State to appoint 43 grain storage inspectors in Montana
Montana moves to curb surplus grain as 1,000,000 more bushels sit in storage. A. H. Stafford endorses farm storage act with 43 inspectors across 30 counties, aided by the Farmers Union. Inspectors will certify grain, issue seal certificates, and allow farmers to borrow up to 80 percent of value. pay 0.5 cents per bushel per inspection. A training school July 23–24 in Great Falls to qualify inspectors.
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Helena
Montana
A. H. Stafford
Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Stafford
Farmers Union
Great Falls
Montana Farmers Union
State Department of Agriculture
Tetoz County
Choteau
Dutton
Fall Freshening of Dairy Cows Best Says Dept of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture reports fall freshening yields top others after surveying nearly 11 000 cow testing associations. Fall freshening produced about 6689 pounds of milk and 268 pounds of butter fat per cow, ahead of winter summer and spring in order.
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Dept. of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Fall and Winter Freshening Outshine Spring in Dairy Returns
The article argues fall and winter freshening yield higher milk production and butter fat profits, noting a $12.80 per cow advantage for fall suiting butter price fluctuations. Calves from fall/winter faring better for pasture, while keeping the sire from running with the herd to maintain records and regulate freshening.
Farmer Urged to Build Grain Bins
A 1930 crop year warning urges farmers to construct grain bins to curb bulk grain flow to the open market. Despite efforts by the Farmers' National Grain Corporation and its Farmers' Union Terminal Association, private interests still control most storage facilities, risking another crop glut.
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Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Farmers' Union Terminal Association
Accord
Ford Demonstration Drives Prompt Wide Postwar Interest
A persuasive Ford advertisement touts proven performance and low cost of ownership. It cites user letters from around the world, government and corporate purchases, and exhaustive tests covering speed safety comfort and fuel use. The copy lists Ford models and promotes Universal Credit Company time payments. A dealer near you invites demonstrations.
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Ford
Detroit
Universal Credit Company Plan of Time Payments
Wheat farmers seek storage bin solution to raise prices
The Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union advocates raising grain storage to six cents per bushel. They argue grain bins offer an escape from price lows and that cooperative storage could stabilize markets until surplus wheat is sold.
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Ing
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union
Points of Interest on the Road to Mandalay
Fortune notes India's large car population with about 125000 cars for a vast nation. It comments on car colors, traffic quirks, elephant accidents, spotlights on rajahs, and religious beliefs shaping travel. It lists unlucky travel days and prohibitions on certain payments and activities at Vishagadi.
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Mandalay
Fortune
India
London
Vishagadi
Condensed History of Mankind
The Talmud tells of a king who asks for mankind’s essence. His sages bring vast volumes then a single thick book, yet the king cannot read it. An old sage offers the final summary: Man is born, he lives, he dies. And that, it might be remarked, is something to shoot at.
Fishermen Use Electricity To Subdue Large Tuna Off Mexican Coast
Report describes a 110 volt electric system aboard a fishing boat used to stun 100 pound and larger tuna as they struggle aboard. The method involves electrocuting hooked fish to ease lifting and handling at sea off the Mexican coast.
Ford Rouge Plant unveils record long conveyor system
The Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant at Dearborn Michigan completed a three and a half to four mile long conveyor the longest in the world. It moves parts between buildings and to railroad cars with a daily capacity of 300000 parts weighing over two million pounds. The system embodies Ford’s push to substitute machines for manual labor and supports the broader assembly line concept now used across auto makers.
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Nenduless
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Michigan
Ford
Sembly
Ford Company
Electric fish hook described by Capper’s Weekly
A small steel plate circuit is cast into water and connected by insulated wire to a steel hook. When the fish bites, a switch closes, delivering current to the lure and subduing the catch for easy hoisting into the boat.
Calendar letters puzzle confuses six year old Mary
Six year old Mary reads a calendar and asks what SMTWTEFS stands for. Her mother replies that it shows the days of the week, inspiring Mary to note the sequence appears at the top of each calendar page.
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Mary
Mother
Summons in Montana District Court over 160 Acre Property
Isabel Thompson sues in Teton County Montana to quiet title to the 160 acre Southeast Quarter of Section 9 Township 25 North Range 2 West Montana Meridian and roots out any claims to the land. Defendants urged to answer within sixty days of first publication. The case names J L Fleming N Cary Fleming W E Fleming Haldeane Vaughn and others as claimants or lien holders. First publication July 17 1930 last August 7 1930. Elmer E Hershey attorney for plaintiff.
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District Court
Nineteenth Judicial District
State of Montana
County of
Teton
Isabel Thompson
Isabel
Thompson
State of
Montana
Range
Meridian
Township
Range 2
A. D
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Missouri
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Ilinois
W. E. Fleming
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Haldeane Vaughn
Hutchinson
Elmer E. Hershey
Plaintiff
Teton Implement CO
Choteau, Mont
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