Revival of Madison Valley irrigation could spark railroad link
In southern Montana the Treasure State Farm and Livestock project to irrigate about 60 000 acres in the upper Madison valley aims to pull water from the Madison near Lyon into a 40 mile canal district. Leaders Jerome G Locks Lawrence M Jeffers and Clarence C Davis push bonds to fund construction with per acre cost around 25 dollars and expect a railroad connection to Norris boosting agriculture and livestock markets.
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Madison Valley
Montana
Madison
Norris
Northern Pacific
Three Forks
Madison County
Jerome G. Locke
Livingston
Lawrence M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Clarence C. Davis
Conrad
Madison River
Lyon
Upper Madison
Care of the Moulting Hen in Poultry kept for Eggs
The moulting period follows late summer into early fall with feather renewal. Early moulters stop profitable laying, so cull or market hens that quit laying by July. For those kept, maintain high protein and ash in feed, plenty of green foods, and dry quarters to support new feather growth. avoid forced moults and provide generous feeding.
Fall best time to start sheep in diversified farms
Outlook for wool prices is favorable for fall introductions. Start with 8 to 10 ewes, ideally 30 to 60, on farms with suitable pasture and management. Choose a single breed with purebred ram support, buy range ewes where possible, and inspect udders and teat ends to ensure breeding quality.
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United States
Cuticura Promises Relief for Red Itchy Baby Skin
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing a baby’s red rough and itching skin. It recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment applications, occasional Dusting Powder, and Cuticura Talcum as part of an indispensable toilet trio.
Visit With Your Hens and Their Husbands
A quirky old time note urges readers to observe how women strap butcher knives on the stovepipe, implying husbands lack good will toward their wives. The piece suggests listening to hens as sociable creatures who improve with a knowledgeable observer.
Scrap notebook remark by wife in Boston Transcript
A brief quoted exchange shows a wife chiding her husband during a scrap, asserting she knows more than she wishes to reveal and sarcastically wishing he would gain such knowledge. The Boston Transcript is cited.
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John
Boston Transcript
Trees The Need On Many Farms In Montana
The article urges widespread tree planting on western farms for shade, beauty, and livestock comfort. It discusses quick growing shade varieties, fruit and nut trees, and planning, spacing, and thinning to establish good stands. It notes town forests in Europe and cautions about cottonwood roots and nuisance, recommending selective variety planting.
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Montana
Western States
Flax Shortage Signals Higher Montana Seed Prices
Montana farmers face a lean flax crop with tight seed stocks and rising demand for planting seed. Sheridan and Roosevelt counties plan seed storage and collateral receipts to keep good flax from leaving the state while crushers buy only seed-unfit grain. The N. D. R. 52 variety dominates the seed stock as markets foresee higher flax prices next year.
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Montana
Northwest
Sheridan
Roosevelt Counties
BE. W. Anderson
F. J. Chase
Sheridan County
Farm Bureau
Relief for Motorists Boosts Gas Mileage with Tiny Tablet
A Tacoma based company claims a one cent tablet dissolves in gasoline to raise mileage by over twenty five percent. Cyntho Manufacturing Co. offers one dollar per box of one hundred tablets with a Box 611 Tacoma Washington address and a satisfaction guarantee.
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Cyntho Manufacturing Co
Tacoma
Wash
Arbor Day for Each Project to Plant Trees Every Year
The speaker advocates natural postponement of tree planting and proposes an annual Arbor Day for every project. Each year the project would set out trees and shrubs of permanent nature, creating a lasting custom and recognition.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Jerome G. Locks
Frank Lemmer
Great Falls, Mont
Rowell
Robert L. Rowell
Central Ave
Great Falls
Finck’s Pig’s Nose Brand
Finck
W'M'finck & Co
Livingston, Mont
Siaembernk
Billings Chapple Laboratory
J. D. O'Donnell
West
East
Central States
Stine
Northwestern Ride & Fur CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Gomhault
Lawrence-Williams Co
Cleveland
General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
Great Falls, Mon
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