Five Years of Dry Land Farming Proves Viable
W. E. Adams of Ringling Montana recounts five years of dry land farming with no crop failure starting 1919. He details yields in 1921 from Turkey Red wheat 411½ and 52 bushels per acre on summer fallowed land and oats and barley with high outputs, plus methods like summer fallowing, cross harrowing, and discing to conserve moisture and control weeds. He reports total 4879 bushels from 112 acres and notes labor inputs and lack of prior farming experience.
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W. E. Adams
Ringling
Marquis
Potter Basin
Montana
Farm Loans Reach 200 Million Via War Finance Body
The War Finance Corporation approved nearly 200 million dollars in loans in the year just ended. Of the total, about 145.1 million funded agricultural and livestock activities while 60.9 million aided financing exports. Eugene Meyer Jr. issued the activity summary as managing director.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Apiary on a New York City Roof
A New York man kept a rooftop apiary on One Hundred and Seventeenth Street driven by love of natural history. He installed a hive on his roof and waited for results as the bees emerged to forage.
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New York
One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Farming Costs Much Reduced in Montana This Year
Montana farmers face lower costs in 1922 with seed prices down 50 percent and machinery prices down 20 percent. Wage levels drop from about 46 dollars to 40, with a 35 dollar starting scale projected. Seed expert Walter Card and Helena wholesaler John Power cite lower freight rates and price cuts as key factors.
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Montana
Walter Card
Helena
John M. Power
Helna
Golden West Drilling Delayed by Elevator Arrival
Operations at the Golden West drilling site have been halted for four days awaiting a large elevator of special make. The elevator arrived last night by express and will be moved to the location by Brug Oil Co, which holds the drilling contract. The borehole stands at 2,400 feet and action is set to resume later today.
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The
Golden West
Express
Brug Oil Company
Embar Sand Prospect Sparks Keen Local Interest
Geologists label the next oil horizon after the Embar as Tensleep while local promoters of the Golden West venture watch drilling results with strong interest. the project draws attention from nearby residents and business people in the Democrat coverage.
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Golden West
PUPILS OCCUPY NEW BUILDING IN LEWISTOWN
J P Schultz and Comer Ditty of Ditty Kultz, Lewistown, met with the school board after the high school building was completed. The $16,000 bond issue was fully spent, with carpenters finishing sidewalks and toilets and painters close to completion.
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J. P. Schultz
Comer Ditty
Ditty Kultz
Lewistown
Obers
Ditty
May Have Slayer of Holman Named
Jack Davis, a well known local figure, is believed by officers to be the man who fired the fatal shot that killed Dell Holman early Saturday. Davis and three other suspects have been jailed for several days and may remain. Investigators say they know the case details and expect the remaining accomplice to appear when appropriate. Coroner’s inquest and Dr J C Dunn testimony corroborate Holman’s claim the shooter wore green clothing and a moss colored shirt was found wrapped around the recovered gun.
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Jack Davis
Dell Holman
Davis
J. C. Dunn
Holman
Democrat News
Home grown clover seed advertised for sale
Home grown yellow blossom sweet clover seed ten cents per pound cleaned and scarified offered by Tom L. Flemming of Grass Range Montana.
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Tom L. Flemming
Grass Range
Mont
Irish Treaty Is Ratified By Dail Eireann
Dublin reports the Irish free state treaty approved by a 64 to 57 vote in the Dail Eireann amid intense excitement. Eamon de Valera announced his resignation from the presidency of the Irish republic as crowds reacted with relief and enthusiasm.
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Dublin
Ageng
de Valera
Iha
What Me Thought About It
A narrator recalls a serene summer night on a balcony with a son, gazing at starry lights and reflecting on how the scene moves the child and evokes a distant, newspaper-like memory. The mood blends wonder with a simple father son moment under the night sky.
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Donald
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Alice IS
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ED Shierson
W.M
G. B. Laird
R. B. Vrooman
In Review Office
E. K. Cheadle
Bank Electric
Lewistown, Mont
Grant Bus
Dentin
DR. A. M. Knight
Kintzi
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Over Grass Range Mercantile Store
N. G
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George Creel
Undertaker
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F. L. Orton
First National Bank
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