Standards Agent Montana Grains Standards Opinion Letter
Secretary Houston says federal grain standards are just and may be amended if needed. Montana groups push to reopen hearings while noting past hearings and data guiding current standards. The 1919 wheat price guarantee tied to official standards. 1918 grading showed more number one grades under federal rules. A Cuticura ad follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Houston
C. T. Stewart
Sixteenth Assembly
Montana
Houston
United States
Thistle is Valuable Fodder for Livestock Feed Tests
Montana farmer James J. Flaherty reports experiments comparing Russian thistle hay to alfalfa hay with silage and straw. Over 100 days, cows fed thistle hay lost less weight than those fed alfalfa, supporting thistle as a substitute where alfalfa is scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Flaherty
Kansas
Montana
Great Falls
Flaherty
Preserving Time Season for Eggs and Hatching
The article notes a seasonal peak in egg preservation with prices at 40 to 50 cents a dozen and discusses storing 30 dozen per family. It covers choosing fresh non fertile eggs, using stoneware cracks, water glass preservative, packing methods, and safe boiling tips.
Ration to Double Egg Yield for Laying Hens
A poultry feeding plan shows that a balanced ration increases egg production. For 100 hens per day, Dry Mash combines bran cornmeal shorts oats beef scrap or tankage, with milk as a substitute, plus ample green feed water and grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Agricultural College
Use of Mutton: Campaign for Lamb Meat Popularity
An analysis urges an educational drive to improve consumer preparation of mutton and lamb. It cites low per capita intake, regional consumption imbalances, and misperceptions of lamb flavor, calling on farmers, butchers, hotels, and colleges to expand demand and stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L.heller
National Wool Growers’ Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
New England
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Los Angeles
South
Far West
Corn Belt
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Iowa
Midwest Agricultural College
Old War Ended Unite Range Industries In Truce
A long western conflict between wool growers and cattlemen ends as Montana sheepmen and ranchers vote to unite with the stockmen at Miles City. A real animus dissolves as both industries plan enclosure farming and joint agricultural lobbying. The Montana legislature previously showed signs of cooperation by pairing sheepmen and cattlemen on farm bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Montana
Miles City
Stockmen’s Association
State Hail Insurance Pamphlets Available to Growers
The State Board of Hail Insurance issues the State Hail Insurance law in pamphlet form. Application blanks and full information are available from the County Assessor or by mail from the State Board at Helena Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Hail Insurance
Helena
Montana
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Standards Agent
Montana Grains
Secretary OF Agriculture
Secretary OF State
American Society of Equity
Insurance Department
Equity
P. O. Box
Mont
ELK Run Herefords
Elk Run Ranch
W. L. Welie
Moline
Ill
Beau Brummel
Don Carlos
Don Perfect
Lamplighter
Dale
Perfection
Beau Picture
Beau Donald
Highwood
Frank Ledingham
Butte, Mont
Mostone's
the Tribune
Roundup
Mon-Oo-Co
Lear
Hughes Loan & Land OO
Great Falls, Mont
Butte Floral Company
West Broadway
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
Spokane Union Stockyards
Spokane
Henningsen Produce Company
Henningsen
Butte, Montana
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