Should Insure Montana Crops Against Pests
E. K. Bowman states crop insurance offers guaranteed wheat yields for 1939 amid predicted Mormon cricket and grasshopper infestations. The program protects against pests and weather events, with applications via county agriculture committees and a August 31 deadline for winter wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Bowman
State Hail Insurance Board
Bowman
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Department of Agriculture
Oxen Shoes Sold From Old Stock At Hamilton Store
A sale at Valley Mercantile in Hamilton moved oxen shoes preserved from more than 30 years ago. Two sets changed hands via Elbert Ferrell with two traveling men becoming owners. Clerks note the shoes were remnants from the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. exit era and reflect old stock from a long-ago transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Mercantile Hardware
Hamilton
Elbert Ferrell
S. A. Hieronymus
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Valley Mercantile
Carls
Hieronymus
Kentucky Hills
E. M. Shirts
Dakotas
Smallest Measured Star Stands At 27 Suns Size
Astronomers note the smallest star measured so far is about 27 times larger than the Sun. This compact stellar object highlights the vast diversity of star sizes in the galaxy. The finding underscores the range of stellar physics from main sequence to brown dwarf regimes.
Lower irrigation fee plan eyed to fund Saco divide unit
Glasgow and Malta irrigation boards propose to cut storage and carriage charges on the Milk River project to enable building the 9400 acre Saco divide without federal relief funds. If approved, landowner costs would rise or fall based on construction amortization, with Interior Dept. limits guiding repayment. The plan aims to reach a feasible per acre cost near the bureau of reclamation’s target, potentially enabling project approval.
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Milk River
Glasgow
John C. Page
Bureau of Reclamation
Malta
Phillips
Valley
Otto M. Christinson
Christinson
Glasgow Commissioners
Secretary of the Interior
Josef Sklower
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
State urged to save wildlife in Montana restoration push
Carl Shoemaker of Washington urged statewide wildlife restoration projects in Montana to join the Pittman Roberton measure. The Montana Wildlife Federation board will draft projects and seek state participation in federal funds, with a 10 percent excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition funding state wildlife restoration. Attendees included Harry Yaw and Art Hawkinson of local wildlife groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Federation
Pittman-Robertson
Great Falls
Carl Shoemaker
Washington
National Wildlife Federation
Montana, Wildlife Federation
State Fish and Game Commission
Roy E. Ayers
Shoemaker
Harry Yaw
The
Great Falls Wildlife Association
Art Hawkinson
Geor Dabler
L. W. Wendt
Montana Wildlife Federation
Tom Messelt
Ralph Bricker
Great Falls Association
Missoula Agent Fails To Hire Cook For Rural Outing
A Missoula employment agent struggled to hire a woman cook for a country resort. Responses cited distance, desire to stay home, limited work days, low wages, and rheumatism. The agent noted steady work at ten dollars weekly with room and board, yet found no takers for the position.
Forest Roads Funded by Federal Aid and Forest Service
Montana relies on Forest Roads and Trails funding, split $5 million to the Forest Service and $9 million to the Bureau of Public Roads, to develop national forest highways and forest development roads. Programs are overseen jointly by federal and state agencies, with maintenance later handled by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Congress
Highway Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
Committee On Public Roads
National House of Representatives
Forest Service Regional Forester
State Highway Commission
Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Secretary of the Interior
National Park Service
National Park
The
Park
Red Lodge-Cooke City
Yellowstone Park
Red Lodge
Richel Lodge
Wyoming
Glacier Park Station
Canadian Barn
Creek Junction
Park Line
Secret of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Puncture Vine Identified as New Farm Pest in Montana
Montana reports puncture vine a European weed now found in eastern Montana. Botanist H E Morris warns it damages hay and crops, injures hooves and tires, and spreads via livestock hay bedding and ballast. Control relies on a diesel oil asphaltum emulsion applied at 200 to 300 gallons per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Morris
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Montana
Morris
California
Analysis of Highway System Roles and Reservation Lands
The article discusses how certain construction methods may shift responsibility for secondary road work away from county highway commissions in areas with large Indian reservations. It argues this change would benefit the state overall and notes that prior pieces covered general highway system organization, with a future piece planned on current road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Commission
Attorney General Rules Counties Must Retain Title In Land Swaps For Irrigation Projects
Montana Attorney General H J Freebourn rules counties may exchange lands to aid water conservation but cannot donate county owned ground. Scobey attorney D N Nyquist had proposed donating flood lands for a Daniels County storage dam. Ruling insists counties retain title while allowing use for reservoir storage and enabling exchanges with the water conservation board.
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Scobey
H. J. Freebourn
D. N. Nyquist
Nyquist
Daniels County
Montana
Water Conservation Board
Pee Pee Mus
Elephants Have Aoe That In Places Are Four Inches
The fragment notes elephants and an odd measure of four inches in certain areas, but details and context are unclear. Further readable text needed for a precise summary.
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Insurance Board
FCIC
Paine
CAL Shoemaker
Missoula
WPA
Wilsall
Park County
Montana Works Progress Administration
Engineer McKinnon
By D. A. McKinnon
Ren Tucey
Bourbought
Stitzel Weller Distillery
Northern Ireland
Index” Jewelry CO
Wheeling, W. Va
Clark's Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Charles M. Russell
Montana Newspaper Association
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