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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
6
Experts at the State Agricultural College Bozeman describe results from state and federal funded Montana tillage experiments. The articles outline best practices and urge readers to file the reports for future reference.
President Alfred Atkinson of Montana State College urged extension service workers to expand agricultural support for incoming settlers. He stressed the county agents role, the need to tailor guidance on soil and climate, and the collaboration between the experiment station and extension service to help settlers farm successfully and make Montana a permanent home.
Mrs. Clara Showers of Boise says years of nervousness and catarrhal trouble eased after using Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She reports rapid improvement, recommends the remedies to other suffering women, and notes dealers carry the products. Readers are urged to write for free medical advice or a trial package.
The Montana turkey industry shows growth as shipments rise and prices stay strong. E J Gilmartin of Northern Creamery in Great Falls notes 15 cars shipped for Thanksgiving and Christmas, signaling higher production and expanding markets, with potential at least a 40 percent increase in 1925.
A Montana potato grower narrates his switch to certified seed, detailing rogueing, disease issues, and tag quality. He recalls joining a seed club, conflicts with inspector X, and the failure of early trials before embracing Professor Harrington’s certified stock.
The region is described as rapidly becoming an ideal diversified farming area, with wider recognition for its agricultural strength. Local officials aim to position the Treasure State as a farming state admired nationwide and beyond.
By O H Williams rising sheep is a major Montana industry with about 2 300 000 sheep and 1924 wool and lamb sales exceeding 18 million dollars. The piece praises Montana’s climate and livestock health, calls for cooperation among woolgrowers, notes buyers set the fifty cent price for large clips, and warns small growers may take losses on early contracts.
President Coolidge told commission men at the International Livestock Show in Chicago that relief for farmers lies in cooperative marketing. He noted most industries are organized, while Montana woolgrowers remain at the mercy of speculators. He cited western states with organized associations and urged Montana to organize similarly.
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