Billings youth grows into a first class poultryman
Robert Lindsay son of W W Lindsay northeast of Billings built a 10 by 14 foot chicken project into a two and a half story 20 by 60 foot facility with a 20 by 20 foot basement for candling grading and storage Otis Hopper a Billings vocational agriculture graduate assisted Lindsay They raised 2200 chicks in April 1933 cockerels and pullets were sold with total gross income 2458 87 and expenses 1971 15 resulting in a 487 72 profit for labor Lindsay plans to cut feed costs and expand his venture while continuing schooling in poultry management
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Yellowstone
Billings
Robert Lindsay
W. W. Lindsay
Bob
Lindsay
Montana
Otis Hopper
Billings High School
Otis
Bozeman
Hopper
State Nursery Hires Seattle Florist To Lead Helena Plant
State Nursery and Seed company at Helena hires Fred L. Mitchell a Seattle florist designer and retail clerk. Mitchell brings nine years of floristry experience and previously led Corvallis Oregon’s top florist shop and managed Seattle firms. He praises Helena's high altitude sun and the nursery's extensive flower varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Fred L. Mitchell
Seattle
Mitchell
Charles Sullivan Company
Tommy Luke
Portland
White Brothers
Spokane
Corvallis
Oregon
Oregon State College
Northwest
Relief Work Begins on Valentine Reservoir Project
The Winnett relief office received approval to place relief men on the Valentine reservoir project. Monday morning five men and three four up teams from this county were certified for work. The project is a joint effort by Fergus and Petroleum counties with Fergus county also assigning a crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnett Relief Office
Valentine Reservoir
Fergus
Petroleum County
Fergus County
Airport Lighting Contract Awarded in Billings
A contract to light Billings Municipal Airport was awarded to Rafn Morgan Electric by a special aviation lighting committee and the local airport commission. The project covers equipment including boundary and approach rights with costs not to exceed 4000 dollars.
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Billings Municipal
Rafn- Morgan Electric Company
Billings Commercial Club
Airport Commission
Raw Fur Market Report from Great Falls Montana 1934
Beckman Bros. Raw Furs notes slow turnover for silver foxes due to abundant supply and widespread marketing. European demand remains steady for muskrats while skunk shows softness. weasels attract trimming trade. Prices for select skins include badger 2.75 to 6.50, skunk 0.55 to 1.00, lynx 2.00 to 2.75, coyotes 4.50 to 5.50, weasel 0.55 to 0.75, mink 4.50 to 6.50, muskrats 0.35 to 0.50, jackrabbits 0.15 to 0.25 per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Harlem Town Water Wells Urged by Engineer Harbicht
Harlem citizens heard United States engineer and former Milwaukee railway geologist Darwin Harbicht propose deep water wells to solve the local water problem. He cited potential federal funding for test wells but warned a Milk River shallow stream may limit improvements. residents indicated they would investigate his suggestions.
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Darwin Harbicht
United States
Milwaukee Railway
Harlem
Mr. Harbicht
Havre
Chinook
Harbicht
No Married Man Would Go Fishing If Wife Went Along
A fragment notes that married men resist fishing trips when their wives push to accompany them. The text also begins a sentence about employment trends in Austria, implying rising work activity.
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New Guinean
McKman Bros. Furriers
Great Falls, Mont
Smith-Hughes
Continental Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
C2. Co
California
Union Pacific
Henry Coulem
Gen
Rialto
Butte, Mont
Phone
State Nursery
Sanitread Products
W. Seperier
Dulsth
Mina
RAW Fur Market Report
Beckman Bros. Raw Furs Corp
Great Falls
Cuticura
Dept
Bialdem, Maas
Clark’s Fork Valley
Blackfoot Land Development Company
Missoula, Mont
Austria
Beckman Tannery
the Home Company
National Bonds Incorporated Installment Savings Bonds
Billings, Montana
Gene Elect
Ral Ric
of Po
Lifagiy
Haledon
General Electric Monitor
General Electric Supply Co
Butte
Kentucky
Brown-Forman Distillery Company
Louisville
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