Sheepmen and Sportsmen Clash Over Forest Range
Helena March 22 The next legislature will likely decide the dispute between sheepmen and sportsmen over 450 square miles of forest land near Yellowstone National Park The Montana state board of sheep commissioners opposes withdrawing land for game preserves and asks the forest service to wait for legislative action The meeting agenda includes arguments that elk numbers threaten domestic stock and calls for legislative controls and transfer of excess elk to other ranges Also included are livestock price quotes and cattle market notes from Burke Commission Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
National Forest
Yellowstone National Park
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
Forest Service
T. C. Power
F. D. Miracle
George J. Joyce
Jeff Doggett
Townsend
L. C. Piper
Carbon
Doggett
Forestry Department of the United States
Park
Sweet Grass
Park and Sweet Grass Counties
National Park
Montana
North Portland Stock Market Report March 9 1912
Market notes from North Portland Oregon show cattle mainly steers with sales at 6.52 to 6.35 per cwt and two loads of 1445 pound steers at 6.60. Hog sales mostly at 6.75 with a 147 pound hog at 6.95. Sheep and lamb demand steady with quotes for steers 6.85 to 6.50, fair to good 5.50 to 6.25, feeders 5.00 to 5.15, cows and heifers 5.45 to 5.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke Commission Co
North
Portland
Oregon
Rhodes Scholarship Examinations for 1918 in Montana
Missoula February 27. Dr. C A Duniway announces Montana's next Rhodes Scholarship examinations for 1918 will be held mid October 1912 at the University of Montana. At least a half-dozen Montana students may enter. The fund provides 1500 dollars per year for four years at Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
C. A. Duniway
University of
Montana
Oxford University
University of Montana
Rhodes
Rhodes’ Trust
Oxford
America
Englad
Turkestan Alfalfa Boosts Dry Land Yields Across North
The article outlines Turkestan alfalfa as a hardy dry land variety from Asia that survived extreme cold in Brookings South Dakota. It highlights a Deer Lodge Montana area success, the high germination rate of imported seed, and the beneficial mix with smooth brome grass for permanent pasture. It extols alfalfa as drought and frost resistant, nitrogen fixing, and a strong wealth builder for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Whitworth
Deer Lodge Valley
Turkestan
Asia
N. E. Hanson
South Dakota
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Brookings
Canada
Whit
C. J. Kading
West Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge
S. Schurch
Peterson Creek
South Dakota Exchang es School Lands for National Forest Lands
Washington reports President Taft signed a proclamation enabling South Dakota to select 60 148 acres from the Harney and Sioux National Forests as indemnity for school lands within Black Hills National Forest lands to be added to the forest. A three member board reviewed values and field data confirming a fair exchange and similar talks with Idaho and others progress. Selections must be filed within ninety days of the proclamation or survey approval.
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Washington
South Dakota
National Forest
Taft
Harney
Sioux National Forests
Black Hills National Forest
Paul Kelleter
Department of Agriculture
F. F. Brinker
Department of School Land
Seth Bullock
Forest Service
Natonal Forests
Idaho
Profitability of Alfalfa on Irrigated Semi Arid Land
The article notes that alfalfa’s profitableness on irrigated land in semi arid regions increases year by year. It emphasizes the variable returns and the impact of irrigation and climate on crop profitability.
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Louie Hansen
Court House
Dillon
Trent
Evergreen Farm
Duke Gist
Thompson Avenue
Peter J. Peterson
Old Slack Place
C. A. Smith
North Portland Stock Market
United States
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