Two Relief Plans Interest Montana Farmers
Congress considers two major relief options for American agriculture the Coulter plan from North Dakota offering a 50 million dollar loan for farm diversification and an agricultural export corporation plan aimed at raising the purchasing power of farm products to match manufactured goods. Montana support grows with endorsements from the State Farm Bureau in Bozeman and the dairymen’s association. dairying is healthier though expansion must be cautious to remain profitable.
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Congress
Montana
Northwest
Coulter
North Dakota
Agricultural Export Corporation
Export Corporation
State Farm Bureau
Bozeman
State Dairymen’s Association
Andrew Boss
Minnesota
Two Preventable Diseases Still Prevalent in State
Dr. W F Cogswell state health secretary tells Bozeman farmers during Farmers Week that botulism and goitre remain deadly in Montana. Boiling canned foods 20 minutes prevents botulism. iodine in drinking water or diet may curb goitre in children. iodine in sow feed aids newborn pigs. Physicians can provide prevention guidance.
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Montana
W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health
Bozeman
Howard Wetch
Montana Experiment Station
Cogswell
Honey bees work hard to produce honey and pollinate
Montana beekeepers at their January convention shared figures on honey production. A hive with five pounds of bees takes about five bees to weigh a pound, and a queen bee matures once in her life while flying. A colony visits up to 20,000 trips and 1.5 million flowers to produce one pound of honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Calf Indigestion Causes Scours and Care Tips
Indigestion causes scours in young calves when milk intake is excessive or too fatty. Reduce feed and limit milk, offering several small feedings daily. Give about two ounces of castor oil to cleanse the bowels.
Insect Shelters From Winter Leaf Piles Urge Cleanup
The article notes leaves and rubbish under straw piles and in fence areas provide winter shelter for injurious insects. It urges plans to clean these areas early to prevent pest buildup.
Foul Brood Blamed as Bee Menace at Montana Meeting
Montana beekeepers at their January convention declared foul brood the worst disease facing the industry. The State Bee Keepers Association voted to take active measures to eradicate it, with B J Kieinhesselink of Hardin urging swift action. He noted thirty carloads of honey worth nearly $100,000 were shipped from Montana.
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Bee Keepers of
Montana
State
Bee Keepers Association
B. J. Kieinhesselink
Hardin
Larger horse outfits gain favor with Montana farmers
Montana farmers plan spring use of eight to twelve horse teams after demonstrations show higher value from dry land farming. They employ quick hitch methods such as combined halter-bridle, shortened tugs, belly bands, and linked chains to move and water teams efficiently. M. L. Wilson reports on survey findings and upcoming bulletins on hitching and handling dip teams.
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Montana
M. L. Wilson
Montana Extension Service
Wilson
Montana Triangle
Northwest
Farmer Urges Support for Educational Institutions
A Montana talk praised the extension service of the state as a key to progress. Chancellor Brannon urged farmers to back education to prevent a peasant class and ensure equality through access to agricultural and home making information delivered directly to farms.
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Rata College of
Montana
Chancettor Brannon
Finding Leaders Greatest Problem in Farm Community
Miss Madge Reese of the U S Department of Agriculture told a Montana audience that developing local leaders is a major farm issue. She urged extending home demonstration work through county agents and a balanced program for both the farm home and the farm itself.
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Madge Reese
United States Department of Agriculture
Montinny
Finished Stock Profit Outlook From Montana Shipments
Augustus Vaux prominent eastern Montana stockman says shipping finished stock to market boosts profits. He notes railroad charges on a thin cow equal about half its selling price and grass fed stock costs about one fourth of market price for transport, with finished stock losing only one eighth in railroad costs.
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Montana
Augustus Vaux
Stocckman
Vaux
Feeders Stimulate Lamb Prices Despite Trade Shifts
Feeders influence lamb prices as 1923 markets contend with offering long contracts for lambs on western breeding grounds and competition at central markets. They bid as much for fat stock as killers, and even for fleshy lambs meant for slaughter, shaping price dynamics.
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Missouri River
Hog Cholera Caution Issued for Montana Swine
Dr Hadleigh Marsh of the state livestock sanitary board warns Montana swine breeders to watch for hog cholera a disease not yet widespread in the state but serious in eastern states It is caused largely by feeding garbage containing infected pork pieces.
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Montana
Hadleigh Marsh
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Ideal Dairy Ration Emphasizes Palatability and Economy
The guidance outlines a balanced dairy feed approach focusing on palatability, bulk, succulence, variety, and balance with an eye toward cost efficiency. It stresses combining components to meet nutritional needs while controlling expense.
Frontier strongmen Masterson and Beaupre feats recounted
The article profiles legendary frontier strength figures including Dodge City marshal Bat Masterson and French Canadian Joe Beaupre. It recounts Masterson flipping a pony and rider with a brutal grip and Beaupre lifting a dead horse after it was struck, then notes Beaupre’s prodigious appetite in a famed eating challenge, consuming massive quantities of meat, bread, lard, and a raw turnip.
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Braham Lincoln
Masterson
Dodge City
Kan
Mr. Masterson
Joe Beaupre
Buffalo Plains
Red River Country
Dakotas
Saskatchewan
Joe
Beaupre
Peaupre
Only survivor of Custers Last Rally was a horse named Comanche
The piece recounts the legend of Comanche, Custers famed cavalry charger. Keogh rode him in battle at the Little Bighorn in 1876, and after seven wounds the horse survived while most riders perished. Nowlan saved Comanche, who lived at Fort Lincoln and later died in 1881. His preserved skin is displayed at the University of Kansas museum.
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Custer
Montana
Curley
Crow Reservation
Seventh Cavalry
Little Big Horn
Comanche
Miles W. Keogh
The
Seventh
Keogh
Sully
Sand Hills
Oklahoma
Henry J. Nowlan
Troop I
Terry
Nowlan
Reno
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Sturgis
Fort Lincoln
Fort Meade
Kan
D&dhe
University of Kans&s
Treatment for blackhead in poultry with ipecac remedy
The article advises using ten drops of fluid extract ipecac in the mouth of sick birds three times daily for three days and then daily for the same period. As a preventive, a teaspoonful of powdered ipecac on wet wash for 20 birds, feeding twice weekly from two weeks to three months, then every ten days, plus buttermilk. It stresses pest control, isolation, green feed, clean coops, and keeping birds apart.
Winter Poultry Culling Advice from Lincoln County
An agricultural note from Lincoln County Colorado reports on winter culling of chickens. Sixty hens produced 14 eggs in ten days before culling and 34 remaining hens laid 188 eggs in ten days after culling. The piece argues winter culling is rarely profitable and highlights room for pullets and winter housing challenges.
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Lincoln County
Colorado
Heleve
Lincoln
P. C. Jamison
Colorado Agricultural College
Use Bands to Mark Best Laying Fowls in Flock
Poultry expert N E Chapman of Minnesota State University extension says February 1 is ideal to band top producers for next year. He notes white-beaked pullets by then have fair egg records and should not receive blue bands. these birds show traits of high production and are kept for breeding.
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N. E. Chapman
Agricultural Extension Division
Minnesota State University
Mr. Chapman
Poultry Notes on Hatching, Conditioning, and Laying
Poultry notes discuss cowling eggs and rest periods after hatching, traits of good layers such as short toenails and low broodiness, fat in laying hens, and the impact of molt timing on productivity. A lean hen cannot lay well. late molters in autumn are favored as layers.
Why Banks
J H Puelicher argues savers gain far more than interest from banking. Bank deposits fund loans for farms, transport, schools, water works, and public ventures, aiding businesses and households to secure goods and services. Saving supports civilization by enabling lenders to finance infrastructure and daily needs.
America Not Indifferent to Europe’s Plight
Francis H. Sisson argues that despite US strength, indifference is unworthy. He notes Europe’s distress, the need for aid only when there is willingness to rehabilitate, and the mutual stakes as Britain and continental nations seek recovery to restore global prosperity.
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United States
Europe
America
Great Britain
Aunt Emmy admonishes penny stock bee hive pitch
Helen seeks rapid riches from a patent bee hive but Aunt Emmy flags the scam. A bank letter warns investors and Helen learns to consult the bank before investing, crediting Aunt Emmy and the bank for guiding her prudence.
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Emmy
Helen
Aunt Emmy
Europe
Anne B. Aymes
Community Betterment Questionnaire From Banking Association
The Committee on Agriculture of the Missouri State Bankers Association sent a questionnaire to all members to gather frank opinions on Missouri’s most important community problems. It covers bank deposits crops schools manufacturing roads junior club work agricultural agencies cooperative agencies farming abandonment land values finances dairying and social life to guide yearly efforts.
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Committee On Agriculture
The
Missouri State Bankers Association
A Chance to Shine for Young Farmers
The piece argues young men need not leave farms for careers. While current farm profits are low, conditions are seen as improving with vast unexplored opportunities ahead. President Head of the American Bankers Association lauds farming leadership over political fame, urging preparation for farming success and local leadership.
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Head
American Bankers Association
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Tales OF
Western Newspaper Union
Washington
J. H. Puelicher
American Bankers. Association
J. A. Pueliner
Francis H. Sisson
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