One Variety Marketing Improvement Program reported
New Madrid County extension notes the One Variety Cotton Improvement and Marketing Program met with success in the Hayt area. As of October 8 the total bales classified stood at 9700 with several prices listed for cotton sold through the program. Ginners named include Greenwell Hayt, John Brothers Hayti, Union Farmers Portageville, Highway Steele, Hemphill Kennett, United Farmers Caruthersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayt
Edwinn Buster
Albert Webb
Hoyt
Jfp Prealar
Kennett
Elbert Williams
Hayti
George Dean
W King
Roy Hawkins
Buster
F Greenwell
Kohn Brothers
Union
Portagevlle
Steele
Hemphill
United Farmers
Caruthersville
Milo Estell Shines in Mid-South Farr Memphis Angus Show
4 H member Milo Estell of Balkeridh placed second with an Angus steer among 11 Miissouri calves and third with a summer yearling Angus heifer in the open class at the Mid-South Farr Memphis. He earned 35 dollars in cash prizes. The stock, purebred Angus from his father’s Springfield area farm, included a 16 month old heifer and a 750 pound steer shown in a junior livestock show with 89 other calves from 4 H and vocational agriculture youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Estell
Balkeridh
Memphis
Miussour
Milo
Springfield Cil
Missouri crops exceed expectations despite July August weather
Missouri farmers report better than expected yields across late harvested crops. Corn is forecast at 285 bushels per acre, 1.8 bushels above the 1930-39 average but below last year. Sorghum yields reach 170 bushels per acre with 32.64 million bushels expected. Soybeans yield 95 bushels per acre, totaling 1.524 million bushels, up over 50 percent from 1940. Hay production tops 3.56 million tons, the largest since 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Missouri
Farm leader hails Kansas City rally on U S agriculture
Evin Burke of Vandyser led a Missouri Defense Board delegation at a farmer consumer defense rally in Kansas City attended by over 5 000 producers and consumers from 16 midwestern states. Spike Evans AAA administrator urged converting Ever Normal Granary reserves into milk and meat while balancing all farm production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evin Burke
Vandyser
Chaiman
Scott Countys Farm Defense Board
Farmer Consumer Defense
Kansas City
Burke
Missouri
C W. Sheppard
Missouri Defense Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Defense Boards
R M
Spike’) Evans
AAA
United States
England
Evans
America
New Food Production Plan To Be Submitted
Farmers will be asked to sign a Farm Defense Program pledge for the 1942 Food for Freedom campaign and may also indicate intent to comply with the 1942 AAA Farm Program. The sign up runs from late October to early December under Evin Burke. Participation is voluntary and aims to plan increases in dairy, poultry, and hog production while enforcing soil conservation and cropland allocation rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Evin Burke
United States Department of Agriculture Defense Board
Scott County
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Burke
Department of Agriculture
America plans food reserves to back democracy
In a wartime style address the speaker explains that U S agriculture is setting up a production schedule to stockpile food for freedom. He notes Huis visits Great Britain and talks across Europe, arguing that these food stockpiles will shape future world history and aim to win the peace this time. Milk meat and eggs are highlighted as essential to the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huis
Great Britain
Europe
America
Personal Stationery at The Herald
Personal stationery services advertised by The Herald offering printed or engraved options. The notice highlights customization and craftsmanship for letters, invitations, and formal correspondence, inviting customers to inquire about designs, pricing, and turnaround.
Agricola Visits Historical Arkansas Capitol Trails
In a narrative from Russellville to Little Rock and Fort Smith, the author recalls touring the Territorial Capitol rehabilitated by WPA, the 1835 constitutional milestones, and the Woodruff and Conway homes linked to Arkansas history. They read early 1819 1832 newspaper files, reflect on the Trail of Tears, and visit the National Cemetery and Fort Smith sites before planning Fayetteville and Fort Gibson explorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Smith
Arkansas
Russellville
Little Rock
Mary
Territorial
Capitol
Senate
White
Charles Noland
Washington
Clint
Woodruff
Noland
E Woodruff
Arkansas Gazette
Mississippi
Arkansas Post Clint
Conway House
Elias N Conway
James S
Historical Museum
Sam Houston
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Moses
Davy Crockett
Washington Irving
Prairies
Arkansas River
Promised Land
Europe
Frank
Joe
National Cemetery
Ft Smith
Clnt
Judge Parker
Ft Smuth
Ft Gibson
Agricultural College and Experiment Station
Fayetteville
Molly
Alluvi
Parity payments to Missouri farmers in 1940
The Agriculture Department reports Missouri received 6,752,123 in parity payments under the 1940 agricultural adjustment program. The national total was 205,834,629, with corn, wheat, cotton and rice producers sharing. Neighboring states totals and Missouri county figures are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Agriculture Department
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Illinois
Scott
Mississippi
New Madrid
Bollnger
Butler
Cape Gaarardeau
Carter
Dunklin
Howell
Iron
Oregon
Pemascot
Reynolds
Ripley
St Francois
Shannon
Stoddard
Wayne
Defense Savings Stamps Quiz and selling leadership
A quiz asks how many Defense Savings Stamps fill an album with options including seventy-five stamps of various values and fifteen five dollar stamps, noting albums exchangeable for Series E bonds at post offices or banks. It asks who directs the national movement to sell stamps in retail stores, answering the Treasury's Retail Advisory Committee chaired by Benjamin H Namm of the National Retail Dry Goods Association, with 13 other major retail groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Savings
the Treasury
Benjamin H Namm
National Retail Dry Goods Assciation
Fall work along the blue hills of Scotmadrau county
Mary bids good night as the weather stays wet for farm labor among blue hills and green valleys. The speaker notes missed broad stretches of Scotmadrau county with its fertile fields and splendid livestock, reflecting on AGRICOLA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Farm
Clint
Scotmadreau County
Mary
Agricola
Hat serviceability tip from Faultless Cleaners
Faultless Cleaners suggests they can refresh an old hat for another season. Call the shop at phone 127 to arrange service or inquiries.
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Paul H. Teal
Sahara
Old Ben
Sikeston
R. L. Guthrie
Mei
Harry Ferguson
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Walton & Williams Motor Co
Ford Tractor
W. Malone
Sikeston, Mo
BUICK
Pratt & Whitney
Fisher Weatherwarden
Sikeston Auto Sales
Center Street
Sikeston, Missouri
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