Mississippi County Farm News Highlights Local 4-H Activities
About 200 adults and youths attended the Sunday H Sunday observance in Mississippi County at Char eson High School. Judge Marshall Craig spoke on Improving Family and Community Living, urging action to strengthen local farms and civic life. New 4-H charters were accepted by Elzie Every and others, with Norbert Rolwing presenting certificates. Additional field demonstrations cover corn fertilization using starter fertilizers and spacing trials led by A. J. Davis, Albert Goodin, and Leroy Shew, aiming to boost yields. Tips on identifying flying ants versus termites and weed control with ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate are shared with farmers and lawn care notes.
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Craig
U.S
Norbert Rolwing
Coummel
Elzie Every
Wolf Island
David Conan, Jr
Wratt
Busy Bees
Paul Scheffer
Pioneer
Luther Cherzz
Cherieston
Eager Beavers
Paty Brown
Charming
Jimmy Cipperd, Jr
Brven Parrell
Charleston
Leroy Shew
A. J. Davis
Albert Goodin
Shew
Abert Goodin
Bill Lough
Dogwood Commonky
A. C. Sturgeon
East Prairie
Sturgeon
Imo
Surgeon
Fred Moxley
Corm
Hogs Lead Sharp Upturn in Live Values
A strong upturn in hog prices at National Stock Yards pushed values to the highest in eight months with lambs and most cattle classes rising too. Moderate receipts and aggressive market action boosted prices across four of five sessions. hogs 189 to 190 pounds up, lighter weights up to 1.23, sows 25 to 3 cents higher. Friday top hog price at 23 dollars per hundredweight, most 180 to 240 pounds priced about 21.75 to 27.50, and late buyers paid around 22.73 for mixed grades. lows settled around 17.75 to 19.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stock Yards
Producers Live Stock Marketing Association
Barrow
Cattle Market Shifts and Farm Planting Guide Summary
Scott County Ramblings reports cattle prices rising with steers and bulls up while cows hold steady. Top steers reach around 30 to 39 dollars, good and choice heifers 26 to 28 dollars, plus premiums for prime beef. Sheep and lambs smaller supply, spring lambs mostly up to 22 to 25 dollars. The column urges early corn planting, cites tests from Missouri and mid Missouri data, and discusses grain sorghum planting methods, seed rates, and equipment. It also covers warm season crops planting windows, tomato and pepper varieties, cucumbers, cantaloupes, squash, and related home garden recommendations.
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Missouri
Aless
Lexcal
Stokesdale
Homestead
Rutgers
Model
Ohio
Parma News Roundup of Weekend Visits and Local Notices
Parma residents recount weekend visits and family events across multiple towns. Notables include Mrs W E Hammock of Memphis staying with her mother Mrs Mary Aycock, travels to Atlanta, Ga. Mrs Dorothy Lange visiting from Cuba, Mo. Jim Bin released from St Francis Hospital. Mrs Fred Frickey death in St Louis. birthdays and dinners hosted by local families. several trips to St Louis, Manila Ark, Cape Girardeau, and New Madrid for relatives and friends.
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W. E. Hammock
Memphis
Mary Aycock
Ailante
Harry Baker
Roy Anthony
Ferndale
Mich
Omar Reagen
Flat River
Frank Miller
Bangor
Thomas Weller
Dorothy Lange
Cuba
Parma
D. C. Kirkwood
Big Springs
Bal Cox
Dana Aslin
Dexter
Afr
W C. Right
Mary Lindsey
Dorothy Mitchell
Joe Ramsey
Patsy Pfeffer
O. E. Pfeffer
FE. M. Radclite
Osceola
Ark
J. P. Sabyer
Jim bin
St Francis Hospital
Cape G Rargeau
Ed. Dillman
Ganghoters
Hayti
Laura E. Morgan
Anna Lee Cravens
St. Lars
Mrr
Gibb Cravens
Tommy Love
Cave Girardeau
Alter Love
Fred Frickey
St. Louis
Kenneth Melton
Cecil Melton
Leland Rowland
Missouri University
J. H. Rowland
Eva Parkman
Amccoy
C. A. Crain
Sylvia Chamberlain
Jean Parkman
Bea Parkman
Airs Louie Barber
Charmer
Oak
Melvin Wilburn
Sikeston
Wilmer Brown
Len Wilburn
Burl Underwood
Cape Girardeau
J. P. Salyer
Lence Morgan
Bill Morgan
Marva Rene
W. C. Knight
Mir
Donald EB. Peery
Bloomfeld, Mir
Mirs. I. D. Marn
Elton Heart
Manila
Raymond Lucy
AICDC
St. Joseph
Bean varieties and planting tips for a successful crop
The note lists top green bean varieties Topcrop and Contender and yellow hybrid sweet corn varieties Golden Cross Bantam and Aristogold. It recommends lima bean varieties Henderson Bus2 Thorogreen or Fordhook 242 and advises two plantings around May 5 and May 15 to avoid heat and moisture stress that can cause blossom drop.
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Henderson
Missouri Plant Foods Granted TVA License
The Missouri Plant Foods Company of Sikeston has obtained a license from the Tennessee Valley Authority to use a patented ammonization process and equipment for fertilizer production. TVA holds patents. the process allows higher nitrogen solutions in mixes and the creation of granular fertilizers, with about 90 companies licensed to use the process on a royalty-free basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissouri Plant Foods Company
Sikeston
Bes
Tennessee Vader Authority
TVA
TVA Ammonizier
Late Cotton Planting Yields in Pemiscot County Trials
Pemiscot County Farm News reports cotton variety tests at Sikeston from 1953 to 1955. Planting dates ranged from May 22 to late May in 1954 and 1955, with yields per acre from 369 to 790 pounds lint. Frost interruptions and heat influenced harvests, while preemergence weed control showed higher effectiveness on later plantings.
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Wickis
Sikeston
cGates
Karmex D.L
Divnon
Loem Sois
Pemascot
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J. P. Salver
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Thelma
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