Method of treating hog lice with dips and washes
Professor R W Clark of Montana Agricultural College describes two effective hog lice treatments kerosene emulsion and lime sulphur wash. The kerosene mix uses soap water and kerosene diluted before application. avoid blistering by not overusing kerosene. The lime sulphur dip is suitable for skin diseases and hogs are immersed either by hand or through a vat, with warm conditions and repeated treatments often required.
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Department of Agriculture
Good Method of Preserving Raspberries and Peaches
Farmers' Bulletin No. 203 by Maria Parloa provides detailed steps for canning raspberries and peaches. It covers crushing berries, extracting juice, making syrup, boiling times, and sealing in cans or jars with notes on ripeness and single-layer canning.
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Farmers
Maria Parloa
The Future of Dairying in Montana
W F Patterson argues dairying offers strong prospects in Montana due to population growth high commodity prices and available feeds. He notes dairy profits depend on local markets favorable climate and soil for alfalfa and clover plus integrating hogs and poultry to utilize dairy waste and diversify income.
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Northwest
Montana
Choosing Heifers for Dairy Cows by Calf Merit and Parentage
The article advises two factors in selecting future dairy cows: the calf’s individuality and its parentage. It notes that while rare, good calves can come from inferior lineage, but generally rejects all offspring from scrub stock.
Reward Offered for Rye & Nevin Herd Lost Horses
The Rye & Nevin ranch offers ten dollar reward for return of two horses. A black mare, about 1200 pounds, branded JHJ on the right shoulder, is connected. A gray gelding, about 1000 pounds, branded on the right shoulder. Owner: Gus Tollefson.
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Rye & Nevin Ranch
Gus Tollefson
Economy in Farm Operation and Moisture Control
The article stresses farm profitability hinges on water management and soil handling. It urges careful irrigation, avoiding overwatering on irrigated and dry lands, with discing and soil packing to preserve moisture. Proper early plowing followed by packing and surface stirring is essential to maintain capillary action and a dust mulch. Montana farming success depends on these practices.
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Montana
Care of motherless lambs guidance from Montana station
A letter from H F W of Deer Lodge asks how to raise ten motherless lambs dropped February 10. R W Clark from Montana Experiment Station answers that ewe milk is best but cow milk works with thin linseed or gluten meal gruel. Feed small, frequent meals, use a bottle, introduce ground oats and alfalfa at four weeks, then reduce milk as forage increases. Winter ranchers succeed with this method.
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Deer Lodge
R. W. Clark
Montana Experiment Station
Davy Crockett Attends Hackett Benefit Play
John Quincy Adams once enjoyed Hackett’s Falstaff and at a Hackett benefit Colonel David Crockett of Tennessee requested the comedian appear in The Kentuckian. The colonel led to a front seat, Hackett bowing first to him, then the audience as the play began.
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Davy Crockett
John Quincy Adams
Hackett
Colonel Crockett
Child’s cheeky reply to a mother’s forgetfulness
A mother laments she forgot a promise to Constance who is three. Constance reassures with a frank line, saying the lapse is not naughty but stupid, a candid remark that reveals a child’s blunt honesty.
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Constance
The Morning Plot Thickens With Family Tension
In a tense household scene, Breed and Dr. Zelphan clash as Phillip and Lillian join breakfast with Mrs. Rensselaer and her nephew. Lillian jokes about breakfast with her grandfather while Phillip basks in playful flattery amid an undercurrent of rivalry.
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Zelphan
Lillian
Dr. Zelphan
Big Jake
Breed
Phillip
Mrs. Rensselaer
Herbert
Em. Dowdy
Clover on Dry Land Question Answered
A reader from Teton county asks if clover grows on dry land. The reply notes clover is shallow rooted and not very hardy on dry land. It recommends alfalfa as a better option due to deeper roots and higher feeding value.
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EB. S
Teton County
To Star and to Starve
A brief anecdote about English actor Charles Mathews performing in Wakefield. He said the misfortune of poor trade left him with not a shilling from the Wakefield engagement, prompting a pun about going there to star. The questioner misheard as “star.”
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Charles Mathews
Wakefield
Mathews
Wake Field
Moths Eating Holes in Light Diet Debate
A brief exchange notes that moths consume holes in the so called light diet, with Tubbs asserting insects survive on it while Dubbs derides the idea. The cartoonish dialogue highlights a humorous skepticism about dietary claims.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Big Timber Montana
Administratrix Maud Yates Bryan will sell at public or private sale on June 24 1911 at 2 PM the estate of J B Yates deceased in Sweet Grass County Montana The property includes fractional blocks 6 7 8 and 9 10 of Big Timber areas in Boulder Addition No 2 and Yellowstone addition with cash or half cash terms and notes with 10 percent interest. First publication June 8 31
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District Court
County of
Sweet Grass
Montana
J. P. Yates
Cout
J. B. Yates
J. H. Yates
Sweet Grays
State of
Boulder
Big Timber
Yellowstone
Maud Yates Bryan
I. Hopkins
Henry W. Wilbur
Court House
Livingston
County of Park
S. I. Hopkins
Big Timber Pioneer
Sweet Grass County
Frank Henry
A.G. Hatch
Gaid
Serpe Inte
Sadie MacCulloch
Jessie M. Evans
Lavr—E MacCullock
Fish Creek
Mont
Chole Gugler
Gibson
Sadie L. MacCulloch
Melville
Ladie L. Macculloch
National City Bank
New York City
New York
Bile Timber
ISEAI
F. KR. Hickman
Department of the Interior
United States
Ottles
Bozemia
Alphons Demaynek
Reed Point
Clyde A. MekKeehan
Wal
M. R. Wilson
Register
W.H. Sales
United States Land Office
Bozeman
Robert F. Arnold
Charles A. Gray
Columbus
M. P. Meridian
M.R. Wilson
W. TH. Sales
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Glover
U. S
Samuel Fallang
Range
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Peter O. Fallang
Melville, Mont
David Davis
Earl Green
Oscar A. Fallang
Newcoaland
U. S. Land Offier
Kate M. Florman
Kate M. Officer
Hunter's Hot Springs
Formanw
Self Awly
Nwnel
Township
M. P
Harvey C. Pound
Laurenee P. Otteer
Munter's Hot Springs
Juanita Olliver
William D. McKenzie
Springdale
Montes Margaret
McKenzie
Jand
Nopister
Harper
Kentucky
Mediacan
District Court OF the
Sixth Judicial District
State of Ents
Sweet Tass
Columbus State Bank
William M. Cottin
F.M. Lamp
Robert J. Brennen
U. S. Landee
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SS. Henry
Eust. M. P. Meridian
C. N. Skillman
Eugene Patterson
Owald Crest
Frank Foxselson
John T. Vaughan
M. RR
Wilson
Jand Register
U.S. Land Office
Cole Hatfield
Grey Cliff
Ney Nw
George Hughes
Louis Davis
Gotlob Miller
Edward Ross
Mil
U. S. Land Office
Ralph S. Jarrett
Montanaa
William Z. McKenzie
Lawrence P. Omeer
Byron A. Matterson
Eliss Spencer Jarrett
Elmer CG. McConnelic
Met
Cod
Range Beast
U.S
George W. Baker
McLeod
Clarence Farnsworth
Werbert Nicholson
Henry J. Koozer
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