Mississippi County Farm News Highlights 4H Day and Crop Club Growth
Mississippi County hosts a May 4 4H Play Day at Belmont County State Park with 4H members leaners and parents in relays and a noon picnic. The Sikeston Chamber of Commerce sponsors the 125 130 40 and 50 Bushel Corn and Two Bale Cotton Clubs with an annual Recognition Dinner, while notes on crop outlook cover soybeans corn and grain sorghum. The Farm Outlook discusses prices, plantings, and disease risks like Anthracnose in cotton with seed treatment recommendations.
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Mississippi County
Cohumnpes
Belmont Xentucay State Park
Tas
Werners
Des
Arch
George P. Rowe
Ageni
James Beaird
Sikeston
Lilkeston
Charles Stancilasks
Plant Food Deficiencies Show Up In Growing Crops
Scott County Ramblings discusses how plant nutrient imbalances affect yields in grain, forage, and pasture. It outlines nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and magnesium deficiencies, signs in leaves and stalks, and the role of soil testing for corrective treatment. It also notes the existence of 55 American Indian languages and many dialects as a brief aside.
New Madrid Farm News on Spring Insect Checks and Sprays
Spring brings insects to crops in New Madrid County warns E B Nace Associate County Agent Farmers should inspect alfalfa peas aphids and grasshoppers and consider targeted sprays If alfalfa shows heavy damage Parathion or Marathion may be used by experienced operators Early spraying of hatching grasshoppers in fence rows and ditches helps prevent field damage Dieldrin Toxephene Aldrin Hepiochlor and malathion methoxychlor mixes are advised for home gardens and pastures Fungicides mixed with insecticides are optional but best avoided with certain wettable powders
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Mssissippi
Der
CCC
Missouri College of Agriculture
Dunn
E. B. Nace
New Madrid County
Acre
Colorado
Farmers Urged To Manage Army Worms In Barley Wheat And Pastures
Army worms are appearing in Barley Wheat and Pastures. Check leaves and plant bases for four worms per square foot to justify spraying with toxaphene or dieldrin. Spray 2 pounds per acre toxaphene or 4 ounces per acre dieldrin. Do not spray edible vegetables within seven days of harvest. Do not graze Soil Bank Conservation Reserve land during contract periods without express permission noting drought or disaster exceptions.
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FE. B. Nace
Soil Bank Conservation
J. W. Abernathy
Scott County
ASC
Secretary of Agriculture
Jr. Abernathy
Memorial Day Observance And Dinner At Blodgett
The annual Memorial Day observance and Homecoming Dinner will be held May 26 at Blodgett. Veterans are honored, graves decorated, and former Blodgett citizens are invited to join a basket supper and social gathering with friends and neighbors.
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Blodgett
John Michaels Golden Wedding Anniversary Event
Mr and Mrs John Alichae of Diehlistadt invite friends and relatives to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary with a basket dinner in Diehlstadt High School gym on Sunday May 12 An open house in the afternoon welcomes those unable to attend the dinner.
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John Alichae
Diehlistadt
Diehlstadt
Michael Wil
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Stewart Air Force Base
Hamilton Air Force Base
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University of Missouri Extension
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