Montana Grown Beef Praised by Army Buyer
Lieutenant F Gross of the U S Army praises Montana beef as the finest for soldiers, noting 4 619 selected carcasses shipped from Butte and purchases totaling 600 000 pounds in February, over 1 000 000 in March, and 78 600 in April, plus 70 000 pounds of Montana pork. He compares grass fattened Montana beef favorably to grain fed products, citing flavor keeping quality and suitability for military rations.
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Montana
Middle West
F. Gross
Idaho
United States
Butte
Gross
Hansen Packing Company
Big Hole
Saving the Grain Thresher Education in Montana to Save Grain
The thresher division of the food administration led a grain saving campaign as threshers move north. Worn cylinder teeth cause waste, costing farmers and threshers. Four to five free thresher schools will be held in Montana with experts from thresher companies.
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Thresher Division
The
Food Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
Birds Great Aid to the Farmers
A historical advocacy piece praises birds for pest control and weed seed destruction. It cites Massachusetts data on insect-eating birds, urges farmers to encourage birds, and suggests planting wild cherry and mulberry trees. It warns of cats and other predators reducing bird populations and notes birds’ role in reducing insect pests.
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Massachusetts
Alfalfa Proves Valuable for Sheep Pastures and Gains
The article states alfalfa is a profitable sheep feed when pastured but warns of bloat risks. It advises initially limited exposure and dry feed beforehand, noting alfalfa can replace other hay when cheap and ample. Trials show alfalfa-fed sheep gain more efficiently than timothy, prairie, or cowpea hay with better carcass outcomes.
Farmers Embrace Motor Trucks on Montana Farms
Montana farmers adopt motor trucks as versatile haulage units to replace horses and carts. Trucks speed hay and grain movement, cut costs, and reduce waste while enabling longer field and farm tasks beyond local shipments.
Truck speed saves money in livestock hauling estimates
The excerpt argues that using a truck to haul hogs or cattle reduces weight loss during transport. It states speed lowers shrinkage and saves money, comparing wagon and truck costs and noting the wastage allowance. It emphasizes trucks’ efficiency in moving livestock to market.
Crop conditions vary around Havre region
East of Havre to the state line crops are excellent with ample moisture and potential for a fine harvest if rains come in June. West of Havre to Shelby conditions improve after a drenching rain but more rain is needed to push grains into June. North of Fort Benton around Colony Bay and Kenilworth, a section shows...
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Havre
State Line
Shelby
Hingham-Rudyard-Joplin
Fort Benton
Colony Bay
Kenilworth
Prairie grain in fair shape amid uneven rainfall in state
Weather reports indicate the railroad region shows a large area seeded and grain in fair condition. Rain is needed in Judith Basin country, though crops are in fair shape. The Yellowstone valley has seen recent rain and grains are well along, while the western part remains in fair condition awaiting more rain.
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Judith ‘Basin
Yellowstone Valley
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Innespolis, Minn
H. E. Murdoch
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ELK Run Herefords
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W. L. Velie
Moline
Beau Brummel
Don Carlos
Don Perfect
Lamplighter
Dale
Perfection
Beau Picture
Beau Donald
Highwood
Frank Ledingham
Crimmins & Peirce Co
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Summer Street
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England
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Cal
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Utah
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Emmessy Co
Butte, Mon
Hughes Loan & Land CO
Great Falls, Mont
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
Nordyke & Marmon
Silver Creek
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
Washington
W. W. White
Conrad Bank
Equity Insurance Department
Equity Hail Insurance Department
Equity
Insurance Commissioner
Insurance Department
American Society of Equity
Stanton Bank
Mont
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