1919 Hay Crop Heaviest Yet Across Nation
The 1919 U S hay crop is forecast at 111,000,000 tons, up 20,600,000 from 1918 and 14,100,000 above the five year average. Montana may import hay if prices are right, while a national surplus and half-rate feeding supplies temper local prices. Montana officials say eastern states could face price moderation despite reports of large shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana Dream Farm Prosperity Under Sunflower Silage
Frank Gaffke, once a Minnesota farmer near Three Forks, built a 1100 acre dairy operation with Holstein stock, earning over $600 monthly from dairy. He embraces Bozeman station sunflower silage and straw feeding to cut winter costs, debts shrinking in three years. His family shares the work, with 60 to 70 cows milked by machine and a harmony-driven crew united behind the plan.
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Frank Gaffke
Minnesota
Gaylord
Minn
Three Forks
Gaffke
Mrs. Gaffke
United States
Bozeman
Sam
Department of Agriculture Extension Bureau
Ness
Department At
France
Uncle Sam
Dry land farmer Hover boosts yields with Yellowstone pumps
Herbert A. Hover of Helena irrigates Richland County cattle land via the Yellowstone River lifting 23 feet at about $2.50 per acre. His 6,000 acre Richland Meadows Ranch near Sidney yields 40 bushels oats per acre on a 60 acre field and corn 60 to 75 bushels. 1,500 acres under irrigation with modern buildings and 25 miles of fence. He plans more breaking and expansion next year.
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Herbert A. Hover
Helena
Sidney
Richland County
Mr. Hover
Richland Meadows Ranch
John P. Meadows
Riverside Ferry
Hover
Modern farmer blends city and country living
An old style farmer becomes a suburbanite as automobiles and electricity bring city conveniences to rural life. The piece contrasts the past farming routines with modern comforts like running water, sanitary bathrooms, power machinery, and electric lighting.
Pioneering Montanan Gaffke Bonds Farm Life and Outdoor Valor
In Three Forks Montana, Gaffke oversees irrigation haying and garden duties while family members manage fowls and homemaking. He takes a weekly half day to fish the Madison River for rest and food variety, excels at hunting, and enjoys abundant wildlife. His children follow his lead as they pursue big game this fall. He values local markets, schools, churches, and the Mil waukee railroad for selling produce, and notes the Madison Jefferson and Gallatin valleys as fertile ranch lands at the headwaters of the Missouri where fur traders once camped in 1805. He claims 1919 treasure surpasses 1805. Sunflowers thrive, silos multiply for next year.
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Gaffke
Madison
Iis
Three Forks
Butte
Montana
Milwaukee Railroad
Jefferson
Gallatin
Missouri
Great River
Gaffie
Electric lights transform farm life and labor
Electric lighting and individual generating plants replace coal oil lamps, powering churns and washing machines with motors. Farmers gain abundant light, running water, furnace heat, and home comforts, aiding the back to the farm movement and easing the farm labor problem.
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Ience
Careful chick hatching and flock management tips
The text warns money driven hatchers to avoid waste and overcrowding. It stresses the need for proper timing, temperature, and care to ensure chicks reach maturity, avoid deficits, and maintain flock vigor with appropriate breeding and housing practices.
Agricultural Lands Terms Offered by Anaconda Copper
The notice offers agricultural lands with 10 percent down and balance in ten yearly payments at 6 percent interest. Lands are logged off on the Anaconda Copper Mining Company property.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
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C. O. Robinson
Miles Dodd
Billy” Tormoehlen
Omaha
Albert Noe
Jim” Bush
J. E. Bush
Invincible
Leo C. Robinson
Chris Hansen
Sioux City
Lester L. Gravelle
Horace Hempstead
St. Paul
Gene” McAdams
Jim” Hunt
Clay, Robinson & CO
Livestock Commission
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Denver
Buffalo
Fort Worth
el Paso
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
Great Falls, Mont
Yellowstone River
Comfort
R. Smith
Great Falls
Boston
Hide, Wool & Fur CO
Wrixon & Agnew
P. O
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
Mr. Stockman
Spokane
Spokane Union Stockyards
Romneys
Oxfords
Lincolns Cotswolds
Hampshires
Shropshires
Rambouillets
A. J. Knollin
First National Bank Building
Berkshire
Pocatello, Idaho
ELK Run Herefords
Elk Run Ranch
W. L. Welie
Moline
Beau Brummel
Don Carlos
Don Perfect
Lamplighter
Dale
Perfection
Beau Picture
Beau Donald
Highwood
Frank Ledingham
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