Farming News and Market Notes From Montana State College
United States Bureau of Animal Industry condemns practice of filling or plugging live stock for exhibition to win prizes. Sheridan county bought calcium chlorate for weed demon strations with quack grass Canadian thistle sow weed and bind weed sprayed in late summer. Dairy prices prompt butter substitutes as farmers milk and cream producers. Huntley sheep pool moved 260 sheep in December, costing $264.82 with an estimated $250 saved through pooling.
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Montana State College
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Sheridan County
United States
Huntley
Greater Wheat Storage Capacity In State Urged To Stem Terminal Flood
Curtis L. Mosher of the Ninth district Federal Reserve urged Montana to boost state grain storage capacity to curb terminal grain flood. He noted record 1920s crop gains yet stagnant storage, cited 70 000 bushels stored outside terminals and high moving costs, and urged farm steel bins and storage certificates to ease bottlenecks amid uncertain foreign demand.
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Montana State College
United States
Curtis L. Mosher
Federal Reserve
Ninth District
Minneapolis
Montana
Northwest
Northwest Wheat Movement
Gar
Southwest
Lake Ports
Mosher
Federal Reserve Banking System
Northwest Shippers’ Advisory Board
Canada
France
Italy
Germany
Boys of Flathead Make Good Profit In Farm Projects
Agriculture students at Flathead county high school prepare a yearly project summary. Howard Buck of Creston tops profits with 669 dollars from market garden, pullets, and broilers plus two Montana type poultry houses. Dale Rogers of Nivada follows with 318 dollars from pig market sales. J. E. Border reviews the plan to affiliate with Future Farmers of America and establish a Flathead chapter.
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Flathead County
Howard Buck
Creston
Dale Rogers
Nivada
J. E. Border
Flathead Agricultural Students
Agriculture Club
Future Farmers of America
Flathead
It Is Always Safe to Learn From Our Enemies
A quoted maxim from Colton on the value of learning from adversaries while warning that guidance from friends can be less reliable. The saying emphasizes caution and continual education.
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Colton
Lamb Feeding Trials Under Way Near Billings and Chinook
Two Montana experiments test feeding lambs with home grown seeds to find economical, profitable production methods. At Huntley 300 lambs in 30 head lots and at Chinook 500 lambs in 50 head lots assess barley alfalfa beet tops corn silage beet pulp molasses and other feeds. Feeders days are set for February 15 and February 22 respectively with strong farmer turnout anticipated.
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Montana State College
Montana
Huntley
Billings
Chinook
Dan Hansen
Huntley Station
Barton Bergstedt
Montana Station
Louis Vinke
Montana Experiment Station
T. B. Holker
Huntley Project
R. B. McKee
Yellowstone County
Max Legge
Blaine County
Lay Off Tonics for Livestock Feed Sought by Welch
Montana veterinarian Dr. Howard Welch warns against costly tonics for livestock. He says cattle hogs and sheep generally need more hay or grain, not unproven preparations, and suggests bone meal for phosphates and salt with potassium iodide to prevent goiter and hairlessness in newborns.
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Welch
Montana State College
Montana
Howard Welch
Montana Experiment Station
Three-Cent Premium on Fresh Cream in Eastern Montana
Dairy farmers in eastern Montana will receive a three cent per pound premium for cream delivered to creameries or receiving stations within four days of production under a new cream grading system. Tagging of empty cream cans began in Dawson and Wibaux counties on February 8 to certify freshness. Cream held longer than four days carries a two cent per pound penalty. Early tests show four day delivery yields a butter score of 92, well above Montana’s prior average. Farmers and operators support the grading move, planned to expand statewide as the dairy commission organizes further regions.
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Montana
B. F. Thrailkill
Division of
State Department of Agriculture
Dawson
Wibaux
Exchange of staff at Montana and Texas veterinary stations
Dr. Erwin Jungherr moves from the Montana experiment station veterinary department to the Sonora field station of the Texas experiment station for veterinary research. Dr. E A Tunnicliff of the Texas station becomes assistant in veterinary pathology at the Montana institution.
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Erwin Jungherr
Veterinary Department
Montana Experiment Station
Sonora Field Station
Texas Experiment Station
E. A. Tunnicliff
Texas Station
Montana Institution
Admiration Fades as Familiarity Takes Hold
A concise observation on fleeting passion that wanes once the object becomes familiar unless continually fed by new discoveries. The note highlights the tension between initial admiration and long term attachment.
Proper Tillage of Importance for Moisture Retention
A Farm and Home Week talk by A. H. Post of Montana State College outlines tillage methods to improve moisture absorption on heavy soils. Rotating tools like rod weeders and the one way disk show promise. ridge-free surfaces reduce evaporation and aid moisture storage in deeper soil layers.
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Montana State College
A. H. Post
Rural Power Planned to Bring Farm Electricity
William Kennedy of the Great Falls Montana Power office reports a rural line from Chinook to North Fork five miles east of there. The company offers new low rates on these lines and landowners down the valley are eager to access farm electricity benefits.
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William Kennedy
Great Falls
The
Montana Power Company
Chinook
North Fork
Census to Record 26 Facts on Every United Resident
Washington presses prepare 2,750,000 schedules for the 1930 census to record name, address, home value or rent, radio in home, employment status, veteran status, and age at first marriage. New questions aim to group families by buying power and classify radio audiences, unemployment, and veterans for detailed national analysis.
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Public Printing Office
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Harlem carload shipments in 1929 rise in grain and livestock
Shipments from Harlem show 125 cars of wheat 48 cars of hay and five of potatoes. Sugar beet cars numbered 113 up 64 from last year. Sheep shipments fed in livestock 116 cars sent. There were 10 cars of wool 48 of horses and 42 of cattle.
Cuticura Remedies Advertised for Baby Rashes
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for soothing irritated skin with hot baths followed by Cuticura Ointment. It adds Cuticura Talcum for finishing touches, claiming the products are purer and sweeter. Each item priced at 25 cents.
Stillwater Wins Pool to Place Wool With New Marketing Body
Stillwater is selected to join the state pool and place its wool with a new marketing body. The move consolidates seller support and aims to boost county rancher exposure and prices.
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Stillwater
Wisdom in conduct from Dr. I Watts
A quotation notes that prudent living yields the greatest advantage through wise observations of our own conduct attributed to Dr. Isaac Watts.
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I. Watts
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