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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
6
State Agricultural College at Bozeman provides leading articles on Montana tillage methods funded by state and federal programs. Experts describe results and urge readers to file these articles for future reference.
Blaine County farmers progressively improve dairy herds by introducing tested purebred sires and high grade calves from Montana, Idaho and Oregon. Buyers include Botts Harlem and others, with 30 heifer calves from Tillamook, Oregon, and local farmers anticipate boosted production as alfalfa and concentrates support dairying as the region’s central industry. Wool sells for 40 cents in Montana with major sales to Dewey Gould and Co. of Boston and others.
Montana State College experts warn that turning cows onto new legume pastures like alfalfa or sweet clover can cause bloat. Advice includes feeding dry fodder before turnout, providing salt, gradual pasture acclimation, and veterinary treatment if bloat occurs.
James Herbert of Wolson reports larger alfalfa acreage on the Flathead reservation than ever, with potential for a 100 percent plus cut in irrigated sections. First crop may begin in two to three weeks. The area endured the driest 24 year period with April May rainfall at record lows. A soaking rain late last week revived crops and boosted spring wheat prospects after two dry months.
A warning from the Conference for the Prevention of Grain rust says black stem rust on common barberry bushes in the north central area will spread to cereal crops via winds. Eradication of barberry is urged to reduce rust losses, which experts say average about 50 million bushels annually.
The Anna Head School for Girls in Berkeley announces that IW high school graduates are admitted to all colleges without examination via an accrediting system. The school offers a Post Graduate Department and Primary and Intermediate departments under Principal Miss Mary E. Wilson.
Three laws of direct interest to Montana will be put into execution soon. One authorizes designation of stockraising lands by the secretary of the interior for grazing and forage, with 640 acres needed per family. A second authorizes $3,000 from Fort Peck funds to pay a Washington visit by a Fort Peck Indian delegation. The third extends the Fort Assiniboine abandoned reserve ten years to pay overdue principal with interest.
In Connecticut a bride wore a white crepe de chine dress with matching hat. She exchanged vows in a romantic ceremony described by the Boston Transcript as adorned with bridal roses.
Centralizers dominate Montana butter production with about 60 creameries, mainly at railroad hubs, supplying large markets and stabilizing prices. In 1923 two Butte creameries burned, but overall dairy output rises as producers milk more cows to ship cream regularly and receive 24 hour payment via mailed checks.
A $100 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who held up a prominent Glasgow woman. She was attacked on the river road east of Glasgow, dragged from the car, and left unconscious before fleeing. She later recovered enough to return to town with help. her condition remains serious.
Government experts estimate the American wheat crop at about 700 million bushels, roughly 100 million less than usual. Montana’s harvest is projected at 60 million bushels, its highest on record, signaling notable regional gains.
An aged advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria claiming it has cured babies and children for over 30 years. It mentions relief from Constipation Flatulence Wind Colic and Diarrhea and states the product calms feverish symptoms by regulating the stomach and bowels.
The article recounts Walsh’s alleged confession denying killing Johnson and blaming another for the shot. It notes travel from Boulder to Melrose over 12 days, nights only, and theft of a machine in Melrose used for escape to California. Mrs. Hughes figures in the encounter at Silver Bow jail.
Helena Montana January advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood tonic and liver stomach medicine. A testimonial from Joseph A Widmer claims relief from liver trouble poor digestion and bilious headaches after using the product. Trial offer asks 10 cents for a sample and requests medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY.
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