Montana land settlement dangers and prospects in 1926
President Montana State College notes a new wave of settlement in Montana and urges caution. He cites past droughts from 1917 to 1922, warns against unprepared buyers, and emphasizes using weather data and soil surveys to guide farmers. Plans for 1926 include extension programs in Sumatra and nearby communities, corn and alfalfa projects, and seed improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Dayouth
Sumatra
Ingomar
Tail Creek
Sweeney Creek
Hoard
Forsyth Flat
Rock Springs
Rosebud County
Montana State College
Montana urged to promote intelligent settlement for farmers
The piece discusses the need for agricultural extension agents to assist incoming settlers with dependable information, not land valuations, to ensure successful farming and lasting state assets. It highlights honest land sales, coordinated statewide outreach, and the role of 4-H clubs and seed potato certification efforts in Montana's agricultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Plains
Eureka
Lincoln County
County Extension Service
Bynum Irrigation District Lands Sold for Colonization Program
The Bynum irrigation district in Teton county issues a $1,000,000 bond and launches a colonization scheme. Aimed at Montana farm renewal, the project offers land at the lowest price with dairy cows and sheep provided, an agricultural agent, 30 year payments, and long term crop or amortization plans. Directors include G C Myers Billings Colonel P M Churchill Boston and D P Fabrick Three Forks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Bynum Irrigation District
Teton County
G. C. Myers
Billings
P. M. Churchill
Boston
Mass
United States Reclamation Service
D. P. Fabrick
Three Forks
Australia
California
Wisconsin
Bynum District
State Irrigated Bond Commission
Denton Proclaims Lead in Wheat Market vs Watford City
Denton in Fergus county contests Watford City North Dakota over the first place wheat market title. Denton reports 391 car shipments totaling 585000 bushels between July and November with 86000 stored and an estimated 25000 to 356000 bushels with farmers. For 1924 Denton shipped 690 cars about 1035000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Watford City
N. D
Fergus County
London woman builds profitable second-hand typewriter business
An enterprising London woman has established a large and profitable enterprise as a dealer in second-hand typewriters, showing entrepreneurial spirit in the city’s bustling commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Games of Indian Children Were Really Significant Pastimes
A feature notes how indigenous games among children reflected community life, skill, and cultural transmission. It highlights traditional play as meaningful education, social bonding, and preservation of ancestral practices across generations.
Indian Horsing Skills From Youth To Bold Rodeo Acts
The account recalls boys as young as eight or nine herding and taming horses in schooling that bred skilled riders. They rode unbroken horses by clinging to manes or neck ropes, leaped off and remounted on the run, and hid to avoid ropes in a dangerous sport. It contrasts Indians’ riding feats with West Point cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph K. Griffis
West Point
Waa
Griffis
White Hair
Rheabone
Indian Childhood in Native American Train and Games
The text describes native youths learning horsemanship, wrestling, and mock battles as training for survival. Girls imitate mothers by building tepees and learning beadwork while dances and games reinforce social ties. The account contrasts Indigenous child-rearing with white discipline, noting generally happy, carefree lives aside from enemy raids.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Alfred N. Atkinson
Henry Hardy
Clayton Wurst
Frank Hardy
Anderson Brothers
Hill County
Minnesota
Havre
Vicks
Canada
Solo National Forest
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula
Mont
Riverside
LaSalle
Flathead County
Chateau County
Cascade County
Sun River District
Seed Potato Association
Sun River
United States
L. P. Yates
Fishtail
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
W. H.jones
Stillwater County
Chalmer Wiseman
Hillcrest
L. Borer
Forsyth
Guy Byerly
Ray M. Byerly
Paul Speers
Lewis and Clark County Farm Bureau
Thomas Herrin
Hugh Rogan
George B. Logan
Richland County
A. H. Swainson
J .P. Brennan
Nels Harrigstad
E. N. Atkinson
Ivan
Fletcher
Eature
Tahan
Parkman
Toilet Triand
Cutieneeura Laboratories
Dept. B
Malden
Mase
McCarthy
Grain Commission
Minneapolis
Chicago
Duluth
Milwaukee
U.S
Absorbine, JR
W. F. Young, Inc
Lyman St
Springfield
Knowles - Watson CO
Cobb” Evi
E. Cobb CO
Montana Farmers
McCaull Dinsmore CO
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fidelty
Railroad and Warehouse Commission of
Buryour
McMillan Fur & Wool CO
Eapolis
Minn
Pest
Freo
Ntyon
18St Avenue
Seattle
Frary & Burlingame
Great Falla
Edwards
George Edwards
Livingston
Tlliston
Williston
North Dakota
Toole County
Great Falls
Spokane
Stork
Spokane Union Stock Yards
Washington
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