Acreage Allotments Revised for County
County Agent FB Veatch reports revised soil depleting acreages for Scott County farms increasing total by about 3000 acres. Final tallies show 17947 tobacco? for cotton, 39764 for corn, 38545 for wheat, and 19291 for general crops totaling 115850 of 200523 county crop acres. Wheat remains a general crop in 1958 and shifts to special in 1959. Farmers may follow wheat with corn. corn and depleting acreage limits must be observed.
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Scott County
FB Veatch
Scott County Farmers to Get 1937 Payments
Seven hundred and forty six applications for payment under the 1937 Agricultural Conservation program were received at the Scott County Agricultural Conservation office this week, according to Evin Burke, chairman. Applications for single operators were mailed to individuals. those for multiple owners require signatures at the Benton office. The committee urges prompt visits to sign and return applications so checks can be drawn.
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Scott County Agricultural Conservation Office
Evin Burke
Burke
Agricultural Conservation Office
Benton
Ares
HW Clubs Begin Grooming for Contest
Livestock club members in three market pig clubs and one dairy calf club plan to compete in a livestock and dairy judging contest at Farmington soon. Clubs include Stringer Pig, Ward Pig, Campbell Pig, and Miner Dairy Calf. Members learn what to look for in a good animal, score it, then judge a class of four animals placing them by preference.
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Livestock Club
Dairy
Farmington Ssoon
Stringer Pig Club
Ward Pig Club
Campbell Pig Club
Miner “Dairy Calf Club
Edward Dickerson
Former Sikeston Farmer Runs California Chicken Farm
Mr and Mrs S O Pharris, previously of Sikeston, moved to San Dimas California last December and now operate two chicken ranches near Los Angeles raising broker size broilers in wire floors and also rabbits. They are located about 30 miles from Los Angeles near the Reynolds orange and lemon grove owners.
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S. O. Pharris
John Fussell
Sikeston
San Dimas
Calif
Pharms
Pharris
Los Angeles
Hudson Reynolds
Moreimouse
Air
Wm. Pharris
Clarence Scott
Goormer Sikeston
KEA PROJECT BEGINS STAKING FOR FARM ELECTRICITY
Work started Monday on staking out lines for the Scott New Madrid Mississippi Co operative Association expected to bring electricity to about 600 farm families across three counties. Engineer O F Winn of E T Archer and Co Kansas City leads, with John Page Hodge Decker Jr and DeWint Zarkor assisting. Rural Electrification Administration approval pending but anticipated soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association
O. F. Winn
E. T Archer and Co
Kansas City
John Page
Hodge Decker Jr
DeWint Zarkor
Rural Electricisation Administration
Auction of bulls and stock cows at Sikes ton sale
Sikes ton Auction Company schedules a special sale next Saturday featuring four yearling Shorthorn bulls and two young Angus bulls, all high quality. Also offered are ten Whiteface stock cows and a Red River grain separator. Hogs sold on a steady market last Saturday with cattle showing an upward trend at advancing prices. Sheep demand was good but insufficient to meet buyers’ needs.
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Sikeston Auction Company
Red River
Livestock Prices Rise at Wagon Yard Auction Sale
Higher prices for cattle led the weekly Wagon Yard Auction Company sale with strong quality stock. Buyers attended from St. Charles Missouri Madison and Cape Girardeau counties, reflecting robust demand at the event.
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Wagon Yard Auction Company
St. Charles
Madison
Cape Girardeau Counties
A Most Valuable Fruit Strawberry's Value in Missouri Farming
Strawberries are described as the most valuable small fruit in Missouri per T J Talbert of the Missouri College of Agriculture. They endure diverse soils and climates, fit crop rotations, require low initial costs, and yield quickly with high quality, though soil type and drainage affect harvest timing and frost risk.
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Missouri
T J Talbert
Missouri College of Agriculture
Butler County Farmers Protest Allotments
Butler county farmers form the Farmers Protective Association to oppose USDA crop allotments under the soil conservation program. Max Berger elected president. committees set to recruit up to 1000 members by June 1. Members argue cotton limits are reasonable but seek removal of restrictions on corn, wheat, oats, and watermelons.
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Farmers Protective Association
Butler County
Circuit Court Room
Poplar Bluff
Berger
Route 60 Association Plans 1939 Cairo Meet
The 1939 national convention of the United States Route 60 Highway Association will be held in Cairo. The announcement followed the annual gathering in Batesville Oklahoma last week. Cairo was chosen by 432 delegates due to interest in the Ohio River bridge under construction.
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United States Route 60 Highway Association
Cairo
Batesville
Okla
Ohio River
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Amanda Jane Deane
Funeral services for Mrs Amanda Jane Deane wife of G F Deane of Matthews were held at the family residence May 22 with Rev Ralph Dod son and Rev John N Mills officiating. Interment was in Matthews cemetery. She died May 20 at 61 after years of ill health. Born September 27 1876 she married George Franklin Deane October 2 1892. Eight children were born four preceded her in death. Surviving are husband four children Albert Deane Clara Lumert Alice and Frankie Deane a brother Rube bornnart and seven grandchildren
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Amanda Jane Deane
G. F. Deane
Matthews
Ralph Dodson
Matthews Methodist Church
John N. Mills
West Plains
Matthews Cemetery
Deane
Nancy Bernhard
George Franklin Deane
Dearne
Methodist Church
Albert Deane
Clara Lumert
Alice
Frankie Deane
Rube Sbornnart
Funeral Services Held for Matthews Resident Allen Freeman
Funeral services were held Saturday for Allen Freeman a Matthews area farmer born August 26 1881 at Center Ridge Arkansas He died May 19 from infection after an injury from poultry wire leading to amputation in Cape Girardeau Missouri Survived by widow Elizabeth ten children Roy Louis Abb Wirth Eula Heisserer Betty Moser Pearl and siblings in Arkansas Interment in Matthews Cemetery
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Allen Freeman
Matthews
C.F. Transue
Sikeston
Mr Freeman
Center Ridge
Ark
Elizabeth Freeman
Roy
Louis
Abb
Wirth
Eula Heisserer
Betty Moser
Pearl Freeman
Stheston
Arkansas
Strire
Scott County Real Estate Transfers Report
Scott County real estate transfers list numerous parcels with buy and sale details. Names include Louis Burger Fannie Dobbs Hattie Ellis J A Waller H L Smith Everett Killian Don Wilson W H Holmes W H Kinnard James Lee and others with sections blocks lots and sums from 1 to 700 dollars at Morley Chaffee Sikeston and surrounding areas.
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H. L Smith
Lambert Harris
Lillian Smith
Sikeston
Everet Killian
Don Wilson
W. H. Holmes
W. H. Kinnard
Harry Hindman
L. J. Bechel
James Lee
Chaffee
Benton
Barley Harvest Begun In Sikeston District
Southeast Missouri reports the barley harvest underway with barley yields varying by farm. Joe Crouthers south of Sikeston cut a field on Tuesday while Ben O. Matthews of Miner started harvesting over 200 acres. Early beardless barley at the State Experimental Station yielded well under Carl Luper. Kentucky No 1, Tennessee No 6 and Michigan Winter barley also showed good results. Sayers Tanner farm yielded around 30 bushels per acre with worm damage minor. Clover from the Tanner farm yielded 76 tons with excellent hay quality and no worm damage. Army worms prompted primitive control methods around fields. Early Premium wheat cut at the station is projected for higher yields. Inspector B M King of the University of Missouri surveyed multiple farms for certification.
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Missouri
Joe Crouthers
Sikeston
Ben O. Matthews
Miner
State Experimental Station
Carl Luper
Mr. Luper
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michigan
Sayers Tanner Farm
Agricultural Department
Missouri University
B. M. King
University of Missouri
Columbia
Sayers Tanner
Harrison Tanner
Alvin Gasser
Prof
King
Mississippi County
Southeast Missouri road bituminous surface contract awarded
More than 25 miles of district roads will receive bituminous surface treatment after contracts let by the Missouri State Highway Commission. Rock Hill Asphalt and Construction Company of Clayton secured work in Division No. 10 for $13,516.67, including Route 55 Benton to Diehlstadt, Route 62 Risco to Highway 61, Route 34 Cape Girardeau County, Route 62 Dunklin, Route 108 Dunklin, and Route 34 Wayne.
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Missouri State Highway Commission
Rock Hill Asphalt and Construction Company
Clayton
Benton
Diehlstadt
Scott County
Risco
Highway 61
New Madrid County
Cape Girardeau
Dunklin
Wayne
Clyde McCoy Orchestra to Play New Madrid Dance
Clyde McCoy and his Sugar Blues orchestra will perform at New Madrid High School auditorium on Wednesday June 1 with Wayne Gregg and the Bennett sisters. Tickets limited to 200 to avoid crowding. dancing from 10 to 2. Also includes a local incident report about Harris and his wife being threatened in Fredericktown by workers.
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New Madrid
Adv
Fredericktown
Harris
Shoe Workers
Shoe Workers Expel Poplar Bluff Residents Report
Mosey Harris, president of the CIO Shoe Workers Union at Poplar Bluff, complains to the State Highway Patrol on Sunday about residents being expelled. Police investigate the alleged actions and assess the union dispute and community tensions linked to the shoe industry.
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Poplar Bluff
Mosey Harris
2 CIO Shoe Workers’ Union
State Highway Patrol
Bloomfield Soldier Hurt In Trail Car Crash
Private Joseph R. Jackson of Bloomfield was injured when a combat car from the Seventh Cavalry overturned between Glasgow and Tompkinsville Kentucky on Friday on its way to maneuvers in Tennessee. Sergeant Frank Bruno of New Stitchton Kentucky was killed in the crash.
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Joseph R. Jackson
Bloomfield
Glasgow
Tompkinsville
Seventh Cavalry
Tennessee
Fort Knox
Frank Bruno
New Stitchton
Coupon Offer for Free Peter Pan Bread Item
A clipped coupon promises a free Peter Pan Country Gentleman Cor item. Read instructions to present the coupon at participating grocers and claim the product.
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Farkmers
Collect Telephone
Dead Animal Disposal Co
Sikeston, MO
Newspapern AbHiye
Concordia
Illinois
Sterling
Whiteside County
Corn Belt Liberty League
Roy Evans
United States Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Herald Advertisers
Route 60 Association
Catro
Ent
Southeast
Home Oil Co
Highway 60
Shoe Factory
Clyde McCoy
and His
Sugar Blues
Scott County Abstract Company
Benton, Mo
Harris D. Rogers
the Lair Company
Wspaper Rae
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