Sugar beets boost Wyoming farming and industry prospects
The article argues sugar beet cultivation could transform Wyoming agriculture, citing growing factories and contracts in several towns. It highlights beet yields in Sheridan and other districts, detailing profits, costs, and broader gains from the industry, including statewide sugar activity in 1915 and farmer benefits. It also notes general farming trends toward dairying, poultry, potatoes, and vegetables, with local remarks on hogs fattened on beet tops and nearby activity in the Basin country.
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Wyoming
Sheridan Enterprise
Roy E. Allen
Sheridan
Little Goose Valley
J. P. Hansen
Tongue River District
Joe Likevion
5. Ojima
A. Figshigs
Clear Creek Valley
H. E. Walker
C. ©. Vanatta
Prairie Dog Creek
J. J. Jones
Alamo Flat
Basin Country
Billings
Colorado
Wyoming Farming State Proof From Grain Statistics
The 1915 Wyoming grain output proves the state viable for diversified farming. Wyoming produced 625000 bushels of corn, 3200000 bushels of wheat, and 9350000 bushels of oats along with barley rye timothy alfalfa and other hay crops. The Encampment valley pro-
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Wyoming
Encampment Valley and Carbon County Soaked in Plan
A brief note indicates the Encampment valley and the southern part of Carbon county are the area of interest for a proposed plan. The fragment hints at a destined or projected outcome for the region. Details are sparse, but the reference suggests a forthcoming development or study affecting the zone.
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Carbon County
Beet Tops Good for Pigs
The Sheridan Enterprise notes that beets prove beneficial for hog feeding. C. E. Waegele of Clear Creek Valley shipped a carload of about ten month old hogs to Omaha, averaging 200 pounds and selling for $6.40 per hundred, illustrating sugar beets' value in hog rations.
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Waegele
Sheridan Enterprise
C. E. Waegele
Clear Creek Valley
Omaha
Famine Follies and Dark Hearts in A Parable Tale
A parable reimagines famine and darkness as a social test. The hungry cry for light while the well provisioned seek to hoard grain and wealth, plotting to reap riches from others misfortune as famine worsens and communities struggle to share scarce resources.
Found in storm, Jack Green dies near Cave Bird ranch
Jack Green, last reported lost in a severe storm, was found Thursday near the Cave Bird ranch about a mile from the Big Creek road. He had left the Big Creek mail sled Monday, walked three miles to the ranch, and endured near zero temperatures with gale winds. The body was brought to town and prepared for burial at Englehart undertaking rooms. Funeral services were held at the reading room and interment followed in Encampment cemetery. Rev. Wm. H. Haupt conducted the rites.
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Jack Green
Russell
Earnest Parr
Cave Bird Ranch
Big Creek
Bird Ranch
Englehart
Reading Room
Bohn Hotel
Wm. H. Haupt
Wagon Load of Park Hogs Sold at Encampment and Saratoga
The Anderson boys delivered a wagon load of dressed hogs to Encampment and partly to Saratoga last Thursday. Hogs piled high above the wagon box were raised on the Parkison ranch along Beaver creek and fattened on alfalfa.
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Anderson
Saratoga
Parkison Ranch
Beaver Creek
Heavy snows bring water to Encampment ranchers
The week opens with deep snow across the Encampment country. Reports say ground snow depths are several feet in the mountains with a ranger station recording 78 inches last week and continuous snowfall since. This pattern promises ample water for ranchers this year.
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Ranger Station
Forest Party Returns From Hog Park Timber Mission
The forest party which left Encampment early last week for Hog Park country to estimate timber returned Sunday due to deep snows. They reached Soldier Creek after a four hour last mile and a half, and all the party was glad to be back at Encampment headquarters.
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Hog Park
Soldier Creek
Eocampment
Address Change Request by John C Peryan
John C. Peryan requests a change of address from Monument Colorado to Sedalia Colorado as he remains connected with the Forest Service. The notice specifies a move within Colorado and references official service affiliation.
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John C. Peryan
Monument
Colorado
Sedalia
The
Forest Service
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Induoin Deng
Pare
Alers
Jim Clements
Saratage
Imrt Poss
Frylen
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