Treasure State farmer bets on holding 1929 wheat for price gains
A Montana farmer advocates holding part of the 1929 wheat crop to secure better prices, noting past cycles where July to August declines preceded price recoveries. The analysis compares visible supplies and international stocks from 1922 through 1924, arguing long hold periods reduce price risk versus recent years.
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Liverpool
Ocean Passage
Moran & Co. Move to Foshay Tower in Minneapolis
The well known makers of gentlemen's clothes to order announce their move from the La Salle building to the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis. They will publish definite visiting dates for samples at Northwest centers later.
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E. M. Moran & Co
Minneapolis
la Salle Building
Foshay Tower
Northwest
Large families use less milk per person study shows
Department of Agriculture figures analyzed 7 500 homes and found per person milk intake declines as family size rises. Two person households averaged 1.68 pints, six person families averaged 0.98 pints, with larger families showing sharper drops.
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Department of Agriculture
Discovery of Gold in Last Chance Gulch Commemorated
A commemorative booklet on the 1864 discovery of gold in Last Chance Gulch is being produced by C. R. Brazier & Co. in Helena. It includes Ralph De Camp’s scenic engraving as a frontispiece and features a history of placer and quartz mining with photos and future prospects.
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Last Chance Gulch
C. R. Brazier & Co
Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Ralph de Camp
Montana
Fuller Avenue
Montana Trust and Savings Bank
C. R. Brazier
Montana agriculture notes and livestock tips from state college
Montana Seed Growers Association urges alfalfa growers to remove sweet clover to avoid seed contamination lowering grades. Bronze turkeys outsize common breeds by at least six pounds per American Standards of Perfection. Feeding grain to dairy cows on good pasture shows income only later, but May output of butter fat reached high levels in several herds. Price for fleece sale and pasture management tips for sheep to prevent stomach worms are included, along with equipment and alfalfa hay feeding guidance.
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Montana State College
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
Montana
J. O. Tretsven
Open Season on Goats Is Tasked by Montana Warden
State Game Warden Robert E. Hill says demand exists for a short open season on Rocky Mountain goats amid rising herds in Montana. Commission has not acted without a petition. goats, mostly in the Flathead-Bitterroot regions, increased after 1915 bans. Antelope numbers down in eastern Montana due to land fencing and dryland farming.
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Rockies
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Glacier Park
Yellowstone Park
Townsend
Radersburg
Montana Plains
Farm Bureau Regional Meet Set in Bozeman Montana
MoHuE regional conference of the western division of the American Farm Bureau federation will meet at Montana State College July 22 23. Montana and Wyoming Farm bureaus jointly direct the event with executives from 11 western states and a Chicago national office delegation. Deliberations cover organization and policy with Gallatin County hosting, followed by Yellowstone Park and Cody Wyoming finalizing proceedings on July 27.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Montana State College
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Montana
Chicago
W. L. Stockton
Montana Farm Bureau
California
Washington
Oregon
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
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Cody
Wyo
Bitter Root Cows Lead the State in May Butter Fat
The Bitter Root Dairy Herd Improvement association led Montana in butter fat production for May with an average of 29.8 pounds per cow from 425 cows. Fergus and Lewis and Clark associations followed, with 29.6 and 29.0 pounds respectively, while significant gains came from small herds and high individual records such as Bessie the grade Holstein at 13.1 pounds of butter fat and J. C. Steiner’s purebred Holstein at 2,073 pounds milk.
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Bitter Root Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Fergus Association
Lewis and Clark Association
Frank Piper
Bessie
R. P. Myers
Gallatin Association
J. C. Steiner
Tax Payments Show Prosperity Across States
Federal tax collections for the year ending June 30 totaled 2,937,660,313, up 147,124,775 from the prior year. Income taxes reached 2,331,109,827. New York led with 834,312,795, followed by North Carolina, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. State totals include Nebraska 6,179,699 and Wyoming 1,166,890 among others.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
New York
North Carolina
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Oncona
Renkaen
Orth Dakota Ae
South Dakota
Fertilizer Trial Boosts Alfalfa Yields on Montana Farms
Tests on Montana alfalfa fields show lime plus manure and superphosphate delivering the highest first cutting yields. No treatment produced 1,390 pounds per acre. lime with manure and phosphate reached 2,800 pounds, and lime alone caused thin stands and yellowing. All seed used was inoculated.
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Montana
Falfa
Man fined for setting fire to moor endangering swan nest
A Cheshire court fined a man 75 pounds for deliberately burning grassland where a swan pair nested. The male bird was injured and the female died defending her eggs. The report notes that one sixth of England’s prisoners are women.
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Grassy Moor
Cheshire
England
Bulletin guides Montana turkey raising methods and diseases
A Montana Extension Service bulletin by Miss H. E. Cushman outlines turkey raising care feeding housing and marketing steps. It covers breed selection six varieties shelter needs winter feeding incubation and market preparation. A supplement by Dr. Howard Welch details diseases and cures. Available at county agents or Montana Extension Service Bozeman.
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Montana
State College Urkeys
Montana Extension Service
H. E. Cushman
Howard Welch
Montana Experiment Station
Miss Cushman
Welch
Bozeman
Americans Tour London Seek Hidden Corners and Weddings
Americans again lead London tourists this year seeking not only famous sights but underground tours and rural villages within half a day’s drive. Prominent U S visitors at court raise their profile as more Americans travel, including several weddings in England with St. George Church in the spotlight.
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England
London
St. George’s
Roosevelt
Stockholm Builds Radium Hospital for Cancer Fight
The city plans a new radium hospital funded by a jubilee gift. Donations amounting to eight thousand? were presented in honor of a king’s birthday to support cancer campaigns in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Dees
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