Hereford Sale Prompted Interest in Montana Purebreds
Montana breeders report heavy inquiries about a May 25 Hereford sale at Great Falls. Ranchers praise purebreds for efficient on ranch raising and increasing herd value, noting favorable feed and climate and the cheaper entry point for starting small herds. Kinzer of Hartland Farms lauds Montana stock as among the best in the country.
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L. Chatterton
Montana Hereford Breeders’ Association
Great Falls
Cascade County
Montana
Tana State Fair
Helena
Kinzer
Hatch pheasants with common hen in Anaconda plan
The state fish and game commission backs a program to hatch Chinese and ringneck pheasants under domestic hens. The Anaconda Anglers Club will host a few settings at the state hatchery with W. B. Gorham overseeing. Eggs due in June, $2 per bird raised, and released locally once strong.
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Anaconda
State Fish Hatchery Grounds
W. B. Gorham
Washington
Rhode Island
May Farm Tasks Outline Weeds Feed Eggs and More
May farm tasks emphasize weed control with harrows to save water, feeding pigs on pasture, preserving eggs with water glass, ordering mower and binder repairs, keeping farm records, feeding lambs for growth, and planting strawberry patches. Also notes on weather and practical season preparations.
Montana Merchants See Pessimism Not Justified by Failures
Montana business opinions run pessimistic though Dun and Co figures show only eight commercial failures in April and four months total assets of 242,421 and liabilities 293,700. For the first quarter 1921 the U.S. saw 4,872 failures, with Montana losses largely among small shops and minimal regional impact.
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Montana
Philip S. Rush
R. G. Dun & Co
Dun
United States
Central States
Atlantic
Pacific
Farmers favor strawberries and pig rearing tips
The piece praises home grown strawberries for healthy children and suggests a hundred strawberry plants as a good start with August and September picking. It also covers suckling pigs starting grain at three to four weeks, advising separate feeding troughs or pen sections to protect youngsters and ensure regular access to feed.
Cascade County Treasurer Becomes Local Legend
Cascade county treasurer Fred C. Andretta has gained fame in his hometown. A Seattle writer mailed a curious letter addressed only as F. C. A. Great Falls Mont and Andretta received it with no return address or clue to the sender.
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Fred C. Andretta
Cascade County
Ty’ Cobb
Bailiwick
Georgia Peach
Andretta
Seattle
Great Falls
Mont
State to Start Dairy Herd Inspections July First
Four hundred and thirty dairy licenses were issued in April by the state livestock sanitary board. Inspections of Montana dairy herds will begin July 1 when the state appropriation is available. The cooperative plan with county agents enables district-wide tours. Tuberculin tests are applied. condemned cows yield owners 75 percent of assessed value. State pays over one third. county and federal funds cover the rest. In the year ending February 28, 1921, the state paid $20 net to owners of condemned cattle.
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W. J. Butler
Montana
Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Cash Basis Set for State Funds After Warrants Buy
State Land Board orders State Treasurer J W Walker to invest 250000 of school funds in general fund warrants issued after May 10 to place the state on a cash basis for a month. If sufficient funds exist, the plan may continue. The board also approved 100000 of school loans and 100000 of farm loans.
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J. W. Walker
State Land Board
Treasury certificates plan scaled back due to tax revenue drop
Officials say warrants will not be discounted and the plan to sell $1,000,000 in treasury certificates this year cannot proceed. Instead $750,000 of treasury certificates will be sold because reduced tax revenues from a lower assessed valuation limit the year's financing.
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Treasury
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Treasure State Farm
Hereford
Northwest
J. C. Kinzer
J. N. Camden
Hartland Farms
Versailles
Senator Camden
Princess Domino
Chicago
State Fish and Game Commission
and Game Commission
T. C. Power Motor Car Co
Master Stewart Packard
T. C. Power Motor Car Company
Helena, Mont
Montana Mutual’ of
Simpson
Pacific N. W. Growers Association
Minneapolis
Aes
Henningsen Produce Company
Butte, Montana
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