Farm Front and Livestock News Highlights Labor Shortage and Record Angus Sale
The weekly crop progress report notes labor shortages slow beet and potato harvests, with weed growth and moisture affecting winter wheat, apples, beans, and hay. Richland and Ravalli counties show high harvest percentages, while N Bar ranch records top Angus sale prices in Lewistown. Montana ranges remain fair, hay supply tight in southeast, and marketings expected below last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Richland
Ravalli County
Deer Lodge
Ravalli
Carbon County
South Central
N-Bar
Grass Range
Lewistown
Carl A. Oldsen
Denver
West
Montana
Bureau
Notice of Special Assessment No. 65 for Teton Co-Operative Canal Co
Directors levy special assessment No. 65 of 25 dollars per share on all capital stock. Payment due by November 7, 1947 to A. G. Arensmeyer, secretary treasurer at Farmington, Montana. Unpaid stock becomes delinquent and will be sold December 7, 1947 at 2 PM at the front door of the post office in Farming ton, Montana to cover the assessment and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Co-Operative Canal Co
Chateau
Teton County
Montana
A. G. Arensmeyer
Farmington, Teton Co
Farmington
Teton Co-Operative Canal Con
Sec’y-Treas
Specialization or Diversification in Farming
A discussion on livestock progress from longhorns to modern breeds, hog and lamb improvements, and the value of proven sires and grading systems. It then examines whether farmers should specialize or diversify, noting 63 Washington farm types and urging practical observation of neighboring operations to decide the best path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Buchanan
State College of Washington
Washington
United States
Tracks and grain debate in cattle and lamb industry
The article argues that livestock feeding converts grass into meat and notes cattle and lambs enable food production on vast grazing land. It asserts millions of acres would produce little food for humans without cattle and lambs, framing grazing as essential to U S food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park County
Y Ed L. Knowles
Montana
Gallatin County
Yellowstone Park
Stillwater
Carbon Counties
Park
Livingston
Shields River
Gardiner
Northern Pacific
United States
Martha Logans Upside Down Chili Pie Recipe Revised
A 6 serving recipe by Martha Logan for an upside down chili pie. It starts with sautéed ground beef and onion, beans, tomatoes, and seasonings, then tops with cornbread batter and bakes at 425 F for 20 minutes. The cornbread batter uses flour, corn meal, sugar, baking powder, milk, egg, and shortening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Logans
Packers do not make livestock prices
The article explains that longhorns gave way to faster growing breeds like Hereford Shorthorn and Angus hybrids as cattle farming shifted toward higher yields and preferred meat cuts. It notes packers influence markets by conveying consumer demand and the prices paid to producers depend on what meat and byproducts can fetch in different regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Montana
Swift & Company
America
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Acantha
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Atlephone
The
Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph Co
Great Falls Monument Works Manufacturers & Designers
G. E. Lindholm
First Ave
Carl Weissman & Sons, Inc
Longhorns
Musselshell
Vie Record Tribune
Musselshell County
Roundup
Bull Mountain
Devil’s Basin
Gage Dome
Dead Man's Basin
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company Employees Club
Butte
EM. Simsen Agricultural
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Illinois
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