Grain storage outlook in Scott County and nation
The Farm Week report outlines Scott County grain storage gaps with 3.8 million bushels wheat and 5 million bushels corn space needed, plus 1 million bushels immediate demand. Nationally by end of 1954 harvest an extra 400 million bushels may exist, with about 100 million bushels more space needed. Storage guidance encourages on farm bins and CCC loan plans, emphasizing soybeans' price trend and livestock needs.
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Scott County
U. S
C C.C
College of Agreentures
Fficiérit
Ceive
Missouri Delta Hosts Soybean Contest For Youth
Missouri 4-H and FFA students in Delta area may join a soybean production contest sponsored by the Missouri Cotton Producers Association. First prize is a 100 dollar U S Savings Bond. second through seventh win 50 dollar bonds. Entries due by July 1 1954. plots 2 to 5 acres. awards to those over 40 bushels per acre with pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Missouri
Delta
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
U. S
Portageville, Mo
Rabid Cattle Losses Hit Shannon County Farmers
Shannon County farmers report about 25 head of cattle killed by rabies in the past week. Paul Dowler near Birch Tree says his loss reached about 20 head as a fox rabies outbreak was noted in January and February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon County
Paul Dowler
MCPA Announces 1954 Two Bale Cotton Contest
The Missouri Cotton Producers Association launches the 1954 two bales cotton contest with rules same as 1953. Open to 4 H and FFA students under supervision. First seven prizes total 600 dollars in U S Savings Bonds plus individual cash awards from Coker's seed. Entry due by June 15, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
FFA
MCPA
U. S
Coker
Missouri
Coker’s
Hartsville
Parma News Weekend Guests Visit from Far and Wide
Weekend visitors to Parma include Tenley Palmer and Nade Hugel from Evansville Indiana plus Hart and Townsend families from Manila and New Madrid. Others from Detroit and Flint joined local residents in shared visits. Multiple families toured or stayed with locals, with several traveling from Michigan and Tennessee for weekends and introductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Shaw Sr
Tenley Palmer
Nade Hugel
Evansville
Ind
Eton Hart
Manila, Ark
Delphis Hart
Parma
Henderson Townsend
David
New Madrid
Burl Shaw
Madison, Ill
Charley Huffine
Lelia
Detroit
Mich
Poplar Bluff
A. D. Brown
Rowland Smith
Flint
Louie Ray
Dixie Morgan
Earl Kerr
Sikeston
Dorotha Fudge
Walter Walls
Ed Walls
Milford Morgan
Joe Morgan
Benton Harbor
Roger Morgan
Paul Grimsley
Jim Gilmer
Cape Girardeau
M. L
Entertainers Greet Guests at W D Presson Event East Prairie
East Prairie Mrs. Joel Bavell hosted a Saturday afternoon 3 to 5 gathering for Mrs. W. D. Presson of Rochester New York. Attendees included classmates and friends such as Mrs. Ellis Howlett Mrs. Grover Sutherland Mrs. Maude Gilmore and many others. Absent were listed guests. Hostesses served party cookies mints coffee and soft drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Presses
W. J Ibs
Howard Schneider
W. D. Presson
Rochester
N.Y
Ellis Howlett
Grover Sutherland
Maude Gilmore
Wiliam P. Wright
Charleston
Roy Long
la Lima
Honduras
Eldred DeField
Sikeston
D. W. Gilmore
Benton
Ales Presson
L. F. LaPlant
Blanton Traylon
Webb DeField
Less Watson
Roy Watson
Anna Harper
Paul Presson
Arpa Hill
Clay Burchett
Grace Bright Campbell
E. E. Ziegenhorn
L. E. Gregory
Ralph Bogert
John Clevidence
Donald Story of
Marie Moore
Annie Davis
E. E. Lewis
Harold Powers
Mary Barber
H. M. Hopgood
Eva Presson
L. B. Cook
Art Conyers
Mary Moore
Mayda Emory
Charles Givens
Bil Givens
Robert
J. D. Tinnell
Frances Givens
Owen Stader
David of
Charlegin
Givens
St. Louis
Clara Barnhill
Woodrow Fussell
Hopkinsville
Joel Savell
Judy
Lilbourn
Amos Riley
Nan Schuch
Tony and
John
Jackson
Tom Givens
Tinnell
David
Lee Stader
G. R. Ellis
F. A. Forrest
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Garden Club
Portageville
W. R. Ellis
W. P. Ellis
Gail
Ellis
Gertrude Harper
Blanche Shelby
Mississippi County Ladies’ Democrat Club Club
Reelfgot Lake
Woman’s Improvement Club
Rustic Rock Inn
H. G. Shaw
Nina Nelson
Cecil LaPlant
James Savell
Club
Seed corn seedling disease control proves value in Illinois tests
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station reports chemical seed protectants and disinfectants reduced seedling blight in corn, boosting yields by 7.6 to 10.2 percent and adding about 42 million bushels statewide annually. Benefits linked to early emergence. mechanical seed handling increases coat damage. Concluding notes urge continued use, with best chemicals offering large community gains.
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Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Illinois
Koehler
Fundis
Essex and area visit notices and school events
Bloomfield and surrounding residents visited families across Essex route 2 and nearby towns. May events include Essex School operetta, a juniors seniors banquet, and a baccalaureate in the gym with Rev. Robert Jones as speaker. A Hundred and Eleven softball team played here, wiener roast honors for 5th and 6th grades, and multiple family visits across Dexter Sikeston Cape Girardeau and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Hall
Ray Hall
Dean Dennington
San Antonio
Tex
Frank Edge
Orville Dennington
Dennington
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Ira Cropp
Uran
Parma
Southeast Missouri
Y.W.A
First Baptist Church
Woodrow H
Oran Lemons
Henry Biggs
A. O. Denson
Tracy Eaton
Sikeston
J. O. Niswonger
Jewell Ross
Gideon
O. L. Duncan
Janie Pat
Cape Girardeau
Scott Jones
Woodrow Hon
Holcomb
Benny Cato
Grand Prairie
Earl Baskin
Chip Lewis
Hayti
Jim Kinder
Wanda Hamlin
Tom Hamlin
O.k
Woodrow Hen
Senath
White Oak
Bernie
Raymond Lucy
Frank Highfill
Poplar Bluff
Neavie Biggs
Pontiac
Mich
Tick Wilburn
Wilburn
Eldon Edwards
Harvey Dunn
James
Wilma Ruth Williamson
Essex
Ralph Gibbs
Dunn
Ernest Muffett
Artie Scott
Canaloa
Scott Barney
Maurine Conatser
Horace Haight
R. L. Covington
James Vaughn
Moro
Women’s Missionary Council of
The
Assembly of God Church
A. D. Brown
Pete Parkman
Las Vegas
Nev
Thomas Parkman
Lena Kerr
Earl Kerr
Charles Kerr
Lilbourn
Ethel Panos
Alvon Beauty Salon
Memphis
Tenn
George Smith
George Lucy
Alma Hiertz
Lutesville
Lucy
St Lons
WSCS
Margaret Pimberton
Frank Highfi
Lou Conatser
Sophia Siehr
Martin Bondurant
John M Leigh
Dora Calvin
Wilma Glenn
Bloomfield
Clent Ellis
Willy Woods
Quinn
Sylvester Razor
Glen Hunt
Dudley
James L. Hayes
Florence Fitzgearls
Homer
Patty Ellis
Tom Fralick
Dexter
Vader Link
Deloras Underwood
Whyne
Michigan
Sheila Lankford
Charles Ellis
Essex School
Robert Jones
Mary Rachel Hills
Mountain View
Hayes McGee
Robert McGee
Paul Smith
Jess Ellis
Arkansas Sunda
Maude Arnold
Misa Golda Arnold
Cape
Marven .Caus
Hog Stealing Twosome Get Two Year Terms
Benton Judge D W Gilmore sentenced LaRay Taylor of Miner and George Stout of Charleston to two years each in the state penitentiary for stealing hogs. The pair allegedly took 26 hogs over a three week period. Honolulu land area of Hawaii is 6 540 square miles, more than that of three U S states.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
U. S. States
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Scott County Farm News
Missouri Cotton Producers Association At
E. R. Gratz
Jody Carrell
Walter Jewett
David Shaw
D. C. Brorein
C.E
O.E.S
Campbell
Gertrude Buckley
Blair
Greenwood Righ
Bob Blair
George Greenwood
Houck Stadium
Greenwood
Columbia
Goodwill
Betty Shanks
Mpa Perera
Parma News
East Prairie
Mrs
Joel Bavell
Methodist Church
Danny Webb
Dale Hopgood
D. J. Sanders
Lannis Chunn
George Whitt
Belle Bennett Circle
Belle Bennett
W.S.C.S
Everett Robertson
Herbert Pickett
W.S.C. S
Florida
Christian Church Sunday School
John Clevidence Sr
Scott Mainard
Scottie
W. D. Kiesson
N. Y
Benton, Missouri
Kingsdale
Ogden
Perry
Howard McGill, Mor
Sikeston City Limits
REA
Scott
Mississinai Electric Co-op
Sikeston & Bloomfield
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