Gallatin Herds Lead in State Dairy Averages
Montana State College reports May dairy results from the state dairy herds with near 19 percent producing 40 or more pounds of butterfat per cow. Gallatin Park leads at 33 pounds butterfat and 940 pounds milk, followed by Missoula 29.3 pounds and 763 pounds, Lewis and Clark 25.2 pounds and 700 pounds, with Cascade and Bitter Root at fourth and fifth as dairy averages vary by herd size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. A. Nelson
State College Dairy Industry Department
Yellowstone Association
J. C. Steiner
Intermountain
Gallatin Park Association
Missoula
Lewis and Clark
Cascade and
Bitter Root
Wheat allotment plan put into action for cash payments
The Agriculture Department begins cash payments to wheat growers who reduce acreage under the new farm act. M. L. Wilson, wheat production administrator, will lead regional meetings including a Fargo conference July 5-6 with Montana participation. Payments likely start by Sept 15, based on a farmer’s three year average and reductions up to 20 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
M. L. Wilson
Montana
Fargo
Wilson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Montana Extension Service
North Montana Fair Set as State's Largest in 1933
The North Montana fair plans its largest exposition yet with $25,750.30 in cash prizes and six days of events. Officials expect strong county and state participation, irrigation displays, and official shows by multiple farm and animal associations. Attendance may top prior years with free admission for over 47,000 school children and extensive entertainment including free acts, horse and auto races, and a midweek program change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Montana
Frank H. Cooney
Montana
Harold F. DePue
Great Falls
Smith-Hughes
Future Farmers of America” Clubs
Montana 4-H
American Bantam Association
Montana Wool Growers Association
American Poultry Association
Ford Cattle Breeders Association
Montana Department
The
American Legion
Legionnaires
Northwest
Home Oil & Refining Company of
Bee Kyle
Francis Trio
Rita and
Dunn
Four Night Hawks
Little Fellow
Jack Lee
Hank Keenan
Thavin
Aida
North Montana Fair
A Circuit of
Canada
Sig Haughdahl
Daytona Beach
International Motor Contest Association
Hints on sharpening plows and identifying plow share marks
Farmers learn to identify plow share materials by markings from manufacturers including J I Case International Harvester Cockshutt Rock Island LaCrosse Oliver Deere and John Deere. Markings indicate soft center crucible steel cast steel or size and year aiding choice of sharpening approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Murdock
State College Agricultural Engineering Department
Soft Center
Crucible Steel
Rock Island Plow Company
LaCrosse Plow Company
Oliver Chilled
John Deere
Forest Corps to Rebuild Highway Through Montana and Idaho
The Forest Corps begins road and camp construction across the Divide from Missoula to the Idaho side. Forty eight men, half enrolled at Missoula, move by truck to Packers Meadow camp near the divide. Cedar Creek road work and creek realignment planned with five tons of blasting powder. Advance detachments to build five new camps in Montana scheduled. total district camps rise to 32 employing about 6,200 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Lolo Pass
Packers’ Meadow
Montana
Fort Missoula
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone Park
Noxon
Columbia Falls
Marking of shares for crucible steel and soft center items
Describes die marks on shares: crucible steel using two concentric circles or a dot in a circle, B. F. Avery & Sons mark with a Pattee cross then Avery and size, soft center shares add an underscoring line, chilled share shows a cross and K901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Avery & Sons Company
Avery
Crucible
Worker Rushed to Hospital by Plane After Blast Injury
Angus McDonald was flown to Kali by Fred Buck of the Kalispell Flying service from Shaffer meadows 50 miles east of Kalispell with a broken leg from a blasting accident. The trip, normally two days by pack horse, took 35 minutes. Doctors feared amputation if treatment was delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus McDonald
Kalispell
Fred Buck
Shaffer Meadows
McDonald
Credit administration led by Governor Henry Morgenthau Jr
The credit administration is headed by Governor Henry Morgenthau Jr. as part of the administration’s financial policy. The report notes Morgenthau’s role in overseeing lending programs and fiscal oversight during the period.
Deaf prospector fatally wounded by own gun near Jefferson City
Rube Scobey, 70, a deaf prospector, dropped a gun while working near Jefferson City. The weapon fired as it fell, sending a bullet into his hip. He heard nothing and felt nothing at the time. companions later noticed blood on his clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rube” Scobey
Scobey
Jefferson City
Farming tips and notes from 1919 issue
An article offers practical farming guidance on saving fuel and money. It covers skim milk use, haying to preserve leaves, 4-H storage projects, buying in bulk, managing flock size for efficiency, economical meat cuts, reading labels, forest grazing fees, and a May 15 price index rise of 17 percent, noting a record April gain.
Gas Saver Advertises 87 Miles Per Gallon
A 1932 World's Fair Auto Gas Saver claims to boost mileage to 87 miles per gallon with an inside engine oiler for valves. Fits all cars and easy to install with a wrench. Offers 327 percent profits and free introductory sample, soliciting names and addresses for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheaton
Ill
Train Schedule Fragments From Kalispell to Missoula
Readable times show travel legs from Kalispell to Poison and Missoula with stops at Poison and Philipsburg. Schedule entries list departure and arrival times for various stations including Wiboula and Anaconda with multiple daily services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Missoula
Polson and
Kalispell
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Cutter
Meryl Foro Dick
Aero Instrument CO
Cleveland
Clark’s Fork Valley
Blackfoot Land Development Co
Missoula, Mont
North
Montana Horseshoe Pitchers Association
North Montana Horseshoe Pitchers Association
American Shorthorn Breeders Association
American Here
Harold DePue
National Parks Airways, Inc
U.S. Air Mail
Pocatello
Ogden
Ida. Falls
Balt Lake
Ogden Pocatello Butte
Helena
Airwac Depari
Pall
Idaho
Palla
Ouden
Utah
Lake City
Seee A Colcans
San Frente
Lakiano
Ino
East Lake
Orden Pocatellones
Falla Q
Dan Ne
Murdock
Forest Corps
Guieen Bae Tee Eece
National
United States Forest Service
Ce Etury of Agriculture
Arrive Butte
Pelson
Polson
Wibsoula
Andling Dupont Powder
Ramsay, Mont
Ramsay and Helena, Montana
Washoe Bear Creek
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