Montana Potato Crop Shows Strong U S No 1 Share This Year
A federal state report by George A. Scott estimates Montana produced about 6.174 million bushels of potatoes in 1922 with an average yield of 126 bushels per acre. U S No 1 potatoes are forecast at 55 percent of production totaling 3.396 million bushels, and 60 percent of the crop is saleable with 30 percent for food and seed on farms.
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George A. Scott
Federal
State Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
United States
Montana
U. S
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Drainage District Law
The Montana Supreme Court held the drainage district law constitutional and immune to attack. In a suit by J. M. Johnston against Valley Center Drain District in Big Horn County, the court ruled lands may be taxed for public use with due process, that assessments reflect benefits or damages, and that the statute does not violate jury trial or equal protection.
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Supreme Court of Montana
J. M. Johnston
Johnston
Valley Center
Big Horn County
Supreme Court
Union District No. 1
Smith
Montana leads spring wheat quality in national ranking
A USDA comparison, based on mill and elevator reports, places Montana spring wheat at the top of a state ranking for quality. Montana shows 74.4 percent No 1 grade, far ahead of Wyoming 50.4 and Oregon 40.9, with nine other states all below Montana’s share.
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Montana
United States Department of Agriculture
Wyoming
Oregon
Colorado
United States
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Jowa
Franklin Irrigation Project Costs Revealed by Gerhart Report
Great Falls engineers Gerhart & Jacqueth estimate the Franklin irrigation project in Wheatland and Golden Valley counties will cost about 750000 dollars. The plan uses Dead Man's Basin as a natural reservoir for 40000 to 115000 acre feet of storage, with damming and miles of laterals to supply 160 acre plots.
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Franklin Irrigation
Franklin
Great Northern
Harlowton
Wheatland
Golden Valley
Henry Gerharz
Gerharz & Jacqueth
Great Falls
Musselshell River
Dead Man’s Basin
Gerhart
Montana
Open bid process for 1928 irrigation project completion
The district explains that landowners, with a consulting firm, are pursuing a 1909 law based plan to finish work in 1928 and have the project ready for use the following year. It will improve regional productivity and aid farmers by connecting Milwaukee and Great Northern stations to the land. The effort is not overseen by the state irrigation commission under later laws.
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Kee
Grea Northern
M Mie
State Irrigation Commission
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