Farming Notes From Montana State College Highlights
Naylor of Fergus county earned eight dollars per ton for sweet clover hay and a hundred twenty five dollars per hundred pounds for rye and barley by feeding lambs plus a two dollar per lamb profit. Ext ension Service trained over five million youths in agriculture and home sciences. Fat steers graded prime to common influences pricing. Montana producers urged to grade cattle before shipments for uniform lots. Modified tuberculosis free areas number seven hundred eighty seven nationwide for livestock eradication. Mountain States Honey Producers Association expands a banned stored honey stance with Farm Board support. Membership spans eight western states.
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Montana State College
Naylor
Fergus County
Montana
Mountain States Honey Producers Association
Federal Farm Board
Wyoming
North Dakota
Minnesota
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Marketing Expert Explains Why Canadian Wheat Prices Outpace U S
E J Bell Jr Montana Experiment Station marketing specialist says lower sea freight and higher Canadian base prices, plus higher exported wheat quality, let northern Montana growers earn more in Canada than in the United States. Premiums and freight equalization underlie price differences.
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United States
Montana
Canada
E. J. Bell, Jr
Montana Experiment Station
Bell
Mr. Bell
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Digging Potatoes Important Work
County Agent R E Cameron of Cascade county urges careful handling of storage potatoes and advises on when to dig them. He notes the 1929 crop may be smaller, with higher prices anticipated next spring, and offers storage tips including temperature 32 to 35 degrees and proper ventilation.
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R. E. Cameron
Cascade County
Cameron
Lettuce Among Ancient Favorite Plants Praised by Aristotle
Ancient record notes lettuce as a popular salad ingredient dating back to five hundred years before Christ. Aristotle praised it highly and Romans named varieties in the first century. It links to chicory family with endive and dandelion, origin debated between India and Sicily.
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India
Sicily
Montana Turkey Crop Expected To Be Shorter This Year
Montana State College extension poultry specialist Miss Cushman reports turkey shipments will fall about 25 percent from last year due to a poor hatch. Despite lower quantity, quality should be high as favorable weather improved growth. All marketing pools operate again with standards emphasized for feeding and finishing.
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Montana State College
Ontana
H. E. Cushman
Pondera County
Turkey
Montana Extension Service
Montana
Texas
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Miss Cushman
Monocoupe Alone Sails Through Air
At Havre airport a Monocoupe plane briefly flew without a pilot after student Clarence Hendrickson could not start the craft. The aircraft gained speed when he accidentally opened the throttle, flew in a wide circle for six minutes, then landed with only a broken propeller. Gordon Callister noted the throttle may have auto-closed during the flight.
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Havre
Gordon Callister
Clarence Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Callister
Montana News Briefs From Across the State
Fire destroyed Jess Simpkins service station in St Ignatius and a new highway near Butte opens to traffic. Rev. Chris Benny leaves Conrad for Buhl Idaho in October. Montana Dakota Power officials inspect eastern gas fields. A 700 pound silver tip grizzly near Whitefish is sent to Karstetter Bros. for rug making. Snowden-Watford City line gains gas electric car service between Sidney and Richey. The Brandon Toledo mill near Sheridan resumes after 25 years idle. A 26 pound Mackinaw trout, largest in Yellowstone, caught at Hart Lake. Midshipman F C Evans from Missoula among Rhodes scholars candidates. Hardin Baptist church fundraising reaches $3,000 pledged of $5,000 goal. Helena Justice Galen returns from Alaska. Great Falls bank deposits rise to $52,457,685 by Sept 30. Bozeman and Helena hosting IOOF gatherings in October with other Masons events. Montana rail link approves low fares for three district TEA conventions October 24-26.
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St. Ignatics
Jess Simpkins
Butte
Dillon
Conrad
Chris Benny
The
Christian Church
Chas Ed
Buhl
Glendive
Montana- Dakota Power Company
Montana
Bro
Mra
Lizzie Wall
Karstetter Bros
Whitefish
Sidney
Snowden
Watford City
N. D
Sidney-Richey
Great Northern
North Dakota
Sheridan
Toledo
Brandon
Here
Vigilantes Mining Company
Great Falls
A. C. M. Company
Livingston
Yellowstone National Park
Hartlake
Xiarry Trischman
Helena
Albert J. Galen
Montana Supreme Court
Alaska
Galen
James Galen
McKinley National Park
Sodge Caner
Great Pauls Banks
Robbi Willams
Independent Order of
Odd Fellows In Man
Bozeman
Inraeart
Grand Lodge and
Rebekah Assembly
Genere
Billings
Surgical Hospital
St. Vincent's
Montana Education Association
R. J. Kam
Miles City
Cunningham
Libby Displays Thompson Journey Map for Students
A new map titled David journeyings traces earlier exploration routes on the Oregon frontier. It shows arrow marked paths with modern names provided by a glossary. The piece notes McGillivary's river is today the Kootenai and eesh lake corresponds to Flathead. The map, imported via German toy makers, weighs 9,300 tons.
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Oregon
Lincoln
David
Sandie
McGillivary
Kootenai
Eesh Lake
Flathead
Sore Potehy
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Extension Service
Home Sciences
Nine Mile River
Nine Mile Valley
Missoula
Missoula River
Milwaukee and
Northern Pacific Railways
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Drewer
Seaboard
Franklin
Ceaters
Thas
Franklin Blachieg Serem Co
Calgary
Law
Eupr Gun
Witey
Erdey
McCarthy Bros. CO
Minneapolis Grain Commission
Duluth
Williams Violin Shop
P. O. Box
Butte, Montana
Bayer
Bayer Aspirin
Aristotle
Monocoupe
Mentans
Mentaze
Lahan Battery CO
Mentena
Chas. H. Fletcher
Libby
Thompson
Germany
Sell ’Em Direct
Turkeys
Dauber
Dauber Bros
Fulton
Chicago, Ill
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