Clean wheat before shipment to cut Montana dockage losses
Montana State College agronomy specialists urge farmers to clean all wheat before loading for markets to reduce dockage. The study notes 1924 dockage around 1.25 million bushels, Montana averages 2.5 percent while neighboring states reach about 10 percent, with weed seeds lowering yields and inflating costs. Screenings can be used as livestock feed, and farmers are forming groups or using local elevators to share cleaning costs.
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Montana State College
Montana
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Annual Farm and Home Week in Bozeman January 4 8
Montana's Farm and Home Week runs January 4 to 8 with meetings of the Farm Bureau Potato Improvement Association Holstein Friesian Sheep Breeders Dairymen and possibly Shorthorn breeders. Lectures from Montana State College staff and outside speakers cover beef dairy and farm finance topics including credit banks transportation rates and federal farm legislation.
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Montana State College
Ontana
Montana Farm Bureau
Montana Potato Improvement Association
W. H. Buckles
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
12Th District
Spokane
I. D. Gore
Utah
American Farm Bureau Federation
Montana
A. H. Bowman
Great Lakes
Montana Farm Bureau Federation
Montana Shorthorn Breeders Association
Montana State Dairymen’s Association
Montana Holstein-Friesian Association
Montana Pure Bred Sheep Breeders’ Association
Federal Farmland Banking System
Farm Bureau
Indians Oppose Farm Program at Blackfoot Meeting
About 200 Indians gathered at Blackfoot school house to hear a report from the Helena conference committee and discuss Indian welfare. Senator Frank J. McCabe attacked the five year farm program calling it a fizzle and urged court actions to refund taxes and cancel land transfers.
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Blackfoot
Helena
Robert Hamilton
Frank J. McCabe
McCabe
J. M. Self
Hamilton
Cut Bank
Blackfeet
Wolf Plum
Bird Rattler
Joe Spanish
Teton County Shipping Assn Reports Cattle and Livestock Sales
County Agent Robert Clarkson released figures showing the Teton County Shipping association moved 21 cars of cattle and cars of sheep and turkeys since September 1. The 438 cattle and calves averaged $40 per head, totaling $27,048.48 in marketing value for growers. The association, organized by the county agent, operates as a farmers’ group.
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Teton County Shipping Association
Robert Clarkson
Teton County
Shipping Association
Rural phone line plan eyed to reach Vida from Wolf Point
A proposal outlines building a rural telephone line to Vida, about 25 miles southeast of Wolf Point. The project aims to extend communications infrastructure to the area and improve service for residents.
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Vida
Wolf Point
Louisiana Rule Barred Women as Guardians of Children
A Louisiana law prevents a woman from acting as guardian of a child even if she is the child’s mother. The restriction affects custody and guardianship rights within the state.
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Louisiana
Fallon County Corn Show Dec 12 Promises County Rivalry
The Fallon County Corn Show will be held December 12. Schools competing to send eight quality 10 car exhibits win boxes of apples. top three schools earn a free motion picture program. Ferguson County Live Stock Shipping Assn eyes expansion after a year of success.
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Montana State College
Fallon County
Fergus County
Shipping Association
Confidence Men Again in State
Montana warns farmers and investors to avoid unsound schemes as Wells-Dickey Company promotes safety. The piece notes Wells-Dickey’s long Montana ties since 1878 and its role in municipal bond loans and investments, urging prudent diversification amidst prevalent confidence tricks. A final aphorism: a husband is what is left of a lover after the nerve is extracted.
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Montana
Wells- Dickey Company of
Minneapolis
Montana Newspaper Association
Great Falls
State of Montana
Wells- Dickey Company
Growers' Association Seals Record Grimm Alfalfa Seed Output
The Growers' Association reports a record Grimm alfalfa seed crop with over 100000 pounds sealed and extra warehouse space leased for overflow. Seed is described as high quality with favorable prices expected. Individual farmers reported 12 bushels per acre and 6500 pounds from about 4.5 acres.
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Growers’ Association
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W. E. Joseph
Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
Fletcher
Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lederle
Costiak
Tee Yoate Veterinary Department
United Atess Sree
Pary Burgema
Sary Barnes
Ae Sents
Ascressia
Ingomar
Rosebud County
R.L. Waddell
Montana Extension Service
Ira T. Wright
National Wool Exchange
Madison County
Blanche Lee
Waterloo
Laura K. Alsop
Twin Bridges
H. F. Burgess
Sheridan
Willard H. Tobey
Ennis
L. D. Piper
Harrison
Charles E. Carmin
Montana Farmers
McCaull Dinsmore CO
Duluth
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fidelty Bond
Railroad and Warehouse Commission of
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Williston
North Dakota
Northwest
Gallatin County Poultry Association
Manhattan
Lewis and Clark County
Stillwater County
Roosevelt ‘County
Sheridan County
Roosevelt County
Weiller Zweiller Livestock Commission
ST. Paul
W. L
Jay Todd
Northern Creamery Coq
Great Falls, Mont
Farmer’s Cash Market
Orham
Cobb
E. Cobb CO
Minn
Devils Lake
N. D
Royal Milling Company
Mont
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