Farm News on corn root training and 100 Bushel Club
New Madrid county agent Leroy Rottmann urges farmers to examine corn roots at 6 to 8 inches high. He explains deep weed destruction and wide sweeps reduce root damage and boost yields. In 1952, 73 farmers joined the SEMO 100-Bushel Corn Club, up from 23 last year, with many applicants named from the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Rottmann
New Madrid
New Madrid County
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
R. M. Alsup
Rufus
Glen Alsup
Sam Avery
Ray E. Baker
Woodrow Beck
C. W. Botsch
Chester Bridges
W. O. Burnett
Charles C. Clark
O. E. Critchlow
Perry Curtis
Perry Curtis, Doane Agricultural Service
Ira Dodd Jr
Bill Eby
Calvin C. Eby
Lloyd Eby
Cecil Farrenburg
B. Fowler
Chas. T. Gardner Sr
Chas. Gardner Jr
Larry Lee Gardner
Pearl Green
Douglas Hammock
BE. W. Hardastave
John Mhaubold
C. Oo. Hawkins
W. L Hays
Wesley
Home garden pest tips and seed totals for 1953
The notice covers pest control advice for bean beetles and cut worms with mixtures of Paris green and wheat bran, suggests Ammate spray or 2,4-D options, and notes use of DDT and chlordane for mosquitoes. It also reports final soybean seed deliveries of 134 bushels to Finley Thompson and others, with over 600 bushels received for seed multiplication toward 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Finley Thompson
Chas. I. McCloskey
W. S. Babb
H. D. Ficklin
Lee Norman
L. A. Simpson
Joe Ellis Jr
Missouri Rises to Eleventh in Broiler Production
Missouri moves up to eleventh among states in commercial broiler production with about 22 million fryers raised last year. National output neared 800 million in 1951, while Missouri per capita production surpassed the national average for the first time, aided by efficiency in feed use and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Joe Cupp
New Madrid
Mussouri
Mussoui
Missouri Agricultural Extension Service
Corn Stand Too Thick Among Mississippi Growers
Mississippi extension agent notes corn plantings thicker than usual this year. Ault Dowling and Pattengill discuss adjusting nitrogen to stand. a field with 18,000 stalks per acre would need about 1090 pounds of actual nitrogen for a 14,000 stalk goal, given ample phosphate and potash.
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Altus Barnbrook
N. M
Nitrogen and stalk count guide for corn yields
Farmers weigh nitrogen needs and stalk counts to boost corn yields. Options include applying 156 to 170 pounds of actual nitrogen or thinning stalks. Guidance covers stalk counting from 38 inch rows and methods to apply methoxychlor or rotenone for bean beetle control.
Traffic accident statistics for Scott county May delayed
Incomplete May traffic data for Scott county prompts a cautious note. authorities urge careful driving as final figures are not yet available and may be updated later.
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Scott County
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