Feeding tankage with alfalfa pasture for pigs at Montana trial
Montana Experiment Station reports two years of trials on finishing pigs fed alfalfa pasture with barley and tankage. Treatments varied from no grain to barley with 96 percent tankage four percent, showing higher cost per pound of gain but earlier market readiness and greater finish uniformity, with tankage saving barley and improving final readiness for market by October.
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Montana State College
Montana Experiment Station
Hull
Lot No. V
Montana
Anssaasoereoraeraseen Senenees
Saenppeerseen
Rae
Eeeneenneeesemassers
Conrad Girl Wins State Highway Safety Essay Contest
Five medals and checks totaling 1 cent distributed by the state department of education for the highway safety essay contest funded by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Montana winners include Mary Earhart Conrad first, Anna Yacusak Great Falls second, Ethel Slough Springtime, Bertha Kakalecik Big Sandy, Helen Weber Highwood third to fifth. A Dale Miller Hilger earns first state honor for a safety lesson.
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State Department of Education
Highway Education Board
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Mary Earhart
Conrad
Anna Yacusak
Great Falls
Ethel Slough
Springtime
Bertha Kakalecik
Big Sandy
Helen Weber
Highwood
A. Dale Miller
Hilger
Montana Farm Bureau elects leaders at Bozeman convention
L Stockton of Clarkston is reelected president as Farm Bureau members vote at Farm and Home Week in Bozeman. Tom Herrin Helena becomes vice president and Herbert Haight Suffolk second vice president. Arthur Small Creston and Mrs Dwight Smith Bozeman join the executive board. Carl H Peterson Three Forks named secretary.
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Montana State College
L. Stockton
Clarkston
Montana Farm Bureau
Bozeman
Tom Herrin
Helena
Herbert Haight
Suffolk
Arthur Small
Creston
Dwight Smith
Carl H. Peterson
Three Forks
Montana Extension Agents Meet at Bozeman Conference
Montana county extension agents gathered in Bozeman for their annual conference January 8 to 12. Leading topics included developing agricultural programs for the state's various districts.
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Montana
Bozeman
Professor Carrington Elected VP of Potato Association
Professor F M Carrington of Montana State College has been elected vice president of the Potato Association of America. Professor Starrington is recognized as a leading authority in seed potato certification in the United States.
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F. M. Carrington
Montana State College
Potato Association of America
Starrington
United States
Schledewitz Purchases Sheep Band via ACA Credit
Dan Schledewitz of Froid has bought a band of sheep through the Agricultural Credit Corporation, securing financing and ownership details for the herd.
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Dan Schledewitz
Froid
The
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Montana Potato Association Elects President During Warm and Home Week
Gerard DeWit of Malta was elected president of the Montana Potato Improvement Association at its annual meeting during Warm and Home Week in Bozeman. Growers in Louisiana have contracted for over 40 carloads of certified seed from Montana. The USDA reports average farm family living expenses at 1000 dollars yearly across the United States with wide state variation. More than two-fifths of total living costs come from goods supplied by farms.
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Gerard DeWit
Malta
Montana Potato Improvement Association
Bozeman
G. L. Tiebout
Louisiana Univeristy
Montana
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Tire shop proprietor killed at McKelvy ranch
Ira Burd of Browning was shot dead while sitting in a living room chair at McKelvy’s ranch after wandering in from the night. County officers say he arrived with associates about 11 p.m. and was killed about three hours later. Sheriff charges Warren Billedeaux with the shooting as investigators seek motive.
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Ira Burd
Browning
McKelvy
Burd
McKelvey Ranch
Warren Billedeaux
Glacier County
Judith Basin Legacy and Strides From Wilderness to Prosperity
A Montana Basin profile recounts early explorers and settlers like Jake Hoover and Charlie Russell, tracing the basin from mule pack trails to a modern agricultural and mineral hub. It honors pioneers who opened lands around Lewistown and Stanford, transforming a frontier into thriving business centers.
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Ilyar
Jit
Jake Hoover
Charlie Russell
South Fork
Montana
Seattle
Judith Basin
Lewistown
Stanford
Hugh Munroe
Uals Basin
President Coolidge Sends New Year Greetings to 4 H Clubs
President Coolidge, via J. C. Taylor of the Montana Extension service, sends New Year greetings to Montana 4-H boys and girls. He lauds helpfulness, notes 1926 achievements, and wishes health, happiness, and usefulness in 1927 for the state’s young members.
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Montana State College
Coolidge
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Montana
Taylor
District Takes Over Fort Shaw Division of Sunriver Irrigation
Fort Shaw division operation of the Sunriver Irrigation project is transferred to the district under a new agreement. George O. Sanford, manager, says the district will meet annual payments on the 5 percent crop plan, though this year the charge is reduced to 30 percent of 5 percent. Half of the first-year amount has been remitted to the government.
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Fort Shaw
Sunriver
George O. Sanford
Sanford
Breakfasts From A Co operative Kitchen Lesson
A speaker discusses breakfast as a social bond and energy start, urging cooperative home habits. She contrasts old fashioned devotion with modern routines, outlining three breakfast patterns and the value of fruit and cereals for varied workers.
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Smith
John
Sunday Night Menu and Recipes from Calumet Baking
MARION JANE PARKER of the Calumet Baking Powder Company presents Sunday night menus and recipes. The note lists chicken salad, bran muffins, date and nut cake, coffee or cocoa, creamed oysters, lettuce with thousand island dressing, hot cheese toast, tuna salad, and chocolate cake with whipped cream. It includes detailed steps for chicken salad and two baked goods with measurements and method, including nut cake and cheese biscuit dough.
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Marion Jane Parker
Tme
Calumet Baking Powder Company
Chicago
Illinois
Jelly roll and fat clarifying tips from old recipes
The article describes cutting a jelly roll into one inch pieces and baking, then making a tuna mushroom topping over buttered toast. It also explains old fashioned methods to clarify fat from soup kettles and cooked meats, including repeated renderings and flavoring tricks with potatoes onions sage and thyme for pastry gravies.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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