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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1917
Page
2
Guidance for starting farm incubators includes securing top grade oil, cleaning the machine, fumigating and disinfecting, and warming storage. Prepare burners, run the unit for two days, and plan egg gathering to avoid chilling. When cold snaps occur, delay setting and protect hens and eggs in warm spaces to ensure strong hatchlings.
An analysis of potato farming in Montana notes price variability and market demands. Early market potatoes should be fair sized and disease free, while late market varieties demand white types with strong cooking quality. Emphasizes seed selection and cultivation to meet market preferences.
Times notes irrigated crops favor Fussett Burbank and Rural varieties while Green Mountain excels on dry land in Montana. The first named is praised for disease resistance and irrigation performance. Green Mountain ranks highly for dry soil adaptation.
The article argues postwar price shifts will favor livestock over grain as supply and demand tighten. It urges Montana farmers to invest wartime profits into permanent improvements, pastures, foundation herds, and stable husbandry practices, warning about bulls and handling safety.
Advice on raising young dairy bulls emphasizes separating six month olds, outdoor exercise, and balanced feeding with alfalfa hay and limited grain. Keep fat appearances in check, provide ample water, and allow pasture access.
Question on improving gumbo soil with blue stem and June grass. Answer notes dry land challenges, possible black alkali causing caking, hard to penetrate, and offers gritty plan: apply heavy manure to loosen, plant rye, use sweet clover to improve subsoil water intake and add organic matter. After a few years soil may regain productivity.
An advertisement extols a plan to ease indigestion from overeating. It promotes Peruna as a tonic to quicken digestion, remove waste, soothe membranes, and build strength, noting tablet forms and laxatives from Manalin. Columbus Ohio origin.
Corvallis expert says clover and alfalfa can be mixed with other crops for silage but raises costs. straight clover or alfalfa often preferred. Alfalfa silage is excellent but needs added water and gradual cattle familiarization to the taste.
Notice is given that Walter Glenn Dauwalder of Chateau Montana filed intent to prove up a three year claim on lands described as NE% NEY section 22 N% NWY SE4% NW% E% SWYy section 23 EY NW 4 section 26 township 24 north range 3 west Montana Mocha ian before U S Commissioner A C Warner at Choteau Montana on March 20 1917 Witnesses include Andrew Andreson William Fraser Edward M Gibler and John C Gibler. R N SUTHERLIN Register. 1st pub Feb 14 last March 13
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