Reduced Rates Aided Farmers In Montana State Survey
Montana State College reports from seven counties show 2 770 carloads of feed and 169 carloads of food moved under railroad reduced rates for emergency aid. Seed shipments totaled 1 234 carloads across hay corn oats and other seeds with county totals listed. Counties importing feed include Blaine Cascade Chouteau Custer Dawson Fergus Hill Park Phillips Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sherribaux and Yellowstone. Conser notes statewide figures incomplete pending more county reports and a final statewide summary will follow.
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Montana State College
C. C. Conser
Blaine
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer
Dawson
Fergus
Hill
Park
Phillips
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Sher-ribaux
Yellowstone
Conser
Flathead Irrigation Board Chooses No Show at Washington Hearing
Flathead project commissioners decide not to send a representative to the power hearing in Washington, D C. concerning Rocky Mountain Power’s request for more time to build the Flathead river dam below Polson. Secretary Dennis Delino prepared a brief which the board approved and ordered sent to the federal water power commission.
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Flathead Irrigation Project
Washington, D. C
Rocky Mountain Power Company
Flathead River
Polson
Dennis Delino
Flathead
Dangers of Forest Fires Lessened by Heavy May Rain
Kalispell region saw May precipitation 50 inches above normal and the heaviest since 1923, adding to 196 inches and pushing the year’s excess to .63 inches. Officials credit dense vegetation for reducing fire danger as lakes swell and vegetation prospers.
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Kalispell
Montana’s First Irrigated Farm in the Bitter Root
A historical note recalls Treasure State farm and livestock efforts in Montana’s Bitter Root, detailing five gardens in varied soils and settings with irrigation. It also covers a grasshopper control method in alfalfa and dairy feeding data from South Dakota on green rye and milk flavor impacts.
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Montana
South Dakota
Birthplace of Montana farming and irrigation progress
By L. A. Campbell explains Eastern Montana as the cradle of state agriculture. Early irrigation by Jesuit missionaries and settlers enabled crops, alfalfa, and hay with gravity flow. Development spread to ranches near towns, with 4000000 acres irrigable and 10000 acres of beets. sugar beet expansion and fruit and vegetable production rise alongside dairying and poultry efforts.
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L. A. Campbell
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Estern
Montana
Bitter Root
Stevensville
Father DeSmet
Virginia City
Alder Gulch
Last Chance Gulch
Big Hole
Madison
Blackfoot
Deer Lodge
Flint Creek
Ruby
Forest Service to Develop Big Hole Battlefield Campgrounds
Plans call for developing camping sites and picnicking areas in Beaverhead forest near the Big Hole battlefield. Improvements include sanitation, garbage disposal, and camp stores with grounds shifted east of the battlefield reserve. The reserve area features a museum, monument, trenches, and other historic sites from the conflict.
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Forest Service
Big Hole
Beaverhead Forest
Battlefield Reserve
War Department
Foreseeing Uncle Eben Quips On Duty And Tomorrow
Uncle Eben jokes that some folks value foresight so highly they ignore present duties. The Washington Star quotes the quip highlighting the humor of prioritizing the day after tomorrow over today’s responsibilities.
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Eben
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Byron H. Cooney Dies in Butte Veteran Montana Editor
Byron H. Cooney, a longtime Butte newspaper man and former Montana legislator, died suddenly of heart disease at about age 51. He lived in Butte 37 years and served Silver Bow County as a commissioner and two terms in the state legislature. Cooney worked for the Anaconda Standard, Butte Evening Post, Montana American, and Montana Standard, and advised Thaddius Lane on public relations. He was known as a versatile writer with a humorous poetry bent and was brother to Frank H. Cooney of Missoula who sought the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.
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Byron H. cGooney
Butte
Silver Bow County
Anaconda Standard
Butte Evening Post
F. Augusta Heinze
Montana American
Montana Standard
Thaddius Lane
Northwest
Frank H. Cooney
Missoula
Red Clover Debuts as Cash Crop in Montana and Kentucky
The University of Kentucky Experiment Station reports four red clover strains sown with good rain and cool weather showing potential stands. Agronomist B N Fergus believes the strain could expand production in Montana to supply Kentucky. Sloan notes western Montana suitability, predicting red clover could rival alfalfa as a regional cash crop.
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University of Kentucky Experiment Station
Kentucky 101
Ameling
N. Fergus
Fergus
Montana
Kentucky
Sloan
Culling and records boost dairy production through selective breeding
Montana State College extension dairy specialist J. O. Tretsven explains that culling high producers and maintaining careful records have driven a 30 fold rise in yearly milk output per cow. The method focuses on traits passed from cow to calf and sire to offspring, aided by herd improvement associations.
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J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College
Tretsven
Montana
Montana Dairy Herd Improvement Associations
Farming and poultry notes from the month of April
Twenty three reactions were had during April with 8 447 cattle tuberculin tested. The article notes moth prevention methods with paracichlorobenzene and naphtalene crystals. Egg laying standards show March 16 and April 17 as targets with Montana farm averages 15.1 in March and 18.8 in April. Ice fields melting could raise seas by 151 feet globally, current rate about one eighth inch per year. Rosebud county mentions a family expecting plenty of green vegetables in the growing season.
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Montana State College
Montana
Rosebud County
Heifer Cull Affects Yellowstone Association Cow Herd
Tretsven reports that one owner in the Yellowstone association removes the heifer calves from cows not yielding 400 pounds of butterfat annually, acting as keeper of records for the group.
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Yellowstone Association
Tretsven
Many Jobless Become Gold Prospectors Now
The stampede of unemployed and displaced workers to creek beds in the Pacific Northwest swells as diverse hopefuls flock to mining sites. Veteran pan miners warn that daily yields rarely exceed 50 cents in dust yet the lure of gold sustains the effort for shelter and meals.
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Pacific Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Canada
Worden
Taxes in Chouteau County Surpass Expectations
H N Longfellow treasurer reports 77.5 percent of annual taxes received in Chouteau County, 12.5 percent above what was anticipated at this date.
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Chouteau County
H. N. Longfellow
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