Treasure State Farm and Livestock How to Be Successful As Turkey Farm Proprietor
Detailed guidance for turkey ranching from Alice M. Pierce in The Denver Post. Advises corral nesting with extra top wire, weekly cleaning, clean feed and water, daily free roaming noon to dusk, and secure nests to protect eggs. Covers parasite control, nest construction, egg collection, dust baths, hens brooding, and starter feeds including cottage cheese for youngsters.
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Alice M. Pierce
Denver Post
Turkey
Farming Notes From Montana State College
Farmers of the Hoosac community in Fergus County plan to attend the Fergus County Economic conference in Lewistown on March 3 and 4. A. W. Warden reports Marquis wheat leads in Roosevelt County tests with Reward as strongest competitor. Garnet underperforms. The fur trade buys over 100 million rabbit skins annually. Montana has about 51 million acres of grazing land, with 55 percent state, railroad, national forest, private forest or Indian land, and 48 percent of national forest land in the state suitable for grazing.
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Montana State College
Armers
Hoosac
Fergus County
Lewistown
Marquis
Roosevelt County
A. W. Warden
Canada
Montana
Montana Plains
Mountains
Clear Face
North Platte Valley
Nebraska
Missouri
Redman
Twe Medicine River
Glacier National Park
Plegans
Bualife
Ealer
Catlin
USDA Study Finds Hazards Similar Across Regions
From a twenty year study of Great Plains agriculture the United States Department of Agriculture concludes that the hazards to which crops in the semi arid region are subject are probably no worse than those to which crops in humid regions are subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
United States Department of Agriculture
Managing Turkeys: Natural Mothering and Fireproof Poultry Keeping
The article urges natural rearing of turkeys by allowing the turkey hen to mother poults, using consistent feeding calls to identify flock ownership, and relying on two guard dogs against coyotes. It advises patience in storms, promotes leaving birds sheltered by the mother, and claims hens outperform chicken hens in rearing, resulting in a robust fall flock protecting crops from insects.
Lincoln county to rehire agricultural agent for extension work
In Libby the Lincoln county commissioners agreed to employ a county agricultural agent if suitable terms with the extension service can be arranged. Chairman Garey wired J. C. Taylor of Bozeman, who represents the extension service, and Taylor visited Libby this week to discuss the matter.
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Lincoln County
Libby
Garey
J. C. Taylor
Bozeman
Extension Service
Taylor
Range horses valued as hog feed by tankage yield
Jud Reynolds of Richland county hog feeder says a 1200 pound range horse is worth 12 to 141 dollars as hog feed. He notes ground up horses yield about 300 pounds of protein rich tankage, used to produce hog fat, with tankage priced around 65 dollars per ton.
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F. C. B. Butte
Jud Reynalds
Richland County
Mr. Reynalds
The Buffalo Run and Crow and Piegan Traditions
Describes Crow hide tanning and buffalo robe production, the Sioux and Crow feuds over shared meat, the buffalo run with a caller guiding a stampede, and Piegan women dressing hides for lodge coverings and clothing. The piece notes trade routes and the Hudson’s Bay Company's role in bead and cloth exchanges.
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Catlin
Sludson's Bay Company
Flax grown under irrigation shows strong yield gains
Montana Experiment Station agronomists report irrigation increases flax yields dramatically. On irrigated land six year rotations yield 24.4 bu acre while 1924–26 tests clock 27.3 bu acre for three varieties, versus 9.6 bu on non irrigated Judith Basin land.
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Clyde McKee
Agronomist
Montana Experiment Station
Agronomy Department
Huntley Branch
Bozeman
Judith Basin Branch
Montana
Newland
North Dakota
Reserve
Montana Extension Service
Agronomy
Montana State College
Wool Growers Form Lake County Association
At a meeting in Rowan the Lake County Wool Growers Association was formed with Clarence Reichard of Round Butte named president and Karl Spencer of Moiese as secretary. Lake County holds over 15,000 sheep per the latest census, and coordinated wool marketing is urged.
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L. B. Miller
Rowan
Lake County
Wool Growers’ Association
Clarence Reichard
Round Butte
Karl Spencer
Moiese
Pullets Laying Many Eggs At Round Lutte Farm
Reports from Rowan say D. L. Henderson of Round Lutte Lake county keeps 73 Plymouth Rock pullets and receives 60 to 75 eggs daily in February, marking a strong laying reputation for his flock.
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Plymouth Rock
D. L. Henderson
Round Lutte
Lake County
Rowan
Henderson
Castoria Ad Promotes Safer Baby Remedy
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe, narcotic free substitute to Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It claims over 30 years of use and medical endorsement with directions on each package and the genuine signature.
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