Treasure State Farm and Livestock Thistle is Valuable Fodder
James J. Flaherty reports Montana experiments showing Russian thistle hay matches alfalfa in feeding value when combined with silage and straw. In tests with 40 cows, thistle hay group lost 0.375 pounds daily versus 0.378 pounds for alfalfa. thistles cheaper per acre but less yield. Additional tests cover Hereford calves, linseed and cottonseed meals, and kaffir as silage, noting better thrift and weight with silage diets and the efficiency of kaffir silage over fodder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Flaherty
Kansas
Montana
Great Falls
Flaherty
Montana farmers demand reopening of grain standards hearing
A Montana movement seeks to reopen hearings on federal grain standards as Secretary Houston defends the current system. He notes standards were set after years of study and hearings and that changes would occur only if future data justify amendments. The discussion ties to 1918 grain grading and price guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Houston
C. T. Stewart Awent
Sixteenth Assembly
Montana
Houston
United States
A Lady of Distinction Uses Cuticura For Skin
An advertisement praises a woman of grace for a delicate influence aided by perfume. It recommends a Cuticura Soap bath with hot water to cleanse pores, followed by Cuticura Talcum powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
Time Is Here for Bee Preserving and Egg Storage
The article outlines preserving eggs during the hatch season when prices fall. It covers selecting fresh eggs, avoiding cracks, using stoneware crocks and water glass preservative, storing in a cool upstairs closet, and reusing preserved eggs for cooking. It notes eggs should be boiled with the large end pierced to prevent bursting.
Ration Estimates Doubling Egg Yield for Hens
A historical poultry feed directive outlines a daily ration to feed 100 hens with dry mash and optional milk substitution for beef scrap or tankage. It emphasizes constant access to green feed water and grit and cites extension service endorsement and observed egg yield increases from well-fed hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Agricultural College
Use of mutton up to sheep men educational campaign
A call for an educational campaign to boost lamb and mutton use among consumers and butchers. The article cites current consumption patterns, regional demand differences, and misperceptions about sheep meat, urging growers to promote lamb at hotels, restaurants, and stores to stabilize prices and expand farm use. It notes small slaughter volumes, price volatility, and the potential impact of increased farm consumption on market stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Heller
National Wool Growers’ Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
New England
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Los Angeles
South
West
Corn Belt
Mississippi Valley
Coffey
Illinois
Iowa
Midwest Agricultural College
Old War Warfare Ended Range Men Unite in Montana
The long feud between wool growers and livestock men ends as Montana sheepmen join with the stockmen in Miles City. The opposing industries declare a truce, planning enclosure farming and reduced range use. The joint effort began in the last Montana legislature with cooperative agricultural bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Montana
Miles City
Stockmen’s Association
Notice to Grain Growers on State Hail Insurance Pamphlet
The State Board of Hail Insurance in Helena Montana issues the State Hail Insurance law pamphlet. Application blanks and full information are available from county assessors or mailed by request from the board. The pamphlets provide grain growers direct, early access to the new insurance law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Hail Insurance
Helena
Montana
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Standards Agent
Montana Grains
Secretary OF Agriculture
Secretary OF State
UCM
American Society of Equity
Insurance Department
Equity
P. O. Box
Mont
ELK Run Herefords
Elk Run Ranch
Highwood
Frank Ledingham
Butte
Mom
the Tribune
Roundup
MONO
Per Mining Company
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
Spokane Union Stockyards
Henningsen Produce Company
Henningsen
fHenningsen Produce Company
Butte, Montana
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