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Newspaper
Baker Sentinel
Location
Baker, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
6
Farmers should optimize winter milk by protecting cows from storms and providing balanced rations. Knowledge of proteins carbohydrates and fats guides feed planning with alfalfa beet pulp barley and oats among recommended mixes. Regular feeding and ample clean water sustain milk flow and profits through the season.
G L Martin of Bozeman secretary of the Montana State Dairymen's association announces the annual convention to be held in Whitehall on December 27 and 28. Railroads offer a fare and one third round trip on the certificate plan with 100 tickets required, and attendance is expected to surpass this limit.
Farm guidance on ventilated storage for potatoes to avoid infection. Advice covers field piles or pits with straw, cone piles six to eight feet wide, top ventilators, and staged dirt or manure layering to protect tubers from freezing. 32 to 35 degrees is recommended indoors with periodic venting.
A Montana hawk raised near Culbertson was released with a note tagged to it. Texas hunter J M Alford shot the hawk near May, Texas, and found the shell with the shooter’s name. The bird had traveled about 1500 miles across four states in two months.
State university students aided potato growers by harvesting over 3000 sacks to shield crops from Jack Frost. They were released from classes for two days, with squads of 2 to 20 helping farms in Rattlesnake valley Orchard Homes Bitter Root and Missoula valley. They worked up to four days, earning $3 a day plus board, and farmers praised the effort.
Warnings from Herbert Hoover via Alfred Ackinson report a nationwide plot in Montana to destroy livestock yards mills and grain elevators. The plan is described as part of enemy strategy to disrupt U.S. war participation and food supply.
Poultry experts urge culling non profitable hens to boost profits as feed costs rise. Two methods described are the color test and the feather or molting test to identify slackers. Recommendations include killing two year old nonlaying hens after August and retaining good layers, with pullets starting to lay by 200 days yielding stronger results.
The report notes St Paul lifting its embargo on North Dakota livestock shipments. It lists several wartime items including layoffs of alien workers in New York and the death of General LeDuc. It mentions conscription talk, new regiments, and American war preparations abroad and at home.
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