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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
2
Montana State College reports from Fergus County on sweet clover benefits and dairy management during heat. Cows peak in butterfat with proper rotation, shading, and grain feeds as pastures dry.
Montana farmers should test both moisture and protein in wheat before harvest to secure maximum price. E J Bell Jr notes samples taken across fields yield accurate results. quick drying and prompt threshing are essential. Farmers may use sample threshers, moisture testers, and county agents for guidance. a joke about elephants ends the excerpt.
More than 2000 farmers from British Columbia and several U S states attended the Brockton Tractor Experimental Farm field day on July 19. Montana State College speakers explained tractor sizes and wheat growing methods while visitors toured units and observed innovative practices aimed at maximizing efficiency and records.
A brief exchange cites a Prine era line about tools and waiting after the whistle. The fragment hints at a dialectal swap and a punchy retort about readiness versus hesitation. It reads as a humor dialect exchange from a serialized Ink publication.
Montana reports higher total property valuations this year due to new property and increased personal property values. James H. Stewart, chairman of the state board of equalization, says virtually every county shows an increase over last year. Hearings on taxpayer protests will follow after county boards finish their sessions.
A dialogue features Prudence Chis daughter and a proud parent discussing the fiancé. He expresses a long held wish for a home and admiration for their household, shaping expectations for a future together.
A humorous account shows Mr. MacDonald arranging a second wedding with a clergyman. He quips about using rice at the ceremony to avoid waste, noting his earlier costly wedding and joking that even a small spark may lead to great fame, as in Dante.
The Central Cooperative Association, formed in 1921, dominates the South St Paul market handling over 32 percent of receipts since 1929. It reduces marketing costs, returns patronage profits, and offers Montana ranchers a $1 membership with about $8 savings per carload, as South St Paul gains traction with Montana stockmen.
M L Wilson formerly of Montana State College is in Russia studying farm conditions and teaching Montana farming methods. The Montana Book is being mailed internationally to interest groups in oil gas and mineral resources while requests come from Germany New Zealand Canada Mexico and elsewhere. Wilson, working with Soviet services near Rastor, notes Russian wheat production resembles southern Montana.
A boy asks what a cannibal is and the teacher explains it by a paradox about being one’s own parents, concluding with a quip about learning and knowledge. The exchange reflects a child’s humorous misinterpretation and a didactic response.
Advertisement touts Cuticura soap for soaking and drying sore hands plus Cuticura ointment to treat them. It advises removing surplus ointment with tissue and promotes Soap Ointment and Talcum for various toilet purposes.
The Montana mining camp of Old Yogo in the Belt mountains near Utica rose in 1880 as prospectors flocked from Fort Benton and Billings after the Buchanan brothers found gold on Yogo creek. Toll Gate hill marked the rough passage to the site, post office opened in 1879-80, but the town faded when no rich lead appeared. Aunt Milly Ringo tended a long table for miners and hoped for a future boom, dying in 1916. Weatherwax and Jake Hoover are also noted early locals among many prospectors who left behind sapphire stones and scattered workings.
A boarding house operated by Misnet is now situated in Stanford. The note confirms Misnet’s current residence and the location of the lodging property.
A. H. Stafford urges farmers to use state testing labs to separate high and low protein wheat for feed. Low protein wheat is better for stock due to starch content, while high protein wheat earns more per bushel, with Montana weather likely lifting overall protein averages. The first Billings shipment averaged 14 percent protein. State and commercial labs will gather data during harvest.
A report notes a girl suffers a neck fracture after a car incident. The article provides limited details on the vehicle condition and surrounding circumstances.
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