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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
6
The page features expert articles from the State Agricultural College at Bozeman describing government funded Montana tillage experiments. Readers are urged to file these articles for reference as results guide best practices in farming.
Montana livestock specialist R L Waddell notes hog prices fluctuate in regular cycles and presently sit near a peak. He urges farmers to study cycles to time breeding and marketing, aiming to smooth production and rely on forecast trends rather than current prices. The USDA supports forecasting to reduce over and under production. The goal is to stabilize the market and spread profits more evenly among producers.
The Holly sugar factory at Sidney, valued at 1.5 million dollars, is about 65 percent finished. A 268 foot smokestack has been completed and visible from the lower Yellowstone project while the main building's steel superstructure is being brick-walled.
Transfer of about 3 750 acres in Gallatin valley plus adjoining Meagher county land is part of a $1 065 000 deal between International Life Insurance Co and W T Boyer and wife of St Louis Missouri. Papers were filed recently at Bozeman.
A study by Prof Clyde Mc Kee reports 113 agricultural graduates at Montana State College, 90 work in farming related fields or agricultural science and teaching, while 23 pursue non agricultural pursuits.
A historical note records polar bears showing a strong preference for cod liver oil, highlighting unusual dietary behavior observed in their natural or captive contexts. The detail underscores human-animal interaction and potential nutritional implications.
In Cascade County, Jude Huber of Belt tops May milk production with 3,240 pounds and 84.2 pounds butterfat while another cow yields 2,681 pounds milk 64.2 butterfat. Hill County pork contest grows with 12 farmers racing to produce the most pork at lowest cost over 180 days.
The farm loan department credits Montana's 1924 crop with open sea level growth and diversification. Treasury officials say the 1923-24 crop upswing redeemed the state and lowered farm loan delinquency, with diversification seen as the salvation for Montana farmers as the 1925 outlook improves nationwide.
Western Railway's Committee on Public Relations offers one Montana 4 H club member a free trip to the Chicago convention of Boys and Girls Clubs during the International Live Stock Exhibition. Winners must write an essay on the visit and compete for $175 in state level prizes.
An advertisement urges readers to apply Cuticura Ointment on an itchy scalp and dandruff spots, then wash with Cuticura Soap with hot water. It promotes Cuticura as daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
Montana State College horticulturist F M Harrington notes that disease control dominates potato growing. Rogueing to remove diseased seed plants reduces virus-related losses, with USDA bulletin 1436 guiding practices. Insect transmission and field isolation are key to producing sound seed potatoes.
The Old Pioneers of Wyoming publish an in memoriam tribute to John Phillips who died November 18. They praise his frontier rides from Fort Phil Kearney to Fort Laramie and his rescue efforts against hostile Indians, calling him a true friend of settlers and a marker in Western history.
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