Dairy cows linked to national death rates say Montana statisticians
The dairy department at Montana State College reports a correlation between dairy cow numbers and national death rates. It cites New Zealand with high cows per capita and low deaths, while Chile and Denmark show higher deaths with fewer cows per 100 people. The study notes varying cowdensity and mortality across nations.
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Montana’ State College
New Zealand
British Sudia
Denmark
Free Trip Prizes For Montana 4 H Members
Montana 4 H club members compete for free trips to Chicago and St Louis events. Western Railway offers a trip to the Boys and Girls Congress in Chicago next November to the state winner in livestock production. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway blue chip travel prizes extend to county winners for trips to the interstate fair in St Louis City. Montgomery Ward also offers a free trip to Chicago.
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Montana
Western Railway
Chicago
Montana Club
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
T Club
Stows City
Town
Montgomery Ward
Wool Clip From Gallatin County Ready for Bid
Gallatin County wool clip weighing about 76000 to 80000 pounds is ready for inspection. Buyers from Conyers in Boston Philadelphia and other cistern firms will bid. If wool brings 48 cents per pound, county growers could gain around 35000 dollars.
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Gallatin County
Conyers
Boston
Philadelpha
Madison County Wool and Lamb Trade Expected Strong
Madison's future looks bright as Elling State Bank estimates $100,000 worth of Madison county wool will pass through the bank. President Karl Elling says the bank will handle at least $200,000 worth of lambs this fall with lambs priced at 10 cents per pound. Optimism surrounds Madison county’s financial condition in the near term.
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Madison County
Elling State Bank
Karl Ellng
Mar
Canty Agent Demonstrates New Use For Poor Farm
Canty Agent HL C Burgess of Madison County showcases new use of the poor farm as a demonstration point for neighboring farmers. The poultry and horse remodeling project was demonstrated at the Madison County Farm with a third house constructed. The base is of a size and diameter to meet county conditions.
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HL C. Burgess
Madison County
Hill County park auction contest fields hogs for efficient market age
Twelve farmers enter a Hill County contest to determine the most economical method of raising pigs to marketable age. The event features 25 to 50 hogs per entrant with various breeds represented, focusing on economy rather than litter size.
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Hill c
Elevator sale reshapes Hysham facility to serve Yellowstone region
The W. P. Deveranx company of Milwaukee sold its Hysham elevator to Thurston and Whitney of Forsyth known as the Yellowstone Elevator Co. New owners plan to build an elevator at Big Horn Treasure county to handle grain from the Tullock Big Horn and Yellowstone valleys with Big Horn as shipping point.
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W. P. Deveranx Company
Milwaukee
Hysham
Thurston & Whitney
Forsyth
Yellowstone Elevator Company
Hysham Elevator
Big Horn
Treasure County
Tullock
Yellowstone
Big Worn
Belt cows win May Cascade County honors in milk contest
Roath takes first with Jude Huber of Belt and Hockersmith of Sun River placed second and third in null production honors. Milk totals reach 3,240 pounds with 84.2 pounds butter fat for first, 2,681 pounds and 64.2 butter fat for second, and 2,170 pounds and 67.3 butter fat for third.
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Roath
Cascade County
Jude Huber
Belt
P. F. Hockersmith
Sun River
Trail Creek Forms 430 Club For Corn Growing
A 430 club for growing corn is organized at Trail Creek Rosebud county led by county agent R. D. Mercer with Mrs. Laura Johnson serving as local leader for 1923.
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Trail Creek
Rosebud County
R. D. Mercer
Laura Johnson
Conference of Pacific Northwest business groups in Portland
Representatives from Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington meet July 17 in Portland Oregon to discuss cooperation between business men and farmers on agricultural problems and possible joint actions.
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Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Surge of shelter belt tree planting in Pondera County
This spring more than 50,000 trees were planted on about 100 farms in Pondera county to create shelter belts and windbreaks. The effort aims to protect crops and livestock from harsh winds and conserve soil, reflecting a countywide push to improve farm resilience.
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Pondera County
Careless Handling of Live Stock Causes Big Losses
The article estimates farmers and stockmen lose about three million dollars annually from careless live stock handling en route to market. It cites railroads and shippers as partly responsible and lists farm and feed lot diseases, rapid movement before and after feeding, improper feeding and watering, unsafe operations with dangerous products, and inadequate exercise as key factors harming stock health and profits.
Rosebud County Fair Dates and Plans
The eighteenth annual Rosebud county fair will run September 8 to 11 in Forsyth. A strong racing program and extensive entertainment are planned with details pending. Secretary Or J Gilliland frames a bigger event, predicting the county's biggest fair due to bumper crops and more exhibitors entering their products.
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Forsyth
Or. J. Gilliland
Gillland
Wool shippers optimistic as markets regain steady mood
Wool producers in the Wheatland county district expect shipments of 800 000 tons of wool this year with most wool averaging near 60 cents per pound. They foresee a turning point from low mood to an optimistic outlook as peak market prices contractually support earnings.
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Tarlowton
Wheatland County
Hobson Area Harvest Outlook Brightens
Hobson vicinity reports favorable crop prospects with alfalfa cutting under way and yellow sweet clover in full bloom. Early spring wheat headed but light due to May dryness. late spring wheat shows satisfactory growth amid dry weather.
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Hobson
Stillwater Plans Seed Show at Columbus Next Fall
Stillwater county undertakes seed show preparations at Columbus for next fall. The event aims to showcase seed improvement and grain quality, with cooperation from HL tones and county authorities, reflecting strong local agricultural support.
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Stillwater
Colmebus
Sec
Sugar beet acreage eyed near Great Falls for Utah Thale unit
David Scott of Utah Thale Sugar reports about 1000 acres of sugar beets will be grown near Great Falls for the Wincok branch factory. He says county tests aim to map state wide beet potential and expand Chinook area growing and locate future plant sites.
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Great Falls
Wincok
Utah Thale Sugar Company
David Scott
County Agricultural Eats Oat
Scott
Railroads Plan Fall Wheat Shipments Through Montana
The Great Northern and Milwaukee lines prepare for fall wheat movement in Montana. Great Northern aims to stock 800 to 1,000 cars for August rush. Milwaukee projects 1,260 cars by August 15. Milwaukee expects to handle about 2,000,000 bushels with larger cars, aided by 1,200,000 bushels of elevator space in central and eastern Montana.
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Great Northern
Milwaukee
Montana
Milwaukee Railroad
RL Wahoske
Central
Mission Valley Emerges as Ideal Home Spot
The Mission valley attracts settlers with 92 families arriving this spring. Fifteen potential homeseekers were shown the project recently and all expressed satisfaction and intent to locate there.
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Mission Valley
Farm cash balance average rises to 1024 in 1924 study
Department of Agriculture surveyed over 15 000 farms nationwide to determine the fair average cash balance for 1924. The average cash return was 1024, based on invested capital plus labor costs of 17200, improving from 890 in 1923.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Aronowitz rises from private to New York Legion commander
A war veteran from Albany born 1890 progresses from private in Company B to department commander of New York American Legion. He contributed to New York's share of a 5 million endowment, expanded membership, and served as state adjutant and vice commander before becoming department commander in 192? through sustained Legion leadership and attendance at state and national conventions.
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New York
American Legion
Samuel BE. Aronowitz
Aronowitz
Albany
Dartmouth
Albany Law School
Tot
America
Three Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun
St. Mihiel
New York State
Rochester
MM Ander
Closer Co-operation Aimed Between League and Fidac
Thomas W. Miller of the American Legion led talks in Geneva with the League of Nations secretary general Sir Erle Dymond to plan closer ties with Fidac the veterans association. Mil l er proposed adding ex service representatives to national delegations and better linking league central services with Fidac. Miller toured England prior to Geneva stating British ex service men share American veteran goals and the British Legion fights for the disabled. Fidac announced American Legion members on its council: Conner Thorn Gros Jacques Fraser Kipling Benet. Fidac’s next convention is in Rome in September.
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League of Nations
Ida
Association of World War Veterans
Geneva
Switzerland
Thomas W. Miller
American Legion
Fidne
League
Erle Drummond
Fidac
Miller
England
Veterans’ Association
London
British Legion
Great Britain
Scotland
Ireland
America
Council of Direction
Fidaec
Paris
Fidaac
Benjamin H. Conner
Legion
France
Edwin W. Thorn
Edmund L. Gros
American Hospital
Francis Jacques
Leon Fraser
A. W. Kipling
Laurence V. Benet
Rome
No Fun Her summer escort shows off new car
An unnamed narrator and a summer escort in a vignette from American Legion Weekly discuss a man who can stop a car instantly and accelerate to 50 mph in 15 seconds, prompting the woman to question the point of such feats.
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American Legion Weekly
Illinois appoints Marion McCarthy honorary women student colonel
Col. William T. Merry names Suiss Marion McCarthy as honorary women student colonel at the University of Illinois. Her duties include appointing 64 sorority sponsors for the R C T C and she will lead the military parade and balls.
BILL'S A LUCKY LAD
Bill Hays of St Louis aged nineteen will inherit from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars under the will of Charles Herboth founder of Herboth Mercantile Co He had been an office boy for four months when Herboth died Hays plans to put the money in a bank and buy a home for his mother to ease their worry.
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Bill Hays
St. Louis
Charles Herboth
Herboth
Young Hays
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American Legion News Service
Samuel E. Aronowitz
Governors
States
Bar Harbor
Maine
John D. Rockefeller
Russell” Delaney
Chierendon Municipal Beach
Delaney
U. OF I
Bill
Waterloo
Thames
Three Forks
Mont
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