Northern Pacific to Build 24 Mile Woodrow Bloomfield Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a new 24 mile Woodrow to Bloomfield railroad in Dawson county Montana guiding service to about 200000 acres of farmland. Northern Pacific expected first year shipments of 480 car loads of grain livestock and other products with a projected cost of 718900 dollars.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Pacific Railway
Woodrow
Bloomfield
Montana
Woodrow-Bloomfield
Dawson County
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railway
Glendive
Fire hazard shacks in Winnett condemned by state official
Twenty shacks in Winnett's residential district were condemned as fire hazards by State Fire Marshall W G Brooks. The city will raze the structures.
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Winnett
W. G. Brooks
State Farm Survey Planned for Montana Agriculture
A statewide survey of agricultural stockraising and household conditions will be conducted by the Montana Association at Governor Erickson's request. Secretary-manager Guy Emery said data will be compiled and sent to the governor, with questionnaires going to each district chair and county boards for cooperation.
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Montana Association
Guy Emery
Erickson
Association
Emery
Boards of County Commissioners
American Red Cross
Extension Service
Rock Creek Forest Fire Burns 1500 Acres Near Missoula
Flames raged along Rock Creek about 40 miles from Missoula for days as winds fueled the blaze. About 1500 acres burned across four large fires with many spot fires. Fire lines stretched over five miles with more to build as crews of nearly 300 fought with pumps and plows. The blaze devastated fishing country long a local paradise and is blamed on a careless smoker.
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Rock Creek
Missoula
Libby to Welcome New Dude Ranch Run by Petit and Remp
Oklahoma’s W. B. Petit plans a dude ranch on the former Dorrington place south of Libby with Halfstead C. Remp owning the property. Remp supplies horses while Petit operates the facility.
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Libby
W. B. Petit
Oklahoma
Halfstead C. Remp
Dorrington Place
Remp
Petit
Butte Rodeo Plans Noted Unusual Attractions for 13 August
Butte prepares for a three day championship rodeo starting August 13 drawing 15 000 visitors. Stock from Leon Cremer of Shawmut Montana and 200 entrants join a diverse cityscape with 22 nationalities and a schedule featuring many women riders and famous contestants including the Brander sisters and Marie Gibson alongside a vibrant host of international communities.
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Butte
Mammoth Butte
America
Columbia Gardens
Italy
Dublin Guich
Cork Town
Assyria
Chinatown
Mexico
Leon Cremer
Shawmut
Montana
Big Grounds
Brander Sisters
Avon
Marie A. Gibson
Havre
Claire Belcher Thompson
Ohio
Ruth Wheat Martin
Bozeman
Colorado Slim
Haswell
Colo
Florence Randolph
Oklahoma
Reva Cordell
Colorado
Alice Listy
Texas
Grace Bynyam
Wyoming
Pete Shipman
Cardwell
Mabel Strickland
California
Big Butte
Ewes Sent to Dry Land Area in Montana Move
Montana farmers and sheepmen report old ewes are being moved to dry land farms in northern and eastern Montana. The shift provides an outlet for low‑value stock and helps farms rebuild with summer feed secured by recent rains. Prices are about one dollar per head, the lowest in 50 years, enabling cheap meat availability.
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Montana
Montana Extension Service
Bozeman
D. E. Richards
Lambs Ship Twelve Carloads From Polson to Chicago
Twelve carloads of lambs were shipped from Polson stock yards to the Chicago market. The consignments include seven carloads of C. C. Smith, four of Jerry Paul, and one from the James Buchanan flock, the largest Polson shipment this year.
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Polson
Chicago
C. C. Smith
Jerry Paul
James Buchanan
Farm Updates and Agricultural Guidance From May MontAna
Forty three of the 11568 cows tested in Montana in May reacted to tuberculin. Flaxseed product demand in the US and Europe is declining. In July 19 key potato states produced 48.6 million bushels, up 13 percent. Check cream separators by testing skim milk. Cull poultry flock as baby chicks arrive for max production. Farm flock chickens cooked properly provide ready meals. Poultry mites multiply in hot weather and respond to control measures. County agents offer spray mixing guidance.
Farmers Enjoy Annual Picnic At Moccasin Montana
Judith Basin farmers gathered at Moccasin on July 16 for the annual picnic where J E Norton of the Judith Basin Experiment Station outlined dry land farming results. He cited summer fallow as key to central Montana wheat yields, noted weed control and moisture conservation, and discussed rotations after green manures and clover or crested wheat grass. Varieties named included Karmont and New York wheat, Markton oats, Horn barley, Marquis and Ceres wheat, and Grimm or Ladak alfalfa with crested wheat grass as a nurse crop. forage crops and grain hays also highlighted for dry land farming success.
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Judith Basin
Moccassin
Judith Basin Experiment Station
J. E. Norton
Moccasin Station
Montana
Norton
Karmont
Kharkof
Marquis
Supreme
Ceres
Grimm
Wool Shipments From Pondera County Raise Grower Advances
One hundred forty thousand pounds of wool were shipped from Pondera county to the National Wool Co operative Association in Boston. Forty thousand pounds were loaded at Brady and one hundred thousand at Conrad. Growers received advances of eight to eleven cents per pound. More wool remains to be shipped and some growers sold directly. The county crop was better than average with good quality.
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Pondera County
National Wool Co-operative Association
Boston
Conrad
Brady
Dairyman Uses Records to Boost Herd Milk Output
A New York dairyman increased daily herd production by reallocating feed from underperforming cows to top producers using dairy records. The report also notes wild oats’ poor germination in the year of ripening and highlights alfalfa as a profitable hog pasture.
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New York
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Nine Mile Valley
Missoula River
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Northern Pacific Railways
Blackfoot Land Development Coo
Missoula, Ment
Ben Bernie
C. B
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
State Farm Survey
Leggat Hotel
Montamia
Arepreof
Otel Great Falls
Montana State College
United States
Europe
Northwest Tent & Awning CO
First Ave
Great Falls
Butte Poultry CO
Spee
Capital City Poultry Exchange, Inc
Selena
Pondera
Helen State Nursery & Seed Co
Helena
Tru-Blu Biscuit Company
Bank of Great Falls
AG -Ompenontan
Speki
Ola Union Stockyards
A. V. Overman & Ct Coo. Commission
Mi Livestock
Spokane, Wash
Spe
Spokane
M. Rot
Breacere
A. E. Lawson
Mer
Great Western Sugar Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Qobicago, Ill
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