Abnormal May Rainfall Raises Weather Questions for Montana Farmers
Montana State College notes that recent abnormal May rainfall does not signal climate change or warrant changing proven farming methods. Havre recorded 7.09 inches in May, a record since 1882, with Miles City at 4.74 inches. Historical May totals show wide variances with no reliable future predictor.
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Montana State College
Montana
Montana Experiment Station
Havre
Miles City
May Rainfall and Temperature in Miles City Report
Weather figures show Miles City received 2.76 inches of rain in May, 0.78 inches above the 1.98 inch normal, with an average temperature of 52 degrees versus a 56.7 degree normal. Historical records note 4.75 inches in 1922 and 5.58 inches in 1908 for May. The low May average was 50 degrees in 1892 and 1907. The data may affect this year's crop size.
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Aote
Miles City
Jas
Castoria Endorsed by Physicians for Babies
Castoria has been used for over 30 years as a safe substitute for harsh remedies like Castor Oil Paregoric Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups. It contains no narcotics and carries proven directions on every package. The genuine product bears the signature of Fletcher.
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Fletcher
May Rainfall and Wheat Yields in Montana History
Records show May precipitation at Havre and Miles City varied widely with 5.58 inches in one May, 4.75 inches in 1922 the next highest. Temperature averages held steady, suggesting no heat or cold trend. Wheat yields since 1915 ranged from 2.3 to 16.2 bushels per acre, with drought or flood in May influencing outcomes differently.
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Miles City
Havre
Annual Crop Tour in Montana July schedule
The Montana State College extension agronomist announces a July crop tour across 18 winter wheat centers from Denton to Helena. Events include farm visits, tillage demonstrations, seed discussions, and smut treatment demos led by A J Ogaard and Fred Bennion with a 9am to noon morning tour and 1:30pm to 4pm sessions each day.
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A.J. Ogaard
Extension Agronomist
Montana State College
Denton
Lewistown
Moccasin
Stanford
Fife
Power
Highwood
Geraldine
Hedgesville
Broadview
Billings
Hardin
Rapelje
Columbus
Bozeman
Townsend
Helena
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
Mr. Ognard
Fred Bennion
Poultry Meetings Led by USDA Specialist in Montana
H. L. Shrader of the United States Department of Agriculture visited Montana June 17 19 for a series of meetings with poultry growers. TheMontana Extension service directed the activities with demonstrations in Conrad Great Falls and Glasgow on flock accreditation egg grading marketing and poultry house remodeling.
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H. L. Shrader
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
Montana Extension Service
Conrad
Great Falls
Glasgow
Ranch eggs and cooperative farming boost profitable poultry
The article argues ranch eggs can command paying prices when properly graded and marketed. It cites Canadian prairie provinces and Manitoba cooperatives showing farmers profit by centralized handling, candle stations, and merchant involvement, with gains around 40 percent above old methods.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Farmers’ Association
Manitoba Co-Operative Marketing Association
Farming demonstrations show calcium cyanide effective for ground squirrels
Last month eight Lewis and Clark farms tested calcium cyanide for rodent control alongside poison baits. Farmers view gas as a viable supplement to poison bait in eradication campaigns, with district Farmers' Days planned in Chouteau county at Big Sandy on June 17 and Fort Benton on June 18.
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Lewis and Clark County
Chouteau County
Big Sandy
Fort Benton
Farm outlook stays bright in Montana amid heavy rainfall
W E Holt of the Northern Pacific lands department reports non irrigation crops in southeastern Montana about 80 percent seeded last week while rainfall delays corn and bean planting. He notes early flint corn varieties favored, winter wheat slowed by rain, and growing interest from prospective settlers due to moisture and rail activity.
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Montana
W. E. Holt
Land Department
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Miles
Holt
Redwater
Glendive
Idaho
Utah
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Association to Study Egg Market in Western and Central Montana
Western Montana prepares a cooperative egg marketing group with 30 000 hens planned before incorporation and Missoula as marketing headquarters. The effort, announced by H E Cushman, aims to grade and grade and pack eggs under a trademark with licensed graders and candling. A similar central Montana program, led by Clark Baumgarner, seeks markets for Cascade and nearby counties with contracts starting January 1 1928.
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Western Montana
Missoula
H. E. Cushman
Montana State College
Western
Montana
Cascade
Great Falls
Clark Baumgarner
Fife
Central Montana
Turkey Growers Picnic Marks Start of Year meetings
Sheridan County Turkey Market ing association plans first meeting on June 24 at Antelope. Officers to be elected and Harriet E. Cushman state extension poultry specialist will speak. The group intends to expand to other poultry and livestock in future seasons.
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Sheridan County
Turkey Marketing Association
Ambition Drives Young Man Toward Career Choices
A young man faces a pivotal dilemma, deciding between pursuing ambitious goals or accepting menial, unmotivated work as his path forward. The choice will shape his future prospects and personal development.
Chief Gall recounts Custer battle details in old diary
Colonel Partello records Chief Gall's narrative of the Little Bighorn fight, noting how Cheyenne and Sioux braves battled U S troops, the deaths of 43 warriors, lack of prisoners, women aiding horse recovery, and the pursuit back toward Lodge Pole Creek and the White Mountains.
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Gall
Partello
All
Lodge Pole Creek
White Rain Mountains
Tom Custer
Colonel Partello
Coulee
Sitting Bull
Curley
Chief Gall
Haington
Jack Sturgis
Dr. Lord
General Custer
Wolf Mountains
Reno
White Mountains
Strawberries and Desserts From Jeanette Meener
Strawberry shortcake and multiple strawberry desserts are described with recipes for shortcake, ambassador strawberry pie, strawberry whip, a lobster? no, strawberry cocktail, and strawberry tapioca. The piece offers practical steps, ingredients, and serving ideas for celebrating strawberry season.
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