Fergus County Farmers Seek Marquis Wheat Seed Expansion
Fergus County farm bureau members push registered Marquis wheat for spring planting with seed supplied by Wv. M. Long and Matt Reichmuth. Plans call for spreading seed across broad areas on clean summer fallowed land or land that bore corn last year. The group also targets next fall planting of the new Montan winter wheat from Moccasin station, seeks limited seed due to supply, and notes tests on Hanchen two row barley, Victory and Silver Mine oats.
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Fergus County
Marquis
Farm Bureau
Wv. M. Long
Moore
Matt Reichmuth
Denton
Moccasin Experiment Station
Life Insurance Output Falls in Montana in 1921
State Auditor George P. Porter reports Montana life insurance dropped to 35,261,360 in 1921 from 48,497,527 in 1920. Policies issued fell to 27,689 from 32,172, and total in force slipped to 193,001,468 from 197,745,376. Forty three companies operated in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
George P. Porter
Montana Dairy Industry Set for Expansion
George H. Webster, chief of Montana's dairy division, says the industry will expand as interest in registered and high grade cattle grows. He attended a Plains Sanders County meeting where a Guernsey Breeders' association was formed, and plans to buy cattle in a nationwide shipment starting April 15.
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Montana
George H. Webster
Department of Agriculture
Webster
Plains
Sanders County
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Snow in Montana Mountains Promises Water Richness
Advance reports indicate Montana snowpack is strong with deep deposits in highland gulches. Officials compare this winter’s snowfall to 1919–1920 and note western Montana shows the heaviest totals while eastern counties trail.
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Montana
Sumer
Co-Operative Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Main Range
109Th Meridian
Central Division
Weather Bureau
Co-Operative
Stockmen Plan Big Montana Convention in Butte
Butte gears up to host about 1000 Montana stock growers and eastern and western commission men for the Montana Stock Growers Association convention on April 18 and 19. The Broadway theater will serve as headquarters with entertainment, speakers, a large opening night reception, and a chance for visitors to meet local residents. Charles O Robinson and Company plans to bring in eastern stockyard representatives amid hopes for a brighter livestock market and renewed Montana spirit after years of hardship.
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Butte
Montana
Eastern and Western Livestock Commission
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
James K. Woodard
Metals Bank & Trust Company
Broadway
Chamber of Commerce
Charles O. Robinson
Charles O. Robinson & Co
Livestock Commission
America
High Hogs Fetch Strong Prices in Spokane Shipment
Prairie county hog raisers report 82 hogs sent to Spokane at $7 to $10.50 per hundredweight. Average weight gain of about 500 pounds on the westbound trip. Gross $1,952.22 with net $1,799.77 after freight yardage and feed. Returns exceed Prairie county steer sales by about $400 this year.
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Montana
Prairie County
Union
Spokane
Wash
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Profit in Poultry Reiterates Triple Return For Feed
Gage district farmer Harry Gander of Musselshell county asserts every dollar of feed yields three dollars in eggs when hens are properly housed and cared for. He cites steady winter egg sales of 50 to 60 dollars monthly from a Barred Plymouth Rocks strain and offers to share his methods.
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Harry Gander
Gage District
Musselshell County
Gander
Plymouth Rocks
Beaverhead Bachelors Seek Refund of Bachelor Tax
Tax old maids refuse pension fund claims while many Beaverhead bachelors file for bachelor tax refunds. Some even claim spinsters should be taxed to fund old men who escaped marriage. No statement yet from the spinster group.
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Beaverhead
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Fergus
Karmont
Henringsen
Butte, Mont
H. Earl Clack Company
Havre, Montana
William T. Lathrop
Federal Weather Bureau
Church League
Livingston
Church Law Enforcement League
Frank Larson
Wll
Billings
Chicago
Vicks
Cutters
Berkeley
U.S
California
Charles M. Russell
Rawhide Rawlins Stories
Montana Newspaper Association
Great Falls
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