Forest roads gain with light Army bridges for Montana
The War Department built sectional steel bridges used by the forest service to span streams on the Skalkaho road from Hamilton to Anaconda. Eleven foot roadways and two bridge sizes enable 35 to 91 foot spans, providing light portable, quick to assemble supports for mountain forests and reducing bridge costs.
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War Department
Forest Service
Hamilton
Anaconda
State Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Montana
Idaho
Inspection Rule Governing Moving Cattle Within State
Attorney General Rankin issues an opinion tracing the history of livestock inspection laws. The decision holds that all livestock moved from county to county or beyond state lines require inspection, now covered by chapter 52 of 1921 and section 131 of 1915, with separate provisions for those moving animals out of state.
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Wellington D. Rankin
E. A. Phillips
Board of Livestock Commissioners
Cut Worm Grave Problem Hits Montana Farmers
State entomologist R A Cooley reports the pale western cut worm is a major threat in northern Montana with up to 46 percent of crop area damaged in one county and statewide losses estimated near 3 million dollars. Research teams from Montana Canada explore controls including fermented molasses traps and cultivation practices to disrupt egg laying and survival.
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Montana
R. A. Cooley
Bozeman
Cooley
Montana Exhibit at World Show in Chicago
Montana plans a prominent display at the third annual international grain and hay show in Chicago from November 26 to December 3. A J Ogaard of the Bozeman extension program leads the Montana Seed Growers Association efforts likely to head the booth, with aims to offset earlier drought publicity.
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Montana
Bozeman
Ohio
Bozeman Show
Chicago
A. Jogaard
Bozeman Agricultural College
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
New Oil Lamp Free Burns 94 Percent Air
Inventor FEP Johnson of Chicago offers a free trial lamp to the first local user who helps introduce it. The lamp supposedly burns air at 94 percent and heats gas or electricity. Write for particulars. agents wanted.
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Fep. Johnson
W. Lake St
Chicago
Butteriner's Great $500 Puzzle Challenge
Readers compete by submitting the largest and most correct list in a contest offering first prize for the top entry and second prize for the next. No gimmicks, no hidden objects, no special viewing required.
Butte Miner Word Puzzle Contest Offers $500 Prize
A Montana Idaho contest invites residents to submit words starting with A B or C. Prizes scale from $20 to $500 for two subscriptions or renewals, with full rules on word lists, dictionary use, and submission deadlines by October 23 to Butte Miner, Butte Montana.
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ABC
Butte
Butte Miner
Montana
Idaho
Butte Miner Company
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
U.S. Army
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Oregon
Washington
Canada
State Department of Agriculture
Wood & Weiller
Livestock Commission
Soutit ST
Illinois
Lathams Ice Mold
Warren Latham
Mfg
Spokane
Clay, Robinson & Company
Live Stock Commission
Chicago, Ill
Kansas City
St. Paul, Minn
St. Joseph
East Buffalo
N. Y
Omaha
Neb
Sioux City
Ja. S. St. Louis
Denver
Col
I Paso
Texas
Treasure State
T.C. Power Motor Car Company Distributors
Great Falls, Montana
Helena, Montana
Butteriner’s
Butte, Montana
Puzzle Picture Department
A “i Bn
Mao & Gn
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