Potatoes Thriving as Jefferson Farmers Embrace Irrigation
D F Riggs notes an educational campaign in Jefferson boosts intensive farming. Last summer thousands faced drought yet the community yielded potatoes up to 400 bushels per acre on about 2000 acres. Water abundance and irrigation aided gains. sugar beet plant may restart with 38,000 acres and a 1.5 million dollar investment within 50 miles.
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Jefferson
D. F. Riggs
Whitehall
Jefferson Valley Sugar Company
Whitehall to gain new factory and farm development
Whitehall will host a 125 acre plant complex with 14 houses, machine shops, garages and offices. The sugar factory’s machine shop is among the best in the West. Farmers are guaranteed 11 dollars per ton for beets with a rising scale for price increases. The area sits at the agricultural industrial center of Jefferson valley, linked by two transcontinental railroads and a national highway, with Whitehall 80 miles from Butte. Irrigation projects bolster growth and the valley has won several state fair prizes for oats, alfalfa and grain.
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Whitehall
Jefferson Valley
Butte
James Jorgenson
Money 15 Raised To Spend On Roads In Montana
Mayor Robert Tait of Whitehall announces a community effort to fund a 10 mile Yellowstone trail stretch with 165000 raised. Whitehall will contribute 40000 to pave one mile, while Madison county provides 125000 for the Cardwell to west of town segment. Planning calls for hard surface construction east of Cardwell to Harrison, to begin next spring as a response to the route dispute.
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Robert Tait
Whitehall
Cardwell
Madison County
Harrison
Why Whitehall 15 Boosting For Trail
Attorney Ike E. Q. Pace, a major Jefferson valley landowner, explains Whitehall’s push for the Yellowstone trail. He cites the region’s irrigation potential, a $1.5 million sugar beet plant, and the role of the trail in advancing agricultural and industrial growth centered near Butte. He stresses shared benefits for the area and the city.
Cleaning the Muffler Holes Clear for Gas Flow
In muffler maintenance after disassembly and kerosene cleaning, inspect the vent holes with a sharp punch or fine taper reamer to ensure oil and carbon buildup has not reduced their size.
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