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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1923
Page
6
The article advises selling hogs when market-ready to maximize returns, noting September as peak fat hog prices and a October decline. It discusses ideal weights, regional market differences, and two feeding strategies using either rapid finish with full feed or cheaper gains via pasture and waste grains. Supplements and fall pig feeding for spring markets are emphasized.
Blackleg is reported very prevalent among young cattle in several parts of the state. Now is the time to vaccinate with Lederle Blackleg Aggressin to provide lifelong protection. Contact Dr. M. E. Knowles in Helena Montana for supplies.
Beck Petroleum’s Liberty county well on the Liberty dome south of the Sweet Grass hills has drilled to 2040 feet near the base of the Kootenai formation. Red beds appeared around 1700 feet as the drill continues through bright shales with no sand encountered yet at last reports.
A Cut Bank area oil company will drill in the Rocky Ridge holdings to secure a local gas supply for the city. The project aims to ensure steady fuel access and support municipal needs.
Montana heads into a year of banner home gardens with guidance from a state agriculture expert. Prof. C. C. Starling notes transplanting, seed quantities per plant and per 100 hills, and the virtues of sowing thickly in small plots to ensure even stands and reduce thinning costs.
The article outlines soil selection and preparation for gardens, emphasizing warm weather crops like corn and melons. It covers soil type, moisture, windbreaks, plowing depth, seed bed firming, disc harrowing, and spading as well as manure use and early seed purchases. It lists planting depths for various seeds and quantities per 100 feet of drill.
Radishes are planted with beets carrots and parasnips. Radish seedlings break the crust for delicate companions and mark the rows for early cultivation.
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