Poultry feeding guidance from Montana expert amid hopper concerns
Miss Harriet Cushman of Montana State College advises poultrymen to avoid feeding solely on grasshoppers this summer. She recommends supplementing with alfalfa meal or leaf meal and precise ground grain ratios, plus tobacco dust to thwart tapeworms. She stresses constant water and shade for hens and turkeys.
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Montana State College
Montana
Harriet Cushman
Miss Cushman
World records at old Butte track short sprint era
Long-ago Montana sports notes recount two standing world marks from the Butte race track quarter and three-eighth mile dashes. Bob Wade set a 211 second quarter on August 20, years ago, and Atoka ran 33 seconds for three-eighths on September 7, 1906.
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Butte
Bob Wade
Crab
Atoka
Cyclone
A. H. Sutton
Walla Walla
Nettie S
Barker and Parrott
California
A.D. Hitchcock
Atoka sets world record in three eighths distance race
Atoka the aged gelding, owned by Stokes and Spagur, wins a special race against Sam F. at Atoka track, breaking the world record for the third time by a quarter second to 333. The event draws betting of 250 dollars per side as weight handicaps favor Atoka and lead to a dramatic finish. Del Baker acts as Detroit manager amid Tigers turmoil while Cochrane recuperates in hospital.
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Atoka
Gorman
Dolly
Stokes and Spagur
Sam F
E. W. Meredith
Spagur
TIGER
Helena
Montana
del Baker
Detroit
Mickey” Cchrane
Cochrane
Conchrane
Tigers
Helenaz
Del
Baker
John
Biddy Bishop Remains a Constant in Butte Boxing
In Butte for decades, trainer Aurelio Herrera’s mentor Biddy Bishop spent nights in the same hotel room for years. He guided hundreds of fighters and lived a life of routine through many visits, with his last stay recorded in 1934 during a five year gap.
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Bishop
Herrera
Hererra
Butte
Biddy Bishop
Biddy” Bishop
Aurelio Herrera
Biddy
Jere Clifford
Jere
Eso
Swine Population of State Increases Sharply This Year
Montana hog numbers rose sharply in early 1936 with 142 000 hogs reported on June 1 up from 110 000 a year earlier. The rise comes from data by J G Diamond senior agricultural statistician and about 6 000 farmer reports. The six month period ending June 1 saw 122 000 pigs saved, a 31 percent increase over the prior year.
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Montana
J. G. Diamond
Pig farming survey notes shifts in sows and litter size
The report compares spring sow numbers and farrowing rates with 1935 levels, citing 17 000 sows farrowing in spring and 14 000 in 1935. It records pigs per litter at 6.09 versus 5.47 in 1935 and estimates sow farrowing fall numbers around 11 000, amid theater formation notes.
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