When Not to Use Fertilizer in Late Season
William J. Mills of the State Nursery company warns against high nitrogen fertilizers late in the season as they spur green growth and delay fruiting crops. He notes over-watering signs from poor drainage, hardpan under lawns and trees, and advises careful watering. with cooler weather, reseeding thin turf now aids establishment before winter and promotes prime next season.
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William J. Millis
State Nursery Company
Mr. Mills
Smut Treatment In Seed Wheat From Montana State College
The Montana experiment station reports seed wheat smut control results from over 100 fields and 10 head counts. Pure copper carbonate treatment yields only 2 percent smutted heads, Bluestone 7 percent, formaldehyde 8.6 percent, low grade copper carbonate 11.2 percent, while untreated seed shows 26.2 percent loss. Cost about 8 to 10 cents per acre, boosting good-wheat yield by about four bushels and market value. Guidance on copper carbonate dust methods and where to obtain further information is provided.
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Montana State College
Montana Experiment Station
Waldo Kidder
Extension Agronomist
Kidder
Montana Extension Service
Bozeman
Vacuum cleaner to remove ox warbles from cattle tested
United States Department of Agriculture researchers at Galesburg Illinois developed a motor driven vacuum device to extract ox warbles from cows. The unit uses multiple suction hoses to pull grub larvae from openings in the animal’s back. Young cattle and females show higher infestation than older cattle and bulls.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ines, Boyd
Galesburg
Ill
Imes
Europe
Agriculture Dept Perfects Meat Tenderness Testing Machine
The United States Department of Agriculture unveils a new device to assess meat tenderness. The instrument promises objective, rapid evaluation that could impact processing and quality control across the industry.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Tapeworm Threat in Poultry Outlined by Extension Expert
Miss H. E. Cushman, extension poultry specialist at Montana State College, explains tapeworms in turkeys with life cycle details and symptoms. She cites Kamala as an effective treatment, noting dosage varies by age and condition and urging treatment at first outward signs.
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Montana State College
H. E. Cushman
Turkey
Miss Cushman
Turkeys
Kamala
Fertilizers Prove Value in Sugar Beet Regions
A survey shows phosphate fertilizer use growing among sugar beet growers in key areas. It is estimated to boost beet values by millions as yields rise about three tons per acre, with costs around $700,000 and potential increases in income of roughly $5 million in the Sun river and adjacent regions.
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United States
Sun River
Sun River Valley
Billings
Utah- Idaho Sugar Company
Great Falls
Poultry Tips From Leonard L Brown on Higher Egg Prices
Last month U S poultry raisers earned 131 to 30 cents a dozen for eggs. White eggs fetch 4 10 cents more than brown or creamy eggs. Eggs should be clean healthy and of good standard size to command top price. On New York market extra must weigh 22 ounces per dozen and standard 46 pounds per case. Grading eggs boosts profits by securing premium buyers such as hotels restaurants and top grocers.
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United States
New York
Bullish Cattle Market Forecast by Chicago Stockyards Expert
Charles O. Robinson of the Chicago stockyards says fat cattle prices rose 1 to 1.5 per hundred in the past week and predicts higher prices through September to December. He cites limited corn feeding, a corn shortage in the belt, and drought in the northwest as factors boosting demand for finished corn-fed cattle. The nationwide meat demand is at least 25 percent stronger than during the recent heat spell.
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Charles O. Robinson
Chicago
Rural School Change Planned in Montana
Chancellor M A Brannon and Miss Elizabeth Ireland push revision of rural school study in Montana. A conference of farm and educational leaders is planned with extension service to scope the investigation. Farmers, 4 H leaders, county and home agents back changes to tailor classroom work to farm life needs.
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Montana
M. A. Brannon
The
Greater University
Brannon
Elizabeth Ireland
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss Ireland
State College
Bison Cache Free from Winter Feeding Near Missoula
Bison on the national range northwest of Missoula will not need winter feeding as natural range grass suffices, announced Warden Frank Rose of the national reserve.
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Missoula
Frank Rose
National Rerve
US Breeding Savior Bugs Aid Insect Control Effort
The United States Department of Agriculture develops Trichogramma minutum in Brownwood Texas and Moorestown New Jersey to release in pecan groves and orchards. The program aims to suppress nut case bearer oriental fruit moth codling moth and other pests by deploying parasitic insects and wasps.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Government Laboratory
Brownwood
Tex
Albany
Mooretown
N. J
Department of Agriculture
Wheat growers told to treat seed for stink ing smut
Roosevelt county extension agent urges wheat raisers to seed winter wheat with copper carbonate to combat stink ing smut. Plans advance for a new livestock and poultry exhibit barn at Sheridan county fairgrounds in Plentywood with prizes funded by local concerns. The Sheridan County Fair runs September 25 to 27.
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Montana State College
Roosevelt County
Sheridan County Fair
Plentywood
Sheridan County Fair Board
Ice wells for winter ice storage sent to Hill county farmers
E Sandberg county extension agent issues directions for building ice wells under sheds. Water frozen in pits during winter provides stored ice for use in the next summer.
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E. Sandberg
Hill County
Wheat worth more feed per bushel says agent Hembre
Fallon county extension agent J. O. Hembre states wheat is about ten percent more valuable for hog feed than corn. Tests show a pound of ground wheat yields roughly the same as a pound of ground corn. Since wheat weighs 60 pounds per bushel versus 56 for corn, a bushel of wheat is about ten percent better feed.
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J. O. Hembre
Fallon County
Farm Garden Pays Its Way on Cole Farm in Fairfield
The two and a half acre Cole garden near Fairfield demonstrates profitable gardening on a sheep farm. Mrs. Cole supervises daily work, with spring water irrigation, a 11 year windbreak, and an apple orchard. Locals and Fairfield visitors buy fresh vegetables daily, showcasing Greenfields diversification in the Sun River project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. Cole
Fairfield
Cole
Sun River
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