Montana corn trials show long term growing on summer fallow
The Huntley Montana experiment station from 1913 to 1920 tested continuous corn with summer fallow in dry south central Montana. Results show 9.4 bushels grain per acre and 2776 pounds stover per acre with summer fallow, and corn after small grains yields around 81.9 bushels per acre. The study notes limited advantage in fully replacing summer fallow and stresses marketable forage and grain use for livestock.
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Huntley
Montana Experiment Station
Montana
Plains
Northwestern
Dent
Prevent this toss stockmen urge to save livestock
Montana stockmen are urged to prevent calf and pig losses by feeding potassium iodide to pregnant mothers. Dr. Howard Welch and the Montana experiment station show iodide prevents hairlessness and goitre in newborns at little cost. County agents and local druggists can provide dosing details, or write Bozeman for circulars.
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Poster Farm
State College Extension Service
Montana
Howard Welch
College Extension Service
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Bozeman
Nine graduates teach agriculture in Montana high schools
Nine graduates of Montana state college are teaching agriculture in the high schools of Montana. They include F. A. Asbury Musselshell J. B E Bor der Harlowton Roland Brooks Richey Ray B E Cameron Big Sandy Melvin Conklin Jordan Leo Drewicke Manhattan J W Gray Lewistown John Lillard Moccasin and Otto Roberts Eureka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Montana
F. A. Asbury
Musselshell
J. BE. Border
Harlowton
Roland Brooks
Richey
Ray BE. Cameron
Big Sandy
Melvin Conklin
Jordan
Leo Drewicke
Manhattan
J. W. Gray
Lewistown
John Lillard
Moccasin
Otto Roberts
Eureka
County Agents Provide Local News to Weekly Papers
Reports to the State College extension office at Bozeman show county agricultural agents closely collaborating with their county weekly papers. Each agent lists furnishing local news to the local papers as a key activity.
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State College Extension
Bozeman
Woolgrowers to Learn Wool Grading in Montana Demonstrations
Montana woolgrowers will attend wool grading demonstrations across 19 towns from October 21 to November 14. Dick Millin of the State College extension service will direct, with an experienced Chicago grader providing actual grading. Growers are urged to save fleeces and bring them to the events, which will cover grading terms and unsold classifications.
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Montana
State College Extension Service
Dick Millin
Chicago
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Ingomar
Paul
C. Wagner
Forsyth
Martinsdale
J. O. Berg
Harlowton
A. Johnson
Lewistown
Carl Peterson
Casceade
I. EB. McSpadden
Great Falls
Ft. Benton
H. Ruzicka
H—Chinook
G. W. Gustafson
Large Montana Livestock Judging Contest At Bozeman
One of the nation’s largest livestock judging events will be held at Montana State College Bozeman during Farmers Week and the vocational conference for young men in January. Two winning teams advance to the Chicago International Livestock Show with expenses paid. Northern Pacific Railroad sponsors, sending three Montana high school students from each line to compete, travel free. past cooperation included sleeper cars for conference attendees.
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United States
State College
Bozeman
Chicago
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
Northern Pacific
Farmers Week Set for January at Montana State College
The week of January 8 to 13, 1923, will host the annual Farmer's Week at Montana State College Bozeman. The Montana farm bureau and other agricultural groups will hold their conference, joined by extension workers from across Montana. A Young Men's vocational conference will draw hundreds of high school students, with 495 participating in a stock judging contest.
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Montana State College
Bozeman
Montana Farm Bureau
Montana
College City
Morton M. David Leaves Law Practice to Aid Veterans
Morton M. David, adjutant of the Colorado American Legion, gave up his law practice to devote himself to legion work. He has handled hundreds of cases for former soldiers without pay, ranging from property disputes to divorce, and emphasizes the ongoing fight for veteran hospitalization and rehabilitation.
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Colorado
American Legion
Morton M. David
Colorado Department of the American Legion
Legion
David
Colorado Department
Group of Five
Foch Receives Legion Gift For War Orphans
Mme Ferdinand Foch and Marshal Foch thank the American Legion Mission French War Orphans Fund for a 5000 dollar gift to rear and educate five French war orphans. A Paris draft of 1199.52 francs per orphan was presented by Legionnaires to fund bonds for each child. The mothers of the orphans receive no other substantial aid and the income from bonds will benefit the children until adulthood.
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Mme
Ferdinand Foch
American Legion Mission
French War Orphans’ Fund
Marshal Foch
Paris
France
United States
American Legion
Madame Foch
Legion
He Buy a Cow Why How Feed It
A playful line from the American Legion Weekly evokes a rural exchange about livestock and feeding, reflecting simple household concerns and humor of everyday life. The quip contrasts buying a cow with the practical question of sustenance.
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American Legion Weekly
Navy Considers Memorial Tablets for World War Vessels
The United States Navy discusses making commemorative tablets for ships that served in World War I. Tablets would measure about 15 by 20 inches and be crafted from metal salvaged from German vessels taken after the armistice.
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United States Navy Department
United States
Owsley Warns Legionnaires on Radicalism and Duty
Alvin M. Owsley of the American Legion warns more than a million Legionnaires to resist radicalism and unite in government efforts. He cites recent arrests and labor unrest, stressing three pillars of Americanism hospitalization rehabilitation and Americanization. He notes focus on care of disabled veterans and calls for reorganization of veteran bureaus as progress continues.
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Alvin M. Owsley
American Legion
Alabama
Louisiana
New Hampshire
New York
Washington
Owsley
Order of Things
Kansas
Mr. Owsley
America
Legion
WANTS HOMES FOR VETERANS In California vote on veteran homes fund
California voters will decide in November whether to authorize a 10 million dollar fund to buy homes and farms for war veterans within the state. Campaign secretary Mrs Carrol Marks of Los Angeles leads the effort as vice president of the region Auxiliary. Baron R Fitts of the American Legion California unit directs the campaign.
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California
Carrol Marks
Los Angeles
American Legion Auxiliary
Marks
America
Baron R. Fitts
The
American Legion For
Best filament current sources for tube receivers
The article explains that small changes in filament current cause large plate current shifts and noise in regenerative receivers. It recommends a constant-potential filament supply, preferably a storage battery, or a battery plus rectifier. It notes issues with amplifier noise amplification and discusses grid coupling via vario-coupler and grid variometer.
Steinmetz Says Amateur Radio Is Harmless Toy With Education Value
Dr. Steinmetz downplays fire risk from amateur radio receiving sets. He notes no hazard to life, highlights educational and recreational value, discusses using AC for filament power, hum issues, and transformer options. He argues grounded antennas reduce lightning risk and that coal energy far outweighs any potential harm.
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Doctor Steinmetz
Radio Congress
Steinmetz
Ise
Radio to Modernize Schools and Public Life in Hawaii
Vaughn MacCaughey leads Hawaii public schools in outfitting rural campuses with standard receiving sets. University of Hawaii broadcasts extend education adding extension courses especially in agriculture. Radio aids stenography training and speech classes in business schools while Bible sales use coast broadcasts. A German Nauen station upgrade aims to widen range meeting rising U.S. and Argentine demand with seven new 689 foot masts and four dismantled.
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Vaughn MacCaughey
University of Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Nauen
Germany
United States
Argentine Republic
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C. BE. Carney
Deer Lodge
P. Wilson
Dinton
J. H. Gilbert
Sheridan
H. N. Kauffman
Helena
W. H. Sutton
A. BE. Bodley
Livingston
Oliver Ebert
Absarokee
W. J. Jones
Columbus
Miles City
C. M. Yerrington
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American Legion News Service
Legion Buddies
Mme. Foch
Marshal Tella
Americanism
U. S
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DR. Steinmetz
Vaanks Ford
Keria Conpye
Antenne
Nantanne
Fanger
Ugede
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