Government Irrigation Projects Show 66 Million Crop Value in 1920
Secretary Fall reports 1920 census data on government irrigation, noting 1,154,000 harvested acres yielding about 66.2 million dollars in gross crop value at roughly 58 per acre, with 1,224,000 irrigated and 1,662,000 irrigable acres. The report explains water delivery systems, ditch riders, and the gap between irrigated and irrigable land.
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Fall
Unwise Methods Waste Plant Food in Soil
Agriculture officials warn that richness is not fertility. Soil must have available nutrients and proper moisture to grow crops. Humus from stable manure or green crops improves soil, while improper use of manure or single cropping wastes nutrients.
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Department of Agriculture
Montana poultry show previews big egg imports and gains
The Montana State Poultry Breeders association released a premium list for the fourteenth annual Helena show January 9 14 highlighting Montana imports of about 168 carloads of eggs valued at roughly 500000 and noting the need to expand production to meet state consumption. The report emphasizes utility grading and an egg show with cash premiums.
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Montana
Montana State Poultry Breeders’ Association
Helena
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Increase Yield of Poultry Yard
The article discusses improving backyard and farm poultry productivity by using high quality breeding stock. It highlights Alameda County California efforts to breed-selected eggs for incubation and a Sonoma Petaluma district cockerel sale with sworn breeding affidavits. The aim is to raise flock quality, reputations, and overall profits for poultry keepers nationwide.
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California
Say Extension Organization
Alameda County
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County Extension Organization
Petaluma
Sonoma County
United States Department of Agriculture
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