Wheat stem maggot threatens Cascade County crops in Montana
The state entomologist investigates a new pest, the wheat stem maggot, found in Cascade County with reports of destroyed acres in Portage and Sun River. It has appeared in Yellowstone and other counties. no effective control yet. A. L. Stewart and the bureau plan a summer study to find remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
F. E. McSpadden
Angus Hunt
Portage
A. H. Bossom
Sun River
Yellowstone
Lewis and Clark
Fergus
Montana
Farm Bureau
A. L. Stewart
Bozeman
Cascade County
Dry land farming guidance from Bozeman station
The Bozeman Agricultural College experiment station outlines spring breaking, disking, and early planting for flax, macaroni wheat, hulless barley, and corn. It stresses moisture management, crop rotation, fallow benefits, alternate croppings, and livestock feeding to sustain soil fertility, with publications available from Bozeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman Agricultural College
Mina
Moccas
Fergus County
Huntley
Yellowstone County
Bozeman
Montana
Farmers Urged to Order Twine Early Amid Scarcity
Food Administration warns Montana farmers of a likely binder twine shortage as railroad shipping limits and high Mexican sisal prices push costs higher. Officials urge early orders to ensure supplies for harvest while explaining price history from prewar to 1917 and efforts to curb further increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Montana
United States Food Administration
Gulf Ports
New York
Mexican Trust
Manila
United States
Farm Machinery To Be Placed Under License
President Wilson issues a proclamation placing all persons and firms in importation manufacture storage and distribution of farm machinery under license to protect the food supply. Prohibitions target unjust profits resale restrictions price hikes and equipment waste under concurrent regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Hog Cholera And How To Check It In Hogs
The article warns farmers to call a veterinarian for suspicious hog cholera symptoms, warns against fake cures, and explains temperature monitoring and segregation. It notes cholera is less common in Montana but still serious, and recommends sacrificing a few sick pigs for examination to guide prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Hog cholera serum effectiveness and limits in hogs
Properly given hog cholera serum can check infection and premises disinfection destroys external infection. Do not expect perfect results, especially in animals with poor quality due to parasites, poor housing, faulty feeding, inbreeding, or mild infection with hog cholera or swine plague.
Flathead Reservation Faces Grasshoppers New Season
News from the Flathead reservation reports the first appearance of grasshoppers this season near Leon school. County Agriculturalist Campbell of Missoula acts to counter the pests after they caused heavy losses in 1917. Traps proved highly effective, collecting eight and a half bushels in under two hours last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flathead
Leon School
Campbell
Missoula
Registration Day for Youths Sets June 5 Date
Registration day for youths aged 21 and older since the first draft, June 6 last year, is fixed for June 5. The resolution awaiting the president's signature. the provost marshal general's office has nearly completed preparations to implement the new registration.
Farming states lead in exceeding Liberty loan quotas
The Kansas City Star notes Arkansas leads among western rural states in surpassing Liberty loan quotas, with Iowa and Arkansas both top in rural areas. It highlights the difficulty of canvassing scattered farming communities yet praises farmers for their decisive action once engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Oregon
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio
Arkansas
Kansas City Star
Oil director mulls order to curtail fuel use in Pacific coast
Fuel director Mark L. Requa weighs an order banning fuel oil use in parts of the Pacific northwest to relieve California shortages. If enacted, more than 600,000 barrels monthly could be diverted to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mark L. Requa
The
Fuel Administration
Pacific Northwest
California
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Lewis and Clark, Fergus, Cascade and
Yellowstone Counties
Heart Bar L Ranch Fishtail, Mont
Alfred Atkinson
Agronomist
West
Montana and Eastern Corporation
Lewistown
Parm Mortgage Loans
Blackfoot Land Development Company
Northwest
Blackfoot Land
Brawer
Missoula, Mont
Meer
Mart de Loansey
Roer Scntana
ES D Quality Company
Flathead Reservation
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
Great Falls, Montan
U. S. Food Administration
Atist
As Ore Bioge Ee Bes
Albee
Tire
Insurance Department
American Society
Stanton Bank
Great Falls
Farmers’ Insurance Company
East
McKee Stationery Company
Great Falls, Montana
B. E. Calkins CO
Butte, Mont
Montana Ranch Company
Moore, Montana
Ross Brown
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