Montana Rancher State scholarships awarded to 21 Montana youths
Twenty one Montana boys and girls earned four three and two year Rancher State scholarships for top club work in swine poultry corn garden canning and two clothing projects. Four year winners include Gustave Vercruyssen James Franklin and others from Chinook Hardin Park City Danvers Sidney. Three year winners include Norman Guidinger Lewistown Coffee Creek Park City Billings Bozeman Molt. Two year winners include Cecil Nordman Belt Froid Belt Belt Arrows? Outaid. Seventy seven county one year scholarships were also awarded for work in corn potatoes gardens swine dairy sheep poultry dining bread making clothing and home furnishing.
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Montana
Gustave Vercruyssen
Chinook
James Franklin
Hardin
Herbert Hastlick
Park City
Margaret Bennett
Danvers
Juanita Fish
Mary Conrad
Mae Obergfell
Sidney
Norman Guidinger
Coffee Creek
Max Matereck
Lewistown
Oscar Dotter
Howard
Herbert Zwisler
Teresa O'Donnell
Billings
Grace Hoadley
Bozeman
Athleen Cowan
Molt
Cecil Nordman
Froid
Ted Wynegar
Belt
Rami Blais
Pearl Moe
Archer
Maxine Sharp
Rosebud
Alice Bureau
Whitetail
Gladys Wold
Outlook
Montana Crop Value Per Capita in 1924 Report
Alfred Atkinson of Montana State College reports that field crops produced in Montana in 1924 were worth about 275 dollars per person statewide, totaling an estimated 145 million and 470 thousand dollars for the state's population.
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Montana
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Seed Grade Raised Earl Goin Advocates Pedigreed Seed
Earl Goin, seed grower and Divide County club president, touts three years’ experience with pure seed. He says Roosevelt county shifted from poor mixed cereals to high quality yields, praising pedigreed seed and the State Seed Growers association tag system to distinguish premium seed from inferior.
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Earl Goin
Divide Community Club
Acs
Roosevelt County
Progressive Montana Farmer Sees Continual Crop Success
RB M Hamre of Rosebud County shows seven years of unbroken crop success since 1917. From Minnesota, he owns 1600 acres near Forsyth and uses non irrigated rotation with wheat and corn to boost yields and profits. Jess Connor of Richland County plans 125 purebred sows for April farrow and 100 acres of barley for late summer feed. He expects efficient returns from well fed October pigs amid seasonal gains.
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RB. M. Hamre
Rosebud Eountie
Montana
Yellow Medicine County
Minnesota
Forsyth
Hamre
Primre
Jess Connor
Richland Com Y
Burns Creek
HH. F. DePue
Connor
Tarley
Mfr
Landlords Report Few Vacant Ranches in Big Thorn COMpEY
FM Lipp of First National Bank Har din says few ranch properties in Big Thorn COMpEY lack tenants. New winter renters are well recommended and capable. Wheat remains principal crop with beans, beets, flax, barley and oats yielding well. Beans fetch 44 to 64 cents and farmers have earned about 5 per tan for ber ts.
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Big Thorn
FM. Lipp
First National Bank of Hardin
Mr Lipp
Optimism Grips Rapelje Farmers for 1925 Prospects
W J Soderling of First National Bank Taapelje reports rising farmer confidence in 1925. He notes new farmers joining the district due to experience and credit, a surge in hog shipments totaling twenty one head since last September, and oil prospecting benefits from Lake Basin development.
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Rapelje
W. J. Soderling
Biaank
Taapelje
Quay
Rapelje O
Norwegian settler buys adjoining farm near Crane
Sven EK Nilsson homesteaded five miles west of Crane in Riellond county on Crane tables in eastern Montiana. He recently paid $12,000 cash for an adjoining farm, a purchase made in the last 70 years from the original half section homestead.
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Sven EK. Nilsson
Crane
Riellond County
Montiana
Montana Wool Growers elect leaders at Helena meeting
CW Williams of Deer Lodge was re elected president of the Montana Wool Growers association at the annual Helena meeting. J O Berg of Helena was elected vice president. Board members include S Melkennan Helena Jurgen Whar Chinook M Trask Ballantine FE Morse Dillon John Logan Columbus A T Hibbard Helena G M Lewis Manhattan and HH Pigott Helena re elected secretary.
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CW Williams
Deer Lodge
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Helena
J. O. Berg
S Melkennan
Jurgen Whar
Chinook
M. . Trask
Ballantine
FE Morse
Dillon
John Logan
Columbus
A. T. Hibbard
G. M. Lewis
Manhattan
HH. Wi. Pigott
Seed shows travel to farms for farmer exhibits
Montana State college extension service runs traveling seed shows with samples of top quality. County agents in the hosting counties supervise the exhibits and local farmers may exhibit their own seeds alongside the main display.
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Montana State College Extension Service
Horses in Demand as Cartoads Ship from Hobson
Three cartoads of horses were shipped from Hobson, indicating continued demand for good horses. Seven trustees were selected to administer Montana Wool Growers association affairs at the state meeting in Helena. An approximate saving of 125000 dollars was achieved in Teton county last year by spending 5000 dollars to fight grasshoppers, with over 6000 pounds of poisoned bait used, per county agent R B E Clark.
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Hobson
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Helena
Teton County
R. B E. Clarkson
Bean Acreage Grows as Farmers Expand in Fergus Area
Farmers in Fergus and nearby counties plant beans on small plots with promising results. Interest in bean culture rises and acreage is expected to rise. Winter wheat endured significant damage in Montana and neighboring states, leading many fields to be replanted with spring wheat, says A J Ogaard, extension agronomist at Montana State College.
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Fergus
Montana
A. J. Ogaard
Extension Agronomist
Montana State College
Tree Planting Drive Seeks Countywide Support
The Roosevelt county extension and farm bureau program pushes a tree planting and shelter belt campaign aimed at boosting county development. It garners strong interest from both farm and town communities as a key growth effort.
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Roosevelt County Extension
Farm Bureau
Poultry Specialist Cushman to Visit Wheatland County
H. E. Cushman the Montana extension service poultry specialist based in Bozeman will travel to Wheatland county soon for a visit and outreach.
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H. E. Cushman
Montana Extension Service
Bozeman
Wheatland County
Local Sheep and Wool Growers Plan Unified Wool Auction
Local sheepmen from Gal latin County Sheep and Wool Growers Association decided at a recent meeting to pool this year's clip and bid for all the wool in the entire clip will be called.
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Gallatin County Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
Montana flax acreage trends noted by agronomist
Clyde McKee of State College notes Montana flax acreage fell to about 20 000 acres, below the ten year average, against last year’s total of 270 000 acres. He urges farmers to increase plantings to close the shortfall.
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Clyde McKee
State College
Montana
J W Milar Turns Capital into Ranch Wealth in 11 Years
From a capital of 100 dollars to the owner of a 960 acre ranch, well stocked with cattle and hogs in 11 years is the record of J W Milar of Castle Rock Rosebud county.
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J. W. Milar
Castle Rock
Rosebud County
Bayer Aspirin Packaging and Regulated Directions
Historical notice emphasizes accepting only Bayer branded packaging with proven directions. It references Handy Bayer boxes of 12 tablets and bottles of 24 and 100, noting Bayer as the trademark and the product as monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Waterspout Chases Bermuda Hiner Fort Victoria Passengers
The Bermuda Hiner Fort Victoria reports a waterspout neared the ship within 150 feet during an Atlantic crossing. Multiple porpoise schools accompanied the vessel for miles, with at least 1,000 porpoises observed and the waterspout reaching about 250 feet in height.
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Bermuda Hiner Fort Victoria
Atlantic
Prize for Hudson housewife starts big giveaway
Mrs Harry Burke of Hudson Ohio won a free 10c bottle of Liquid Veneer, praised its effect on furniture and earned a free $2 Liquid Veneer Polishing Mop after sharing with 15 friends. The company promises 20 000 more free mops and invites requests for a descriptive circular 15 detailing how to obtain the mop.
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Harry Burke
Hudson
Ohio
Liquid Veneer Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Alarm device Prevents Ice-box Overflow
A simple alarm attached to any ice-box pan warns when water rises to a set level. A float triggers a bell to ring, signaling when the pan should be emptied. The device can be reset for future use. Politeness eases life's journey.
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Scientific American
Joint-Ease Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Joint-Ease as a remedy for rheumatic pain in joints, claiming quick and lasting relief regardless of chronicity. It emphasizes targeting joint trouble with a clean penetrating formula recommended by druggists.
How to Make Money on Southern Farms Offer
Invitation to write W J Price General Immigration Agent Southern Railway Room 682 Washington D C for full information about farming opportunities. Describes Appalachian valley soils Piedmont clays Coastal Plain sands with mild climate long grazing season convenient markets living conditions improved roads schools and easy terms on farm properties for general farmers dairymen fruit growers and truck farmers.
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W. 8. Price
Southern Railway
Washington, D. C
Southern
Appalachian Mountain Range
Piedmont Plateau
Coastal Plain
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