Montana Sells Little Commercial Fertilizer In 1928
Montana used only 100 short tons of commercial fertilizer in 1928, the U S department of agriculture reports. The state ranked with Wyoming for low use and was far below California and other regions in overall fertilizer consumption. North Carolina led the nation with 1,378,348 tons.
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Helena
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Division of Publicity
Wyoming
Nevada
California
North Atlantic
North Central States
South-Central States
south-Atlantic
North Carolina
Call for bids on school bus contract 1930 31
Sealed bids for the nine month school bus contract for 1930 1931 will be accepted until 8 30 p m July 25 1930. Bids to be let at Beck school house with right to accept or reject any bids. Bids must be sealed and delivered to the clerk by July 25 1930. D L Scarrow clerk of school dist 44.
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Beck
Tonight's Chautauqua Feature The Big Pond Comedy
The Big Pond entertainment brings a witty plot with rapid dialogue. Performers deliver clever lines and humor keeping audiences engaged throughout the show.
Distinct Earthquake Felt Across Southern Montana
Associates dispatches report a tremor near 6:00 a.m. Saturday felt from Helena to Billings with center between Three Forks and Trident in the Horseshoe mountains. No material damage. notes include rockfalls on tracks and brief signals disruption as far as Hamilton, Dillon, and Livingston.
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Associate Press
Helena
Lewistown
Billings
Three Forks
Logan
Manhattan
White Sulphur Springs
Milwaukee Railroad
Harlowton
Deer Lodge
Milwau
Kee
Northern Pacific
Butte
Great Falls
Dillon
Livingston
Hamilton
Rockies
Roosevelt highway over the Marias pass opens Saturday
The Roosevelt highway over the Marias pass in the Rockies will open to public travel next Saturday after a period of closure on Monday to finish construction work. The decision to reopen on the 19th was influenced by several factors.
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Marias Pass
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Rockies
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Roosevelt Pass
Belton- Glacier
Roosevelt Pass Access Delayed by Glacier Highway Work
Travelers urge opening of Roosevelt Pass on the Belton Glacier highway as two concurrent construction projects near completion. Officials from the Bureau of Public Roads and the state highway commission report finishing work with a formal dedication tentatively set for August 8.
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Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Commis
Berber Rugs Precede Roman Conquest in Africa
Berber rug weaving dates to times before Roman occupation with designs inspired by Asiatic art. It began as a home craft passed through generations, with regions in Algeria developing distinct styles after French conquest. Berber rugs use faded wool resembling tapestry, while Arab weaves feature thick soft piles and motifs such as Guer gour and Kalaa patterns.
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Africa
Algeria
Smyrna
Ancient Babylon tablet shows modern mortgage concepts
Archaeologists found a Babylon clay tablet dated to the reign of Artaxerxes I declaring a debt of thirty bushels of dates to Bel Nadin Shun and others. The notation ties field, tenancy, and pledge to secure the debt, foreshadowing modern mortgage practices.
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Babylon
Bel Nadin Shun
Marashu
Bel Bullisu
Sha Nebu Shu
Kirbeti
Manitou Trio Victims In Crash Near Walstad Ranch
The Manitou Trio from St Olaf College in Minnesota, bound for a July 12 concert at the local high school gym, were injured Tuesday afternoon when their car failed a corner near the Peter Walstad ranch and overturned.
Driver's First Ride Ends with Cuts and Bruises
The report notes occupants were badly cut and bruised in the incident. It mentions the driver was experiencing their first time behind the wheel, as recorded by the Dutton Sentinel.
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Dutton Sentinel
56 Drilling In Bannatyne Field Opens 1930 Campaign
Bannatyne oil field activity kicks off as 56 Petroleum drills its No. 2 Martin in SW SE% NW 4-25-1E. The Montana Oil Journal notes two drilling strings will operate through the year to exhaust leases where sites are proven.
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Bannatyne
Petroleum Company
Martin
Montana Oil Journal
Minerals for dairy cattle rations hinge on five key elements
Montana State extension dairy specialist J. O. Tretaven notes that five minerals are commonly lacking in dairy cow rations: sodium chlorine iodine phosphorus and calcium. Sodium and chlorine come from salt. iodine deficiency causes calf goiter. potassium iodide can boost iodine intake. Calcium and phosphorus deficiency lead to stiff joints and reduced milk flow over time.
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J. O. Tretaven
Montana State College
Calcium and phosphorus in poultry feeds
Birds show a tendency to chew bones and rubbish. If seeds lack calcium or phosphorus, add ground bone meal to the ration. Bone meal at 1 2 percent with grain or in feed boxes supplies calcium and phosphorus. Feeds high in calcium include alfalfa red clover and sweet clover while phosphorus rich items are wheat bran shorts middlings cotton seed meal and linseed meal.
Montana reapportionment cuts House seats after census
The Montana legislature will lose four seats in the next session if reapportionment follows the 1930 census. Congress remains two senators and two representatives. Senate seats stay one per county. Lower house drops from 102 to 98, with Cascade Richland and Lake gaining one each and Silver Bow Flathead Fergus Carbon Chouteau Phillips Blaine losing one.
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Montana
State Senate
Cascade
Richland and Lake
Silver Bow
Flathead
Fergus
Carbon
Chouteau
Phillips
Blaine
Yellowstone
Missoula
Finthead
Lewis and Clark
Deer Lodge
Gallatin
Hill
Carbon, Valley
Custer
Park
Roosevelt
Ravalli
Dawson
Sheridan
Richland
Lake
One Man Combine Lightens Farm Work on Small Plots
The 8 foot McCormick Deering one man harvester shown with its tractor power take off uses a 20 bushel grain tank and lever adjustments for field work. It enables one man and his son to harvest grain soybean or clover crops with lower labor costs and higher margins.
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McCormick-Deering
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Sinbad the Sailor
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New York
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Power-Morgan Co
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L. E. Taylor Garage
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