also covers seed corn insecticide treatments and pest protection, plus timing for harvest readiness.
Article notes a bloat risk from young April clover pastures on farms and dairies. It cites dry roughage feeding as standard practice and the use of cottonseed hulls to aid digestion. Mississippi Experiment Station research during 1956 shows a penicillin salt mix given regularly reduces bloat cases and losses.
Mississippi County Extension Agent E Q Brown warns of a rising vetch pest, the Vetch Bruchid, harming seed yields. A 14 pound per acre dieldrin spray, plane or ground, is advised as fields bloom, with a possible second application two weeks later. Also covers soil insecticides aldrin and heptachlor with recommended rates for long-lasting protection.
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