Ground Squirrel Campaign Tactics Highlight Montana
Montana rodent control urges farmers to time poisoning with warm, dry spells as ground squirrels and prairie dogs emerge from hibernation. county by county actions show varying rodent appearances and ounces of strychnine stockpiled. costs lower this year. plus Montana club workers to attend Chicago Livestock Show this fall via Milwaukee railroad grants.
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O. E. Stephl
Montana State College
Montana
Carbon
Musselshell
State
Phillips County
Sheridan
Blaine
Daniels
Powell
Judith Basin
Seton
Sanders
Pondera
Lewis and Clark
Granite
Gallatin
Chouteau
Teton County
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Robert Clarkson
Milwaukee
Farming Meetings Conclude Montana Conference Series
The last week of March wrapped the 10 agricultural economic conferences across Havre Bainville and Sidney. George Gustafson chaired Havre for north central highline counties while Augustus Vaux led Bainville and Sidney meetings on irrigated land policies. J B Gourassa added a Hampshire gilt weighing 365 pounds, from Harvey Marsh. certified seed potato growers in Fettle Blaine and Phillips counties met at Chinook to plan for seed quality. Montana collected 870,712 dollars from the gasoline tax in 1996, with total US receipts at 187,603,231 dollars.
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Havre
Bainsville
Sidney
Montana
George W. Gustafson
Chinook
Highline
Augustus Vaux
Bainville
Mr. Vaux
Yellowstone
J. B. Gourassa
Flaxville
Hampshire
Harvey Marsh
Fetill
Blaine
Phillips
Montana Potato Improvement Association
United States
Wheat market studies link big traders to price moves
U S agriculture studies on 1926 May wheat futures show large speculators generally influenced price movements while small and medium traders were often wrong. The research notes a direct relation between price changes and large traders activity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Montana farmers plan crop shifts in coming season
A summary from about 1,000 Montana farms shows increases in corn oats barley flax and potatoes for the upcoming season while spring wheat and tame hay show decreases. Nationally farmers expect sizable gains in barley and potatoes and modest rises in corn spring wheat oats and hay with declines in beans and flax.
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Montana
Montana Beet Growers See Advantages For Sugar Beets
A Montana conference report cites low land values and resistance to pests as key advantages for sugar beet production. It urges rotation with beans and more intertilled crops to boost yields, notes rising acreage since 1906, and recommends road improvements, fabricating pulp usage, and co op harvesting to cut costs.
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Billings
Montana
Michigan
California
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Beet Club
Stantley Station
Sost
Great Western Sugar Beet Company
Fromberg
Frulings Co
Eescence Reseeressseeeed
New York
Boards of County Commissioners
Great Western Sugar Company
Cuticura Soothes Itching Scalp Advertisement
Gentle rubbing with Cuticura Ointment relieves spots of dandruff and itching. Next morning wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make them daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft white hands.
Legumes Improve the Boll and Soil Fertility
The article explains legumes, or podbearers, as vital to farmers and humanity next to grasses. It notes their role in soil fertility through root bacteria forming nodules that fix atmospheric nitrogen, enriching the soil for subsequent crops and boosting yields.
Chouteau Seed Good Samples Meet County Needs
Chouteau county seed samples tested by the extension office show high quality with germination from 88 to 99 percent. County agricultural agent John Paugh reports the seed supply nearly meets spring planting needs. Corn acreage is expected to be about the same as last year.
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Chouteau
County Extension Office
Chouteau County
John Paugh
How to Bake a Perfect White Easter Cake
A home kitchen guide describes a Silver Cake recipe and frosting for Easter. It covers creaming butter with sugar, alternating milk and flour, folding stiff egg whites, and baking in a moderate oven. It adds a glossy White Mountain Cream icing and tips on dissolving sugar, preventing crystallization, and achieving a moist, tender cake.
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Jeannette Beyer
Home Service Dept
Royal Milling Company
Fort Peck Tale of a River Journey and Sioux Conflict
A Missouri youth returns from a voyage to Gallatin with a dead brave’s pistol and a promised marriage, while Sioux forces harass the river boat. Colonel Norris fortifies the after deck cabin, guards at night, and uses a 12 pound howitzer as Indians circle the fort and threaten the stockade while provisions grow low.
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Fort Peck
Mississippi
Gallatin
Colonel Norris
Henry
Ile
Norris
Bayer packed tablets ease neuritis toothache pain
An old drug advertisement notes Bayer tablets in unbroken packages with clear directions. Handy cartons hold twelve tablets and cost a few cents, with druggists offering bottles of 24 and 100.
Wreck of the Tacony and a Col Norris winter at Fort Benton
The narrative recalls Colonel Norris recovering winter duty at Fort Benton as the Tacony steamboat sank after ice thaw. Norris faced beaver diet after loss of meat, and a damaged arm from an accidental shotgun injury to United States Marshal Wheeler. The wreck sold for 250 dollars, leaving Norris to cover legal fees and winter cash losses.
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United States
William F. Wheeler
Helena
Wheeler
Norris
Port Peck
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Tacony
Norrin
Best Methods Boost Income From Dairy in Fairview
S. M. Starr of Fairview Richland county reports milking 22 Jersey cows with an average butter fat of over one pound daily and total milk around 500 pounds per day. He estimates butter fat per cow yearly at 250 to 365 pounds and credits top production methods for higher profits.
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S. M. Starr
Fairview
Richland County
Jersey
Starr
Castoria Advertisement Promises Calm Sleep for Infants
Classic early 20th century ad touts Fletcher's Castoria as a 30 year remedy for constipation wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It claims to regulate stomach bowels aid digestion and provide natural sleep without opiates with genuine products bearing the signature.
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Fletcher
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Buffalo, N.Y
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Optometrist and
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Great Falls
Clark’s Fork Valley
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Montans
Missoula, Ment
Connelly
Melena
Lewistown
Glasgow
Noultry
Algo
Montana Meat and Commission Co
Butte. Mont
BAYER
AVE Bayer
Eine Brolits
Becond Ave
Seattle
Carter
Kent Hatchery
Eas
Weds
Jouglas County Hatchery
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