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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1926
Page
6
Montana State College announces the First Annual Livestock Day at Havre on April 2. George Morgan and Northern Montana Experiment Station report that Montana rye supports hog growth, potentially matching barley, with tests comparing rations and winter feeding outcomes for hogs and cattle.
County Agent G. W. Gustafson notes pulp fed cattle in Blaine county and Milk River Valley fetch the same price as corn fed cattle at St. Paul market, eight and one half cents per pound top. R. L. Waddell cites Colorado data showing $20 to $40 per head gains on beet pulp fed stock and confirms good feeding conditions in the Milk River area. Details include a farmer finishing 350 head in 220 days from 831 to 1185.84 pounds, net gain 353.76 pounds and $30.25 profit per head.
Montana State College outlines the first Milk for Health drive to be held in Gallatin county March 22 26 with Miss Florence Hall of the USDA dairy division directing preparations. Local extension and dairy groups join with civic bodies to promote milk’s food value and encourage consumption.
Montana State College publishes Dairy Barns for Montana Farms by H E Murdock, R M Merrill, and J O Tretsven. The free circular covers barn design for cleanliness, ventilation, and protection, from lean-to to modern types, with official score-card factors and ventilation guidance.
Great Northern official W R Smith in Great Falls predicts a return of the horse to prominence on Montana farms this year with smaller tractors common. He notes rising horse drawn implements and continued tractor use, signaling optimism for 1926 and Agriculture’s future alongside oil field prospects.
The beets were fed for 90 days, yielding a profit of one dollar per head. Mr. Waddell says this reflects a common experience in the sugar beet regions. Mr. Gustafson adds that beet tops from 10 tons of beets equal about one ton of alfalfa hay and molasses, and are equal in feeding value per pound.
George Sanford reports contracts for drilling 118 exploration holes at Beaver Creek Dam site will be let in March. Interior Department approves Greenfields irrigation district contract to supply water as 40,000 acres already entered. confirms spring construction for the Beaver Creek reservoir of the Sun River project.
Smith and team evaluate needed extensions to handle rising business. Preparations by Mr. Smiths office focus on the usual main maintenance work in Montana planned for this year.
A 15 cent packet gives simple directions for tinting soft delicate fabrics or dyeing permanent colors in lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies coverings hangings and more. Buy Diamond Dyes and tell your druggist the material to color wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods.
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