Dairy Development in Montana Ups Services and Output
J A Nelson of Montana State College reports rapid dairy progress across the state. Bitter Root Valley leads with three cheese plants using over 50,000 pounds of milk daily, including Corvallis largest cheese factory in the nation. Annual milk use may exceed 15 million pounds with about 1.8 million pounds of cheese sold. butter output nears 650,000 pounds. Pacific coast markets drive demand.
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Montana State College
Montana
J. A. Nelson
Treasure State
Nelson
Bitter Root
Corvallis
United States
Victor
Florence
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Flathead Aristocrat Potatoes Impress Cornell Scholar
Glenn S. Freeman of Cornell University reports the Flathead Aristocrat potato yields. He grew the oversized tubers in New York state, planting halves from a single potato and harvesting 53 bushels from two hills, estimating 636 bushels per acre. Freeman notes the potato arrived from the Flathead chamber in April and plans to promote the variety further.
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New York
Glenn 8
Freeman
Agricultural Department
Cornell University
Chamber of Commerce
New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
State fair to feature Mines band for full six days
Secretary J Burke Clements announces the Mines band of Butte will play the Montana state fair for the entire week September 6 to 11. Last year the band performed in Helena for four days and public praise led to a full six days. Gallatin county competes for a $600 prize while Valley county funds an excellent exhibit led by Louis Weigel, who prepared county products for 1925.
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J. Burke Clements
Montana
Gallatin County
Glasgow
Valley County
Louis Weigel
Illinois cities push to restore home rule over utilities
Over 300 Illinois municipalities organize a statewide campaign to reclaim municipal home rule from state commission control over public utilities.
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Illinois
State Commission
Waterproofing for Farm Use From Montana State College
Montana State College outlines recommended materials for farm water protection. It notes duck fabric weights for wagons and covers and provides detailed formulas for waterproofing canvas, including waxes, asphalts, wool grease, and lead oleate. Caution advises handling flammable solvents away from flames and heating the mixture slowly.
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Montana State College
Agricultural Engineering
U. S
Bermudez Lake
Bermudez
Land in Montana Leads Nebraska in Wheat Prospects
Tom Bushel of Wibaux compares Montana and Nebraska farming conditions noting higher yields on lower cost land in Montana and citing Nebraska counties Adams Phelps Kearney with 5 4 and 6 bushels per acre. He mentions a Platte river irrigation potential and plans for Plum Creek reservoirs while citing higher snowfall in Southeastern Montana.
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Nebraska
Hastings
Tom Bushel
Wibaux
Bushel
Adams County
Phelps
Kearney
Mr. Bushel
Platte River
Plum Creek
Montana
Lightning Strikes Butte Residence Causing Major Damage
A lightning bolt struck M. Broudy’s residence in Butte tearing a large roof hole and shattering all windows. The occupants were shaken but unharmed, and one tree was split, providing enough kindling wood for months.
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M. Broudy
Butte
Detroit Plans $73 Million School Building Drive
Detroit announces a ten year program to spend 73 million dollars on new schools and school sites, aiming to expand capacity and modernize facilities.
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Detroit
Men Grow Whiskers for Days of '49 Celebration
Harlowton prepares a frontier festival to end of August with over 100 business leaders pledging to grow or keep growing facial hair until after the event. Residents already resemble historical forty-niners as plans proceed to add realism to the celebration.
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Harlowton
State Invests $5 Million in Bonds and New Board Jobs
Helena report notes that Montana plans gas conservation measures as the railroad board may require drillers to declare if they seek oil or gas. Investments exceed five million in county city and school district bonds, plus four and a half million in farm loans. Three new positions created for the state board of examiners include clerical help for teacher retirement fund delinquencies and an accountant and stenographer for the industrial accident office. Dr B O Fisher of Great Falls appointed to the state board of examiners in veterinary medicine and surgery.
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Malta
J. A. Hubaugh
National Wool Exchange
Boston
Montana Education Association
Great Falls
Forsyth
Rosebud
Montana
Bureau of Public Roads
Red Lodge
Smith-Hughes Department of Agriculture
Carbon County
Francis J. Peterson
University of Idaho
Miles City
George Davis
Tongue River
Glendive
Andrew Foss
Dawson County
Foss
State
Board of Examiners
Helena
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Maxey
Lake Basin
Stillwater County
Crystal Carbon Black Company
Albretch
Linco Oil Company
Mazey
Kevin-Sunburst
Recod-Delmar
Rose Oil Company
Silesia
Mr. Mazey
Office of
George P. Porter
Capitol
United States
State Board of Examiners
State Teachers’ Retirement Fund
W. B. Harmon
May Trumper
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Industrial Accident Office
B. O. Fisher
Erickson
Park commissioners appointed and stockyard petition filed
Doctors in the city recommend a tee to succeed Dr A P Baldwin as term ends. Governor Erickson named park commissioners for Livingston C C Clausen H M Shelver and F F Speaker and for Great Falls Lee M Ford William S Frary and Freak Coombe. Stockmen petition state railway commission with 103 signers asking Great Northern to build stockyards at Sunburst due to long distances to Devon or Sweet Grass. Petition before W R B Smith Great Northern general superintendent Great Falls.
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Wees
A. P. Baldwin
Mites
Erickson
Livingston
C. C. Clausen
H. M. Shelver
F. F. Speaker
Great Falls
Lee M. Ford
Wil‘iam
Frary
Freak. Coombe
Steockmen
Troole
State Railway Commission
Great Northern
Sunburst
Devon
W. R B. Smith
Ford considers trial of minister’s plow tiller design
Henry Ford has offered to test a tiller attachment invented by Rev. I. Matt Thompson of Great Falls. The device aims to plow deeper with less power and is the result of Thompson’s homestead experiments in North Dakota. Thompson will consult other manufacturers before deciding on Ford’s offer.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Matt Thompson
Great Falls
Thompson
Ford
North Dakota
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