Montana Range Conditions Improve Amid Stable Market Outlook
Montana State College reports range grass in better than expected shape this fall. Hay yields rise in second and third cuts, with some counties noting hay and feed surpluses. Stockmen plan to use other crops for feed, while cattle sales may rise 12 to 15 percent. lambs expected to lead sheep sales with no imminent price surges.
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Montana State College
D. E. Richards
Walkdo Kidder
Bozeman
Montana
Paul Carpenter
Northwest
Corn Belt
Montana experiment station builds diverse farming network
The Montana experiment station founded 37 years ago now operates from Bozeman with branch stations at Fort Ellis Moccasin Fort Assinniboine Havre Corrallis Miles City Huntley and more. It advances crops and livestock production through improved tillage irrigation and pest control methods and has helped expand farming in dry lands and challenging regions.
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Montana
Montana Institution
United States Congress
Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
Fort Ellis
Moccasin
Old Fort Assinniboine
Havre
Marketing Loan Aids Livestock Producers Across Five States
C. N. Amnett of Bozeman, president of the Intermountain Livestock Marketing association, announces financial aid for Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. Montana offices in Helena offer a dollar on lambs marketed this fall. The effort involves Montana Wool Growers, Max Legge, and a feeder cattle policy, as part of a broader loan program and applications for feeder loans. The association is a member of the National Livestock Marketing association via the Federal Farm board.
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C. N. Amnett
Bozeman
Intermountain Livestock Marketing Association
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Helena
Arnett
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Max Legge
Board of
The
Internatioal Association
National Livestock Marketing Association
Federal Farm Board
State’s Sheep Dies and James John III Replaced
The state board of health reports a sheep used for blood tests died in a troubling sequence. John the sheep was the third loss in three years, replaced by John II who will stay outside nightly. A trap is set for a dog or coyote, with the board awaiting results come morning.
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State Board of Health
John
John II
Farm Wife Crafts Wood Dolls From Montana Root Carvings
Mrs. McCracken, a Montana homesteader 60 miles from town, gained fame at the State fair show for hand carved dolls and wooden novelties made from creek-root wood. She started after isolation on the frontier spurred her art, selling over 1,000 dolls in eight years and moving into wood sculptures sold in eastern stores.
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Montana
Helena
New York
Montana Plans 1931 Plates Black on White with Hearing Set
Montana motorists will see 1931 license plates with black numbers on white backgrounds. A September 29 hearing coincides with an interstate inquiry into petroleum freight rates from Wyoming to Montana. Gasoline tax refunds to farmers rose in August while the drawback fund still ran a deficit. refunds surpassed receipts for the first time since February.
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Montana
Helena
Paes
District of Columbia
California
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Oregon
Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Company
White Eagle
Standard Oil Company
Montana Commission
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Gentle Facial Treatment
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for improving skin on rising and retiring, advising a five minute wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims benefits for poor complexions, dandruff, itching, and rough patches.
Montana farm production expands as land use grows
Montana shows a sharp rise in farm products harvested despite population decline from 1920 to 1930. Farms increase from 26,214 in 1910 to about 47,000 now, land under farming grows, and 7,944,000 acres were harvested in 1929 versus 3,811,919 in 1926.
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Montana
Jay Diamond
Diamond
Lewis and Clark County
Broadwater
Cattle Market Tops Range Cattle Season Record
Charles O. Robinson reports top prices for the season as 19 Montana grass fed steers from M. M. Jensen of Geraldine sold at 9.75 cents per pound, averaging 1,380 pounds. The sale coincided with 25,000 cattle on the market, down a quarter. Thieves, likely tourists, emptied 20 gallons of oil from a 30 gallon barrel on Resner Blikken’s field, and several auto tires were stolen that evening.
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Charles O. Robinson
Livestock Commission
Chicago
Montana
M. M. Jensen
Geraldine
Resner Blikken
Opheim
Emergency Rates On Stock In 25 Montana Counties
J F Kelly of Great Falls announced emergency freight rates for livestock and livestock feed covering 25 Montana counties. The rate is valid until Oct 31 with two thirds of the normal rate for shipments within 500 miles. Feed rates apply west of the Mississippi and north of the Illinois line. Public markets and public seed are excluded. Counties listed include Big Horn Blaine Carbon Cascade Chouteau Fergus Gallatin Garfield Golden Valley Hill Judith Basin Liberty Madison Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Powder River Rosebud Stillwater Sweet Grass Treasure Valley Wheatland and Yellowstone.
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Montana
J. F. Kelly
Great Falls
Mississippi River
Illinois State Line
Montana Counties
Big Horn
Blaine
Carbon
Cascade
Chouteau
Fergus
Gallatin
Garfield
Golden Valley
Hill
Judith Basin
Liberty
Madison
Musselshell
Park
Petroleum
Phillips
Powder River
Rosebud
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Treasure
Valley
Wheatland
Yellowstone
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W. F. Young, Inc
Lymans
Sprinefield
Mass
Nine Mile River
Nine Mile Valley
Missoula
Missoula River
Milwaukee and Northern
Fellowstone Trail
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Ment
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Gregunts
Miles
State Nursery & CO
Bayer
Vitamont
Old Spokane
Hesse
Spek
A. V.overman & CO. Livestock Commission
Marine
Spokane, Wash
Montama
Central Cooperative Association of
South Saint Paul
Central Cooperative Association
Central
Orms
Central Cooperative Association N. K. Carnes
South &T. Paul
Minn
Butte, Mont
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