Benton club girls win ribbons at Mid-South Fair Dress Revue
Shirley Dannenmueller and Lola Mae Bol linger, Benton club and Illmo-Fornfelt contestants in Scott county, earned blue and white ribbons with premiums of 7.50 and 3.00 at the Memphis event. They praised the 4-H program and attended a Dearborn Tractor Company banquet at the Chisco Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Dannenmueller
Benton Club
Lola Mae Bollinger
Illmo-Fornfelt
Scott County
Memphis
Chisco
Dearborn Tractor Company
Scott County Farm News Meeting Plans Rural Program
Seventeen rural leaders from six townships in Scott county met in Benton to map the rebuilding of the county extension rural program. County Agent Tom B. Stroup outlined goals, with state agents Harrison and Dickson detailing the program, health and nutrition topics, and acreage trends. Community meetings are scheduled across townships with a county-wide follow up in Benton on October 17 to finalize county concerns. Frank Alcom and J R Lee Jr were among buyers of feeder cattle at the sale, and Louis Heisserer of Kelso purchased the champion boat of the Southeast Missouri Duroc Sale at Cape Girardeau, planning a foundation herd for a Duroc operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Benton
Tom B. Stroup
B. M. Harrison
Anita Dickson
J. L. Buck
Richland Township
Scott-New Madrid-Mississipp
Coop
Sikeston
Moreland
Morley
New Hamburg
Sylvania Township
Bryeans
Oran
Sandywoods
Tywappity
Blodgett High
Commerce
Louis Heisserer
Kelso
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Alvin Schraer
Heisserer
Insects in stored grain prompt countywide fumigation tips
Extension notes widespread grain pest calls. Clean bins whether metal or wood and fumigate promptly with approved gases or oil sprays. High temp and tight bins improve results. avoid inhalation hazards. Corn and cattle sale details follow with Alvin Schraer reporting.
Built up litter aids poultry housing efficiency and feed use
County Agent Tom B Stroup notes built up litter reduces labor in the laying house and contributes to nutrition as an animal protein factor. Litter should be 6 inches deep in early fall, well broken up before cold weather, with hydrated lime stirred in. Apply lime at packing and use a 50 lb bag per 20 by 20 pen to coat particles and prevent clumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom B. Stroup
Scott County 4 H Round Up Attendees Prompt Prize Money
Scott County 4 H members attended the 4 H Club Round Up at the University of Missouri on September 30 and October 1. Participants included Laguita Guiling from Diehlstadt and Jerry Freshour Clyde Effink from Oran with leaders and agents present. The Southeast Missouri District Fair yielded 40 dollars in prize money to Scott County 4 H members including Dannenmueller Spalding McCallister Schwartz Sanford Stevens Freshour and others. The event marked October 1 as the close of the 1949 4 H project year and urged members to complete and report their projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
University of Missouri
Laguita Guiling
Diehlstadt
Jerry Freshour
Clyde Effink
Oran
George Stevens
Sllmo Fornfelt
Eric Uelsmann
Slimo
Lorene Hubbard
Hunter E George
Laquita Guiling
Laquita
C. Pressnell
Scott
Mississippi
Mesdames Jessie
Robert and
Roy Burns
Louis Elkins
Lawrence Burton
G. R. Shanley
Mesdames Gene and
Harley Estes
Ancell
Nina Nelson
A. P. Halbrook
H. H. Vandever
East Prairie
Maude Finley
Roach Taylor
Charleston
4-H Club Demonstration Receives Blue Ribbons
George Stevens demonstrated caporizing a cockerel and also received a blue ribbon. A Friday evening party was held in the girls’ gymnasium for 4-H club members, parents, leaders, and county extension workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stevens
George
Garden Fertilizer: Barnyard Manure Itself and Lime Use
Garden soil benefits from barnyard manure which adds organic matter and nutrients while improving structure and water retention. Apply a deep layer within six to eight weeks, then turn under, sprinkling lime and superphosphate before incorporation. Plow this fall to rot over winter for higher quality vegetable yields in 1950.
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Scott County Farm News
Frank Alcom
J. R. Lee Jr
Poplar Blut
Assomatic
Ray
Hoover
Fer
Rey Sikeston
Kroehler
STON
Hal Hlye
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