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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
3
New Madrid County Extension urges careful pullet selection to prevent overcrowding and higher mortality. Cull birds showing weak growth, narrow backs, shallow bodies, pale beaks or shanks, or grey eyes. Better pullets have broad square backs, deeper bodies, and weigh more than culls. house only the best if possible.
County Agent Herbert Rolf demonstrated Johnson Grass control at three sites the Gruen farm Morehouse Portageville Cotton Seed Oil Mill Parma and explained methods including crop rotations and the use of Sodium Chlorate. He urged careful application avoiding spread beyond patches and warned sodium chlorate is poisonous to livestock and a fire hazard if near dry materials.
More than one million tree seedlings will be available for planting on Missouri farms in spring 1945 through a cooperative State Extension Service and Missouri Conservation Commission program. Landowners may order now via their County Agent, with deliveries after the spring season begins. Species include Black Locust, Hardy Catalpa, Black Walnut, Osage Orange, Green Ash, Shortleaf Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Jack Pine and Red Cedar. Prices are Pines and cedars 400 per thousand, all others 3.00 per thousand.
Melvin Wadley seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Wadley near Kennett harvested 192 pounds of cotton in a single day. He averaged 160 pounds per day for five straight days last week indicating remarkable early harvest effort.
Scott County reports Kelso 4-H Club to hold achievement day at Parish Hall on Thursday evening October 26 with a model 4-H meeting and member reports plus colored slides by Extension agents Joe C Caldwell and Hazel B Evans. Home Demonstration and Morley home economics club notes include loom woven rug demonstrations and new members. Owensby Willing Workers extend plans for Benton exhibit on October 26. There are about 5000 different languages spoken in the world.
The forecast for Missouri corn yields this fall reaches 35 bushels per acre, tying the 1942 level as the highest since 1902, per Alfred C. Brittain, federal state crop statistician. He notes improved prospects in the north central, northeast, west central and central districts, while other areas show slight declines in September, and a new state soybean record of 16 bushels per acre is expected.
The War Food Administration announces civilians will receive 38 pounds of apples this year, up from 25 pounds last year, a 50 percent rise. The WFA set aside over 103 million bushels of apples in fresh and processed form for civilian use through next July, totaling a 10 pound shortfall from 1935 39 per capita consumption.
In September costs fell for wage earners and lower salaried clerical workers in 37 of 63 industrial cities surveyed by the National Industrial Conference Board. Costs rose in 22 and were unchanged in four. The survey notes that living costs rose in 60 of 63 cities from September 1943 to September 1944.
The Herald reports production of penicillin by year end to reach about 200 billion units, enough to treat 250000 infections monthly. Prices have fallen from 10 dollars per hundred thousand units to 3.25 dollars, per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Malone & Rex Theatres and The People’s Store appear with board of public works involvement. Dame’s Feed Store and Armstrong Appliance also referenced in itemized notices about local commerce and municipal matters.
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