Utility Seed Show Winners Announced in Bozeman
Albert Fost of Willard wins the corn sweepstakes with 25 cars of white flint at the 1924 Montana Utility Seed Show in Bozeman during Farmers Week. LeRoy Kirby of Simms takes the wheat sweepstakes with Kitchener, plus registered trebi and other classes. Sid Dair of Culbertson wins oats. J. King Gibbs of Purewater wins alfalfa. All sweepstakes favor registered or certified seed, with 250 entries, up from 150 previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fost
Willard
Fallon County
Montana
A. J. Oguard
State College Agronomist
Bozeman
LeRoy Kirby
Simms
Cascade County
Kitchener
Lmrley
Ind Atlsa
Sid Dair
Culbertson
Roosevelt County
J. King Gibbs
Purewater
Grimm
Montana Seed Growers Association
Ognard
Mr Ognard
Mtr Ognard
Feeding Ration Guidelines for Brood Sows
Montana State College expert Dr W J Joseph outlines daily rations for bred sows. For two litters per year and 110 days dry or more, 5 to 5 1 3 pounds of concentrates plus 3 pounds of leafy alfalfa per sow daily. Adjustments apply for weight condition and farrowing prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Joseph
Montana State College
Partial Solutions for Harvest Labor Problem
In a Montana bulletin M L Wilson outlines practical farm measures to ease harvest labor. The report discusses combines grain heading derrick tattle and other harvest aids from a farmer’s view. The bulletin titled Dry Farming in the North Central Montana Triangle is ready for publication and obtainable via the Montana Extension Service Bozeman or county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
M. L. Wilson
State College Extension Service
Pry
Montana “Triangle
Montana Extension Service
Bozeman
Well Built Lambs Lead Market For Prime Fat Dubs
Describes the prime lambs weighing about 85 pounds pushing top market price. Notes compact, well-built stock finish fastest and fetch high value. Mentions feeds and grains like artes, leafir milo, feterita, and shelled corn as good for fattening.
Dehorn Calves When Young In Herd Management
The text discusses whether dehorning calves young is preferable to leaving horns intact. It suggests that if a beef herd shows horn growth issues, dehorning may reduce harm to the herd, even if the process causes some discomfort to the dehorned calves.
Hill County to Hire County Agent at $2700 Salary
County agents and farm bureau leaders from Hill county reached agreement on employing a county agent. Commissioners plan to hire the best available candidate for about $2700, and will provide an office, a stenographer, and a county automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Hill County
Alfalfa Seed Quality Tips From Montana Expert
Augus tus Vaux of Sidney outlines steps for high quality alfalfa seed at Montana State College Starmers Week. He cites field selection, avoiding cross drainage, weed control, bee fertilization, wind aid, pod checks, cutting and threshing methods, and rouging to minimize weed seed and improve seed purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Vaux
Sidney
Montana State College
Mr. Vaux
17 Percent Meat Scrap In New Laying Ration
United States Department of Agriculture develops a bathineed ration with 7 percent meat scrap aimed at laying and breeding hens. The remaining protein is vegetable and 83 percent oats and bran provide bulk. The mash improves hatchability and fertility while avoiding overfat condition in longer production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Potato production factor in spring prices
Marketing experts report that when per capita potato production exceeds 3.6 bushels, spring prices are often lower than fall prices. The latest series shows U S per capita production around 3.5 bushels in the past year, a factor likely affecting potato prices in the coming months.
Montana Leads In Per Acre Wheat Production
Over ten years Montana averaged 408 pounds per bushel weight for wheat, far above the U S average of 57.7 pounds. In 1922 Montana averaged 58.9 pounds, while the national averages were 67.7 and 67.4 pounds for the respective years.
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Montana
United States
Market Instability Tied to Inferior Livestock
Nondeserpt and inferior limbs are one cause of market instability and if they could be eliminated from supply the whole trade would be benefited Even a tunty western lamb is useful for fedling purposes a bucky or other wise undesirable native can only here A need to tvert and that product sold for what it will bring Much of the summer price eccentricity at the mar ket is directly attributable to the pres epes of such lambs an excessive nue lived.
Alfalfa Value for Dairy Feed and Protein Use
The text notes alfalfa provides essential protein for milk production and high yielding cows require grain with alfalfa fed. It suggests alfalfa feeding may reuse grain, implying efficiency in dairy diets.
Dairy cows rise sharply in Montana in 12 years
The United States saw the biggest dairy cow increase in Montana, where numbers grew 141 percent over 12 years. The finding appears in Dairy Ing and Banks, a pamphlet from Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis.
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United States
Montana
Dairy Ing and Banks
Northwestern National Bank of
Minneapolis
Winema Tobey Riddle of Modocs Aided after Lava Beds Massacre
Tobey Riddle better known as Winema, wife of Frank Siddle, warned peace commissioners at the Modoc lava beds in 1873. She helped nurse Indian Agent Meacham after the Canby attack, briefly turning aside bullet and blade as chaos unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Oregon
R. S. Canby
Gleater Thomas
L.S. Dyar
Aa. B. Meacham
Totey Middle
Meacham
Canby
Thomas
Jack
Frank Riddle
Dyar
Sehonehin
Tobey Riddle
Siout
Boston
Lfe
The Law West of the Pecos and Judge Roy Bean Legend
In Langtry Texas once stood Eagle's Nest famed for Roy Bean the sole justice in a vast western domain. The self styled law west of the Pecos dispensed arbitrary justice with a Colt .40, a copy of old Ohio statutes, and no appeal. An eastern tourist paid $0.50 as a 19.50 fine after Bean declared court in session over a beer dispute.
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Enzie
Red Eye
Emporium
Temple of Justice
Roy Bean
Texas
Bean
Austin
Pecos
Wrap stockings idea from Hortense O'Brien in Hollywood
Miss Hortense O'Brien of Hollywood California proposes wrap stockings using ribbon in the gunner and wrap leggings. The wrap stockings are claimed more economical than silk stockings in both cost and wear.
How to Remain Young by Jane Martin
Jane Martin argues that aging is mental not physical and a woman stays young at fifty if she adapts her mindset to new experiences. She stresses adjusting viewpoints, absorbing changes, and contributing to society as the measure of youth.
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Jane Martin
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