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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
6
Montana farmers expanded corn planting to 159 000 acres in the latest year up from 136 000 in 1939 with a 16 bushel per acre average. Extension service work and improved growing conditions contribute to rising yields and wider adoption across irrigated and dryland areas.
Mountain States Beetgrowers association members in the Billings factory district are released to contract with Great Western Sugar Co for the 1941 beet crop. Factory manager P H McMaster says individual contracts will start soon and planting will proceed rapidly on thousands of acres. The association says the offered contract fails to meet directors approval due to a clause reducing payments when net proceeds fall below 3.25 dollars per hundredweight.
A poultry note advises overseeing laying hens during winter to prevent declines in feed intake. It recommends varying diet, using moist mash with milk or greens, and short-term conditioners to boost appetite and digestion. Check for worm infestations and consider water medicines to ease intestinal inflammation.
Montana's tourism and cattle together formed the state's second largest industry from 1935 to 1938, yielding about 27.63 million dollars annually. Other leading products included cattle 37.73 million, wheat 20.55 million, sheep 19.49 million, hay 14.48 million, copper 15.55 million, sugar beets 4.38 million, petroleum 4.81 million, natural gas 4.74 million, and silver 4.10 million.
Mrs. Minerva Connor, about 80, died at her Hamilton home recently. She had lived in the Bitter Root valley for 50 years.
A brief note records that Turkey's constitution was adopted in 1925, marking a key milestone in the country's early republican era and legal framework development.
Irrigated farmers seek to restore soil nutrients by returning manure to fields. The trend includes cattle and sheep feeding, with livestock markets and diversified incomes boosting farm viability. A January tour near Valier, Montana showcased feed lots to about 300 attendees led by Blaine Ferguson of the Conrad PCA, which helped promote adaptation on local tracts. Ferguson runs 1,500 lambs, and his son David, a 14 year old Future Farmer, contributes 10 feeder lambs in his vocational project.
Montana cattle and sheep are entering spring in excellent condition with a bright future. Dr. W. J. Butler reports few disease outbreaks this winter aside from a family alimentary disorder in a Townsend flock. Feeder cattle arrive mainly from Texas and Mexico as Montana ranges are not expected to overstock. The state’s cattle and sheep totals are set to rise with normal calf and lamb crops, promising a strong year for stockmen.
Attorney General John W. Bonner says counties cannot limit a surveyor’s work time on plots and records in an opinion for Blaine County. In a separate ruling for Fallon County, he deems a state bail insurance premium settlement invalid if full payment was made but not disclosed to the nail board.
R A Jones of Anaconda Sales Co announces a new Ana conda lawn and garden fertilizer 10-20-0 developed for western soils deficient in nitrogen and phosphate. The product provides 30 units of plant food and uses three nitrogen forms for steady supply. It is priced lower per unit and sold in 1 to 100 pound bags through various dealers.
Al F. Winkler of Kalispell was appointed chairman at a Montana highway commission reorganization meeting. John M. Wheeler of Billings became vice chairman and Walter Phillips of Phillips joined as the third member. Winkler said the board had not yet set future policy, only routine business.
During the era of Spanish conquest about 300,000 llamas supported transport for silver from the Potosi mines in Bolivia, serving as pack animals and contributing to the mining economy's logistics.
The federal surplus administration completed purchases totaling 5 400 000 pounds of potatoes across the state. Buying 150 carloads at 65 cents per hundredweight for U S No 1 and 55 cents per hundred for commercial grades, the deal amounts to 2 700 tons. Distribution details follow.
H. B. Winters is named resident engineer of the resettlement project on the Greenfield beach near Fairfield. He comes from Lincoln Nebraska where he was contract engineer for region seven covering Nebraska North and South Dakota and Kansas. J. E. Hurley moves to Philadelphia to head a housing program tied to the national defense act. The Taiga of Siberia is described as one of the world’s greatest forests extending about 4000 miles in length and 1000 to 2000 miles in width.
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