Mandan Corn Secret Promises Food Aid for Nation
The American Museum of Natural History reports Mandan maize may revive corn production. Assorted kernels in red, black, and blue grow in cold dry climates and are now being planted in the northwest. Experts say this corn could bolster U S supplies amid wheat shortages and help early settlers' legacy in a national food crisis.
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Museum of Natural History
Department of Anthropology of American Museum
Northwest
Montana
United States
How and When to Paint on the Farm
Guidance on painting timing and methods for farms, stressing spring or late fall exterior work and the benefits of proper oil-based paint. Warns against homemade mixes, urges thorough surface cleaning, rubbing in paint, and regular maintenance of wagons, tools, and fences to extend life and preserve value.
Make the home self sustaining garden drive during wartime
Wartime gardening urged to solve food shortages and reduce transportation burden. Ohio and other states face limited food early in the war. Citizens urged to cultivate idle land, house plots, and city lots, with adults and children alike invited to participate under supervision to boost home production next year.
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Ohio
Mississippi
America
Baby Beef Profitable Now for Young Stock
Farmers report strong profits from raising baby beef as hay and grain costs rise. Finishing calves at 14 to 18 months uses less total feed than finishing older cattle, with gains higher per pound when rations are balanced. Emphasis on silage, green feed, and fodder corn, especially under two years, to maximize daily gains and reduce costs.
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Montana
Clark’s Fork Valley
Thompson Falls
Northern Pacific Railway
Blackfoot Land Development Company
Missoula
World News Briefs From Around The Globe
A roundup of wartime items: price shifts for flour in Minneapolis and life insurance lapses in London. Ford to donate ambulances to the Red Cross. U S defense spending and manpower, aviation, and industrial bids across major cities. Reports from Tokyo, Paris, Stockholm, and New York cover battles, submarines, labor, and logistics.
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Minneapolis
London
Detroit
Ford
Red Cross
Ford Motor Company
New York
England
United States
Washington
Wilson
Chicago
Vtokio
Stockholm
Germany
Robert W. Wooley
Liberty Loan
National Council of Defense
American Federation of Labor
Paris
Patrick Cudahy
Worcester
Mass
American Steel and Wire Co
Harding
Panama Canal Zone
Congress
Louis Kramer
Things Worth Knowing from the United States
A compact piece notes U.S. shares of world production and wealth across commodities including corn cotton oil copper coal tobacco silver wheat and gold. It contrasts the nations wealth with a fisherman image, highlighting optimism and deception in equal measure.
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United States
Gardener program urged for Montana youth employment education
The editor advocates a home grown program urging Montanans to adopt local gardening work as a paid, educational occupation for youth. It argues the scheme could offer steady dollars and cents and practical training, suggesting a trial year to test profitability.
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American Museum of Natural History
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
Great Falls
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Bomers
DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn
N.Y
O. B. Whipple
Montana Experiment Station
War Department
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Nash Motors Company
Hurlburt Motor Car Company
Equity Mutual Hail & Fire Insurance Company
Tod
Montana Equity Mutual Hail’ & Fire Insurance Company
Farmers
Williams
R. F. Heath & Co
Billings
Idowell Creamery
Montana Farms
First National Bank Bldg
Great Falls, Mont, Eat
Wyoming
Casper
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
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