Time to Spray the Apple Tree in Western Montana Orchards
Montana State College extension specialists H. E. Morris and W. B. Mabee present a circular detailing five key sprays for Western Montana apple orchards. They stress yearly, preventative spraying with correct timing and materials for diseases and pests, and note where to obtain the circular from county agents or Bozeman.
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Montana State College
H. E. Morris
W. B. Mabee
The
State College
Western Montana
Western
Montana
Morris
Mabee
Montana seed loan rules tighten for drought counties
Montana farmers in eligible counties face stricter rules under the new federal seed and feed loan program. Applications pass local committees before the Grand Forks office approves loans secured by crop liens and waivers of other creditors. Eligible counties include Daniels Valley and parts of Roosevelt Sheridan Phillips Blaine McCone Petroleum Fergus Musselshell Stillwater and Yellowstone with 5 percent interest and a $200 maximum. About 1,750 farmers may benefit from a $50,000 Montana allotment.
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Montana
State Agricultural Department
Grand Forks
N. Dak
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Daniels
Valley
Roosevelt
Sheridan
Phillips
Blaine
McCone
Petroleum
Fergus
Musselshell
Stillwater
Yellowstone
N. C
Golf Origins in Holland Spark Windmill Tale
A brief note claims golf was invented in Holland possibly after observing windmills in motion. The account links the sport to Dutch landscapes and mill technology.
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Holland
Montana State College hosts decisive College Road Conference
The College Road Conference held April 4 and 5 at the State College in Bozeman featured civil engineering leaders and visiting experts. Officials urged funding to match federal aid, pressed for a driver’s license law, discussed snow clearance with snow fences, and backed annual or semi annual meetings at Bozeman to sustain road policy and safety efforts.
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Montana State College
State College School of Engineering
L. D. Conkling
Department of
Civil Engineering
Montana
Baxter
O. S. Warden
State Highway Commission
Warden
Hoover
Highway Commission
R. P. Newlin
C. P. Wells
Great Falls
J. S. James
State College
Bozeman
Farming meetings promote milk river project benefits
Series of farming meetings held in Chinook Malta and Glasgow on April 7 8 and 8 for farmers and livestock men. Speakers included D E Richards extension livestock specialist Waldo Kidder extension agronomist. Bulletin says permanent pasture pays with an acre supporting two cows all summer and yields about 75 dollars in butterfat over five months. E E Isaac announces a 400 bushel potato contest for Montana and a Scottish potato pool forms per London Field. Chairman Legge opposes increasing wheat acreage to curb surplus.
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Montana State College
Chinook
Malta
Glasgow
Milk River
D. E. Richards
Waldo Kidder
Blaine
Phillips
Valley Counties
Seed Loan Plan Decided Upon in Northwest Area of Montana
Government survey designates a new seed loan triangle in Montana with Blaine Sheridan and Yellowstone counties at its corners. Valley and Daniels counties and parts of Roosevelt Sheridan Phillips Blaine McCone Petroleum Fergus Musselshell Stillwater and Yellowstone are included. The loan area may be adjusted as drought loss data develop.
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Montana
Great Falls
Fred Bennion
R. E. Cameron
O. S. Fisher
Northwest Area
North Dakota
Minnesota
Bennion
Triangle Area
Cascade
Teton
Toole
Liberty
Hill
Pondera
Chouteau
New Triangle
Blaine County
Sheridan
Yellowstone
Valley
Daniels
Roosevelt, Sheridan
Phillips, Blaine, McCone
Petroleum
Fergus
Musselshell
Stillwater
Fisher
Carter County Farmers Top $3 Million In 1928 29 Income
Annual report shows Carter county farmers and stock growers earned over 3.1 million from livestock crops and dairies between November 1928 and November 1929. Largest livestock value came from 9,890 cattle totaling 699,833 dollars. hay totaled 483,406 dollars from 69,658 tons.
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Carter County
State Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Montana
Henry G. Albert
Ekalaka Commercial Club
Farmers Seek Loans to Purchase Good Dairy Cows
The Agricultural Credit Corporation of Minneapolis offers loans through Cascade county agent R. E. Cameron and E. J. Gil Martin to Montana farmers for buying dairy cattle and sheep. In 1929 the program funded 73 sheep loans totaling 64 137.43 and 297 cattle loans totaling 170 278.74 for 1 932 head. Since 1924 the scheme has aided 287 sheep loans and 834 cattle loans. Committees in each community will evaluate applicants, with county agents encouraged to serve. Carload stock shipments possible if applications justify, with a 30 percent down payment due Oct 1 after purchase and 30 percent due in year two and 40 percent in year three. sheep terms extend to Nov 15 for wool sales.
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Agricultural Credit Corporation of
Minneapolis
R. E. Cameron
Cascade County
E. J. Gilmartin
Northern Creamery
Great Falls
Cameron
Montana
Peanut Butter Dominates Montana Diet from Rogers Bros
Montana relies heavily on peanut butter chiefly from The Rogers Company in Seattle. Over two million pounds of raw peanuts are roasted yearly to make School Boy peanut butter, packed in hermetically sealed containers and shipped statewide.
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Montana
Rogers Company
Seattle
Rogers
Browels
Rain Needed to Start Wheat Across Montana Counties
Reports from several counties indicate a moisture shortage during the week ending April 5, hindering winter wheat. Fallon and Rosebud report no spring rainfall while Valley notes warm, windy weather and fair wheat in small seedings. Farmers expect larger shifts to flax, alfalfa, oats, barley, and sugar beets with reduced spring wheat and increased non irrigated alfalfa. Livestock has wintered well with some feed surplus. lambing and spring pig crops in Fallon are strong.
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State Department of Agriculture
Fallon
Valley County
Rosebud
Schnitzler Plans Flax Shift Cutting Wheat Acreage
Senator J W Schnitzler of Froid announces at Minot ND a 1500 acre reduction in wheat in line with the federal farm board. His farms total about 15000 acres and will shift to flax and feed crops. He helps advise the farm board as a wheat grower representative. Last year 90000 bushels were produced on his lands. In 1928 nearly 140000 bushels were harvested at an average 35 bushels per acre.
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J. W. Schnitzler
Froid
Minot
N. D
Federal Farm Board
Senator Schnitzler
United States
Farm Board
Coffee Creek Farmers Union Forms Within Northwestern Grain
More than 300 farmers in the Coffee Creek district voted to affiliate a former cooperative station with the Northwestern Grain association creating the Coffee Creek Farmers Union Inc. Officers will serve through June. The unit plans to buy an elevator and has made an initial payment of 30000 bushels to the national grain board, with expected wheat handling of 100000 to 150000 bushels next season.
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Coffee Creek
Northwestern Grain Association
Coffee Creek Farmers Union, Inc
National Grain Board
Utica Pioneer Harvey Saville Dies in Canton Ill
Friends of Harvey Saville in Utica report his death in Canton Illinois after he homesteaded in Utica a long time ago. He was moved to Illinois two weeks before his death by Mrs Saville.
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Utica
Harvey Saville
Canton
Ill
Saville
Ilinois
Castoria: A trusted remedy for infants and restless babies
An advertisement touts Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for fretful infants. It claims quick relief for colic, constipation, or diarrhea and urges mothers to keep Castoria on hand, noting the Charles H. Fletcher signature on every wrapper.
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State College Extension Service
Williams-Manson
H. L. Barber & Co
Williams, Mont
R. I
W. L
Jay Todd
Queen Hatchery
First Ave
Wash
Beckman Bros
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Hanford
Old Spokane
A. V.overman & CO. Livestock Commission Merchants
Spokane
Vientana Life Insurance Co
Havena
H. BR. Cunningham
Air Mail
Air Express
National Parks
Airhays
College Road Conference
E. E. Isaac
London
New England Homestead
Legge
Carter
Rogers Bros
Ceretana
Great Falls, Montana
Absorbine Lw, F. Young, Inc
Lyman St
Springfield, Masa
Beckman Bros. Tannery
Dept. C
Nine Mile River
Nine Mile Valley
Missouri
Missoula River
Milwaukee and
Northern Meg Rd
Missoula
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Ment
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