Drought Area Maps Aid Montana Stockmen with Rail Rates
Treasure State farm and livestock groups prepare drought district maps led by D. W. Raymond to guide stockmen. The drought areas cover over half the state and offer reduced rail rates on feed and forage through D A Permits. Stockmen must notify county agents before shipping and present permits to rail agents as payment toward freight.
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Montana
Railroad Administration
D. W. Raymond
State Livestock Commission
Federal Bureau of Markets
D. A
Farmland Offer in Western Montana Timber Regions
A prospectus describes agricultural lands with 10 percent down and 10 yearly payments at 6 percent interest on logged off lands of Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Dairying suits timbered western Montana. pasture conversion is cheap, with dairy cows profitable if winter feed is secured. Hogs poultry and fruits berries garden crops grow. grains clover timothy potatoes and stock roots do well. Purchases priced by experienced appraisers with no promotion charges or commissions. assistance offered to locate suitable land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Montana
Forwarding Tissues To Laboratory
Instructions for stockmen on Montana state veterinary procedures by W. J. Butler. Guidelines cover blood collection, serum preservation with carbolic acid, labeling with serial numbers and animal data, and safe packaging for bacteriological and pathological tests. Methods for jugular or coccygeal blood draw, tissue preservation in borax or formaldehyde, glycerine mix, or alcohol when needed. Special handling for foot and mouth disease or anthrax with soldered containers and immediate lab notice.
Boundary line described across Montana to Idaho
The passage traces a proposed boundary from Fergus county north toward Great Falls then west across Lewis and Clark county near Johns on the Great Northern line, continuing to a point north of Missoula and extending northwest to the Idaho boundary where the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line crosses.
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Hilger
Fergus County
Great Falls
Lewis and Clark County
Johns
Great Northern
Missoula
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Idaho
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promises Instant Relief
An old time advertisement urges readers not to neglect rheumatic pains and external aches. It touts instant relief without mess, calls Sloan's Liniment the biggest selling product year after year, and encourages keeping a large bottle on hand, with a prompt to ask a druggist for Sloan's Liniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Boost Poultry Show Spirit to Aid War Effort
Breeders are urged to actively support the poultry show season to grow the Standardbred poultry market and boost food production for Uncle Sam. Novices must be welcomed and educated. volunteers should recruit beginners, attend shows, and create a friendly, inclusive environment to sustain interest and future producers.
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Topnotch
Sam
United Nation
Livestock Industry Alarmed Over Breeding Stock Shipments
Montana livestock men warn that feed scarcity and high beef prices threaten the cattle industry. State figures show a surge in cattle shipments to markets like St Paul from 1915 to 1917, with calves rising 3821 percent and overall stock increases averaging 7.78 fold. Officials push for lower import rates to Montana to support breeding stock.
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State Livestock Board
Montana
St. Paul
Chicago
Manure Yard Practices Boost Soil Fertility in Pa Farms
United States Department of Agriculture highlights eastern Pennsylvania methods for storing and handling barnyard manure to prevent leaching and improve crop yields. The bulletin details a walled, partly covered yard, stock trampling, use of corn fodder for absorption, occasional land plaster, and twice yearly hauling with spring application at eight to ten tons per acre on oats and corn stubble.
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Pennsylvania
United States Department of Agriculture
Joses
Bulletin
Chester County
Buy Breeding Stock Now for Next Season
The article advises purchasing breeding stock early to ensure better hatch rates and hardier offspring. It argues fall purchases yield good values and that birds should be acclimated in their new quarters before breeding season.
West Point Cadet Ship For Miles James OConnor
Miles James OConnor son of Judge James F. OConnor of Livingston is appointed to a cadet ship at West Point by Senator Walsh registrar.
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Miles James O’connor
James F. O’connor
Livingston
West Point
Walsh
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Aine
Cater County
Melstone
Musselshell County
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
W. J. Butler
Light Artillery
Army
General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
Helena
J. Lee Rice
D. P. Patenaude
Northwest
Spokane Union Stock Yards
P. ‘W. Murphy Commission Company
Spokane
Livestock Men
T. J. Hocking
le Ene
Ats
Northwestern Hide & Fur Co
Minseapols
Mien
Quibe Laataa
Forsarethe Rage
Y Bros. & CO
St. Louis
Tunity
Mise
Becker
Ous
New York
New Orleans
United States
Canada
Becker Bros. & CO
New York City
Great Falls Dairy Products CO
Great Falls, Mont
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