Treasure State Farm and Livestock Battles Grain Smut in Montana
United States Department of Agriculture specialist J. W. Taylor is assisting Montana county agents in inspecting grain smut. Findings show consistent yearly treatment with formaldehyde reduces losses. blue stone is less reliable. Methods include sprinkling dipping and smut machines, with emphasis on treating all seed cooperatively across neighborhoods. Climatic conditions largely affect smut levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
J. W. Taylor
Montana
Sergus
Washington
New York
L. B. Gleason
New York County
Bellows Falls
Hetty Green
Southwest
Herbert C. Hoover
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ridding Flocks of Slackers to Boost Poultry Profits
Instructional piece urges poultrymen to cull slackers in flocks to cut grain use and labor, improve egg production, and strengthen future generations. It details body shape, head, back, breast, and capacity for food as selection criteria, and advises health checks and feeding practices to maximize laying performance.
Planning the Montana Farmstead for Efficiency and Beauty
The article argues for careful layout of the farmstead as a factory like plant. It notes that Montana large farms favor distributed buildings for better sanitation and aesthetics, with separate animal housing and cheaper machinery sheds, while unity is valued in Europe but not suited to Montana conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Inurope
Year round care and training for stallions
Stallion upkeep should be year round with planned exercise and proper feeding. Work him start early, keeping him at least as busy as his colts to maintain breeding quality. During breeding season travel him five to twelve miles daily and avoid solitary confinement to prevent bad habits.
Condition of Hogs Will Affect Future Litters
The breeding herd should be prepared two weeks before mating with age and condition based sorting. Sows receive a balanced grain ration plus extensive range, with alfalfa hay and last-cuttings fed in racks when pasture ends. This management aims to improve litter outcomes and sow well-being.
National Brokerage Seeks Fresh Farm Goods for Cash Sales
Northern Brokerage Co announces cash purchases of eggs poultry dressed pork veal hay grain and potatoes. They offer 45 cents a dozen for eggs and pay 1 to 2 cents above prevailing market for other products with COD optional and payments within 48 hours after receipt. Prices listed per pound and by weight ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Butte
Lewis Poultry Co
Butte
Northern Brokerage CO
World News Briefs From Across the Globe
A sweeping list of short items reports census estimates of alien enemies, Rosenwald life insurances, currency shifts in Holland, Dakota wheat projections, De Palma’s six hour record, rising fire insurance rates, and transport plans for Europe. It notes Dodge artillery contracts, war life-insurance apps, Liberty motor deliveries, and livestock price surges. Also covered are Japanese invasion thoughts, Colonel House’s Paris visit, railwoman conductors, Pershing’s troop targets, tank production, and shipping gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Sears-Robuck Company
Amsterdam
Holland
Fargo
N. D
Dakotas
New York
Ralph de Palma
Atlantic
Central West
Atlantic Seaboard
Europe
Detroit
Dodge Brothers
Treasury Department
Tokio
Japan
Siberia
Russia
Paris
Colonel House
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
New York Railways Company
General Pershing
France
America
London
England
Austria
Daniels
Boston
Cape of Good Hope
India
Ceylon
War Office
Palestine
East Africa
Pershing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Devggists
Urexpress
Ronklet L
West
Thomas Melvin
Elk Run Ranch
Highwood
Cream and Poultry
Great Falls Dairy Products CO
S. Silberman & Sons
Fur Club
S. Silberman & Sons Dept
C. H. Parr
First Ave. South
Great Falls
World News
FE C. Taylor Fur Co
St. Louis
Ipyotario
NES
Fiuns
Srapiwe
Northwestern Hide & For CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Rogers
COO
Money IN Furs
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
American Junk & Machinery Company
Second Avenue South
Furs
R.E. Cobb
St. Aul
Farmers & Mechanics
Butte Welding CO
Mont
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