Dry Farming Exposition in Billings Sets Expo Hall for Congress
Billings hosts the Fourth Dry Farming Congress with a vast exhibit hall prepared in the wool warehouse. The Montana board of control oversees a 96 000 square foot display space with arc lighting, black wall backgrounds, and a ceiling arch near the Orpheum block. Delegations from Montana Wyoming Colorado Texas Utah Idaho eastern Washington eastern Oregon Alberta and Saskatchewan plan large exhibits.
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Billings
Montana
Montana Board of Control
Exposition Hall
Montana Avenue
Twenty-Sixth Street
Orpheum
Wyoming
Colorado
Texas
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northwest
Idaho Rules Sheep World Says Wood Live Stock Co Chief
Idaho claims leadership in sheep farming as F J Hagenbarth of Wood Live Stock Co Spencer touts superior lamb quality. He cites Governor Gooding and top breeders, noting Wood Livestock owns the largest Hampshire Down flock with imported prize stock and a ram that beat England’s king at Smithfield and swept St Louis awards.
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Idaho
F. J.hagenbarth
Wood Live Stock Co
Spencer
Vermont
Ohio
Pennsyvania
Texas
Union
Hampshire
England
Canada
Smithfield
St. Lonia Fair
Rat Killing Clubs Suggested to Combat Rats
Washington reports rat clubs and other societies may spread for a systematic war on rodents. Government sanction highlights rat as a major health and economic threat, with losses running into millions. Dr. David L. Lantz challenges cat-centric methods and urges coordinated action.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
David L. Lantz
Bureau of Biological Survey
Organized rat hunts and rewards spread across the United States
Pamphlets discussing the rodent problem describe methods to route rats from communities. They note prizes or rewards offered for individuals who kill the most rats, with materials scattered to farms and villages nationwide.
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United States
Forage Plant on Spring Ranges in National Forests
Washington reports the United States Forest Service will cultivate Alfiberilla seed for reseeding overgrazed national forest ranges in the southwest and beyond. Plant ecologist A W Sampson found high germination, enabling large scale reseeding to support stock on spring ranges.
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Washington, D.C
Sam
West
National Forest
Southwest
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Forest Service
Illa
Epring
National Foresta
Testa
A. W. Sampson
Plant Ecologiat
Sequoia Forest
California
Forest Service
Sale and Lease of State Lands Offered in Beaverhead County
The Register of the State Land Office in Helena announces on August 13, 1909 that on September 22, 1909 at 2 PM the state will offer for sale and if needed lease lands in Beaverhead County at the Dillon courthouse. Minimum sale price is ten dollars per acre or appraised value, with cash or 15 percent cash and the rest in 20 yearly payments at 5 percent interest. Leases run five years with annual prepayment and bond-secured deferred rentals. Each tract listed includes acres and minimum lease and sale terms. inquiries to the Register or Assistant Register.
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Register of the State Lands
Helena
Montana
Register of
State Land Office
State of
Dillon
Beaverhead
State Board of Land Commissioners
Bow River
Alberta
P. Schooling
The
Christian Church
Schooling
North America
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bow River Valley
Calgary
Oklahoma
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Billings Chamber of Commerce
W. D. George
F. H. Ray
Register
Jos. Oker
J. Rob’t Morton
Granite Street
Butte
the Examiner
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