Thoughtful piece on public lands and agricultural futures
Guy Elliott Mitchell argues that half a billion acres of public domain should be reserved for actual settlement rather than private speculation. He urges irrigation projects and desert reclamation, warns against rapid disposals, and highlights railroad efforts to promote homesteads and practical farming in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Flaud
Java
Ita Lantly
Landa
Burlington
Campbell
Uion Pacific
Santa Fe Linea
Guy Elliott Mitchell
Higher beef prices urged by renowned cattle feeder Kerrick
Hon. L A Kerrick, a leading breeder and feeder of cattle, visited Goodall's Farmer to discuss looming higher beef prices due to reduced corn acreage. He argued that farms must restore land with humus through forage crops, and that continued high corn demand requires profitable cattle prices to avoid a beef shortage similar to 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Kerrick
Goodall
Farmer
Kerrick
Chicago
Montana wool market shows broad contracting and high prices
The Boston Commercial Bulletin reports widespread contracting across Montana Utah Nevada and Idaho with prices from 15c to 22c and large totals like 500 000 pounds contracted. Utah Wyoming Idaho and New Mexico outputs are described with early wools selling well and future arrivals slated through May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bulletin Saga
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
California
Texas
Arizona
Oregon
New Mexico
Ari
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philip Shenon
Dillon
Monttan
Beaverhead
J. B. Mc
B. Kuppenheimer
W. L. Douglas
Golden Rule Store
COR
Bannack & Idahosts
Paul Brown
Joux Banks
Illinois Central Railway
Minneapolis and St. Paul
Omaha
Iowa
Illinois
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Dubuque
Rockford and Freeport
Ilinois
J. A. Foley
West 2Nd South
Salt Lake City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!