Montana Farm Bureau Elects W L Stockton President
W L Stockton of Clarkston was reelected president of the Montana Farm Bureau Federation at the January 5 6 annual meeting. The session urged an agricultural export agency for surplus crops and adequate facilities for wheat protein tests, and supported mineralizing rules for county extension agents to boost crop marketing. Mrs Ivan D Gore of Utah and Governor J F Erickson spoke, with the governor advocating higher purchasing power for farm products and backing McNary Haugen style export plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stockton
Clarkston
Montana Farm Bureau Federation
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana Dairymen Board Reorganizes With Council Merger Refusal
The Montana State Dairymen's Association failed to merge with the Montana Dairy Council at its Bozeman annual meeting. The old group pledged full support to the new council and urged members to affiliate. A F. Westlnke of Bozeman was elected president for the coming year. Retiring president H. W. Mitchell of Great Falls criticized the oleomargarine law as ineffective, noting chain stores evade licensing by covering all stores with one license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Dairymen’s Association
Montana Dairy Council
Bozeman
Dairy Association
Dairy Council
A. FE. West-lnke
Bozentia
HW. B. Mitchell
Great Falls
Montana
Potato outlook: Dr Spillman predicts higher acreage ahead
Dr Spillman of the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics says the potato outlook is not bright. Past low production and high prices have usually led to higher plantings and lower prices, and he sees no change in the cycle this year. He expects acreage to rise about 40 percent, pushing prices down and discouraging digging next fall.
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Spillman
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Montana as Future Major Beef Producer Says Brus
Dr W J Spillman of the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics argues Montana may become a leading producer of beef as the corn borer threatens midwest corn and cattle farming. He notes northwest corn and feed crops could shift national meat supplies toward Montana and the northwest if pest control remains unavailable.
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W. J. Spillman
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Montana
Middle Western
Iie
Northwest
Poultryman Makes Good Near Shelby
Lloyd Lyon farms near Shelby and runs a mixed enterprise combining poultry with other work. He markets about 150 eggs daily from 500 chickens including Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns, selling in oil field regions with weekly trips. Lyon praises local poultry country and his growing profits.
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Lloyd Lyon
Shelby
Rhode Island
Lyons
Montana Potato Association elects Herman as president
The Montana Potato Improvement Association renewing its leaders at Farm and Home Week at Montana State College re-elected Tom Herrin of Helena as president. The group backed strict seed stock certification rules to uphold Montana seed potato quality and urged marketing only U S No 1 and No 2 grades for commercial seed potatoes.
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Montana Potato Improvement Association
Montana State College
Tom Herrin
Helena
Montana
Association
U. S
Diversification Stabilizes Agriculture in Northeast Montana
Dr. W. J. Spillman of the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics told extension agents at Montana State College last week that northeastern Montana farms have built a sound system of diversification. Hog production poultry and dual purpose cattle support stable income while improved wheat practices make the crop a reliable cash source.
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Montana
United States
W. J. Spillman
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Montana State College
Spillman
Montana Seed Growers Appeal for Public Support
F C Sumner of Clyde Park, first president of the Montana Seed Growers Association, urges public funding to sustain Montana's pure seed program. He notes Montana leads in quality crops, cites recent showings, and warns the group could fold without state financial backing.
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Montana
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
F. C. Sumner
Clyde Park
Sumner
Montana ‘Seed Growers
San Francisco
New York
Flo
Montana Seed Crowers’ Association
Northwestern shift to hog and finished beef cattle hub
John T. Caine III of the U S Packet Stockyard Administration addressed Montana farmers at Montana State College noting a clear move of live stock production toward the northwest. He cited higher returns for finished cattle last year while range cattle prices stayed low, urging Montana producers to focus on finished cattle shipments.
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Montana
Northwest
United States
John T. Caine, III
United States Packet Stockyard Administration
Montana State College
Caine
Agricultural crops value in Rosebud county farms tops two million
Rosebud county farms in T25 produce crops valued at over 2 million dollars per economic estimates from available sources. Excludes truck crops and several small crops with limited figures. A small share of a 40 thousand dollar earn crop and a hundred thousand dollar hay crop will be shipped out. Much is consumed locally. outsiders have shipped livestock, hay, and corn into the county for winter feeding.
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Rosebud
Sheen
Hobson Ends Strong Livestock Shipment Season
Six cars of cattle and one car of horses and mares were shipped to eastern markets marking a robust livestock season for Hobson. The region previously sent stock via Straw and the Milwaukee but recent years favor Hobson and the Great Northern with direct shipments to Chicago.
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Hobson
Milwaukee
Great Northern
Chicago
Judith River Valley
Ranch Brings 70000 Purchase in Judith Basin
Clifford Wright of Lewistown bought Ed Olson’s famous Moore ranch two miles southeast of Moore in the Judith basin. The 1.415 acre property change hands in what is described as possibly the biggest land purchase in the area this year, with a price near 870,000 and about 50 dollars per acre.
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Judith Basin
Clifford Wright
Lewistown
Ed Olson
Moore
Long Beach
Cal
Winnett Family Ships Purebred Shorthorns to Boost Herds
W. J. Winnett and son Art of Winnett received a cartload of purebred Shorthorn bulls to sire the spring calves. The Winnetts graze the county’s largest cattle herd, shipped over 400 head to market last fall, and winter 1,000 head with plans to double the numbers if feed and shelter hold.
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W. J. Winnett and Son Art of Winnett
Northerly Rice First Harvest Near Lewistown
Port Edwards farms near Lewistown and reports a 135 acre field producing 65 bushels per acre. This marks the first commercial rice crop grown this far north in Leowls town, following a two year experimental cultivation.
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Port Edwards
Lewistown
Leowlstown
Pea Canning Factory Planned for Red Lodge
A new pea canning factory is to be established in Red Lodge. Work will begin when weather allows and operations will start with the first pea crop next. In June the plant will employ 50 girls and more men. Stations will be placed at several sites to aid farmers in hauling peas.
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Red Lodge
Cross Word Puzzle Clue List Notes From Last Week
A fragmented crossword clue set lists numbers and word prompts with several errors and misprints. It references hints like turn off incline senior abbr man’s name color variations cage rot and injure by exposure and many more, ending with a note that the solution appears in the next issue and last week’s solution.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle
A compact guide explains that correct letters in white cells form horizontal and vertical words. Each word starts with a numbered letter and fills until a black square. Words must be dictionary terms except proper names, with abbreviations slang initials and obsolete forms noted in definitions.
Learning From Our Mistakes
Alden reflects on youthful missteps during his first college months and the value of learning from failure. The dean advises using mistakes to steer future effort while parents discuss independence versus protective guidance, illustrating growth through adversity and self-reliance.
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Thomas Arkle Clark Lden
Alden
George
Dean Inge birth control proposal stirs discussion
A lecture by Mildred Melville Malison cites Dean Inge advocating a radical birth control plan limiting families to three children. The tale then shifts to a traveling farmer asserting he has many children, totaling eight plus additional offspring, while a flock of sheep passes by, prompting a humorous count of 892.
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Dean Inge
England
Mildred Melville Malison
Willié
Joe
Chicagoan to marry nurse who nursed him through heart trouble
A Chicago man plans marriage to the nurse who cared for him during heart illness. The tale links cause and cure with playful quips about language, noting his multilingual charm and his near-museum quality resolve.
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