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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
2
Scott County reports severe cut worm damage to cantaloupes and melons south of Benton. A poison bran mash using bran, paris green, water and molasses is advised, applied at dawn or dusk. The article also covers a cattle feeding meeting in Sikeston and details Scott County’s 1940 Triple-A farm participation, acreage signups, and loan and insurance data.
The April summary notes 147 youth joined the third annual County 4-H Club Achievement Day, surpassing 1939 and 1938 participation. Projects include Saw Horse making, mounting wood blocks, pattern use in dressmaking, and new clubs formed in Ward and Gangle. Soil conservation reached 91.2 percent of cropland. lime use and contour seeding noted. Home sewing classes across multiple clubs taught budgeting, wardrobe planning, and alterations. A lawn improvement training aided 35 people from nine clubs. Efforts to improve home gardens and storage continued, with nineteen farm families tracking garden value and winter storage plans. Activities also cover mattress aid programs for low-income households, with $1200 mattress value at 15 cents to cover materials and labor. 120 mattresses pending, 280 more applications approved, and materials ordered.
New Madrid county farmers may visit the Sikeston Experiment Field on Highway 61 three miles north of Sikeston on Wednesday afternoon May 22 starting at 1 30 p m The field hosts field crops and soils specialists from the Extension Service to explain experiments and answer questions
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