Farming Notes From Montana State College Highlights
About farming in Montana, 152 young men joined farm management clubs to study economics, marketing, and cooperation under the Montana Extension service. Hill county tests show wheat protein higher with summer fallow. Sanders county results favor a Huntley irrigation pasture mix. Five Pondera turkey growers tested mineral feeds to prevent crooked breast with mixed outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
MontAna
Montana Extension Service
Hill County
Pondera County
Fire destroys bank and hardware store in Outlook
A fire at Outlook destroyed the Security State Bank building and the Kahle Hardware Store. The estimated loss is $49,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outlook
Security State Bank
Kahle Hardware
So Called Miracle Seeds Costing Farmers Big Sums
Montana State College extension agronomist Waldo Kidder warns farmers about the Kiama or 20th Century oats pitched at $25 per bushel. Tests at North Dakota show it underperforms compared with standard varieties like Gopher and Victory, while claims of big yields are not supported. Superior seeds arrive through official testing and affordable supply, not high pressure sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Gures
Waldo Kidder
Montana
Kiama
North Dakota
Mr. Kidder
Eliminate Hills on State Roads Across Montana
State highway crews relocate routes from Elk Park to Jefferson City and Boulder to Alhambra Springs to remove dangerous grades. Projects will create a high gear road, cut Elk Park Basin travel time by half, and extend an improved 115 mile north south highway through Butte. Sullivan hill near St Peters Mission to be eliminated with Craig to Cascade project aiding winter routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Zanheiser
State Highway Commission
Elk Park
Jefferson City
Boulder
Alhambra Springs
Butte
Helena
Basin
Zahniser
Ford Hill
Basin Creek
Sweet Ranch
Bernice
Kidd
Dillon
Boulder-Alhambra
Boulder Hill
Missouri River Canyon
Craig
Cascade
Zanhiser
Great Falls
Sullivan Hill
St. Peter's Mission
Cuticura Soothes Itching Scalp Advertisement
An advertisement promotes Cuticura for scalp itching and a routine: rub Cuticura Ointment on retiring, shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water next morning, then continue daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft whiteness.
Great Falls Becomes State Hatchery Hub for Skookum Chic
Great Falls is named Montana headquarters for Skookum Chic Hatcheries Inc as the only state plant. The doubled Helena branch heads into a 51 000 egg capacity with three incubators. J R Scott oversees breeding and contracts while eggs come from farms in Belt Dutton Power Geraldine Augusta and Helena. Six major breeds will be processed and the plant aims to hatch over 250 000 chicks next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana
Skookum Chic Hatcheries, Inc
Northwest
J. R. Scott
Graham & Ross Company
First Avenue South
Scott
Helena
Belt
Dutton
Power
Geraldine
Augusta
Capital
Montana State Poultry Association
Ben Burgess
Buley
J. A. Buley
Glenn Bliss
Rocks
Orpingtons
Kent
Wash
State Treasurer Reports State Warrants Purchases
State Treasurer F. E. Williams told the state land board that November 1929 purchases of general fund warrants totaled $489,483.15 and December warrants $424,341.23, all funded by school accounts, for a total of $913,764.38. Cash balances in permanent funds totaled $868,394.67 as of December 1, with the public school fund the largest at $835,765.83 and smaller balances in university, Morrill grant, school of mines, normal schools, and other state funds.
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F. E. Williams
State Land Board
The
Land Board
State University
Agricultural College
Morrill
School of Mines
State Normal Schools
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
State Reform School
Capitol
Soldiers’ Home
Federal Farm Board to Convene Conference on Fruit and Vegetable Co operatives
Representatives of co operative organizations handling fruit and vegetables are invited to Washington for a January 14 conference. The meeting aims to decide how to organize national co operative sales organizations and to explore production loans and by product avenues to reduce surpluses and extend benefits under the Agricultural Marketing Act. Signed by C C Teague and Charles S Wilson of the Farm Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Board
West
Washington
United States
C. C. Teague
Charles S. Wilson
Annual report on 4 H activity outlines expanded clubs and clinics
Miss Neva Woods submits the Montana extension annual report detailing 1929 4 H club work home demonstration and county extension service. Highlights include 67 enrolled 51 completed 23 trained leaders 115 clothing practices 6 sewing firsts and seven 4 H girls plus two leaders attending Midland Empire fair Billings in interstate contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Extension Service
Montana State College
Neva Woods
Edith Mott
Miss Woods
Billings
Helena Women’s Club
Parent-Teacher Association
County Health Department
Commercial Club
State Department of Education and Health
County Extension Service
County Rural Dental Clinic
Richardson
Pondera County Battles Weeds With Countywide Campaign
A. C. Peterson reports a year of weed control in Pondera County with 12 districts and district supervisors. Roadsides and ditches were sprayed using calcium chlorate and pesticides, 400 acres fallowed, and total cost exceeded $1,500. Campaign to continue next year with similar plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Pondera County
A. C. Peterson
Peterson
Montana towns seek McKelvie farming talk visit planned
Several Montana communities including Glendive Miles City Billings Bozeman Lewistown Great Falls Havre and Glasgow ask former Nebraska governor Sam L McKelvie to address farmers about farm loan board plans. He will visit Montana in February with only two or three central stops likely and dates to be set soon.
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Sam L. McKelvie
Nebraska
United States Farm Loan Board
McKelvie
Montana
A. H. Stafford
Glendive
Miles City
Billings
Bozeman
Lewistown
Great Falls
Havre
Glasgow
Stafford
Estates To Pay Montana Seven Thousand Dollars
James Horace Harding of New Jersey died leaving an estate valued at 8,823,241.78 with Montana to collect transfer taxes around 1,500. The estate papers are on file with the state board of equalization. Harding owned 1,000 Anaconda Copper Mining shares valued at 122,750. The will bequeaths property to relatives and others and was printed in a neat 15 page booklet. The board recently collected 5,634.17 from another large nonresident estate, Benjamin Levy of Boston, which owned 2,300 Anaconda shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Horace Harding
New Jersey
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Mr. Harding
Benjamin Levy
Boston
Anaconda Company
True religion is Truth set to the en during music
A pensive line on faith blends with melody, asserting that true religion equals universal Truth expressed through human happiness in song and life.
Montana Farm Bureau plans convention during Farm and Home Week
The Montana Farm Bureau will hold its convention February 3 to 8 at Montana State College as part of Farm and Home Week. W L Stockman, president, says taxation remains a major national agenda and will be discussed at the state meeting. C E Martindale will lead organizational discussions, with sessions on Farm Bureau structure and policy. A segment of the program will cover Federal Farm Board operations with federal representatives participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Farm Bureau Convention
Farm and Livestock Organizations
Montana State College
W. L. Stockman
Montana Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Federation
Cage
Farm Bureau Organization
C. E. Martindale
Indiana Farm Bureau
Federal Farm Board
Plan to Transfer Indian Boarding School Pupils
May transfer plan discussed by trustees of the school district at a Harlem Lions Club luncheon. Superintendent Dial of the agency boarding school explained the proposal to move part of the pupil body to Harlem public schools.
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Dial
Agency
Harlem Lions Club
Harlem Public Schools
Brotherhood as a Business Basis Warned by Editor
The statement argues that brotherhood, while noble, becomes dangerous sentimentality unless anchored in practical commerce and economic framing to ensure lasting unity and accountability.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Sanders County
Huntley
O. E. Baker
United States Department of Agriculture
Hanford
Government Supervision Commission
P. W. Murphy Commission Co
Trent Ave
Lakeview
Spokane
Zalandia
Nine Mile River
Nine Mile Valley
Missoula
Missoula River
Milwaukee and
Northern
Fpeite
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
Elk Park Area
Old
Speka
A. V. Overman & CO. Livestock Commission
Mervisanta
Arket Report
SPOK
Washor Bear Creek
Scott’s
Electric City
Farm Board
Pondera’ County
Mkelvie
National Cash Registers
Thomas Whalen
West Broadway
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa Federation
Pinar Noes Soos Eee
Moentans Diecrease
RIN
Statologist
Sweden
Radiowall Importers, Inc
Minneapolis, Minn
Vance
Eart
Vance Air Service
Vil Ontana Life Insurance Co
B& Cunningham
Prestées
AIR Transportation
U. S
Canada
Wational
Parks Airways
Lac
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