Differences in wool grading across US firms
Montana extension livestock specialist explains lack of standard wool grades in the United States. Firms grade fleeces by market demand, causing shifts between half-blood and three eighths blood as demand changes, while actual wool fineness remains similar year to year.
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United States
Dick Millin
Montana
Bozeman
Experimental Work at Fort Assinniboine Substation
North Montana substation at old Fort Assinniboine near Havre uses 1915 onward efforts to solve dryland farming issues. Projects cover crop rotations, tillage, feed and forage, shelter belts, home gardens, and dairy cows. Researchers Morgan Linfield Baker Ferguson Woodward Cook and others pursue practical results for north Montana farmers.
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Montana
North Montana
Montana Experiment Station
North
George Morgan
Fort Assinniboine
North Country
Morgan
F. B. Linfield
Alfred L. Baker
Blaine Ferguson
Montana Extension Service
Montana State College
Bozeman
Huntley
Colorado
First Grain Cargo Down Missouri River Under Captain Slansman
A Brusett meeting approves a trial for river transport of Garfield county grain via the Missouri with Captain Ira Slansman to carry about 600 bushels from Woody Creek and Wolf Creek to Wiota Montana. If feasible a 1500 bushel barge may follow. rate starts at 25 cents per bushel with potential reductions on return trips. Freight risk rests with the owner as no insurance is available.
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Garfield County
Missouri
Brusett
Ira Slansman
Wall Point
C. West of
Jordan
Captain Slawsman
Woody Creek
Wolf Creek
Hell Creek
Great Northern Railroad
Wiota
Montana
Slansman
Snow Creek
Slawsman
Timely Poultry Notes On Fowl Feeding And Care
Advice urges constant attention to poultry in all weather. Feed kitchen slop only when fresh and do not let it sour before giving to chickens.
Lime spread about homes to curb disease
A health tip urges scattering air-slaked lime freely around houses and yards as a practical measure to prevent disease, emphasizing its broad usefulness for households and public health.
Preventing Sickness in Warm Weather with Turpentine and Lime
With warm weather arriving, gape worms threaten local coops and runs. Prevention advised includes adding turpentine to water and scattering air slaked lime around living areas to ward off infestations.
AvoidCrowding Chicks Risk Cold Turns to Fatal Soup
The piece warns that overcrowding young fowl in brooders or with hens at night leads to cold exposure in the morning. This illness often progresses to fatal conditions for chicks, stressing the need for adequate space to protect poultry health.
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Agricultural College At
Timely Poultry
Minnesota Twine. Co
Minneapolis
Corona
T. J. Hocking
Gasgow
Charles M. Russell
Blackfeet Trading
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Cheely-Raban Syndicate
Great Falls
la Verendrye
Rocky Mountains
Pierre Radisson
Mississippi River
Russell
Cheery-Raban Syndicate
Great Falls, Montana
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