Plowing Demonstrations Highlight Fair Farm Machinery
The Montana State Fair showcased farm equipment with a 80 acre tract prepared by Niger tractors testing modern plowing. J M Power’s field adjacent to the fair grounds was plowed free of charge. The Montana Oil Company donated Mono lubricating oils and gasoline for the demonstrations, which drew large crowds curious about efficiency and speed of power machinery. No prizes were awarded as per fair rules, and the event proved popular with attendees and exhibitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Implement Department
Montana Oil Company
Mono-co
J. M. Power
Niger
Montana cattle market makes history amid high prices
A Montana cattle grower cites prices that outpace ten year averages as livestock demand surges due to wartime needs. Experts forecast continued elevated markets for beef, hogs, lambs, and cattle, with Hoover’s food program supporting sustained profitability for producers and feeders into the postwar period.
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Montana
Charles C. Robinson
Clan Robinson & Co
Europe
America
Hoover
Keeping Root Crops In Outdoor Storage Pits
A practical guide to storing root crops outdoors in a shallow trench with straw or hay insulation. Build a ventilated pit near the garden or porch, cover with dirt after cold arrives, and maintain ventilation with makeshift chimney boards. Two access methods: box ends filled with straw or monthly digging for fresh supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Under False Colors. Gordon G. What kind of girl is she
J Welker jokes about Gordon G answering what sort of girl she is, calling her blonde with a brunette reputation in a terse aside reflecting the era's casual gossip tone.
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Gordon G
J. Welker
Pullets Should Be Housed For Winter Egg Production
Poultry keepers are urged to house pullets now to ensure strong egg production in winter. April hatched birds should be indoors and on high protein rations, while March and early April birds need confinement, cleaning, and whitewashing to prevent disease. Avoid mixing pullets with hens and sort for quality to prevent infection and poor yields.
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Frome
Four Year Old Steer Brings Record Price in Chicago Market
T E Bowman of Medicine Lake received a record price for a Montana steer at Chicago. A four year old cross between hereford and shorthorn weighed 1540 pounds and sold for 231 dollars in a shipment from Sheridan county. The sale underscores high demand on the Chicago market this year.
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Montana
Chicago
T. E. Bowman
Medicine Lake
Sheridan County
World News Told in Brief Oct 12 1916
World news briefs report in Montreal and Winnipeg elections, regiments recruited for Britain, and a banker resigning to enlist. Sugar shortage appeals from France, bean crop estimates for 1917, and Australian sheep king Samuel McCaughey insuring soldiers. Farm loan associations grow, Italian aviator Riznanti travels near Norfolk, and Ed wards selects Battle Hymn for a division. Economic notes from Paris on shoe prices. Patents and police: a Texas widow’s war service, and a bank president’s theft details emerge.
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Waterers
Congress
Icioure Uy
Winnipeg
Canada
Boston
Fifth
Royal Highlanders’ Regiment
Montreal
David M. Osborne
Merchants’ National Bank
First Maine Heavy Artillery
France
United States
Sydney
Australia
Samuel McCaughey
Washington
Norfolk
Riznanti
Clarence R. Edwards
New
Greece
Naxos
Paris
A A White sells townsites and lands in western states
A A White advertises business and residence lots for sale across Minnesota North Dakota Montana Oregon Washington and California including 21 government townsites on Flathead Lake. The copy touts the Flathead area near Glacier National Park as a future resort and cites the Great Northern railway. Office lines list 1210 Pioneer Building St Paul and Missoula offices in Montana.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Washington
California
Flathead Lake
Nature
Rocky Mountains
Glacier National Park
Great Northern Railway
Tr Continental
Branc
Pioneer Building
St. Paul
Minn
Missoula
Mont
Conrad Block
Kalispell, Mont
Adyv
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Iron Farm Horses
West Beef
Seno
B. Nelson
Central Avenue
Great Falls
Robt. L. Rowell
Central Ave
Great Falls, Mont
Sweet Clover Seed
Sudan
Henry Field Seed Co
Box
Shenandoah, Iowa
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
Hughes Loan
Third St. N
and Land Company
Commercial National Bank
Cream Shipper
Fergus County Creamery
Lewistown
H. J. Skinner
Ford
Barnes
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Minneapolis
American Association ‘of Progressive Medicine
Rome
Nazarro
New York
Texas
Wilson
Charles Montague
Bandéra
Red Cross
Joseph B. Martindale
Chemical National Bank of New York
Ellen D. Hunt
Martindale
A. A. White
Trappers
Rapin
Northwestern Hide & Fur CO
Minn Eat
Nat'l Bank
US Motor Compaet
Bes
Pasee
First Avenue
Helena
Mon-O-Co
Montana Oil Co
Ontana Company
Wwe
F. C. Bydeley
Tod Block
MR. Farmer
Lewistown Creamery CO
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