Treasure State dairy farming ranks high in state industries
Montana dairy development plans urged intensive dairying in suitable areas with emphasis on improved cattle, sweet clover pastures, and better farm practices. The report notes rising butter and cheese output since 1920 and cites irrigation as key, with Montana supplying much of the butter imported by California and Oregon in 1925.
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Monatana
Huntley
Montana
Denmark
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Angeles
California
Budd and family vacation at Echo Lake near Kalispell
Great Northern Railway president Ralph Budd and his family are spending several weeks at Echo Lake near Kalispell Montana on vacation.
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Ralph Budd
The
Great Northern Railway
Echo Lake
Kalispell
Sow Perennials Now Advise on Early Seed Planting
Perennial seeds such as Delphinium Oriental Poppy Scabiosa and Thalictrum should be sown now for strong plants by 50 to 60 days, ready to set in permanent positions before winter. Early sowing improves germination, mulch after transplanting, and avoid deep planting or over watering.
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G. H. Davey
F. BR. Wi. S. State Nursery and Seed Co
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad
An advertisement touts Cuticura products as relief for itchy baby rashes. Hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment and a dusting of Cuticura Talcum at the finish are recommended, priced at 25 cents each.
Women’s Camps Prove Success Across Montana
Over 1 000 attendees joined eight Montana women’s camps organized by the state extension service. Delegates from 27 counties in 152 communities gathered for 15 days of programs led by Miss Blanche Lee with Health expert Dr. Caroline Hedger and MSU trainer Eva Pack supervising activities and health topics.
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Montana
Montana Extension Service
Blanche Lee
Indiana
Utah
Minnesota
Ohio
California
Wyoming
Kansas
Billings
Forsyth
Sidney
Camp Tuffit
Glasgow
Havre
Helena
Joliet
Carbon
Yellowstone
Rosebud
Treasure
Custer
Fallon
Musselshell
Dawson
Richland
Lincoln
Flathead
Lake
Ravalli
Sanders
Missoula
Daniels
Phillips
Valley
Blaine
Garfield
Roosevelt
Hill
Lewis and Clark
Broadwater
Jefferson
Madison
Caroline Hedger
Elizabeth McCormick
Gillaly Sees Record Crops Across Montana Tour
J A Gillaly editor of the Montana Banker reports after touring the state that no spots are bad for harvest and that Montana will likely yield the largest grain and produce in ten years. He notes bumper crops statewide with unusual greenness pasturage and says northeast Montana shows potential for even bigger crops. Fergus County and Judith Basin lag slightly but show growth for a big year. Harvesting is well advanced in many areas.
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Montana
J. A. Gillaly
Montana Banker
Great Falls
Fergus County
Judith Basin
Gillaly
Lowstone
Durum Wheat Market Outlook Signals Bearish Tone
The United States Department of Agriculture warns the durum wheat market will be less favorable this year. U S production is forecast at 75 million bushels, up from 45 million last year, with export potential around 35 million bushels. Foreign crops in northern Africa rise while southern Italy shrinks, yet U S supply is expected to press prices lower.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Canada
North Africa
Italy
Montana
Africa
Russia
M.2
Particu
Montana farmers ready for record 1927 harvest year
State officials forecast the 1927 harvest to be the biggest in history as railroads prepare to move 14 000 cars in the Montane area. Green pastures and fat stock bolster optimism, with plans to boost revenue and restore confidence among ranchers facing prior droughts.
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Yelvest
Milwaukee
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Montana
Bitter Root Strawberries Shipments To October First
Growers say the Bitter Root strawberries are heavy in yield and good in quality and will be shipped in carload lots statewide from now through October 1, as notices to the trade from railroad companies indicate.
Cow Heralded as Ancestor of Man in North Central Montana
The article extols the cow as humanity's foster mother through ages from caveman walls to medieval England, Rome, and beyond. It notes cattle’s role in sustenance, labor, and economic life, highlighting North Central Montana prosperity from dairy and the Northern Creamery in Great Falls turning dairy into butter and ice cream.
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Ali
Rome
England
Holland
Great Northwest
Montana
Asia Minor
Northern Creamery Company
Great Falls
Inter-County Wool Growers Picnic Becomes Annual Event
The Stillwater and Sweetgrass County Wool Growers associations held a 1500 attendee joint picnic at Reed Point on July 24 with music by Grey Cliff, speeches by C H Williams and Murray E Stebbins, and H K Wood of Chicago. A baseball game and horseshoe tournament highlighted the day, and the event was decided to become an annual gathering. E E Isaac, extension horticulturist, inspected 15 Bliss Triumph seed potato fields in Hill County during July.
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Montana State College
Stillwater
Sweetgrass County
Bliss Triumph
Hill County
E. E. Isaac
Mr. Isaac
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promises Safe Relief for Many Ailments
An old advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as safe for colds headaches neuritis lumbago toothache rheumatism and neuralgia. It notes Bayer tablets come in 12 count boxes and bottles of 24 or 100 with proven directions, sold by druggists at a few cents.
Crop tour and crop conditions in northern Montana and surrounding counties
The article notes rising interest in seed potatoes in northern Montana with strong July growth in corn beans peas and sugar beets reaching near normal August development. Reports from extension agents praise crop prospects across the region while a Prairie county crop tour visited grain nurseries seed fields and tillage trials.
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Yellowstone
Prairie County
Flax Prospects Improve Slightly This Season
Flax prospects look brighter with North America producing about 27,000,000 bushels this season, up nearly six percent from last year. Global flax acreage in major producing countries is about 7.5 percent lower than in the prior year.
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North America
Seed field catalog supports local planting needs
This year Lewis and Clark county has thirty registered and approved seed fields. Production from these fields will aid seed supply for next spring planting. Crop demonstrations and variety tests have convinced farmers of the need for standardization on strains and varieties suited to local conditions.
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Lewis and Clark County
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Eae
Onandaatin
Fred Mueller
Denver
Stueller
Ramus
Frary & Burlingame
Oultry
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Butte, Mont
Mes
Clark’s Fork Valley
Mentans
Blackfoot
Fletcher
Carload
Little Putnam
State Nursery & Seed Co
Helena, Montana
Bayer Aspirin
Kh. Bayer
Monitana
G. D. Wiseman
Hillcrest
Jim Hough
Ismay
Markton Oats
W. A. Lloyd
J. T. Taylor
Kelso Mueller
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