Farm Bureau backs Montana college extension work pledged
The Montana Farm Bureau, meeting at Bozeman, pledges full support for Montana State College, the Experiment Station, and Extension Service. Resolutions call for tax and school funding reforms, education-quality requirements, aiding elementary and university funding, fair gasoline taxation, and improved pest and rodent laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Experiment Station and Extension Service
Montana Farm Bureau
Bozeman
Montana
Montana pledged support for agricultural development programs
The passage urges approval of institutional work and expresses support for establishing definite agricultural programs across districts. It highlights boys and girls clubs, rural improvement, crop and livestock efforts, and expanding Montana markets to advance progress and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Farming notices and crop reports from Montana counties
L Meek of Polson Q E Goodearl of Proctor and Wm Fowler of Arlee supervise poultry records under Lake County extension. Stillwater County Poultry Marketing shipped 72000 pounds of turkeys at Christmas with good quality and favorable prices reported by agent W H Jones. Fergus County Farmers Week set for March 2 5 with farming bureau note. dates to align with Lewistown conference March 3 4. USDA records show meat stocks at about 645 million pounds versus 615 million year ago with poultry at 144 million. butter cheese and ewe stocks down. Last year weather reviewed as two thirds of the nation warmer than normal. frost in fall minor and frost-free period longer. Cascade county to have 100 bushels of registered Supreme spring wheat for test plots and pure seed. eight new pure seed growers signed in 1927. Stoeckmen of Valley county pooled orders and bought two carloads of cottonseed cake in December. northern counties begin handling it as Valley pool arrives and is managed by a Glasgow feed dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Cooperative Federal
Austin Middleton
State Penitentiary
State Board of Pardons
Montana Farm Bureau
Montana State College
Montana Experiment Station
Montana Extension Service
L. Meek
Polson
Stillwater County Poultry Marketing Association
W. H. Jones
United States Department of Agriculture
Cascade County
Stoeckmen
Valley County
Glasgow
Seed, wheat, and cotton notes from state fair and ag groups
Nearly 6000 pounds of registered alfalfa seed were inspected and sealed for Sanders county pure seed growers in December with owners VouaSegen Rider and Bras holding most shares. N O Hendrickson showcased a new machine to treat wheat for smut at the State Corn show in Sidney. The USDA promotes cotton bale coverings of burlap and jute as a way to open new markets for cotton. Sheridan county farmers have ordered 1200 ounces of strychnine for next spring’s ground squirrel control campaign.
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Sanders County
W. W. VouaSegen
T. T. Rider
R. J. Bras
N. O. Hendrickson
Homestead
Sidney
United States Department of Agriculture
Sheridan County
Townsend man sells carload of Sleveford bulls to Matador Cattle
A. B. Cook of Townsend completed negotiations for selling a carload of registered Sleveford bulls to the Matador Cattle company of Texas and Montana. Matador Land and Cattle has long operated in the west with holdings in northern Montana and Texas, and has a 40 year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cook
Townsend
Matador Cattle Company
Texas
Montana
Matador Land and Cattle Company
West
Yellowstone Valley
Stock Levy to be Lower in Montana Tax Schedule
The livestock assessment in Montana is reduced from last year. The automobile schedule offers a 10 percent deduction in year one and 30 50 65 and 75 percent in the following four years. After five years the assessor uses best judgment. Silver foxes taxed 75 dollars each and blue foxes 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Farmers oppose Daniels county annexation bid
Farmers in Valley county oppose a proposed annexation by Daniels county seeking the Opheim territory. They argue the area is rich agricultural land with railroad property boosting Daniels county value. Northeastern Valley county residents prefer remaining in Valley county fearing higher taxes if annexation occurs.
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Greenup
Daniels County
Valley County
Opheim
Daniels
Indian Scout Buried With Military Honors in Montana
Indian Scout Buried at Poplar with military honors by Company 3b Montana National Guard and the American Legion. Alex Brown, a veteran and scout, served in the regular army and helped in early Montana days despite language challenges. Purity of heart described as a delicate defense against sin.
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Alex Brown
Poplar
Montana National Guard
American Legion
Mr. Brown
Army
Montana
Mountainman life of James Bridger recalled in tribute
The piece extols James Bridger as a trusted guide and pioneer. Born 1804 in Richmond Virginia and dying 1881 in Missouri, Bridger is praised for truthfulness, skill, and bravery. His grave in Kansas City is noted alongside his frontier exploits and a monument by General Dodge.
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James Bridger
Bridger
Richmond
Washington County
Missouri
Kansas City
Martin City
Kans
General Dodge
Washington Cemetery
Pike
Fremont
Livingston
Stanley
Cecil Rhodes
Jim” Bridger
Dairymen Elect Officers at Montana Convention
At the annual Montana Dairymen’s association convention in Butte officers and a board were elected. President E J Gilmartin Great Falls. vice president Fred Dissely Lewis town. secretary treasurer H B Hirsh Butte. directors Gard Wood Butte Fred R Merrill Miles City Vic Kiley Kalispell James Norris Cascade. entertainment chair Fred Henningsen.
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Dairymen
Butte
Montana Dairymen’s Association
E. J. Gilmartin
Great Falls
Fred Dissely
Lewistown
H. B. Hirsh
Gard Wood
Fred R. Merrill
Miles City
Vic Kiley
Kalispell
James Norris
Cascade
Rank Pike
Botewan
Fred Henningsen
County plans deputy registrar rule for vehicle tax at license plates
J. W. Walker, chair of the state board of equalization, urged county commissioners in Helena to appoint county treasurers as deputy registrars of motor vehicles. The move would require car owners to pay the motor tax when registering for plates and to deposit license fees into the county treasury for road funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Walker
State Board of Equalization
Itelena
Montana farmers see fall farrowed pig decline this winter
USDA December pig survey shows Montana about eight percent fewer fall farrowed pigs on hand this winter. Nationally fall farrowing up 2.4 percent, with sows bred for spring farrowing up 13 percent overall and 9.5 percent in Montana. Oregon Idaho lead spring gains, Montana the lowest western gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
South
South Central
Texas
South Atlantic
Far Western
Oregon
Idaho
Sunburst Stockyards Completed by Great Northern
W R Smith, general superintendent of the Great Northern railway, reports stockyards at Sunburst are completed after the Montana railway commission received petitions from local stockmen asking for yards. John Neely Bryan, an early settler, died at age eight and was the first white child born in the area now known as Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunburst
Montana Railway Commission
W. R. Smith
Great Northern Railway
Railroad Commission
Great Northern
John Neely Bryan
Allas
Shields River
Wilsall
John Swandal
Montana
O. M. Corwin Company
First National Bank
Great Falls
Balancing Foods for a Healthy Family Diet
An article by Jeanette P Seyer outlines how to plan balanced meals using three food groups protein carbohydrates and minerals. It provides examples of balanced dinners and discusses flavor texture hot cold and color contrasts to improve digestion and appeal.
Unclear Bayer Aspirin packaging claims from old ad text
An old advertisement fragment promotes Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe for multiple ailments including colds headache neuralgia and rheumatism. It asserts physician endorsement over twenty five years and lists box and bottle formats with low prices.
Beets Carrots Parsley Paprika Mixes For Meals
A reader notes happiness from beets and carrots separately and finds parsley elevates steak. A sprig of parsley, paprika on a split potato, and other pairings are proposed with cautions about not repeating a food in one meal and avoiding conflicting dishes like tomato salad with scalloped tomatoes and potato soup with mashed potatoes.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Farm Bureau
Middle West
Northwest
University of Montana
Wei
Fletcher
Russell
Cowboy
Red Hiver
the Leader Company
Fergus County
County Farm Bureau
Try the State Nursery & Seed CO
Lena, Montana
Mountainman
Jeanette P Seyer
Home Service Department
Royal Milling Com
Second Ave
Seattle
Bayer Aspirin
BAYER
Kevin-Flathead
Kevin
Flathead Oil Company
Shelby
Oultry
Montana Mane End Commilsvatear
Clark’s Fork Valley
Wettern Montana
Drewer
Missoula, Mont
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