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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
2
The Montanus farm page reports that Bozeman officials prepare leading articles on tillage experiments funded by state and federal governments. The pieces describe experimental results and urge readers to file away the articles for future reference.
The Billings factory of the Great Western Sugar company finished the 1924 campaign with 906000 hundred pound sacks of sugar, a 50 percent rise over prior years, becoming the premier beet sugar mill in the United States. About 285000 tons of beets were processed, 700 workers served 110 days, and farmers received roughly 2.2 million dollars in payments with more bonuses possible.
The Billings factory notes 19 year totals include 8,335,784 bags sugar and 712,143 tons pulp. About 1,500 beet farmers on 31,000 acres supplied 7,000 tons pulp and 7,000 carloads of beets. Payments total about $2.2 million with future bonuses likely. The outlook remains bright with larger acreage forecast and prices expected to improve.
A Western Pennsylvania farm upbringing led a diligent student to become a district school teacher and later a physician. After the Civil War he practiced medicine in Pennsylvania’s oil regions and treated ill patients on horseback. He moved to Buffalo New York where his remedies became widely sold, making Dr R V Pierce a world known figure. The Golden Medical Discovery claims to be a leading blood medicine with over fifty million bottles sold in the United States. A trial package of the tablets is offered for 10 cents through the Dr Pierce Clinic in Buffalo.
Between 35 and 40 percent of the 1924 wheat crop is being kept in reserve by farmers in the northern and northeastern Montana region. A. L. Hammell, acting superintendent of the American Express company, conducted the survey during a trip through the area.
A Hamilton meeting of Bitter Root Products stockholders aimed to raise 3000 dollars within 15 days by selling more stock to members and accepted promoter C A Crawford’s offer to loan 2000 dollars for one year without interest to clear about 5000 dollars in debts from the first year’s curtailed operations due to poor crops.
The article notes Mount Morgan in Glacier National Park hosts America’s greatest collection of vacation jack knife carvings on a sheer rock face. Tourists carve names and dates each year, accessible only by trail several miles from main roads. The piece also covers Hill County farming growth near Havre, listing farm sizes, prices, and local business support from Havre and Hill County figures.
One thousand five hundred dollars of stock was subscribed during the session. Stockholders praised the company marketing methods as prices for farm products met expectations. Last year’s gross sales totaled 20 406 77 with strawberries 5924 crates 14111 75 cold packed berries 13468 pounds 1411 05 other fruits 2938 07 vegetables 1945 92. Bitter Root ever bearing strawberries topped the market with growers netting 2 15 per crate versus 1 90 Hood River and 1 78 Puyallup.
Hill County farming shows steady progress through summer fallow methods. Mr Couch farms about 200 acres yearly with wheat yields above 20 bushels per acre. He also raises stock, poultry, and hogs, shipping hogs annually and marketing 65,000 in Havre railroad shops 1905–1912. Jacob Hoyum near Havre embodies farmer independence.
The article notes the wealth of Mr. Couch and highlights the Wolfe ranch near Havre where in 1924 the family produced 720 acres of wheat 70 acres of barley 40 oats 60 rye and 80 corn totaling about 15000 bushels selling for over 25000 dollars. John Peterson 16 miles NW of Havre won first prize for highest yield on summer fallowed land with 89 bushels per acre. Z A White 28 miles north of Havre won third prize with 27 bushels per acre. Adolph Wieczorek 2.5 miles SE of town is praised for perseverance.
Chester Spicher, owner of land about 35 miles west of Havre, has just completed marketing a 35,000 bushel wheat crop. The article also notes a 600 bushel crop of wheat carried over from 1923.
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