Silver Fox Farm Emerges As Montana Industry
The Montana Silver Black Fox farm near Missoula grown from four pairs to 24, with founders from Prince Edward Island. Pelt value for full grown animals runs 1200 to 1500, while high quality silver black foxes stay in demand. Visitors restricted January through July due to breeding, but the ranch draws tourists otherwise. Foxes are fed horse meat rabbits and cow milk, with 100 pens added and double fencing to prevent escape. Local stockholders include men from Butte and Anaconda. Bitter Root region noted as best climate for fox raising.
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Prince Edward Island
Canada
Montana
Department of Agriculture
United States
Custer
Sunflowers as Silage and Use in Feeding Dairy Cows
Sunflowers emerge as a viable silage crop at the Pure Bred Seed show in St Paul. Prof T E Odland notes sunflowers mature faster and yield 10 to 20 tons per acre, offering dairy regions a wider silage option if corn fails. Prof Andrew Boss cites trials showing 1919 yields of 10 tons per acre and similar silage timing to corn with cows adapting after initial hesitation.
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St. Paul
T. E. Odland
Minnesota
Canada
Russia
Andrew Boss
Boss
Overland Magazine
Professor Boss
United States
Montana Experiment Station
University Farm
Duluth
Uniform Traffic Laws Aim For Four States
Reciprocal motorist privileges and uniform traffic rules are proposed by Idaho Washington Oregon and Montana secretaries of state in Portland. Key items include an Oregon license law a 16 year driver age uniform license year January 1 uniform road signs two headlights uniform road width no paving park prohibitions and two independent braking systems with required stopping distances.
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Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Portland
C. T. Stewart
State hail department reports 1920 losses and premiums
The state hail insurance board paid $254,569.71 in losses in 1920 after insuring 2,383 crops and handling 638 claims. Operating expenses were $12,893.53, with a year start balance of $29,267.26. Musse llshell led county losses at $76,652.50, Stillwater $41,666.35, Yellowstone $27,857.60.
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State Hail Insurance Board
E. K. Bowman
Musselshell
State Board
Stillwater County
Yellowstone
Montana Poultry Show Promises Rich Exhibits and Prizes
The thirteenth annual Montana State Poultry Breeders Association show opens January 10 in the Helena auditorium, co hosted by the Montana Rabbit Breeders and Fanciers. National and local judges will award gold medals cash prizes and special awards for poultry pigeons rabbits and pet stock. Entries close January 3 with delivery by January 9. judging begins January 10 at noon and the annual breeders meeting follows January 13.
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Montana
Chicago
Montana State Poultry Breeders’ Association
Montana Rabbit Breeders and Fanciers’ Association
Helena Auditorium
Lewis and Clark County Poultry Association
American Poultry Association
National Association
Chicago Coliseum
Rhode Island
Plymouth
R. E. Theinhardt
Helena
W. D. Rodgers
Stevensville
E. C. Branch
Lees Summit
Mont
C. A. Greenfield
Butte
Clifford Cave
Tana
State Assembly
State Association
W. A. Grace
H. D. van Gundy
Billings
J. L. Dorsh
F. A. Grace
W. F. Schoppe
C. BE
Carlson
Bozeman
A. M. Wells
Trout Creek
G. F. Tait
Kalispell
T. H. Gilmore
Anaconda
J. D. Veach
Cecil Day
J. P. Dawson
Great Falls
Frank J. Schmit
Lloyd Cherem
Local Club Names Officers in Annual Slate
The officers listed include Président, R. E. Théinhardt as president, Albert Parden as first vice president, Mrs. BH. F. Turley as second vice president, and Mrs. J. P. Scott as treasurer. The details indicate a formal organizational governance slate.
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R. E. Théinhardt
Albert Parden
BH. F. Turley
J. P. Scott
Montana Flour Mills Show Large Increase in Wheat Ground
State trade commission figures indicate Montana flour mills ground 1,295,460 bushels in October and November 1920, more than one third of the 3,665,129 bushels ground in the previous fiscal year ending June 30. The numbers come from a test run to measure current business activity by Montana mills at the commission's request.
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State Trade Commission
Montana
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Silver Fox
Missoula
Ditcher
Big Free
Wazee St
Owensboro Ditcher & Grader Co
Denver, Colo
Montana Distributors State Implements Co
Helena, Mont
Henningsen Produce Co
Butte, Montana
State Hail Department
Association
The
Lewis and Clark: Association
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
Athe
Edmonson
E. E. Edmonson
Lapeyre
Great Falls, Montana
Third St
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