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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
2
State Agricultural College at Bozeman prepares leading pieces on tillage methods funded by state and federal governments. The articles describe experimental results and urge readers to save them for reference in improving Montana farming practices.
Montana State College research shows farms with herds averaging under 6000 pounds pay at least a dollar more per hundredweight than those averaging over 7000. Dane Tretsven cites Mayor Mitchell's dairy records from 1918 to 1923, noting steady gains through careful record keeping and breeding using high producing Ayrshire bulls.
Governor proclamation and Montana Livestock Sanitary Board Regulation No 50 require all sheep shearers farm workers and stock yard staff entering Montana from California to prove no exposure to foot and mouth disease or undergo disposal washing boiling water or 30 minute formaldehyde fumigation. Shoes and shearing gear must be disinfected. Cresol solution five percent five minutes deemed safe. W J Butler executive officer urges compliance.
Montana Experiment station researcher Dr. W. E. Joseph reports pasture alone reduces feed per pig. With 16 sows and litters on pasture for 48 days, pigs weighed about 42 pounds at weaning, saving concentrates and yielding about 6.25 dollars per acre on five acres.
The author details a straightforward milk and fat testing system using monthly weights, daily production totals, and quarterly butterfat checks. Measurements occur on the 15th, with cows ranked by a blacksmith-branded number, and no special feeding or breeding changes beyond culling poorer cows and using better bulls.
Three carloads of 98 head of Holsteins with Durhams and Guernseys arrived in Cartersville and move to pasture for delivery to Rosebud county farmers and ranchers within days. Shipped from Wisconsin to Forsyth based J. Edwards, the cattle are 2 and 3 year olds contracted for by local ranchers.
An antique ad touts Cuticurn Toilet Trio Soap Ointment Taleum Powder as a fragrant, economical antiseptic facial skin and baby powder. Highlights its convenience, scent, and use for dusting and perfume purposes.
The article describes a cliff at Buffalo Bluff where large animals were driven over a 40 foot drop as part of an ancient winter hunt. It details stone drives, wooden stakes, buckskin cords with fluttering feathers and cloth to frighten game toward the precipice. Spear and arrow heads of obsidian are found among the white bones.
The Laurel Rod and Gun club with the state game warden and Montana Sportsmen's Association launches a campaign against predatory birds and animals. Two local teams led by C. T. Thoralson and Edward Murray compete to kill the most targets before November 15 to win cash prizes and a junior .22 rifle prize for top junior scorer.
Advertised Castoria product promoted for children claims to relieve constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea and to regulate stomach and bowels aiding digestion and feverish symptoms.
Murray No 4 well near Broadview yields 20 000 000 cubic feet of gas daily and signals possible oil. farmers facing foreclosure on 30 000 acres may gain title and cash from the surge in value and creditor support while a related Hepp well further reshapes the Lake Basin field. In Havre an auto crash near St Paul claims the life of John H Bergin of Shelby.
Mrs Christina Van Hess of Sioux Falls recalls a two year improvement after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She reports relief from back pain nervousness and functional disturbances and credits the medicine with restoring strength and health. She mentions available sale at drug stores and a trial offer from the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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