Conservative Planting Outlook for Montana 1926
A Montana Extension Service report from Montana State College on the spring planting survey shows conservative changes statewide. Hard spring wheat and tame hay hold steady while flax declines, barley and beans rise significantly. Beav erhead and Madison counties anticipate the sharpest shifts, with large cuts in wheat and potato acreage and notable barley increases. The overall trend supports continued livestock-oriented farming with modest shifts in crops.
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Montana State College
Montana
Department of Agricultural Economics
Montana Extension Service
Beaverhead
Madison
Garfield, Prairie, Richland
Dawson
Wibaux
McCone
Sheridan
Daniels
Roosevelt
Valley
Phillips
North Central
South Central
Well Known Herbal Tonic Boosts Girls Health and Attractiveness
An old health note promotes a herbal tonic claiming to enhance a well woman’s appearance with bright eyes clear complexion rosy cheeks and animation. It urges taking one or two bottles as a test of its enduring effectiveness.
Winter feeding of beef cattle at Northern Montana station
Results from the first annual Livestock Day at Havre show many farmers overspend on winter feed for breeding cows. Cheaper roughages like silage and straw can support cows in good condition with similar calving outcomes. A five year study provides a cost table for feeds. for example alfalfa $10 ton, blue joint $12, corn silage $3.60, straw $2.50, cottonseed cake $50.
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Montana State College
Northern
Montana Experiment Station
Havre
Yellowstone and Flathead Lead February Dairy Averages
February milk and butterfat show Yellowstone association average 775.9 pounds milk and 27.9 fat, Flathead club 801 pounds milk and 29.4 fat, Simms club 826 pounds milk. L. W. McCarthy’s Jersey Charlotte led individuals with 82.8 fat and 1150 pounds milk at 7.2 percent. Jans Jansma’s Yellowstone herd tops small herds with 917.3 pounds milk and 31.8 fat.
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Flathead County
J. O. Tretsven
Montana Extension Service
Yellowstone Association
Flathead Club
Simms Club
Posch Belle-Fayne
W. E. Voelker
Jans Jansma
L. W. McCarthy
Flathead Association
Flathead Lake
Yellowstone
Farming Notes Highlight County Agricultural Programs
INBRAL county runs a spring ground squirrel poison campaign under Montana State College guidance directed by Frank Mills of Superior. Dairy cattle orders pool to fill carload shipments. sweet clover goal set for Hill county with 1000 acres. Agronomy meetings in Cascade county draw 400 farmers focusing on pure seed and soil methods. Lake county dairy growth includes new bulls and Jersey stock. Soil analysis in Lewis and Clark county explores fertilizer impact. A Phillips county farm survey notes half the wheat last year was fallowed or in corn, with incomes from livestock totaling $500 to $600. A 81 mile telephone link between Terry Prairie and Brockway McCone counties advances. The first British artificial silk exhibition opens in London.
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Montana State College
Inbral
O. B. Stephl
Frank Mills
Superior
Cascade County
Phillips County
Timely Thought on American Forest Week and Farm Woodlots
The piece urges conservation during American Forest Week, noting forest products exceed one third of US use while growth lags consumption. It calls farmers to manage woodlots, plant shelter belts, remove unwanted trees, and protect against fire and overgrazing, promoting thriftier timber practices. An emblem of luck, a stuffed crocodile, decorates many doors.
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United States
Farmers urged to balance forest budget and renew woodlot care
The article argues farmers should lead in reforming forest policy as owners of about one third of U S timber. It calls intensified timber culture, care during American Forest Week, and conversion of waste lands to productive use while noting windbreaks and shelter belts benefits and the need to protect woodlots for permanent production. It ends by comparing animal exaltation to horseshoe superstition in Cairo.
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United States
Garfield Ranchers Discover Edible Horse Meat Tale
A group of Garfield county ranchers dined at a sheep herder’s wagon and learned the meat they enjoyed was horse. The host revealed he killed a cayuse for its hide and cooked horse meat to test taste, sparking talk of a home market for edible horse flesh. A Denver night watchman, Arthur Schwartz, donated $4,000 to the University of Denver for worthy students.
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Garfield County
Montana
Arthur Schwartz
Denver
The
Univerty of Denver
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