Treasure State Farm and Livestock Montana Horse Bud Light
Bud Light a Madison County bred gelding, once deemed too slow for livery work, became a top race horse on the grand circuit. Sold for 5000 dollars after a Columbus event where he posted a 2:04 mile. Previously owned by Milt Rohn and earlier passed through Butte and Dr. McIntyre before reviving form.
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Butte
Montana
Bud Light
Madison County
Columbus
Milt Rohn
Larrabie Ranch
King Red
Lily Bud
Jack Cooney
Dr. McIntyre
Detroit
Chicago Horse Review
Dried Grasshoppers Seen as Valuable Chicken Feed
Investigators report dried grasshoppers contain about 75 percent protein and outvalue meat scrap, offering Montana farmers a chance to store cheap poultry feed. Monroe Greenwood near Charlot on the Flathead reservation built a grasshopper catching machine, gathering 500 pounds in under three hours. He notes early morning catches, drying losses, and potential winter storage as a profitable hedge against crop damage.
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Department of Agriculture
Montana
Monroe Greenwood
Charlot
Flathead
Greenwood
State College
Hopers
St. Ignatius
Eithod
Cows Do Better in Alfalfa Hay
The article promotes alfalfa as the premier dairy feed noting Montana soil and climate suit its growth. Italian Illinois experiments show alfalfa outproduced bran, with gains up to 520 pounds when switching to alfalfa. It advises careful handling to preserve leaves and avoid mossy hay, and suggests some cows reach peak production on alfalfa alone while others benefit from grain mix.
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Montana
Billings
Ilinois
A A White Offers Rural and Government Townsites
A A White advertises business and residence lots for sale across Minnesota North Dakota Montana Oregon Washington and California. It lists 21 government townsites on Flathead Lake near Glacier National Park with Great Northern railway access, promoting the area as a future world resort. Office locations include 1210 Pioneer Building St Paul and branches in Missoula Kali spell Conrad Brock.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Washington
California
Flathead Lake
Nature
Rocky Mountains
Glacier National Park
Great Northern Railway
Pioneer Building
St. Paul
Minn
Montana hog raising urged as wartime boon to farmers
Montana agriculture officials urge farmers to hold brood sows and invest in hog production amid war-time meat shortages. They warn that pig numbers have fallen in several countries and predict a future hog shortage with higher prices. Selling breeding stock now is discouraged to preserve future profits as swine supply shrinks.
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Montana
Department of Agriculture
Department
France
Germany
Montana Raised Steer Sells for 240 at Chicago Market
A 1,500 pound Montana range steer from Gallatin valley sold in Chicago for 16 cents a pound, value 240 dollars. This marks the highest price on record for a single animal at Chicago. Earlier a 1,540 pound steer from Medicine Lake owned by Tom Bowman sold for 231 dollars at 15 cents per pound.
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Montana
Chicago
Gallatin Valley
Tom Bowman
Medicine Lake
Bowman Street
Summer of 1917 Record Breaker
Montana enjoyed an unprecedented summer with record heat and sunshine from June through September 1917. The period featured minimal rainfall after June 11, with June rain and snow on early dates, July near perfect skies, and August nearly cloud free, totaling light precipitation and high temperatures across the season.
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Montana
Constant cultivation yields big potato harvest at Belt
J. W. Blyth of Belt reports a heavy potato yield from his non irrigated land. He harvested 582 bushels per acre on a large farm near Otter creek, attributing the gain to constant use of the cultivator. He is a professional gardener with notable success in his gardening operations.
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J. W. Blyth
Belt
Blyth
Otter Creek
Cost Of Producing A Dozen Eggs Fixed Says Report
The department of agriculture reports experiments on egg production costs. Leghorn pullets yield a dozen eggs at 12.9 cents feed cost. Yearling hens cost 14 cents per dozen. General purpose breeds show higher feed costs: 16.75 cents for pullets and 24.5 cents for yearling hens.
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Department of Agriculture
Married Men as Soldiers Say Obedient by Nature
A concise remark claims married men make the best soldiers because they are accustomed to obedience. The statement reflects social attitudes of the era and suggests domestic discipline translates to military duty.
Northern Brokerage Co Winter Coal Oats Offer
Local broker advertises ready stock of winter coal oats hay and wood including fence posts poles house logs apples and sacks. Urges immediate inquiry for oats and pricing with a focus on bulk yearly supply.
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Nothern Brokerage CO
World News In Brief From Across The Globe
Rail strikes halt all trains in Argentina. Congress approves 28.14 billion dollars in measures. Chicago milk at 13 cents a quart. Belgian soil now 500 square miles in Allied hands. Liquor sales in New York down to 2000 spots since October. British trade reports women replacing men in England’s workforce. Boston restaurants shutter as food prices rise. German submarines more numerous than in recent months. Northern Pacific telegraph operators win 8 hour day and 10 percent raise. Italian officer flies Turin to Rome at 140 mph. Trench fever cited as major war medical issue. Greek army mobilization delayed awaiting foreign equipment. Canada foresees 249,164,000 bushel wheat crop. U S postal savings rise to 140 million dollars. Zeebrugge threatened by British action. Villa captures Rosario. seizes wheat for the poor. Camp Meade commander Kuhn predicts quick peace. 20,000 airplanes for US forces under construction. Columbia professors Cattell and Dana expelled for disloyalty. Mexican government rejects American currency for taxes. Baltimore mills cut flour price by one dollar a barrel. New York to Valparaiso passenger service to begin next month. Old bureau in a bombed home hides an heirloom will worth thousands.
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Buenos Ayres
Washington
Chicago
New York
London
British Board of Trade
England
Boston
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Rome
Turin
Paris
Athens
France
United States
Winnipeg
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Germany
Zeebrugge
Flanders
Ostend-Lille
San Antonio—Villa
Rosario
Durango
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Petrograd
Columbia University
James McKeen Cattell
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana
Department
Mexico City
Mexico
Baltimore
Valparaiso
Chile
W. R. Grace & Co
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SFURS
Northwestern Hide & For CO
Minneapolis
FURS
H. J. Skinner
Great Falls
Ford Bldg
Mont
Sweet Clover Seed
Sudan
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Iowa
A. A. White
Hughes Loan and Land Company
Third St. N
Commercial National Bank
Treasure State
First Avenue
Sou
F. E. Butte
Renown Lewis Poultry CO
Joseph FE. Kuhn
Camp Meade
America
U.S
Smoke Toredo
F.C. Taylor Fur Co
Exchange Bldg
St Louis
Furisyou
Aeunsten Bros: CO
Helena
Mon-O-Co
Montana Oil Co
Mr. Farmer
Lewistow
Lewistown
Farmers & Mechanics
Butte Welding CO
Butte, Mont
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