Northwest farm crops 1928 crop tops since 1916 on Great Northern lines
W P Kenney of the Great Northern projects a 1928 grain crop on Great Northern territory of about 172 million bushels, larger than any year since 1916, with wheat around 120 million and oats and other grains near 52 million. Montana and North Dakota crops rise, cattle and lamb production expand, and irrigation improves yields. Prices vary, premiums for protein hold, and farming tech boosts harvest efficiency.
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Northwest
W. P. Kenney
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
Mr. Kenney
Kenney
Great Northern Hnes
Kearey
Great Northern Territory
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Great Northern Lines
Montana Territory
South St. Paul
Twin Cities
North Dakota
State Sells Mortgaged Lands Amid Growing Demand
Montana reports strong land sales through 1926 to June 30 with 83,428 acres sold for 684,551.71 and continued gains into 1927 and 1928. The state plans November sales in several northern counties under an amortization plan. The land board notes mortgage-held lands will be largely under contract by year end and asserts mortgage sales support long term economic benefits. Sheep valuations rise across 11 counties with Rosebud and Powder River counties showing notable increases while Lewis and Clark gains lead among counties. The three cent gasoline tax for August 1-20 brings in 226,000 and the highway fund may hit 2,000,000 by early next year.
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Helena
L. E E. Choquette
State Land Office
The
Land Board
Choquette
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Lewis and Clark County
Carbon
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Powder River
Livestock Day Planned in Denton With Train Arrival
Farming Duncan of Denton heads the committee organizing Livestock Day to be held in Denton when the livestock special train arrives in October. The train will operate over Milwaukee routes in central Montana and Great Northern routes in northern Montana. Montana Extension service is preparing exhibits for the train. A. W. Dehnert Mike Pohlod and John Ward report the death of A J Ogaard at Montana State College. He was extension agronomy specialist 1920 to April 1 of this year and then executive secretary of the American Farm Seed association. He died August 26 in Salt Lake City Utah after an International Crop Improvement district meeting. Due to low winter wheat yields in Fergus county farmers plan to shift from winter to spring wheat. Over the last decade winter wheat has performed better, so one third to one half of acreage may be planted to winter varieties to reduce risk.
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A. J. Ogaard
Montana State College
Ogaard
American Farm Seed Association
Salt Lake City
Utah
International Crop Improvement Association
Fergus County
Montana
Salt Lake
L. D. Kurtz
Montana Extension Service
State
Bozeman
United States
Minnespelis
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Beevice
Betiem eBiGey Poe
Minnesota Wheat Growers Co-operative Marketing Assn
Bonded Grain Commission
Corn Exchange
Counties with TB testing reach in modified accredited status
The July report from the United States bureau of animal industry shows 542 modified accredited counties where all cattle were tested and less than 0.5 percent tubercular. Montana has nine counties on or partially on the modified accredited list with 3851 cattle tested in July.
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United States
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Montana
Weather wisdom and farm notices from the plains
Dr. W J Humphrey of the U S Weather Bureau cites old sayings about rain and dew as weather guides while Dr Maurice C Hall discusses livestock parasites. A new 4 H exhibit building opens at the Midland Empire fairgrounds. Montana State College marks Freshman Week with fall term starting October 1. Seed dealers visit Montana's alfalfa regions after the Salt Lake crop meeting. L D Kurtz accompanies from the Extension service.
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W. J. Humphrey
United States Weather Bureau
Montana State College
Auto accident rise noted in Great Falls county
Local police bureau reports 491 accidents from January to July 1928 with an average of 70 monthly. Projecting full year totals suggests at least 850 accidents in Cascade county. Vehicles valued at 2.59 million dollars and 109 thefts have been reported this year, with 41 pedestrians struck in the period.
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Cascade County
Great Falls
Bureau of Identification
Accid
Avery
Montana equalizes 1928 autos rise in 26 counties
State board of equalization reports 5986 more automobiles assessed in 26 counties this year, with 2555 in 13 counties previously and 3341 in the next 13. Cascade up 837, Chouteau 608, Custer 132, Daniels 95, Judith Basin 203, Musselshell 208, Sanders 155. Horses decline sharply. 1914 oxen vanish. Great Northern's Stockett agency service curtailed to custodian supervisor from Nov 15, 1928 to Apr 14, 1929.
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Office of the State Board of Equalization
Cascade County
Chouteau
Custer
Daniels
Judith Basin
Musselshell
Sanders
Old Dobbin
Montana
Railroad Commission
Great Northern Railway
Stockett
May Profit by Holding Wheat
The Montana State College report on the Wheat Situation dated Aug 24 advises Montana farmers to hold their wheat on the farm for now as prices dip below justified levels. It notes declining protein premiums and potential shifts if millers favor lower protein flour, while comparing 1927 and 1923-24 market patterns and highlighting U S and world supply factors.
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Department of Agricultural Economics
Montana State College
Montana
United States
Canada
United States Department of Agriculture
Castoria a trusted soothing remedy for infants and children
The advertisement promotes Castoria as a safe, vegetable remedy for babies and older children to treat colic, constipation, and diarrhea without doubtful drugs. It claims rapid relief and notes twenty five million bottles were sold last year.
Great Western Sheep and Wool Company Seeks Share Investment
An appeal from Great Western Sheep & Wool Co of Great Falls Montana invites investors to buy shares to fund sheep purchases and breeding, offering to swap sheep for company shares and buy existing flocks at market price. The plan targets small sheepmen and moneyed investors, promising better wool and lamb prices and next year sheep placements.
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Great Western Sheep& Wool Company
Ford
National Parks Airways Air Mail Service Expands in Montana
National Parks Airways announces air mail and passenger service across Montana with direct Salt Lake City connections to transcontinental lines. Overnight mail transfers reach Chicago the next morning and New York by the afternoon, with air mail at five cents per first ounce and optional three-cent speed upgrade. Passenger rates available via local Chambers of Commerce in Salt Lake, Ogden, Pocatello, Butte, Helena, and Great Falls.
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Montana
Salt Lake City
Alr
Chicago
New York
United States
Canada
Air Mall
Chambers of Commerce
Salt Lake
Ogden
Pocatello
Butte
Helena
Great Falls
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Blackfoot Land Development CO
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
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Duluth
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Holstetter Holstein Farm
Lewistown, Mont
Maurice C. Hall
Federal Department
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