Mississippi County Extension Farm News Reports Collaborations
Extension agents and cooperators including A J Drinkwater Jr Richard Cantwell Guy Crawford C K Anderson Elbert Hanor H C Finley Victor Steinman Finley Thompson Freeman Finley and H N Watson oversee fertilizer tests and soil insect control demonstrations. Field plots on H D Ficklin and Thompson farms test four treatments on five acres each for soybeans while researchers explore potash needs and preplant chemical protection.
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Extension Service
A. J. Drinkwater Jr
Richard Cantwell
Guy Crawford
C. K. Anderson
Elbert Hanor
H. C. Finley
Victor Steinman
Finley Thompson
Freeman Finley
H. N. Watson
Lee Jenkins
Missouri College of Agriculture
H. D. Ficklin
Thompson
Sam Story
Pfister
Mississippi County
Corena Mercantile
Grain Marketing and Combine Clinic May 23 at Sikes ton Library
Harvest season tips and a practical clinic outline for grain marketing and combine operation. Scott County farmers invited to learn proper engine loading, adjustment of straw racks and cleaning shoe, and techniques to measure and reduce combine loss with practical field checks. It notes specific loss benchmarks for wheat and oats and explains steps to adjust cylinder speed and concave clearance. Also mentions a separate note on ice melt effects on ocean levels in New York.
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Sikeston Library
Scott County
Murphy to Speak on Balanced Farming at Benton Meeting
William J. Murphy, crops specialist from the University of Missouri, will address the County Balanced Farming Association quarterly meeting May 19 in the Catholic school basement at Benton. The event starts at 7 p.m. with a luncheon followed by Murphy’s talk on balanced farming plans and new practices to boost farmers income this year.
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William’ J. Murphy
University, of Missouri
County Balanced Farming Association
Benton
Murphy
ASC Warns Against Treated Seed Wheat
Wheat growers are warned that wheat treated for seed purposes should not be mixed with purchase agreement and CCC loan wheat. Harold Athoff, chairman of the Scott County ASC Committee, says mixing treated seed with non treated wheat makes the grain ineligible for CCC loans or purchase agreements. He notes health authorities condemn treated seed wheat for food use and advises keeping treated seed separate to protect value and security for loans.
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Harold Athoff
Scott County
ASC
CCC
Mercy Fies
Change in Seed Products Purchase Plan Announced
The Department of Agriculture revises the 1954 Cottonseed Products Purchase Program terms to let crushers repurchase undelivered linters. Tenders now based on cellulose at 3 cents per pound below CCC purchase price. Previously linters were bought at 3 cents per pound gross weight and crushers could buy at tendered price.
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Department of Agriculture
CCC
Variety for Cold Baked Beans with Fresh Veggies
A simple cold baked beans dish gains color and texture with chopped green pepper raw onion rings sliced tomato and chopped parsley. The mix adds crunch brightness and a fresh herb note to the bean base.
Insect Situation in Missouri Report on Pests
Latest Missouri bulletin notes cutworms as the immediate threat to corn seedling crops and pastures. It recommends soil insecticides broadcast and disked in, with dieldrin and lindane seed treatments and warns of maggots in seed corn. Armyworms, grasshoppers, chinch bugs, and hornflies are also discussed with monitoring and spraying guidance.
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Missouri
Missouri Folder Offers Cotton Insect Control Advice
A new folder with cotton insect control recommendations for southeast Missouri is now available at county extension offices. Prepared by University of Missouri entomologists and aligned with National Cotton Council 1955 recommendations, the booklet is being distributed to ginners and county agents for farmer access.
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Missouri
University of Missouri
National Cotton Council
Stirling Kyd
Lee Jenkins
Department of Entomology
Spot Cotton Prices Steady Across South Central Markets
Spot cotton prices stayed steady in the South Central Area as trading rose and sales surpassed three months' highs. Middling 1 1/16 inch cotton on the Memphis market stood at 37.75 cents per pound on May 12, unchanged from a week earlier and the highest since October 1952, with Little Rock New Orleans and Greenwood posting 36.65 36.55 and 37.50 cents respectively.
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South Central Area
Department of Agriculture
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Greenwood
South
No Spring Field Day At Experiment Station
The annual spring Field Day at Southeast Missouri Experiment Field near Sikeston is canceled due to severe Manch freeze damage to small grains except wheat. Cotton corn and soybean work are not yet advanced enough to show results. wheat and alfalfa variety trials are worth viewing. Plans for a late summer field day are being made.
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Misouri
Sikeston
University + Missouri College of Agriculture
Experiment Field
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Dearborn
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New York
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Pn Come
I. Galemete
Kingsdale
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Pletine
Farm Bureau Life Insurance
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Thunderbird
Clayton & Williams Motor Company
West Malone Sikeston, Missouri
Maye
Detroit
Kyd
J. W. Burch
National Cotton Council Educational Services
J. Ritchie Smith
Missouri Agricultural Extension Service
Tom B. Stroup
de Rock
New Orléans
Gree Wood
Lite Rock
Opein
Memphis Territory
Experiment Station
Wade Bebd
Michigan
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