Montana Experiment Station Director Report Highlights Disease and Nutrition Impact
Dean F. B. Linfield outlines in his thirty third annual report that plant degeneration diseases threaten crops and that disease resistance is local. He notes need for new seed varieties, climate and irrigation effects, and shifts in understanding animal feeding emphasizing vitamins minerals and sunlight for livestock health.
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Dean F. B. Linfield
Montana Experiment Station
Montana
Great Northern Sees Wheat Shipments Rise in Montana
Great Northern reports near 100 carloads of wheat daily in the Butte division with total 12 million bushels expected this year, a third more than last year. Winter wheat leads, spring wheat loading begins, and cattle shipments are under way from Great Falls area.
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Great Falls
Great Northern
Butte
Butte Division
Dutton
Judith Basin
Conrad
Fort Benton
Stanford, Dutton and
Brady
Benchland
Milwaukee
Montana
Turkey crop declines as weather hits Montana herds
County agents report at least five carloads fewer turkeys than 1926 across 22 counties. Weather caused poor hatches and high mortality, with some markets importing birds from Argentina but Montana quality improving to sustain demand. Domestic production looks weaker nationwide, though Montana producers face no alarm and should maintain high quality for price stability.
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H. E. Cushman
Montana Extension Service
New York
Montana
Miss Cushman
United States
First annual South-Central Montana ram sale impresses buyers
More than 350 rams sold at Columbus after joint management by Stillwater and Sweet Grass Wool Growers associations. Local breeders from the Gallatin valley sent stock, while seed grain fields from Frost, Lew, and Peterson passed Montana Seed Growers inspections.
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Montana State College
Montana
Columbus
Gallatin Valley
Stillwater
Sweet Grass County
C. P. Frost
Hamilton
Ed Lew
Corvallis
L. E. Peterson
Victor
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
Ravalli County
Labor office reports harvest help in north-central Montana
R Hoon of the federal labor office in Havre states 648 men were placed in harvest fields in north central Montana during late August. Farmers made more than a thousand calls seeking harvest workers.
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Co. R. Hoon
Federal
Havre
Montana
Copper carbonate wheat treatment shows reduced smut in Wheat
Demonstration in Yellow Stone compares copper carbonate treatments on winter wheat. 50 percent copper carbonate reduces smut to under 5 percent, 18 percent copper carbonate yields about 18 percent smut, while untreated plots reach roughly 85 percent. About half of Lewis and Clark winter wheat used fur row drill this fall. Roy Byerly of Ingomar and Fred Bar observed the shift following a Judith Basin crop tour.
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Yellowstone
Lewis and Clark County
Judith Basin County
Wheat Prices Take Drop and Farm Land Slide
Montana wheat prices show a downward trend as spring wheat output rises slightly over last year. Premiums go to high protein wheat while overall market weakness coincides with a soft land market and ongoing farm price declines. Livestock and hay crops bolster farm position amid favorable fall market changes.
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Montana
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat Harvest Brings Prosperity Across Montana
Montana farmers report a bumper wheat crop with yields from 20 to 40 bushels per acre in favorable areas and 10 to 20 on less ideal ground. The advent of combines and trucks speeds cutting and marketing as roads bustle with grain haulers and railways handle the harvest. Prices are slightly lower than last year but the abundance supports widespread prosperity.
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Montana
Hog Feeding Demo Aims to Spark In Rosebud County
Inger and Son of Hathaway conduct a hog feeding demonstration this fall in cooperation with Hansen Packing of Butte. The effort seeks to arouse new interest in hogs in Rosebud County.
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Inger and Son of Hathaway
Hansen Packing Company
Butte
Rosebud County
Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin Ad
Advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for facial care with nightly application and a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap. Claims improve poor complexions dandruff itching and rough hands with a gentle regimen.
Great Northern Likely to Run Juvenile Livestock Trains in Montana
L. W. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern board, proposes one or two special trains to tour Montana with prize winning cattle sheep hogs and poultry from boys and girls exhibits. Success in Minnesota North Dakota and eastern Montana prompts the plan pending agricultural cooperation and short notice readiness. He noted Montana's wheat output up 30 million bushels year over year and praised state prosperity after visiting Kevin Sunburst field and Brady structure.
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L. W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Montana
Hill
Great Northern
Great Northern Territory
California
Kevin-Sunburst
Brady Structure
Montana State Fair Ends With Record Attendance and Profit
The 1927 Montana State fair drew about 49 400 attendees over five days and nights marking the largest crowd in years. Officials report a substantial cash balance exceeding 3000 after paying all claims and audits show the fair was financially successful despite free admission on Tuesday and poor weather on several days.
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Montana
W. F. Casey
Helena
Mr. Casey
Fergus Driver Recovering After Fair Race Crash
Charles Young, whose car crashed through a fence during the Fergus county five mile auto race, is expected to recover as physicians report a fractured skull.
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Fergus
Charles Young
Fergus County Fair
Young
Butte City Fines $67,208 in Eight Months
Over eight months violators have contributed 67,208 to Butte's city treasury. June alone accounts for 12,000 of the total. Officials estimate bootleggers pay about three fourths of monthly fines.
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Butte
How Many Worries Have Happened You Ever Faced
A reflective line questions how many of the top concerns someone has feared truly came to pass, inviting introspection about life’s uncertain moments. The statement implies anxiety about outcomes and the experience of facing them.
Farmer Prosperity Tied to Wheat Harvest Outlook
The article links crop yields to broad economic gains, noting that higher wheat prices will bolster farm prosperity, enable mortgage repayment or reduction, and lift land values across surrounding businesses and sectors.
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