Fort Assinniboine North Montana Substation Explains Farm Run
The Fort Assinniboine site near Havre houses the Montana Experiment Station north Montana substation. Superintendent George Morgan leads six years of work on crop rotations, forage crops, shelter belts, and home gardens to aid farmers. He promotes alfalfa, corn fodder, and diversified cropping with spring plowing and fallow strategies, plus shelter belts using poplar, box elder, and elm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
North Montana
Montana Experiment Station
George Morgan
Fort Assinniboine
North Country
Morgan
North
F F. B. Linfield
Alfred L. Baker
Blaine Ferguson
Montana Extension Service
M. F. Woodward
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
W. C. Cook
Montana State
Bozeman
Huntley
Colorado
Differences in Wool Grading Across Firms and Years
Montana extension specialist explains there are no standard US wool grades and firms set their own. Fleeces near grade lines shift between half blood and three eighths blood due to demand, not deception, causing year to year variation in reported quality while average fineness rises slightly as sheep age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Millin
Montana
Bozeman
United States
First Grain Shipments Considered Down Missouri River
Captain Ira Slansman plans a test run of 500 to 600 bushels from Woody creek and Wolf creek to Wiota Montana on the Missouri river with possible future 1600 bushel barges. Rate starts at 25 cents per bushel, owner bears risk due to no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Slansman
Wiota
Garfield County
Missouri
Brusett
Wolf Point
S. C. West of Jordan
William Craig
Blackfoot
O. B. Wickersham
Woody Creek
Jordan
Captain Slawsman
Slawsman
Wolf Creek
Hell Creek
Great Northern Railroad
Montana
Slansman
Snow Creek
Timely Poultry Notes for Proper Fowl Care
In pleasant weather fowls require the same careful attention as in winter. Feed slop or refuse from the kitchen to chickens while fresh and do not let it stand until sour.
Lime spread to curb disease in homes and yards
A public health tip urges scattering air-slaked lime around houses and yards to prevent disease spread. The advice emphasizes simple, practical sanitation measures for households and neighborhoods.
Prevention Over Treatment: Forethought Guards Health
Emphasizes that proactive care and timely measures stop illness better than later cures. Promotes preventative routines, early screening, and healthy habits as primary defense. Encourages responsible personal health planning and avoidance of reactive remedies.
Gape worms threat in warm weather and control tips
As warm weather arrives gape worms may appear in some areas. Prevention includes adding a few drops of turpentine to each quart of water and scattering air slaked lime around coops and runs.
Avoid Crowding Chicks in Brooders and Flocks
The text warns against overcrowding on poultry night especially for chicks. Crowded chicks left in brooders or with hens risk catching cold in the morning, a condition that can develop into fatal illness for young birds.
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Treasure State Farm
Ray Bowden
State Agricultural College
Timely Poultry
Minnesota T' Twine. Co
Minneapolis
Corona
T. J. Hocking
Glasgow
Charles M. Russell
Blackfeet Trading
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la Verendrye
Rocky Mountains
Pierre Radisson
Mississippi River
Russell
Cheely-Raban Syndicate
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls
Postoffice
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