Treasure State Farm and Livestock Big Wheat Crop Gain Expected
Jared Watkins, superintendent of an elevator company operating 10 Montana elevators and three more planned, predicts central and north central Montana will see at least a 20 percent larger wheat crop than any previous Montana harvest. He cites improved land preparation and favorable conditions across Cascade, Teton, Toole, Hill, Chouteau, Fergus, Yellowstone and eastern Lewis and Clark counties, arguing this decade could yield the state’s best wheat crop yet and higher prices may follow.
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Montana
Jared Watkins
Watkins
Cascade
Teton
Toole
Hill
Chouteau
Fergus
Yellowstone
Lewis and Clark
Better Sires and Feeding Methods for Dairy Cattle Gains
A livestock authority argues Montana needs better sires and feeding methods. Ohio tests show sires with strong production ancestry raise milk and fat yields. higher priced bulls with proven records justify costs, while nonrecorded lineages may reduce output.
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Montana
Ohio
City Boy Farmer Wins State Stock Judging Prize
In a competition with 51 boys at the state college during farmers week Rob ert MacLeod of Bozeman aged nine took first with 485 points. He had no farm experience yet learned from talks and inquiry. Raymond Cooper of Willow Creek took second with 470, Fred Ypma of Manhattan third with 460.
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Robert MacLeod
Bozeman
State College
Raymond Cooper
Willow Creek
Fred Ypma
Manhattan
Russell Stanton
Elmer Alsop
Wallace Clark
Johnstown Cleric Invited as Assistant Chaplain
The club invites Rev. O. W. Ow of Johnstown Pennsylvania to serve as assistant chaplain hoping his sermons match the brevity of his name.
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O. W. Ow
Johnstown
Penn
Wolf bounty in three Montana counties sparks hunter drive
Stockmen of Lewis and Clark Cascade and Meagher counties declare war on wolves and offer 185 dollars per proved kill. A designated agent H W Brown Cascade oversees funds with First State Bank Cascade serving as depository. Hunters must have wolf hides examined by district inspectors Oscar Mills Theo Pearson or J W Millegan, surrender hides 15 days, then obtain certificates to claim payment from the fund.
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Lewis and Clark
Cascade
Meagher
State Livestock Growers’ Association
H. W. Brown
First
State Bank of
Oscar Mills
Bickett-Swett Ranches
Theo Pearson
Austin Land & Livestock Ranches
J. W. Millegan
Millegan
Sheriffs Office
Boys win ninefold prize in weed seed judging contest
At Bozeman during farmers week Prof. W O Whitlock led a weed seed judging event. Contestants named 20 Montana weed seeds from unlabeled samples, nine boys hit every seed in half an hour, prompting a ninefold prize increase from the original one dollar.
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Bozeman
W. O. Whitlock
Montana
Kennedy Declares Quest to Join Societies in Talks with McDowell
J M Kennedy former state senator and speaker of the house now dean of the legislative journals talks with Lieutenant Governor McDowell. Kennedy jokes about joining the Farmers Society of Equity while noting his own farm ownership and church affiliations. McDowell confirms he is already a member and has been for some time.
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J. M. Kennedy
House
McDowell
Kennedy
Farmers’ Society of Equity
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Farmers' Week Draws Large Attendee Despite Snow
Heavy snow and bitter cold did not dampen interest at the annual farmers' week at the state college. Three hundred men and 75 women registered, with 165 boys and 75 girls in daily instruction. Notable speakers included Prof. W. J. Kennedy of Sioux City and Hans Mendelson of Denver, while Miss Rausch from the University of Washington led the women's program. State agricultural groups held meetings and elected officers as Billings was picked for the next stock show venue.
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The
State College
W. J. Kennedy
Sioux City
Iowa State College
Kennedy
Montana
Hans Mendelson
Denver
Great Western Sugar Company
Mendelson
Washington Woman
Rausch
University of Washington
State
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
P. H. Griffin
Sunset
H. L. Miller
Alder
Harry Summers
Bozeman
Billings
Gallatin Valley Sheep Breeders’ Association
College
Montana Bee Keepers’ Association
J. H. Stoneman
Blackfoot
Idaho
B. J. Smith, Jr
Fromberg
H. E. Tolliver
Bee expert appointment endorsed by Montana state college
Huntley vice president H FE and secretary treasurer led an association vote to seek the endorsement of Chancellor Elliott of the University of Montana for appointing a state expert on bees to work under the state college.
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Huntley
H. FE
Elliott
University of Montana
State College
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