Feeding Bone Meal May Benefit Cattle Health
A digest of studies from South Africa and the United States shows bone meal feeding cures Lamsiekte and Creeps in cattle caused by phosphorus deficiency. Experiments reveal weight gains, higher milk output, better calf crops, and improved meat quality, with returns from bone meal feeding high relative to cost. The Helena bone meal plant recently began production.
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South Africa
Department of Agriculture
Isgua
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas
Montana
Treatments for Cattle Bloat from Montana State College
Montana State College Extension dairy specialist J O Tretsven warns May and June see most bloat cases as cattle graze rich spring pastures. Alfalfa and clovers heighten risk. observe cattle hourly on wet or new pastures. Six preventive steps include delaying turnout until dew dries and feeding hay first. Treatment combos include kerosene or turpentine drenches and, in extreme cases, tapping behind the rib with a trocar followed by a salt turpentine drench.
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J. O. Tretsven
Montana State College Extension Service
Mr. Tretsven
Tretsven
Sentinel Pine Marks 350 Years In Montana History
The Sentinel Pine is described as witnessing Montana’s history from Selish times to the present. It recalls wars, fires, and flames across valleys, the smoke darkening the land, and the changing valley as settlers and events unfold from 1575 onward.
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Montana
Sentinel Pine
New Kevin Bank Opens in New Kevin Location
The Kevin State Bank opened in its new Kevin location with L. H. Knutson as president Frank Kitchen as vice president and Arthur W Parker as cashier. The bank moved from Dunkirk to new premises in Kevin.
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Kevin
Kevin State Bank
Toole County
L. H. Knutson
Frank Kitchen
Arthur W. Parker
Dunkirk
Montana farmers organize marketing and seed programs
Montana ranch and farm groups report new cooperatives and seed programs. The Huntley Project Cooperative Egg and Poultry Marketing Association forms to stabilize prices and raise quality. The Polar trademark expands to designate certified potato seed. Cut Bank starts a poultry association modeled on Pondera. In Teton and Hill counties farmers push bull shipments and duck foot cultivator purchases as part of broader livestock and soil improvements. Daniels County farmers attract Western labor interest, while corn variety tests begin in Custer County and soil blowing prevention trials run in Chouteau County.
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Montana
State College
Huntley
Co-operative Egg and Poultry Marketing Association
Valley County
Northern
Montana Seed Potato Growers’ Association
Malta
Pondera Poultry Growers’ Association
Cut Bank
Glacier County
Pondera Association
Selway Buys Beaverhead Ranch in Medicine Lodge Area
Elmer Selway has purchased the John H. Sheser ranch on Medicine Lodge in Beaverhead county. The 1,500 acre property includes 100 cattle and 50 horses. Selway plans to focus mainly on sheep production.
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Beaverhead Ranch
Elmer Selway
John H. Sheser
Medicine Lodge
Beaverhead County
Selway
Medals for Cow Testing Records
Certificate of merit will be awarded to Montana cow testing association members for cows producing 300 pounds of butter fat per year under a Montana State College and Montana Dairymen's Association program. Certificates name cow, owner, testing group, and fat produced, signed by college and association officials. The document emphasizes official testing and accurate production records and includes a long, faded narrative about legendary riders and the Northwest.
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Montana State College
Montana
Ing Association
Montana State Dairymen’s Association
Alfred Atkinson
J. O. Tretsven
Wild Bill Ross and Skyrocket Remembered in Frontier
A frontier tribute recalls Skyrocket, Montana’s famed horse, and the outlaw legend Skyrocket as Bill Ross marks the animal’s passing. The speech honors the equine star, imagining a horse heaven and the bid farewell to the legendary mount.
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Cowtown
Montana
West
Diamond Dye Color for Home Dyeing and Tinting
Diamond Dyes offer simple cold water tinting or boiling for rich permanent colors. Each 15 cent package includes directions for dyeing lingerie silk ribbons skirts and more. Tell your druggist the material to color wool silk linen cotton or blends.
Italy Moves to Government Monopoly on Telephone Systems
Italy announced a nationwide shift to government ownership and operation of all telephone systems. The move centralizes control under state authorities, replacing private networks and private providers.
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Italy
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