Dehorning Paste Gains Ground For Range Calves
Montana State College extension livestock specialist J. M. C. Anderson reports a new dehorning paste working well on young calves in field tests at the state college. He notes it is more convenient than caustic methods and that earlier application yields faster healing and better market value for dehorned cattle. The piece contrasts paste use with past saw-based dehorning and explains market penalties for horned cattle.
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Montana State College
J. M. C. Anderson
Anderson
State College
Farmin Montana State College Nutrition And Farming Notes
Nutrition and farming tips cover breakfast hunger, ice cream digestion, meat bone fat balance, carpet cleaning with ammonia water, shelterbelt planting in dry Montana, sweetness loss in stored corn, and cooling vegetables. It also discusses May 1932 wheat exports, cash benefits allotments for farmers, and 1933 crop reporting requirements.
Fire marshal probes incendiary blaze in Saco
State Fire Marshal John Mountjoy and County Attorney J I Fors ter inspected the Co operative store and city offices after a suspected arson damaged the Bethel apartment and building roof. Evidence suggests incendiary origin with three sets found. Insurance totaled about 2000 and City Clerk S S Hawver was jailed in Malta with a hearing set for Aug 10.
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John Mountjoy
J. I. Y Forster
Saco
Co-operative
E. V. Bethel
O. BR. Hawver
Bethel
Cooperative Store
M. Hawver
Malta
O. R. Hawver
Montana Idaho Fires Burn 2300 Acres In Ten Days
Forest Service reports 2300 acres burned across Montana and northern Idaho in a 10 day period ending July 30. Fires averaged about 10 daily, with eight exceeding 10 acres. East of the continental divide the region remained extremely dry while western areas benefited from light rains and cooler weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Idaho
United States Forest Service
Continental Divide
Rockies
Montana Wheat Situation To Be Presented To National Office
J C Taylor director of the Montana Extension service says Montana will present its situation to the National Wheat Adjustment Administration to secure fair treatment in the allotment program. He urges farmers to work with county extension agents, reduce production, and sign contracts to cut acreage to within 20 percent of the 1890-1932 average to gain 28 to 30 cent per bushel payments.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Montana
National Wheat Adjustment Administration
Montana State College
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Farmers’ Organization
Taylor
United States
Blackfoot City Ghost Town Recalled by 1870s Observer
James E. Stevens recalls Blackfoot City past as a mining camp near Avon. He lists merchants, miners, and early residents including C. G. Birdseye, John R. Quigley, Tom Pounds, John B. Wilson, John and Mike O Rourke, Peter Ronan, and others. The piece notes melodramatic fates, printing figures, and ties to Helena, Deer Lodge, and local history.
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Blackfoot City
C. G. Birdseye
Northern Pacific
John R. Quigley
Avon
Quigley
Tom Pounds
Carpenter’s Bar
Blackfoot
Nevada Creek
John B. Wilson
Ophir
Peter Ronan
Old Gazette
Helena
Daily Independent
Deer Lodge
Kerley, McQuade
Ella
James H. Mills
The
Deer Lodge New Northwest
John G. Morony
Bearmouth
Insurance Men Violating Law in Montana
State auditor and insurance commissioner John J. Holmes warns Montana citizens that non resident fire insurance agencies operating without Montana licenses are soliciting and writing property insurance in violation of state law. A list of unlicensed companies is on file in the commissioner's office.
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John J. Holmes
State Insurance Department
Montana
Dividends Paid By 14 Closed Montana Banks
The Montana state banking department reports $281,859 in dividends to creditors of 14 closed banks for the year ended June 30. The average dividend was 12 percent. since closure, the average is 30 percent. Deposits paid ranged from 2 percent at Missoula to 70 percent at Bank of Boulder with several towns listed across percentages.
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State Banking Department
Bank of Boulder
Superior State Bank
Westby
East Helena
Joliet
Belt
Terry
Columbus
Plentywood
Livingston
St. Ignatius
Winnett
Philipsburg
Missoula
Montana Pioneers Remembered at Morony Park Great Falls
The article recalls early Montana settlers and miners from Blackfoot City Ophir gulch and Diamond City and honors those who opened the state while noting homesteads and graves scattered across mountains streams and seas. It also mentions measures to reduce fly breeding by cleaning manure piles with dirt or ashes.
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Cer
Montana
Morony Park
Great Falls
Ophir
Goddess of Luck
Blackfoot City
Ophir Gulch
Old Diamond City
States of the Union
Milngavie Looks to Sunday Park Concerts to curb crime
Milngavie Scotland considers hosting Sunday park concerts as a measure to reduce Sunday gang activity and improve public safety. The plan aims to shift youth energies toward community events and provide supervised social spaces.
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Milngavie
Scotland
New York Zoo Lets Longest Snake Grow Record Length
The zoo reports its longest snake reaches a length of 26 percent feet, a figure highlighted as a record for display and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Zoo
Old-Time Parson Was Gun-Toter in Montana Boom Days
Dr. O. W. Mintzer once known as the parson recalls Montana’s 1880s boom era. He preached a month-long circuit on horseback between Bannack Dillon and Virginia City amid large mining, Indian fears, and gun-toting lawmen. He later moved to Idaho and served in Lemhi county’s territorial legislature.
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Montana
O. W. Mintzer
Cashmere
Wash
Virginia City
Bannack
Dillon
Mintzer
Sheridan
Glendale
Butte
Idaho
Lemhi
Rushing Growler Declared Lawful By State Board
The state board of equalization approved a regulation under the state beer act allowing licensed retailers to sell beer on draught for off premises consumption. A Montana county attorney had argued it required regulatory action. The ruling implies individuals may take beer home in containers, reflecting historical saloon and beer trade context in Kalispell and Great Falls.
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State Board of Equalization
Great Falls
Montana
State
John Law
Sale of Green Meadow farm near Helena reported
Mrs. H. W. Child sold the Green Meadow farm near Helena to P. A. Stanley of Cascade for 90000 dollars. The 6800 acre stock ranch includes 2000 acres irrigated, noted as among the northwest's finest. The USDA says pork is perishable and moved quickly to market to fetch any price, with limited new stock due to packer losses.
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Helena
Green Meadow
H. W. Child
P. A. Stanley
Cascade
Northwest
United States Department of Agriculture
Thistle Down Covers Poles on Hauraki Plains
Telephone and electric poles on the Hauraki plains in New Zealand were coated with thistle down as a rare snow-like scene. The Scotch thistle was unusually prolific this season, creating a striking rural impression.
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Hauraki
New Zealand
Junior Detective Corps badge offer from Post
Boys and girls are invited to join Inspect or Post’s Junior Detective Corps by sending name and address with two Post Toasties box tops to Inspector Post General Foods Battle Creek Michigan. Offer valid until October 15 1933.
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Post
Inspector Post
General Foods
Battle Creek
Mich
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Town OF Avon
James E. Stevens
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Cascade County
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Great Northern Railway
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