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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1926
Page
6
Montana State College presents a illustrated crop implement note by A J Ogaard extension agronomist. The gooseneck slicker is a top straight blade weeders type suited to heavy soils and can replace duck foot on such fields. The driver stands on the tailboard when operating this standard model.
The article compares the gooseneck slicker with crude wooden sled knives. it notes better penetration handling light draft and lower cost. It mentions use in the northwest drylands and districts such as Walla Walla Washington and Pendleton Oregon with windrow dumping after each cultivation.
The narrator explains that when a windrow is reached the worker alights to allow the machine to rock forward on flat runners. The driver then pulls the tailboard back into place and resumes his position on the board while the team moves.
A close-up view highlights the standard gooseneck slicker in Figure 2, detailing its design features and key components for inspection.
An official photographer from the United States Bureau of Reclamation films crops on the Sun River irrigation project near Great Falls to document farm methods and the water distributing system. The footage will become part of reclamation records and be available to the Educational Film Service run by the Agriculture Department.
More than twenty autos carrying Hill county farmers and Havre business men traveled to Canada for a three day tour last week led by Hill county agent E. B. Duncan. The group visited illustration farms near Shaunavon and the Swift Current experimental station.
Goodman of Plentywood purchases 3000 sheep at Miles for about 10.75 per head. He drives the flock from Miles City to Sheridan County.
Farmers across Montana discuss methods and yields. Alph Inge of Custer County favors summer tillage with a red weeder, estimating near 20 bushels per acre on summer fallow versus about 7 on corn land. Meanwhile county farm groups report varied efforts from pesticide purchases to cooperative campaigns and fair planning.
Henry Oliver Stuart pioneer resident of Butte died at his home after a period of declining health. Born in Napsterville Quebec Canada 80 years ago he came to Montana around 1862 and drove for Wells Fargo for years. He married Rosina Kathleen Johnson 45 years ago and lived in Montana for over five decades. Survived by his widow a son Romeo two stepsons two granddaughters two grandsons and two great grandsons.
Northern Pacific railroad announces a two week escorted homeseekers tour leaving St. Paul in August. Farmers from Iowa South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and other Midwest states will visit Yellowstone Gallatin Bitter Root valleys and the lower Flathead. The British government considers legislation to restore democratic basis for trade unions.
J B S Montgomery of the Central Cooperative Commission Association toured Montana and northwest states assessing seasonal livestock prospects. He praised the lower Yellowstone Valley as an exceptional agricultural outlook and cited strong cooperative effort at Havre led by Sean McNicol. He predicted a large fall cattle movement with the Corn Belt ready to buy at fair prices.
Miss Blanche Lee, state leader of home demonstration agents for Montana, was honored at the annual Phi Upsilon Omicron meeting in Minneapolis by being offered the presidency. She declined due to time constraints and was elected director of the American Home Economics Association with duties in western states.
Ravalli County will again employ a county agricultural agent to lead its agricultural development. The Board of County Commissioners approved the move in July, with an agent to be appointed soon. Montana will have 35 extension agents in the field, including 28 agricultural agents and five home demonstration agents. Extension work operates in 29 of Montana’s 56 counties.
Two new Montana Experiment Station bulletins address wintering beef calves and yearlings and wintering cows in northern Montana. Authors C N Arnett A L Baker and L Vinke report 10 years of feeding trials at Havre. Free copies available while supplies last from Bozeman.
Susanne Thompson resigns after two years as nutrition specialist for the Montana Extension Service to pursue advanced dental nutrition studies. A successor has not yet been chosen.
Experiments in onion seed production in the Missoula and Bitter Root valleys show farmers will gain about 70000 from the crop. Inspectors J. W. ONeill and Edward Dickey report the seed crop in excellent condition and rainfall boosts farmers across western Montana.
Mark Austin field manager of Utah Idaho Sugar company reports northern Montana irrigated beet fields rival Yellowstone valley yields. He predicts 25 tons per acre in many farms with five to 25 tons per acre across Montana and confirms expansion prospects for next year and beyond.
Cascade County dairy associations top state charts for June in cows tested over 100 with 435 cows, 80 above 40 pounds butterfat. Bitter Root follows with 385 cows. Flathead leads per cow with 934 pounds milk and 34.5 pounds butterfat. Roralli Hope Ormsby Ir. Holstein, bred by Ford and Hollister, produced 2571 pounds milk and 83.3 pounds butterfat. Koli Holstein, Belt, 2370 pounds milk and 78.2 pounds butterfat, drops to fourth.
A new cheese factory starts operation at St Ignatius in the lower Flathead valley. It pays market price for butter fat and offers a premium of 3 to 6 cents per pound for milk.
Blaine county and Moun Tama State college students Blaine county agricultural agent Max Legge and associates start a cooperative survey. They will inspect all cultivated shrubs and grain crops for black stem rust, tracing barberry spread from ornamental planting to agricultural threat since 1918.
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