Bloat in Cattle and Prevention Tips from Treasure State Farm
Agricultural note on bloat in cattle and sheep explaining when alfalfa should be avoided, pre turnout hay, and straw strategies. Advice covers tapping with trocar and cannula, mild home remedies with salt, and stronger treatments using Barium Chloride with Tartar Emetic, plus optional strychnine for weak animals.
Montana Poultry Show Set for January in Butte
The eleventh annual Montana State Poultry Breeders Association show will run January 13 to 18 in Butte under American Poultry Association rules. Entries come from surrounding states and Canada, with premium lists due December 1 and entries closing January 1. Secretary J. L. Dorsh, Butte, handles inquiries.
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State Breeders' Association
Montana State Poultry Breeders’ Association
Butte
Montana
Northwest
Wyoming
Dakota
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Calgary
American Poultry Association
Hamburg
Will Purdy
Spokane
J. L. Dorsh
More Eggs Tonic Boosts Poultry Profit Claims
Mrs. H. M. Patton of Waverly Missouri reports 1,500 eggs from 100 hens in 21 days using More Eggs tonic. The advertisement pitches doubling egg production with a scientific tonic, offers a $1 supply and a million dollar bank guarantee, and promotes a free poultry book from E. J. Reefer of Kansas City.
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H. M. Patton
Waverly
E. J. Reefer
Reefer
Kansas City
Developing a Strain of Heavy Laying Chickens
The text explains that high egg production is vital, with 90 eggs per year breaking even on feed and 200 eggs yielding large profit. It promotes the index method of selection, noting higher accuracy (87 percent) than early trapnest tests and describing how to compute a hen's life production through 60 days of optimal performance. The index, applied to males as well, has raised flock production by about 50 percent in five years.
Largest hog price paid for Cherry Bob in country
A farm ing company of Blackstone Arkansas paid one thousand dollars for Cherry Bob a famous Duroc herd boar at Marion Ohio. The animal weighed 800 pounds.
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Blackstone
Ark
Marion
Ohio
King’s New Di promises relief for colds and coughs
A vintage ad copy touts Dr. King's New Di for coughs colds and bronchial attacks claiming quick relief and restful sleep. The notice notes long standing availability since 1869 and urges early use to prevent lasting aftereffects.
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Dr. King
Talamedee
Life Pills Promote Digestive Relief Reported
An unknown claim promotes Kinew Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and indigestion. The terse text suggests improved bowels and energy but provides no verifiable details or medical endorsement.
Apple Butter Sweetening Mix From Corn Syrup and Cider
A recipe notes corn syrup can replace sugar in apple butter. It suggests a mix of one third dark corn syrup one third boiled down cider and one third brown sugar using one part sweetening to two parts fruit pulp. Boiled cider syrup and corn syrup both add mild flavors while preserving fruit taste.
Cashier Follows Bandit Then Detains Him Before Collapse
Miss Adelaine Roache a cashier chased a bandit who snatched a cash box containing 600 dollars. She seized the thief by his coat until assistance arrived and then she fainted. The incident highlights quick action and a dramatic end as help arrived.
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Adelaine Roache
Feeding Sheep Requires Study and Careful Feeding
A historic note emphasizes careful water quality and even grain distribution for lambs. It urges feeders to observe small details, separate lambs by locality and wool type, pace feeding to ship timing, and treat a feed yard as a manufacturing plant to produce a finished product.
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Feeder
Farmers' Week at State College Featured December 9 14
Farmers' week at the state college will run December 9 to 14. Montana farm bureaus will be highlighted along with features such as Dr Elwood Mead's address on Land for Returned Soldiers and discussions on farm laws and cooperative farm business. The program includes the little farm tractor sunflowers silos and new crops.
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The
State College
Montana
Elwood Mead
National Authority On Land Settlement
Federation of Farm Organizations
Cooperative Farm Business
American Society of Equity
Old Line
Iodine Feeding Helps Prevent Hairless Pigs and Goiter
Montana fish tale warns stockmen along the Yellowstone tributaries of hairless pigs and goiter in spring litters due to iodine shortage. Feeding one grain of iodine daily during 90 to 100 days of gestation costs about 50 cents per head and yields stronger pigs. Circulars from the Montana Experiment Station advise on iodine use and seed saving tips for garden crops.
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Montana
North
South Dakota
Yellowstone
Veterinary Department
Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Blackfoot Land Development CO
Missoula, Mont
State Fair
Selway Gardiner Sheep Company
Anaconda
Turkeys
Pain
Sloan
Spokane Union
Old Line Insurance
Insurance Department
Stanton Bank
Great Falls