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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1924
Page
6
The leading articles prepared by experts at Bozeman’s State Agricultural College detail Montana tillage experiments funded by state and federal programs. The column urges readers to file away these farm insights for future reference.
Eastern Montana reports high yields and good quality in winter and spring wheat with yields near or above average. Corn acreage rises across the region as diversification improves farm economics. Forage crops and stock ranges show strong conditions, supporting a hopeful outlook for livestock feed this winter.
An efficient school advertises that an office position with a good salary awaits graduates. It claims graduates advance rapidly and gain strong employment prospects after completing the course.
Montana Experiment Station tests by Dr. W. E. Joseph show skim milk enhances pig growth when added to barley and alfalfa feed. Two sows, one receiving skim milk, produced litters that outpaced the non skim milk group in daily gains and efficiency, with lighter grain use after weaning.
Miles City merchants note stock in fine shape and shipments starting this week. Eastern Montana sends highly finished stock to market reducing freight share and boosting prices. Farmers and business leaders like Mr. Taylor describe widespread prosperity with good wheat prices and diversified farms.
Wheat prices surged on the Chicago Board of Trade with a six and one eighth cent daily rise, moving well above $1.59 per bushel as buyers push ahead amid a strong world grain market and reports of Canadian crop damage. Analysts warn the outlook may be strained and call for caution despite the gains.
The Indian Pow Wow at Arlee on the Flathead reservation attracted over 60 camps with wide tribal representation including Nez Perce Spokane Crow Cree Kootenai Snake Selish Sho shone and Pend d'Oreille. Bazille Felix oversaw ceremonies featuring parades symbolic dances horse races and bucking contests. A notable squaw parade showcased generations of beaded garments.
Dr W E Josph of Montana Experiment Station advises that pigs developed for breeding must grow without gaining fat. Use bulky feeds like bran oats and shorts, with skim milk tankage bone meal and hay. Gilts kept for brood sows should be kept from fattening as high condition harms breeding quality.
Roosevelt county in eastern Montana reports ideal conditions across all crops. Moist soil sustains growth and prospects a record harvest barring unforeseen events. Sea gull invasions reduced grasshopper trouble and corn, while cool nights slowed it but frost around September tenth should still allow a large yield.
Montana moves to wipe out barberry to end wheat rust losses. W N Christopherson says barberry enables rust and federal funds support a statewide eradication effort. By campaign start, 9 195 bushes 1 290 seedlings and 4 643 sprouting bushes destroyed across Montana on 220 properties.
A reflective reminiscence of life on the plains with a wagon train. The narrator recalls daily duties and childlike wonder as cattle wander at night and family reads Dickens aloud while crossing the Wilder ness. The piece links pioneer travel to memories of Merrie England and youth.
The advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a pleasant safe substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It claims no narcotics and notes physicians everywhere recommend it with the signature of the brand.
Roosevelt county farmers observe a header barge developed by J. H. Harrison and C. W. Hart aimed at cutting labor in wheat harvesting. The device, tractor drawn and 18 feet long, can head and stack 25 acres of wheat per day with two workers, reducing straw reliance and total twine use. Expected trials by two to three Roosevelt county farms amid ongoing harvest labor pressures.
W P Stapleton, agricultural development agent for the Northern Pacific, reports farmers are reducing debt faster than believed. He notes diversified eastern Montana farmers improving and bankers confirming five years of debt reduction. The Missoula conference focused on the land settlement program as northwest immigration begins and settlers move into eastern Montana.
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