Agricultural Notes From the State Agricultural College
Agricultural experts advise hedges to precede shelter belts and Caragana as top dry land hedge shrubs in Montana. The north Montana triangle is seen as ideal for turkey production with favorable range and climate. Silo storage for green feed saves livestock and costs little labor. Avian tuberculosis threatens half of Montana chicken flocks, with eradication guidance free from the Montana experiment station. Water runoff losses prompt cheap dikes to capture spring runoff for crops. Corn acreage grows fastest, boosting hogs and livestock per farm. North Central Montana records show summer fallow less profitable than spring plowing in bumper years. Duckfoot cultivation reduces soil blowing on plowed lands. Copper carbonate dust treats stinking smut in wheat. county agents can instruct its use. American foul brood remains the worst bees disease but is not a barrier to beekeeping. eradication instructions exist. The North Montana corn show will be held in Chinook, touted as the world’s farthest north corn show.
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Montana
Veterinary Department
Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
State College Beekeeping Department
North Montana
Butte Man Shot in Disputed Alleged Robbery Case
Lloyd Brackett, 23, was shot three times and may die. Tony Noel, 39, is jailed on charges tied to the shooting. Brackett says he went to Noel’s to buy wine, sought aid after losing $90, and was shot as he tried to call raiding officers. Noel claims Brackett impersonated a federal officer and tried to extort $500, then grabbed his wife and prompted the shooting after Noel retrieved a revolver.
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Butte
Lloyd Brackett
Tony Noel
Brackett
George Bourquin
Nool
Sheriff's Office
Noel
Necessity of Stockmen Raising Quality of Herds
Montana stockman Russel Thorpe urges ranchers to improve cattle quality after wartime neglect. He warns that inferior breeders lose value as packers discount poor cattle and stresses selecting bone and quality, avoiding crossbreeds and tail-end cows. He highlights Panama 110th Hereford bull and calls for good sires, then notes markets favor well bred cattle and clean up of nondescripts.
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Russel Thorpe
Montana
Dick Millin
State College Extension Service
Panama
A. B. Cook
Townsend
Chicago
Cook
James E. Poole
Strawberry Culture Then and Now on Bearing Season
A farm boy recalls the brief strawberry bearing season in Michigan and notes a change enabling fruit through summer and fall. Spring-planted plants will begin bearing in August and continue heavily.
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Michigan
Blackleg Prevalent Reported in Livestock
Report notes blackleg is very prevalent in cattle herds, prompting calls for vigilance and vaccination to prevent outbreaks across farms.
Montana cattle vaccination drive promotes safer herds
Farmers are urged to vaccinate their stock against disease using Lederle Blackley Aggressin. Dr. M. H. Knowles in Helena, Montana, offers supplies and guidance for implementing the program to protect cattle during life.
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M. E. Knowles
Lederle Aggressin
Helena
Montana
Lederle Blackley
H. Knowles
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State Agricultural College
The
Boreman
Vicks
Vicks VaPpoRus
Cutter
Berkeley
U.S
California
Lederle
Black Leg
Aggressin
State Department of Agriculture
Strawberry Culture
W. M. Treadwell
Portland Cement Association
Mont
National Organization
ATED
Altaay
Great Falls
Matt Sto Allriit
Hampshire Record Association
Wisconsin Ave
BKO
Stone, Beoy
Pooria, Hitnola
Inland Seed Co
First Avenue
Spokane, Washington
F.C.B
Butte, Mont
Direct Shippers
Henningsen Company
Butte, Montana
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