Glendive Wheat Yields Boost Montana Harvest Optimism
In Glendive district reports show wheat yields up to 38 to 40 bushels per acre and oats averaging 50 to 55 with some 75 bushels. District average wheat 30 bushels and prospects are strong across Miles City to Glendive as farmers reassess heat impact. Cow testing in Lake County records July milk averages of 701 pounds per cow and 27.2 pounds butterfat with top cow 1,730 pounds milk and 45.2 fat from John Innes’s Holstein in Arlee. Jude Hubber of Belt leads milk production at 2,542 pounds and butterfat 78.8 pounds, followed by Hockersmith at 2,015 pounds and 68.5 fat.
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Glendive
Miles City
Lake County
J. C. Paisley
John Innes
Arlee
Cascade Cow Testing Association
Jude Hubber
Belt
PFP
Hockersmith
Hubber
Agricultural Exhibit Plan By A B Be Hardgrove
A. BE. Hardgrove of the Great Northern, aided by Kalispell chamber, gathers 250 bundles of grain grasses alfalfa and clovers for display. He will also bring fruits vegetables and a strawberries specimen. Exhibits are to travel to Chicago New York and San Francisco 1915 with Montana displays in east city exhibit cars.
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A. BE. Hardgrove
Kent
Great Northern
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
Montana
San Francisco
Beets Grown Successfully In Lewis and Clark County
Tests on crowing of sugar beets in Lewis and Clark county progress well says county agent L G De Vere. Farms across the county participated last spring to show sugar beets can be grown successfully in Montana. The season's results may spur support for a sugar factory at the state capital.
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Lewis and Clark County
L. G. de Vere
Montana
Profit in His Club Work In Montana Garden Club
Alton Sharp of Rosebud joined the local garden club and sold 835 dollars worth of garden produce by end of July. He may increase sales further before the season ends, joining other youths in 4-0 club memberships that promote worthwhile ventures.
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Montana
Alton Sharp
Rosebud
Wheatland County Harvest Nearing Peak Yields
In Shawmut section south of Yarlotn fields run 15 to 25 bushels per acre. Recent rains aided grain and a larger harvest than expected is in progress. Fish Creek country reports fair yields. County alfalfa crop stands among the best ever known.
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Wheatland
Shawmut
Yarlowton
Fish Creek
Melon Crops Near Ready Across Treasure County
Melon growers in Treasure county report a decent crop though not bumper. Sarpy and Box Elder farms are pleased with maturity after earlier despair and expect to haul melons to Hysham by truckloads in the coming days.
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Treasure County
Hysham
Lincoln Farmers Picnic Opens In August At Dicky Lake
The first annual all Lincoln county farmers picnic was held August 15 at Dicky Lake near Trego. The well attended event grew from cooperative action by farmers clubs at Trego and Portine, marking a high point for local farm currents.
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Lincoln
Dicky Lake
Trego
Portine
Cohagen Wheat Crops Report Strong Yields in District
Mike and William Pinhar of Cohagen report excellent wheat in the district. Kestka grows 20 acres expected to average 35 bushels per acre. Pinhar’s land averages 20 bushels per acre. Other crops also expected to yield well.
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Cohagen
Mike
William Pinhar
Mr. Kestka
Pinhar
Montana range and livestock summary notes July heat effects
Conditions of ranges and cattle as a result of the July hot weather has de ciimed somewhat from the averages of a month ago, according to the August range and livestock summary issued by 3. G. Diamond, statistician for Mon tana crop and lvestock reporting ser vice. Sheep have maintained their average for the state as a whole, ac cording to the report.
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3. G. Diamond
Montana Crop and Lvestock Reporting Service
Wheat and grain crops beat expectations in Harlem area
In Blaine county Harlem section, wheat and other grain crops are expected to exceed expectations. Beet crop, though drier, will surpass first estimates by several tons per acre. Corn and livestock are in good condition. Hay yields lower than past years but Harlem remains Montana’s largest hay shipping point with good quality. Plax planted before heavy rains shows potential for high yield.
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Harlem
Blaine County
Montana
Thriving Home Demonstration Club in Decker County
In Big Horn county a thriving home demonstration club led by Mrs. Adam Anderson enrolled 20 women in the clothing project. They have learned paper dress form and pattern construction, with Miss Inez La Bossier visiting in October for a week to assist.
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Decker
Big Horn County
Adam Anderson
Inez la Bossier
Hysham Beet and Wheat Yields Reported by Editor
Hysham community threshing is underway with spring wheat around 22 bushels per acre, per Hysham Echo editor William Ensign. Beets cover 2,650 acres in the district, with growers aiming for larger yields and healthier crops, predicting beet tonnage will surpass last year.
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Hysham
William Ensign
Grain harvest floods elevators as threshing gains pace
The grain harvest is pouring into elevators with increasing daily volumes. Most wheat comes from fields using combines as threshing machines begin limited operations. Along the Milwaukee division through Lewistown grain cars run 15 to 21 cars daily.
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Milwaukee
Lewistown
Hefty Rosebud County Steer Shipped to Chicago
Willis Close of Ingomar shipped one of Rosebud county’s largest steers to Chicago weighing 1830 pounds. The grass fed animal sold for 10 cents per pound totaling 183 dollars. Two other steers from the same shipment fetched 140 dollars each.
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Willis Close
Ingomar
Rosebud County
Chicago
Mr. Close
Record calf image cited as meat production milestone
Cory W. Wilson of Thurlow reports a calf born to a 14 month old cow, slaughtered and dressed at 389 pounds, suggesting a new meat production record. Wilson has lived in the Miles City area for 45 years and believes the calf’s size reflects a record yield.
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Miles City
Cory W. Wilson
Thurlow
Mr. Wilson
Range Cattle Shipped To Chicago And Other Markets
Thirty two cars of choice range cattle were loaded on the Milwaukee between Montague and Straw for shipment to the Chicago market. Four cars were sent to Butte. Cattle origins included Roy Montague Forest Grove Lewistown with the remainder scattered.
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Milwaukee
Montague
Straw
Chicago
Butte
Roy
Forest Grove
Lewistown
Montana Wheat Harvest Figures August 1 Reported
Montana wheat on August 1 totaled 38,616,000 bushels versus 47,030,000 forecast a month earlier. The harvest compares with a 1924 harvest of 1,668,000 bushels and a five year average of 49,706,000 bushels. J G Diamond, statistician for the Montana crop reporting service, released the report.
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Montana
J. G Diamond
Montana Crop Reporting Service
Garfield county grain crop yield expected to average well
The Garfield county grain crop overall should average well despite moisture variation. Some areas lacked moisture while others had excess rain, balancing the season and yielding a favorable result.
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Garfield County
Record Honey Yields Hit Montana Counties
The Montana honey crop is described as excellent with record yields. A. H. Bowman and C. A. Sippel note strong production, with four Big Horn county beekeepers each forecasting 60 000 pounds from 200 colonies. Other counties report high results.
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Montana
A. H. Bowman
C. A. Sippel
Bozeman
Big Horn County
The Railroad President’s Health Wakeup Call
A railroad executive faced drastic medical advice in New York after nerve and stomach symptoms. Leading diagnosticians urged a severe lifestyle shakeup including fatty foods, caffeine, cigars, alcohol, and early bedtimes. They warned such changes might buy only two years of life.
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New York
Mr Blank
A Small Job for the Colored Brother
A northern visitor hears a Louisiana official explain why Black voter turnout remains low. The test, described as educational and constitutional, varies by race. Whites face questions about Democratic loyalty, Confederate service, and tobacco, while blacks are asked to demonstrate the bimodal theorem.
The Prudent Mr Finnerty
A lawyer in an excavation calls up to Michael Finnerty to relay news of inheritance from Castlebar. Finnerty, after a brief six month revel, returns to work and learns of a second estate from Uncle Terence. He is weary, doubting his ability to endure more upheaval.
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Michael Finnerty
Mr. Finnerty
Castlebar
County Mayo
Mary
Owen
Kate
Finnerty
Terence
Crossword Puzzle Clues From An Old Newspaper
A mixed list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbered positions. The notes reference many clue answers such as places of entertainment filaments walked with an easy gait and other multi language hints. The solution will appear in the next issue.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle Guide
Instructions explain placing letters in white spaces to form horizontal and vertical words. Numbers label definitions under horizontal and vertical clues. No letters go in black squares. Words are dictionary terms with abbreviations slang and initials noted.
The Return of the College
A reflective piece notes a gap between college teaching and real outcomes. It follows four returning students Bob Lord George Fosbenner Marie and Sam Warren, showing contrasting resumes and proving college can yield practical wisdom even from unlikely sources.
Prominent Minister Compares Germ Theory to Canning Faith
The piece argues against treating knowledge of disease as a theory, recounting a speech by a prominent minister and a discussion with food industry leaders. It notes Pasteur's experiments and explains how proper sterilization and canning prevent spoilage, asserting that preserving food is not a theory but a proven method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Pasteur
Alps
Scarlet fever threat ends in breakthrough child protection
Historical commentary on scarlet fever cites Dr W C Rucker and the 1920s-30s public health data, noting 450 000 U S cases in three years with most deaths among children under six. It praises Chicago researchers for a serum as a diphtheria like preventive, promising immunity for 80 percent and cure or prevention for all by use.
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Erasmus Darwin
Charles Darwin
W. C. Rucker
United States Public Health Service
United States
Emamus Darwin
Chicago
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Louisiana
Prudent
India
U.S
Man City
Lloyd's Register
Thomas Arkle Clark
Mater
Bob Lord
Michigan
Bob
George Fosbenner
Northwestern
George
Fosbenner
Klein Piazza
Marie
State University
Ibsen
Mother
Sam Warren
Sam
State Agricultural College
Warren
Western Newspaper Union
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