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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
2
State Agricultural College at Botseman leads articles describing results from state and federal funded tillage experiments in Montana. Experts urge readers to file the articles for future reference as governments invest in improved farming methods.
Montana State College reports 1924 certified Bliss Triumph seed potatoes nearly sold out to southern buyers. Louisiana tests boosted demand, with growers in Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Fallon, Custer and Gallatin counties contributing seed for a Louisiana program. Montana aims to expand production and improve quality through cooperatives, extension plots, and advertising.
Pueblo reader M S Franklin credits Dr Pierce’s Anuric Tablets with curing year long kidney and backache troubles after failing other treatment. He reports rapid relief and renewed ability to work. The ad urges trying a trial package for 10 cents from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel and free medical advice.
WEILLER and WEILLER report a weak cattle trade with widespread low prices and few sales above 7 dollars for old steers. Calves and stockers show limited strength. hogs rise slightly to around 8.75 for hogs. sheep and lambs demand dwindles as Western runs end and fat lambs fetch about 13.40 to 14.00 dollars.
Montana farmers sent five hard winter wheat entries to the Portland Hay and Grain Show winning first through fourth and seventh places. Lennis Rands, Conrad Fichtner, Pat Ronane, and Ole Eggen shared top spots with a seventh for Arthur Olson. Marquis variety also won first in open hard red spring. Leroy Kirby claimed second in barley.
A Lewistown Fergus county shipment sent dressed turkeys to Chicago and milk fed poultry to New York City for the Thanksgiving market. This brings Lewistown’s fall total to five carloads with more shipments expected between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Montana's grain exhibit for the 1924 International Hay and Grain show leaves for Chicago under O J Ogaard. It promises the state's most extensive display yet and includes a Grimm and Cossack alfalfa seed educational exhibit with Idaho. Montana's championship grain judging team, Edward Bell J L Carter Oliver Lee and coach L J Jensen, will compete, fresh from the Pacific Northwest win. Fifty thousand square miles are devoted to wheat in India.
The Department of Commerce announces the Montana farm census plan with district supervisors and enumerator counts. District 1 led by Jay G. Diamond covers eight counties with 11 385 farms in 1920. District 2 led by Andrew D. Anderson includes 14 counties and 16 671 farms. District 3 led by Fred Horrell spans 33 counties with 29 379 farms.
Montana State College is producing three reels on Montana farming methods under M. L. Wilson. The program includes Big Teams in Montana, Reducing Harvesting Costs, and flax production. Bowden gathered footage in Montana over two years, with master negatives and prints in a Hollywood studio.
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