Fine Showing of Purebred Cattle in Northwest
Montana's state fair featured a record Shorthorn exhibit with entrants from Colorado and Canada. Hereford and Aberdeen Angus classes showcased top herds from Townsend, Calgary, Sun River, Bozeman, and Philipsburg with A B Cook and Curtice Cattle Company garnering multiple prizes. The Curtice bull Beau Perfection 48th earned grand champion, while Power's Sun River and J M Wylie also won several ribbons. Ohrmandale Ranch marked its Montana debut with multiple top honors.
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Montana
Northwest
Colorado
Canada
A. B. Cook
Townsend
Curtice Cattle Company
Calgary
Alberta
Sun River Cattle Company
J. M. Wylie
Bozeman
Ohrmandale
Philipsburg
Cook
Panama
Miss Joy
Lady Joy
Lady Perfection
Beau Perfection
North America
United States
Beau Donald
Curtice Company
Power Company Strong Co. B. Power
Teton Tyler
Tyrese
Sun River
Power
Wylie
Eric EB
Ohrmandale Ranch
August Ohrman
Minnesota
Hig Adam
Queen of Granite
Ohrman
Never Again Seed Treatment Warns Farmer
A farmer recalls a field with 15 to 20 percent smutted wheat and admits he did not treat the seed. Officials warn the loss is serious for the nation and urge treatment, noting it costs only two or three cents per bushel and can be done any time with proper precautions.
Why fall plowing pays for farms in a time of high costs
The article argues fall plowing reduces production costs amid labor shortages by improving soil fertility through proper crop rotation and after-growth management. It highlights benefits like weed and insect control, deeper soil turnover, earlier seed beds, and less labor, noting tenancy patterns and long term leases in the east versus Montana’s context.
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Montana
A Vision of Efficient Machine Sheds for Farmers
The author argues that high costs of materials and labor justify investing in well designed machine sheds now. He notes inflation in prices, compares past and present values of equipment, and emphasizes planning double deck storage to maximize space and longevity of gear. A practical guide urges farmers to be sensible, businesslike, and forward looking.
Sunflower ensilage praised as feed for milk and meat
The Bozeman agricultural experimental station reports sunflower ensilage as a viable, cheaper roughage yielding about 35 tons per acre on irrigated land and 22 tons on dry land. They encourage Montana farmers to grow sunflowers for beef and milk, noting good drought resistance and potential higher returns than corn.
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Bozeman
Montana
Bozeman Agricultural Experimental Station
Ayrshire
Harry B. Mitchell
Great Falls
Mitchell
Montana Farmers Aim for Higher Grain Profits and Warrington Elevators
The Montana Society of Equity plans to boost grower income by 10 to 12 cents per bushel through a west coast grain flow after the war. Proposed Warrington Oregon elevators and cold storage would handle vast grain shipments, backed by government and rail investments to create a major Pacific coast shipping hub.
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Montana
Warrington
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Panama Canal
Atlantic Coast
West
Dakotas
Oregon
Pacific
Equity
New York
Uncle Sam
Warrington Harbor
Columbia River
Jim Hill
Alberta
West Coast
Canada
Kansas
Western grain to Atlantic via Panama canal plan moving ahead
Equity head visited the director general of railroads and noted a plan to route western grown grain to the Atlantic coast through the Panama canal. The movement has begun, needing ships, and shipbuilding is accelerating, drawing global attention amid talks between President Burlingame and Secretary McAdoo.
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Montans
Burlingame
McAdoo
Equity
Failroads
Atlantic Coast
Panama Canal
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Tallor
Butte
Phoenix Block Butte, Mont
Turkey
Barkemeyer Grain
Great Falls, Mont
Henningsen Produce Co. Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Blackfoot Lands
Missoula, Ment
Spokane Union
Spokane
Washington
Chicago
South Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Fort We
South St. Joseph
Sioux City
Towa
Denver, Colo,rth
Texas
St. Paul
Minn
Buffalo
N. Y
St. Louis
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