Montana farm season starts with mixed moisture and strong livestock
The first weekly Montana farm report notes mixed moisture across counties with northeastern short, western average reserves and southeastern fair to abundant. Livestock wintered well with good condition for spring pasture. acreage shifts favor spring wheat flax and corn. Weather and forage conditions shape overall crop prospects and labor demand.
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Helena
Montana
Department of Agriculture
State Extension Service
Barclay
Craighead
Hill County
Blaine County
Phillips County
Roosevelt
Sheridan and
Richland
Billings
Rosebud
Custer
Prairie
Wibaux
Fallon
Too Many Sheep for Range Capacity
Applications were filed for grazing 40 000 more sheep than Madison forest range can support. Permits for 95 000 head, the range capacity, have been issued. About 16 000 head permits mainly for cattle. Ranger W E Fry assisting offices. Five year work plans and a timber sale of 750 000 railroad ties planned for May with a 30 to 40 year growth consideration.
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Forest Service
Madison Forest
W. J. Derrick
Madison Range
Derrick
W. E. Fry
Ruby Station
State lands are source of revenue
I M Bradford state land and investment commissioner voiced support for Hoover's order halting federal oil and gas leasing on public lands not mandated by law. He noted Montana state lands remain unaffected, with state leases covering about 6 million acres and royalties funding education and school maintenance. Since 1917 Montana has collected $468,786 in rentals and $750,000 in royalties through January 1. 1928 royalties totaled $147,000.
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Herbert Hoover
I. M. Brandford
Rotarians
Brandford
Hoover
Montana
Justice Callaway
David Hilger
The
Conservation Commission
Frank Eliel
Beaverhead County
Eliel
Educational Fund
Gas once used on battlefields now used to cause fatal harm
An old wartime chlorine gas story is repurposed as a sensational claim about preventing colds by inhaling fumes. The piece describes a method using zonite and baking soda to release chlorine gas, which allegedly kills throat germs. It highlights theater performers repeatedly using the fumes.
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Europe
U. S. Signal Corps
New York
Examiner Want Ads Bring Big Returns
Dillon Examiner reports that running want ads yields high returns for a small investment, urging local readers to consider advertising to attract customers and clients quickly.
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Examiner
Thieves Enter Post Office Twin Bridges
Thieves pried open the Twin Bridges post office door with a crowbar and shattered the plate glass. They blew off the safe handle and combination, triggered a loud explosion, then fled by the back way leaving their tools. no mail is reported stolen. Mayor Page saw a man nearby. post office officials and the sheriff investigate.
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Twin Bridges
Page
Postoffice
Sheriff’s Office
Presbyterian Church to Celebrate Lord's Supper Next Sunday
Rev Thomas J Simons announces a Communion service at the Presbyterian Church with a short sermon and devotional, choir performance during the rite, and a church school meeting at 10 am. Delegates will travel Monday to the Presbytery of Butte spring meeting with the minister.
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Presbytery
Butte
Gratitude for Support After Illness and Death of Husband
The family of Grant Haynes Miss Blanche Haynes and Sherman Hughes express deepest thanks for kindnesses sympathy during illness and after the death of their husband and father. They also thank for Floral tributes and request Examiner results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Haynes
Blanche Haynes
Sherman Hughes
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Sanders County
Madison
County Forum
Dillon Examiner
Ari U
LNG Ang Aed Noonan
General Electric
Beaverhead
Presbyterian Church
Thomas J. Simons
Marcy Lee
Dillon
Chas. H. Niblack
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