North West Crop Plans Adjust To Wet Spring Conditions
Government surveys predict Montana will seed less wheat than planned due to wet ground and labor tightness, while North Dakota expects similar acreage to last year. South Dakota shows favorable moisture from wet snows with early seeding ongoing and corn acreage likely to rise as livestock shifts continue. Minnesota prospects align with prior year acreage depending on weather.
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Montana
Northwest
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
South Dakota Agricultural Department
Parasites Harm Egg Yield in Pullets and How to Fight Them
A historical poultry guide notes that egg production hinges on hatch date and growth, with October-start pullets expected to lay 45 to 55 eggs by February. It warns external pests like lice and mites slow growth, recommends insecticides, and advises treating coops and using remedies for gape worms to reduce internal parasites.
Twin City Boosters Headed for Montana for Trade Tour
The Civic & Commerce association of Minneapolis will take a 1920 trade tour the week of May 23 led by chairman Lewis F. Bolser. Over 100 travelers will depart via Milwaukee road, visiting North and South Dakota first then Montana, including Miles City Glendive Terry Billings Roundup Harlowton Lewistown Great Falls Livingston Bozeman and Helena.
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Civic & Commerce Association of
Minneapolis
Lewis F. Bolser
Milwaukee Road
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
North
South Dakota
Montana
Miles City
Glendive
Terry
Billings
Roundup
Harlowton
Lewistown
Great Falls
Livingston
Bozeman
Helena
Big Profit in 1920 Flax Seeds Boost Farmers
Article urges farmers to sow flax in spring on new land in cereal states and northern winter grain areas. Early planting from May 1 to 15 yields best, late as catch crop. seed treatment for wilt disease advised. United States seeks to expand production to meet strong global demand with prices above five dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
India
Russia
United States
Montana
Dakota
Potatoes Face High Prices and Light Fall Harvest
Prediction from Minnesota grower known as the Potato King suggests U S potato output will be extremely light next fall. Prices may reach 12 to 15 cents a pound with fields at $5 to $6 per bushel, as seed shortages and wet conditions limit plantings in Montana and surrounding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John J. Cooley
Brainerd
Minn
Cooley
Montana
Northwest
Minnesota
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
North Dakota
North
South Dakota
Surge in Shorthorn Pedigree Registrations Reaches 60000
The American Shorthorn Breeders Association reports 60000 pedigree registration applications accumulated by end of March marking a record but causing delays. The three month inrush, driven by those seeking early entry before new rates, challenges space and staffing. Ninety clerks are employed as office expansion lags labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Flax Crops Face Declining Land Quality and Weedy Threats
The article warns that remaining suitable land for flax is shrinking and old land risks weed overgrowth and disease. It notes flax is a weak weed fighter and may be choked by Russian thistles, urging early sowing on poor ground and recommending resistant seed varieties to combat flax wilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bozeman
Seed department call to Montana farmers for Season crops
Montana farmers intending to grow field or grain seed for the coming season are asked to write to the T. C. Power Co seed department in Helena Montana to register and receive guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
T. C. Power Co
Helena
Mont
Rotary Rod Weeder ‘Co
Big Hearing for Montana Shippers Seeks Better Facilities
Delegations from across Montana will attend a joint hearing in Billings on May 26 and 27 to argue for improved shipping facilities. Farmers, livestock growers, miners, smelters, millers, manufacturers and other shippers will present needs to a US Canada transportation commission formed by a 1909 treaty. The U S commissioners include Obadiah Garner and R B Glenn with C D Clark and Whitehead Kluttz. the Canadian side features Charles A McGrath Henry A Powell W H Hearst and Lawrence J Burpee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Joint Transportation Commission
United States
Canada
Billings Commercial Club
Montana
Great Britain
Obadiah Gardner
Maine
R. B. Glenn
North Carolina
C. D. Clark
Wyoming
Whitehead Kluttz
Washington, D. C
Charles A. McGrath
Henry A. Powell
W. H. Hearst
Lawrence J. Burpee
Ottawa
Can
Delegates Reminded of Women’s Tobacco Juice Horror
The text notes that women delegates to the national conventions would remind the men delegates that they have a horror of tobacco juice, reflecting social tensions and gender norms of the period.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Twin City
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Holland
Livestockmen of
Spokane Union Stockyards
Spokane, Wash
Gallatin Valley
THE
T. C. Power Company
Seed Department
Montana Shippers
Arnold & Company
Sprague
Spokane, Washington
Pat Eae
Boston
Wool &Fur
Great Falls, Mont
Wrixon & Agnew
P. O. Box
Uruguay
Dexter Park Ave
Chicago, IH
Butte
Henningsen Produce CO
Henningsen Produce Company
Butte, Montana
Hereford Breeders’ Association
L. Chatterton
Spion Kop
Great Falls National Bank
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